I shoved Colin's hands off my shoulders, with my face already halfway contorted in anger.My eyes were already filled with fiery indignation yet I could still see him smiling."What is the meaning of all this Colin?!" I yelled, not knowing when I did.Colin, in his poise, still stood bold with an eyebrow raised almost in insulting analysis of my reaction."Meaning of what Noah?..." he asked, feigning ignorance.I wanted to raise my voice again, but I glanced sideways and noticed the soldiers; all now fitted with bows and arrows, standing and facing us.I paused, and looked from Colin to them; then back again. I knew this was a trap.And I wasn't going to fall for it."Go get in position, man..." I said, slowly now, calming my nerves. "Arrange yourselves amongst the trees as you've been told..." I added, with a bitter taste in my mouth. "Keep close guard of your weapons lest they fall and leave you stranded, and let every man be on first watch!" I ordered, and now with a tone of final
"You run around playing lover boy, while I'm here struggling to explain to people around me that you're not CRAZY!" Colin's face was going blue, as he yelled and yelled, and his voice reached decibels that seemed to stretch his vocal chords dangerously."Everyday I wake up with a sigh, and my hands on my head, telling myself, 'Oh, here comes another day to go defend a lunatic that I call a FRIEND...' " he stressed "But surely you don't know how that feels Noah..." His hands went up now to both sides, like a waiter carrying two trays to a table; but the only thing he held out was his palms as he shrugged."Oh no, my friend..." he ticked. "You're too loved up to notice everything falling apart, too lost in romance to see how much you're sinking into insanity, too smitten to see beyond your own eyelids!" he jeered.I stood there motionless as Colin scrambled words out of his mouth. And each time they came flooding, they broke something inside me; cracking my conscience like eggs."Who
Myra's PovMy ears suddenly turned tone deaf as the sentence struck a chord. And a chord that snapped as it was struck.It felt like I was dead, but my body still pulled my soul back inside, struggling and promising that it wouldn't let go. Even though I wanted it so bad to do so.But yet, even more, I wanted so badly to see the face of who was talking. I strangely now wanted to see who this person was. As a rapidly growing desire pushed me to see their face; and count the contours, to see the color of their eyes, their hair, and trace their demeanor.And strangely...To find out what they would think of me.My thoughts ran wild and almost mad as I replayed the question in my brain:"Are you sure she's my daughter?"My heart thumped painfully as my consciousness began flowing back down roads of memories I had made a choice not to go back to.And I wandered off to all that mom had said about father dying. About how he had gone out to sea to travel, to work in a distant pack area. And
Noah's PovColin's face now suddenly fell dark as his eyes slowly glazed in anger. I could see his jaws clench, and his hands fold into fists."What did you say?" he asked, craning his neck.I knew he heard me. And I knew he heard me clearly. Because I had said it loud enough for even a deaf to hear. I knew he wanted to see if I would say it again. And I did."Fuck you!" he shot back immediately "Fuck you!" he said again.I didn't expect it. Not even half-expect it. Because I didn't even think it would happen. As he stomped forward with his fists folding even tighter. And before I knew it.He swung a right hand.I was fast but not fast enough. As the blow hit me square on the jaw, and I fell with a thud. My eyes bulged open in shock, as I reeled from the impact; with the ground coming up to meet me.The blow was a strong one. And one I could feel was intended to knock me out. I managed to guess it was even meant to send me home to the goddess. And I frowned as I groaned on the floor.
