No one has seen him, No one can tell what he looks like, No one can tell if he's human, wolf, dragon, elf or vampire. We've only heard his very deep, hoarse voice that doesn't sound so humanly. We only know he's a ruthless beast, And that beast is the king of all supernatural creatures -he is King Wymond. He is an abomination -a mistake made by the moon goddess. There are rumors that he is immortal -are there still any immortals in this age? He walks the lands every night and kills any soul that crosses path with him or it, He never lets anyone see him and doesn't attend public meetings. He's always inside his palace, with those two big gates locking him away and isolating him from the world. Weird! How did he ended up becoming the king then? Every five years, girls who have come of age (18years to 25years), from different species (werewolves, vampires, witches, elves and dragons) are taken to his palace. We don't know why they are taken there, And we dare not ask why, because asking why is death penalty. And strangely, all the girls taken to the palace always come back alive, but they end up losing their memories of what had happened in there. No one has enough courage to investigate and find out what's going on -investigating is like walking into the valley of death. These are stories my grandma always told me when I was a kid, I don't know if they are real or if she was saying those things just to scare me. But I still couldn't help but wonder if it's true, Why does those girls end up losing their memories? Could there be a deep secret behind those closed, big gates?
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LEGENDS CREATION COLLEGE, BEVERLY HILLS."I'm so scared, I don't think I'll attend selection parade""Me too, what if we don't come out alive?""My mom said the king eats human flesh""Same here, my mom said he prefers the flesh of young virgins""I heard he's very old, ugly and he's got two very sharp fangs"Ugh, these are the words echoing in every hallways currently, the whole school is in a total mess as every girl I walked past was having a serious conversation about the selection parade.The selection parade takes place every five years, it's an occasion where girls who have come of age, from 18years to 25years, from different species (werewolves, vampires, witches, elves and dragons) are chosen and taken to the king's palace.Although we don't know the reason they do it, because all the girls who were taken there always comes back losing their memories -they don't remember and can't say what happened or what they saw there.Another five years has come and it's putting all the eligible girls on hot seats, sadly I'm one of those eligible girls this time.Every girl is walking on their toes now, because the selection parade is fast approaching and everyone is scared -honestly, I'm scared too.Not wanting to hear any more words about the selection parade, I hastened my pace and rushed towards the direction of my first class for today.I have not seen the king yet, but I believe these girls are kinda exaggerating -although I know for sure that he's old and ugly."Hey, Ara" someone called me from behind.I stopped and looked behind only to see Daphne (my best friend since diapers) jogging towards me, with a bright smile on her face -as usual, she was dragging Dante (her twin brother) along."Let go of me, you beast" Dante cursed her and tried to get away from her."Let go of you?" Daphne scoffed. "In your dreams, not until you refund my money.. every penny!" she screamed in his ear, making him winced.I stifled a laugh at Dante's expression, well I can't blame him because his sister always seem to forget we're werewolves and we've got super hearing."I didn't force you to give me your money, in fact, you begged me to accept it" Dante said.They've stopped in front of me by now, but I didn't stop them from arguing because I wanted to watch some drama and have a good laugh.Besides, with all these talk about the selection parade going on right now, I think having Dante around would set my mind at ease."