It had been a week since the fall of the capital, a week of relentless nightmares and haunting memories that refused to let Rey rest. The events of the past week had left deep scars on her Rey and sleep had become a torment she couldn't escape.The anxiety attacks had become more frequent and each time it's effects were more profound. Rey could feel herself slowly loosing it. Rey's eyes were wide open, staring at the canopy of leaves above her, the trio had set up camp for the night under a cluster of trees. Rey's mind was trapped in a relentless cycle of images from the last few weeks. The burning buildings, the screams of the pack members, and the relentless onslaught of the Lycans haunted her every night. She tried to push the memories away, but they clung to her like shadows.***It all started when Asher and Alpha Magnus set out to find the remains of Black Bourne. The duo mysteriously vanished, the pack was heavily affected by this twist of events."I knew that this was a trap"
Rey felt herself slip away from reality as she slumped. "She needs to heal", Lucius said as his voice denoted increasing levels of frustration and fright."What do we do?, we need to help her. One way or another", Luna said."There is little we can do, we have to try reviving her but there isn't a guarantee that it will work", Lucius said. "But i guess it is worth the try""How do we do that?", Luna inquired. "I know of a way, but it is very dangerous", Lucius replied. "For Rey and for me"Upon uttering those words, Lucius drew his claws and bore them into Rey's skin. "Pain....", Lucius muttered as he bore deeper into her skin. "I'm trying to connect to her subconscious"***The next few days went by and Rey had discussed her feelings with Lucius. "We have to go out there" Rey said."No we do no, it is way to risky for us", Lucius said. "You don't know that for sure, we need to return to Silverwood and it is urgent", Rey insisted."Why?, why the sudden sense of urgency?", Lucius
"You are leading us Rey", Lucius said to Rey with a smile. Rey sighed as Luna helped her to her feet, She could feel her body healing rapidly.Rey's body continued to mend, the pain gradually fading into the background as she regained her strength. "Do you still feel Seraphina?" Luna asked Rey."I do""Why don't we just find Seraphina first?, That would be the best decision at this point", Lucius said. "We don't have time, Silverwood needs us", Rey said. "We need the forest alive, it is the source of Light magic""We must gather our supplies then," Lucius said. "We revive the forest and then we go after Seraphina.""No, she will find us. She needs the magic if the forest", Rey replied. "Right now, she is tethering on the brink of life and death""Then we should set off now", Luna said.As Rey stood up, her body now nearly fully healed, she nodded in agreement. Luna fetched their bags and essential supplies. The trio resumed their journey to Silverwood, as they got closer and close
The ground begun to tremble once again as they sat up, the ritual was now complete. Lucius looked around nervously."What is happening?, Did it work?", Lucius asked."I can't tell for sure...We followed all the instructions and made no mistake", Rey replied as she looked around.The trio tried to find their feet as the ground beneath them trembled. "Well, we did something...", Luna said as she rested on the wall to maintain her balance. As they spoke, the wraiths begun flooding the room. They encircled the trio continously."This doesn't seem good...", Luna said nervously.The wraiths suddenly began leaving the room and re entering."They want us to go outside, they want to show us something", Rey said as she hurried outside. The others were quickly on her tail as they all rushed to the exit of the structure."Look...", Lucius said as he pointed a green spot on one of the branches. "We succeeded", Rey said as she smiled. "Silverwood is responding to us"As time passed, the once ba
"If I tell you what should happen next, it won't happen", Seraphina said. "You three have roles to play and so you must figure it out on your own""You knew we would revive you and the forest, didn't you?", Rey asked."I hoped, I hoped that you would find your way here and so I took a gamble", Seraphina replied."A gamble?, I have been wondering how this forest barrier was broken through. But it wasn't broken through, was it?", Lucius asked. "You allowed them in... why?"Rey turned to Seraphina in shock, she had never considered that possibility but as she thought of it, it slowly made more sense to her. Seraphina had to have let the Lycans in and she had to have allowed the forest be destroyed."You gambled on your own life?", Rey queried. "It doesn't make sense.""I had to make sure things go according to plan", Seraphina replied. "I had to make sure we have a fighting chance and so I had to put everything on the line""I don't get what the play is here...", Luna said."You will see.
Two strangers walked along the road as horses and carriages blazed past them, it was obvious that something was happening in the capital. One of the strangers stopped a peasant who was on a carriage. "What is going on?", asked on the stranger."The capital..., it is in chaos. The alpha king has been killed and so have a lot of the alphas, the Crimson pack is no more and their allies have been killed too.It's chaos in the capital and people are fleeing for their lives.""Hmmm...", replied the stranger."Where are you going to?", the Peasant asked."Isn't it obvious, we are going to the capital.That is where we need to be now.""Didn't you hear a word I just said? Going to the capital is a death sentence.""No worries... we will be fine.After all, we are already dead.", said the stranger as the two strangers begun walking. They used black cloaks to cover themselves from head to toe and their identities were co cealed due to the overgrowth of facial hair and the hoods over their heads
Argabus led the two men towards the direction of the explosion.They saw a large amount of smoke in the air and they all rushed towards it. "Is this how it has been in the capital?", Magnus asked Argabus as they arrived at the scene."Pretty much", Argabus replied."Wait... something isn't right", Asher said as he stopped.The two men quickly stopped and looked at Asher."What is wrong?", Argabus asked."Black magic... lots and lots of it", Asher said. "This isn't just some pack, this is the veiled Serpents""We will need back up then...", Argabus said."We don't have time, I can sense their energy. They are headed for the castle, we have to intercept them before they do so.""Are you crazy?", Argabus replied."No, if the Alpha Queen or her sons are hurt then this Will actually become a disaster.You said it yourself", Asher said."But if the veiled Serpents are here then that must mean that...", Argabus said."... the Lycans are closeby", Completed Magnus. "We know"Argabus nodded an
Like I said before, I hoped that you all will step up and I still do. You need to return to the capital and protect those who need protection, for only then will you be ready.Only then will you be able to move forward, only then will you be able to claim your destiny and only then will the world be truly safe.""I still can't believe that Asher could be alive", Luna said excitedly."We have to get going then, you will get your answer soon enough", lucius said to Luna as he turned and walked towards his horse."What about you?", Rey asked Seraphina. "Will you be okay here all by yourself?""I'll be fine, I'll have my hands full with keeping an eye on the forest and making sure it is back to it's full power.And when you are ready, I will have the answers you need.""Thank you, for everything" Rey said."Don't mention it. You guys better get going."They all nodded and mounted their horses and rode away, towards the capital.***A day later, Argabus, Asher and Magnus stood at the entran