It was not only Diana who noticed it. Talia, whose perception ability was recovered, heard it too.
The two witches, who could sense the slightest snap of a twig beyond any alpha’s sharp senses, froze and looked sharply at one direction with a second interval between them. The rear wolves, especially Jaxon and Liam who were keeping an eye on the ladies, noticed the sudden change of posture immediately.
‘What is wrong?’ asked Alpha Liam through the mind-like between him and his mate.
Talia’s emotions were immediately ‘felt’ by her six mates. Her emotions were that strong to be able to bypass the isolation spell she cast on herself to temporarily block the bond while they were still in a dire situation. Though her nervousness only lasted a couple of seconds, it did not prevent her mates from knowing her feelings.
It was safe to say that after Talia almost crossed the gates of hell, the six domineering alphas of the Night P
Alpha Adrian released his first order through a reverberating howl which was immediately echoed by Alpha Dustain of the north side, Alpha Fin from the east side, and Alpha Jaxon of the south side.When the army of mongrels and hybrids entered within the hundred-meter radius, the two inverted echelon formations changed into an inverted triangular formation with three major forces led by Alpha Dustain and Alpha Soleyah to the east. In contrast, Alpha Adrian and Alpha Liam led the west side.Alpha Jaxon and Alpha Cameron were guarding the south point of the inverted triangular formation while Alpha Fin and Alpha Rhys were now in close proximity to the two witches. The latter two alphas would be in charge of guarding the two witches, acting as the last defense while the others focused on defending.‘You alright there, darling?’ asked Alpha Rhys. His tone was in a teasing manner, but there was a clear swirl of worry in his gray eyes.Talia, who was still looking up above the cloudless and
EASTERN SIDEHybrids were relatively larger even compared to the alpha bloodline of werewolves.Yet this fact did not hinder Soleyah Haynes, Alpha of the Woodland Pack, from biting off the neck of a hybrid after seconds when the two groups met halfway.Soleyah used her smaller stature as an advantage by fainting an attack only to dodge to the side and attack its vulnerable spot—its inner throat.Upon the fight between the hybrid and the alphas last time, they discussed during the meeting about the weakness of the hybrid that they noticed. Like snakes, these hybrids had three weaknesses namely: the stomach, the eyes, and the throat.The throat was the most fatal part, but it was also the trickiest since the specific location of the weakest spot of the hybrid was within the inner part of the throat.But who was Soleyah? She grew up and fought in the Human Continent. What’s so sinister in that continent? Human heart was deep and the
Talia’s screams were embedded with spells that magnified her voice at least a hundred times. Even though the ensuing battle brought groans, moans, snarls, and howls together… Talia’s screams still barely made it through.For a good second, the wolves, no matter what rank they were, paused. This ‘pause’, even if it was only a matter of a split second, was so critical in the middle of a battle. Thanked to Talia’s protection spell, none of the wolves died due to a momentary lapse.Alpha Soleyah, who was connected to Talia through the alliance’s oath, was the first one to ask Talia through the mind link. ‘What happened? Is something wrong?’‘There is indeed something going on! Big! Hurry and retreat! I will explain while you retreat! Do it now!’Talia enabled her conversation with Soleyah to be heard with all the wolves, linking all connections through the bonds of each other.‘Okay!’ Soleyah needed not to ask more. She had a hunch that she was fighting against time and if they were a sec
It was a behemoth.The behemoth’s face was the only thing they could see right now amid the chaos. It was as if this gigantic monster was clawing outIts mouth was as large as the entire grassland, swallowing hundreds of screeching hybrids and wailing mongrels in one. One time it was gobbling up its ‘supposed’ compatriots, the next second it was burping in content.The monster’s face was akin to a feral. Its head was not furry though and it was littered with countless squirming eyes of varied sizes. Its mouth seemed to occupy half of its face paired with an immeasurable number of sharp teeth that were stained with blood.Roar!The wolves could not help but shed cold sweat while staring at the scene before them. That could have been them!Soleyah shifted back to her human form and looked at Talia who had just landed. “Even if we keep on retreating, this place is not even real. There is a boundary here. Once we stop there, there will be no more turning back.”“I know,” said Talia, “That
A bright light enveloped the entire area where the wolves were, extending to the grasslands up to the boundaries of this dimensional space.“Huh?” Talia opened her right eye first while feeling up her body for any anomalies. Her brows knitted together after feeling… nothing. The ‘question mark’ on her face was clearly written, making her open both of her eyes in wonder.‘Did my empty magic reserve help me stop my forbidden spell just now?’ Talia stared at the fading Scepter of Ygdrasil in her hand as she closed her eyes once more to feel her body.There was no fluctuation… as if it was sealed by something unknown—an energy far greater than her own.“What happened?” Talia asked herself which was heard by the wolves below her.Her mind raced with all questions, but her eyes were fixated on the behemoth whose two limbs were now out from the restrictions of the tight hole it had climbed from.Roar!Screech!‘Will we perish here just because I lost all my energy? But what is that energy?’
