The next morning was a quick one. We packed up the tents and in a jiffy we were already on our way to Stormclaw.“I think horses will make our journey faster.” Thorne suggested as we walked down the valley.We had woken up from sleep but didn't see him so we waited. He came back later on to say that he had to look around the territory.“Where can we find horses?” I asked.“I know a place, not very far from here.” “Alright.” I said.Everyone was cold, Thorne was in his usual quiet mood, Laura, not quite in the mood for jokes and then my mother walking slowly and getting tired easily. No one was in the mood for chit chat just like we usually do.This has gotten harder and harder for us these days and I don't even know how to face it.Thorne led us to a little village that I didn't know even existed. As we waited by the well, taking clean water, he spoke to some men so they could give us some horses to make our journey easier and faster.I was still scared of riding a horse and even th
“Yes, my lord.”“Mascot is actually against us and is plotting with a rival park to destroy us. I don't trust him at all.” I said, speaking for everyone.“I trust you because ever since you came to this land, you have brought us good tidings. The healing ointment was made by you and it has been helpful to us all and I'm grateful to you.”“Trust me, my lord. I won't take this gesture for granted. I promise if you grant us access to your warriors I'll make you proud and you wouldn't regret it at all.”“So Mascot is the enemy right?” He asked.“Yes..” I was interrupted by the outburst of Laura.“No. He'll change. He is not the enemy. Please my lord, I promise to talk to him, please do not let any havoc come to him. I promise I'll make him change his mind.” Laura bowed and ran out of the throne room leaving us all in shock.“She seems to have not gotten over him.” The Alpha noticed.“I didn't know she still had feelings for him. I promise I'll make this better and I'll get back to you.”
Was Laura really under a spell?I didn't want her to know that I had seen her with Mascot or she would get upset that I was invading her privacy so I hid at the corner and watched everything that went on with them.“We could go back to how we were.” Mascot continued. Laura turned away her face but using his hands, he made her face him. “Listen to me, don't you see? This is all the plan of Naomi. She wanted to get us separated and then made me look like the enemy.” Mascot said.It was obvious that Laura was falling for his misleading words. “What did she want?”Love? Attention? Was she that desperate?“I need you to listen to me, listen carefully. Naomi is the enemy and not me. Not me.”“But you're working with Lucas and he is evil.” Laura retorted and I smiled. She was still in control after all.Mascot came closer, reaching out to hold her hands. She moved a step backwards but that was it. She was totally helpless in front of him. “Who said Lucas was evil? You only listen to what N
“I'm sorry.” Laura stuttered again. “I wanted to ask you.. I mean..” She turned to me with a fake smile. “I mean.. it's no big deal but can I ask you some questions?”“Go on.” I was expecting this.“I'm sorry but how do you know that Lucas is the bad guy in your story?”“I don't understand.” I told her then she turned to face me properly, she was literally glaring at me.“What made you think Lucas is actually a bad guy?” She asked again, this time carefully.I decided to give her honest answers. I wanted to fight for my friend too just like Mascot was trying to turn her against me.“Well, he killed my father. You heard when Orion, the soulshifter said it.“What if he was wrong?”“Orion, wrong? How could he be wrong? He is a soulshifter.” I said. “After all, you fell for him, huh?” I teased her and expected a shy smile but she gave me nothing.“I know but that's in the past. I have been thinking lately that maybe people that told you about Lucas lied to you.”“Why do you say so? Have
I stood there watching my best friend walk away. It was heartbreaking seeing this scene play out in front of me. She walked out of me and didn't even look backwards.I bent my head downwards wondering what exactly was happening. This was the time to talk to Thorne. I hope he would listen to me even though we were having a little problem.The goal was to finally get the Alpha's blessings and permission from him, allowing us to use his warriors for the war against Ice crest.That was why Mascot was here, they had come to use their cunning tactics to get the clan with the strongest warriors on their side but I was grateful I had told the Alpha first. He had told me to resolve the issue and difference we have, since we are supposed to be together fighting this.I understood what he was trying to say but my only issue is that Laura was out of the group. I didn't know how to convince her or make her believe me about Mascot, a liar and thief.My mother must have heard my voice when I spoke t
That was it for me. I had finally taken enough from him.“Don't insult my father.” I told him with a resigned voice.“I'm just saying. You need to make your findings because war isn't a pleasant thing, okay?”“Have you been speaking to Mascot as well?”“Well it doesn't matter, he's been my friend for such a long time, we just fell off because of this matter..”“You shouldn't be listening to Mascot.” I shouted at him. “Mascot is jealous of you.”“It doesn't matter.” He said, paused and then asked. “Can I be the commander in chief of this army we are building?”It was a weird question coming from Thorne even though I knew him as a greedy person. Why would he want to take such a significant position just suddenly?“Is this also the handwork of Mascot? Did he put you up to this?” I inquired from him.“No one put me up to anything. I want to know if I can do that? I want to hear from you so I know I'm not wasting my time.with you.”“Where's all this coming from? Two days ago, we were good.
