*** MIKEY ***As I walked inside the training building I found Uncle Drake leaning against one of the large columns of the building instead of going straight to Uncle Leonโs office. โWhat are you doing here?โ I whispered as I stood beside him. โDid you know that people usually misinterpret your Uncle Leon?โ He asked as followed where his eyes were looking. โWhat do you mean?โ I asked in confusion.โLeon is a straight-to-the-point kind of guy. He hates it when I or your Uncle Calvin use flowery words to charm and win any business prospect or a pack to add to our alliance. He said that all that we needed to do was state the truth, because like what everyone says, honesty is the best policy.โ I nodded not sure where our conversation was heading. โWhat he said isnโt really wrong, but it is also not entirely right.โ โWhat do you mean?โ I asked once again because what he was saying was not really clear. A smile appeared on his face, a sad smile to be exact. It was as if whatever he w
*** MIKEY ***The training of the warriors who lost in the tournament was going well. As an added protection, the families of these warriors were placed under a spell that would trigger Aunt Dana and Aunt Nikki once someone tried to approach them and ask anything about the warriors who were currently training for Purpura. Aside from that, their memories would be protected as they wonโt remember a thing about their sons or daughters, or their nieces or nephews if ever the trigger was set off.Today, all of the warriors who were supposed to be part of the tournament were given a chance to rest, no training was allowed at the training academy but that does not stop all the hopeful warriors from training on their own, especially when the threat of being eliminated was haunting them. Anya arrived at the training room at the packhouse basement earlier than scheduled. She had improved a lot both physically and mentally since the last tournament. Today she will just focus on knowing poisons
*** ANYA ***The day that all the remaining warriors were anticipating finally arrived, the day of the second test. Everyone piles up in front of the entrance of the tournament arena and the way our numbers went down was noticeable. And it was not only that, uncertainties among warriors are more evident than before. โDo you know what our tests would be?โ One warrior asks. โIโm afraid that I wonโt be able to make it until the next test,โ another warrior shared. โEveryone is getting anxious, Luna,โ Ruby whispered as she stood beside me. โI know,โ I replied. โWhat do you think our test would be?โ Ruby asks softly.โTo be honest,โ I said, โI donโt have any idea at all. But I trust that after all those trainings that we went through, more specifically my physical training.โ I still canโt forget everything that I have to go through because of these tests. I thought that Mikey had finally given me a break especially after he let Persephone run with Hades. But when I came back, I was n
*** ANYA *** I was expecting that the test today would be different from the tests that we had from the last time. I was just not expecting it would be this different. Doors. All we see in front of us are doors. Doors made of different materials, colors, and sizes. โThis will be hard,โ Rose whispered and I knew exactly what she meant. The three of us need to make the right choices for us to reach the end and to be honest I donโt really know what to expect. โCamaraderie,โ the voice spoke once again. โDo you have what it takes to reach the end? Or is your bond not strong enough to take you to the finish line? Will you stay together or will you go on separate ways? Tik tok the clock is ticking.โ โI hate the speaker right now,โ Rose said under her breath and I know what exactly she meant. The rules were clear, the three of us needed to reach the finish line and we needed to do that within two hours. I turned to face Rose because if there was a weak link between our team it w
It was all a lie.The silence we heard outside was all a lie. Because once the door closes you will hear everything. We heard another terrified scream, it felt close and yet it also felt so far. โWhat the hell,โ Rose said under her breath as the screaming continued. The three of us froze from where we stood as we were not able to take a single step from where we were. Because of the moment, our door closed behind us. All we heard were screams and not just the usual type of screaming. You can feel the fear embedded in those screams. Ruby went from being lax to a fully alert stance and made sure that I was behind her, even though there wasnโt anything to protect me from. We found ourselves in an empty room that was filled with white tiles. The room was too bright and too white for my taste, but then again, I am pretty sure that this room was created to make us feel uncomfortable in the first place. โWe need to move,โ I said as I was about to take the first step, Ruby stopped me. She
