Elthezar is wary of the creature which is standing in front of him. Eduard has strictly ordered Elthezar to keep his mouth shut but he is scared and distrustful of the Undead who is smirking at him. Ilyich is grinning at the pathetic werewolf Duke who is fearful and foolish.
“You are scared of me, Duke?” He asks in amusement. “After everything your people have done to us, we should be scared of you.”
“Do not speak to me as if we are monsters!” Elthezar snarls. “You hideous creature!”
They are inside the cave near the lake where Ilyich and some of his men have arrived to gather fresh prey for their army. Eduard promised them a supply of human slaves for Ilyich’s army and so far, the Emperor is keeping his promise. Elthezar is forced to give up a few of the slaves
“The Duke of Hapsberg was last seen entering his castle,” Aryan states to Dmitri. They are in the inn’s hallway where Aryan is briefing Dmitri on the latest findings. Dmitri is still, thinking about the passing minutes. It is nearly evening and time for Roseanne to depart for Sloria but he is anxious.The full moon is nearly upon him and he did not bring his potion which is going to lead to a dangerous situation.I must find a safe place to hide in, he thinks. Aryan frowns.“Is everything alright, Dmitri?” He asks. His voice brings Dmitri out of his reverie.“Huh? Yes! I am fine. What about the preparations for the Duchess’ departure?”“They are already complete.”
Cassandra is about to screen in fright but Roseanne grabs her mouth and shuts her up but the horrifying scene is too much to bear. The werewolf guards lie lifeless on the ground, their throats completely ripped off by the Undead. Its skeletal face is shining under the moonlight, the eyes dead and dull. The Undead sniffs the air and croaks.“Fo…od…”It turns towards the bushes where Roseanne and Cassandra are hiding. The child whimpers in Roseanne’s arms. She is frightened and pale. Roseanne tries to calm her but the Undead is slowly heading towards them, dragging its feet along the ground.“Hung…ry…Food…”Roseanne gulps and is ready to run with Cassandra when they hear a loud scream. The Undead turns around
“Save him!” The voice in Roseanne’s head urges her. Dmitri’s red eyes are still glaring at her, filled with hurt and anger. She is too scared to face him, ashamed of having hurt him like that.The wolf lets out a howl and jumps out of the window.“Dmitri!” Roseanne yells after him and looks down to see the wolf and the Undead engaged in a battle once again. Roseanne is in a fix. She must save him but she does not know how!“My Lady, we must escape!” Cassandra shrieks. More guards are going to arrive and they have little time. Roseanne nods and is about to turn around when something catches her eye. She frowns and picks up a book from the desk next to the window.“Mikhael Vadimovna!” She whispers. “Th
Roseanne is confused. Gaia? The Moon Goddess?“What are you talking about?” She asks. “The Moon Goddess is gone! How can-”“I do not have time to explain!” The Goddess tells her. “But I have to take over your senses for a brief time. The golden being you are seeing is my mate, Stiva. He is residing inside Dmitri, waiting for us to finally reunite someday. Until then, he will keep on killing and hunting others every full moon night.”“B-But why did he not sense you inside me?” Roseanne asks. “Why did he attack me?”“He can only sense me when you will let me take over your body,” Gaia explains. “I reside inside you because you are me and I am you. When I died, my soul reincarnated ins
“Get those brats!” He orders his soldiers. Without another moment of hesitation, Kyra and Thena run off with Alexei. He protests and wants to look for Roseanne but his sisters run at full speed. The guards chasing them have also turned into wolves but they cannot outrun the Lycan princesses.Alexei holds on to Kyra tightly as they jump off a window, landing on the hard ground. Kyra whimpers in pain but Thena is unhurt. The crowd has gathered there, still throwing bricks and stones at the palace which is a symbol of evil to them. Alexei watches in horror as they destroy everything in his home, sparing nothing and no one. They are enraged and full of bloodlust which is controlling their sense of rationale.The sisters do not stop but dodge the crowd and keep on running towards the forest. Unbeknownst to them, a small boy had spotted them. The da
