*Prince Vincent*
After almost taking a whole day of travelling from the airport of Europe into our very own City. The plane landed safely where a car is waiting for my return, along with my father's warriors in another vehicle we finally made it to the Langston Palace. It feels so much like it's too long ago before I came back to this place and a lot has happened. Some changes in the Palace's front yard and garden, it is even more beautiful than I remember.
"Welcome home Prince Vincent! So glad your back."
The loud voice of the wizard in the Palace, and one of the person I trusted the most greeted me along with few of the Palace's servants and warriors behind his back.
"Maleficus! How are you old man? It's good to see you!"
Flashing my pearly white teeth and taking a quick step closer towards the smiling face of the old man which I remembered to be my companion in most of my childhood years, my hand automatically wrapped around him and pick up his tall and skinny figure from the floor. I lifted him up before he could even made a protest. He weighs nothing against my strong arms.
"Damn it! You did not have to show me how stronger you have become, Vincent!"
He squeezed my arms and break free from my hold. I put him down quickly before he gets annoyed, I have missed him like how a grandchild misses his old man. My two companions chuckled behind my back, the look in their eyes is filled with amusement and so are the Palace's servants and few warrior guards.
"Hey, you remember my two friends. Alex and Caleb right?"
Alex move forward and straightened out his arm for a handshake, which Maleficus promptly accepted. Then Alex followed doing the same, they both respects Maleficus.
"Of course I do! I know that the great son of the Alpha King has two strong warriors with him who will swear to protect him with their lives. I know very well about what's going to become of the three of you."
Maleficus moves his head and his sight is directed to each one of us alternately. Alex acted like the wind gets chilly and rubbed both of his arms while grinning.
"Now, that sounds creepy."
Caleb commented with a smile. We are all aware of the old man's ability to see the future and his absolute visions.
"Alright, make sure you guys get some rest. Tomorrow we will have a meeting with the Alpha King and Beta Derek."
"Thank you Maleficus, we will see ourselves out and find to the Palace's guest chambers before you say something that would make me go back to Europe." Alex humored.
I turned to connect my eyes with both of Caleb and Alex before they turned around and exited the huge door. They are not new to the Palace, they have spent most of their time with me since that day I met them at the school.
My smile faded when I look around, wanting to see if he is here. Does he even know that I am coming back? I took out a deep breath which made Maleficus sighed, he clearly understood whom I was looking for.
"You get some rest too Vincent, I know you aren’t exhausted by the flight but you need to get yourself into your best condition tomorrow. The fight which you will lead in the City is not going to be an easy task. It is to be won. Your father is relying in you since he is occupied at the moment with some issues that took place in the Palace the previous night."
My eyes lit up and I grinned confidently. "Of course! Do not worry about it Maleficus, I would rather not come back in the Palace if I am to lose the first fight that I will have with the rogues. I also know that my father is always busy and I did not expect him to come see me in my return."
It is an arrogant remark however, I am determined to make my father see how strong I have become. The old man nodded and squeezed my right shoulder with his hand. "I will call a Palace servant to take your things into your room and prepare a really good meal for you and your friends."
"That's alright Maleficus, the three of us plan to have a hunt at dawn. We've missed the fun in the vast forest outside the Palace, where we used to fill our stomachs up to our heart's content. We needed a good run."
His eyes turned into a calmer state and he nodded his head in agreement. "Please make yourself full and ready for the fight Vincent. Your father will discuss everything tomorrow."
It was a comment meant to give me a piece of his mind and yet I feel like he is more worried than I thought. The first fight of my life, these are the words that echoed right inside my head. My heart is beating in excitement and the blood inside my veins boils in rage. If the Moon Goddess makes me fail, I will suffer my father's remorse and anger. So I've decided to use all my strength and fought hard until the last breath came out of my lungs.
"Why do I get this feeling that you worry too much old man?"
I winked and grinned to hide the tiny fear which is beginning to tear a fragment from the inside of my chest. I know that there is no room for this feeling right now, specially that the fight is happening in just a few days time.
"Just don't get hurt Vincent, and focus on the strength within you. You have the ability to surpass whatever power you have in the moment. Discover your true purpose not just the reason that you needed to prove to your father. You are destined for a greater purpose since that day your mother is blessed by the Moon Goddess to carry you inside her womb."
My vision got a little bit blurry when the corner of my eyes become misty due to the emotions rising in my heart, but I blinked the threatening tears away and toughened up myself. I should be hearing this deep concern from my father but instead I am listening to it from the old man. However, a tiny smile formed in the corner of my lips.
"You have to be more confident towards me Maleficus, I am stronger than the enemy and I will win no matter what. So do not worry too much!"