The door behind me closed and the view in front of me appeared and I found myself in the middle of what seemed like a forest. It was not like any forest I know, so I am not sure that this is not a forest near Purple Hill. I wonder if this was the same view that Rose and Ruby are seeing. I started walking forward but kept my senses open for anything. I recall the first survival skills that Ruby had taught me. ****** โKeep your eyes open but make sure that your other senses especially your ears more adept at differentiating all the sound that it hears,โ Ruby instructed. โThatโs all?โ I asked Ruby and she raised her eyebrow at me. โItโs easier said than done,โ she replied crossing her arms in front of her chest. โHow hard can it be?โ I said with a shrug. Ruby looked at me and smiled. โLetโs try it then,โ she said. ****** And thatโs when I learned how wrong I was, the hard way. Because Ruby slammed me down more times than I remember on the makeshift ring. I stopped for a wh
Something is not right. From the moment Anya stepped inside her door we all know that something was wrong. We can see each of the warriors as they enter their own doors. And all of them. Which is why we were all surprised to see how different Anyaโs place was from the rest. Everyone is trying to find their way out of the very big maze that the tournament masters have created. I find it fascinating that none of them cross with each other as they find their own exit. Tall hedges surround the warriors and once in a while if they were not clever enough to pay attention to details, they wouldnโt realize that they are just walking around in circles. It was not a hard test, but also not an easy one. Because aside from the fact that some of the hedges move without you realizing the change, there are several surprises planted along the maze as well. It would have been fine, only if all of them had the same arena. But for some reason, Anyaโs arena was different. Instead of tall hed
DK and I reached the supposed exit of the Arena and found the tournament masters right by the exit of Anyaโs Arena. โOpen it,โ I said as politely as I could, even though all I wanted was to scream. โWe had been trying, Alpha,โ the withered old man who was the boss of the tournament masters said apologetically. โThereโs got to be another way,โ DK said as he ran his hand through his hair. โWe set up the arena in a way that no one can easily get out of it as well as enter it to avoid the rogue wolves from attacking once again,โ the old man explains. โThen how can you explain what happened to Anyaโs Arena?โ I asked, still trying my best to control my anger.โWe donโt really know how it happened Alpha,โ his answer was soft and filled with guilt but that was not something that I would need. โAre you telling me that we have a traitor from the tournament masters?โ I have been trying to avoid it, didnโt want to believe it either since most of the members of the tournament masters are vet
Itโs been five years since the war ended, but there were still times when I would be so afraid that the horrors would come back again. But then my family would come and remind me that no matter what happens we will always get through them. Anya still hated me for the way I acted that day as I approached Isabel. She hated me because she almost lost me. But then it was also because of what happened we finally found what DKโs power was. If my power was death, DK was life. Which explains how he was able to pull me out of deathโs arm. We were the extreme of everything, and Anya was the balance in between. Which is why we were Fated with each other. I have to thank my mom. She was one of the reasons why I survived. Turns out she was right, we would have triplets and I have a daughter who was as unique as her brothers. Her hair was black on the crown of her head which slowly changed to blonde by the ends of it. A perfect combination of my hair color and DKโs. But what made her m
Sheโs here, theyโre here. They came for me.โRedeem your powers and your wolf,โ Anya orders, โWe are going into war.โI smiled through the pain as I chanted the words that my mother told me to say when I was ready. Pain, spread through my body as Hades took his rightful spot. โItโs about time,โ Hades growled. We watched as Isabelโs eyes filled with fury as she watched my body heal like the torture that she gave me this past few days never happened. A guard came rushing and said, โWe are surrounded.โIsabelโs eyes widened as she finally realized what she was up against. โSeize them!โ she ordered to her guards. โKeep them alive.โ Additional guards arrived and to our surprise, they all shifted into their wolf forms barring their teeth at us. โDonโt ever think I canโt fight them or Persephone will never allow you in bed with us,โ Anya threatened, making DK and me laugh. โOh we wouldnโt dare,โ I replied. Suddenly our wolves order us not to shift telling us to fight in human form.
