Exalia's POV An ominous feeling took place in my chest, followed by anxiety that made my palms clammy with sweat.A strange death? Why does it sound similar to the dream I had last night?An Alpha spoke up doubtfully, “It's different from an ordinary chronic flu? How?” He asked, staring at the man named Julian fixedly. The memory from the dream emerged in my mind once again - the way those people dropped to their death without even knowing how, and countless graves that signifies how several people had already died.I pressed my lips into a thin line, before turning to look at Axel, I parted my lips, but no words came out. What could I say? I dreamt people were dying, but so? I didn't dream of how I could be of help.Moreover, it's just a pack, and it's only a few people who lost their lives. It might be simply an ordinary flu that was left untreated for many days, according to Axel.I didn't dare to say anything, and merely watched on with knitted brows, while numerous thoughts flo
Axel's povSeveral voices rang out, but the report was the same. The deaths of countless people, and the cause was unknown. “What are the Physicians saying?” I asked coldly, and Jay shook his head. “They claimed to have not seen a situation like that before.” He replied while trembling, and I paused, contemplating. My eyelids jumped, and a sense of unease swept through my heart, making me stiff on my seat. But, as an Alpha King, I didn't dare to lose my composure.Just then, another warrior rushed in, and I stiffened when I saw who it was. It was one of my elite warriors, but at that moment, he was covered with perspiration from head to toe.A look of sheer terror was plastered on his face, and he seemed breathless. When his gaze fell on me, he fell to his knees before reporting coldly, “My Lord, there's bad news.” His voice was steady, and calm even though his eyes were fearful. I suddenly felt a bad inkling, “What happened?”Brian began, “My Lord, several people fell ill at onc
Axel's pov I turned to Bernard as well, “After the meeting, make sure that our warriors are okay. If this illness spreads to our warriors, then it would be a disaster, the Border Exchange would even be pointless this time. Furthermore, assign some men to send those spies away from our doorstep. Having them know about all these things would ruin our chances in the exchange as well.”The series of instructions filled the room with an air of solemnity and tension, none of the Alphas spoke up as each of them had contemplative looks on their faces.“We need to find the cause and cure, before we can do anything. And, Old man Harrick is the only person that can help us, I'm not sure if we would be able to find someone else.” Ronan suddenly mentioned, but he was addressing the group of Alphas.I nodded in agreement, “Now, we can only rely on our physicians. Send the news to your people, we don't know how infectious this disease is, so anyone having rashes or boil should be sent to the clinic
Exalia's POV The scholarly Alpha suddenly exclaimed, and I nodded with complex emotions. It turned out that my dream was coming true. Definitely, that black figure should be the witch behind the occurrence in each pack. I added, “Witches are the only beings with the ability to make such a level of destruction take place, and our only witch rival is this witch from the North. Didn't you say that they've been quiet for days? This must be what they are preparing for. The unsure thing is if this disease has reached the other poles, or it's just in our land.” I explained, trying to keep my voice as neutral as possible. I would rather not tell them that thousands of people would still die during this period because I didn't know how I could stop it or even help in reducing the casualties. Yet, I could feel Axel's gaze on my body, and I hurriedly looked away. He's sensitive, so he must have noticed something wrong, but I don't even know how to explain to him.After a while, his gaze lef
Exalia's POV The weight of urgency seemed permeable around the clinic, as smells of herbs and blood filled the air.The clinic was bustling with life and death likewise, with clamors and cries of piercing through the air sharply.Women clutched their children tightly, with faces covered in blood, dust and tears, each of them having a look of desperation in their pale faces.Even men were no different, no one pretended to be strong, as they conveyed their fear, grief, and pleas in the most direct way.“Why aren't you attending to my husband? He's dying!” A woman wailed painfully as she clenched the arms of a young man, who was making his way over.“Madam, please wait, we will attend to each one of you.” The man tried to placate her gently, but his smile was forced.They don't even have the cure, so how could they attend to them? He's merely trying to console her. The woman endeavored to grab him again, but he quickly slipped away from her hold.The young man rushed out of the clinic,
Exalia’s POVI felt like the world had gone quiet, even as the cries and pleas of people filled the clinic around us. Old man Harrick’s words echoed in my mind, over and over. I might be the cure.A strange chill went down my spine as I tried to process it. “Wait... me?” I asked, pointing a shaky finger at my own chest. “Are you saying I could cure them?”Old man Harrick’s gaze was serious, with a hint of sadness. He nodded. “Yes, Exalia. I believe you hold the answer to this sickness.”Around us, whispers started immediately, sharp and cutting.“What’s this nonsense?” Lucia, one of the pack’s Lunas, scoffed from the back. “How could she, of all people, have the cure?”Others were frowning, shaking their heads in disbelief. I felt my heart sink as a few people murmured, “We’re just wasting time here.”“Have you all lost your minds?” Another voice chimed in. “People are dying, and you’re telling us she is the answer?”I felt doubt and embarrassment rising within me, hot and thick. I co
