Luana took in the dark, smokey room once again, with steam coming out of a teapot which indicates someone has had a change of drinks. She walked into the office and saw Shelbrooke sitting on his executive chair with two men standing. One by the wall and the other has his hips leaning against the table. The one by the wall has a mop of curly, rough red hair and a plump face. He had a plus-sized stature and the baggy shirt he was wearing made things worse. He had the stripes as well. The second one was rather tall and good-looking. He was lean and fair-skinned with blonde hair leaving a waxed bunch of hair on his forehead. His glowing golden eyes complemented his hair and skin. He also left two buttons of his red polka-dotted shirt open, revealing his manly chest. He had the stance of a loose playboy. Her type of man. She swallowed. "Look who is here," Shelbrooke stated, his tone slightly sarcastic. "Have you already decided that the best thing that can ever happen to you is receiving
"What is that?" Lyne asked Zeidan who stood up abruptly. "I don't know but I'm not sure it's good." He replied, turning sideways to look at her from the corner of his eyes. She was starting to get worried.But she heard something faint. It was like a whisper but very distant. It was Zeidan's voice but he wasn't moving his lips. “damn, it's a war. I should have known. Now, I have to protect my family.”"Family? You're accepting our baby?" She asked but he looked back, eyes widened."You can hear my thoughts?""I guess. I heard you say it...""You can hear my thoughts!" He smiled broadly and embraced her warmly. "You have my powers."Before she could say anything, another loud beat was heard, making her heart skip. "Zeidan?" Zeidan released her and walked to the door. "I don't think it's something serious, so I'll just go and check.""Zeidan, it's a war." She pointed out, arching a brow. "Lyne," he walked back towards her and grabbed her face in his hands. "Don't run away and don'
Zeidan ran through his army right to the front of the vast fields only to see a massive number of Werecats in their shifted forms ravaging the city. Things have gone completely out of hand that he wondered how long he had been unaware of the attack. He transformed, his fangs and claws out as he started going into their midst, jumping and stabbing or slashing their necks. A huge cat jumped from the right side but he was fast enough to slash its side, making it fall with a thud and when another one slid from the left side, he jumped and gave its face a scissors kick, grabbing another one by the ears and hitting it to the ground. While he was busy punching the one on the ground, his hands grew weaker and his ears were filled with screams, people yelling out instructions of retreating and charging forward, and a loud screech. He placed two hands on each ear as he knelt, head ringing and thumping. He knew that feeling, but where exactly was she? "Lyne?" He managed to mutter, looking arou
Lyne rolled away on the floor with Werecat, not minding the dust they gathered, clouding their sight. After which she was done tearing apart its neck, blood splattered all over her face, she moved on to the next, her soldiers doing the same.While she shifted back into her original form, her clothes still in place, which she still finds weird, growls and shrieks could be heard. Her golden hair was now glued to her neck and it itched her."Damn!" She exhaled and pulled her hair up in a ponytail. "Let's fight some bad guys." She smirked and made to turn but collided with someone."Ow!" It was Luana. Her hair was also worn in a ponytail and she was holding her nose."I'm sorry. I wasn't looking." As she made to go, her voice stopped her."Maybe you're not just fit for this." Luana mocked and she turned, arms folded akimbo."What do you mean?"She rubbed the liquid oozing out of her bleeding nose with the sleeve of her jacket and licked her lips covered in a black coat."You see, in life,
"Ugh!" Lyne held on to her wounded face as she was wheeled into the infirmary on a stroller. It burned so hard and even when she had heard her Father talk about self-healing, she had refused to ask him more about it due to how angry she was at him for keeping her mother's death away from her. Her face was full of dry blood with her swollen face burning hard. But someone else was on her mind, despite her pain. Zeidan."Zeidan?" She mumbled."Just don't worry about him right now. Come on, we'll take care of you."A nurse helped her up. She managed to sit up, wincing. "I hope he is fine wherever he is. I'm so worried about him." She said mildly, looking around the white glistening painted walls in the room that had just the lone bed to which she will be transferred. If he ever left the war field, he should be there."He is fine now. He should be in the palace now."The petite nurse said, reading her face."How badly is he hurt?" She asked, moving to the bed and gently sitting."Not hurt
Still on his throne as the sun was setting, Zeidan in a fresh royal attire sat on the throne, face thoughtful. The arrival of his back chief of army was announced and he sat up wondering what news he brought. The four hundred and fifty-seven years old man with agile looks walked in with a smile on his face. Strange."The Effinton I know does not know how to smile. What has happened, Eff?" Zeidan called out to the man who stopped some feet away from his throne and bowed waist level."Your highness, the Werecats have retreated."He smiled inwardly but worried as they might attack again, this time with force."How did you do that? I mean, they attacked through the front gate."Effinton straightened and his smile widened."Her royal majesty held them off, my Lord." He tilted his head slightly in salutation. "She tricked the Werecat into thinking she had the Onyx...""And made herself to be the bait?!" His heart skipped plenty of beats as he thought of the large number of vicious cats runn
