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Chapter 27 : Death Wish(End)

Upon strolling in, he found Kate sitting on four legs, facing towards the multiple colors of beautiful glows of light, and his echoing footsteps caught her attention as she turned her head towards him.

"Hey honey." She greeted in a sweet tone.

"Hey darling." He replied as he sat at a medium proximity beside her.

"How are you feeling?"

"Well, I'm okay now." He sighed, feeling a bit tired after having a saddening vision. "How long was I like that just now?"

She looked away for a moment as she tried to estimate the duration of his space stare before returning back to him.

"I think it's around two minutes." And that shocked him greatly.

Wow. It felt like more than an hour in my vision. This instinct is more stronger than I expected. He thought as he trailed off.

"That instinct got you working really hard, huh?" She said as she met his shocked expression and he nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. I guess I need some time to get used to it, or master it since I get visions when I don't want to see it." He replied and she placed a paw on his and their eyes met.

"I believe you can, darling." And he smiled at her support.

"Thanks honey." And they exchanged a kiss.

They spend their time discussing about Rex's remaining wishes until a wild idea came to Kate as she glanced at the colorful glows.

"Hey honey." She said, ending their discussion and he looked at her with a smile.

"Yes?" He replied.

"Wanna go in and see what's deeper inside this cave?" And it caught him off-guard.

"Well, I don't know if it's safe to go in there, since I've only searched this part of the cave." He reasoned in an uncertain tone.

"But no animal has been living here for a long time, and I'm sure you noticed that." She replied and this informed him that she did a search in the cave before he came in, and he nodded.

"Yeah, but the question is, what was keeping them out?" And her eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh, right. I didn't think of that. Good question." She trailed off in her thoughts.

Unexpectedly, everything changed when Humphrey made a blink.

He stared in shock as he was back in his vision, with Kate, Lynx and Lavender nowhere to be seen, and the sun was setting, with the dying-orange light glaring into the den. The pool of blood was already dried, with the gemstone on the wall uncovered, indicating that the vision that he was having is about the following days after the incident.

What the- Why am I back here? He thought, completely puzzled of what was happening to him. Is there something more that I need to know?

His questions and thoughts were pushed aside when he noticed the orange light was glaring at the gemstone, and out came the visible ray of light from the gemstone and headed towards the inner part of the cave. He tried to move his body as he had the intention of checking the dead end of the cave, but with no avail, and so he stopped struggling and waited for something to happen.

Without waiting for more than thirty seconds, multiple colors of glows began to appear infront of him and he wondered what was strange about it until the glows began to grow larger and brighter, and soon a large beam of light shined powerfully at him and he squint his eyes to resist it. At that moment, he found out the answer to his question before he closed his eyes in defeat.

He re-opened his eyes and found the day returned back into the night, but there was still no sign of the others, and the only difference was that he was able to move his body. He stood up slowly and didn't worry about their safety as he clearly knows that he was having another strange vision. The multiple glows were now faint, but still visible to his eyes. Before he could take the chance of the intention that he had earlier, footsteps echoed behind him and he turned around to find a bear entering the cave. He was afraid at first, but stood his position as he knows it can't see him. He watched as the bear took a few steps in before noticing the strange glows. Unexpectedly, the bear began to back away in fright and ran out into the dark woodlands, with Humphrey unraveling another reason for his question. He made another blink and found himself back to reality.

He was still sitting on four feet next to Kate, with his head facing towards the colorful glows and found Lynx and Lavender still outside the cave digging a hole for Lucas's funeral, as if nothing has changed.

Kate was still in her own train of thoughts, still coming up with a suitable reason for the question that he had asked, before he got her attention.

"Kate?" He questioned, and she turned towards him.

"Yes, honey?" She replied with a smile.

"Um… how long have you been thinking?"

"Well, I just started. What's wrong?" And she met his surprised gaze.

Wow. Now this vision lasts for a few seconds in reality. This is… crazily surprising. He thought before she shook his paw.

"What's wrong, Humph?" She asked worriedly and he patted her paw gently.

"It's fine, honey. I had another vision a few… seconds ago." And she looked at him wide-eyed. "Yeah, I know. And I found the reasons for the question that I've asked earlier."