Flames. Magma. Heat.Gone were the snowy grassland and the blizzard. It was as if Diana had created a dimension inside another dimension, isolating her and the behemoth from the pack of wolves. They could see what was happening but they could not help even if they would break from the boundary spell created by Talia earlier.Now, Diana created a perfect lair—a dungeon—to kill this monstrous anomaly before her.“You should consider yourself lucky!” Diana grinned as she yelled. “You will be the first one to experience what my dungeon spell is! Be honored!”Dungeon. It was a spell that she gained from her recovery slumber. There was no need to chant and incantation. All she needed was to picture out what kind of dungeon she wanted. It was as if this was an extension of her own magic’s domain. In this dungeon, she had control over everything.Well, this ‘control’ was still not perfect. And she was still ‘exploring’ this new ability of hers with this behemoth before her. Diana wanted to kn
On the other side…Dylan's speed pierced through the swamp. The team of wolves under his command could not match his pace that flashed a lightning speed — leaving the wolves behind him in awe. He was like an untamable beast, ready for war and carnage.Crash!The trees had perished when his colossal bestial body hit the trunks.Bang!The large stones in his ways shattered with a mere brandish of his claws. And the ground shook upon his thunderous paws. It was a battle against a time. The magnificent moon shone above him, paving the way for the desperate beast.Boom!A thunderous roar, akin to a thunderclap, reverberated. The air had shaken and turned colder, foreboding an ominous event in the deep mountain he was in. A series of lightning bolts struck the darkness of the night, creating an opportunity for Dylan to see what was happening 'above' him.Red and gold clashed in the sky, the prime cause of the brewing storm that almost covered the entirety of the Wolven Continent. Every hi
"You can open your eyes, babe," said a gruff voice, "You really know how to make your man fluster, huh. But more recklessness like this one and you'll be a bag of bones for sure."Upon hearing the voice of her savior, whom she initially thought was the Phoenix, Diana opened her eyes. A gasp escaped from her thin lips when her gaze met a pair of very angry bright blue ones. "D-Dylan..."Dylan's grip around her shoulders and knees tightened when she called his name in a whimper, waking the monster below his navel. 'Fuck it! This is not the right time for this!'Sucking in a deep breath to forcefully calm himself and his beast, Dylan let go of Diana reluctantly. "Why are you here? What are you doing with a supernatural beast? Why are you—”"Not with the others?" Diana cut him off, took a step back, and wandered her gaze to the place of the dungeon they landed on before she shifted her attention above her. She looked back at Dylan, eyes knowing that she had been discovered. "I wish to be
Long ago, when the Moon Goddess slept inside the cradle of oblivion, Comba was the only god of the world. Just like how the Moon Goddess blessed the werewolves with their wolf counterparts, Comba blessed the witches with the ability to command the nature at will across the seven seas.The gift given by Comba was the reason why witches stood at the peak of the chain with so much difference in power compared to the races beneath them. It was because of this peculiar and convenient blessing that the witches were both revered and feared by the other races. They revered them for their strength and they feared them for the little sense of empathy towards the lower races. They treated the werewolves as their slaves. For many centuries, werewolves were skinned as their clothes while the werewolves’ heads hanged by their homes and gates as ornaments.It was a time that werewolves almost became instinct. Female werewolves were exploited for sick entertainment while male werewolves were used as
Clad in an epsilon-ranked uniform of the enemy camp, the shade of red and black did wonders against the snow-like complexion of Dana and the noble elf as they trudged the empty plains of the southern territory. Kicking the piles of snow and stones in her way, Diana cleared the path for Gelong who was walking behind her like a duckling following its mother goose. The heaving sound of a set of constricted lungs made her stop. She turned around as she untied the black tattered satin from her neck before she placed it around Gelong’s frostbitten neck and chin.“We will find a safety spot for you with food and enough heat to last you as you wait for me.” Diana muttered under her breath. A ghost of a translucent smoke escaped from her chapped lips.Upon her words, Gelong lifted her chin to meet a set of orbs staring at him already – making him want to step back like always. “Where are you going? You are not planning to go into this plan without me, aren’t you?”On instinct, his hands found
Heavy footsteps together with the rattling of chains echoed within the empty corridors of the fortress they were staying at. The silent breathing of the elven folk did not leave unnoticed for Diana as the two of them were on high alert as they trudged within the hallways of the keep. Diana gritted her canines, enough to make her taste her blood trailing down her throat. She did not like, especially Teshin, how they were chain into submission. Had it not been for the remaining logic within her mind, she was sure that the corridor walls would have bathed the blood of the delta-ranked werewolf traitors.Three trecherous delta-ranked werewolves, clad with their uniforms which the insignia of the secret circle was embroidered, wore smug faces as they held the leash that the prisoners were bound to. One of the delta-ranked werewolves, who had a bloody knuckle, pulled the leash he was holding on a whim. On cue, Diana stumbled forward – losing her footing and which made her chin kiss the dust