We ended our conversation with my assurance to him that I will win the fight, and I swore to the Moon Goddess that i might lost a limb but I will never be defeated. The enemies will vow down to me and follow the Royal pack like how my father did with the rogues that attacked the Palace since the previous years.
The night in my big room brought back memories. As I lay my back in the soft and wide Venetian King size bed, I couldn't help but wonder where my father is. What he has been doing and why he was not eager to see me after so many years. I may not be close to him but I think about him everyday. He is the reason why I am alive in this world, him and my mother. I was wonderfully made, out of their love for each other. I wonder how my mother is like, how does my own father showed her his love and what if she is really still alive?
The enchanting chandelier hanging in the middle of my room have caught my attention, it wasn't there before. It look sparkly and glorious, unlike the old one which is made of gold. This new chandelier has sparkly lights and drapes of silver strings hanging beautifully and a dream catcher is hanging in the middle. Now I know who did a great job of renovating my room. Great job Maleficus!
I sighed and close my eyes, naked under the thick covers. I only have a few hours of rest before Caleb and Alex wakes me up for the hunt. We needed fresh blood to get more strength as a wolf, it's our most basic food.
*Prince Vincent*"Good morning your majesty!" A young servant is waiting outside my room after I get ready for the big meeting with my father and Maleficus. Alex and Caleb are also coming, it is to plan the fight with the army of rogues in the city."Good morning." I replied and step out of my bedroom, i had a quick shower after the run with my two friends. It was a good meal, we fill ourselves with a healthy deer and a big boar for the three of us. We had fun chasing our prey and relinquished our strength through devouring our prey's fresh meat."Is my father already in the library?""Yes your majesty, together with the wizard of the Palace."We continued walking through the huge hall which took us after a few minutes into the door of the library. The young servant pushed the door open and then took a step aside to let me in.
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*Prince Vincent*The first ray of sun is already shining from above the clouds when the warrior wolves and I finally arrived back at the Langston Palace. The prisoners were quiet. The wolves who are with me are happy and proud from the success of our mission. I still feel a little bit worry about Alex and his injuries, even though Beta Derek assured me that his condition is now far from danger. I wouldn't feel secured until he wakes up, his condition almost made me question myself if I am strong enough to protect my friends."Alex will be alright your majesty, I know our friend is stronger than what we think. He's a young warrior and a tough wolf!"I took a deep breath and watched Beta Derek making a command on the warriors on where to put the prisoners first. My father should be here, I know that he is already aware of our presence but I wonder what's taking him so long. I turned to Caleb and understands how he feels. W
*Ashley*It was sheer luck that my father is the Mayor of the town and is not a stranger to the Alpha King. I didn't mean anything bad to happen that night, but it already did so now our family feel indebted to the leader of all wolves."Good morning Miss Ashley, breakfast is ready. Your father said you should get something to eat before you go to the Palace."I let out a heavy sigh. This is the price I have to pay for what happened a few days ago. Well at least I have a slightly better punishment than my two friends who were to stay locked up in a cell somewhere in the Palace. As for me, I only needed to served there as a servant for the period of three months."Did Mom and Dad already left?"My face showed a disappointing look when I realized that I am left alone now, for sure my mom is already working at our restaurant while my Dad is at work. And I thought he would personally
*Ashley*Pierre halted the SUV outside the tall and massive gates of the Langston Palace territory. But we waited inside our vehicle until one of the warrior guards came towards us to ask what our business with the the wolves in the Palace is. They have immediately concluded that we are humans, which they rarely get as visitors on a normal day and most especially unaccompanied by a wolf."Hey, what's your purpose of coming here? Do you have an invitation from the Langston family?"The menacing eyes of the warrior wolf along with his big muscular arms and the voice which is slightly bugger than normal made our forty five year old driver Pierre trembled. "Ah, yes sir. Me and my passenger Miss Ashley Snipes are expected by the great Alpha King to come here today."The warrior guard glances towards me lowering his head into our window the meet my eyes before he straightened his body back and acted to wha
*Ashley* "This is the room Miss Ashley, it's the place where Prince Vincent rests. And Oh! do not worry dear he is not around right now, he wakes up early and does many things so you will be alone to put order in this room every nine in the morning. Though I am not sure when he will be back but I am certain that before he comes back you will be finished with the task." I exhaled slowly, at least I will be cleaning alone. Clarita tried reassuring me when I made a look of concern in my eyes, thinking that I am to clean after a dominant Alpha wolf. What if the wolf boy is a freak, God knows I could be in danger. Wolves are really strong and vicious when hungry or provoked. "I'll leave you to it Miss Ashley, looks like there's not much cleaning to do but you can just fix his closet and put order in most of his clothes." Clarita looked around as we both noticed a set