The Banished Former Hero Novels & Stories

the lead elder declared, “Aiden Hughes is hereby stripped of pack affiliation, rank, and protection.” Silver light flared. Aiden screamed. It tore from his throat as the pack magic unraveled him, ripping away the thread that bound him to the land, the people, the wolf he had once been. It was not physical pain alone; it was identity being severed. His wolf howled once inside him, confused and panicked, and then fell silent. When it was over, he collapsed to the floor, gasping. The elder’s voice was final. “You are banished. You will leave these lands before sunset. You will not return. If you do, you will be hunted.”

Liam looks half crazed as he asks. “Yes, Eli Gunner, the Banished Beta.” “Son of a Bitch!” Liam shouts as Dustin jumps up and puts a restraining hand on his shoulder. “Liam. What do you know?” asks Mr. Nelson. Liam walks over and punches the wall before leaning his head against it and banging his fist against the wall repeatedly but with less force. He turns around and looks at everyone, his eyes stopping at me. “The Banished Beta killed my mother.” It feels as if the air is sucked out of the room. The man that killed Luna Estella now has my mate? Even though Kai isn’t at full strength, I can feel his anger. He is starting to wake up.

Nathan's voice booms around the room, though his tone doesn't increase. Suddenly, his features harden, a frown deeply creasing his forehead. "Hold on to your assigned partner, fight alongside him, and be careful. I'd rather lose the battle than one of you." At that moment, Nathan is almost vulnerable, human as concern and responsibility fall heavily on his shoulders. His stare stops to linger a minute longer on me. "I don't want any heroes here. Don't run towards danger, put yourself in an impossible fight, or turn into a martyr, because all the heroes are dead," he finishes decidedly.

As the murmurs slowly grew, I pushed my hair to the aide and turned, bending my head so everyone could see the mark on my neck. "Oh, look, she's a banished one!" A voice rang out of the crowd. "She is one of us!" Another, then another and soon enough, everyone went silent for me to speak. "I, too, was banished," I began, my eyes scanning the crowd and taking in the expression of the people. "I know the pain of losing everything, of losing your loved one. The pain that comes with suffering. But I also know that the Onyx Herald rogues don't care about our wellbeing."

My wolf howled in terror, in loss, in betrayal. I collapsed forward, gasping, blood filling my mouth. The Moon Goddess did not stop it. When it was over, Finn didn’t look back. “Banish her beyond the border,” he ordered. “By dawn.” And just like that— I was nothing.

For a moment, she was filled with hope. “I trusted you,” he continued. “And because of that…” He paused. Then he sighed again. “I’m sparing your life.” Gasps erupted across the courtyard, and Helena’s eyes widened. “…but you will no longer belong to this pack.” Silence fell again, much colder this time. “You are banished,” Liam declared. “From Bloodmoon.” My breath hitched. “You will roam the forests as a rogue.” Helena’s face drained of color. “No…” she whispered.

He was busy trying to figure out what he'd tell Alpha Killan, and that guard was busy gossiping. "Yeah, I know, but she was later banished for mistreating the alpha's childhood best friend." The guard laughed, moaning softly as he picked his ear deeper and deeper with the swab. "Shut up. Don't forget what happened the day she was banished. The gods were angry, and you dared mock her. In case that incident happens again, I swear I'll shout at the top of my lungs and tell the gods that it was you who was badmouthing their chosen one but not me." The driver pinched his throat while swearing. Although no one talked about what happened that night, people grew afraid of badmouthing Camila. Many pe

“Tonight, you proved it.” A gasp moved through the crowd. My head spun. Red moon? I was born under a normal moon. At least… that’s what my parents always told me. Why was he saying that now? “Please,” I whispered, “don’t do this. Something is wrong. Somebody else—” “You are no longer part of the Silver Claw Pack,” he cut in sharply. “From this moment, you are banished. If you return… you die.” A cold wind blew through me.

“But for our mothers, our fathers, our siblings, our children and our way of life.” “The banished son wants to take all of that from you, but you must not let him!” Her voice echoed across the beach. “Hoorah!” The soldiers yelled. “We'll show them what a mighty army backed by the moon goddess herself can do!” “Hoorah!” “And we'll send the banished son, Sven. Back to his grave. Where he belongs.” “Hoorah! Hoorah! Hoorah!” The chanting continued and Ayla turned to the sea. I could see a scared look on her face.

But I was shaking so hard I could barely stand. "Don't trust the Father?" I whispered. Aris Vance was the hero of my story. He was the one who had sacrificed himself in the Sarcophagus to save the world. He was the one who had left me the Admin-Key. How could I not trust him? --- ## The Betrayal of the Hero I went back to the house, but I didn't go in through the front door. I slipped through the basement window, creeping past the stacks of laundry and the old exercise equipment.