...wanted to reject your money, but you desperately begged me to accept it""You're...""You were crawling after me, crying that I accept your money" Dante said in a mocking tone.Daphne slapped his shoulder as hard as she could, but it didn't seem to do any harm to him."You're exaggerating things here, also, you tricked and lied to me""I didn't lie" he defended himself."You lied""I didn't""You lied""I said I didn't""I said you lied""I didn't"Alright, I guess it's time for me to cut in or they are gonna keep on arguing all day. I cleared my throat."I didn't...""Dolphin" I cut in and they both turned to face me.Dolphin my nickname for Daphne because it kinda sounded like her original name -Daphne, dolphin -haha."What did Dante promise to do for you?" I asked her."He promised he'd stay over at grandma's tonight and take care of her for two days, but now he's taking back his words" she explained.I looked at Dante but he quickly looked away from me and started whistling, which meant he's guilty.I closed my eyes briefly and puffed out some air, then massaged my temples softly."Dante isn't to be trusted with money, why do you always believe his words and fall prey to his scams?" I scolded Daphne."Hey, I'm not a scam" Dante quickly defended himself.Daphne and I both raised our brows at him, he chuckled lightly and nodded."I'm just very smart" he said."Mr smart pants, you're just too lazy to work for your own money" I retorted.He released a tight smile, he grabbed Daphne's shoulders and pushed her to me."Sorry to disappoint you ladies, I just got myself a job last night and it's at the king's palace""What?!" Daphne and I exclaimed at once.He grinned widely, nodding his head."Oh, yeah" he replied."Are you crazy? Why did you go look for job at the palace? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Daphne asked worriedly.Dante shrugged his shoulders, he shoved his left hand in his pocket and waved at us."I'm off to class, my mate's waiting" then he ran off.Daphne closed her eyes and pulled her hair in frustration."My dad's never gonna agree to this, wait, I should mind-link him and inform him of Dante's craziness" she said.Her eyes glazed almost immediately, I patiently waited until she's done and we started walking again."What did your dad say?" I asked."He's gonna have a word with Dante, he sounded angry and I believe that talk is gonna involve his fist" she laughed evilly.I shook my head, she must have done this gossip to get back at Dante for taking her money -she and her brother can be so childish sometimes."Did you watch the news?" Daphne asked.She threw her right arm around my shoulder and we headed towards our class -we both have the first class together."You know I hate watching the news, it adds nothing to my life" I said."It adds nothing to your life, but it makes you aware of the things happening around you"I scoffed."We're wolves, we don't really need news or whatsoever""Of course we do" she replied.I sighed softly."What about the news?" I asked, I don't want her to continue preaching in my ears.She looked around shortly, pulled me closer to her even though we're already close enough."A body was found last night at the wizardry forest" she said in a low voice."Oh""Yeah, rumors had it that he was killed by the beast King" she whispered even lower than before."Rumors?" she nodded. "It shouldn't be rumors anymore, we all know he's the one behind all the killings" I said.Daphne nodded slowly in agreement with me."I don't know why they'd make a killer our king, he should be removed"I gave her a daring look."Why are you staring at me like that? Aren't I saying the truth?""Of course you are, but telling me can change nothing...why not go talk to the twelve elders about it" I suggested calmly with a hint of sarcasm."No, thanks" she said, shuddering as if she just though of something unpleasant.Well, hearing of the twelve elders is truly something unpleasant, they are the least people you'd wanna cross paths with -they are second in command after our beast King."I wish my mate would just show up and I wouldn't need to go to the palace" she sighed. "I don't wanna see the beast king's ugly face" she cringed.I laughed and stopped in front of our classroom, I turned to face her and pat her shoulders."Don't worry, you won't remember his ugly face even if you see it" I told her.I was indirectly reminding her of every girl that comes out of the palace won't have any memories of what they saw or what happened in there."Hmm, you're right" she agreed."Let's forget about the beast King, it's time for class" I nodded at our class.She tilted her head and took a peek, then gasped."Mr Clovis is already in, what should we do now?""Em...""I don't want him to scold me today again, he's gonna tell my dad I came late to class and my dad's gonna...""Daphne" I interrupted her. "Breath"She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly."We're taking the backdoor" I said, pointing at the backdoor.Daphne smiled, then gave me a thumbs up."You're so wise""Of course, I