The time has come. Two hundred years have passed since the day of destruction; which was said to have been brought down by Lord Darcia I. All the necessary items have been collected as was recorded in the Book of the Moon. The guide of the Lunar Flower, awakened by wolf's precious blood. The white wolf who's birthright is to rule this world. The moonlight crucible, which has give power to this city by convertiv the moonlight to be bathed into energy. However, the world is at an end. For this will be the dawn of a new age, where Paradise will open for us nobles and not for the wolves.
(Cher)
Cher had found the flower maiden when she entered the room and noticed the look on the maiden's face. It was full of agony. There were also veins on her neck and they were increasing. "She's withering…" she whispered. But it soon dawned on her that it wasn't that. "Wait no… she's starting to bloom!" she exclaimed, running to the machine. She tried to take control but it only shocked her that felt strange to her and it pushed her back.
(Kiba)
Something was happening. Kiba began to growl softly. The sound of Cheza's song was becoming unbearable to his ears. He tried everything he could do to block it out but it was fruitless. "Cheza… please. I can't hear your song anymore. Please stop…" he begged. "Kiba… Hurry Kiba…" Cheza's voice rung in his head. He struggled and growled at the pain. He knew he needed to escape from that confined space. But he wasn't sure how. "CHEZA!" he cried, on the verge of tears. The nobles weren't going to steal paradise from the wolves.
(Luna, Tsume, Toboe)
We were still slamming our bodies at the cell doors relentlessly. I wasn't giving up so easily; especially when Cheza needs us now. Neither of us had noticed that the lights were flickering up above us. Tsume then slams against the door once more and it got the door to move a bit.
"Hey, the door moved!" Toboe called. "Finally keep going!" Tsume says, sighing in relief. We keep slamming our bodies against it. "C'mon! We can do it!" I say, slamming into the bars. "You can't open them like that!" the human's voice call, getting us to stop. We look over at him as he stands to his feet. Why did he need to stop us? We are making good progress.
"Listen to me. It looks like the locks seem to run by electricity. It's flow look like they're becoming erratic. If you three slam your bodies on the doors at the same time when the lights go dim, they'll probably." the human explains to us. My eyes widen at this because that could work. Tsume and I look at each other. "That might work. It's our last chance of getting the hell out of here." I say to him. "You're right." he nods at me. When the lights flicker again, we slammed our bodies on the bars in simultaneously.
The doors move again. "Yes. Just one more time! Here we go!" the human encouraged. We all do it again and this time the doors stay open. "It worked!" Toboe said happily. "Oh thank god…" I sigh in relief. It amazed me that this human actually helped us escape despite us being wolves. I never believed that it would ever happen. Now that we were free, we could get Cheza, Hige, and Kiba.
All the lights go out for a moment before coming back on again. "Well what do you know? I guess I came to rescue you guys for nothing." the voice of Hige entered my ears. He approached the cells with a warm smile on his face. I noticed how his collar wasn't on his neck anymore and he wasn't as… bubbly as before. Needless to say, neither Tsume and I were pleased to see him.
"Hige!" Toboe cried happily. Hige presses the button that opened the cell doors and we were released. Toboe ran to him and grabbed his hoodie. "I'm glad you're not dead!" he exclaimed. The two looked at Tsume and I; noticing the angered looks on our faces. "Well, get out of there you two." Hige said but we didn't answer. "Was this all a trap?" Tsume snarled at Hige. "Did you plan this? Or were you too damn stupid?" I growl, the tone in my voice completely changing. Toboe was confused by this argument.
"Tsume? Luna? What are you guys talking about?" Toboe asked in a puzzled tone. "We saw them. There were wolves in there stuffed and mounted like trophies." Tsume growled in anger. "And my parents were in there… My parents! Do you have any damn idea how much it killed me to see them in there?" I say with anger dripping in my voice. Toboe was horrified by this.
"Where's your collar?" Tsume asked. Hige looks down in forlorn. He proved to be profoundly guilty and was responsible for the death of hundreds if not thousands of innocent wolves. "It was just a stupid number." he replied. "Oh really? Then explain how you were able to get in here without being noticed." I ask, getting more pissed off by the second. Both of my fists were clenched tightly. It was taking everything in my body to not kill him right then and there.
"Was it your mission to lead us here?" Tsume asks. "I don't know." Hige said. "Bullshit! You were the nobles mutt! You helped them kill your own kind! Innocent wolves who didn't deserve death! You're a murderer!" I snarl at Hige with all of my anger pouring over. "If you think that of me, by all means, kill me!" Hige snapped at us. But all we did was give him a harsh, cold stare.
Hige's expression softened after a solitary minute. "Please I mean it. I don't want to go on living as a killer." he softly said. "Knock it off! This isn't you!" Toboe exclaimed, clinging onto his hoodie. Hige looked down at his feet. Even though I despised what he had done to other wolves, I… honestly couldn't hate him now. Why hold a grudge against someone who had done nothing but make you laugh and sometimes angry?
"Like me? What does that even mean? How can I be me… when I don't know who that is?" he asked sadly. I sigh and look at him with a look of truth. "Hige, look at me. Look at me and listen to me." I say, my voice steady. He does so; looking at me in my green eyes.
"When I first met you in Freeze City, I knew that you had a good heart. You made us laugh, and most times you annoyed us because of your carelessness from time to time. But… you're someone who we can rely on. Look, I may not forgive you for what you've done in the past. Hell you're not even responsible for the death of my parents. But, I can forgive you for all the times you have been reckless after meeting us. That's the REAL Hige." I say, not looking away from him.
