CHAPTER 18~3RD PERSONS POV~Two muscular arms flew through the air at insane speeds, clashing into the body of a training dummy made from golden straws and rocks.The intense blows, striking the dummy's body one by one, shattered the rocks within it, and after a few minutes, it came falling down like a house of cards.“Next!” A male voice sounded, ordering his guards to bring him more training dummies. His entire body was covered in sweat, and his abs and muscles glistened like they had been painted with oil.“My lord, You shouldn't overwork yourself so much; you don't give your wounds enough time to heal, and that can be very dangerous for your health,” another male standing a small distance from him advised. He wore attire fit for a soldier of his time but had no armor, as that would make shifting difficult.“Eugene, common. The more I train my body to be resistant to pain and physical stress, the more efficient I'll be during battle. As a wolf, I'll be faster, stronger, and overal
CHAPTER 19~THIRD PERSONS POV~Lady Anaya was one who always had a very planned day. From the activities she would start out with in the morning to those she would end her day with, everything was perfectly scheduled.Her eyelids swung open in the morning as sunrays spread through the curtains into her large room. Her bed was an extra-large king-sized bed, and four pillers stood at the four vertices, holding up a golden yellow veil that prevented anyone from seeing her during sleep.“Good morning, lady Anaya,” four maids said with smiles on their faces as she stepped through the curtains.“Good morning, Elizabeth, Mary, Jasmn, and Edith. I hope I haven't slept for too long,” Anaya said, smiling back at them.“Not at all, my lady. Let's hurry up and get you ready for the day, shall we?” Edith said she was the oldest of the four girls, so she had been with Lady Anaya for longer. She was the head of maids in Anaya's home and took care of her very well, as ordered by her husband.Lady Ana
CHAPTER 20~GABRIELLA'S POV~I walked through a passage leading to maid rooms. I was tired and exhausted; I hadn't been myself since the party with the council members.My mind would often trail off during work, or I would feel dizzy every time I tried to lift something heavy. Every time I was around Steven, I felt this sadness well up inside me that made me mess up everything I touched.I leaned against a window along the passage and let out a sigh. The memory of the incident I witnessed during the party flashed through my mind again, and tears started to fill my eyes.I tightened my fist and clenched my teeth as my tears dropped one by one.“He's my mate; he belongs to me... Why couldn't I do anything?” I whimpered, staring through the window.Why were we born in such cruel circumstances? When I was still in the Dark-Hound Pack, I imagined a world where we would be happy for the rest of our lives after finding each other, a world where nothing would come between us ever again. But,
CHAPTER 21~GABRIELLA'S POV~All five of us stood outside the store quietly. I and the other two girls who came with me faced the ground. When I told them my story and how I met Steven, I could see on their faces that they were skeptical, as it was something unbelievable.But now they were able to witness it for themselves."Thank you for paying for the things we bought, my lord,” Clarabelle said, her voice shaking a little.“It's no problem; I thought it would be a nice gesture to my friend, Gabriella, since we only saw each other once and I vanished into the air,” Steven replied with a smile.Steven turned to me and asked, “Why do your friends keep calling me their lord? It's getting a bit uncomfortable,” he said.“Umm, it's just their way of showing appreciation; they're really grateful for your assistance,” I replied, then turned back to Marie and Clarabelle.“Could you two please head back to the mansion to confirm if the alpha is still there? I would really like to make my theor
CHAPTER 22~GABRIELLA'S POV~“Wait, so he will be permanently unable to go into the mansion if he fails to go in before midnight?" I asked.“Yes, that's why I have to get him back here every night before it's too late. He gets all stiff as soon as he is in front of the gate, so I just push him in.” Margret replied, skipping from side to side.We were headed back to the mansion late at night when Margret called me forward to give me that little piece of information.I walked back to meet Steven and stood beside him. Our palms met each other, and we both locked fingers.“It's too bad we won't be able to see each other for a while; I was really hoping to spend more time with you,” Steven said.I got a bit confused. I knew that Alpha Steven always found it hard to leave the mansion, but that didn't necessarily mean I and this side of him wouldn't be seeing each other again. I was pretty sure he'd leave the mansion again eventually.“What exactly do you mean?” I asked.“It's one of Margret
