[Ruin]The bones of her hands contorted and twisted, reshaping beneath her skin. Her fingers elongated into sharp claws, more lethal than my dagger.The air around her crackled with an aura that felt strangely familiar, like a forgotten dream. It felt as though I had known that energy for years. Still, I couldn’t recognize it, just like those vague emotions that took over me when I saw her for the first time.A second she was right before my eyes and the next she was gone with a deafening growl. A hush fell over the crowd before it burst into bone-chilling screeches of men as if they were being torn apart alive.I looked around as a sea of men and women ran upstairs in a catastrophic wave to escape the massacre.I got mere glimpses of Belladonna. She was all over the hall. Incessant gunshots and zapping beams of lights were followed by panicked cries of spells.People ducked and screamed out of fear as they hurled out of the hall, pushing each other like cramped cattle within electroc
[Ruin] A scorching pain hit me from behind, spreading from my neck to my knees within seconds. Reality blurred around me as I fell. My face hit the floor, and I remained paralyzed for a few seconds until the urgency of the situation hit back again. Damn it! Wincing at the feverish flood of excruciation that slowly spread through my veins like a numbing poison, I looked at Belladonna. Are you hurt? Are you shot? I tried to speak, but couldn’t utter a word. Breathing heavily, she stood in front of Morana, shielding her from the swords and bullets. She was bleeding all over. The blood-stained cuts on her clothes revealed her deep wounds. My mouth watered as blood trailed down her fingers as she clenched the blades of the swords with bare claws. Blood. I need her blood. Somehow, her blood helped me heal faster. She had suppressed the swords’ movements, but she clearly couldn’t hold on for too long. Not with those wounds. She had reached her limits. I crawled towards her. I ha
[Kian]“So this communication system works on the frequency of nothingness. You mean on the frequency of something that doesn’t exist?” I asked the human scientist, Rebecca.“Well, yeah. Not exactly that. We call that nothingness — medium of space. Some scientists call it dark matter. Like air is the medium on earth and water is the medium in the oceans, which makes life possible. Similarly, the medium of space is what fills the space,” she said.“Isn’t space just… dark?” Levi asked, frowning deeply.“Yes. Exactly. Dark is present non-uniformly in every inch of the space, but it’s all linked together like a limitless fabric of darkness. Darkness is not nothingness. And that’s what makes this kind of communication so robust,” she said.“So you mean to say that as long as a place has darkness, this system’s gonna work?” I asked.“No, if a place is within our universe, our communication will work. Because darkness is constant. Light is variable. We are still finding out what exactly that
[Kian]As I entered the hospital, the staff in my tracks hurried and stood aside, holding their head in a bow.The thick scent of medicine hung heavily in the air. Nausea hit my guts, but ignoring it, I headed towards the private ICU wing of the hospital.My footsteps echoed as I continued down the corridors, which gradually turned emptier and quieter until I reached the decontamination chamber. I put on the gloves and mask before entering it. I shut my eyes and a fine mist of disinfectants sprayed all around me. Once the process was complete, the doors to the other side opened automatically.The nurses in scrubs rushed across the corridor into the ICU ward.Aamna paced near the door of the ICU ward, fidgeting restlessly. Looking completely disheveled, Jackson talked to someone on the phone, peering outside the window. “Thanks, Zion. Yeah. Yes. I’ll send you the details about the meeting. Yeah… um-hm. Alright! Thanks again, man!” Jackson hung up.“Why can’t I enter?” Aamna walked u
[Kian]“So what you mean to say is…”“Yes, alpha. According to the doctors and the healers, as they state in this report…” Jackson showed me father’s medical report. “His highness’ body reached the optimal condition right before his death. The conditions were similar to the deaths that happened from the failure of the rebounding experiments,” said Jackson.“How can they be so sure about it?” I asked.“When his highness’ body reached the optimal condition; even though it was for a few seconds, he came out of coma. Her highness witnessed it herself,” Jackson said.“He… came out of… coma?” I reiterated, making sure I was hearing things right.“Yes, alpha. So… I know it’s insensitive to ask, but… I think we should do an autopsy just to be sure. Because this might not be a natural death. To me, it looks like some sort of planned murder. We know he went into a coma because of the war, but we don’t really know what actually happened to him in the Autumn pack—”I lifted my hand, and Jackson s
[Kian]What was ‘don’t read’ supposed to mean?I stared at those two words and no matter how many times I read them, I couldn’t decipher the meaning behind them.“Your father. He truly loved you,” mother said. “He was always so worried about you. Until his last breath…”The discomfort in my guts intensified at her words. Suppressing the irresistible urge to tear down the paper in my hand, I neatly folded it. Slipping it in my pocket, I got up from the bed.“Kian… do you really have nothing to say? To us? To him? To me?” she said.I turned around to face her. Looking into her eyes, I swallowed the clogging emotions in my throat.I mustered a faint smile and shook my head. “No.”The weight of that one word hung heavy in the air as she looked back into my eyes, attempting to read what I hid behind my facade.She got up from the bed.Tears lined her eyelids as she reached out to touch my hands. I stepped back, avoiding her touch. It took me all my strength to stop my hands from trembling.
