FULL NOVELXO Chapter 113
Chapter 113
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Kieran –
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The king had just aided Kieran in dealing with a group of rogues. He had shifted into his black wolf to cover more enemies when
one royal guard announced, “It’s the former queen Helen!”
Whoever it was dangling on Kieran’s jaws instantly lost his head. Kieran tightened his clenched against the rogue’s neck and
growled in Helen’s direction. He saw King Balthasar was already speeding toward Helen.
It appeared to Kieran that Helen cowered. She retreated in her steps, showing fear at Balthasar. However, as she lay in the
sand, she dug up a silver sword, and by the look of it, she was aiming for the king’s heart.
From the corner of Kieran’s eye, he saw Beta Ford running out of nowhere. He was still tied with silver chains. He jumped in the
king’s direction and took the blade for King Balthasar.
The sword was struck against Ford’s torso, his hand gripping the blade, and he fell, face down, along with the weapon.
Many of their tents had been taken down, so Kieran understood how Beta Ford and the guards watching him had evaded the
fight. Clearly, Ford could not simply stand on the sidelines, seeing his king about to die.
“No!!!!” Balthasar snarled. Kieran had never heard the king scream so loudly.
Chills ran down his spine, realizing the king had just witnessed the probable death of his
best friend and beta.
“You st upid ashole!” Helen screamed! “You are useless! Why did you do that?!”
Helen was struggling to take back the sword from Beta Ford. Instead, she angrily kicked the beta’s motionless b*dy for having
shielded the king.
Kieran saw as the king growled. He was furious by what Helen had done.
“What?!” Helen spat. “He is a traitor. Ford betrayed you! He helped us, you know! He was the one who let the vampires enter the
territory days back! Haha!”
“You have finally done it, Helen! You have taken everything that I valued! I’m not going to show you any mercy!” The king
returned on his fours and jumped at Helen.
Kieran also ran in the king’s direction. He was battling with Helen while he helped clear Balthasar’s fight.
“No one is to interfere!” Kieran barked at anyone who came near them, may it be rogues. or Eswen warriors.
Behind him, he could hear the king and Helen growling. Many times Helen cried in pain. Kieran wanted to see Helen’s end, but
he was too focused on taking down every opponent trying to stop the king from achieving his mission.
Not a moment too soon, Seth came to his aid. Kieran turned to the king just in time to witness Balthasar bit Helen’s head off!
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Helen was already in her human form, clearly defeated by the fight with the king.
Once King Balthasar threw down Helen’s head, fear flashed in the eyes of the rogues. They howled and hesitated as soon as
Balthasar announced, “Helen is dead! Surrender now, or you will suffer the same fate!”
A few stubborn ones fought, but many rogues gave up. Kieran saw Eswen warriors retreating to the ship on the shores, but
many remained sprawled on the beach.
King Balthasar –
“How is he? Do everything you can,” King Balthasar begged Morgan.
They settled in one of the few tents that remained unharmed, with Morgan attending to Beta Ford’s wound.
“He lost so much blood, my king,” Morgan answered while giving Beta Ford drops of the healing potion. Her hands were shaking
after attending from one warrior to another, and now, Ford’s nearly lifeless b*dy. “I can’t promise anything, My King. It did not
help, but he was wrapped in silver chains. His b*dy is weak. Let’s hope the fire root plant holds up to its healing miracles.”
She turned to the king and admitted, “I had given him everything we have here, but it’s not enough. We must take him to the
hospital and check on his internal org ans too.”
“The medical team is arranging it,” the king revealed.
Ford’s betrayal hurt King Balthasar, but he did not want his beta dead, especially since he saved his life. As Morgan attended to
Ford, he sat beside his friend and held his hand. He said, “I wished you had trusted me more. I wished it did not have to be this
way, my friend. Nonetheless, please, I ask of you to be alive. Live and fight. Redeem yourself after getting through this.”
The king shut his eyes, recalling how it all went down. When Beta Ford took the blade for him earlier, he met Balthasar’s eyes
and mindlinked before losing his awareness, ‘Forgive me, My King. Forgive me.’
