When we arrived at the clinic, the doctor quickly examined my injury. It's not that bad, since I have self-healing. Also, since the crystal appeared on my forehead, my self-healing was much faster than ever. By tomorrow, I'll be strong as a bull. So, I don't really mind getting injured by Rowan. However, Rowan was very guilty and wouldn't leave my side, which irked the possessive Robin. "Robin, aren't you busy? Why are you still here?" Rowan asked dubiously. I sneered inwardly and rolled my eyes. I know Rowan is trying to agitate Robin. And just what I had thought, Robin's face turned glum and silently seethed. However, Robin has no reason to be here, so he can't rebuke the devil, Rowan. Robin eyed Rowan sharply and said, "Aren't you busy as well, Rowan? You haven't done your task today. The Lumen Family is waiting for you..." Rowan looked stunned, and his face turned sour. He looked at me with hesitation, as though there was something he wasn't telling me. However, it's not
At the sight of Ericka approaching with a gloomy look, my heart beat faster in nervousness. What bad luck! Ericka stopped in front of us, her face darkened as though she saw something unpleasant. I followed her line of sight. My eyes widened because Ericka was looking at my arm that Robin was still holding. As a response, I yank my arms away nervously. I feel like Ericka caught us having an affair. Wait—why would I feel nervous? Robin is my mate, and it's not like we did something outrageous in front of Ericka. "Robin, why are you with her?!" Ericka questioned with a glum expression. "It's just a coincidence. I saw her arms had a bruise, and I was just curious." Robin replied nonchalantly without even looking at me. I clenched my fist, silently aggrieved at his nonchalance. Ericka sighed in relief and glared at me secretly. Her hostility towards me was visible through her actions. She smiled at Robin and approached him. Then she clings to Robin's arm affectionately and p
As soon as our eyes meet, my instinct tells me this man is dangerous, and I should go away as far as possible. His eyes narrowed into slits as he eyed me with scrutiny. My heart beats faster as I try not to tremble and be intimidated. Why do I feel like this stranger could see through my soul? I sighed in relief when he averted his gaze to the crowd. Upon the arrival of the group of people, the warriors immediately strengthened themselves. "Welcome back, Sir Octavio!" the warriors greeted in unison with reverence and fear. But there was admiration in their eyes while looking at the imposing man in the middle. The man in his late twenties only nodded in response. He had a frosty countenance, and he looked regal as if he was born to conquer the world. From his countenance, he oozes confidence and screams power and authority. The man squinted his eyes at Rowan, who was still stabbing the dead cat in front of the trembling burly man. Rowan only scoffed as though he didn't care at
The next day. I accompanied Rowan to the Archery Field with Bradley Octavio in the morning. They were competing, and I just watched on the side while holding towels. I would wipe Rowan's sweat after the round. They were both at it for an hour now, but they were even. I can say their skills are just so-so. For the record, I could shoot ten arrows or more in one go, if it was me. "Arielle, you've been staring at us for a while now. Do you want to play with us?" asked Bradley as he grabbed an arrow. I just shrugged my shoulders as I watched Rowan pull the string. Rowan releases the two arrows at once. The arrows flew at a fast speed with great accuracy towards the two target boards. It struck at the bullseye. "Nice, Rowan!" Bradley praised as he handed me a crossbow. "How did I do, Ari?" Rowan asked with an eager expression like a child who wanted praise for their hard work. I pursed my lips into a thin line and smirked. "Well... just so-so." "What?!" both Rowan and Bradley r
"B-Beta! Greetings!" The young girl quickly retrieves her hands and greets the newcomers with reverence. I turned around and saw a few people led by a middle-aged man in his late 40s or early 50s. However, this man has a sharp look and cold countenance, enough to send someone on edge with just a glance. I couldn't help but feel wary of the man. He is dangerous, and his aura feels ominous... To avoid trouble, I quickly shrank back and bowed my head. I didn't dare look up to meet the chilly gaze of the man. "Beta Liam, greetings!" Ericka greeted the man with enthusiasm and reverence. So, this man is the revered Beta Liam Jackson of the Golden Crest Pack. This man mostly sees the operation of the pack and is busy most of the time. I heard from Rowan that Beta Liam was strict and very meticulous. Rowan feared him aside from his father, Alpha Roland Golden. Beta Liam Jackson is sharp and intelligent. He contributed a lot to make the territory independent from the empire. He has the pow
As soon as I opened my eyes, an excited voice greeted me. "Arielle! You are awake! Great!" I smiled as I saw Rowan's radiant face, and relief washed over his face. He gripped my hand tightly like he was afraid I would slip away from his hold. I have never seen Rowan act like this. He was more like a mate to me than Robin. "Ari, please don't do something dangerous like that again. I feel like I've lost my soul when you disappear out of the blue. I thought you left if we hadn't seen Astrid outside the log cabin." "I apologize for being reckless. I'm safe now, aren't I?" Rowan frowned. "If we haven't found you at the last minute, you'll probably suffocate to death in that dark place. Don't you know that the oxygen there is insufficient?" I nodded guiltily. "How did you find me?" Rowan sighed. "If it wasn't for Robin looking for you, we wouldn't know you were missing." At the mention of Robin, I looked around but didn't see him. I was disappointed. Rowan smiled. "Are you looki
