LOGIN"Oh, hello." Roydo smiled at her."Fina! Come here." Her mother hissed. Toby tried tugging her away.Seraphina yelled and stubbornly held on."I think the Goddess is trying to tell us something." The priest muttered."I agree." Jerry nodded. "Toby, is seems your little one has taken a liking to the boy. Will you allow him stay with you? It will be for a little while, till we get him other accommodation.""Why are you asking? You should be ordering him." Mona snapped.Jerry glared at her to be quiet."Mona!" Frank hissed.Toby hesitated. "I have no objections Alpha, but it's not my house alone. My wife has a say too." He turned to Anna. "Would you allow it my dear?"All eyes turned to Anna. She winced. She didn't want the abnormal look boy in her home, but she couldn't refuse without looking bad. Thanks to Seraphina."He is welcome to stay. Since it will be for a little while." She said reluctantly."Thank you." Roydo said shyly.Seraphina smiled and raised her hands up at him. Laughin
By the time Nic reached the courtyard the place was packed. Every wolf had heard the gong and come out. He noticed the crowd seemed to be gathered around something, or someone in the middle. He strained to see but couldn't. He gave up. He'd find out soon enough.Jerry and the pack alpha's had also heard the commotion and they all came into the courtyard."What's going on here?" Jerry demanded.A guard stepped forward. "Sire, this boy was caught trying to enter the kingdom. He says he is a prince." The guard forcefully parted the crowd. A dirty, ragged, tired-looking boy stood in the middle, an unconscious child cradled in his arms. The child he carried was unmistakably a zombie, but the boy himself was different. Though he bore the features of a zombie, he lacked their gray skin, and one of his eyes was completely black."Who are you?" Jerry asked."Sire, I am Prince Roydo, son of King Corpa of Zombie Kingdom. This is my brother Tok."A murmur rippled through the crowd. Most had hea
It was exactly as Ruto had predicted. His father listened to him with a bored and annoyed expression then said sharply,“So? That arrogant oaf wants his son to marry the daughter of another oaf, why should it bother you? Don’t you have better things to occupy yourself with?” “Father weren’t you listening to me? Fira and I love each –““Love is for idiots and common fools.” His father snapped. “You are a noble. Never mind our pack isn’t well to do, I know it will change one day. Till then, concern yourself with gaining more glory and not the affairs of our enemies. Dennis can trade his whole pack from a bride if he likes. Better for us if he using his grain to get wives for his sons. He will soon run out of resources and be as poor as a Zombie field mouse.” He laughed.“Father please. Fira can’t marry Som. Let’s offer more grain to Alpha Gorey. He would reject Dennis’ offer and Fira and I can get married.” Nic suggested.His father gaped at him.“Are you out of your senses? How can y
"Ruto, I wasn't expecting you." Nic told his brother."I know. I came to wish you luck, but met your Retainer who told me you went to find some limestone to shine your sword. Is that true?"Nic almost rolled his eyes. Had his Retainer forgotten the lie?"Yes. It is true. My sword needed a little more sharpness.""Where is the limestone?" Ruto asked staring at his empty hands."I didn't find any.""Really? Oh wait," he slapped his forehead. "Your Retainer actually said you went to relieve yourself, so which is it?"Nic stared at him, realizing he had been tricked. Ruto laughed."You know, I don't think you went to do either, I think you went to see Alpha Goreys' pretty daughter. Am I right?""Keep your voice down. If you already know why ask?" Nic said, sitting on the bed beside him.""I want to see your blush when you talk about her." He laughed again.Nic playfully punched his arm."She came to wish me luck," Nic explained, "and she gave me this." He brought out the fan, from where h
Nic sat in his small tent polishing his sword, his heart pounding with excitement. The roar of the crowd was so loud it seemed to shake the ground. The Annual Lunar Games were always a time of excitement. All twenty packs of Wolf Kingdom gathered together while their young nobles competed in archery, swordsmanship, racing, and other contests for the coveted, Lunar Medal. Nic was the reigning champion and was determine to keep his title. Black Fang was the poorest of the twenty packs, bringing them glory in the Games was the least he could do. His retainer entered the tent. "My lord, you have a visitor." "Later. I'm busy." The retainer lowered his voice. "It's Lady Fira. She's waiting at the edge of the tournament grounds. She says it's urgent." Nic stood up immediately. “Stay here. If anyone asks for me, say I went to relieve myself.” He instructed the retainer. He hurried to the woods surrounding the training ground, where he knew Fira would be. On the way he ra
"So my Luna, what did you want to talk about?" Nic asked, as they walked away from the palace and into the garden. "Like I said, our common enemy. Som." "I didn't know you loathed that despicable son of a vampire as much as I did." "Of course I do. Didn't you see how he humiliated me the day the Alpha came back from the Moon Pool? Before then he encouraged a servant to disrespect me. And he is insufferable! Strutting around as if he were the Kingdom Beta, when he is nothing more than the Alpha of a pack not even half as worthy as yours. He needs to be taught a lesson in humility. Unfortunately Jerry is too weak to do what needs to be done. Wolf Kingdom needs a strong ruler." "And who do you suggest is strong enough?" Nic asked cautiously. "My son of course. Kyle will be the strongest Alpha to ever rule Wolf Kingdom. Have you seen him at the training? He is already showing promise." Mona said proudly. Last I heard, you nearly tore the palace apart when the Alpha suggested the boy
Roydo gave a sudden gasp as he sat upright in his bed. The fire had died and the room was cold, but he was sweating profusely. He'd had the nightmare again, the same vision of chaos and death he had been having for weeks, only this one was more vivid. So vivid it was as if he were living through it
Judy gasped as shadows burst from the mountain itself, twisting through the air like living smoke before slowly coiling around her body. For a moment she felt invincible and stronger than she had ever been. At first she welcomed the power flooding her veins, hot and intoxicating. She could
“The time has come!” Lupus Tenebris announced. “Finally! I thought I would loose my mind waiting.” Judy grumbled. Lupus Tenebris gnashed his teeth. He’d thought he’d loose his mind listening to her endless complaints. For weeks she’d grumbled, questioned his decision to wait, and argued. Thin
Queen Reyna was already waiting in the cave when Alpha Jerry arrived. Though she had probably left later than everyone else, she had the advantage of flight. She was sitting on a smooth stone, humming softly and distracting herself by performing little magic tricks when Jerry’s shadow darkened the







