Chapter 44

" We've gotta find a way to get that maniac off our tails", Xoryn said, " the dude's fucking crazy!", she exclaimed.

" That's true but we should try as much as possible not to engage them in battle", Lucas said, " the worst thing that could possibly happen now is for them to find out that we're werewolves", he explained.

" But we can't remain in hiding forever. Those guys are probably tracking us as we speak and what the fuck does this stupid orb do anyway?", Xoryn asked as she stared at the orb.

" It's probably just some valuable object around these parts", Lucas said.

" Nah, I doubt it. The vampires are naturals when it comes to sorcery. It's probably some magical orb and that's probably why they could track us with it", Jane said.

" If it works with magic, we can just neutralize it. That way we'll be safer", Xoryn said as she popped out a bottle of her pink potion from her bag. She turned a few drops on the orb, and the orb immediately began to glow brightly before becoming totally dim again.

" Well, I guess that's that", Xoryn said, " now let's move out. We're almost on the outskirts of the town", she said.

And immediately, they all went out with their cloaks on. They walked all the way till they got to the edge of the town, beyond which was a huge forest with a mountain in the middle of it.

" I remember this place", Jane said, " this is the Jade mountain I was talking about", she said.

" Well we certainly don't have the time to admire it from here", Lucas said, " we better go in", he added.

" Yup, I agree. Let's move", Xoryn said. And so they all went into the forest and tried to navigate their way towards the mountain.

" This is crazy", Nyla said, " how is it even possible that there is always a forest once we get to the end of a city in this miserable kingdom?", she asked rhetorically.

" Nyla, this is no time for complaints", Xoryn said, " we've gotta find this lady and get the hell out of here", she explained.

" Yeah whatever", Nyla responded in a sulky voice. And so they kept on walking in the hopes of finding the village.

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* Wolfendon*

Meanwhile, back at Wolfendon, the crisis rages on. The plague is becoming more and more uncontrollable and the kingdom is under attack. At Marcus palace, he is pacing up and down the entire throne room, trying to think of a way to capitalize on the current situation in Wolfendon.

" What bothers you, my Lord?", asked Luggard.

" I'm losing my mind Luggard", Marcus said, " finally I can see a chance to be a national hero and gain the approval of the people to become Supreme Alpha, but I'm lost on how to capitalize on it", he explained.

" I believe my Lord would be worshipped if he stops the enemy invasion of our great kingdom", Luggard said.

" You know what Luggard? I might do just that", he said, " a surprise attack on the enemy. One that would stun them so much that they'll be sitting ducks for our military", he explained.

" That is absolutely brilliant sir", Luggard praised.

" You know what Luggard? Get me an elite squad of private mercenaries. Tell them they'll be well paid and that I want to see them at my palace as soon as possible",he said.

" As you wish,my Lord", Luggard responded with a slight bow and then walks out of the throne room.

Meanwhile, at the Queen's palace, a chopper just lands. The queen rushes out to check who it is. Apparently it's Rorhy.

" Oh Rorhy!", the queen exclaims, " I've missed you so so much. I'm lost on what to do. I don't even know what my late husband would have done in this situation", she says to him.

" Calm down, your Majesty", Rorhy says, " I'm here now. You can rest assured and I have a surprise for you", he says to her.

" Oh really? What's that?", the queen asks.

" It's something the kingdom needs now more than ever", he replies as he leads her into the palace. They are escorted by over a hundred royal guards. When they get to the Royal lab, Rorhy opens his briefcase.

" So what is it that you want to show me?", the queen asks.

" Here it is", he says as he brings out his laptop and shows a video of a colony of microbes in motion.

" What are those?", the queen asks.

" They are called Lunobes and they are the cause of the plague that's been affecting our kingdom", he says, " they kill werewolves by interfering with their ability to harness the reflected moonlight which is ideal for morphism on a cellular level", he explains.

" In English please", says the queen.

" Oh sorry", he apologizes, " simply put, these Lunobes prevent werewolves like ourselves, from receiving enough moonlight to transform and this impairs our nervous system, leading to death", he explains.

" Is there any way to cure it?", the queen asks.

" Not yet, but we've got some vaccines that should help to prevent the rest of the population from getting infected", he tells her, " and with your permission, we want to start a kingdom-wide vaccination", he says.

" You have my permission. So commence at once, starting here at the palace", she says," In the meantime, I don't know what to do about the vampires that have besieged us", she comments with a thoughtful look on her face.

" Let's just focus on the vaccination for now and get our troops ready", Rorhy tells her, " we'll know what to do once the counsel of alphas decide", he says as he leaves.

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* Viesryan*

Back at the palace, one of the guards runs towards the throne room, where Alexavian is having a meeting with the members of his parliament. The throne room is guarded by two mercenary vampires. Inside the throne room, Alexavian is discussing some of the tactics they plan on using against Wolfendon.

" That simply will not work against the wolves", Alexavian says, " they'll figure it out way too quickly", he comments.

" But sir, our advantage lies strictly in our immortality and magical abilities", one of his generals says, " we simply won't win in a battle of strength and fighting power against those barbarians, sir", he explains.

" In that case, we keep weakening them with the plague", Alexavian says," afterall, it's surely going to take a toll on their military", he comments.

Just then, one of the royal guards enters the throne room and all the members of the parliament along with Alexavian stares at him. He quickly gets on his knees and bows.

" My Lord, Captain Scott has some urgent news for you sir", the guard says, " he says it's really important", he adds.

" Alright, let me see it", Alexavian says. Then the guard brought out a voice recorder and played the recording. It was the Captain speaking.

" Greetings your Majesty. It seems that the long lost Royal orb has finally been found. We traced it to a group of rogues who apparently are violent murderers. I request royal backup for the recovery of the orb..............".

On hearing about the Royal orb, the parliament began murmuring, and a little noise was brewing, which was quickly snuffed out by the snap of Alexavian's finger.

" Gentlemen, it seems we have good news", he announces, " The Royal orb has been found at last and that means that finally, we have an edge over the werewolves. We shall recover the orb immediately", he says.

" But sir, the Royal orb is forbidden to be used, even by the royal family", one general says, " I say we keep it out of the fight", he suggests.

Immediately, Alexavian drives a stake through his heart at blinding speed.

" My Lord.......", the general says as he gasps for breath, with his blood gushing out. Alexavian then snaps his neck and he dies instantly. He licks his mouth and sips some blood from the general's neck, after which he stands upright with blood smeared all over his face. He looks around at the rest of the parliament and asks,

" Does any other person have an objection to my orders?".

" No, my Lord", everyone responds in unison.

" Good", he responds, " now send some men over there and get me that orb", he orders.

" Yes my Lord", everyone answers with a bow as they walk out of the throne room.

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Meanwhile, back at the forest, Lucas and the rest of the crew try have been walking throughout the day and now it was getting dark and they were all tired.

" I think we should stop here for today", Lucas said, " we're all tired anyway and we need some rest", he added.

Everyone immediately sat down on the ground.

" Man, I'm beat", Nyla said, " I sure do hope we find the old seer real soon. I wanna go home", she complained.

" Are you okay?", Xoryn asked Lucas, " your wounds, how are they feeling?", she asked.

" They're okay. You don't have to worry about me", he said.

In a few minutes, everyone had slept off, except Xoryn. She just kept looking at the orb carefully. She had a really bad feeling about the orb buy couldn't quite put her finger on it. She placed the orb back in her bag and closed her eyes to sleep.

" I sure do hope we figure everything out soon", she said in her mind before she slept off.