My eyes glistened with tears as I uttered, "I don't know how to repay you both. I don't deserve your kindness.""Arielle, you deserve our kindness more than anyone else. You are a great person, and we can't bear to see you get killed," said Bradley with a solemn face."Ari, just stay alive, and that's enough for me," Rowan said and gripped my hand tightly."Rowan, we should go back now. They will get suspicious if we are gone too long." Bradley said in a hurry and stood up."Hold on, may I ask where we are now?" I asked. "We are near the west gate. We chose this place since no one would suspect you are hiding here. Don't go out unless it's needed. Please stay safe, Arielle." Rowan said and hugged me."Okay. Be careful."Then they left hurriedly without a trace.I sighed and rubbed my temples.How did Ericka find out? It's strange.Did she send someone to follow us? Did she become suspicious because of Rowan and Robin's actions over the past month?Or did someone see Robin come to my r
I think my body is undergoing some transformation.The pain suddenly subsided, and as I fluttered my eyes open, I saw all the ferocious beasts earlier kneeling on the ground and shaking as if they were terrified. Am I dreaming?Huh? What's going on? Why do these beasts become small in my eyes?Oh, wait a second, why do the trees become small, as well?What happened?I looked at my paws, and my eyes widened in shock. These aren't my paws!It has big and sharp claws. Furthermore, it's scaly and doesn't belong to a wolf, at all!Did I evolve or something?My heart thumped anxiously. Then I noticed something on my back and when I moved, it flapped. Huh?I turned my head on my back and got the shock of my life. Why do I have wings?!This is impossible!Aren't I a wolf?Suddenly, voices of pleas echoed throughout the forest. I look at the ferocious beasts who suddenly turned docile, begging for mercy. "Your Highness, please have mercy!""We didn't know it was you, Your Highness!""Your High
[Arielle’s POV] My eyes shone while looking at the treasures that the Seven-Headed Hydra surrendered. There were all kinds of treasures—spiritual fruits, weapons, essence crystals, magic crystal balls, refining materials, gold, and gems. Most of the treasures were shiny and glittering. Well, it’s true that all creatures like shiny things the most—especially dragons. That includes me, of course! Who doesn’t like shiny things? I wonder if this seven-headed hydra robbed some people to get these things. As far as I can tell, all these weapons belong to the dark mage. Dark mages like to use scepters, after all. These collections of scepters all have magic crystal balls on top and all of them were of high quality. “Can I go now, Your Highness?” the seven-headed hydra asked in tenterhooks. Efrain only glared at it, and the poor thing kept trembling in fear. I chuckled in amusement. “Very well. Since you’re giving us all your treasures, we’ll spare you this time,” I said as I shrugged
[Third Person POV]In a huge city where strong dark mages reside, it is chaotic, and monsters wreak havoc everywhere.Every hundred years, a big tide of monsters attacks every city that dark mages build. No one knew why these monsters went berserk and attacked the dark mages. It was as though a powerful boss was commanding these monsters.In fact, there were forbidden places in the underground world where strong monsters lay. They didn’t dare step out of their lair for fear that the behemoth would attack them. That’s why these strong monsters tacitly agreed to control the monsters weaker than them to attack the cities every hundred years. And that behemoth they feared was Efrain.From time to time, Efrain would let half of his body out of the independent space to check the underground world to pass the time. And that’s how he became the boss of the underground world that everybody fears.Today, these strong monsters sensed that the vortex, where Efrain used to be, had disappeared out
Did Efrain just call me a Nine-Clawed Primordial Dragon? And he also calls me Princess Arielle Moon? Did he mistake me for someone else?I narrowed my eyes suspiciously and couldn’t help but ask, “Efrain, what did you just call me?”Efrain blinked his eyes and responded quickly, “Nine-Clawed Primordial Dragon?”“No, not that! Why did you call me Princess Arielle Moon? Did you mistake me for someone else?”“A-Ah? Haha... d-did I call you that? Perhaps I’m just over the moon after seeing your transformation. Yeah, that’s it. You must believe me!” Efrain replied, feigning ignorance. I squinted my eyes into a slit to see if he was telling the truth, but I couldn’t find traces of lies.Hmph!He must be lying through his teeth!Tch. I can’t be bothered with him. I snorted and ignored Efrain. “Don’t bother me.” Then I look at my body with admiration. Wow, I’m so huge. Although I’m not as huge as Efrain, I’m still happy with my new appearance. My claws are sharp like metal and they’re gorgeo
