Some minutes after Ubuntu left me, the pack doctor attended to me, and I was able to move my legs once again. Well, maybe I wrongly judged Ubuntu, but I’ll make some further investigation.Although magic has been forbidden for a long time in my pack, but if Ubuntu truly possesses these dark powers, then I won’t just let it go to waste. I’ll make sure I find a way to take full advantage of him as I did with Zora, and at the end of the day, I’ll dump him before he unseats me with his powers. I will not repeat the same mistake I made with Zora. The elders and those that have lived before me must have surely gotten it wrong to place a ban on such powers of great magnitude, burning everyone found with dark powers of any sort. Well, that is their tradition, and tradition is the culture, the way of life of the dead. I’m alive, I ain’t dead, so I’m gonna just rustle up my own tradition, crafting it to whatever suits me, and if that means putting the old tradition, the culture of the dead in
Ubuntu did heal my face, and I cut a deal with him. He is going to lead a new special set of my warriors, whom I’ll love to call Shadow Hunters, to capture Zora. This new sect of warriors ― shadow hunters will consist of the best of the best warriors, that this pack has to offer, and they will take their oaths of service, later in the day.Ubuntu will be indispensable to me for now, but it still amazes me that he can confidently state that no one can tame him. Well, I guess I’ll have to work on that now… …but, b-but that should be somewhat simple because I remember that when I was growing up with my siblings, my mother of blessed memory, used to tell us, that when a witch is asleep in the night, their spirits is probably gone to their occultic night meetings, and by just turning their numb body upside down, one can by so doing kill them because the spirit who had gone to a meeting will not be able to make the comeback into the numb sleeping body if he doesn’t meet the body as he left
Calista’s POV.With heavy tears in my eyes, I exited the Mountain Dew Pack, ― my pack, my blood, and sweat, leaving behind Malik, the love of my life, with whom I began the journey that led to us formulating that so-called pack. I didn't need to be told twice, I grabbed my three pups, and I followed Melinda out of the pack. I didn't want to be a victim of his fucking rage. Well maybe, I could have pleaded my cause further, and redeemed myself… but the situation was incriminating enough, and I was grateful that he didn’t even bring an end to my life or that of my pups. My eyes were heavy, and tears were beginning to stream down my cheeks.“Don’t cry, Luna. Everything will be alright.” Melinda whispered into my ears, trying to comfort me. She gave me a side hug, and we continued our journey.“Luna?” I sobbed. “Am I still a Luna, like this?” “Yes, you are, and for me, you’ll keep being my Luna,” Melinda responded. “No, the Luna tag left me, as soon as I got thrown out of that pack,” I
A wave of helpless anger simmered inside of me, and when I couldn’t take it anymore, I burst all out with rage, interrupting their little moment, "are we gonna stand here all day, or we are gonna find some suitable shelter.” I snarled.They both shifted their gaze to me, with a ‘who the fuck is talking’, face. I was scared as f**k, and it was as though, my eyes sank into their sockets. My heart was racing, and my hands were shaking. I felt like I couldn't catch my breath. Every fiber of my being was consumed by this overwhelming sense of dread and horror. I felt vulnerable and I was terrified that they'd turn their back on me. Maybe Melinda was just using me after all, it was as if they were whispering something inaudible into each other’s ears.“Oh-ok, let’s get going.” Santan finally said in his deep masculine voice. “We ’ll make a stop for the night, at any conducive place.” “Oh…ok.” I heaved a sigh of relief. I don’t know why I easily
"It's simple since you are here claiming that you were raped by some beast… Um. Um… and if I heard you correctly, that means, you were forced against your will to bore these pups, so the only solution I can proffer, right now is that you get rid of these cursed pups.""What?" I exclaimed. "Get rid of what? The first fruits of my womb, my sweats and blood, the living extensions of myself. I would never do such. That'll be over my dead body!" I squealed, letting out a fiery exclamation of wrath and disdain."Can't you hear yourself?" I thundered, with my eyes shining with fury. "You're expecting me to get rid of them, just like that. Nah… Impossible.""Ok, I get you. I know how hard it is for you, to do something like this, but I can relieve that burden off your sleeve; I can actually help you do it. We are talking about the pups of an unknown beast, who is lurking somewhere far in the darkness, not knowing the troubles, the seeds he deposited in you have caused you, for fuck's sake." S
Although Melinda had me smiling like a five-year-old, I still found it hard to sleep. I was still wallowing in depressive thoughts. The scene where I put an end to the life of my father was still playing and replaying in my head like a broken record, and I couldn't do anything to stop it. The guilt and fear that followed the thoughts of my father's death were overwhelming, and I struggled to come to terms with my actions and their consequences. I couldn't shake the feeling that somehow, I was being punished for the terrible deed I had committed.But I asked myself again, ‘Was this what the moon goddess meant when she said, “death must be earned, as much as life?” Have I been cursed to keep wandering the earth without a certain purpose, like Cain, who was cursed to be a fugitive, wandering the surface of the earth, because he slayed his brother?”Yeah, maybe I have been cursed, maybe I have not been cursed, but the reality is that I’ve had to wander the woods, like a fugitive. Althou