know that" I replied cockily. ★★★★★Another yawn escaped my lips as my eyelids twitched sleepily, but I tried my best to shake off the sleepiness.It's almost 20minutes since we entered Mr Clovis' class and honestly, his classes are extremely boring which is always making me fall asleep halfway through his lectures.Another yawn escaped my lips again. Maybe I should get some sleep, because I can't hold it in anymore."Hey" I called Daphne softly. "Mr Clovis' lectures are boring me, I think I'll take a nap.. wake me up when he's done"Her eyes widened."A nap in Mr Clovis' class?!" she whisper-yelled."Yes, I have part-time job later, I might as well catch some sleep" I said and rested my head on the desk."But he's.. "I closed my eyes and tuned her off -sleep, oh sweet sleep. ★★★★★"ARABELLA HUMPHREY!"A voice shouted and my eyes snapped open as I sprang up immediately, then I heard series of laughter.I looked around with a frown until I realized I'm still in the classroom, I looked to the front and saw Mr Clovis glaring daggers at me.Uh-oh, guess I've been caught."Arabella Humphrey, you always fall asleep in my class!" Mr Clovis shouted.I twisted my lips nonchalantly."That's because your lectures are boring" I grumbled.But unfortunately for me, everyone in my class are supernatural creatures and we all have super hearings -they heard me perfectly clear and roared into loud laughter."What did you say?" he asked in a very angry tone."Nothing" I answered quickly.Mr Clovis' face grew red from anger, he banged on the table and stormed towards me waving his forefinger at me."You think this is funny, right?" he growled.He stopped in front of me and glared at me."Detention for you""Detention?" I asked."Yes""Mr Clovis, we're no longer high school students, you know that right?""Well, you're behaving like a high school student right now" he replied me.My mouth parted slightly as I wanted to argue, but he didn't let me speak."You're leaving this school premises by 8pm!" he said, leaving no room for arguments.I sighed and quietly nodded my head, it's not right to sleep off while lecture was going anyway."Good" with that he stormed out.I sat down and glared maliciously at Daphne who's laughing like the rest of the class."His face was hilarious" she said, banging on the desk."And that earned me a detention, ha-ha" I laughed sarcastically."Oh, right""Hm" I hummed.We started packing up our books, getting ready to head to our second classes -we have different classes for second period."I would have love to stay in detention with you, but I have to go over to my grandma's after school" Daphne said."Excuses, I understand you though"She grinned."You know I love you" she leaned forward and kissed my cheeks."I love you too" ★★★★★The rest of the day went by in a blur and before I knew it, it's already closing time.I rushed straight to Mr Clovis' office immediately after my classes, I don't want anymore of his nagging.But unfortunately, he has already gone home when I arrived, I wouldn't have come to the detention had I known he won't be here.So, I took it upon myself to sleep throughout the detention period -after all, I might work overtime tomorrow because of this stupid detention.Finally it's time to go home, I gathered my things and rushed out of the school. Everywhere was extremely quiet, since all the students of Legends creation has all gone home.My stomach growled loudly, urging me to make it home in time and get something in my stomach -but unfortunately, from the school to my home is quite far, the only shortcut to my home is.. the wizardry forest.*Yeah, it's shortcut but least safe* I heard Amy, my sassy wolf nag in my head.I rolled my eyeballs."Why do you easily get scared?" I asked.*I'm not easily scared, I just avoid what's gonna cause me trouble* she replied.I scoffed and smirked wickedly."It's decided then, we're taking the woods" I said, referring to the wizardry forest.What can I say, I love opposing Amy because she gets on my nerves sometimes.*You're very stubborn and...*I shut her out and headed towards the forest, I'm too hungry and can't wait to get home. ★★★★★Whoa, it's so dark here, I panicked mentally as I stared at the woods (wizardry forest) ahead of me.I've made it to the entrance of the wizardry forest, but I don't know if I should continue or turn back and take the long road instead.Staring at the woods is giving me an eerie feeling and it's making my palms sweat weirdly.*Are you scared now?