In all my life, I have never seen something so terrifying that it almost makes my soul leave my body. I shuddered at the thought of being eaten alive.What would have become of me?What about my revenge?No! I can’t die here!Isabella and the others are still waiting for me!I... I must persist!I gritted my teeth and fought the extreme pressure. However, the pressure is too strong. I thought my body would explode into smithereens.My life flashed before my eyes and I felt dizzy.No! I can’t die!!!“Argh!”I gritted my teeth while clenching my fist tightly and glared at the creature fiercely. Even if I die, I have to fight to the death!“Ah!” Just as I was about to suffocate to death, the pressure suddenly lifted. I was dumbfounded.I narrowed my eyes while breathing heavily. My body felt weak and my heart kept beating faster. Phew! I almost died! Suddenly, a deep, husky voice with a hint of childishness echoed calmly, “You are indeed brave, little one! You never succumb to death,
Following that, we learned more about this world from Light. She explained it more vividly, which made everyone itching to go outside to see what the dark world was like.Unfortunately, the place where we were at this moment was unfamiliar to Light. She doesn’t know how to go outside, which makes everybody feel dismayed.In light of this, we can only try to adapt to our environment and find people to inquire about the exit.Furthermore, it’s not bad to stay here at all. This place is the right training ground for me and the rest. This way we can save the clan in the upcoming disaster five years from now.Time is of the essence and we can’t dilly-dally. The future of the clan is in our hands. As time ticked away day by day, we finally adapted to how this world works. We slaughter every monster on our way.And the more we slaughter, the stronger we get. This kind of experience gives a boost to our confidence. I could feel the changes in our aura. That’s because we found out how useful
It took a long time before I landed on the soft ground with ease. Good thing I noticed that it’s the endpoint. Isabella also landed beside me and looked around vigilantly. But the remaining three people landed flat on the ground with a loud bang. Thud!“Ow!”“Curses!” “Argh!” I laughed upon seeing Ricky fall face flat on the ground while Avallona and Liana landed on top of him.Pft. Avallona and Liana immediately stood up and grinned sheepishly.“What is this place?” Ricky stood up and asked with a dumbfounded expression. We all looked at the surrounding area in surprise. I thought it would be completely dark. However, I never imagined how wide and high the underground would be. Tons of colorful illuminating stones were scattered everywhere, illuminating the entire place.This place looks like a cave, but not. It’s more like another dimension. The difference was that the sky was dark. If not for the illuminating stones everywhere, this place would be filled with darkness as black
Just when the dark mage was about to strike, Isabella suddenly asked anxiously with anticipation, “You... Can you describe this Norielle you are talking about?” The dark mage scoffed and fumed. “Describe? Well, since this will be your last, I’ll tell you about that damned mad woman! See that girl over there?” The dark mage pointed at me, which made me puzzled. “She has such striking similarities to that mad woman, as though carved out of the same mold! However, I just noticed the difference between them! That mad woman has purple eyes that I will never forget in this life! I’ll tell you, I’ll have my revenge this time! Since you look so alike, you must be her daughter!”Everyone gasped, and my mouth was agape. My heart skipped a beat at the thought.“Tell me?! Did she have a purple diamond crystal on her forehead?!” Isabella asked eagerly. The dark mage looked at us suspiciously. Nonetheless, he answered, “Of course! She’s a divine dragon, after all! Hahaha! Since she has a daughte
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Light frowned. "No. Actually, I've been thinking about it." I mumbled and pondered about the information the old man had said. "We can't decide on this matter yet until we know the true stance of the emperor. Our race has a long dispute with the werewolves and it isn't easy to trust the empire that might endanger all of us," Isabella uttered, and frowned.She's right. We can't afford to reveal our real identity or we'll be in serious trouble. Even though the emperor is Leonora's husband, we can't trust him completely, especially because we don't know him enough and we haven't even seen the emperor yet. "Then what should we do?" Avallona furrowed her eyebrows. She seems troubled about it. "I think we have to watch the emperor's action first. If what the old man says is true, then maybe we'll consider working together with the emperor." Ricky said. Actually, it isn't a bad idea. But what is this sinking feeling? There's one thing I don't get. How
“Isa, you need to calm down. We still don’t know the rest of what happened. What will we do if we lose the only clue we have?” I said anxiously.With that, Isabella angrily throws the old man on the ground and breathes heavily while trying to calm herself.“I’m sorry, I lost my composure for a second,” she uttered while still frowning. “Get up! Tell us what happened next!” Isabella glared at the old man hatefully.Ever since the old man mentioned that she lured Leonora into a trap, Isabella and the others became hostile. I couldn’t blame them. The old man coughed and smiled bitterly. “I guess I deserved that...”He sat on the chair again and inhaled deeply. Then he melancholy narrated while looking at nothing in particular, “That time, the Emperor was away to solve problems at the border. Alpha Roland took that opportunity to lure Leonora Moon out of the Imperial Palace on the pretense that something happened to the Emperor on the way. I brought Leonora Moon to the place that Alpha R