It was a painful sight. Balthasar saw in Ford’s eyes the regret – the plea for compassion.
Balthasar sucked in a breath, and as tears ran down his face, he added, “Live, my friend. I forgive you, but you must ask Kieran’s
forgiveness too. So please, live.”
– King James –
A week had gone by since the second attack happened. Helen failed miserably. She died, but what else should King James
expect? Helen had consistently failed, and he was dragged right into it.
King James and his new allies retreated further into the sea to regroup and replan. Reports from the land borders suggested
they had infiltrated Taplean. The vampires and Eswen warriors that had entered through the western border will soon join them
on the southern coast of Taplean.
“Now is the time. We can use the last silver bullets,” Elder Tara of Azenna said.
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Over the past few weeks, they had cut down the use of guns because the manufacturer closed down – no, it was burned down to
the ground. Now, they were left with less than a hundred silver bullets.
It was all thanks to Prince Reagan. The gun manufacturer was in Paredon, and King Rowan shut it down due to the harm it
caused amongst werewolves. Eswen was not blessed with silver, so King James could only acquire them from other nations.
They were left using their old weapons, like blades and swords.
What made it more difficult was that many of Taplean’s warriors were immune to the initial poisonous effect of the silver. Plus,
they had that magic healing plant that cured their warriors from injuries.
The thought of the fire root plant further torched King James’ greed for taking Taplean. Not only that, Taplean was blessed with
nature, suitable habitat for farming, and untouched mountains that were perfect for mining.
Now more than ever, he badly wanted to take over Taplean. He had sacrificed so much – spent so much to fail. Now, he claimed
success.
“Yes, it’s time to go,” King James said. “This time, I will join the fight and kill Balthasar.” Elder Tara hissed. She claimed, “And I
will take revenge for the death of Gaston. I will kill Kieran, and then I will kill Prince Reagan!”
“And I... After this is over, we will take Alpha Kieran’s Stone’s son.” King James and Elder Tara turned to the left, finding Lord
Vlad.
After Elder Tara had convinced Lord Vlad that the winter-grey wolves’ powers could be passed on to him, the vampire lord had
personally joined in this conquest, hoping to become the strongest unnatural creature on earth.
King James wondered, ‘What if I also drink the blood of Alpha Kieran’s son? Would I be blessed with the same power?’
He would have to find that out later. He was unsure if Elder Tara’s words were valid, but he was simply pleased to gain another
ally. He did not care for the time being.
‘One step at a time, he told himself. Taplean first, and then, maybe, take Alpha Kieran’s
son too.’
King James looked through the glass window of the ship’s bridge. He commanded the captain, “Let’s go!”
Hours later, King James stood tall on the shores of Taplean. Elder Tara and Lord Vlad stood beside him while his men and the
vampires were stretched far to the coasts; some waited behind him.
He brought over three hundred men, which did not compare to the Taplean warriors before him.
He saw King Balthasar’s forces several meters away, looking mighty exhausted.
He smirked, staring at the haggard-looking leaders of Taplean. He screamed, “You look like you could use a break! How about
we save ourselves the trouble, and you give up now! You should have already known we had infiltrated the western border! More
of my
men are coming!”
An ominous laugh escaped his l*ps. Lord Vlad and Elder Tara shared the same
amusement.
“Really? The western border has been taken down?” It was Alpha Kieran who answered.
King James frowned because the famous alpha smirked and added, “That’s probably because... that’s what we made you think!”
Alpha Kieran howled, and the next thing King James noticed was how Taplean’s line-up opened up in the middle.
King James’ eyes widened, seeing Prince Raegan and his men appear from hiding. He looked past the trees and saw familiar
alphas of Taplean, those supposed to be on the western border.
If that wasn’t enough to scare him, winter-grey wolves emerged from the trees, and leading their group was the princess herself,
Alexia.
“No,” under his breath, King James said, his heart drumming against his ribcage. He gulped, and his throat suddenly felt paper
dry. He screamed, “Retreat!”
“Too late!” Kieran barked.