Tears started to stream from her unblinking eyes. The color of her eyes darkened that it almost looked like the starless northern night sky as she stared at the enemy alpha, who was grinning down at her.She plead, “Please. Please, give me a chance to be of used to you. That elf can only do so much while I am better tenfold than her.”Crimson ink dropped onto the pristine tiled floor. The tip of the claw grazed Diana’s throat. Upon seeing her crying face, the first alpha, who was apprehensive about everything, was about to step forward when the second alpha, who was constantly courting death, spoke again. “Bring him in.”On cue, the enormous double doors of the throne room opened followed by the rattling of chains and the painful grunts of the person being dragged ensued. Diana, who was not able to turn her head, waited for the person to be brought in front of her. The nagging instinct she had made her quiver with fear.“Let us welcome our very important guest, everyone! Gelong the No
“You must go while you still can. They will ask me about you after they get their hands on Gelong. Before then, you must leave the place and come back to where you come from. With your ability, I know that you can survive escaping from this place. That place is safer for you than remaining here.” Her nose smelled his unfamiliar scent and a change of his hair color along with the difference in his height. Gone was the scent that Diana was used to.Diana shook his head. “It is too late for that.”“What?”In front of Diana, the fading mirage of Gelong together with the loud thud of the dungeon’s entrance bombarded her. The moment that the heavy footsteps appeared before her, the enemy leader had already disappeared.‘Teleportation? Is this also one of his powers? How did the enemy become this strong?’ Diana’s train of thought snapped when a werewolf invaded her senses.“Move!” A werewolf pushed Diana away from the iron bars which made her stagger. A loud banging sound resonated when the
A couple of meters away from him, wildflowers started to bloom in the middle of the snowstorm. The trail of flowers led to the trudging person, heading in the direction of the man. Amidst the temperature, his thin cloth barely covered his dainty body paired with his bare feet that buried a mark on the white-colored ground with every step he took, and a pair of eyes glowed like the rising moon.“Took you long enough to come here,” said the man who waited. His back was on him when he stood a meter away from the newly arrived person.“I enjoyed the last of my vacation for I know that the time has come for us to move; we will have no luxury to relax anymore.” The sweet voice answered the man. He took a step and moved ahead, striding past him before he kneeled in front of the tomb. “Rush vanala. It has been years since I last talked to you, but now we can’t do that anymore.” Lumeria, the dryad, heaved a shaky sigh before he continued. “And like what I promised, the wolven race is at stake.
Diana, who was left alone with the leader of the enemy, started to question why she was there. She somehow realized that it was not sheer curiosity that made him call her—it was something more. And for whatever it was, Diana felt she would not like wherever this ‘talk’ was going.“You are from the Crescent Pack, right? And you’re a hybrid as well.” The enemy leader started to speak without even telling her to raise her head.“Yeah right.” Though her head was bent down, Diana spoke with a clear and calm voice which the enemy leader found quite vexing. His eyes gleamed with malediction.“And when was the last heat of your pretty little shapeshifter? I am quite curious to spawn a hybrid of an elf and a wolf. They said that male elves can conceive as well.” This time, the enemy leader cracked a grin upon seeing the hybrid luna in front of him go rigid. He was ecstatic to know that the infamous hybrid luna’s weakness was someone so trivial —something that should be easy to deal with. Seein
‘I have parents to avenge and a pack to protect – from the sidelines. Killing the abominations will be my priority to stop the plausible scenario where the innocent would get killed in a war, not theirs to fight and die for. I need this war to stop escalating, and I need my mate and my vassals to do that. But where are they?’Teshin, after encountering Shananel, answered at the back of her mind. ‘They are nearby, Diana. I can sense them.’Diana wandered her predatory eyes discreetly as her head bent down, but she could not even see a single hair of Dylan’s electric blue eyes or a shade of Gelong’s locks. The scene wherein she saw Gelong being surrounded and enclosed by the phantoms struck her mind.‘I have to go back and find him. All I need is to present this plan to the southern alphas. I bet they will allow me if I told them about my capability to use the offensive flame spells—this way, I can venture out beyond the barrier. After all, I still have the advantage of being a reborn h
A small table was placed near her with a jar and a cup of water along with a piece of bread and dried meat. There were also some white pieces of cloth folded neatly beside the place as if Dylan was telling her to change her wretched clothes. The lamp that was hanging near the pillar had almost ran out of flame and the dozens of rushed footsteps from different directions right outside her tent were a telltale sign that the war had taken a pause but it was yet to end.“I am in an Alliance encampment,” said Diana as realization dawned upon her. After taking all the pieces together, she was a hundred percentile sure that the blood alpha had brought her in the encampment.‘Then, the abominations and Shananel did not chase us. What about Gelong?’Though staggering, Diana stood from the makeshift bed and walked around – her bare feet did not deter upon the contact with the cold ground. Her frantic eyes landed on the crescent-shaped blade which was now clean compared to what she remembered. T