[Amor’s POV]
“Ultimas?” Zeve looked confused. “What does that mean?” She looked at us, confused.
“The first lines of pureblood werewolves,” Morfan said.
“Ultima — a rank considered even above an alpha,” Lucella said.
“It is believed that they were the purest, strongest and most dominating werewolves to exist,” Hikari said.
“A roar from an ultima was a command that every alpha was bound to obey,” I said, and Zeve’s eyes lit up in amazement, her lips curled into an ‘O’.
From her face, it was clear that she wanted to know more about the ultimas.
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[Amor’s POV]“Where are the ultimas now?” I asked Zahir.“There are no ultimas now,” he said.“What happened to them?” Hikari asked.“It’s a… long story. After travelling around the world and reaching the lands of Ultima, I settled there for a few years because their islands were completely aloof from the world. They didn’t even exist on any map, so the chances of vampires finding me there were very low…”“Why didn’t you head straight to Jiyushu, overlord?” Hikari asked.“I couldn’t. I feared Derek would find me there because he was not just manipulative and the lord of dark magi
[Amor’s POV]“A war that lasted for generations and a war that completely changed the way I viewed the ultimas and the world. A war that has never been accounted in any history book, but a war that possibly gave this world one last chance,” Zahir said, skimming his eyes over all of us.I wondered if my werewolf abilities were enhanced because of the Frost forest or because those forests were once inhabited by the ultimas? I kept my questions to myself for the time being and listened to Zahir.“The ultimas could bend magic with their bare hands and tear apart any illusion created by dark magic with their fangs. I was stupefied when I witnessed their true strength, and my hopes for this world were rekindled. The ultimas seemed to be mana-resistant, which wasn’t the case. Mana affected them as well, but because of their focused mind, their lands and their pure souls, they
[Amor’s POV]The aura around Zeve was completely disturbed. “Please calm down, your highness. Your mana is flowing at an alarming rate. Like this, the seal I put on you will break. Please calm down,” Hikari coaxed Zeve.Panting, Zeve looked at Hikari and then at Zahir.“Beta Morfan, royal doctor and alpha, please leave this tower right now,” Zahir said.All of us were already on our feet, unable to comprehend what was going on with Zeve. Lucella held Morfan’s hand and stayed by his side, peering at Zeve with tense eyes.“Morfan, escort Lucella to her palace,” I ordered.“But, alpha. How can we leave…”The pressure Zeve’s aura created on the whole tower had started crumbling its roof. “Leave at once!” I yelled and Morfan ran out of the tower with Lucella.“Overlord, please leave with alpha, I will take care of her highness,” Hikari said as the tattoo on his neck disappeared and white dragon revolved around Zeve and Hikari separating Zahit and me from them.I was about to get closer t
[Zeve’s POV]“Zeve!” Lucella called out to me as soon as I opened my eyes. My head hurts, my body hurts.“Amor!” I got up with a jolt and my room spun before my eyes. “Where is Amor?”I kept telling him to leave me and run, but he kept hugging me.My body was paralysed when my mana ran wild, so I wasn’t even sure if I was yelling at him to run away from me in my mind or in reality.“Hikari has taken him to the healer pool,” Lucella said. “Don’t worry about him. He will be fine. I know Hikari will take good care of him.”“Oh, my God. What did I do?” I asked. “What has happened…”“Nothing, Zeve. Don’t stress too much. Rest…” Lucella couldn’t finish because Zahir interrupted.“You almost killed Alpha today,” Zahir, who was standing leaning against the doorframe, said. “You cannot control your emotions and that is why you cannot control your mana, either. Hikari told me that your incomplete soul has somehow healed and you will not need his seal on your back anymore. But keeping you withou
[Zeve’s POV]Dressed as commoners, with a hooded brown robe, I roamed around the streets of Arginieth and that was when the true beauty of that place unfurled in front of me. While walking on the footpaths with Lexi, Vance and Trent, I witnessed a religious protest, which was a silent candle march of people dressed in sky blue robes on the road.More than a protest, it looked like stars walking on streets. They didn’t look as if they were against me, rather; they were supporting their ideas and standing firm with their beliefs.But that didn’t mean people weren’t talking about me. There had been hundreds of gossips that my butterflies and I have been hearing since the day I came out with my powers in front of the public. There had been mixed opinions.“I don’t know why the religious leaders are asking luna to leave the pack. If she really is the one to bring doom to our world, she should be killed,” I heard someone speak in the busy market.“Shh! Do you have a death wish? Mind your wo
[Zeve’s POV]His footsteps kept getting louder and louder. He stood right outside the alley. The yellow light behind him coming from the street lamps created his black silhouette. I kept my head low, partially eclipsed by the hood. I saw his shoes as he stood in front of me.I tightened my grip on the dagger beneath my robe.He reached out to my hood.“Why were you crying earlier?” A familiar voice reached my ears. He placed his palm on my cheek under the hood of my robe and traced my eyes with his thumb as if he was wiping off my non-existent tears. I tightened the grip over my dagger, my heart pulsating against my chest.His icy touch wasn’t scary, but that wasn’t a strong enough reason for me to not kill him.I grabbed his neck. Twirled him around. By the end of the twirl, I teleported both of us in an abandoned meadow somewhere in the forests of Arginieth. I slammed him on the ground, pinning him on the grass as I sat astride him.“Who are you? Why were you following me?” I ask
[Zeve’s POV]A warm wind that reminded me of a gentle summer passed through my hair. I turned around and Hikari was standing in front of me.His eyes went to the wound I had made in my hand. In a few strides he crossed the distance between us, held my hand in his and then looked at me, “this wound? What happened here? Are you ok? Where else are you hurt?”His concerned gaze travelled all over me with impatience.“A vampire was following me, so I killed him. In the fight I got a few scratches, that’s it.” I took back my hand from him. “Don’t worry, it will cure in no time.”He held my shoulders and pulled me closer to him. “Vampire? Did he try to kill you?”I removed his hands from me and stepped away from him. “I killed him before he could try. I am not a kid, Prince Hikari. I can take care of myself.”He left out a soft sigh and took out a white handkerchief from his kimono coat. Without saying a word or looking at me, he wrapped it around my hand. “Let’s go back to the palace. It’s
[Zeve’s POV]Amor looked pale. He had grown stubble beards. It was clear from his face that he wasn’t eating and sleeping properly. I wondered if he had slept even for an hour since that day he came to who Dawn was to me. Dark circles had appeared under his eyes and he looked exhausted. His unreadable eyes were mysterious and dull, as if he was dead inside. I could clearly see how difficult this whole situation had been for him and somewhere I blamed myself for it, even though I knew I wasn’t at fault.He was there right in front of my eyes, yet… I couldn’t put my thoughts into words because I was blank. I didn’t know what to say, what to ask, or what to do. Maybe I was hurting him just by standing before him.I wanted to disappear, but his gaze on me didn’t give me the freedom to avert my eyes.I just kept peering into his eyes, waiting for him to say something. But he, too, had turned silent.I saw Jade and Yule peep from behind Amor’s legs and I immediately understood it was their