Chess, a battle on a board of shaded squares and painted lines. A team of Pawns, Rooks, Knights, Bishops, King and Queen against an exact copy with the only difference being colour or make. A move in the right direction could prove positive or go the other way around. Alpha Monroe was in love with the game of chess, before he accepted the mantle from his father he would sneak out of the pack into the city just to fight the board battle which he dominated. But those were simpler times, now, his love for chess further depleted as he stood at the top of the hill staring down an army that has haunted his dreams every night and a little more spice. The army of the Lycaon order and the Rogue Nation. His plan to employ mercenaries biting the dust his best alternative were the cleverly placed silver and wolfsbane coated traps down the side of the hill. From afar they all seemed like multiple moving dots with two from each side approaching each other. The Betas from both sides on their way

Many define a milestone as a moment of great importance or a Crest to a series of achievements. Ten's part in the battle of the Equinox made a milestone a bathroom tile. Her ability unleashed, destroyed every soldier she didn't share a pack link to leaving the rest safe. Grey understood her need winning over clear thinking. He also understood the consequences of exerting too much energy as his eyes roamed from her lips almost the colour of her pale skin rising and falling from the passage of incoherent words. The hospital gown emerging from under the covers around her slender shoulders. Numerous wires anchored to a monitor that beeped as a reassurance of life..."I got almost a library of novels and comics yesterday and yes, i am a reader now. I couldn't watch the movies without you so I read the books. I know I cheated" A laugh erupted from his throat. "...I can't wait for you to wake up so we'd go through that list of yours!" He moved a strand of her hair away from her face. A on

"I have Odyssey and deception exactly where I need them, all I need to create the key is hellfire.." Thanatos checked off a mental list. The moon, the main ingredient on its way to peak a tenth circle. It sat watching in the sky, floating above clouds, the master of the night carrying all importance. Centuries away from his sister was hell for him, but he remained loyal watching her master plan unfold exactly as it was woven, tonight he was going to be free, her plans had brought him all he needed to set her free.. The flash of light emitted by flames called his attention, he walked through the marble curtain to find Grey with a crown of fire floating above his head."I never knew I could do that!" Grey said amused as he moved left the crown left and right with his eyes closed."There is a lot you can do with hell fire especially one generated by a living source..""Okay, fire is back. Now we can go!" Thanatos sent eyes narrowed at Claire, a warning she noticed and heed as her words

The sun sat in the sky on a beautiful Sunday morning above Children playing around in their finest clothes. The gathering in the square right after service. The children played to their hearts content while the adults gathered together chatting and laughing on the top of their voice still in their mass outfits. A usual Sunday like many others. Full of laughter and joy from dawn to mass to socializing and the general barbecue afterwards. Simple to celebrate the blessing of the week before. Around the table where everyone sat around food of many kinds, a man spoke words that made them all burst into a fit of laughter. All except one, a teenage boy shading furiously in his note book. The charcoal pencil moving up and down creamy pages painting a picture from his head..."Sam what did I tell you about doodling at the table!" An older man, the Mayor of the city scolded his son below the sound of the crowd to avoid attention, the bad kind of attention. "The end is