It was not only Diana who noticed it. Talia, whose perception ability was recovered, heard it too.
The two witches, who could sense the slightest snap of a twig beyond any alpha’s sharp senses, froze and looked sharply at one direction with a second interval between them. The rear wolves, especially Jaxon and Liam who were keeping an eye on the ladies, noticed the sudden change of posture immediately.
‘What is wrong?’ asked Alpha Liam through the mind-like between him and his mate.
Talia’s emotions were immediately ‘felt’ by her six mates. Her emotions were that strong to be able to bypass the isolation spell she cast on herself to temporarily block the bond while they were still in a dire situation. Though her nervousness only lasted a couple of seconds, it did not prevent her mates from knowing her feelings.
It was safe to say that after Talia almost crossed the gates of hell, the six domineering alphas of the Night P
Alpha Adrian released his first order through a reverberating howl which was immediately echoed by Alpha Dustain of the north side, Alpha Fin from the east side, and Alpha Jaxon of the south side.When the army of mongrels and hybrids entered within the hundred-meter radius, the two inverted echelon formations changed into an inverted triangular formation with three major forces led by Alpha Dustain and Alpha Soleyah to the east. In contrast, Alpha Adrian and Alpha Liam led the west side.Alpha Jaxon and Alpha Cameron were guarding the south point of the inverted triangular formation while Alpha Fin and Alpha Rhys were now in close proximity to the two witches. The latter two alphas would be in charge of guarding the two witches, acting as the last defense while the others focused on defending.‘You alright there, darling?’ asked Alpha Rhys. His tone was in a teasing manner, but there was a clear swirl of worry in his gray eyes.Talia, who was still looking up above the cloudless and
EASTERN SIDEHybrids were relatively larger even compared to the alpha bloodline of werewolves.Yet this fact did not hinder Soleyah Haynes, Alpha of the Woodland Pack, from biting off the neck of a hybrid after seconds when the two groups met halfway.Soleyah used her smaller stature as an advantage by fainting an attack only to dodge to the side and attack its vulnerable spot—its inner throat.Upon the fight between the hybrid and the alphas last time, they discussed during the meeting about the weakness of the hybrid that they noticed. Like snakes, these hybrids had three weaknesses namely: the stomach, the eyes, and the throat.The throat was the most fatal part, but it was also the trickiest since the specific location of the weakest spot of the hybrid was within the inner part of the throat.But who was Soleyah? She grew up and fought in the Human Continent. What’s so sinister in that continent? Human heart was deep and the
Talia’s screams were embedded with spells that magnified her voice at least a hundred times. Even though the ensuing battle brought groans, moans, snarls, and howls together… Talia’s screams still barely made it through.For a good second, the wolves, no matter what rank they were, paused. This ‘pause’, even if it was only a matter of a split second, was so critical in the middle of a battle. Thanked to Talia’s protection spell, none of the wolves died due to a momentary lapse.Alpha Soleyah, who was connected to Talia through the alliance’s oath, was the first one to ask Talia through the mind link. ‘What happened? Is something wrong?’‘There is indeed something going on! Big! Hurry and retreat! I will explain while you retreat! Do it now!’Talia enabled her conversation with Soleyah to be heard with all the wolves, linking all connections through the bonds of each other.‘Okay!’ Soleyah needed not to ask more. She had a hunch that she was fighting against time and if they were a sec
It was a behemoth.The behemoth’s face was the only thing they could see right now amid the chaos. It was as if this gigantic monster was clawing outIts mouth was as large as the entire grassland, swallowing hundreds of screeching hybrids and wailing mongrels in one. One time it was gobbling up its ‘supposed’ compatriots, the next second it was burping in content.The monster’s face was akin to a feral. Its head was not furry though and it was littered with countless squirming eyes of varied sizes. Its mouth seemed to occupy half of its face paired with an immeasurable number of sharp teeth that were stained with blood.Roar!The wolves could not help but shed cold sweat while staring at the scene before them. That could have been them!Soleyah shifted back to her human form and looked at Talia who had just landed. “Even if we keep on retreating, this place is not even real. There is a boundary here. Once we stop there, there will be no more turning back.”“I know,” said Talia, “That
A bright light enveloped the entire area where the wolves were, extending to the grasslands up to the boundaries of this dimensional space.“Huh?” Talia opened her right eye first while feeling up her body for any anomalies. Her brows knitted together after feeling… nothing. The ‘question mark’ on her face was clearly written, making her open both of her eyes in wonder.‘Did my empty magic reserve help me stop my forbidden spell just now?’ Talia stared at the fading Scepter of Ygdrasil in her hand as she closed her eyes once more to feel her body.There was no fluctuation… as if it was sealed by something unknown—an energy far greater than her own.“What happened?” Talia asked herself which was heard by the wolves below her.Her mind raced with all questions, but her eyes were fixated on the behemoth whose two limbs were now out from the restrictions of the tight hole it had climbed from.Roar!Screech!‘Will we perish here just because I lost all my energy? But what is that energy?’
Flames. Magma. Heat.Gone were the snowy grassland and the blizzard. It was as if Diana had created a dimension inside another dimension, isolating her and the behemoth from the pack of wolves. They could see what was happening but they could not help even if they would break from the boundary spell created by Talia earlier.Now, Diana created a perfect lair—a dungeon—to kill this monstrous anomaly before her.“You should consider yourself lucky!” Diana grinned as she yelled. “You will be the first one to experience what my dungeon spell is! Be honored!”Dungeon. It was a spell that she gained from her recovery slumber. There was no need to chant and incantation. All she needed was to picture out what kind of dungeon she wanted. It was as if this was an extension of her own magic’s domain. In this dungeon, she had control over everything.Well, this ‘control’ was still not perfect. And she was still ‘exploring’ this new ability of hers with this behemoth before her. Diana wanted to kn
On the other side…Dylan's speed pierced through the swamp. The team of wolves under his command could not match his pace that flashed a lightning speed — leaving the wolves behind him in awe. He was like an untamable beast, ready for war and carnage.Crash!The trees had perished when his colossal bestial body hit the trunks.Bang!The large stones in his ways shattered with a mere brandish of his claws. And the ground shook upon his thunderous paws. It was a battle against a time. The magnificent moon shone above him, paving the way for the desperate beast.Boom!A thunderous roar, akin to a thunderclap, reverberated. The air had shaken and turned colder, foreboding an ominous event in the deep mountain he was in. A series of lightning bolts struck the darkness of the night, creating an opportunity for Dylan to see what was happening 'above' him.Red and gold clashed in the sky, the prime cause of the brewing storm that almost covered the entirety of the Wolven Continent. Every hi
"You can open your eyes, babe," said a gruff voice, "You really know how to make your man fluster, huh. But more recklessness like this one and you'll be a bag of bones for sure."Upon hearing the voice of her savior, whom she initially thought was the Phoenix, Diana opened her eyes. A gasp escaped from her thin lips when her gaze met a pair of very angry bright blue ones. "D-Dylan..."Dylan's grip around her shoulders and knees tightened when she called his name in a whimper, waking the monster below his navel. 'Fuck it! This is not the right time for this!'Sucking in a deep breath to forcefully calm himself and his beast, Dylan let go of Diana reluctantly. "Why are you here? What are you doing with a supernatural beast? Why are you—”"Not with the others?" Diana cut him off, took a step back, and wandered her gaze to the place of the dungeon they landed on before she shifted her attention above her. She looked back at Dylan, eyes knowing that she had been discovered. "I wish to be