Myra's PovMy scream came out as a muffled moan, as the cloth that held my mouth was still there. But to the monster in front of me, my screaming came out as a joke. As it laughed at my fright. And a laugh that boomed into an echo around the room."I don't think a think a child born of me would ever be this frightful?" the man laughed.I stayed frantic, breathing heavily as my eyes rolled over the towering man. Seeing his features disjointed; standing too out of place for each other.As his dark hair flowed beside his ears gracefully, but his eyes stood the color of the shadows behind him. His mouth flashed a set of crooked teeth, yet he possessed fine muscles that bulged and swayed underneath a black shirt that was too tattered and torn.I froze at the sheer height of him, and grimaced at the stench of beer that oozed from him, as he stood so close.He held a bottle in his hand, and I wondered what was in it, but from the smell of him, I could guess.The room around us was riddled w
Noah's Pov"What?" I asked, confused.Colin stood up slowly, and his eyes stayed fixed as he rose; following my expression and smirking strangely.But he didn't respond. He only stayed smiling. Before he dropped the stick in his hand and began moving backwards slowly.I glanced at him from the drawing on the sand and frowned even more confused.The shape was familiar, the lines, the dots. It looked exactly like the mark on Myra's neck. The mark of an Omega.I looked up at Colin again, but his back was already turned to me now. He grunted as he moved briskly back towards the pack house, and I watched him with my breathing suddenly erratic.I didn't know what to make of it. I didn't know why he had drawn this sign. I had no idea what he meant by the day of Reckoning. I only found myself dust ridden and covered to my arms in sand, with my nose trickling blood and my mind swallowed in cluelessness."Colin!!!" I yelled, almost insane. "Colin!!!"But he still didn't answer, instead choosin
Myra's PovThe laughter was sickening. But it stopped again. And this time finally.As the huge man moved over to a stool, raised it up and sat on it; then leaned forward with the beer bottle still in his hand. Holding a drunk sneer on his face."No seriously, tell me..." he snickered, "What kind of bargain is that?" he chuckled, humored."Where a man is paid by someone else to kill his own daughter, and he'd actually do it?..." he asked, gesturing each word with his head, mockingly.But then he paused. Taking a slow glance at the bottle in his hand, before suddenly staring aimlessly at the distant wall.He seemed to freeze.As there was a sudden silence. And it engulfed the room; sharp enough to slice steel, and low enough to hear a pin drop."How stupid do you think I am!" he yelled, getting up suddenly.And the sound was disturbingly loud, reaching wide across the room with a high and deep force; making a bang like a fired fowling piece. I could see Francis' eyes roll back in an
Myra's PovI never knew the sound of my own name would horrify me. As I suddenly stayed glued to the seat; holding its edges with both hands, breathing heavily and panting. I didn't know how he knew my name. Because I didn't think Francis or Elora had told him.At least not yet.I could see the muscled man smirk and move away, turning back and to his stool. Then sitting down and pausing; patiently waiting for me to stop my panic attack.I frowned, disturbed, but eventually calmed down. With my breathing steadily slowing, and my hands loosening their tight grip on the chair.I looked at my knuckles and saw they had gone white. But my wrists were still swollen red, and I wondered why they didn't hurt when I held onto my chair like a vice.Maybe fear was a painkiller?"Are you calm now?" came the man's voice, asking with a raised brow.I could see his eyes relaxed, and I was surprised. Even though he was drunk, he still managed to stay sober enough to talk to me. And I nodded slowly in
Noah's PovThe last moments were glorious. The flash of white and the deafening sound of a strange ringing that pierced through my ears was divine.As a huge monster, and one bigger than anything I had ever laid my eyes on stood just ahead of me. Towering over seemingly all existence like a god in the flesh. It's height was closer to the sun than the clouds themselves; and if it made the effort, it's head alone in the right position could cause an eclipse. The sound of it's footsteps were like bombs dropping intermittently. And the claws that grew out of it's hands and body were the size of spears; the tips specifically sharpened for killing dragons. With it's skin white as chalk and scaly as a fish's hide.I laid flat on my back as Flanagan's blade had stopped halfway at the sound of the creature's roar. I was saved. And I stayed motionless; reeling in pain from the excess gratitude.The monster roared again, and the leader of the Rogues stood with his mouth agape as he dropped his
Noah's PovEverything else that happened after my claws tore through his flesh felt like a passing scenery. As I lost full control of myself, and my wolf instincts took full control of my entire being.Colin's loud yelling had attracted surprisingly hundreds of guards. But sadly they all ended in a similar fate. As I tore through and out of the dungeons with rage being my fuel and motivation. I chopped off heads and dismembered arms and legs, leaving corpses in my wake as I burst out into the sunlight. Only dimmed by smoke from burning houses and soldiers trampling stalls with maces.I roared loud and everyone's attention turned to me frantically. They all drew their swords with fear in their eyes as they looked up at me towering over them. I laid waste to more than I could count. As they kept coming in waves after wavesand kept dying in the same succession. My anger had reached a point never before seen, and now I was thirsty for blood.And blood did flow...As I tore through entire
Noah's Pov"Colin?" I asked, frowning."In the flesh..." he answered, gesturing. "And my oh my, isn't that such a dilemma..." he smiled."Your very own handyman turned against you?...""How could you do this?" I asked, groaning."It's simple really..." he shrugged. "Personal interest, isn't it obvious?..." "What did they promise you?" And now he laughed loudly. His voice booming as it reverberated across the hollow and cold walls of the dungeon. He chuckled and held himself with both hands clasped together, smiling. "They didn't promise me anything, Noah..." he replied. "Well they did. But that was simply a superficial desire. Because I'm not here for anything they can offer..." he answered. "They don't even possess anything of my interest to give. Because as it stands... everything is already mine." My hands were hurting and now my soul was burning. I was confused as to why Colin could be working with the enemy? I was losing blood flow in my arms as I wondered why my own frien