[Kian](TW: Suicide. Pills overdose.)***I couldn’t comprehend what I had done, or why I chose to do it.Maybe I knew why, but I just didn’t want to accept it.‘Did you ever love me?’‘I didn’t hate you… It was just impossible for me to love you.’I didn’t want to accept that I expected something from her. I don’t know what I expected, but the truth wasn’t even on the list because I knew it already. I didn’t want to accept that I expected her to say something other than what she did.An apology? A confession?‘How was I supposed to feel love for you when pain was all I felt because of you?’Even though I asked her to not lie to me, a lie was all I was longing to hear from her. A lie was all I needed, not the truth.‘I couldn’t correct the mistakes I made with you because I knew it was already too late…’I had lived my whole life repeating the same words she told me today to myself a thousand times. But now that I had heard it from her lips, living a second more felt like dying a th
[Kian]“Are you sure it was an attack?” “I don’t think so. His medical reports say a completely different story. But whatever be the case, we need to make it look like an attack and we need to tighten the palace’s security because someone was indeed in Alpha’s room. I want a thorough investigation and I want all the proof that says Alpha wasn’t hospitalized because of an attack taken care of. I am counting on you, Zion.”“And what about those odd things and that letter we found in Alpha’s room?” Zion asked.“Keep them safe for now.”“Right!”Jackson let out a deep sigh and called someone.“Hello Doctor Grayson. You know what to do, right? Just make sure the ones who get to know the details don’t open their mouths… Huh? What did you say? What if they do? Well, I know better ways to silence people forever. I knew you’d understand and try not to joke with me for a few days. I’m in a very foul mood lately. Good day to you too, sir.” Jackson hung up the phone. ***“For the confidential r
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[Carys]“At the conclusion of this meeting, this is my final verdict in compliance with the vote of other alphas — the Autumn pack will not be dissolved. As proposed by the Gamma Mic of Autumn pack, the Autumn pack will be run under emergency conditions with the gamma assuming the beta’s position and upholding the pack. The rank of the alpha of the Autumn pack will remain empty until Alpha Joshua’s child is born. AAC will assist the Autumn pack at every stage of recovery.” I didn’t attend the meeting, but turns out Verity had other ways to have a peek into everything that happened in the conference hall. “Edith Percy Nightfall’s punishment will be postponed until and after the heir of the Autumn pack reaches the age of five. She will be convicted like everyone else who was responsible for the Blank Space incident. Until then, she’ll remain under AAC’s surveillance.” I let out a sigh. “As per Alpha Dominic’s request, the Spring pack will monitor and take care of Edith Percy Nightfal
[Carys]Hoot!Snow White perched herself on Kian’s chest.“Kian’s soul has sustained severe injuries, Carys,” Moratia said. “It will take years for him to recover. The Bond that remains in his soul will help in his recovery. Keep Snow White close to him. She’ll help feed him the spiritual energy he needs through this mist. We are taking Mizkeal’s soul with us.”She looked at Death. Death turned his face towards Moratia and gave a slight nod.I lifted my gaze and looked at Moratia. The Ravens and crows that ripped Mizkeal’s soul away from Kian had long disappeared into the dark portal with his soul. The portal revolved behind Death’s divine yet haunting figure. His face was covered with a skull mask.He turned towards the portal and stretched out his hand towards Moratia. She glanced at me and smiled.“Thank you for everything, Carys,” she said before she turned around and looked into his eyes before placing her hand in his. They walked into the dark portal. Once their figures were e
[Carys]Moratia slowly looked around to see Alpha King and Liam standing near the borders with their army. After all the destruction Mizkeal caused, it was only logical for him to take things in his hand.Levi stood beside them, staring at us. I could tell by the look on his face that he tried his best to hold Alpha King back, but couldn’t. The same look was on Verity’s face.Verity tried to run towards us when Alpha King ordered one of his soldiers to take her away from the battlefield.Nox stood with the other members of the SW, looking frantically around the battlefield. He was clearly looking for Morana.Morana and Christian had fallen into the mist together, but I hadn’t seen them after that. I could only hope that they were ok.Dominic and Ash walked through the crowd of soldiers to the front-lines, taking in the situation.Of course, all of them felt the horror of Mizkeal’s wrath.“Brother!” My eyelids fluttered towards Aamna as she tried to cross the borders and come to our si
