ROSELLA’S POV As Sage and I sat at the long dining table in the palace, I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread wash over me. This was it, the last supper we were going to have together before Sage sets off on a dangerous mission to find her daughter. I didn't want to let her go, but I knew I couldn't stop her.Sage looked at me with a stern expression, "Rosella, you need to have faith in yourself. You have grown so much in such a short amount of time. You are stronger than you think.""But what if something happens to you?" I asked, my voice quivering with fear. I couldn’t afford to lose Sage, especially not after how much we’ve bonded over the weeks of her being my trainer. She is the most patient teacher I’ve ever met and no wonder my mother asked me to find her. "I will be fine," Sage said reassuringly. "I have been running for too long. Living in hiding and scared of death, I’m over that fear now, and it's time for me to take control of my life again. And who knows, maybe I w
Sage sat quietly in the corner of her small, cramped room in the basement of the abandoned warehouse, waiting for the inevitable. The Witchsbane was slowly killing her, and she had been feeling weaker with each passing day. She had tried to send a signal to Rosella to warn her of the imminent danger, but her powers were too weak, and she was scared she wouldn't be able to save the rest of the pack.She closed her eyes and tried to focus on her powers, trying to will them to come to life again. But the Witchsbane was working hard to weaken her, and it seemed like her powers had completely abandoned her. Sage knew she had to keep trying, though. She couldn't just sit there and wait for the end to come.Sage took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She focused all of her energy on trying to send a signal to Rosella to warn her of the danger. She could feel her powers slowly beginning to stir within her, and she knew she had to act fast.Finally, she was able to send some signals to Rosell
Maisey paced back and forth in the dimly lit room, his eyes darting from one member of the Revolutionary to the other. Kika sat on the edge of the table, her fingers drumming against the hard surface as she stared at the floor. Flow leaned against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest as he watched the others. Radiant was the only one who seemed calm, her eyes closed as she took deep breaths."We have lost Maika," Maisey said, his voice thick with frustration. They’ve been planning this takeover since they were young witches in training and even years after and multiple lives lost, it doesn’t seem like they are close to winning or anything. "We cannot afford to lose anyone else. We need to act fast and take down Rosella before it's too late." Maisey continued. They can’t afford to lose any hope right now, especially when the future doesn’t seem so bright anymore. He wasn’t going to let his fears show on his face, so the rest of his friends don’t lose hope. Kika looked up at him
As Susu watched Rosella from a hidden corner of the palace, a sinister smile curled on her lips. She had devised a plan to unsettle Rosella's powers, to manipulate them in a way that would make her go out of control. Susu's heart pounded with excitement, knowing that she was about to sow chaos within the pack.Using her own dark magic, Susu began to send waves of energy towards Rosella, subtly disrupting the balance within her. She could feel the power pulsating through her veins, a malicious force seeking to unleash itself upon the unsuspecting pack.At first, the effects were subtle. Rosella's usually calm and composed demeanor started to waver, her movements becoming more erratic. Susu watched with delight as Rosella struggled to control her powers, her usual grace now replaced with uncertainty.Julian noticed the change in Rosella immediately. His eyes widened with concern as he saw the flicker of darkness that danced within her eyes. He reached out to her, trying to steady her, b
As Julian stared at Rosella, he wondered if she was really back to her normal self. Had the herb actually worked? It was too early to tell but he couldn't help the flicker of hope in his heart. Maybe for once, all of this madness was over. Rosella quelled his doubts the next minute with a gentle smile and she placed her cold hands on his lap. She knew what he was thinking, it's hard for him not to spiral down that road especially when this same scene has replayed many times right before their eyes. "Believe me, my love," Rosella smiled at him, hoping it puts him at ease and makes him believe her. "I'm perfectly okay now."Julian stared at his wife for a few seconds and finally, he hugged her. She could feel the relief rolling through him in waves and she closed her eyes before letting herself breathe in his scent. She had missed this, missed him. "I don't want to lose you, Rosella," he said. "I promise you that we would get to the bottom of this together. We would find whoever it
Maisey's fingers drummed steadily on the table as he stared at the old clock that hung on the wall. It was well past 9 pm and their meeting that was scheduled for 8 pm had not yet begun. They were waiting for the last person. "Can we just get on with something," Kika sighed. "Do we have to wait for her every single time?” She wa stunning out of patience and she’s rather be sleeping than staying up waiting for someone to show up when she feels like. Maisey remained silent, his dark and foreboding eyes watching every corner of the dark cavern, waiting for the first glimpse of just her shadow. They were all waiting for Susu, and they were running out of patience as time went by.Maisey was doing his very best to not let his intrusive thoughts win and he definitely didn’t want to think of Susu in that light so he was going to do what every other normal person would have done, wait for her and give her the benefit of doubt. After tonight, he would warn her about coming late like she was