The witch smiles a toothless grin which disgusts Alexei but he glares back at the man. Behind him, Stefan is leaning down at Anna, studying her.“Now you will know what pain is, Princess!” He exclaims and pokes Anna’s eye with the hot iron rod.“AHHHHHHHHHH!” She yells in agony as the hot rod melts her eye. Blood oozes out of her eye and she writhes but cannot move because the soldiers have kept a strong hold on her. She is trying to fight back, the pain too much to bear.Alexei watches helplessly as his sister is being tortured. “Please!” He begs. “Let her go! I-I do not want the throne. Uncle can have it! We will leave and never return…”Tears roll down his cheeks as he breaks down completely. Their parents a
Leo is too shocked to react but Alexei is not going to harm him. Instead, the golden creature is looking at the bodies which lay at his feet. He killed all the soldiers with his bare hands. The witch tried to use his magic but it is of no use against Alexei’s real form. He easily decapitated the witch and killed him in an instant.Now their corpses lay at his feet. Yet, the hatred is still burning within him.“Prince…”Leo transforms back into his human form and grabs clothes from one of the guards before giving them to Alexei. The latter takes a look at the boy who is only a couple of years older than him with dark hair and a stoic expression. He recognizes the boy as Leo, the son of a former guard.“We must escape!” He tells t
Dmitri’s eyes slowly flicker open and he looks around. The events of last night are a blur to him but he recalls transforming in the middle of the forest. He frowns as he realizes that he is back in the inn and abruptly sits up.Someone has clothed him and his injuries have healed faster thanks to his hybrid genes.What the hell happened? He wonders. He racks his brain, trying to remember. Last night, he ran into the forest to transform and someone was following him.“Roseanne!” He gasps.“What is it?”Dmitri snaps his head around to find that Roseanne is rushing out of the bathroom, her hair dripping. She is relieved to find him awake and healthy. Hurrying towards his side, she touches his
The castle of Ezealyra has been lit up with thousands of blue lights. Millions of fairies are floating in the air, magically bestowing their beautiful lights on the guests who are arriving to the celebrations. Three months have passed since the battle for Sloria and the Slorians have emerged victorious, defeating Ezealyra in the process. Tonight, a splendid coronation has been arranged for the new Emperor and Empress who will be married by proxy at the ceremony, symbolizing their union. “Is it true that he is the long lost Prince Alexei?” One guest whispers to one person. “He is,” her companion confirms. “His scent is the same and you know that no two people's scent can be the same!” “Eduard Visserion was a scum after all!” The guests are intrigued by the tale of the prince who regained his rightful place on the throne. Not only the wolves but faes, vampires and even hybrid officials are attending the ceremony. Many of the wolves are uncomfortable by the idea of mingling with such
Eduard’s hair has gone fully white and he now has a fully grown beard. His scarlet eyes are dull, defeated by humiliation and old age. He has given up on life because he knows that nothing can help him regain the throne he has lost.Dmitri has no pity for the man who dug his own grave. He wanted to kill him off but there is something he needs to know.“The night my father died,” he begins. “How did you bring in that witch? Where did you find him?”Eduard smirks in a sarcastic manner. “I knew you would figure it out,” he states. “That witch was not working for me. He was working for someone else and they arrived in Ezealyra to aid us in defeating the Emperor.”“Who was he working for?” Roseanne whispers.
Dmitri and Leo lead all the Undead into the mass grave where they have descended. The Undead are now in the grave, waiting like a bunch of obedient army who are about to receive orders.“Is the main Undead buried yet?” Leo asks.As if answering his question, one by one, the Undead begin to fall and die. They watch as the thousands of Undead fall in the graves, quickly dying. Dmitri lets out a sigh of relief.“Bury them,” he orders them through mindlink. “Make sure that they are well dead.”Leo nods and relays the orders to the men who start to fill up the holes. They are all tired and exhausted but their victory in the war is evident. A few fae soldiers also arrived and sped up the process to bury the now dead zombies in the graves.