I went home feeling dejected and unhappy but I decided to trust my heart. When I told my mum that we won’t be joined by the warriors, she was so disappointed and I also knew the disappointment the people of Shadowcrest would feel too. It was horrible to think that I would fight this alone. The situation was bigger than me. Maybe Orion was wrong about me. I can't save my people, I'm not a warrior, I'm not cut out for it. This was not for me at all and I felt horrible. I went straight to bed even though I wanted to use my powers to find out if Mascot talked to Thorne or if it was his own decision to bail on me. Seeing visions required my full concentration and I didn't have that at the moment. I was heartbroken and my heart raced every single time I thought of Laura and Thorne. I woke up the next morning, only to see that my mother had already packed our little bags. I must have slept off and didn't know when it was morning. “Good morning, mother.” I greeted her, smiling. “
We walked slowly the next evening. It was tiring and I wished I could help my mother by carrying her but I was tired myself. How could I help her if I couldn’t help myself?“Mum. According to this map, we are already very close to Shadowcrest. Don't worry. We'll just spend one more night in the forest and we'll be there in no time.” I comforted her while leading her too. “Okay.” She simply nodded, too tired to say anything else. When it was evening in the dense forest, we walked along a narrow path, the tall canopy above cast a patchwork of shadows on forest ground. Our clothes were smudged with dirt all over and I felt so dirty, my eyes fixed on the floor too tired to even lift a leg. I stared back at my mother and saw that she was feeling the same way. As night fell, the forest became more alive around us, the rustle of leaves, the singing of birds all made it relaxing in a way. My hair that I had put up into a ponytail was already a mess but that was not my concern at the mome
As the celebration continued, I went over to thank Alpha-king Magnus for his help in helping us gather the warriors even though they didn't do as well as expected.Alpha Logan visited us and celebrated with us.“When we told Lucas that you didn't come into our pack, he didn't believe me and asked that I tell the truth or he'll burn my clan down. I told him everything even though he didn't let me say anything more. He only ran away,promising to deal with me.”“I'm grateful for sacrificing the happiness of your clans just because of me.”“I'm happy to help remember you helped me too.”When Laura's parents later arrived during the day, it was another beautiful encounter with them. They were so glad that we were able to stop Lucas especially when they had tried to do that for such a long time.The whole community was still celebrating when Emily came to have a word with me. “You really outdid yourself. Thank you for bringing peace back to this Park.”She was truly grateful to me and prom
We were all in our positions waiting for Lucas’ attempt to attack us. We were all in our hiding place, no one saying a word or talking in whispers. It was finally time for me to see what I did for my community.“Maybe we shouldn't have kept so quiet and hid like this.” Laura asked, she had been waiting beside me at the tower where we were watching for any sound in the Bush outside the community.“You think so?” I asked Laura. “Yes. Maybe he now knows that we know that he was coming for us.” Laura said. I was about to laugh but I remembered that if I did that I would blow our cover. We sat down there and waited some more. “Maybe they're not coming like he said.” I said while resting my back at the tower then I heard a sudden sound of a man crying with a loud voice. “They're here.” Suddenly, there was a loud sound of a trumpet. It was truly Lucas and his men as I viewed from where I was. “What exactly is going on?” I asked, unable to process what was happening. “It's Lucas and his
Thorne was standing right in front of me, then he approached me and then was about to kiss me but then I jumped up from the bed.It was a nightmare that I didn't want to have again. Laura had put me to sleep after I had told her about Thorne. It was early afternoon and I didn't know what exactly to do with the information about him.I had lots of questions in my mind.“Why was he back? What happened to him? Was he sent by Mascot and Lucas?I knew that the only way to get answers to my questions was to actually talk to Thorne and hear from him but I was too upset to do that. I had trusted him so much and he left me without a word. I left my room to go see how Damien and the warriors were working.“Guess what?” Laura was running towards me all excited.“What is it?”“Have you seen Alpha-king Magnus since we came back?”“Not yet. Any problems?”“Not really. Come on.” Laura literally dragged me down the same route with her. We kept running and running till we got downhill to the house she
I and Damien had decided to go back to Shadowcrest before it got too late to do anything. From the message that Alpha Logan sent to me, I believe that Lucas was already so angry since his own was now against him. I know he was trying to plan against my clan so we needed to gather the soilders we have and train them immediately.“I have sent messages to the Alpha's that we met and they already sent out their regards and then their solders to Shadowcrest so they can began to train.” Damiem said.“And what are you two plotting?” Laura asked as she joined us. She had been spending time with her parents and we didn't want to disturb her.“What are you doing here?”“I came to see you both. What are you both plotting?”“Nothing. We are just planning to go back to Shadowcrest.”“Without me?” Laura asked.“You'll be here with your parents. What did your dad say about supporting us in this fight?” I asked her expecting a positive result.“He's scared because of what happened in the past but he'
