Part 43

I have seen the dark side of the moon to get to you. But the darkest side of the moon is neither shadow nor darkness. But you. Why did the moon send me to get to you. Why did the moon create you for me. Why do you have to be Sean Anderson?

Lalita Yohansen

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The funeral rites have long since passed. But people were still reluctant to leave the burial area which was still filled with several people who looked sadly at each flower-decorated gravestone in front of him.

Lalita did the same thing. With her black dress, Lalita stood in front of Silvi's meal which was filled with her favorite lilies. Lalita didn't cry, she just stood quietly looking at Silvi's grave with a look that was hard to define.

Suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder then placed a bouquet of lilies on Silvi's grave. The red hair is still the same. It's just that her face looks so tired and her eyes are a little puffy. Several bruises appeared on Ariella's lips and temples. Lalita hugged her best friend tightly and vice versa. Sharing the feeling that they both lost.

"Not long ago I found my mate now I have to lose my best friend." Ariella said while looking at Silvi's tombstone sadly.

"What can we do if the Goddess has willed?" Lalita replied, caressing Ariella's back gently.

"Arella." called Gamma Eros, his mate signaled that Ariella should go home.

"I have to go. Sorry."

"It doesn't matter."

Ariella took Eros' hand and then smiled a somewhat forced smile. Before leaving, Eros smiled and bowed respectfully to Lalita from afar. Lalita watched them for a moment. Eros invites Ariella to visit Julius' grave before leaving the burial area.

"Are you still grieving?" asked the flat voice that was so typical from behind Lalita.

Lalita was silent. She was still annoyed at the Alpha. If Sean hadn't stopped Her last night maybe he could still mingle with his best friend Silvi. But reality is crueler. That night she lost a lot of family. For Lalita, all members of the pack are her family. Silvi is one of them who is very meaningful.

Lalita glanced at Shakira and Sky who were about to leave the burial area. Some band-aid bandages stuck to Shakira's face. When their gazes met for a moment. A small smile was etched faintly on Shakira's ripe lips before finally turning her face arrogantly.

"Reply me."

"What should I say?"Lalita asked curtly.

"How do you feel?" Sean asked in a gentle tone.

"My feelings? Then what do you care Alpha? What do you care about my feelings? First you hurt me by kissing your ex-boyfriend, second you told him to get in my way and third,"Lalita took a deep breath before letting it out slowly then smiled sweetly.

"You made me lose my best friend. Are you satisfied!"

"No."

"Good."

"Trust me this is not what I want." Sean shook his head in frustration.

"Then what do you want?" Lalita snapped, lifting her chin haughtily. "Shakira. Mate of your Beta? I should have known. No Alpha is loyal."

"Llita."An Alpha like you can only hurt!" Lalita almost exploded.

"You're blindly jealous of Shakira, aren't you? To the extent that you hurt her hitting the nightstand. And one more thing, what do you think I am? Alpha is so low!?" Sean snapped at Lalita in a high tone. Fortunately the atmosphere of the cemetery has been quiet. There was nobody there but them.

Lalita flinched for a moment. However, it didn't take long for his face to turn cold again. Without any words Lalita left Sean who was still staring at her until Lalita disappeared between the graves without any intention of chasing her.

***

crashes...

A rolling head spattered red blood on the floor. A person sitting quietly on his dark throne with his legs crossed didn't seem to react. Fingers with long black fingernails were snapped. Three rogues entered the room and one of them had a strong aura but still far below the figure that was staring blankly at the headless corpse in front of her throne.

"Queen Eliz. What made you so angry?" asked one of the rogues who had a strong aura. He is the Alpha of the rogues who sent rogues to attack the Eclipse Pack.

"You useless Paul! You know I lost two special Black Witches because of your failed raid. You trash rogue!"

The two guards on either side stiffened. A small growl was almost audible. But Paul casually calmed her guard and then leaned on one of the pillars.

"Isn't your low-class wizard useless too?"

"What do you mean!" growled Queen Black Witch who almost stood up from her throne.

"White Blood only howled and your magic died instantly. That Rogue who survived gave him a lot of useful information. But you returned his kindness by killing him,"Paul looked pityingly at his subordinates who were victims of the Queen's tantrums who easily got emotional.

"That's because he failed to carry out the task. For the Black Witch the punishment is far more terrible than death." The Queen got up from her throne and walked slowly towards the shelf that contained old, thick books.

"These ten thousand years of darkness were confined to the Dark Land thanks to the damned spell of the cursed Wizards. But now that the spell is weakened, it is time for darkness to rise. But the prophecy has appeared again. The prophecy that will stop the darkness is shining again. White Blood is a serious threat. There is very little information about him. What is clear is that he has a white wolf and hair that is also white."

The Queen turned to look at Paul who was leaning casually on the pillar.

