Chapter 7
A week before Rio’s thirtieth birthday, he had decided to have a personal visit to their tobacco plantation. He wanted to see how things are going for their farmers, it is due to the rumors that there was increased tension in the area. Some natives in the area have been relatively claiming that the land belongs to their ancestors, they do not recognize the pertinent documents being presented to them. The legal team concludes that their behavior only shows how uneducated they are, or are they?
….
It was Friday, the sun shines but is being covered by cumulus clouds, Rio drove alone in his land Rover. The tobacco plantation is bit situated in a nearly remoted area of Quantelama. The road is now covered with thick fog, Rio switch on the light, and all of a sudden, an unknown creature crossed the road. He cannot stop the car because it happened in a split second, the next thing he knew is he heard and felt that he hit the creature by accident.
Chapter 8After fixing the issue on the plantation, Rio decided to go home. Though Guillermo invited him to stay for the night and have him as their guest, Rio refused and stated that he wishes not to offend the natives’ invitation and promised that he will come to visit them next time.Rio gets in his Land Rover and hits the road. It was already a day before his thirtieth birthday, and it seems he has been experiencing strange things more often than before. He remembered the guy in the woods, he thought to himself that it was impossible for that man to just disappear in an instance. This thought plays back and forth inside his head while he is driving.His head started to hurt again; his heart is beating fast as if it is going to explode. He stops the car and pulled over. The moonlight shines and he felt an intense pain inside him. He looks at the night sky and saw that the moon is almost full. He calmed himself down by exhaling deeply but his body does n
In his room, Rio is in agony. Something wants to break its way out of his body. It was his thirtieth birthday but how can he celebrate if he is like this. Leonard cannot do anything to help his friend at this point. He too experienced things that Rio had been experiencing but the difference is that Rio feels almost thrice of what Leonard had experienced. Leonard is two years younger than Rio.Uncle Ferdie had successfully convinced Aunt Petra to reveal a secret to Rio.“Dear, can you please let me in?” Aunt Petra softly begs Rio to open the door.He is calmer now than a while ago. He stood from his bed and forced himself to walk towards the door to open it. He feels nauseous and a bit dizzy.Aunt Petra was not able to hold her tears when Rio opened the door at last. Her poor boy looked like he has been having a rough time. The bed was wrecked and the sheets were torn out. The bathroom mirror was broken again. Books are on the flo
A large white wolf in front of the chained Sigma lets out a long howl that echoed through the large hall of the mansion. It transformed back into a woman. The woman reached out to the beast and touched its hairy cheeks with her soft fair hands. The beast started to calm down, then the naked woman removes her medallion from her neck and transferred it to the werewolf in front of her. Rio slowly returned to his human form and had fallen to his knees in front of her.The woman lowers down and held Rio with both hands in his face. She then kissed Rio on the lips and they both glowed up. Fireflies appeared around them; these fireflies are no ordinary insects but are spirits that seem to be rejoicing with the two souls that have finally reunited.Rio was shocked by what has just happened. After the woman kissed him, it fell to his arms unconscious. Petra and Ferdie saw everything and they knew that the prophecy has been fulfilled. Rio carried Deadrei in the gue
Chapter 11George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in blue is being played on the gramophone. This music complements the classical motif of the room. But the ambiance in the area seemed to be changed when the next piece was played. Mondestrunken, a Pierrot Lunaire Pieter composition. To the owner of that room, the music cleanses his soul. His legs are crossed at the top of the table while he enjoys a piece of a Cuban cigar.Dante lets a cloud of smoke out of his mouth. To his imagination, he began to see an image of Esmeralda forming out of it. He smiles a bit but this was erased in a sudden when an image of Viktor emerged and kissed Esmeralda in the cheeks. Dante whips the smoke whit his hands to his disappointment. He stood and walk towards the glass window.Outside, he sees the whole vicinity of his kingdom. While he was taking a good look of the view, he hears a knock on the door.“Who is it,” Dante inquired.“Pardon me, my Lor
At last, Dante knows where to find the last group of sorcerers, little did he know that they also have the most important thing that he is obsessed with, Esmeralda’s reincarnation, Deadrei.…Rio’s life was so dull until he met Deadrei. She was unexpectedly the person who watches him wearing a black cloak to conceal her identity. Her timing was right, truly, everything falls into its proper place at the right time. But where is she now? Rio seems to be agitated, he just met Deadrei once but he cannot erase this memory of her in his mind. He is so hooked on Deadrei’s mysterious personality. He must see her again; he should at least get a glimpse of her somehow. He can feel his heart beats so fast and he is having dreams of her that sometimes he does not want to wake up anymore. Who is this Deadrei anyway, why is he longing to see her again?He had become more anxious to know her whereabouts. He’s been troubled by night