Axel's POV.The tension in the room was thick, almost stifling. I could feel the weight of everyone’s eyes on me, but I kept my gaze locked on the old Physician. His words still rang in my head, leaving me shaken. Exalia, the cure? How could that be possible? It didn’t make sense, yet something in his expression told me he believed every word.“Alpha Axel,” the Physician said again, softer this time. “Perhaps we should discuss this in private?”A murmur of disbelief swept through the crowd, and someone scoffed, “Private? What does he mean by that? We all deserve to know!”More voices chimed in, demanding answers. I didn’t blame them; this disease had devastated us all, and they were desperate for hope. But the old man simply shook his head, a steely resolve in his eyes.“This is a delicate matter,” he said firmly. “Not something to be discussed in public without careful consideration.”I could sense the growing frustration around us, but I also knew the old man wouldn’t bend. After a
Axel’s POV.The Physician’s words kept ringing in my ears. The illness was infectious, and the only hope for a cure lay in Exalia's blood. My gut twisted at the thought of her giving so much of it—enough to heal, but at what cost? I couldn't bear to see her suffer any more than she already had.I ran a hand through my hair, pacing back and forth as I tried to gather my thoughts. The situation had escalated too quickly, and the weight of the pack’s suffering was pressing down on me. Each day, more were infected, and the healer’s methods had failed. Exalia was our last hope, but the cost of her help… it was too great.“Is it really the only way?” I asked, my voice low with frustration.The Physician nodded grimly. “Yes, Alpha. Her blood carries a unique vitality that could counter the illness, but it will take a significant amount. Enough to infuse the antidote with the strength it needs.”I clenched my fists, feeling a surge of helplessness. I hated this. I hated how powerless I felt,
Exalia’s POVFlames of the UnseenThe loud echoes of the howl that came from our pack house came as a sudden disaster.It disrupted the moment of triumph that we were having, and it turned our moment of celebration into anxiety and worry.What about the sacred grounds?The sacred grounds were now quite, and the only sounds that could be heard was our ragged breaths. I was particularly worried and looking all around me, as the entity’s words still rang in my head.“Your home is burning, while you’re here fighting.” I did not understand what it meant, and I battled hard to grasp the meaning of that statement, what I knew for sure was that it did not mean anything good at all. But I kept thinking and contemplating, and as I thought about it, the implication became clearer and clearer, I began it understand it now.We had been distracted, and drawn away.I now understood that we had been lured into an unnecessary battle that was a distraction from the main calamity that would soon befa
Exalia’s POVFlames of the UnseenThe loud echoes of the howl that came from our pack house came as a sudden disaster.It disrupted the moment of triumph that we were having, and it turned our moment of celebration into anxiety and worry.What about the sacred grounds?The sacred grounds were now quite, and the only sounds that could be heard was our ragged breaths. I was particularly worried and looking all around me, as the entity’s words still rang in my head.“Your home is burning, while you’re here fighting.” I did not understand what it meant, and I battled hard to grasp the meaning of that statement, what I knew for sure was that it did not mean anything good at all. But I kept thinking and contemplating, and as I thought about it, the implication became clearer and clearer, I began it understand it now.We had been distracted, and drawn away.I now understood that we had been lured into an unnecessary battle that was a distraction from the main calamity that would soon befa
Exalia’s POVIn the heat of the moment, Yara’s chants served as a shield for all of us. Yara and her Africans have really been a great help for us, because things would age been really tough for us without their help.Who knows where we would have ended up a long time ago? Oba’s staff was similar to a spear of light.What about Kofi? His strong ties and connections to the earth grounded us and aimed to make sure that the darkness would not succeed in pulling us into It’s abyss.Alex looked at my face, then he moved closer to me, and grabbed my hands.“How you holding up?” Alex asked me, with a tone of concern.I looked at him and smiled, and told him I was doing perfectly okay.“What about you? How you doing?” I asked him, he nodded his head and held my hands more tightly, I could see the urge in his eyes to protect the pack and all what we stood for. “It’s all good, we’re going to be just fine,” I whispered to him, hoping it would reassure him.But he just looked at me and smiled