"Well… what is it?" She questioned with an eyebrow raised.

"Do you still remember back at the feeding grounds where I've shown you and Rex's parents the Diamond, and it emits rainbows around it under the moonlight?" And she nodded before he proceeded. "Well, basically, what's creating these colorful glows that we're seeing are gemstones too, and in my vision, they emitted out a powerful and dazzling light unexpectedly when light from the sunset glares at the gemstone on the wall, which you know what happens next. Anyway, that light could blind anyone who sees it, like as if you're staring at the sun in close proximity."

She was completely speechless and amazement of his vision and theory, and was surprised of the power potential that a gemstone has.

"So, my theory of this is that the brighter the light from a source is shined at a gemstone, the stronger and brighter it glows." And received an unexpected kiss on the lips from her.

"That's my smart omega." She complimented and he blushed under his grey fur with a smile. "Is that the only reason?"

"Nope. There's another one, which is really simple actually." And she edged her head closer to hear his next theory.

"I had another vision of a bear entering the cave, and once it caught sight of the colorful glows, it immediately backed away and ran for its life."

"Well, it must've thought that there was a weird creature living in this cave, like a giant spider with colorful, glowing eyes. As expectable." She reasoned and he nodded in agreement before noticing she slight shiver.

"Are you cold?" He questioned, worried of her catching a cold.

"No, I'm fine. Just the thought of giant spiders sent shivers down my spine." She replied, giggling a little, and he chuckled.

"Don't worry. I'll protect you."

"And what if you can't?"

"Then I'll die trying." And earned a kiss from her.

"Thanks Humph." She giggled, before her last intention returned to her. "So, it's safe to enter, right?"

"I'm not sure, but we'll try. Stay behind me, alright? I don't want you to get hurt." He said as he got up along with her.

"Alright, handsome." And he smiled at her before turning towards the inner part of the cave.

He took several breaths in to gather up all the courage he needed as this was his first time being the bravest omega in his entire life, and walked forward along with Kate behind him when he was done.

Upon walking in, they could see gemstones of different colors poking out of the wall and the ground and admired its beauty as they walked.

"Try to avoid blocking the light ray, honey, or it'll be completely dark infront of us." Humphrey said as he crawled under the visible white ray infront of him that was beamed from a yellow-colored gemstone on the wall.

"Alright." She replied and followed his actions.

Rays of light were beaming from one gemstone to another, carrying the color of the gemstone that it last came from and creating obstacles for them to pass through without their consent. Unfortunately, the amount of rays began to increase along with the gemstones as they walked deeper into the cave, so it was difficult to reduce the chances of blocking the rays of light, especially when it doesn't leave any un-beamed space for them to pass through.

They've been walking for what seems like hours in somewhat a long hallway, walking straight through the rays as they're tired of crawling and dodging them. Finally, they caught sight of a colorful glow that was the brightest among all which raises their suspicion.

"You see that, Humph?" Kate said, motioning towards it.

"Yeah. That's unusual. Stay close… but not too close." He replied, and she giggled which made him smiled.

They then arrived in a round sanctum with scattered gemstones of different colors on the walls close to them, and there was something glittering infront of them at the center of the sanctum, but it was difficult to examine it as it was heavily darkened, and they realized that it was due to Humphrey who was blocking a light ray that was aimed at a gemstone on the wall, and Kate eyed him which he smiled awkwardly in reply.

"Hehe. Sorry." He apologized, and made way for the ray to pass.

It bolted in a flash with their eyes couldn't cope up with its speed and could only watch the whole view of the rare activity. It dashes from one gemstone to another in random motions, ricocheting off and leaving them to glow. In the end, it hits the unknown glittery object which turns out to be a not-perfectly-round, circular transparent stone identified as the Diamond, causing it to glow slowly and they stared in awe and completely speechless as a large circular rainbow emits around it, its colors revolving like water.

"Wow…" Kate said as she managed to find some after a few minutes. "So… this is Kat's treasure and what created the large beam of light in your vision. This is… beautiful…"

"Yeah…" He trailed off, his eyes fixed on the Diamond.

Slowly, their heads turned towards each other and their muzzles touched, and they were lost into each other's eyes. The beautiful glows casted a lovely atmosphere around them, causing them to feel disconnected from the real world and enjoy a romantic moment for what feels like eternity.

