The screams of agony and the sound of slashes filled the battlefield.From time to time, the shrieks of agony and the cackles of disparity resonated within the crimson field.Blue and red mixed perfectly, blinding the onlookers perfectly. Even with the silence between the onlookers, they could tell that Talia had surrendered to her inner demons. From here on, it was Talia against herself. It was up to her if she could pull herself up from the slump she was in.Though the six alphas were in tenterhooks, they could do nothing, but wait. After all, to strip off Talia’s trauma, she must defeat her inner demons. Only then could she be able to start anew with her six alpha mates.On the other hand, while Talia was still battling with the dying and desperate Merlin, Diana walked to Soleyah with Rakiz in tow.“Alpha Soleyah, how’s it?”“Luna Diana, Mister Lemoir,” Soleyah greeted. She stepped out from the group of wolves who were observing the battle and led Diana and Rakiz to her tent.As so
Elder Shananel Ritchell smashed the edge of the wooden table of his temporary desk. The sound of rough pants resonated inside the lavish room. The parchment in her hand had long been torn from the claws that protruded into her half-transformed werewolf arm. Veins popped around her forehead and neck as her predatory eyes gleamed in the darkness of the room she was occupying. Three sets of eyes looked at the seething Elder. The two others were wavering as they cast their heads down, too afraid that the Elder’s anger would be lashed at them. While the other one remained calm as his eyes remained fixated on Elder Shananel. His gaze held a sense of familiarity with the scene he was currently witnessing as of the moment. “Where is the messenger who delivered the letter?” Elder Shananel’s voice was guttural as if she was only withholding herself from shifting. Axel Crescent, Shananel’s self-proclaimed apprentice, answered curtly. His tone was sharp and his words were precise. Gone was the
Upon the mutual understanding between Diana and Diana, Diana pursued her duty as the hybrid while Talia did her part as the last surviving witch in the Genesis Coven. Diana’s steps were light as she trudged to the center of the encampment. All werewolves from various tribes who chose to fight against the oppression of the Werewolf Committee and who were busy with readying the weapons and traps, healing the wounded, and transferring the cadavers, glared at her and Talia as if the situation was all their fault.The animosity between werewolves and witches could not be taken down easily. There were still wolves who hated the existence of witches—even when Diana and Talia were both Luna.Talia, who was used to the look of contempt around her, walked straight ahead to the tent which was a step behind Diana. They were assigned a tent of their own to change their garbs. Even with the identity of a Luna, they still chose to have equal treatment with other wolves.After all, this was war. Whil
In front of a brewing blizzard, Soleyah stood with her chin held high.Her grip on the humungous crescent-shaped sword tightened as her red scarf swayed from the frosty blow of the familiar northern breeze as if it were welcoming Soleyah.‘Let me out, Soleyah,’ Aria—Soleyah’s blessed wolf—snarled a command at the back of Soleyah’s mind. Her wolf was pretty agitated from the thought of revenge. Finally, after years of injustice, her father’s murder would be avenged by her.This was Soleyah’s number one goal when she came back to this wolven continent.Soleyah sighed. ‘We cannot show them our furs, especially our moon crest, Aria. Please, understand. But not shifting will not hinder us, you know that. No need to make such a fuss. I will give you your turn… that I promise.’Aria’s snarling noises at the back of Soleyah’s head grew louder. ‘Finish this immediately, Soleyah, or I swear I will step out and even you can’t stop it. And you know it.’‘Fine. Just don’t exert too much aura. The
Diana stood right in front of a mongrel’s headless corpse. Her back was as straight as ever even with her round belly. In her hand was a dagger with a jagged blade. Chunks of monster’s flesh stuck in between its rough blade as dark blood dripped onto the crimson snowy ground. Though her chest was heaving from the almost endless round of battle that had just taken place a mere few minutes ago, Diana’s eyes gleamed with sinister thirst while she gazed far ahead—specifically, her eyes were fixated on the ‘impregnable’ walls of the enemy. “We have come this far. At last, the enemies are in sight. There is no way that they will be able to leave again,” said Diana like an oath to herself and to those who had fallen along the way. Warmth spread from Diana’s right side when a towering pure black alpha rubbed its gargantuan head against her arm. The corners of her lips relaxed and rose up unconsciously as soon as she met a pair of bright blue eyes. ‘We will uproot this rotten organization f
Wolves of all colors howled together.Amid the group of wild apex predators dotting the wide snow field, one woman brandished her daggers in both hands as a towering black-furred alpha wolf stood by her side.‘Stop frowning or our pup will become ugly,’ humored Dylan through the mind link.Diana caressed the wolf’s ear. She leaned against his warmth and hugged the wolf’s neck with her left arm as she hid her face in his sea of black fur. “Be careful, no matter what. Don’t worry about us. Talia is with me and I can protect myself with spells.”A cold glint flashed deep beneath the bright blue eyes of the big black wolf. ‘It is hard not to worry. I will always worry even when you are in front of me.’“Okay! Enough of that, guys!” Talia made herself known as soon as she arrived. When she finally took the couple’s attention, Talia gestured in the direction where the hundred or so wolves were waiting. Her six mates, Rakiz, Alpha Mason, and Alpha Shinro were there in the forefront of the at
Snow BlindnessSoleyah had heard of it. In fact, due to curiosity, she read about it. Never in her wildest dream that she would suffer from it. After all, werewolves were known for their great physical tenacity in the wild. Plus, she was an alpha bloodline.But jokes on her! She got snow blind after being exposed to the harsh blizzard right after being separated from everyone. According to the web from the human continent that Soleyah had used, snow blindness is a form of photokeratitis that is caused by UV rays reflected off ice and snow. Eye damage from UV rays is particularly common in the North and South Pole areas or in high mountains where the air is thinner and provides less protection from UV rays.In layman’s terms, Soleyah was now seeing awfully large halos around the sun. The pain could still be tolerated even when it obviously grew as hours passed by. The pain started from the normal tearing sensation of her eye muscles until it turned into a blood-curdling sensation that
Surrounded by scorpions ten times their supposed original size, a huge red-furred wolf stopped killing in an instant. The murderous intent that shrouded the group of crimson-furred wolves suddenly vanished. In the vast sea of sand, a bloody battle continued for hours already. Piles of scorpion carcasses and wolf corpses littered the surrounding of the makeshift arena between the two species. From time to time, a gust of hot breeze would bring a bloody stench. Under the scorching sun, even when the fight started a few hours ago, the corpses started to get affected by the direct great heat. The foul smell started to emit from the rapidly drying carcasses as desert pests started to appear in small numbers over time. ‘Alpha! Watch out!’ Rios Scarlet, who was now in the form of a spotted black beta-size wolf, dashed behind the towering yet frozen red wolf. His huge body collided with the leader of the giant scorpions. A spotted white wolf, whose spots closely resembled Rios Scarlet’s w
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