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
“I did not realize that my beloved niece is well acquainted with the elf folks until today,” Shananel sneered, “Truly. You keep on surprising me.”“You can’t fish out information from me,” spat Diana between her gritted teeth even when her heart pounded. The blood rushed to every vein in her body, calling for the bond that had been cut before it could even bloom. Teshin stopped pacing at the back of her mind before it curled at the deepest corner in her core – still feeling the lingering loss that could have been shared between them and their parents but was cut off by the woman before them.A pair of eyes that were glittered with golden specks raced past Diana like a blur – but the gleaming after shadow of the familiar golden eyes embedded inside her mind.Gelong, who was in his beast form, was the one maneuvering against every attack and counterattack against the enormous phantom. The black-haired Shananel with scheming eyes was now fully seated atop her phantom – making Diana fatho
Diving under the clash of flames, Diana took this chance to adjust herself. Letting go of her legs and left hand for a split second while Gelong was diving down. Diana separated with Gelong’s back but the moment of separation was short lived when Diana immediately held Gelong’s swaying mane with her left hand. The moment that Gelong reversed its body to decrease the momentum, Diana was now standing atop the back of the white-feathered beast.But Gelong’s surprise attack failed to see a pair of eyes that met Diana’s determined once the moment she was about to throw her crescent-shaped weapon.‘She knew!’And the next thing Diana knew, a surge of black flames welcomed her and Gelong which was prevented by the latter when Gelong changed their direction by putting pressure on the bright red flames that welcomed the black flames. The roars of the humongous beast and Shananel’s gigantic phantom muted the zaps of bolts of lightning and thunderclaps around them. The whirlwind that was about t