THE ALPHA MOON WOLF

LORD KAELOR KEMAL20 years agoI rushed into the royal inner chamber where my wife was. I could hear her scream from afar as I approached the door.I told my guards to wait outside the chamber. As I entered, I saw my wife, Queen Pesha. I could feel the pain and agony she was in. As I got closer, I heard the midwife encouraging her.“He’s a special one… one more push.”I ran toward her, held her hand, and kissed her forehead.“One more push,” I said.She gathered every little strength she had left and cried out with all the power remaining inside her.“And he’s finally here,” the midwife said with a smile. “It’s a boy.”We all laughed with joy. I kissed my wife and whispered,“I’m proud of you.”But then…I noticed something about my son.He looked different.He carried a strange aura.He had a moon-shaped mark on his back that glowed softly.The High Priest saw it and stepped back in shock.“This… this is impossible.”I looked at him.“What is impossible?”He looked at my son with tre

THEFAR20 Years EarlierThe smell of blood filled the royal chamber.Even after so many battles, I had never seen anything like that night.My uniform was covered in blood.Some of it belonged to my enemies.Some belonged to my brothers.I tightened my grip around my sword as I stood beside the Queen’s bed.Then…I looked at the newborn prince.At first, I thought the High Priest had made a mistake.A prophecy?A child chosen by the Moon?Those were stories old people told children before bedtime.But when I saw the glowing silver mark upon the baby’s shoulder…Every doubt inside me disappeared.I couldn’t take my eyes off it.“So…”“It is true.”After all these years…The prophecy had finally come to life.The room was silent.No one knew what to say.Then…Everything changed.The palace shook.The first explosion echoed through the halls.The screams began.The war had reached us.King Kaelor looked at me.Not as my king.Not as the ruler of Eclipse.But as a father.“Thefar.”I imm

CLOUDI ran as fast as my legs could carry me.Branches kept slapping my face.Leaves scratched my arms.Every few seconds, my foot hit another root or rock.I didn’t even know where I was going anymore.I just kept running.Behind me, the forest was dark.Too dark.The only thing I could still see in my mind was our little hut burning.I could still hear Uncle Thefar’s voice.“Run!”“I love you.”Those words kept playing inside my head.“No…” I whispered while running.“Please don’t die, Uncle.”My chest felt heavy.My eyes were full of tears.Everything had happened so fast.Yesterday I was just cutting firewood.Today…I was running for my life.I laughed bitterly.“Cloud…”“What kind of life is this?”One day you’re a normal village boy…The next day you’re apparently a prince.I shook my head.“If this is what being a prince feels like…”“…I want a refund.”I kept running.My breathing became harder.My legs were beginning to hurt.Then—CRACK!One of my feet got caught under a h