"You, get your spies to find out about him. If you fail don't blame me if you have to go into the graves you dug yourself."

"Yes, Queen. But I still need Sombra's help."

"She's my favorite girl. Her cunning almost rivals mine."

"He made a contract with one of the occupants of the pack. And that will make it easier for us to dig up information." The Queen laughed at the Alpha rogue babbling in front of her.

"Why didn't you tell me you guys suck at infiltrating. But fine, Sombra will help you out."

"Thank you Queen."Paul bowed respectfully then left the dark room where the queen was enthroned. A Paul Lauer bowing to Queen Black Witch. Paul is the Alpha, the Alpha of the hundreds of rogues who now inhabit the Dark Land. But for Paul, submitting is part of his plan to destroy the powerful pack that is the source of his suffering.

***

"Helen Roulia. How long have you been working for me?"

Helen stiffened at the flat voice of the crown prince coming personally to her study.

"Long enough, Your Majesty."

Erik smiled crookedly then walked over to the desk full of files Helen was working on. Her jet black eyes reflected the image of Helen's beautiful face even though she was tense but Helen was quite adept at playing with emotions.

"Hallelau, the best magic school in the immortal world. I heard that you are good friends with Lalita Yohansen, Luna Queen."

Helen choked, how could Erik know that. This means that Erik has started to suspect him. Now his position is in grave danger, if Erik finds out that he was the one who helped Lalita escape then it's over. There was nothing she could do but depend on luck.

"That's right Your Majesty, but I just found out that Lalita was here after delivering the news of Alpha King's victory."

Erik leaned his hands on the chair Helen was sitting on so their faces were now so close. However, what Erik offers is not comfort, but threats.

"I'm not fooled...." Erik's eyes lit up red with an expression of pity that was made up.

"...Aline."

Helen's irises widened and in that second Erik choked her until her body was floating in the air with her neck constricted.

"Stop!" someone roared from behind.

Erik released his grip so that Helen fell to her knees and coughed to collect air for her lungs. Soren was at the door with a challenging position on the Crown Prince. There was no longer a look of respect and obedience in his eyes. Now there is only faith and a thread of worry not fear.

"I am the culprit." I Soren that made Helen dumbfounded.

"I've found the culprit. He'll be gone in no time if you don't get in my way." said Erik flatly without blinking as he glared at his best friend.

"You're wrong, I threatened Helen that I would kill her mother if she didn't help the werewolf escape. And she did." Soren smiled mockingly, a smile he never showed his master.

"What is your motive, or is it the King and Queen's orders huh?" there was a muffled growl in Erik's tone.

"I did it of my own free will. Half Blood is unacceptable. No place in this world is safe for Half Blood including the human world." no kidding there was a note of firm rebuke in Soren's words.

"Then prepare to die."

A silver sword appeared in Erik's hand. Soren did the same thing. The two of them fight to make Helen's work room fall apart. Due to the difference in abilities that was quite striking, the fight ended with Erik's sword forcibly tearing Soren's left chest through. His heart throbbed with pain from the silver and death was certain to come. Erik draws his sword which will hasten death for Soren.

"Death with pain is your punishment. Meanwhile you..." Erik pointed at Helen. "You will be crucified with nails in the chest at noon."

Erik left the room feeling a mix of annoyance, anger, and regret. After all Soren is his best friend.Helen approached the dying Soren then let Soren sleep on her lap. Tears kept falling from Helen's dark brown eyes.

"I don't like to see you cry." Soren said weakly which even helped Helen's tears to break even more.

"Why are you doing this for me?" Helen's shoulders shook with sobs.

"Because I love you."

"I'm sorry. I can't return your feelings."

"Love doesn't have to have. I hope you find someone who really loves you and vice versa you also love him. Wish you all the best."

Slowly Soren's eyes began to close. The barely audible heartbeat was now completely inaudible. The cold body is now getting colder. Helen could only cry silently while occasionally holding back sobs. Faint but still audible. Helen didn't know that Erik was behind the door listening to all their conversations.

***

A strong and dense aura leads Lalita further to explore the border of the pack, alone. The black magic he hated most was surging out from the southern border, the most problematic border belonging to the Eclipse Pack.

Lalita kept walking until she arrived at a small meadow with some bushes and trees surrounding it that looked so peaceful. But who would have thought that this place had witnessed the bloodshed of Vampires and Demonturs that Lalita had killed. Ironic indeed. But that area is still the outermost Eclipse Pack territory and is dangerous because other immortals might intrude.

A rock the size of an adult's fist was thrown towards Lalita's head. However, this stone first floated in the air before touching Lalita's hair. Furious, Lalita let the stone fall into her hand and then held it until it crushed into smaller pieces.

