โWhat?โ questioned the clown.The Eagle King angled his eyes at the clown. โCould it be? Could he know? Does he know who she is?โ he thought.Austin grinned with satisfaction as his hunch was right. He stepped in front of Agatha in a protective stance. He then said, โThe jokeโs on you, clown. Youโre not the real one. So, stop beating about the bushes. Show yourself.โThe clown squeezed her fist tightly till it turned blue. โTSK!โโWhat!โ thought the Eagle King. โBut how?โ he continued on thinking. He wonders if Austin have some hidden ability to see through peopleโs true self.The clown put her fingers together and like a mad woman started tiptoeing and laughing. โHehehe, you got me.โAustin was unsure why she was giggling like that. As if she didnโt care that Austin knew she wasnโt the clown.Agatha tugging on Austinโs shirt asked, โHey, when did you noticed she wasnโt your people?โโWhen I jumped up to you.โโOh. Good observation.โAustin, still staring at the clown, continued on hi
The clown thought, โI donโt want him to see me. At least not yet. He cannot see me until my plan falls through.โ She gently bit the side of her tongue. โI need to quickly end things here.โโMadam, we need to quickly execute our plan,โ ushered the Eagle King.The clown lifted her hand to stop the Eagle King from talking. She then looked at Austin and Agatha. She lean her head to the side and keeping that smile she said, โMy, my, we would have been good friends.โโPfft, never,โ said Austin.She lifted her fingertips to her cheeks and then stroked her lips. โI still can be. Your personal sidekick.โโOh, really?โ said Austin, pretending to sound interested.โYesss. I can rely important details about the Great Grey Wolf King to you. Telling you about his land, secret hideouts, and his weaknesses.โAgatha clenched her fist tightly. Of course, her father had never been a father figure to her. She should care less if anything happens to him, but he is still her father. She would have to defen
โYESSS,โ shrieking with excitement. โYour mother. Exactly. I knew you would guess it right.โ She did a little dance of happiness.Agathaโs chest rises with anger, and she said, โWhat about my mother!โThe clown lifted her hand to Agatha. โAh. Now those are the right questions. What, why, where, and how.โ Agatha was becoming impatient with this joyful clown. She demanded, โWhy! Why are you after Juniper and me.โโWell,โ the clown chattered her teeth then giggled. โbefore you, I wanted her.โโYou wanted her?โโYes. Yes, I did.โAgatha inhaled sharply as she knew who this woman was. She paled and said, โYouโre the real face snatcher.โThe clownโs thrilled laughter echoed the mountain top. โYesss! I am! Ta-da!โ She waved her arms openly.โThe one I killed before was just one of your subordinate. She was just imitating you.โโCorrect again. Youโre a smart one indeed.โAgatha, realizing that if this is the real face snatcher then that means Juniper is probably being replicated right now.
โWhat is going on with her face?โ asked Grump, leaping next to Austin.โLooks like she put on the wrong mascara,โ said Orlanda.The clownโs lip slowly twitched at the corner of her lips. Her dark purple magic shrouded around her.Austin and Agatha both noticed her changes in features and also summoned up their power. Their magic glows around them.โFine, the game starts.โ She ripped off the pasty facemask and beneath it was a familiar face.They all gasped as to who they saw.โWitch doctor?โ they all said.King Leonardo making a grand entrance in his wolf form stood behind all of them. His great wolf overshadowed them. He looked at the woman with his eyebrows narrowed at her. He scoffed and said, โRipped off her face.โโSure,โ said Orlando.โGladly,โ said Grump.They both charged after the witch doctor.โWhat? Is she not the witch doctor?โ asked Agatha.โNo. Sheโs not,โ answered her father.โThen, who is she?โโWeโre about to find out.โThe Eagle King hidden mark eagles stepped in fron
