Diana thought the surprises would stop after Gelong changed into a legendary drahon right in front of her eyes, but no. Apparently, it was the prelude of something nerve-wrackingThe yawning white-scaled dragon with blunt horns stretched its legs, tilted its enormous head from side to side before it practically rolled its golden eyes. “Hello, captain obvious. I am a mouse. Of course, I am a dragon! Check this out, old friend!” The talking dragon breathed a crimson fire a meter away from her stunned face.Even the scalding heat of the crimson fire did not deter her as she stayed immobile after realizing that the peculiar dragon talked, not in her mind, but he seriously talked!It was new for Diana who once had a confidant like Sonjah. But according to her past life’s memory, Axel never mentioned about noble elf Gelong being able to transform into a majestic dragon!‘Wait. Is this really Gelong? This isn’t Shananel playing tricks on me to trap me again, right? That aunt of mine can be p
Too afraid to snap this brooding alpha, Alpha Liam maneuvered his griffin to relay the message—leaving Alpha Dylan alone at the frontier of the defending militia.Every moment that passed by sent the werewolves into an overdrive, especially the newly shifted werewolves who joined the Alliance who were not experienced in actual battles. A cold sweat fell from their napes as their throats parched both from fear and anticipation.The Alliance delta-ranked werewolves proudly lined themselves to the frontier with their proud blood alpha leading them—his squared shoulders held no emotions like fear and anxiety. The epsilon-ranked wolves’ hold to talismans given by Diana trembled while the incantations were being uttered under their breaths as per instruction.Alpha Cameron of the Night Prowlers Pack flew towards Alpha Dylan, aligning himself at the frontier as well. Pride or resolution, Alpha Cameron did not know why the blood alpha wanted to be in the front seat when welcoming the phantoms
The werewolves answered as they pulled the reins. “For the Moon Goddess!” The sound of thunderclaps and the zaps of flashes of lightning ensued.Roars of the phantoms and the battle cries of the Alliance troops clashed the moment the ten-meter’ aerial distance was closed. It muted the resounding thunderclaps of the darkened southern sky and the ripples of the sea when claws and teeth met.For the southern werewolf troops led by Alpha Dylan at the middle, Alpha Liam to his right, and Alpha Cameron to his left—the moment the two parties clashed mid-air, every raindrop seemed to stop from falling as the zaps of bolts of lightning seemed to freeze as if a scene straight from an ancient painting.In a blink of an eye, the embers of the crimson hue littered the northern sky as the determined cursed troops roared their way to the frontier—creating a loophole for the hundreds of fume-breathing phantoms with their orc riders.“Right flank!” Alpha Liam of the Night Prowlers Pack raised his righ
With full fate for his men, Alpha Liam clenched his jaws as he leaned forward. With the speed of his griffin gliding among the swarm of phantoms that littered the horizon with darkness, the northern alpha secured the right flank of the southern alpha.“Alpha Dylan! The source of the lightning comes from the center of the enemy. I believe the leader is there. It could be a higher-level orc! This sick Merlin!” Riding against the wind, Alpha Cameron portrayed his observation.The heavy downpour of the rain did not deter the blood alpha from grinning. His eyes followed the bolts of lightning as thunderclaps continued to ensue. “Then let us kill some orc mutt right now.”The three pierced through the enemy’s flank as flames of the Alliance troops followed their assault as if they were acting as their guide. On the rear of the fire-breathing griffins, the roaring gray-feathered griffins of the Alliance followed with the deltas sweeping the disoriented phantoms that were exposed from the fla
“What happened?” Alpha Dylan Cain swung his claws when an orc rider tried to reach for him.With one swing of his claws, the orc’s body was cut into half while the crimson flame of his griffin torched the phantom’s body. The blood alpha knew that his crimson-flame-breathing griffin made a lot of contribution to his survival rate.On the other hand, the young alpha of the reinforcement team adapted through a series of near-death close calls. For the first time, his mother’s words rung inside his arrogant mind and for once he realized the context of the responsibility of bearing the alpha title —it was not a mere symbol of an alpha bloodline but a burden to protect the weaker ones and oneself. It took a life-and-death situation to make him realize it. Somehow, the young alpha did not know what to think of his parents anymore about sending him to the northernmost borders. He was torn between gratitude and shame.Alpha Liam of the Night Prowlers Pack met Alpha Dylan’s eyes before the latt
Alpha Liam’s soaked hair and body whipped towards the young alpha, who was protecting the unconscious Alpha Cameron from the surge of attacks from the left side. A phantom and a griffin rider, who were a few meters away from them, were struck by a lightning bolt while the tornadoes sucked the troops from both parties into the sheer oblivion of the depths of the darkened sea.They were losing a couple of minutes ever since the black flame of the enemy showed up and the blood alpha momentarily lost his mind as if the latter were in a kind of trance. Alpha Liam knew this much, and it only took the left flank and right flank of the enemy to do this to them. “I should take over the reins of command.”Raindrops continued to drop from his chin while waiting for the young alpha to answer his question—his claws and canines protecting the southern alpha who was lying cold atop his griffin that was surrounded by red-feathered and gray-feathered ones.“Lad! Do you understand what I am saying?” Al
But a bright red flame, brighter than the crimson fire, surged from his back, and the next thing Alpha Dylan realized—a blinding being roared as its flame clashed with the ball of black fire.“Idiot! Go back now! Leave this to me and go!”The familiar voice of the person who occupied his mind raced past him like a mirage. But the familiar wavy hair that swayed atop the unfamiliar griffin could not be mistaken.The next thing that happened, Alpha Liam flew towards him—snapping him from his reverie. “Alpha Dylan, the barrier is almost done. We must retreat now to regroup.”“I don’t know who is the one riding that enormous unfamiliar griffin, but I think it is a woman...” There was a hint of disbelief laced upon Alpha Liam’s tone.Alpha Dylan was about to pull the reins when Alpha Liam blocked his path, the latter’s griffin roaring towards Alpha Dylan which elicited an angry rumble from the blood alpha’s griffin. “What are you doing, Alpha Liam?”“Alpha Dylan, you can challenge me after
Nodding his head, Alpha Liam remembered the female alpha — the alpha of the ancient pack. “What if we called for Alpha Soleyah Haynes? Their pack has the history of fighting against those black flames. Maybe, she has a way to solve it!”Remembering the incident wherein Alpha Soleyah strayed from the plan which almost cost casualties, Alpha Dylan’s face dimmed. He knew that to stand united, trust was necessary. He could only swallow the words he personally wanted to say. “Shall we call Alpha Alexander? He can navigate the rescued people to the Crescent Pack. At most, we can call for one of your brothers to assist.”“I got it.”“Good. Then have you asked the others about the strange griffin that the vagabond was riding?” Upon Alpha Dylan’s last inquiry, Alpha Liam’s drained its colors – or what’s left of it.Alpha Liam’s reaction gave Alpha Dylan a bad premonition. Alpha Dylan continued, “What is it?”“They said they were too focus on the plan that they were not able to recognize the ri
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