I failed. I was brought to the Black Moon pack to hide as I let my new best friend die right before my eyes and let one of my Fated Mate be captured by the enemy. I failed. And I have no one else to blame but me.DK had tried several times to check on me. To talk to me. But I wouldnโt let him. I was angry with him for letting Mikey go and I was afraid that if he came closer I would lose him too. Why? Why did we have to suffer like this?And yet despite all my questions, no one seems to provide an answer. *****It was the second day, and I cried myself to sleep. I found out that Ruby was buried as me. This isnโt fair. This isnโt right. But there is nothing I can do because she is already dead.I used to enjoy sleeping because it let me escape my harsh reality. But I hate sleeping now because I dreamed of Mikey in a cold dark cell suffering as his body was broken several times over and over again. DK broke the door of our cabin, but I still wonโt talk to him. He carried me to th
After finding out who the spy was everything went clear. I know what needs to be done. How can I not know when I dreamt of it almost every night? My nightmare was finally becoming reality, but all I could think of was Anyaโs safety. โWhat are you waiting for?โ DK asked in a panic. But I knew that nothing would happen to Anya as long as Ruby was there. โI need you to listen to me,โ I finally said. โAnya will be killed,โ I said. โWhat?!โ DK was about to launch a punch but my mother stopped it. โLet me rephrase that,โ I said as I took a deep breath, โEveryone will think that Anya will be killed because it will be someone with Anyaโs face.โโOh god,โ DK said as he fell back on his chair as he finally realized what I was saying. โAnd I will be captured,โ I continued.โWhat?โ It was my Dad who reacted this time. โBecause I will let them,โ I replied, โAsher will be tortured in our hands but we will not kill him. And just right in time, Isabel would arrive and kill Anya. The moment th
I closed my eyes and envisioned the person I was going to imitate. This is the last chance that we have and I need to make everything as perfect as I remember it. I tuned out all the sounds and negative thoughts that I had and prayed that this chance that I had wonโt go to waste. And then I feel it, the soft hum of the spell working their magic. I watch as the shape of my hand changes as well as my clothes. Once the change was complete, I pulled out the small mirror that I hid in my pocket and looked at myself to see if I had become the person that everybody feared. I know that by now, Mikey, DK, and the rest of my family understood what I meant that I would root the spy out. Because I finally learned the best way to do it. As I was waiting for Ruby to come, a thought came to me as I recalled my grandmotherโs words. โThe spy you are all looking for is right under your noses.โโThere is only one spy.โ I guess I have known it for a long time, I just donโt have enough proof to admit
โI still think this is a bad idea,โ Uncle Drake said for the third time. โCanโt you just trust your daughter?โ Aunt Athena complains. Even though DK and I agreed with Anya because we wanted to support her. We canโt deny the fact that we are still scared that something bad might happen to her just like the last time. This is why the tournament was held in a different Arena that Anya personally requested.As the three of us agreed to disagree, we finally found a way to compromise which included my Mom and Uncle Jerichoโs presence. The wards inside the arena were created to not have any rogue wolves in unless it was tampered with from the inside. But that does not include me, DK, my Mom, and Uncle Jericho. Aunt Dana added our blood the same security she used in Purpura that would allow us to enter the Arena when needed through teleportation. We watch through the screen as Anya and Ruby prepare to enter the arena and see Rose approaching them. And as much as Anya hated it, she was wa
The day of the tournament is finally here. The place where the tournament was going to be held was announced an hour before the tournament began.It was on the plain just outside the forest of Purpura. I know the test that awaited us, but instead of surviving the tournament, I now have a different purpose. And that is to find the spy. โLuna,โ Rose said as she approached us. I nodded at her. โI know that youโre not here to win the tournament,โ she said, her voice so low that only I could hear what she had to say. โI want to help.โ Rose was there when Isabel attacked us. My father said to be on alert because she may be the spy. I told him that Rose would never do such a thing and that I trusted her. But my father then pointed out that the purpose of the spy was to gain our trust so that they could attack when we least expected it. He pointed out the same thing with Asher, which of course hurt Mikey. He had watched that kid grow with his guidance, which made the thought of him being
After practicing for more than a day and a half, I finally got the spell right. I know that I shouldnโt let anybody know about the spell but I needed to practice it. So before I did the spell I made sure that Ruby made a promise bond with me. So that she wonโt in any possible way tell anything to DK.โIt worked!โ I screamed happily as we stood in front of each other in the training room of the packhouse. โDo I really look like that, Luna?โ Ruby asks as she stares at me with this belief.I pulled her in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror by the corner and smiled. โWe look like twins,โ I replied happily. Ruby sighs, โStill, I donโt think I look like that.โโStop it,โ I ordered, โYou're spoiling the fun,โ I added pouting. Just then someone moving the doorknob caught our attention. โItโs locked,โ I hear DK complained.โAre you sure?โ Mikey asked. โAnya!โ DK shouted. โIโm here!โ I shouted but then my voice sounded different, โDonโt open the door.โ โWhatโs going on Little Wolf?โ M
After the announcement about the tournament, Anya headed back to the packhouse to do the thing that she needed to do but couldnโt tell us. Since Anya said that she will just stay at the packhouse for it. We decided that Ruby was a better alternative in the meantime since DK needed to return to Silver Mountain to assist my mother, Aunt Dana, and Aunt Athena in finding a suitable place for a safe place for his people. But he promises to be back before nighttime to keep an eye on Anya while I stay in Purpura for the night. โYouโre avoiding your mother,โ My Dad Nori says as he falls a step beside me. As we walk towards the entrance of Purpura.โNo,โ I replied but it didnโt sound as convincing as I want to be. โWhatโs on your mind?โ My Dad asks as we enter the threshold of Purpura. โI guess I just donโt know her,โ I answered.โYou donโt know Seth before but you got along just fine right now,โ My Dad countered. I looked at my father and saw the same onyx-colored eyes that I possess and