โOh yeah,โ said Agatha.โYes, a cursed you are.โโEnlightened me,โ said Agatha nonchalantly.Elva folded her arms and smiled as she said, โBecause wherever you go, death follows. You kill everyone in your path." She was awaiting Agathaโs flare of anger. However, to her disappointment, Agatha didnโt flinch. In fact, she didnโt even show any emotions. It was as if the news didnโt effect her at all.Agatha remained silent. Her expression was motionless.A minute went by, and the wind was silently gusting around them.Agatha still didn't say anything. She just kept staring at Elva. She wasnโt hurt by those words anymore. Those long forgotten pain have subsided. Elva frowned as Agatha remained quiet and didn't react to what she just said. The wind blew as the dark clouds covered the sky again. The breeze brushes Agathaโs hair and it lightens her face.Elva gasped as Agatha was indeed the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. She was even more so than Maya. โYouโre perfect,โ she whispe
Elvaโs face lying on the dirt and her eyes started to light up.โKill!โ exclaimed Agatha. Her magic beam shot from behind her and like a wave crashing into the rocks, her spell hit Elva.โAHHHHH!โ screeched Elva.The mountain top started to shake and tremble. The tip of the hill was sparkling with ashes.โShit!โ shouted the Eagle King.Joseph loosened his talons and let go of King Leonardo. He looked at the Eagle King and shouted, โEagle King, we cannot stay here any longer. We need to leave.โThe Eagle King didnโt say anything. He looked at the lifeless body that was being wrapped by the vines of the earth.โThe mountain is collapsing,โ grunted King Leonardo.Austin looked at his wife. โHey, darling, do you think you can ease it up a bit over there.โAgatha turned around and beamed at him, โDid I overkill?โAustin laughed.โPhew,โ sighed Agatha. โEverything is finally over.Dust particles were flying everywhere. Just as everything started to clear something about Elvaโs body didnโt l
โFUCK!โ shouted the Eagle King. He then thought, โI need to escape. I need to regroup. I need to re-strategies everything.โ His eyes narrowed at Austin. Austin shifted and he became pure black wolf. His brown eyes glared deathly at the Eagle King. The darkness took over his pupils. The Eagle King began to panic. For some reason he felt like he was dying. Like he couldnโt breathe. He was becoming breathless. He looked down to the tip of his feathers and he saw that he was shaking. โThis man, this alpha, is definitely not an easy foe,โ he thought. โNow, for you, you dickface!โ growl Austin. The Eagle King backed away. He was scared. He was frightened. Austinโs forces was terrifying. He snapped his broken beak together a few times. โScrew this black wolf! Screw his beautiful luna! Screw all these people! Iโm out of here.โ He leaped into the sky trying to escape. โYou wonโt escape,โ snarl Austin. His dark shadow reached towards the sky and grabbed hold of the Eagle Kingโs talon. T
DOWN BELOW"Austin," groaned Agatha.Austin stir. He opened his eyes and saw Agatha. "Agatha?" groaned Austin. "Oh my god, you're awake.""Agatha? Are we dead?""No. We're alive.""Where are we?""We're at the bottom of the waterfall.""But how are we in a tent?""Magic." Agatha showed him her space ring. "Oh. That explains why you keep having strange things popping out of nowhere.โโWhat?โโAhhh, nothing,โ groaned Austin. He remembered that only the olden ones have those space ring. They were quite rare. The rings have magic abilities that allows the carrier to store whatever he or she wants. Itโs quite an amazing artifact. He looked at Agatha and was surprised she had one. He was happy that such valuable gift was still lingering around.โUmm, are you okay?โ asked Agatha, tilting her head at him.He nodded his head as he looked at the tent. He asked, โYou put this thing in your space ring?โ"Yes. It comes in handy, doesn't it?""I guess so," grumbled Austin, as he held onto his sto
โHow could you be so reckless,โ he said to her but at a distance.โWell, it wasnโt my fault, was it,โ said Lily, fixing her dress.โYou knew that sending out that signal could triggered the enemy to find you, yet you did it to have Peter find us.โโYes. If I didnโt, then we wouldnโt be found, andโฆโ she flipped her head to him. โWe wouldnโt be able to stop the Mystical Dragon when we did.โSolomon lifted her off the ground and placed her on his lap. โPlease, stop trying to make yourself vulnerable.โโI wasnโt.โโYes, by putting yourself in danger, you are baited.โโBut,โ said Lily, wrapping her arms around his neck.โBut what,โ asked Solomon, daring to want to hear more.โI got you.โSolomon smiled at her remarks. He licked her lips and begged for more. He sucked on her tongue till they were a dripping mess.โSolomon,โ puffed Lily.โYes?โ he said, breathlessly.โSeriously, we are running out of time, no more sex,โ she panted against his lips, but wouldnโt let go of him either.โHumph! T