Chloe pulled her horse to a stop in front of the torn-apart building, unmounted, and began to move towards it, dry leaves crunching under her black boots. She exhaled under the moonlight and straightened her blue leather jacket.Getting inside the quiet temple and all she could hear after the whooshing sound of the wind was the crickets and her heartbeat. The further she moved inside, the darker it became. Just like her life. When she had told Maya that she forgave her already if she let Lyne go, it was only to protect her niece and the baby. She never had the intent to forgive the one who murdered her sister. How could she forget such? A sister she had been looking for fourteen years turned out to have been brutally murdered by this Spanish ninja that happened to be her mother-in-law. Ironic. She didn't expect that to happen.She heard a shuffling movement behind her and she turned but was met with staunch darkness. She needed to go further to get to the room with an open roof to get
Lyne looked up to the window opposite where she lay and couldn't deny the fact that a lot has been going on in her life that required her strength. She had been seeking freedom all her life as she lived with her family but was the freedom she sought similar to this one? From bullying to abandonment, to falling carelessly in love with Zeidan, to getting heartbroken and healing again. And now, she is carrying her child. Her heart skipped a beat at the thought of having a child of her own. Training that child and bringing the baby up to be upright, honest, and almost perfect if not perfect. She would have to be in charge of keeping her safe, protecting her, and at the same time performing her Queenly duties. She wondered if she could do all those at her age. Speaking of age, her birthday will be coming up in a few weeks. She smiled, realizing it won't be another moment of taunting and bullying. "You don't deserve to be with us, Lyne." Korba had said once when her father threw a party f
Sometimes when one thinks of the past, moving forward to the future seems hard for them. Every night, Dad would always come to tell me tales of how they fought with a magical stone called the Onyx. He said it was what brought us together as clans all over the lands, excluding the Werecats. The breeze blew my light brown hair which was slowly bleaching into blonde like my mom's as I kept writing my journal. Although I still haven't believed there was any such thing as magic, I still needed to find out. I jumped down the fence, in my leather top and jacket with boots, my two long swords clasped to my back as I walked back to the training field. I looked at the people fighting and some bowing to me. With pride and elegance, I swerved my hips past the boys, while my four friends followed from each side. Tracy, Eretria, Romena, and Sasha. Two of them were hot blonde chicks in their mid-twenties, while the other two were brunettes. We are the Angel Squad and we rule the United Clan Train
"What's wrong, Lyne?" Zeidan asked looking up at her. She now had strange eyes and he wondered if she still recognizes him. Lyne opened her hand and he could see the Onyx on her palm, green and glowing. But that wasn't the problem. The problem was Lyne's nose bleeding and her eyes returning to normal. His hands quivered and loosened around Luana which made her grab the opportunity and kicked him in the stomach while he tended to it, she kicked him in the face turned, and stabbed his stomach with a knife.Awareness dawned on him as the object sank into him. He looked at Luana with shock and his eyes were getting blurry."You had every chance to be happy with me. But you ruined it all." Luana said and further twisted the knife inside of him, making him scream out.Lyne still lay on the floor, bleeding from her nose. He gasped and was finally released so that he could sit on the floor, weak and helpless. He raised his arm but no help came. "Die, Zeidan. Goodbye." Luana left him with Sh
Lyne looked at Luana, a smile curving her lips as she resolved to fight with all her might no matter how good she may be at magic. Or using the Onyx, but she sure is good with her claws. She stretched her fingers, eyes intent on Luana whose black eyes were also fixed on her. As they both snarled at each other, they also did the same with the charge and attack. Lyne swooshed her claws at Luana's face which she moved slightly backward to avoid and in turn twirled on her heels and hit her stomach with her knee. She bent and held on to her stomach as she felt the sharpness but only for a while before she was back on her feet. Luana threw a punch from the left to the right side which she dodged and grabbed her wrist, then right to the left and she grabbed the second wrist too, then holding both wrists captive, Lyne hit her forehead with hers, not minding the resounding bang she felt. Luana cried out and she released her so she could nurse her bleeding forehead. "You bastard!" Luana swo
