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,
Alex POV;“Oh, Moon Goddess!” The old man exclaimed, his trembling hands checking the pulse of one of the infected children. His face was pale with worry.Beside him, Exalia moved quickly, her steps deliberate but heavy with exhaustion. Even after giving her blood—the one thing that should have saved them—it hadn’t worked. The kids were getting worse, and so was she.“Kitten, it’s time for you to stop. You need to sleep,” I said firmly, my voice gentle but insistent. “Nothing is working, and you’re overdoing it.”She didn’t even glance at me. Her focus was entirely on the old man and the children, her hands trembling as she checked the kids’ temperature and pulse.“Exalia!” I barked, sharper this time, frustration spilling into my voice. She froze mid-step, her back straightening before she turned to face me.Her eyes were fierce, her exhaustion and desperation making her voice crack. “Are you heartless?” she snapped. “I know this disease is infectious, Alex, but that doesn’t mean I c
Exalia’s Pov. It was like a dream world and not real life, all these seemed to be happening in a dream. How could this even be possible? What kind of tree talked and spoke? What in the world was going on? At some point,I started to pray that i would wake up from the dream.An anger seemed to well up within me, and I began to blame my ancestors.What in the world were they doing with creatures like these? Were they mad or something?How did they even discover these kind of creatures? Let alone, make a pact with them, and why did they not continue to fulfill their own side of the deal? Why did they fall? It was getting late and I needed to stop blaming and take action to solve the problem at hand. But deep down, I knew it was a reality and not a dream. The water around me started changing colour rapidly, I had never seen anything like it in my entire life. I had become exhausted and tired, but I kept on pushing for my goal, I must achieve my aim.Something that was once black, wa
Exalia’s pov.The whole atmosphere turned humid and pale at the very sight of this creature. Alex froze where stood, he was way to terrified to move an inch. For the first time in my life, I felt powerless and defenseless, I knew that non of us werewolves stood a chance against this creature.There was no amount of clawing or biting that would make a werewolf defeat this creatures. They were way to spiritual and supernatural, and I don’t remember werewolves having the ability to fight spiritual beings. We existed in the world of physical matter, and we could only fight physical creatures and not spiritual beings that disappeared and and appeared randomly at will.This creature was a creature of nightmares, it looked so unbelievable. It was half tree and half beast,and it’s body was a mass of tree roots and more than five branches.It’s facial features were very grave and they bore an expression of agony and so much rage. “There, that’s the corruption itself, that’s the embodime
Exalia’s pov.The fall was so terrible and it felt like it would never end. There wa so utter darkness all around us, and i couldn’t see any one. No one would understand the fear and doubt that was going on in my head except me, I had thought that we were falling to our deaths and we would die in this forest. I thought we would never make it out alive and back to the pack. What if we died here? How would our people find our bodies? How would we be buried? Where we going to make it out of here alive ? So many thoughts went through my head and I could not help but panic. I was in so much doubt and terror, and my heartbeat was so fast and intense that I knew my chest was going to break at any moment. We had finally landed, but it wasn’t on the ground, it was inside water, I hit my leg on a rock at the shore and I had hurt my ankle. “Ouch!” I screamed, not expecting the landing at all. I gasped for air immediately, and I pulled my self together, finding out that we were in an underg
Exalia’s pov.Yara was done listening to the ghost and I argue with one another, she moved towards tree and started to perform a ritual of purification immediately. Her hands glowed with light as she began her ritual purification excercise, and we wall watched on in awe. She started humming and dancing, then she began running around the tree and Alex and I thought she had run mad, but Kofi and Oba asked us not to worry, that it was all part of the purification process she needed to do. She began chanting words and casting spells that seems to penetrate as affect the very core fabric of reality before our very eyes. Alex walked up to me and stood beside me, he held Mabel tightly in his left hands and held me on the other hand, his touch was a reassurance that no matter the situation or the problem, we would always face it together and find a way to tackle it. Soon, Yara’s chants increased and her voice became louder. The ground began to vibrate and then shake like an earthquake, b