PRESENT Solomon grabbed Lily by the waist and tilted her chin to him. โIf you ever do something that foolish again, I swear, I will-โ Lily started crying. Of course she was sad for what she did, but she couldnโt live with the pain. Living life without him is more painful than living a life alone. Solomon saw that he have made her upset again and said, โIโm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry.โ Lily whimpered into his chest. Solomon patted her on the back to soothe her from crying. After Lily have calmed down he nibble on her lips and said, โI only said those things to you to get you away from me.โ Kiss her here and there and continues woeing her. โI was only trying to save you.โ Lilyโs tears fell once again. Solomon deepened his kiss. โI swear I didnโt mean anything that I've said to you.โ Those words just made it worse, not in a bad way, but in a good way. The kind of feeling where you are happy when you eat ice cream on a hot day. She was warming up rapidly as she knew
โThe Mystical Dragon have appeared!โ shouted Peter.Solomon knew that the creature was coming, but he didnโt expect it to come this fast.โSolomon, we have to stop it now!โ cried Peter.Solomon summoned his magic, but he was still injured and couldnโt fully conjured his trap.Lily looked at the Mystical Dragon. It was dark and cold. Looking at it makes oneโs soul sorrow beyond measures.โDonโt look at it!โ shouted Solomon.Lily looked away. She wiped away her tears.โWhatever you do, donโt look it in the eyes. Nothing good will come of it.โPeter snapped himself from staring at the creature and said, โSolomon, seal it! Seal it now!โSolomon tried to complete the incantation, but he couldnโt. He was running out of energy. His wound was bleeding internally. โSolomon! What are you doing!โSasha standing by said, โStop shouting at him! Heโs hurt.โPeter was shocked by the news. โSolomonโฆ Solomon is that true?โSolomon look tiredly at his friend. โYes.โPeter was inhaling small breaths of
โSHIT!โ huffed Solomon. He was feeling the heating wave washing over him.โWhat? What is it?โ asked Lily, with worry.โItโs- Itโs kicking in.โโYou mean the drug- The sexual need.โโYes, what else,โ questioned Solomon, trying to hold his sanity correctly.โFuck!โ swears Lily.โDamn! Damn it!โ howl Solomon.โOh, what do I do? What do I do?โ asked Lily, circling him.โIโm running out of time.โ Solomon spat out some blood.โSolomon! Oh, god!โโFuck! Whoever did this wanted its victim to feel immediate urges as they are dying. This person didnโt want to waste any time. These dicks! Fucking while dying! What a disgusting joke!โ he curses loudly.โSolomon, what- what do we do? What do I do?โ she asked in low panic voice. This is the first time in her life where she didnโt know what to do. She was clueless as she didnโt know how to handle such a hot and intense situations.โWhat else?โ expelled Solomon, breathlessly.โWhat?โ Lily asked puzzlingly.โSex,โ he grunted. โWe need to have sex.โLi
PRESENTโI was able to dodge the arrow,โ said Solomon,โBut I- I was- I was..." stuttered Lily. "Was, what?""I really was trying to save you.โHe let an amusement of "Ah." Lily let out an unsatisfied gesture. โI mean it. I had no bad intentions whatsoever." โRight.""I mean how was I supposed to know that you were- you know- dodge it."Solomon tapped his head and said, "I got everything calculated in my head already. I knew where the directions of the arrow was going and where it was heading. I was going to miss it by a mile, until... well..."Lily pouted as he was directing her mistakes. Solomon grabbed her hand and slid it up his chest. โMy calcuations was to make sure that it missed me and past right by you. So neither of us gets hit.""Oh, you can do that? Wow," said Lily, shockingly. "Ah-huh.""Well, I mean you're- the amazing and wonderful Solomon, so of course you can. It's a piece of cake to you I bet." Solomon leaned into her and said, โI timed it perfectly without any