With blazing eyes and a torn-apart soul, Lyne glared at Luana and the stone in her hand. "You know, if I were you, as a mother who has empathy for her daughter," Luana began to say as she walked in circles around Lyne. "I'd dive into that water and save my baby." Lyne looked back at her daughter who was still afloat, her tiny arms unable to hold her on the surface for long. "You may have won this time but not next time," Lyne hissed, looking into Luana's eyeball. "And that next time is soon."With that, she jumped into the water and swam her way to her daughter, arms and legs fluttering the strong current. She grabbed her daughter by the waist and held her tight to her body, swimming back to the shore. She climbed back to the surface and bent to check her daughter who sat on the floor, weak. "My baby." She muttered, hands running over Aurora's face and body. "Are you okay?" Aurora breathed heavily. Lyne felt guilty. She was the reason her daughter passed through all these. If she
Shelbrooke was too engrossed in staring at Lyne that he was unaware when Zeidan turned and grabbed his ankle making him fall. As Reyns moved to attack him, Zeidan grabbed his spear on the floor and pointed it at Reyns who chuckled and drew out his long swords."I'm sorry that you got played not once but twice, Zeidan. However, we can't blame you but the bitch that always thought she saw the good in you." Reyns said as they turned to the center of the field, each of them stretching their weapons at the other."I didn't ask her to find the good in me. I was already good to myself." Zeidan replied, his eyes not leaving Reyns and his swords."Then, it's obvious, you had her under your magical spell. Once we have the Onyx, I'll have the power to break that stupid spell you placed on her." Zeidan huffed. "Admit it. You like her and you're just afraid that she'll reject you if you let your true intention known." The other man held on tightly to his swords now stepping forward. "That's neve
Amber and Effinton stood gallant in front of Lyne and Zeidan, already in their fighting wear. Amber was placed as leader of the archery team since Chloe had died. She was also as good as the former leader, which makes it a win-win situation. Effinton also wore his black leather suit and pants with his boot heels. They all stood at the council table, all focused on the map before them."We need to come up with a better strategy than before. A unique one that will disassemble pure enemies before they even get closer to the field that separates Vampire city from the rest of the clans." Effinton spoke up and Zeidan nodded."You're right. But what do we come up with? We have exhausted the rest of our strategies on past wars." Zeidan replied but Lyne was seeing a different thing."Maybe we don't need a new strategy but ones we have used before and can put together to fight. They won't know what hits them by the time we strike.""I think the Queen is right," Amber spoke up, pointing to a sm
Shelbrooke moved forward, his steps cautious. The rest of the team geared up, some of them suddenly shifting. Luana let out her claws and Lyne snarled at them, her strong sharp teeth revealed. "I must say I'm quite amassed by your bravery and confidence. I mean, you even managed to come into his den." Luana said, walking behind Shelbrooke, her eyes turning black."Don't tell me you're thinking about lifting a finger because I won't hesitate to draw life out of you." Lyne threatened, gritting her teeth. Shelbrooke roared, his voice booming in the cave."You lose girl." He snorted and rushed towards her. Lyne jumped up and landed behind them, turning sharply when she heard Shelbrooke order the others. "Let her be guys. I know how to handle her." She snarled at him, eyes catching her father's body from the corner of her eyes. "Bring it on." Shelbrooke hopped on her but she turned sharply and hit him head-on, her teeth sinking into his neck. A painful cat cry pierced the cave and he
Lyne received the letter from Amber, tore off the pin that held them together, and read it. When she was done, she looked back at Zeidan who stood behind her. His men were busy clearing the palace but when he saw the look in her eyes, he ordered for the both of them to be left alone. When they had gone, Zeidan moved close to her."What does it say?" He asked and she raised her blue gaze at him."They want me to come to South Park."He frowned. Yes, news reached them about Lyne's arrival but why would they need her to come to visit them? He had thought Styx would come to visit her. Perhaps, he didn't try to because he doesn't care any longer or he thought it was fake news."Why?""It says here that they want me to become the Alpha.""For South Park?"Lyne nodded but she still has worry written all over her face. She should be happy about it."This is unusual. Charles wasn't supposed to like this. He had been clamoring for that position for as long as I can remember. He should get it a
Maya exhaled audibly as she stared at the body of the man she had just finished killing. Before her, bodies lay on the floor and she could see Shelbrooke and Reyns looking at her in admiration. "I have a request to make, however," Shelbrooke said and she glanced at him."What request?" She asked still shaken from the fight. This was weird. She never gets weak, no matter how many people she kills, but then it dawned on her. Her time is up. "Remove your cover," Shelbrooke said."What?" Maya exclaimed."We need to see your face." Reyns chipped in and she felt all their gazes on her at once.What was the point? She had been hiding her face for a long while and her time is almost up. She touched the edge of the fabric, looking up at Shelbrooke. Images of what had happened the other day came rushing back. The grounds shook and it was daytime already. No one could go to the surface to survive the blast as the sun was up. Going to the surface at that time would only cause their death, fast