Kabanata XXV

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Serene.

BLOOD BATH, that is the only word that came to mind seeing the war. May mga nalagas kaming mga kakamping ngayon ay kaanib na ni Bardulf dahil sa impluwensya ng kaniyang kapangyarihang bumuhay ng mga patay at gawin itong tagasunod. Ang tanging paraan lamang upang hindi na mabuhay muli ang kaniyang hukbong pinag eksperimentuhan ay ang tirahin ang mga ito sa kanilang puso.

Dahil sa katapatan ng aming hukbo ay karamihan sa kanila ay sinisira ang kanilang puso bago malagutan ng hininga upang hindi sila magamit ng aming kalaban.

Lilith informed us about the foresight she had about the deaths so we managed to stop most of it but we didn't completely avoid it.

It is a war, death is something that is impossible to stop completely.

But we can prevent most of it, thanks to my power and Lilith's working together. I can control her to daydream and have fore sights even from afar and she'll report back to me. I can also access her deepest consciousness for her to see the future much clearer so we could prevent more tragic events to happen.

Alam kong masakit ito, ngunit ang tanging paraan lamang upang matigil ay ang tuluyang puksain si Bardulf.

Hindi siya maaaring magtagumpay.

I promised my parents justice along with his other victims. Alam kong ako at si Hendrix ang pakay niya ngayon. Aside from his plan on ruining the rulers along with Hendrix, I feel like there is much deeper reason, he doesn't want me and Hendrix to be allies.

The spirits reported to me that it seems like there is something about Hendrix, he doesn't want us to find out.

I would surely ask the goddess about it after we end the Lunar council.

Me and Hendrix were currently hiding our presence as we sneaked in, into the temple. 

Nagtalaga din kami ng malalakas na pwersa upang sabay sabay na sirain ang bawat laboratoryo ng mga ito at tuluyan ng wakasan ang konseho.

Sapagkat sila ang isa sa pinakaimportanteng tagasunod ng aming kalaban.

"Stop checking out my ass and let's spit up Hendrix," iritang saad ko sa katabi.

Narinig ko pang natawa doon si Farkas na kasama namin ngayon.

"Yan kasi puro landi," ngisi nitong sinamaan ng tingin ng aking mate.

"Let's split up the place, before I split you myself, F*cktard," iritang saad ni Hendrix dito. 

Nangiwi lamang si Farkas doon.

"To naman, highblood agad," nguso niya saka umalis na din.

Naatasan lamang ito ni Conri na maghatid ng mensahe, pero dahil stress na daw siya ay nanatili na lamang sa midnight fangs.

Kaya naman ay upang magkaroon siya ng ambag ay pinasama ko na lamang siya sa amin bagama't tutol doon ang selosong alpha.

Nailing na lamang ako saka patagong pinasok ang isang pintuan patungo sa ilalim.

Madilim ang lugar at nakasusulasok ang amoy. Puno ng paghihinagpis at ang mga hikbing pilit na pinipigilan.

Mga nilalang na nakakulong at pinag eeksperimentuhan, ang ilan ay nawala na sa kanilang mga sarili.

I can perfectly see in the dark and the prisoners look horrible. They were tortured to death but won't let them die. They were experimented over and over again even if their bodies are not able to take it. 

And every second they spent in this hell hole is more painful than the actual hell. I understand why Lilith got really traumatized.

Buti na lamang ay nasa kaniyang piling si Aztect at malaki ang itinulong sa kaniya upang malampasan iyon.

Ngunit habang nakikita ko ang lagay nila ay naalala ko ang lagay ni Lilith noon. She is like a little sister to me, so just imagining her staying here for a decade pains me.

"I will help you," I whispered at my eyes glowed and they all fell asleep.

I used their dream to access their consciousness and remove the demons forced onto them. I used my power to remove Bardulf's control over them as I slayed the demons possesing them using my flames.

When I was done I opened all the cages and lit up the light so they can escape. I controlled them while they were unconscious so they could come outside quietly. 

After that, I broke all the equipments and turned the dark magic they are using into ashes.

Witnessing the prisoners sparked my anger more.

After we secured the area and made sure that the prisoners are safe, I called Farkas to take them to the pack and then raided the area with Hendrix.

We trapped the councils and took their hearts out, to prevent them from reviving. 

Ang tanging natira lamang sa templo ay ang pinuno ng mga ito.

"Mga demonyo kayo! hindi ninyo gugustuhing kalabanin ang ang templo sapagkat ito ay kasalanan sa dyosa ng buwan!" ngumisi ito sa amin.

"Really?" Hendrix looked at him playfully.

"Bakit? nakausap mo na ba?" ngisi ko sa kaniya.

Tinanggal ko ang aking maskara habang diretso ang tingin sa kaniya.

Napasinghap ito roon. The goddess of moon who posses the same features as mine, described in history probably shocked him.

"Stop playing with me! Kapalastanganan ang inyong ginagawa! Nasisiguro kong mapupunta kayo sa impyerno dahil sa inyong pagtaliwas kay Selene!" muli niyang sigaw na tila ba nasiraan na ng bait.

He's still using that trying to trick us onto believing him like he also does to the beings of Lumina who praises the moon goddess. 

"Bakit hindi ka mauna roon?" ngisi ko kasabay ng aking pagpapalit ng anyo na lubos na ikinagulat niya.