FLASHBACKThe sun was rising quickly into mid-day.โFather, do you think we can catch that fawn?โ asked Solomon.โFawn? What for?โ asked Austin.โI donโt know, to raise, I guess.โโSure,โ came Austinโs reply.Solomon was closing in on the fawn. "I almost got it father!" Just as soon as he was close enough, his senses went off. Something was coming fast at him. A fast flying arrow was coming towards them. โFATHER!โ he shouted. He jumped into the air to dodge the arrow. Austin, seeing the arrow dodged it by a mere inch. He halted his horse from going any further and made a turn back to camp.Austin and Solomon rode quickly to base.โWhat is it?โ asked Agatha, seeing their rush. โWe got ambushed,โ said Austin.โAmbushed,โ frowned Agatha.โYes. Now hurry, we must leave back to the fortress." Agatha nodded her head and hurried Lily along.โGrump!โ summoned Austin.โYes, my king,โ said Grump, flashing in front of Austin.โSound the alarm.โGrump, shocked by his alpha's command said, โMy
FLASHBACK- 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS AGO (PLEASE REFER BACK TO END OF EPILOGUE SHORT STORY 8) From beyond that measure stood a handsome man. He was peeking at her. Solomon was staring down at his mate, Lily. Peeking at the woman who haunts his visions day and night. His hand pushed down a few branches to get a better view of her. Wow. Sheโs gotten more beautiful. But he wasnโt sure how thatโs possible for sheโs always been beautiful. From head to toe sheโs a always gorgeous looking. Not one ounce could falter her fair look. In every single aspects no one comes close to her. She's that beautiful. The wind brushed by and Lilyโs hair drifted around, making her look like an angel. Solomon lost his breath and forgotten to breathe for a moment. Damn! Sheโs stealing my breath every single time I see her. โSolomon!โ shrill Peter.โShh!โ hushed Solomon.โWhat? What is it?โ asked Peter, he was angling himself down. He was trying to be stealth as to not be noticed. He looked around to see where the
BEDCHAMBER Solomon sat at the edge of the bed. He was nearly dressed. From his waist down he was fully clothed.Flora finally woke up and grabbed the comforter to cover her naked body. She was sore in places she didnโt think possible. She grabbed onto her stomach as he was too rough with her last night. It was a night filled with pain and pleasure. She swears she wouldnโt be able to walk with the punishment he gave her last night.Solomonโs back was against her. He seemed to be concentrating.She study him. He seems to be thinking. Deeply in his mind, he seems to be lost. She didnโt stir as she was afraid she might disrupt his train of thoughts.Solomonโs voice came without him looking at her, โAre you done?โShe gripped harder onto the sheet.With her silence he turned his head slightly to look at her. โSo, when does it end?โโI donโt know what youโre talking about.โSolomon flipped around so fast that she didnโt even get a chance to respond. His lips cracked upon his still face. Hi
Flora was being handed off to another man. This man lifted her into his arms. She could hear him chuckling with amusement. No. No! No! She flanges her legs in refusal of going with this man. As she struggles the man nearly dropped her. She felt her body nearly touching the ground, but she didnโt hit the hard ground, instead she was being lifted. High and above she felt like flying and onto the manโs broad shoulder she went. The man held her firmly without losing any grip.โLet go! Let go of me!โ she shouted.She didnโt know what was going on. One minute she was in her house then everything went dark. A misty fragrant slide into her room and she was knocked out from the drug.THIRTY MINUTES AGOIt was dark. It was cold. Not a sound echoed the room. A thick black cloth folded over her eyes. She couldnโt see anything. Her hands were tied and bonded together.โTake her away,โ said a man with a deep voice.Flora was scared now. She didnโt want to be kidnapped. She didnโt want to be taken a