Maisey watched as Susu walked away from the cavern. His mind was racing and his thoughts were very much disoriented. He knew that she had a plan, an evil one, but there was no way he was getting it out of her. She was just too smart for him.He ran his fingers through his hair as he pondered upon his next line of action. If Susu actually double crossed him in the palace, there was no way he was going to come out alive. Julian's wolves would surely overpower him and tear him to pieces. He had to think of a backup plan. Especially since everything that was happening in that damned palace were kept vague to the rest of them by Susu. As his thoughts ran wild, he heard the sound of footsteps stealthily approaching and he stopped to listen. He knew who it was -Maika. She had a knack for good deeds and as much as Maisey had tried to incorporate her into the revolution, he knew she still had a good heart. He was going to give her time to adjust, then make a decision between killing her off o
Maika walked in and that was when their whole plan clicked in her head. She had walked right into their plot and now she had no proof if they were even saying the truth. Yet she let herself be walked into whatever trap they were setting for her. "Fucking cowards!" She cursed out, blaming herself for letting them fool her. "If you are as strong as you claim to be, come out and let us fight in the open!""Finish with your mother first!" The faint reply came from outside making Maika jump in fear, she wasn’t expecting them to hear her after the door was locked nor give her a reply. "Hopefully, you'll be ours to kill thereafter." The guard added after a dramatic pause and Maika scoffed and groped around, trying to find her way in the dark hall. Not a single ray of light was in the room.She spread her palms out and she could feel another presence in the room. She wasn’t alone and she had a faint idea who the other person was. "Damn you, Sage!" Maika grunted after waiting for some tim
The rest of the fight was pretty much bullying.Watching her friend's head being pulled brutally from her neck was enough to awaken the darkest powers that lay dormant in her.Rosella attacked Akayla at once, blasting her with balls of fire. At first, Akayla did a good job dodging, but she couldn't keep it up for long.Rosella had her cornered in no time and as much as Akayla tried to fight back, nothing seemed to be working. Rosella's body absorbed every single ball of fire from Akayla and the more Akayla blasted her, the stronger she got.Akayla finally realized that there was no way she could get past Rosella and she decided to switch tactics to subtlety.She raised her arms in the air like she was surrendering and as soon as Rosella got close enough, she blasted her with all the energy she had.Rosella screamed in pain as her body struggled to absorb the blast and Akayla blasted her again.Rosella fell to the floor, her clothes burnt and torn in multiple places and Akayla laughed
“Some light training could help,” Alpha Julian suggested.“It’s magic we’re talking about,” Maika snorted. “You either have it or you don’t. She lost hers already and except we can find a way to get it back before Akayla sniffs us here, she can’t.”“Great,” Rosella sighed. “So I’m practically useless here.”“You’re not,” Maika frowned. “We would find a way. Here, hold my hands.”Maika stretched out her hand and Rosella took her hands.“Close your eyes, let’s try something,” Maika suggested.Rosella nodded and shut her eyes tight as Maika began to chant a spell. It took some minutes but eventually Rosella began to feel the power flow through Maika’s hands and into hers.Maika opened her eyes and dropped Rosella’s hand.“Try to light a flame now,” Maika said.Rosella spread her arms out and concentrated so hard but only a little spark came.“It would take a lot of time,” Maika sighed. “Your body is already used to the magnitude of the dark powers it carried before. What I have given you
It didn’t take Rosella a long time to find Julian. She knew his favorite spot, by the Oak tree and when she saw him there, she was not surprised.Rosella walked up to him and squeezed his hands in hers. He turned around, startled and she knew at once that he had not sensed her presence.“Rosella?” He asked. “Is that you?”“It’s me, honey,” Rosella replied and hugged him.They remained like that for a long while and when he finally disconnected from her, she saw that his eyes were pure white.“What happened to you?” Rosella cried. “Your eyes.”“She got to me,” Alpha Julian muttered. “Akayla. She killed our baby too.”“I know,” Rosella nodded. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.“I saw him, Julian. I saw our baby.”“I saw him too,” Alpha Julian nodded. “I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything about it. I have failed you.”Rosella held his hands lovingly. She hated it when he was like that. He was her only source of strength and it seemed that he didn’t believe anymore. He had lost