"Wow… You look so beautiful, Kate." He said in awe and she giggled.

"Why thank you, my handsome omega. I suppose I should award you for that compliment." She said with a smirk.

"Sure, but no heat-producing stuff, alright?" And she giggled playfully.

"Is a kiss fine for you?" She rubbed her head on his chest which made him quivered a little at the sudden surge of pleasure in his body.

"Yeah, but don't forget that we can't kiss for too long." And she pushed him without much force, but it managed to cause him to fell down and lay on his back with her on top.

"Fine by me." She smiled, but she turned away for a moment and he noticed her sudden frown which worries him.

"Are you okay?" And she turned back to face him with a sigh.

"It's just that… we haven't play hide-and-seek, hug each other, or have any other fun activities for a really long time now, and I'm kind of tired of waiting for this drug to wear off. We can't even have a long kiss, and we haven't even tried… you know…"

Humphrey blushed bright red under his grey fur as he knows what she was thinking and quickly remembered of her discomfort in waiting. He touched her cheek gently and looked into her eyes.

"It's okay, Kate. I'll wait with you, so you won't feel alone. I promise you, once that drug inside you completely wears off, we'll do all the stuff you wanted, including that… super-heat producing activity." He smiled and her tail wagged in a speed like miles per second.

"Thanks honey."

"No problem. I'm willing to wait for you, because you're the only wolf in this world that I cared most."

An uncontrollable grin grew across her face as she felt her heart completely melted by his heart-warming words and their lips connected and they closed their eyes, sharing the pure love that they have for each other and enjoying the romantic moment they have while it lasted before breaking apart, breathing heavily with their eyes fastened on each other.

"I love you, Kate." He smiled.

"I love you too, Humphrey." She replied and they nuzzled with each other.

"Well, I think it's time to return to Lynx and Lavender. They should be done digging by now." He said, looking towards the entrance of the inner sanctum before back at her.

"Yeah." And gave him one last kiss on the lips before getting off of him and left the beautiful sanctum along with him.

When they arrived at the entrance to the inner sanctum where the source of the ray of light was produced, they found Lynx and Lavender enjoying a pleasant chat with each other until their footsteps caught their attention.

"So, you guys went in there?" And they nodded as they sat infront of him. "Is it safe? What did you find?"

"Yeah, it's safe. We found, well, lots, and lots of shiny stones like the Diamond, but with different colors. Oh, and there's a large Diamond in there too." Humphrey replied and received surprised expression from the couple. "Would you like to go in check it out yourself?"

"No thanks. I don't wanna delay any more time to return for my son's funeral…" He trailed off for a moment as he was saddened of bringing the sad news back before returning back to them. "By the way, I've already buried Lucas's body while you two were away; the corpse wouldn't stay frozen for too long."

"I understand. May I see his grave?" And Lynx nodded before following him along with Kate and Lavender.

They then stopped infront of a crooked branch which marks his grave, with the chilling breeze brushing their fur and little parts of their pelt glowing under the little moonlight seeping through the thick canopy. Humphrey looked at the others to see if they have anything to say to Lucas's soul before it rests and received looks from Lynx and Lavender that indicate they have no eulogies to be given, and Kate was lost of words. He turned back to the grave and stood forward as he decided to speak for them, including himself.

"I brought you back here and buried you next to your mate, Kat, is because it was under Rex's wish, and also because I know that you're a good man, but you lost yourself due to the deep pain that you have suffered of losing Kat, and let your pain take over you. I completely understand and I forgive you, so may you rest in peace and enjoy your time with Katrina in Heaven." He said sincerely and the others smiled as they would say the same.

Lynx stood forward and placed a paw on his shoulder which caught his attention.

"Thanks Humphrey. Lavender and I forgive him too, after hearing your eulogy." He said.

"Me too." Kate said as he walked towards him, so as Lavender.

"No problem." Humphrey replied with a smile. "So, shall we return to the Northern pack?" And they nodded.

Just when they're about to leave, Kate stopped them as she almost forgot something important which they wondered cluelessly.

"What is it, darling?" Humphrey asked curiously.