Exalia’s POVAs all these was happening, i immediately countered, my voice was strictly firm inside my mind.“Balance does not necessarily mean domination at all. You have all been set free by the folly of human beings, but do not bother yourself, for we shall restore all that should be restored.”The beings began to hesitate, maybe it was because they could sense my connection. Maybe, they could sense the struggle I was facing with the darkness inside of me. Whatever their reason was, it was not know to me, neither was it known to any of us.But all we could see was that, they had hesitated for a moment. But all of a sudden, something strange and weird happened that got us startled.A lot of things had been happening recently, had gotten us really startled, but non could be compared to this one right now. The air started becoming colder, and to make matters worse, the entire ground started vibrating as if it was trembling in fear and panic.Now, from the deepest shadows that were
Exalia’s POVAs all these was happening, i immediately countered, my voice was strictly firm inside my mind.“Balance does not necessarily mean domination at all. You have all been set free by the folly of human beings, but do not bother yourself, for we shall restore all that should be restored.”The beings began to hesitate, maybe it was because they could sense my connection. Maybe, they could sense the struggle I was facing with the darkness inside of me. Whatever their reason was, it was not know to me, neither was it known to any of us.But all we could see was that, they had hesitated for a moment. But all of a sudden, something strange and weird happened that got us startled.A lot of things had been happening recently, had gotten us really startled, but non could be compared to this one right now. The air started becoming colder, and to make matters worse, the entire ground started vibrating as if it was trembling in fear and panic.Now, from the deepest shadows that were
Exalia’s POVWe soon made preparations to depart, and as we departed, the air felt very charged, and looking up into the sky, it was as if the stars had been hidden by the clouds.One could also tell that the sky was preparing itself for what was to come, and there where a lot of clouds in the night’s sky, which made me feel that it might rain.“There are no clouds,” I whispered to Alex as we traveled. He looked into the sky and sighed, but he didn’t say anything. “Do you think it will rain?” I asked him, he looked up at the sky and then shook his head.“I don’t think so,” he said, looking up at the sky again. “I think we shall have a smoot journey.” He added, he held my hands as we continued our journey into the unknown.We traveled on and on, throughout the night, our pathways lit by the moon when it sometimes came out from the clouds that covered it.We kept on moving and moving, until we got to a place that seemed like a sacred ground. “This seems to be a high place of power,”
Exalia’s POVKofi was doing a lot, you could see it from the pale facial expression he had, “My Luna!” He yelled, “The darkness that we faced inside the carven is also part of this.” He paused for a moment and then continued. “The ritual that we stopped, was aimed at weakening the barriers, it was to help prepare for the return and freedom of this entity.” We all looked at one another, as listened to what he had to say, Yara nodded her head, as she was the one who understood him the most.As he conveyed his message, it became clearer and more clear to us, we now had a full understanding of what was going on.After he Kofi finished speaking, the vision faded, and we were all struck with a feeling of incoming doom, we knew that something would happen. The entity that made that howl was not just a threat, to our pack.It would cause mayhem if unleashed, and it was a threat to the balance of all life. Such a creature was evil and malevolent, on no account should it be left to get its
Exalia’s PoV When talking about the howl that pierced the night, one could describe it as being unlike any other howl or sound that had ever been heard as a howl.It sounded to scary and eerie, and anyone who was not a supernatural could have become deaf after listening to it, because it was so loud.Thanks to our werewolf nature and abilities, we did not become deaf as a result of the loud howl, but we were rather terrified and worried about it’s origin and intentions. Alex and I were both werewolves, and we knew the sounds of the howls of our fellow werewolves, this one was totally different. This particular howl came with a feeling of something ancient, it was like something out of the natural, was being summoned.Maybe a ghost or a spirit or something of such sort.“Do you think it’s a ghost or something?” I asked Alex, trying to hear his opinion. “ I don’t know if it’s a ghost, and I don’t know what it is, but what I’m sure is that It’s unlike anything I have ever heard in my
Exalia’s POVAnd the letter went thus; Alpha Alex, Luna Exalia,*This is to inform you that your actions have consequences, and you shall face the consequences.You have come in and disrupted more than you know, what is your problem, for crying out loud? The balance that you so badly want to protect is not even yours to dictate, next time it would be advisable for you to mind your business. Tell me why you would just come to somone’s property and feel that you can just mess it up and do as you please. I don’t know the reason why you should have such effrontery, like the audacity to do such a thing. Perhaps, you are all mad.Prepare for the repercussions, prepare to face the consequences of your recklessness and stupidity,next time you will learn to mind your business, bunch of idiots you are!*The crazy thing about the letter was that it was sealed with blood.Blood was what they used to write the seal of the Crescent Moon Pack. “Alex, look, I’m wondering why it’s all coloured and