AUTHOR'S POVMalik drew in a deep breath, sniffing the alluring scents of the intruding party, and for a second, he was amazed at the rate of the speed at which they moved, but he remained calm and undisturbed.His mind was still at ease, calm, and also calculating. He was trying to estimate the strength of the somewhat strange enemy that seemed to be approaching his pack before he made any move. 'Or is it those fools who looked to attack us during the day?' Malik mumbled under his breath, 'well there's only one way to find out…''Wait, why am I not hearing any sounds of distress? How are they even able to evade all our traps? It's already night, for fuck's sake.' he wondered.The watchman for the night, patrolling the border, also noticed the unusual movements around the pack, and when he couldn't make sense of it, he rang the pack bell. The other warriors, in the pack, were alerted, and they trooped out of their houses to defend their pack.Malik stood up from the edge of the mount
"Oh, oh, you can't move, either. What are you gonna do, if I keep calling you blind, huh? Ha-ha-ha.” Ubuntu let out a cocky crooked smile. “… Folks, your Alpha is fucking blind, and as you can see, he is also powerless."The warriors of Mountain Dew Pack, were fuming with intractable anger, they were infuriated that Ubuntu was berating their Alpha to their face, and they badly wanted to strike Ubuntu dead, but they were still waiting for Malik's order.Ubuntu moved closer to Malik, and Malik's claws extended at the instant. Malik wanted to attack Ubuntu, but Ubuntu dodged the attack, and Malik fell to the ground. "Wow, I love your audacity, Alpha. Well, I never expected less, but I just want you to know that it's madness to think that you can defeat me and my warriors, but I am not here to wage war with you. I'm here on an assignment and if you comply, no one is going to lose their life.” Ubuntu voiced out with intensity. "If you do not know, a werelion, named Zora trespassed at my p
"Malik!!! Malik!!!" I yelled, trying to dissuade him from attacking the Lakewood warriors all by himself, but he wouldn't listen. I didn't want him to get hit again, but it seemed like he was utterly enraged, and nothing would stop him, from releasing all rage he had bottled up inside of him."Everyone, get into the pack, and burn it to the ground…" I could hear Menelik's voice faintly, from the distance, even amidst the heavy battle cries. "And Hammy. Finish her now!!!" He growled.Explosions ripped through the air at once, reverberating with a bone-shaking intensity, sending shockwaves through the pack. The deafening blasts echoed off the surrounding trees, creating an atmosphere of chaos and danger.The battle raged on, explosions continuing to rock the surroundings, I could still see arrows flying all over the place. And as I was still surveilling my surroundings, breathing haphazardly, an explosive was thrown, at where I stood, and I instinctively picked it up, and threw it back,
Malik and Melinda chose to be put in chains and cuffs, ready to be taken back to Alpha Menelik, against my wish, and I had no choice but to lead them out of the pack, to the battlefront. I walked behind them, as we neared Lakewood's pack camp outside our pack.There were several tents in their camp, but there was one big tent at the center, and I automatically assumed that that would be their Alpha tent. So we sauntered in that direction.And as we got closer to the tent, the Lakewood pack warriors trooped out of their tents, and the gazes of some, who were parading the pack, stretching as far as the eyes could see, shifted to us as we sauntered forwards. Some of them were jeering and making mocking gestures towards us, as we walked, but that didn't faze me one bit, I was only focused on the task at hand.A number of the Lakewood pack warriors formed a wall outside the big tent, with each of them wielding heavy metal weapons, pointing them in our direction."Stop there!!!" A gruffy
Ramsey and I were joined by the other Alphas in the bunker.The other Alphas made us know, that the Lakewood warriors had surrounded the pack, and they didn't give chase, nor did they pursue our own warriors into the pack as we retreated. The Lakewood warriors were only standing round, successfully putting the pack under siege.And that made me question their motive — because if the Lakewood warriors are truly here for battle, why can't they just waltz in, and finish the battle? Because it was crystal-clear that we were losing the war to the Lakewood pack, and it was glaring, even to the blind, that we were on the back foot, even in our own backyard.I was fed up and frustrated, and it scared me to the bone, to learn that the face of battle, that the face of warfare had evolved, beyond fists, claws, and fangs, to now explosives, and speedily moving silver bullets.The warriors reported, that with these new innovations, the Lakewood pack outmatched and outwitted them, annihilating and