"Could you guys help me grab some branches of leaves, and a few rocks?" She asked politely.

"Why?"

"Just do it and bring it into the cave. You'll know why once it's done." And she left for the cave, leaving the others exchanging confused looks with each other, but in the end they followed her orders.

Kate watched in delight as they brought in her requirements; Humphrey and Lavender was holding a branch of thick leaves each and Lynx was carrying two medium-sized rocks on his back, and laid them infront of her.

"This is the only large rocks that I could find, the others were too small. Sorry." Lynx apologized as he backed away after placing down his findings.

"It's fine. All of this is enough. Thanks guys." She smiled.

"May I do your unknown activity for you, my beautiful alpha?" Humphrey asked as he did a gentleman bow, not giving her any chance of producing anymore excess heat, and she giggled as she knows his purpose.

"Why sure, thank you, my muscular omega." And he walked towards the scavenged items with pride.

"So, what am I suppose to do, actually?"

"Place the two branches on that transparent gemstone poking out of the wall." She motioned towards the white glow that began the luminosity of the inner sanctum, and at that moment, Humphrey knew what her intention was and its purpose, except for Rex's parents who were watching blankly.

"Alright. I know what you want me to do, so sit down and relax, honey." He smiled and licked her cheek before picking up one branch of thick leaves and walked towards the gemstone.

He adjusted the branch to ensure that the leaves were completely concealing the gemstone before picking up another branch and piling it up. He then picked up one of the rocks with his mouth and rolled the other towards the hidden gemstone. He placed the rocks against the foot of the branches and walked back to Kate and sat next to her, but not in a close proximity.

"Ta-da! It's done and just what you wanted." He said gleefully and she giggled before giving him a kiss on the lips.

"Thanks honey." She replied, and they turned towards the other couple to meet their confused expressions.

"Um… what's the purpose of this?" Lynx asked the same question that Lavender had in mind.

"To hide Kat and Lucas's treasure, of course." And received unchanged expressions from them which she wasn't expecting it, but decided to help their puzzled mind. "Kat found these gemstones first and shared her treasure with Lucas, so this is their love treasure. Back at the Feeding Ground, Humphrey told us that these gemstones worth lots of money to humans if they sold it out, and of course, they would search for them to make a fortune out of it. These glows would gain anyone's attention easily, so I'm doing Kat and Lucas a favor by hiding it for them so it will be safe forever."

"I see." Lynx said as he came to an understanding, so as Lavender. "I'm sure they must be happy seeing your intentions and thank you for this."

"It's fine. I'm just doing what's right." And exchanged smiles with everyone before Humphrey looked towards the entrance of the cave.

"Well, I guess we're heading back now." He said, and the others nodded.

Kate and Humphrey took a last glance at the pitch black entrance of the inner sanctum before leaving the cave along with Lynx and Lavender, feeling very proud of what they had done and Humphrey began to lead them back to the Northern pack instead of Lynx and Lavender as they're not familiar with the road back now that they've exceeded their maximum range from their pack border.

During their journey, Lynx asked a question of only those who didn't get the chance of seeing Rex's last moment in this world.

"So, are all the wishes done?" He asked curiously, starting the conversation as he's eager to put his question to rest and hoping for his son to receive the peace that he wanted, so as any souls freed from this world.

Humphrey was walking infront of him with Kate beside him and turned his head slightly to the right.

"It's almost done. There's only one wish remaining, and it's back at the Northern pack." He replied, and he raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Why didn't we do that specific wish before coming here then?"

"It's because it can only be done during Rex's funeral."

"May I know what is it about?" Lavender asked, curious to know about her son's wish.

"You'll see when we get there." Humphrey smiled and faced back to his front.

Silence descended upon them as they proceeded to walk, until Lynx broke it, trying to keep the conversation on-going as to not feel bored for the rest of the journey.

"So… how was Rex back at the United Pack?" He questioned and it caught them off-guard as they weren't excepting questions like this at this time.

"Like we said when we arrived at your pack territory, he was noble and friendly to each of us and has been looking after me for the whole time." Kate said.

"He was a great friend and a mate that not every female wolves can have. He has suffered too much and has never slept after Rose's death, so I suppose it's time for him to rest and join Rose in their world." Humphrey said and Kate nodded in agreement.