CHAPTER 23~GABRIELLA'S POV~"It seems to me like you had a really fun day,” Marie said, her lips curving into a smirk.“Of course I did, but there was a lot of strange stuff that came with it,” I replied.“What strange stuff?” Clarabelle asked."Firstly, there's the fact that my mate has a double personality, and now I have the job of fixing him. Secondly, there was the little girl who said some weird stuff about a curse and a promise. Honestly, I didn't quite understand all of it, but somehow I'm supposed to unlock memories that'll somehow lead to the curse breaking,” I replied.“Honestly, when you said that stuff to us about the alpha being your mate, I was a little skeptical, but now..." Clarabelle said.“Yeah, it's been years, and no one has ever seen the alpha step out of the gates. We all thought he just couldn't, but you saw him do it in your first few weeks. That's crazy; it's probably all that little girl's plan,” Marie added.“Her plan? You think she manipulated the events t
CHAPTER 24~GABRIELLA'S POV~After they had finished their conversation, I knocked on the door and stepped away from it. After a few seconds, Alpha Steven's voice sounded.“Come in; it's open,” he said.I gently pushed the door open and walked into the room, my head hanging low and my heart filled with worry and fear.“Good morning, my lord. I've come to assist you with whatever chore you may have for me today,” I said, bowing a little.He remained silent for a few seconds, then said, “Raise your head."I raised my head and stared directly into his eyes, waiting to see what he was going to do or say to me."You didn't get quite enough sleep last night, did you?” he asked.“Well… Whether I got the right amount of sleep last night shouldn't matter; what matters is that I'm here and ready to work,” I said, and Gregory, who was standing on the right side of the alpha desk, smiled.“Hmmm, we're going to be doing a lot of paperwork today. I don't want you to fall asleep during the job,” Ste
CHAPTER 25 ~GABRIELLA'S POV~ “Oh my goodness! You had a conversation with the head of the council and didn't even know it? Did she remove her veil?” Clarabelle said it with a look of surprise on her face. “Her veil? What's that?” I asked. “Well, all the council members have veils on. The faces you see on them aren't their true faces. Revealing their faces carelessly would put them in real danger. Only the members of the council know the faces of other members,” Clarabelle replied. “Oh? Well, I couldn't really tell if she was on a veil or not,” I said. “Hmm, but you saw the face lady Anaya is known by, and since the alpha's confirmed it, it must've been her,” Maria said. “Yeah, now I feel even more horrible for pouring wine on her dress. What if she gets me killed?” I said, placing my palms over my face. “Oh common, from what you told us, I'm pretty sure she now considers you a friend. Maybe she'll even invite you to her home one day,” Marie said. “Oh, that's right, she gave me
CHAPTER 310~GABRIELLA'S POV~Just as Clarabelle warned, the entire world forgot that there was such a thing as the alpha-J drug, and every trace of it vanished from the face of the earth after she reversed the fate of everyone who consumed it and became an artificial. Things went back to normal so quickly that it almost seemed like nothing happened at all—like all the struggles my friends were put through by Episteme, Evelyn, and Agnes were just a dream. People forgot that a company like Higher Wellness Pharmaceuticals existed and that Governor Gerald was a criminal.Newspapers and written reports about the matter disappeared without a trace. Because of this, Steven’s company was unaffected by Evelyn’s actions, and the criminals involved were convicted secretly by the council. Questions were asked about Governor Gerald’s and Queen Elizabeth's disappearances, but people soon got distracted by other things and lost interest in the matter. Steven offered to hand over the position of h
CHAPTER 309~3RD PERSON’S POV~Maria and Clarabelle stood in front of the gates of the Dragnon mansion with umbrellas above their heads and worry on their faces. They had been waiting for Marie and the others to return for hours, but there was no sign of them returning at all.Clarabelle did well to protect everyone from the intense heat, and now that the sun had moved away from the earth, she was sure that Marie and her friends had won the battle. In fact, as the Immortal of Fate, she already knew they would win, and she already knew who would bring that victory, but she wasn't allowed to say a word to anyone. What she wasn't sure of was if they had survived or not, because she refused to look that far into the future.“Do you think they'll return safely?” Maria asked with worry in her voice. She has lost her husband before and was very afraid of losing him again.Clarabelle turned to her and saw the worry in her eyes, then turned away. “Let’s just be hopeful,” she said softly. A f
CHAPTER 308~3RD PERSON'S POV~~Earlier~“Huh?” Gabriella blinked repeatedly in confusion as she stared into Lunaris's eyes. They both sat in a pool of water in the black, empty void that was Gabriella's mind. “What’s going on? I thought I died already,” Gabriella asked softly.“You did—well, not exactly. I put you to sleep for over four months to get some things done in your world. Now that my plot is complete, I'd like you to return and continue living the life you've always wanted,” Lunaris said with a smile.“Oh, you mean I didn't have to die for you to take my body?” Gabriella asked.“Yes, Gabriella. If everyone knew that you were still alive, they would not have grown as much as they have now... especially Marie. I had to make everyone believe that your death was necessary for me to come to this world, so that the plot I couldn't finish years ago would finally be completed,” Lunaris responded.“Oh, I can't believe it's been four months already. How's Marie and the others doing?