"Ok. The pack is all clear now!" Melinda breathed, her heart pounding in her chest.Melinda, Ramsey, and I stood in the middle of the pack, gazing round at the empty structures, save for the scanty warriors who were holding their grounds inside of the pack. Melinda, Ramsey, and I had escorted the young ones, and the women, who couldn't volunteer in the battle to safety. "Ok I'm going to join the warriors in battle…" Melinda let out a low growl, her eyes booming with intensity. "I have to go, even the scores…""No…" I boomed with authority, holding her by her hand. "You ain't going, nowhere, Mel. I don't want them to capture you again, or even turn you against us, as they did to Kieran…""I gotta go, Mom." Melinda retorted, her face entwined with worry. "I know Kieran would surely be out there. And um, I don't know, I have to…""But you said, he was all out of control, and he doesn't recognize us anymore…" I said in a curious tone, my voice laced with sorrow, as I gazed intently at Me
The shadow warriors sprung up to action at the nick of time, and they caught Cassandra in the air, just before she could attack Ubuntu. They knocked her to the ground, they cuffed her hands, and they made her sit back in her seat.The hall was booming with silent tension, and the rest of the congress watched in silence, as their Alpha was being disgraced by her own warriors."Y'all see, she's a nuisance…" Ubuntu smirked. "But this is a serious allegation, Ubuntu." Adonis Graham chimed in. He was the Alpha of Woodbury Pack."He's lying…" Cassandra yelled, her face crumpled and distorted with rage. "Tell them, he's lying, Calista.""His words are true…" I muttered. "I can confirm that it's true. Alpha Cassandra herself, narrated the true version of the cause of the destruction of Ridgewood to both Ubuntu and I before she tried to murder Ubuntu...""What!" Cassandra bellowed. "You're taking sides with this traitor!!!" "No, I ain't. I'm just done playing this delicate game with you." I
******CALISTA'S POV*****"So, was that all that happened???" I quipped, sighing deeply, a great sense of weariness sweeping over me."Yeah, Mom," Melinda responded, her voice laced with subtle fury, as she laid her head on my shoulder.We were both seating on the bench outside the room, where Malik was being treated in the pack's clinic.Melinda just narrated the gruesome, heart-wrenching, and calamitous chain of events that happened, after we were separated from each other, and I just couldn't help but feel a great wrench of sadness. My spirit was heavy, and my heart ached with unspoken agony.I was close to tears, but I tried to hold myself together. I tried to picture the sleepless nights, the grueling events, the pain, the agony — that my family had to go through, all because of me, but I just couldn't. It was so hard for me to process.I thought about it, back and forth, and the fact that I brought Kieran and Melinda into the world, only for them to go through tribulations upon t
Malik tried to defend himself, but the energy remaining in his frail muscles was only a tiny fraction of Hammy's, and there was nothing he could do, other than to lie there, and humbly receive death blows from the boy he raised from birth.Melinda was shell-shocked, and for a second, she found it hard to believe, that her own twin brother, would viciously go up against her, and their Papa — Malik. For a second, she wondered why he won't even answer to Kieran anymore, but Hammy. Melinda was so shocked, that she couldn't even retaliate to Hammy's brutal blows.The Lakewood warriors aimed guns at Melinda but they couldn't shoot, because of the crowd, at the square. The scene was chaotic, and the warriors were trying to take control of the situation. The junior officers tried to disband the crowd, but they wouldn't leave.The whole of the Lakewood pack was stunned and thrilled, by the recent turn of events. and they wanted to stay at the square, to watch the showdown. It was as though th
*****AUTHOR'S POV*****The whole of Lakewood Pack stood at the pack square, all gloating and murmuring amongst themselves, as they stared down at the helpless Malik, with some pups even throwing stones and specks of dirt, at Malik who was kept in a silver cage fitted to the center of the stage for all to see.Malik was weak and almost powerless. He had withstood vicious attacks and beatdown, from Menelik's puppets, all week long since he arrived at Lakewood pack. They didn't stop the assault for a minute, save for the occasional moments, they'd stop to force some food and water down Malik's throat. Malik often rejected the food, and sometimes he'd try to summon his fangs to stop the warriors, but the warriors had to find a way to boycott Malik's defense. They had to use any means possible to see to it that Malik was fed, that he ate something, for it was all on Menelik's order.Menelik also made sure Malik was bruised, battered, tortured, and manhandled at Lebron Dave's abandoned c
"I won't harm you, kid," I resounded, placing my left hand on his shoulder. "...but that's only if you'll answer my question. You're a guard, and I know you hear rumors that even the whole pack does not get to hear about. So, you ought to know Malik's whereabouts; the fellow question is the Alpha's brother, and I wanna know, whether he's still…""Ooh, that's even who you're talking about…" He chuckled, and sat up slightly, looking me dead in the eyes. I was amazed at how his once fearful guise suddenly turned to a confident one, in a couple of seconds. "Well, he is on the stage at the square right now, and he's about to be executed… just like you are…" he groaned. And the next thing I saw was the bruised guard suddenly raising a gun at me. And before I knew it, he pulled the trigger, and a bullet came running at my head, but I dodged it, at the nick of time."Waoh," I exclaimed. My face turned red, a solar-red-hot fury streaming from me, and I unleashed all my anger upon him. Befor