* Amy mocked me.I scoffed."Scared? Never"*Then go in, but count me out when you meet trouble*"As if I need your help" I retorted rudely.I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply and ventured in -I pray I don't come across danger though.Arabella's point of view. (EVERGREEN PACK _ BEACH SIDE)"I do" Alpha Jarek said readily, with a fulfilled smile glowing on his face.It's so obvious how much he loves mom, everyone could see how eager he was to have mom as his wife and few people sniffled at his over excitement. "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife" Old Sebastian said.Oh, yeah, Wymond made him officiate the wedding.He turned to Alpha Jarek and nodded towards mom. "You may kiss your bri..." Alpha Jarek didn't wait for him to complete his words, he hurriedly reached out his hands, held mom's face tenderly and crashed his lips on hers, which caused everyone present to roar in laughter. Arthur gagged beside me and quickly turned his eyes away from them."I can't fuçking watch that old man sucking off mom's face" he said with a disgusted expression.I reached forward and smacked the back of his head, he hissed loudly and threw me a glare, but I care less. "Mind your language, my baby can hear
Arabella's point of view. (FOUR HOURS LATER)It took Renee and Daphne four whole hours to get me ready, they tried different makeups and gowns on me, all in the name of searching for the perfect look for me.And finally they found the perfect look, but that's after four hours and several trials."Now that's perfection!" Daphne clapped her hands.I rolled my eyeballs and sprang up, then checked myself out in the mirror and nodded in approval."Thanks darlings" I thanked them."Now to the ballroom!" Renee said in a funny french accent which made us laugh. ★★★★★The guards standing by the door pushed it open and all heads turned towards me, everyone's smiling happily and clapping their hands. I saw Daphne, Renee and Emily giving me thumbs up from their seats, which helped boosted my confidence and morale.Wymond's standing at the front with old Sebastian holding a knife and a small bowl next to him, if any human was here, they'd think we're having a wedding -the scenery seemed like a w
Arabella's point of view. "No, no, that's not cute""It's cute, she's my niece and I know what's cute on her""But he's my godson, my godson, get it?"Niece? Isn't that Daphne and Renee's voice? What niece and godson are they fuçking talking about?"Ladies, ladies, please, it's not a niece, it's my nephew -why are y'all fighting over what's mine?" Arthur? Why is Arthur here? Wait, where am I? My last memory was back in the abandoned warehouse where we ended Oak's life and I passed out, yeah, maybe all these arguments are happening in my dream.I guess I've had enough sleep, it's time I wake up and... eat, I'm starving so bad.A tired yawn left my mouth as I stretched my stiff limps, I'm so tired as if I just had a very long sleep, then I snapped my eyes open, only to come face to face with about five pairs of eyes staring at me. Mom, Arthur, Daphne, Renee and another girl who's almost the same age as me, or maybe she's a little bit older than me but I don't recognize her -they wer
Arabella's point of view. (Flashback)I had just finished telling Wymond about the maid whom I saw earlier, and how I have a feeling that she's Ingrid, I told him about investigating about the maid but he stopped and promised to handle it himself.Then we decided to retire to bed, but we were disturbed by a loud thud and sprang up at once, our heads snapped towards the direction the sound came from -the window.We heard someone whimpering and sniffling, Wymond hopped off the bed and walked towards the person, I followed quietly behind him thinking it's... I didn't even know what I was thinking then, but whatever it was, it was scaring me.But my mouth dropped open when we got close and I saw who it was."Ingrid?" I called.She raised her head, I was taken aback by her appearance. There were long red marks on her left cheek, there were also red marks on her neck as though she tried to commit suicide by hanging herself to death and her whole face was red as tears flooded every part of