CHAPTER 307~3RD PERSON’S POV~Marie and her sisters, Cortana and Yuna, sat inside a large metal dome created by Angela. Angla had created multiple domes like this to accommodate the entire army of Vedantya, and this was because the temperature of the atmosphere has risen to an unbearable level. Daniella used her manipulation of heat to cool down the domes so the occupants wouldn't die of heat stroke.The air around the domes looked like it had been stained with gasoline fumes, and rocks around them had begun melting.Valerie tried again and again to open a portal but failed every single time. The spell that blocked her ability to use spatial magic wasn't very powerful but was somehow too complex for her to undo. It was like the spell reformed itself at light speed every time she broke it, and there was no way of stopping it.“This is bad. If we stay here longer than this, the whole world is going to melt down,” Angela said with worry on her face.“No, we can't give up yet; I'm sure I
CHAPTER 306~3RD PERSON’S POV~“What have you done to me?!!” Agnes yelled with a gory voice.“I poisoned you, Agnes. Ordinarily, poison wouldn't be enough to kill a witch like you, but depending on how powerful the poison is, it would be enough to weaken you. The souls of the fallen Immortals despise you, Agnes. But as much as they want to escape, as souls, they're not nearly strong enough to go against the spell you put on them. It's just like Sabbath and Mary; without Mary's body, Sabbath can't use his power. So, without Agnes's body, the immortals are weak to her spells. But spells require serious mental concentration and physical reinforcement to hold together, and once those two things weaken, the spell comes apart and the souls of the Immortals have their chance to escape.” Agnes gripped her stomach tightly as she felt an agonizing pain coming up. She bled from her nose and mouth as the souls of all the Immortals began seeping out of her body and flying off. “After the Immor
CHAPTER 305~3RD PERSON'S POV~~years ago~“You idiot, don’t go playing with sharp objects if you’re going to lose your mind like that; you know how dangerous that power of yours is,” Agnes queried.“I’m so sorry, I was only trying to get over my fear of blood; it’s really hard,” Mary replied nervously, stroking the back of her head slowly.“Don’t do that anymore. You’ll end up hurting everyone around you,” Agnes said. “But I’ll have you to slap me back to my senses before that happens, right?” Mary said.Agnes smiled. “Yeah, but next time I’ll make sure to slap you even harder so you get knocked out before coming back to your senses.” Both she and Mary laughed together, and the four teachers just stared at them with confused expressions on their faces.~•••~“I lied to you the other day, Mary. I’m not friends with you because you’re a good person or make life interesting for me. I mean, you do, but that’s not the reason.”“Then what is?” Mary asked.“It’s because I feel very ashamed
CHAPTER 304~3RD PERSON’S POV~Mary was accompanied into the building by a group of four people. Two of them were maids, and the other two were Agnes’s soldiers. All four of them still had that eerie smile on their faces, and their eyes still glowed bright red, making them look like their minds were being controlled. They walked into the glass building and led Mary to a magical elevator that didn’t require electricity to work. Mary had her guard up, prepared to launch an attack at anyone who tried to annoy her. At this moment, she was already very pissed off, and anyone who tried to attack her now would be walking into their grave.The elevator door closed and started to rise up the building. Everyone was unusually quiet, and none of Mary’s escorts wanted to make eye contact with her. Mary watched them through the glass wall in front of her—they looked like dolls, stiff and lifeless, like they had been programmed to only move when they were given orders.The elevator rose for over tw
CHAPTER 303~3RD PERSON’S POV~The team of eight continued to fight against the Asuras, cutting through and destroying their forces with as much speed, strength, and precision as they could. They all fought with rage in their hearts, determined to end the battle as quickly as possible, but the Asuras were just too many. It didn't matter what the team did or what amount of power they used; the Asuras just kept coming like an endless sea of stars.The Asuras armor-like skin had become so strong that Edith's blade and Anima Morning Star both broke on impact. The two Immortals had to summon their weapons again and again during the fight just to avoid getting killed. They had to look for a new way to kill these Immortals, and that way was to attack them at points where their armour didn't cover—the gaps in the skin that revealed their glowing orange flesh. Targeting these parts was especially difficult for the werewolves because they didn't have long-range weapons, and getting too close t
CHAPTER 302~3RD PERSON'S POV~Nicole and Melody moved swiftly through the forest, toward the area where the forcefield was located. Nicole hovered using a glowing, orange, magical disc, and Melody just flew around, dodging the trees and large rocks in the way. They both had already seen the helicopter fly off, so they knew Mary was already going against her parents. Their only problem was getting to the forcefield, as the distance it was from where they opened their portal was too much. “Hey, couldn't you just use spacial magic to take us there? It's starting to look like this forest is playing tricks on us,” Melody asked, turning to Nicole.Nicole looked around, her eyes scanning past each tree, shrub, and rock. “I can't use spacial magic or any other kind of magic. Something is blocking me from doing it. This is bad; it means we can't teleport home unless we can find a place where I will be able to use spatial magic,” she responded. “But you're right,” she continued, then stopped