Eduard does not wait and turns to the Undead.“Attack him!” He orders. The Undead run towards Dmitri, ready to kill him but his scarlet eyes glow up and he stares straight at them.Instantly, the Undead army stops in their tracks. Eduard watches in horror as the Undead army starts to fall to their knees and stare blankly as if hypnotized. The other soldiers are also acting the same way, bowing in front of Dmitri as if under his spell.“What the hell are you all doing?” Eduard demands. “GET HIM!”But no one is paying him any heed. Their eyes are on Dmitri who has them under his mercy.The golden light is once again starting to shine on him, beginning all the creatures to his feet
Roseanne meets with Aryan in the hallway outside her room. The vampire is hurt and even bloodied but his injuries are starting to heal, albeit slowly.“You need blood,” she realizes.“I can hold out!” Aryan insists. “Our men are trained well to hold in their urges. Once I get to the medical camp, I can drink some. But we need to get you to safety! The Undead is-”“You can drink Josephine’s blood,” Roseanne says. “She is lying dead in my chamber.”Aryan stares at her in shock. Josephine is dead?“I used the birds to punish her,” Roseanne simply states. “This is her punishment for betraying us.”
“OUT OF MY WAY!” Iriana yells at the soldiers who are crowding near the camp. They have set up a large medical camp outside the city walls where many of the injured soldiers have been brought in. Several more are going to arrive in a while and Iriana is hard at work along with the palace ladies and omegas who have chosen to stay back to help.“Lady Iriana, this man is losing too much blood!” An omega exclaims.“Press on the wound and tell a fae soldier to help in controlling the blood flow!” Iriana instructs. “As for the spilt blood, give it to that vampire soldier to drink up!”The omega nods and goes on to carry on the instructions. Iriana is carrying a bucket full of hot water to sanitize the instruments which she will need to operate on the soldiers.
Dmitri pounces on Ilyich and punches him with his heavy fist. The Undead’s jaw breaks but it heals within seconds. Ilych fixes his broken jaw and punches back but Dmitri’s senses are faster. He dodge the attack easily and grabs Ilyich before throwing him aside.Ilyich snarls, spitting out black goo from his mouth. He stands up and marches towards Dmitri whose brute strength overcomes the Undead. Dmitri grabs Ilyich by the waist and slams him against the floor.CRACK!Ilyich’s back breaks but he feels no pain because he is not fully alive nor dead. Before he can heal, Dmitri launches a fresh assault on him, repeatedly hitting him.Rage courses through them as they engage in a deathly battle. Ilyich punches Dmitri but his hit feels feeble to Dmitri
Taurus is about to shift but Leo does not let him. He attacks Taurus head on, ripping out his ear in the process. “AHHHHHH!” Taurus yells as the pain pierces through him. The large red wolf grabs him by the hair and slams him against the ground, repeatedly hitting him with its strong paw. Taurus growls and attacks the wolf with his sword but the animal bites his arm and within a split of a second, tears it off. “YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” Taurus screams in agony. Blood spurts out of his body and he falls to the ground, crawling but Leo is not done. Taurus tries to transform but his body has lost so much blood that his wolf also became too weak to shift. He crawls towards the sword which has fallen nearby but Leo grabs his other arm and rips it apart as well. Many of the So
Showers of arrows hit many of the Ezealyran soldiers from all sides, instantly killing them. Theo dodges Polina’s arrows with his sword. He covers himself with a shield and uses his sword to deflect the arrows coming at him at quick speed.Polina’s attacks are fast and she relentlessly attacks Theo. Her soldiers attack the Ezealyrans from the hiding places but the enemy is starting to spot them. They are going to run out of arrows soon and the Ezealyrans will overcome them in seconds.“Retreat to the inns!” She mindlinks with her men and one by one, they start to retreat. Polina stays back and mindlinks with Leo.“On to you!” She tells him.Dust and smoke splash the Ezealyrans who are forced to hide behind their shields. Many of