"I can't imagine that my hand that you crushed like that rock." said someone sitting casually on a tree branch, crossing her legs.

Her blonde hair was let loose in the wind with a sinister smile plastered on her face. Without feeling guilty for throwing stones at Lalita Shakira, she came down from a tree in a challenging position.

"You studied black magic? If the answer is 'yes' you must immediately leave this pack or I will finish you off myself."

Shakira choked on laughter at Lalita's cold and flat tone as if it was just a hoax.

"So what can you do? I am Shakira, mate of the Sky Beta Eclipse Pack and maybe I can also usurp your position as Luna Queen. I am Shakira Melvert, Luna Queen ah how good is that."

"Dream as high as the sky because I will crush your wings so you fall!" Lalita warns.

"Just try it, Luna."

Suddenly Shakira was in front of Lalita while holding out her sharp claws. Lalita still maintained a calm posture by tilting her head slightly to avoid Shakira's claws.

Simultaneously, the tip of Lalita's elbow hit Shakira's chin and then kicked her in the stomach, causing Shakira to crash into the grass.I don't even need to use magic or do shift to finish you off."

Shakira's jaw tightened. He got up and then lunged at Lalita again with more indiscriminate attacks. This time Lalita will neither defend nor dodge, but counterattack. One strong blow managed to hit Shakira's jaw leaving a purple bruise. Lalita twists and locks Sakira's movements until the two of them overlap Lalita above and Shakira below.

Something strong that felt uncomfortable made Lalita choose to step back for a moment. A faint but non-lethal magic aura seemed to change Shakira. His purple eyes darkened even more and white fangs and sharp claws colored his appearance. Lalita put a guard on Shakira who suddenly attacked again. With one jerk, Lalita managed to slam Shakira's slender body to the ground with a bang. Lalita thought the aura would strengthen Shakira's attacks. But his estimate was wrong instead he became more eager to finish off.

After hitting a vital point that would make it difficult for Shakira to move, Lalita hit, slapped, and even pulled Shakira's hair until it fell out to treat her frustration. Anger blinds Lalita. It was the pain of his enemy that he was looking for. The devil seemed to penetrate deeper.

Unknowingly, Lalita injured Shakira's face until it was bleeding. The corners of the lips were torn and the bones of the nose were broken. But Lalita is not satisfied. She wanted more. Even though Shakira was starting to weaken, Lalita kept hitting Shakira's face harder and harder.

'Never mind, he's already dying.' Rione said from within. So calm without emotion too flat.

"Aren't you the more violent to finish him off than me?" Lalita replied, smiling crookedly.

'It was, but why doesn't his wolf side come out to protect him?'

Lalita didn't answer but still attacked Shakira who was really lying down. The water gathered then formed a flat blade which froze in Lalita's hand. A sharp ice blade that fits perfectly in the hand.

"You are dead!"

When the ice knife almost stabbed into Shakira's heart suddenly someone lunged at Lalita away from Shakira so that the two of them rolled together. That person tried to grab Lalita's ice knife. Because she was surprised, Lalita immediately melted her ice knife and then covered her hand with blazing fire so that the hand of the person who tried to grab her ice knife was burnt.

"What's wrong with you!" roared Sean who was on top of Lalita not caring if his hand was injured. Lalita slowly put out the fire in her hand and then stood up after Sean stopped pressing her down.

A silver wolf suddenly appeared and stared at them with unreadable eyes. Sky did her shift then took Shakira away without a word being said. Now only Lalita and Sean are there.

"You see! What's in it for you to kill Shakira!?"

"Don't you think it will damage your good name as Luna Queen. You are jealous of Shakira who is Sky's best friend's mate as well as Beta Eclipse Pack. Can't you see that Shakira and I don't have any relationship."

"Maybe it's true that Shakira is better than you. I didn't expect you to be this kind of mate. I thought you were, ah never mind." Sean ruffled his hair in frustration then looked at Lalita who was silently looking down.

The water suddenly floated up and wrapped around Sean's injured hand. The cold spreads as well as the wound which is now almost healed and no longer hurts.Lalita looked up at Sean who stared back at her. Lalita's cheeks were dripping wet with a flat expression that hid the wound.

"I don't know what to say. But okay. Don't worry about me anymore. I'm fine. This pain is nothing much." Lalita hit her chest which felt tight.

"I will choose the day where I will reject you. And until then you are free. There will be no more pain for me so I can go through my painful destiny without dragging anyone down. You know Alpha, you hurt me and this is what final." Lalita wiped her tears away and ran without looking back.

When Sean was about to chase Lalita, the sound of applause from the top of the tree stopped him. A person in blue robes, pale skin, and black eyes looked engrossed in sitting in a tree as if he had just watched the best drama. From his physical characteristics, it can be seen that he is a Vampire.

"Damn Vampire!"