THE LAST SUPPER 2Maika waited till they were halfway through their supper before she appeared from the kitchen again. She knew the poison was a slow one, and it would take a long time before it started working fully.Maisey sighted her at the door and called to her."Maika darling," Maisey called. "It's almost 11 and you still haven't eaten.""I'll eat later," Maika smiled. "I lost my appetite."Maisey stared at her for a while and frowned."You know it's not right to serve your guests and starve yourself?" He said."And where did you hear that?" Kika laughed. She dragged her chair closer to Maika and whispered in her ears."I know you don't feel like eating," She said. "I can always help you out."Maika managed a weak smile and nodded. Deep down, she felt a pange of guilt knowing that all of them were going to die at her hands. Kika especially. She wasn't a bad person, her only fault was moving with the wrong person, her own father, Maisey, and as much as it pained her, she knew t
THE LAST SUPPER 1Maika watched her father as he studied the map on the wall before him. He was lost in thoughts as he traced his fingers up and down, circling towns and marking off rivers. She wondered what he was doing but she didn’t bother asking. He was not going to live long enough to conquer any of the places he was marking so it was pointless asking.Maisey noticed her curious glance and he smiled at her.“My darling,” He said. “All these places you see would soon be ours.”Maika nodded and smiled knowingly. If there was one thing she liked about the man, it was his confidence and ambition. If only he could channel it into something better, something more meaningful and worthy. But no, he only cared about power. He only cared about ruling the realm, and his obsession with ruling the realm was going to be his biggest undoing.“What plans do you have for the new world when you take over, father?” Maika asked.Maisey smiled and ran his fingers across a small creek on the map.“I c
Rosella closed her eyes and the fire enveloped her.She could still hear Akayla’s cackles in the midst of the flames and when she opened her eyes again, she was surprised to see that the fire was not burning her.“Rosella!”Rosella turned around at the sound of the familiar voice and she barely resisted the urge to scream. It was no other than Sage, her mentor that had gone missing a long time ago.“Sage?” Rosella cried. “How? What are you doing here?”Sage managed a weak smile. “It’s a long story. I’m sorry I left you for so long.”Rosella ran to hug her but her arms passed right through Sage’s body. She stared at her in shock and she shook her head.“No, no, no, it can’t be possible,” Rosella cried. “Don’t tell me you’re dead too.”“I’ve been dead for a long time,” Sage replied. “Maisey did this to me.”Rosella’s eyes widened in shock. “Maisey?”Sage frowned at her. “We do not have time for chit chats, Rosella. My Spirit would be here to guide you and Maika. The two of you together,
A shrill scream from over a mile jolted Alpha Julian out of his reverie. He shifted into his wolf at once and his ears perked up, alert.Someone was watching him and he could feel it.He growled and bared his fangs, daring whoever it was to appear, but no one came for a while.Just as he shifted back to his human form, he saw her. Even in the midst of the fire, her aura was powerful. Her hair was blood red and burned along with the flame in the warehouse and she smiled noticing his stare."We meet again, Julian," Akayla smiled.Alpha Julian growled and watched as she walked closer to him. He backed away as she came closer."Are you now scared of me?" Akayla taunted him."I can never be scared of you," Alpha Julian growled. "You're nothing.""I was," Akayla agreed. "But not anymore, and all thanks to your little son."Akayla threw a stick at him and Alpha Julian caught it at once. Staring at it, he realized that it was not actually a stick. It looked like a little child, a little child
Rosella begged for the tears but they refused to come. The one person that mattered the most to her, she had lost. The evil witch now had her baby."Rosella!" Alpha Julian called again.She ignored his call and lay down on the bed silently. The smoke was restricting his view and she knew that he would have a hard time finding her."Where were you when I needed you the most!" Rosella cried. "I lost him!"There was a deafening silence in the room for a long while and Alpha Julian spoke finally. His voice was calm."How did it happen?""Susu!" Rosella cried. "I told you she was evil all the while but you never believed me. I'm the crazy witch who doesn't know what she's saying. Now we've lost our little boy.""No harm will come upon our baby," Alpha Julian promised. "I can assure you of that.""You can't assure me of anything," Rosella shook her head. "She would have killed me if she wanted to. You said you would be beside me but you weren't."From her voice, Alpha Julian could tell that
Susu carried the dead baby all the way to the abandoned warehouse.Her heart raced with excitement at the thought of getting Akayla back fully. Together, they were going to take over the world, just as Akayla had promised her.She got to the door of the warehouse and she looked around quickly to make sure that no one was looking. Seeing that no one was around, Susu pushed the door open and walked in.From a distance, she could feel the energy buzzing around Akayla. Even in her vegetative state, she was that powerful. Susu dared to wonder for a minute how strong she would be when all her powers were back.She stopped at the bed where the witch lay and she slowly removed the cloth that covered her body."My Queen," Susu announced her presence.Akayla woke up with a start and her eyes shone black. Her face was a mask of different dull colors: ash, grey and black in a few places, a subtle reminder of the day that she had tried to get the powers out of the portal and got badly burnt.Susu