He knew all of this was true and he considered this for a moment. "Things are getting weird in the Keep. You three can make it out if you hurry." Hige said, walking out of the room. "Where do you think you're going?" Tsume asks. "There's something I need to take care of." Hige murmured, disappearing into the darkness. "Hige!" Toboe called, running after him. Tsume and I look at the doorway. "Are you two going after them?" the human asks. I nod and look to Tsume. He opens the humans cell. Him and I take off down the hallway.
(Kiba)
The machine above the white wolf was starting to glow. There were sparks that lethally fired away, causing him to shake. He growled loudly with his wolf fangs bared. "Goodbye Kiba… This one will wither…" Cheza's voice rang in his wolf ears. This was his chance to escape. Cheza was going to wither… he had to get to her! "Cheza… Hold on!" he cried out desperately.
Just then, all of his strength seemed to regain. He howls powerfully and majestically. With all his strength, he breaks free of the leather straps. The white wolf stands on his wolf paws with his wolf tail raised all the way. He shakes the tubes off him and howls loudly for everyone in the room to hear.
He then runs alongside the moonlight crucible at the speed of lightning. Landing on the top of the crucible, he looks down upon Jaguara's troops. They witnessed the great power of the white wolf standing before them. Afterwards, he finds himself in the pure golden light of the crucible.
There were many voices echoing all around him. "We the nobles have become lost. Disconnected from the world of our birth. We quietly wait for a lonely death. But you and I can step forward and hold this moment forever." Jaguara says. "But the scale and stagnant moment of time, one can neither long for in the past, nor change what has yet to come." Darcia replies.
"A fabricated Paradise… such a place which holds no future." a disembodied Kiba says. He had come into a world that was like Paradise however… it wasn't Paradise. It was the nobles Paradise. There stood Darcia and Jaguara. They spoke of the nobles Paradise. "You're wrong. This is not Paradise." Kiba spoke through Darcia. The female noble jolted back and looked behind her.
There was a wolf. A white wolf with yellow eyes. He bares his wolf fangs and lunges at her. His fangs came in contact with her throat and she screamed like Cheza. Afterwards… everything turned white. Kiba jumped out of the golden light of the moonstone and into reality again. He screamed Cheza's name as he bolted out of there. All he wanted now was to get to Cheza.
(Luna, Tsume, Toboe, Hige)
The four of us sprinted down a barren corridor. Jaguara was close. I caught her scent. Hige ran ahead of us in his wolf form. Before either of us reached the doorway, I hear Hige crying out in sheer pain. "Hige!" I cry, sprinting faster. I prayed that that Jaguara hadn't hurt him…
But as I feared, he was laying on the floor with Jaguara's sword in his back in his wolf form. "Hige!" Toboe yelled, coming up behind me. I look over at the noble then over at Hige. "C'mon!" Toboe urged, running to Hige. Tsume and I run behind him. "Hige! Oh my god! Are you okay?" I say, kneeling down in front of him. The tan wolf growled in pain and was trying not to scream.
I look back at the bitch herself with my gold wolf eyes locked on her. Turning around, I charge at the noble with my wolf fangs bared. I lunged at her and opened my wolf jaws so I could make a killing move. With another sword, I feel her strike me on my left cheek; causing me to yelp in pain. "Luna!" Tsume cried. I get to my wolf paws and feel the warm trickle of blood from my left cheek. I run over to Hige to see if he was okay.
"Luna, are you okay?" Tsume asked, seeing the cut on my cheek. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Hige?" I say, looking at Hige. He tried standing up on his wolf paws but Toboe was trying to hold him down. "No Hige! Don't move!" he yelped. "I… promised… I'd make things right." Hige struggled, baring his wolf fangs. What promise was he talking about?
"To who? What promise?" I asked. "To… To… her. I want to make things right." He growled in pain, managing to stand up. I jolt back at that. A promise…? To Blue? He was going back to her? He then darts back over to Jaguara with his wolf fangs bared and managed to get a bite on her.
I stand up and face her. My vengeance wasn't over yet. I had to do this for the death of my parents. For the death of my family. I snarl at her with my wolf fangs bared. "Luna, no! She'll kill you!" Toboe warned. I look back at the red wolf. "No. She needs to pay for this." I snarl, then making a sprint at her. Lunging at her, I manage to deeply bite her in the shoulder. She didn't have time to react to my attack this time.
When I landed, I noticed that Kiba made his appearance. He managed to get a few blows on Jaguara. Hige gets another bite on her and it made her bleed. Then, Darcia walks in the room. None of us saw him appear. He simply stands in front of her. I watch in satisfaction as Darcia uses that same sword to impale her through her abdomen.
With raspy breathing, she falls to the ground. Dead. I feel the sensation of relief go through my body as the bitch dies right before my eyes. Just as I wanted. I make my way back over to Tsume. He quickly gives me a tight, protective hug. "Don't do that again, you hear?" he scolds. "Calm down, would you? I'm fine." I say. "You've got a cut on your cheek, Luna." he reminded. "Yeah. Thanks captain obvious. Now… can we get Cheza and Hige? I want to get the hell out of here…" I say, feeling suffocated.
And with that, we all left the now falling keep. Cheza was finally back with us. Toboe and Tsume had Hige's arms over their shoulders so they could help him out. After we left the keep, I take a quick glimpse at it. Goodbye mom and dad… May we meet again… in Paradise.
The gang finally make it out of there. Cheza is back with the pack. Please leave a comment and a favorite. Thank you so much for reading!
