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The Lone Wolf Chapter 7: Interview - I
It was exactly 5:00 AM in the morning when the alarm buzzed. Its sickening sound pulled Cayla away from her peaceful slumber.Cayla Hart groaned in displeasure as she slammed her hands furiously on it. She did not want it to wake up everyone in the house when it went off another time. She lay still for a moment, staring up at the ceiling of their cramped bungalow and trying to gain her bearings and get her brain to catch up with her body. The morning light was yet to make an appearance in the sky, but she did not want to wait. The earlier she got up and prepared, the faster she could get to her interview.She rose quietly, careful not to rouse anyone from sleep, but the soft creaking of her leg against the floor as she tiptoed didn’t go unnoticed. The sound itself was enough to wake the scowling human.“You’re up early again. Trying to impress your rich bosses?” A voice came from across the room.Cayla sighed. “Good Morning to you too, Mico. I slept well, thanks for asking. Hopefully,
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 68
CHAPTER 68 The capital was in an uproar. Echos of the king's valor had spread far and wide. Some revered him, and some feared him. Rumors of something dark having escaped the cave of the gods made their way in silent whispers all around. The fear of what would happen next filled the hearts of the citizens, but there was nothing they could do. They were powerless. The capital welcomed their emperor with fanfare, but not joy. The emperor's previous conquests delighted the citizens, but this filled them with fear and uncertainty. The air around him felt heavy and foreboding, speaking of impending doom. The people lined the streets shouting praise, but their eyes held fear and trepidation. There was something different about the emperor. He had changed. His voice was the same, but it was cold and distant. His presence felt too large, suffocating even, and his movements were too precise. The herb as foretold had healing properties and in no time, the young prince was cured of his afflic
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 67
CHAPTER 67A sudden stillness swept the cavern. Silence held the cavern like an iron vice-like grip.General Cade had barely moved a reasonable distance when a gust of wind slammed into his side with an unnatural force. He staggered and lost balance but held onto the herb. Clutching it protectively to his chest. However, the pressure intensified. “You seem to have forgotten your place, Cade. Do you think you have a choice?” the emperor whispered, though his words echoed like thunder in the cavern. His voice was layered like something else spoke along with him. It carried a resonance—it was not his own. It was like something else spoke with him—through him. Cade looked up with narrowed eyes. “You are not the man I pledged allegiance to. You’re not him. Not anymore.”The emperor smiled. It did not reach his eyes. It was cold and calculating.And then he moved. He was a blur, faster than any man should, or could be. One moment, he stood several paces away and the next, his hand was wr
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 66
CHAPTER 66They walked for some time, and to their relief, there were no traps, circles, or illusions. They could feel it. They were getting closer to the waterfall. Their hearts palpitated in their chests as they drew nearer to it. The herb they had lost several good men for was just beyond their reach. As they rounded the corner, they saw the emperor standing by the waterfall. Relief washed through General Cade as he hurried towards him and inspected him for injuries. “Your Highness, are you okay? We thought we lost you. It’s such a relief to find you alive and well.”“I can never fall victim to this cave,” he replied flatly. He turned and looked at the remaining warriors, his gaze lingering on Cayla a smirk tugging the corner of his lips. “I see you survived.”The warriors looked at him. There was something different and eerie about him. His eyes looked hollow and there was something dark. “You don’t seem to have any injuries anymore,” Cade said after a while. “I heal quickly,” he
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 65
CHAPTER 65The air grew thinner as they walked. The walls began to breathe, gently at first, then more insistently—expanding and contracting with moist, slow exhalations. The floor pulsed under their boots like a heartbeat.Then the light changed.It was a subtle change at first. The torch in their hands flickered slightly as they moved. Shadows lengthened where they shouldn’t have. Raven gripped Theos' wrist tighter.Then the hallway opened suddenly into a chamber filled with mirrors.Cayla’s breath caught.But these weren’t like the mirrors before.They were living.Each mirror showed the reflection of the group moving and holding on to each other. However, something was wrong. There were subtle changes in the appearances and there were some grotesque ones.In one reflection, Cayla’s eyes were missing, and in another, she had missing limbs or weird-looking scars. In some others, she stood with glowing eyes and attacked the warriors. Severing their limbs. And in another, she fell to
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 64
CHAPTER 64A faint rumble echoed around them as the mist curled around them.“Where were the others? Where were they?”General Cade and two other warriors, Leo and Kelvin navigated through a vast cavern as they tried to make sense of what had happened. We’re going in circles now members of their group vanished. They seemed to have been transported to different places in the cave. Their top priority at the moment was survival.“You feel that,” Leo whispers.“Yes. The ground has been shaking since we got here.” Kelvin replied.The walls glistened with moisture that came up from below the ground. There was a deafening roar. The earth trembled violently from beneath their feet as cracks and fissures accompanied the tremor.Soon, lava filled up the fissures in the ground. They navigated a narrow ledge over a mile-long chasm. The earth was heavy with the smell of sulfur. A portion of the ledge they were on breaks off and crashed into the darkness below sending dust and loose stones into t
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 63
CHAPTER 63The mist was sudden. One moment, Cayla was with the warriors and the next, everything just vanished. There was a mist that came, and it swallowed everything in its path. It was so silent and pale, blending into the floor and the walls around them as though a spectral fog swallowed sounds, light, and sensations and obscured their senses.Now, she was all alone in unfamiliar territory. Dealing with everything the cave had thrown at them as a group was hard, now she had to do it alone. Could she cope? Where was she?Cayla felt a sharp sting in her chest when she coughed. It was as though her innards were being rattled by something. There was a sharp metallic scent that stung her nose assaulting her senses and making her tongue bitter as though she had tasted something foul, bitter.Her limbs felt heavy as her heartbeat slowed. It was like poison was infiltrating her bloodstream and corroding her organs.“General Cade,” she called, spinning, “Raven? Theo?!” She was searching fo
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 62
CHAPTER 62The warriors stood panting, silence wrapped around them like a shroud. The corridor twisted again, the walls closer, and the ceilings lower. If anything were to fall from above this time, they would be unable to dodge in time.The stones beneath their feet felt different. It was like the rough floors in the cave's entrance, not the chambers they were walking in, as stalagmites protruded from underfoot. The floors dipped and buckled beneath them.They reached a new chamber and this time, nobody was willing to move first. They stared at it from a distance with furrowed brows. Unlike the other chambers which had only one direction, this moved in two directions, and they could choose which chamber to enter, Cayla stared contemplatively and suggested, “Maybe we should split up. One half should go to the left and the other to the right.”Emperor Wudivra stared at her with a scowl, “There will be no splitting up. We’re not here to explore, we're here to find something, so we stic
The Lone Wolf CHAPTER 61
CHAPTER 61The ground had caved inwards, taking them with it as shrieks of horror filled the air, and the only other sound was the grinding of distant gears.They fell for an unknown period before they finally landed on hard ground. Their figures were caked in dust as they coughed and heaved. Their eyes soon adjusted to their new environment. The lights lit up in this chamber, and they did not need to carry torches.The corridors were wide, and beyond them were bronze statues. Dozens of them, knight figures carved, each holding a weapon. At first, they looked decorative, but Cayla knew better. “Trap statues,” she whispered, “Probably motion triggered.” “That’s not possible. We just left the chamber of physical traps. We have never faced the same thing twice,” a warrior scoffed.“We did not leave the chamber of traps. We fell below the chamber we were in, so it is safe to assume that Cayla may be right,” General Cade interjected. Another warrior scoffed and moved forward, “They are
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