"H-Hindi. . ." mariing saad nitong nabuwal sa kaniyang kinatatayuan at napaatras.

"Hindi ito maaari!" sigaw niya.

He tried using his power against me, but Hendrix managed to shield me. He used the power that Bardulf gave him as his last resort, but he couldn't possibly win against the reigning alpha and a celestial being with a noble wolf blood.

I looked at his dead worthless body and grinned.

"Hold my hand," I told my mate, which he quickly obeyed while his cheeks had stains of red.

"What are you a shy teen ager?" I frowned making his eyes widened.

"What the fuck? N-No!" he hissed.

Nailing na lamang ako at saka nagbukas ng portal patungo saaking tahanan. 

Pumikit kaming dalawa saka tumingin sa buwanng nagbibigay liwanag sa mga letrang nakasulat sa sagradong silid.

"Selene, I wanted us to know the truth about what happened in the past," I whispered, but I know that my voice will reach them.

"Gusto kong malaman ang nangyari sa nakaraan patungkol kay Bardulf, upang malaman namin kung papaano namin siya tatalunin," muli kong sambit, kasabay nito ay ang pagkawala ng aming kamalayan.

Third Person.

When Lumina started, there are only few beings tin their world that represents each race. And out of all those beings, the most powerful of all is the founder of the midnight fangs, the first werewolf who is cherished by the moon goddess and the sun god.

Hundreds of years has passed since then, that werewolf found his other half the second time had a son with her named Kaiser Alaric. 

A woman who hated the alpha because he rejected her as a mate before out of her wicked deeds, then decided to trick them by switching her son Bardulf to Kaiser when the Luna just gave birth.

His father is a noble vampire who rules hell because of him being the son of the ruler of demons. The woman didn't love him, he is not her mate but she wanted a strong weapon that will ruin the reigning alpha.

The original son were killed but got revived by the goddess of after life because she could feel that it is not his time yet.

He grew up with rogues and became a slave, they often torture him. 

Until when he was 10, he was caught stealing food by the leader of the rogues. Because of that he got punished so bad, he got enough of it.

Because of his rage and his unbelievable power, all the rogues were wiped out by a mere child who haven't got his wolf yet.

After that, Kaiser is in a critical condition.

A very beautiful woman who has beautiful golden hair and even her eyes were gold. It reminded him of the sun. 

Teh mysteriosu woman found him and saved him from dying. He asked her to take him away and when he woke up, he is already in midnight fangs.

The beta of midnight fangs found him alone in the woods and took him in.

He is not a rogue like what he believed.

Hinanap niya ang babaeng gumamot sa kaniya, ngunit wala daw silang nakita.

He begged the alpha to let him stay in the pack, the Luna convinced him so he ended up working in the pack.

Habang tumatagal ay lalong napapalapit ang loob niya sa dalawang pinuno ng pack.

At hindi iyon nagustuhan ni Bardulf.

Ngunit tiniis ito ni Kaiser sa loob ng ilang taon. At kahit pa ilang taon na ang lumipas ay hindi padin niya nakakalimutan ang babaeng tumulong sa kaniya.

Hanggang sa kaniyang ika labing walong taon ay ang pagsibol ng kaniyang lobo at ang muli nilang pagkikita ng babaeng tumulong sa kaniyawalong taon na ang nakararaan.

Turns out, she is his mate, but she left right after he marked her.

The same day, the reigning alpha and luna found out the truth about the wicked son, Bardulf, who turned out to be a fraud and their real son is with them all along.

Nagawa nilang palayasin si Bardulf midnight fangs matapos kitilin ng namumunong alpha ang kaniyang ina, ngunit nangako itong babalik at maghihiganti.

Kaiser Alaric will set to become the next reigning alpha after proving his power and him being the real son of the Alpha and Luna and midnight fangs.

While Bardulf went to his father in hell to become stronger.

Stronger enough that he is able to kill Kaiser's parents.

Pero dahil sa pinsalang natamo sa laban ay kinailangan niyang bumalik sa impyerno kung nasaan ang kaniyang ama.

Kaiser became the reigning alpha and even finally found his mate again.

Freyja. . .

A very mysterious and powerful woman, the perfect reigning luna, his other half that is loved by many.

The two were highly respected by the pack but Kaiser is still searching for Bardulf for revenge.

He was happy with his Luna too. He found out her identity later on.

The goddess who came down for her lover. 

Isinuko niya ang pagiging diyosa kapalit ng kaniyang kasiyahan kasama ni Kaiser.

Bardulf on the other hand was already blinded by power that he also killed his father after seeing him as a competition.

A great war started and they all blamed it on Freyja because Bardulf poisoned their minds into believing that she is the ruler of hell.

He didn't want revenge this time, but the power Kaiser and his Luna has. He wanted to use the power he obtained to revive her and turn her into his slave.

But thing didn't go around like Bardulf has planned when the two worked together to kill him. Using their life force because of how strong Bardulf has become.

The three died that day and the war has ended.

Bardulf casted a spell to himself so he could wake up someday while his soul is being punished in the after life because of Selene and Lucian's rage.

Hundreds of years later since the war, Bardulf did got revived.

Because he got exposed by Hendrix power who fought countless of demons on their way that time, near Bardulf's tomb.

He got revived and is now plotting revenge to the goddess. He wanted to rule the world filled with his undead soldiers.

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A/n: Next will be the last chapter before epilogue!