It was dark, the long hall is filled with the cold crisp breeze of air entering through a small vent. The footsteps of a man echo along the tunnel. The man lit a fire in one of the torches hanging in the wall. One after another, until the underground tunnel, is filled with enough light, enough for the members of the sect to used in their secret meeting. These people are part of the faction that opposes the leadership of the current Alpha, Eloy.…People still call him Eloy inside Amberwood, but in the human world, he uses Dante as his name. When Eloy became the new Alpha after defeating Adrianus, his people rejoiced. They thought that he is the chosen one in the prophecy that would lead his people to greatness. Adrianus had caused half of their population to be wiped during the war he had declared against the immortal vampires. The former Alpha king was truly the most powerful creature that has walked on earth and no one can argue with that, but in
“We are being followed,” Theodore imparted to the elders in the campfire.“Yes, we can feel them, their stench of bloodlust is so high that they cannot hide their present properly,” Dolores replies to her husband.“Let them be, there is no need to engage in a bloody fight against these barbaric creatures,” One of the elders named Aldous stated.“Then we should set a perimeter seal, it may not stop them from entering the camp but at least they cannot transform inside our domain,” Theodore suggested.Deadrei was just silent and listened carefully to their conversation.“We must protect the Luna or wrath will be brought to us by both the Sigma and the Alpha.” Theodore continued implying their daughter’s safety.Deadrei has been restraining herself to be with his mate because the last time she went outside their domain, he was tracked down by some rogue ones on the w
A team of fifty well trained Lycans were assembled. Before leaving Amberwood, they have been briefed of their mission, take them alive and kill anyone who will resist except the main family. Dante wants to interrogate them first before he can decide what to do with them, after all this people can be good allies because of their ability. All were set and they are ready to go, the Alpha sent them himself and said that he wants no mistake.Brutus is with Calixto who is leading them to the area. Upon arrival at the place, Calixto was shocked to see that they were all gone. If he was saved by Brutus from their Alpha’s wrath in the first time, he knew that there won’t be a second time. Brutus also knew this, he took a moment to see what he needs to do, he cannot afford to lose Calixto whom he raised since childhood. After contemplating he came up with a plan, he will pretend to kill Calixto himself in order for the other Lycans not to suspect. He would rat
After defeating the Dark one, Amberwood had once felt security. The new Alpha had made his promise to his people by eliminating the threat of Augustus. Not only that he had restored the trust of the people to the throne, but he had given them a Luna, a sign of hope and prosperity. Rio reunited his people under his full authority, there are no more pro and anti-party because he had offered all of them a seat to the round table council of the new Amberwood. “You have done well my brother; you truly are a man of your words,” Dante tells Rio with satisfaction, his hatred towards him was no more. He finally sees that Esmeralda is in good hands now. Dante was thinking of leaving for a long time now and told Rio about his plan. “Where do you want to go no brother? You can stay here if you want.” Rio tries to persuade him in a polite manner, but he knew that Dante had made his decision already and there is no stopping him now. “
Augustus had long waited for this moment, for someone who can end his long-suffering in the abyss.Although he had been expecting this, he was surprised the Pius would be the one to end his life in the body of Rio.Rio had wings that grew in his back and were coated in shining golden armor, with the silver sword in hand, he looks so glorious and mighty.This was the same image Augustus saw when he was as young as Rio. Those days of his youth, having the talent and quality of a protégé’.He had seen Pius before in his dream, he had talked to him and was chosen by him to lead all the fallen servants of the creator to their reconciliation. It was an ambitious plan to him, he was fit for this position but because of the tragedy he suffered at the hands of the first Lycan king, he had moved away on the right path. Seeking more power that he can accumulate in the easiest way just to have his revenge.Little did he know t
Rio and Dante, a silver and a bright white war werewolf, both Alphas, joins forces in front of Augustus the golden enormous werewolf.In lightning speed, the two Alphas started their assault to Augustus. He was looking like a fiery dragon in front of two eagles, a mismatch at its finest.Though they are against all the odds in winning the fight, they do not have any other choice but to act or die where they are standing.Augustus screams at them, “Come at me and I shall rip your bodies to shreds!!!”Rio gave the first blow on the left side of Augustus and the second by Dante at his right. The two of them where shocked when Augustus caught them both mid-air like flies using a chopstick, impossible, the two of them utters as Augustus throws them at each other. They both stumbled in the dark vicinity.Though the scene was vivid, Deadrei can clearly see how Rio and Dante are being handled like toys by Augustus.He reall