Exalia’s pov.Without further delay, we would begin the journey to locate the world tree, so that this madness would stop immediately. Alex took a few minutes to reset the pack before we took off, he called Marcus aside and left he and Lena in charge of the pack’s leadership while we were away. “Marcus,we’re going to have to do this for our own good,” he said to Marcus, explaining to him how grave the situation was. Marcus, his forever loyal servant listened to him attentively and promised him that he and Lena would lead the pack and govern well in his absence. “You have my wordy dear Alpha, everything will be just fine, and I wish you guys good luck in finding the world tree.” Marcus saluted his Alpha and left the room immediately. We soon began the journey to the heart of the world tree, and I must confess, it was not an easy one. It clearly wasn’t something to be taken lightly, as the Africans has asked us to carry along a lot of foodstuffs and weapon supplies. We prepared
Exalia’s pov Inspite of all the happenings, Yara seemed unaffected and she began to sing. Her voice was so loud that it became so noticeable, she was trying so hard to extinguish the darkness and give way to light once more. The irony of it wall was that the creature was not affected at all, it responded, and it didn’t retreat,It became more stronger and more menacing and horrifying. It had fully evolved into its true form that looked like some sort of humanoid from another galaxy. I was absolutely terrified and I lost my composure the moment I saw it’s eyes, they were green and blue, with a mixture of black. This was a very demonic god or whatever shit it was.“Exalia, what in the world were your ancestors doing with such a thing as this?” Alex asked me, whispering and deliberately trying to low his voice and not to be heard at all. I had been thinking about the same thing, ever since Oba made the revelation. What on earth were my ancestors doing with such a creature as this?
Exalia’s pov.At the peak of the moment, Tara’s eyes widened immediately and her gaze suddenly flashed to the exact corner, the same place that Mabel had claimed she saw the ghost. “Oh my goodness,” she whispered, her body vibrating. “It’s here, it’s here, it’s here,” she whispered continuously. Her voice was filled with so much terror and awe as she alerted us of it’s prescence. All of us looked at one another, we were scared stiff to our bone marrows and we just stood there, having no idea what to do or say. Then something very scary and creepy happend, the temperature of the room dropped immensely and the candles started to shake as if their fire would quench. Suddenly, a very large and gigantic figure, very dark and horrible, came out from its own shadows and began to form in the corner where Mabel had seen it. Mabel shivered, pointing at it and claiming it was exactly what she had seen, “calm down , calm down,” Alex hushed her, for he himself was horrified and didn’t want u
Exalia’s pov.Mabel sat up straight immediately, her hands were gradually starting to tremble as Alex instructed her to narrate her nightmare to us in details. She told us that the scary ghost had been so malevolent and powerful that it had crossed from her dream and followed her into real life. “I felt like I was being watched by the demon, I knew for sure that it was looking at me. It knew me, this is for real, it knew all of us.” She said, whispering to Alex as her eyes turned eastwards exactly to the same spot where she had supposedly seen the spiritual monster. Alex was listening attentively to all what she was saying, his jaw was fixed already and positioned, set to fight, and his mind seemed to have already started planning and strategizing his next move. As Mabel finished talking, he calmed her down and sighed, then he took a deep breath. “We really do need to understand what this is, from what I have heard Mabel say so far, this is not just an ordinary earth bound spirit
Exalia’s pov.The night had become deep and there was now intense silence outside our room. The silent was really oppressive, similar to a situation where the earth was holding its breath and standing still. I was on full alert, gallantly on the watch out for any intruding prescence. My senses could detect the energy inside the room and feel the air in the atmosphere. I watched over Mabel as she lay peacefully on the bed. I kept on observing and I was on the look out for any form of ghosts. Slowly, the dawn started coming little by little and I could feel the lights as it arrived. I got up from the bed and walked to the window, i peeped outside and surveyed the environment, there was no trace or sign of any thing extraordinary. as I went back to the bed, there was Mabel.She had fallen into a deep sleep on the bed, she seemed so calm and peaceful and I was quite happy that she had finally found peace and fallen asleep. However, deep inside me, I knew that there were not yet a