Third person's point of view. "That's our head doctor, professor Landon" Jones said, pointing to a man who seemed to be in his forties.King Wymond frowned as he narrowed his eyes and carefully studied the doctor who was injecting an old woman, he felt like something's off with the doctor but wasn't sure what it was.He tried to read the doctor's thoughts but couldn't, which made his frown deepened and he came to a conclusion.He moved his gaze from the doctor and looked around at the vampires who were affected by the plague, some were coughing non-stop, some had dark spots all over their skins and it seemed as if their skins were decaying.King Wymond opened his hand and a syringe needle moved from a tray into his palm, there's a bluish liquid inside the syringe, King Wymond quickly broke it in two parts and sniffed it, then cringed in disgust as he inhaled a very bad smell.He threw a disgusted glare at the doctor."I don't know if that guy looks like your head doctor, Landon, but
Arabella's point of view. "These are the herbs our doctors prescribed, they don't cure the plague, but at least the plague's effects was reduce... " Jone paused, sighed and shook his head in disappointment. ".. but the herbs aren't working anymore, no matter the amount we use, the plague just kept worsening everyday" he said.Wymond picked a herb and sniffed it, a frown appeared on his face at once."Who's the head doctor?" he asked."He's at the health center" Jones replied."Take me there" Wymond commanded and Jones nodded in agreement.He (Wymond) glanced at me and signaled me to follow them, I rolled my eyeballs as I grumbled coherently. I didn't wanna go with them, because I wanted to confirm something. *I don't wanna look behind and realize you're not following me, you wouldn't wanna know what I'm gonna do to you, baby* he warned me through our mind-link.*It's not as if I'm gonna do anything to help there**I just wanna be seeing you* he replied. *But...**No buts, baby!* he
Arabella's point of view. "You weren't yourself at the table, did you find anything fishy?" Wymond asked me, we've retired to our room -the room Jones prepared for us.There was a long pause as I was wearing a beauty facial mask when he asked the question, I quickly climbed onto the bed when I'm done and pulled the blanket up to my chest.Wymond sighed impatiently."Can you answer me now?" he asked."Yeah" I leaned against the headboard. "I thought I saw someone like Ingrid"His eyebrows furrowed in confusion."Ingrid? Who's that?" I gaped at him, don't tell me he forgot her -wasn't he the one who had her locked up for three days?"She's one of my schoolmates, you even had her locked up some weeks ago" He tilted his head slightly, then he curved his mouth in an O shape as realization dawned on him."Yeah" I eyed him. "But I'm not so sure if it's truly her, because I didn't get to see her face.." I pouted shortly. "..but my instincts keep telling me she's Ingrid""Hold on, isn't she
Arabella's point of view. (Vampire King's palace)It was kinda a long walk from the border to the vampire King's palace, maybe it's because we were walking in a very slow pace and they're both (Wymond and the vampire King) we're both discussing about the plague along the way.The palace isn't as big as ours, but it's beautiful and well structured. Maids and guards were lined up at the entrance of the palace, waiting to welcome and serve us.They knelt down and fell on their faces immediately they saw us."Welcome, your Majesty, your highness!" they greeted us.A very beautiful, but heavily pregnant woman approached us as fast as she could, yet a little bit slow. There's a warm and welcoming smile on her face, which makes her even more beautiful."Your Majesty" she bowed respectfully at Wymond since she can't kneel, then turned to face me. "Your highness" she bowed too."Wow, you're so beautiful even though you're pregnant" I complimented her.She blushed very hard."I'm nothing compa
Arabella's point of view. We've been driving for seven hours and we finally drove past a big billboard with an inscription on it...WELCOME TO THE HOME OF VAMPIRES.I never knew the vampire kingdom is very far from the palace, now I perfectly understand why those vampires attending legends creation college always prefer staying in the dorms and only go back home on vacation.Going to and fro everyday won't be convenient for them, they'd surely miss class everyday -after all, sitting in a car for seven hours everyday would drive anyone crazy."The vampires are braver than you, werewolves" Wymond said.I frowned slightly."Why would you say that?" I asked."Look" he nodded behind him at the billboard that's already far behind. "They boldly put up a billboard telling everyone that vampires owns this land, but I don't see the werewolves doing same" I scoffed."We like staying low-key, we're not pompous creatures" I defended my kind.He laughed at my words."But my brother-in-law is pomp
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