Dante uses his sharp claws to hack and slash these creatures that are attacking them. Geovanni helps by using strengthening spell on him. Imagine powerful Lycan having a sorcerer by his side making him indestructible.The two of them are doing great but these creatures seem to not to be diminishing in numbers, if this will continue, they well lose stamina to fight and soon become overwhelmed by them.“We must get to Rio before we end up looking like these hideous creatures,” Dante tells Geovanni as he returns to his human form. He realized the he will just be wasting his time trying to clear this wave.The two of them evades the creatures by moving deeper into the abyss.…Rio continued walking but he suddenly stopped upon noticing the same creatures that have attacked Dante and Geovanni.These creatures started attacking him also. He slashed them with the silver sword. As the blade of the sword slices throug
Primo coughed out blood as Rio fell down unconscious on the floor. The old man had used all his life essence and started to fade into bits of glowing particles. Dante saw fireflies coming out from the broken window and being carried away by the breeze. Dante knelt down to his feet; he was sure that it was Augustus who had processed his brother. He knew that it was possible but did not really expect he would actually do it. Leonard returns to his consciousness and saw Dante with his clothing ripped off, a sign he had just transformed. He could not believe what has just happened to them. That old Incur was unlucky. Leonard followed Dante who had just stood up and went back inside the town hall. Geovanni was left speechless looking at the glowing particles, recognizing Primo’s sacrificing his very soul to cast such a powerful spell. All he could do was say a farewell to his old companion. He also went inside and followed Dante as w
With the sword in hand, Rio’s confidence was boosted. His doubts have vanished from his heart and mind which had haunted him for quite a long time since Deadrei’s abduction.Indeed, it was a good opportunity to take all the matters at hand and end Augustus’s life once and for all.Rio looked at himself in the mirror, convincing himself that he can do it. He picks up the sword and then went on his to the town hall.Leonard was waiting for him outside his door and asked him what took him so long to get out of his room. Rio just shook his head and did not reply to Leonard’s sarcastic remark.The two of them walked side by side on their way to the mansion.Dante was at the entrance of the town hall smoking.He saw the two of them approaching so he throws the almost finished cigarette at the metal bin near the post, he then turned his heel in the direction of the meeting area.Prometheus and the three
The room was filled with silence as Rio entered it. He laid the put the sword on the wall at the left side of the bed.Rio sat at the bed and stared at the sword while his mind was floating.As if his thoughts are flying in somewhere.He can see his own reflection in the shiny part of the holster that hid the sharp blade of the majestic silver sword.He thought to himself that he had been surviving this new life of his in the most unexpected ways.As he was contemplating in his silence, he hears a knock on the door.At first, he ignores it, maybe the person would go away after he care not to open for who might it be.The person was persistent and knocked again for the second time so Rio decide to see, was it. He peeped at the glass hole in the door and saw Patricia standing outside.Rio remembers her, and he felt ashamed of himself about what had happened to them when they got drunk that night.He does not
He uses both his hands and grips properly at the handle of the silver sword.A surge of something electrifying inside him as was felt by him as he exerts force, pulling the sword from where it is stuck.The ground shook and everyone was disturbed by this phenomenon.Leonard was astonished and cannot believe his eyes; Rio seems to be another person. His aura definitely changed as he wields the sword, swaying it from left to right slashing through the air.Though Augustus was smiling at himself, deep inside him crept fear. An icy chilling feeling from his bones.Deadrei felt the power also surging within her, maybe because her wolf is tied to Rio’s that is why he felt that power too. She had noticed herself, glowing like Rio as he was holding the silver sword of Pius.This had definitely turned the tide for them. At least now they stood a chance against the Dark One.…After pulling the sword out, the g
In his dream, Rio saw Deadrei again. She was wearing a white dress that made her even look more gorgeous. Her angelic aura made Rio want to not wake up anymore but Deadrei pushes him away from her. She was smiling at him and uttered to him, “soon my king”.Rio snaps out of his dream and gets awakened by the sound of birds chirping around. He then decided to get out of his tent and stretches his body.He was sure he had a good night's sleep he deserved even it was just for several hours.He went to Leonard’s tent and found no one inside.Rio then decided to look for him and saw him together with Incur, Geovanni, and Primo in front of the campfire. They were having tea already.Leonard calls him out to join them and so he went near them. Leonard then poured tea in an empty cup and gave it to him saying, “special tea for you your highness,” while laughing a little bit.He took the tea and sat with the