Noah's PovI regained my consciousness in pure darkness. The only light being the torches that spread out amongst gray walls, giving vision as little as bird seed.The side of my head hurt with a sharp pain as blood flowed down my face, trickling to the floor. I felt dizzy and every part of my body hurt. I couldn't see, so I tried to move my hands. But the only sound I heard was the creaking of bones and the jingling of metal. I frowned as I slowly craned my neck upwards. And found myself being held captive by a set of chains connected to the damp wall behind me. I shook my head in pain and frustration, realizing I wasn't just in this place, wherever it was. But I was stuck here too.My mind went through its own pain as I suddenly thought of what had happened? Where am I now? And if we had lost?The fight was something I vaguely remembered. And the only thing that stood out was the impact I made before everything went black. I looked down at myself now with the slightest glance and w
Noah's Pov I released a yell as I lunged forward; swinging my sword with all my weight behind it. I didn't aim. I didn't plan. I just moved to strike. And learnt too late that that was ignorant.As I saw him dodge the blow and myself become open for one. When I felt the full force of the steel fist he sent to my ribs. That cracked them in pieces like twigs.I fell to the floor, coughing blood. And air left my lungs as if it was being pumped out of my body. The pain was immense and it shot through my entire frame, making me keel over on the sand. Shellshocked. The horseman walked up to me till he got close enough to stand over me. I could see him smile down as I groaned in pain and his mouth revealed a row of jagged teeth. He held his sword by his side, then slowly sheathed it back. Now folding his arms and squinting at me.“Your time has come Alpha…” his baritone voice boomed. “I suggest you give up now while you still can, and maybe you'll be spared.” he said.”You are not winning
Noah's Pov I grinned as I stood up slowly. Then got up to my feet and smiled wide, nodding to the boy in respect. As he had just saved me the vain effort of chasing down a phoenix.He nodded back and as the man wanted to get up the second time; Danny instantaneously turned, aimed and fired again. Taking him to the ground in a louder groan.I was surprised at his speed. As I didn't see anything happen until the arrow had already hit its target. The boy folded his hand in a fist and gestured in victory. As the man on the floor now fell flat on his face.“I did it Alpha!” Danny yelled now. “I took him out!” he jumped, celebrating.“I did it!”He jumped and threw fists in the air, and even dropped his bow and did a dance in between. But I frowned as I would have loved to believe that too...Because the two arrows had landed closely together, and now looked like antennas sticking out of the man's back. And my brows raised in confusion and doubt. As I didn't believe he could be taken out t
Noah's PovTWO CYCLES LATERThe day the war began was one I would never soon forget. The day the morning sun became a gloomy circle in the sky. And the wind blew strong and rough; almost changing its form to the waves of a raging storm.I was out on the field with a regiment of men at the forefront, while reinforcements laid hiding in plain sight. I held my sword and shield, but they felt burdensome. As I hadn't held even a stick in a good year.Yet I stood at the gates of the pack house. Directly in front. Holding the fort as the leader. And desirous to land the first kill. My blood was pumping, adrenaline raging and annoyance building. I was here to fight alongside my men, and to the death if it meant it.We had spread out in units; some on the ground, some in the trees, and some underground. The plan had been relayed, reiterated, and understood. And the day to implement had come. It was finally time. The moment of truth.The day of Reckoning…I felt strange yet confident. As inside
Moon Goddess's PovEverything was finally unfolding. The foretold destiny was being unveiled. And soon death would rain like fire. Yet new life would be born and watered from its ashes.The birth of a new generation was already at its wake. The drums of fate and the inevitable hands of time have brought into the present the catalyst for a future never expected. The world would see new light and a new peace. But only if it can survive the old darkness.Great things come after arduous hardship. Great men are forged through the cold of trials and in the furnace of tribulations. And the stars of men can only shine under the cover of darkness.The Alpha had done well to heed my voice.He had done well to not people please, and was wise to not have chosen to do what would make others clap, over what his heart felt was right. A true man with a true heart. And with as many allies as enemies.Yet the deaths of the people he killed which have come and gone still linger in his mind… As he still
Flanagan's PovI rode back to the training field and boiled. With my anger reaching the clouds in the sky, yet its power originating from hell. I was angry, and wielding my sword with enough force to crack the hilt in two. And I gathered speed as I climbed up and came down the hill that led to the training area.I powered down the dusty path, seeing the hoof prints of the men who came before to inform me of my daughter's health. And it hurt me to see her sick and forlorn. Because she was important and I needed her. I could sense she had a versatile power in her. And one that would be important to our victory.Yet now she has been sidelined and put aside by illness...And Colin was to pay.My anger doubled as I powered down and reached the men. Who now looked at me with their eyes wide as I doubled in size in their vision. I rode even though close, and at full speed; only stopping after ramming into a soldier and sending him flying into a tree, landing with his back first. And from th