Lucas was literally after our life. As we ran into the Bush, we still didn't feel secure.“I think we should run for our dear lives now. Let's go back to Shadowcrest, I believe we are done for our quest.”“I think so too.”“No. One more pack and we'll go back to Shadowcrest and prepare for the war we are fighting.”“What do you think? Let's go find our horses where we left them, it'll simply make our journey as fast as it should.” Laura suggested still staring backwards checking for Lucas.We located the horses and rode on them as quickly as possible. It was too good to be true for me because I sat comfortably on the horse. Damien had told me that we were heading to Blissfall Park, the last on our list.“We don't have to bother about them welcoming us. I hear they are kind hearted people including their Alpha too.”We took Damien's words into consideration and rode into Blissful Park expecting great things from this park. We got there on time to meet the Alpha in a meeting with his el
This was my quest, mine alone and the only people allowed to go with me on this quest are people that are willing and not people who are ordered to go with me.I understood the fact that everyone had their life to live to the fullest so I had no fight to take away life from people just because I have the authority or opportunity to do so.I cleared my throat as I was about to speak. “I really appreciate thirsting with you both. It's really nice to know that you have people who really care, not just because they feel indebted but because that's who they are.” I paused, then continued. “When I started this quest, I was angry, upset and afraid. Angry and upset because I kept wondering why it had to be me, why me? Afraid because I didn't know how to face the challenges. I'm saying this because it's only going to make things worse on my side if you have to order or force who doesn't want to on me. That'll be very unfair.”“You don't have to overthink it. That's why they are warriors and wo
I couldn't decide if our meeting with the wizard was successful or not. Judging from everything he said about me and Laura being strong together, I already knew that there would be many challenges that would come up and we should be ready.“Why do I feel unsatisfied about this?” I wondered to myself and hoped Laura was satisfied with it. It wasn't showing facially that she was happy with how things turned out.I couldn't stop staring intently at Laura's face and keep wondering what was going on in her mind. She was way ahead of us. I was with the Aloha and Damien who was talking about how unclear the wizard was and how it would have been better if he was specific and clear with his words.“What do you think?” Damien asked Alpha Logan after making his point.“Well, all I can say is that he has been doing this for a long time, so he has a good reason for not making anything clear right now but all I can say is that everything would make sense when it was time for it to.” Alpha Logan exp
“Stop!!” It was an intense order from a voice in the hut.I suspected that the voice I heard was the one of the Wizard. His voice was like the earth on its own, trembling and confident at the same time.“Secrets of the olds are not for the faint hearted.” He said when we were now very close to his sanctuary. His words were like gentle breeze going through the veins. I was still trying to understand what he meant by what he had said earlier but I connected it to the reason why we were here, which was Laura's parents. As I walked slowly behind everyone, it seemed like my heart was afraid of who it was going to meet but he came to sight and I could see his face clearly now. He looked like any other normal person just that he was dressed shabbily. His clothes which were once red in color had turned to a shabby pink, with a rope tied to his waist. Immediately, he set his eyes on us, he started his incantation which sounded funny, then he burst out in laughter. His laughter was like lig
When it suddenly started raining, we all turned to each other in shock.“Do you believe me now when I say that he would really help you guys. Don't you believe me?” Aloha Logan asked no one in particular. It all looked like he said it was true but we were present.When we left the Palace, I was so sure that I wouldn't experience any rainfall but now the rain was falling like there was no tomorrow.“Oh, no. We'll be drained in the rain. My dress!” Laura exclaimed.“No. He won't let us walk under the rain.” Alpha Logan replied, confidently. He was speaking of the Wizard and was implying that the rain will stop when we get there. We were literally dancing in the carriage because of how bumpy and rough the road was.There were pathways and cracks on different parts of the road that caused us to dance as we rode in the carriage. I was still trying to understand everything the Alpha has been saying about this wizard but I still couldn't. “How is it that he is as powerful as you say but y