[Carys]I could feel everything Moratia felt.All the centuries of life, love and death flashed in her soul.Her soul was elated to see Mizkeal again, and the way he recognized her again filled her with hope, but it didn’t take long to shatter. Somewhere in him, she yearned to find the man she fell in love with. The prince who taught her how to live.But neither was Mizkeal the same, nor was his love for her. The pure love that a fae price once had for her had turned into a madness of a fae lord. He loved her, yes. But in a constant fear of losing her and that kind of love leads to desperation. And that desperation had blinded Mizkeal.I could actually understand the reason behind his desperation because I was desperate, too. I was desperate to save Kian, bring him back, and I was ready to do anything that could make that possible.Marrying him or not marrying him would depend on Moratia. And I knew whatever she chose would affect me significantly, so I had to brace myself for whateve
[Mizkeal]I didn’t care what happened inside me. I used every ounce of my soul for this last attack.The world could end at its own accord, but…I shifted my glare at Carys.To end her was my right.Peering at me, she got to her feet. Holding my gaze, she stood calmly amidst the exploding ground around her. She licked her lips before taking a deep breath.She smiled gently and shut her eyes, allowing the tears welled in her eyes to trail down her beautiful face.I landed on the ground. Dust and debris of the ground blasted all around us as I strutted towards her.I grabbed her wrist and yanked her closer, barely holding back my rage.The chimes of her crown jingled louder than the exploding earth, sending goosebumps all over my body.“Open your eyes…” I commanded in a slightly shivering tone.I grabbed her upper arms tighter.“Open your eyes!” I snarled at her.She shook her head, her lips trembling as she took in a shuddering breath through her tears.“Carys!”“You know my name, my p
[Mizkeal]Christian held back his groan, gritting his teeth as he glared at me with bloodshot eyes.“Why is everyone so stubborn here?” I sighed. “Well, pain is a choice, and you chose not to show it. I respect that.”“Shove that respect up your ancient ass and get out of my best friend’s body,” he growled, glaring right into my eyes.I chuckled wryly. “You have a strange sense of humor. How does it feel to be in that head of yours, to have a tongue sharper than your claws? There is no real damage you can do to me.”Christian laughed obnoxiously. “That’s the stupidest thing I have ever heard.”“Oh! Have you ever heard yourself?” I taunted back.Morana let out a titter with a smirk spread across her lips.I shifted my gaze to Morana, whose calculative eyes analyzed me.She was the one important to me, but I was still not sure if I could absorb my heart and Bond without damaging them both in the process.I couldn’t risk absorbing Bond while she had my heart because then… it could damage
[Mizkeal]As I soared towards the sky, a wave of raging adrenaline pumped through my veins, pounding in my ears.Carys Elffire was playing a dangerous game.She split the Bond in two parts! How the hell did she split it apart?But what I failed to understand was how she got a hold on Bond so quickly. A day ago, she couldn’t even keep its power in control and now she had split it in two?But what I wanted to know was how far she had decoded Bond and its abilities.Bond was far more powerful than before. New elements were added into Bond and I hadn’t had enough time to decipher all of them, either. So, it was important for me to know how much she had deciphered it or altered it.With a swift blow of my mana, I created a squall that tore the mist apart for a few seconds. It gave me enough time to escape.The mist swirled around me, playing with my head, bringing out the memories that were impossible for me to resist or ignore. Despite my efforts, echoes of Moratia’s voice haunted me, blu
[Carys]Parting from Mizkeal, I held his hands in mine.His calculative silver eyes narrowed on our hands before he looked into my eyes, as though he could see my soul.“I know what you are thinking. But I am not here for you,” I said, holding his gaze. “I’m here for Kian because I cannot lose him.”He smirked faintly, his eyes calling me out for being delusional.“If Kian lives on in you, as you… then I agree to that fate,” I said, looking into his eyes. “If his soul is merged in yours, then I’ll love his torn soul through you. If you go beyond that border, Alpha King will do everything in his power to stop you. He will kill my Kian and… I can’t let that happen. So, I’ve stopped them. I lied to them. I told them I can… stop you. But I know I can’t.”Mizkeal narrowed his eyes.“You’ve been madly in love, Mizkeal, with a woman. So, I know you understand my desperation, and this might be the stupidest decision I make for this world, but keeping you safe is the only way I can ensure Kian