"Rose was very lucky to have him, so am I for Humphrey." And nuzzled him gleefully which made him smiled.

"I thought I'm the wolf who was very lucky to have a beautiful alpha like you." He argued and she giggled playfully.

"Well, I guess both of us are very, very lucky to have each other as mates." And they shared a quick kiss.

"Why aren't I receiving any romantic moments, and watching them instead?" Lynx interjected, gaining their attention and they laughed before receiving a kiss on the cheek from Lavender.

"There you go, or you want more?" She teased with a smile.

"Hmm. Maybe a kiss on the lips might just do it." He smiled and they shared a quick but passionate kiss, and their eyes fastened on each other as they broke apart, with Humphrey and Kate as the audience.

"How was it for you?" She asked playfully.

"Amazing." He replied, completely dazed by her beauty and they laughed, and he continued after they've calmed down. "Anyway, back about how Rex was doing, I am glad and happy to hear that, although he had lost his nature as an omega. He is very respectful to me and Lavender, so as everyone else, and I'm very proud of him. But sadly, we weren't there when he suffered all those pain and heart-breaks…" He looked towards his mate and nuzzled each other for comfort with a frown on their faces.

"Don't blame yourself for that. Ever since he told us about his past with Rose, we've tried to help him get over it, but it didn't work, nor lessen the pain. We couldn't do anything about it, so as him. Fortunately, he didn't let his guilt take over him and continued to live on, 'cause he knows Rose is watching him from above, smiling at him as he was fulfilling her wish for him to stay alive till the end of his time on this world." Humphrey reasoned and it lightened their guilt. "After this last wish, he'll be with Rose in a beautiful world that they've wished for. So you don't have to worry about how he's doing." He smiled which they replied the same.

"I guess you're right. Thank you for befriending with him, Humphrey and Kate, so as your friends and family back at the pack territory. Rex is very fortunate to meet you guys." Lynx said, feeling his guilt being entirely lifted off.

"I think we're the lucky ones, since he saved me from being brutally raped and killed, but it doesn't matter. I guess we're just destined to meet." Kate said and looked towards Humphrey who nodded in agreement as they proceeded to walk.

They continued their chat about the interesting and beautiful moments in their life, their usual hobbies, and other fascinating topics. Humphrey finally cracked up some jokes for laughs that he hasn't done in a while since Rex's death; he's been behaving seriously like an Alpha instead of an Omega despite it being his nature. After what seems like an endless walk, they finally arrived at their destination, and found Garth and Lilly sitting at the pack border and having a conversation with each other.

"Well, they're having a good time." Humphrey said with a smile. "Come on. Let's go and greet them, and ask if the funeral's prepared." And they walked towards the couple.

As they walked closer to them, they could hear their loud laughs and noticed Lilly's strange actions, as if she was trying to tell her mate something through action instead of words.

"What's this?" Lilly said aloud and stood still with an emotionless face.

"Umm… a tree?" Garth replied with an eyebrow raised and she giggled playfully.

"Wrong. It's a-"

"Statue." Kate interjected and the young couple looked towards the approaching group and smiled at their arrival.

"Sis! You're back!" She jumped up gleefully and Kate smiled.

"Yeah. I'm surprised to find you two sitting here and playing around." She replied with a smirk growing across her face.

"The preparation for the funeral's done a few minutes ago, and we're just waiting for you guys. You got the answer right by the way." She smiled. "But, how did you know?"

"Humphrey told me." And Lilly glanced at Humphrey who wore an innocent expression.

"Woah. Don't look at me like that. Kate wanted to know the answer, so how can I deny it?" And Kate kissed his cheek.

"Thanks honey." She said and he smiled.

"It's fine. It's just a game anyway." She giggled while the others chuckled. "Since you guys are here, shall we head towards the funeral? The others are at Rose and Rex's den already." And received nods from each of them before turning away and leading them to their newly-marked destination along with Garth.

"So, how did the wishes go? Did you locate Katrina's den? I'm sure you did, since Lucas's corpse isn't with you right now." Garth asked, keeping the conversation going.

"Yeah, we did, and we have good news." Kate said and Garth looked back with an eyebrow raised and Lilly with a curious expression.

"What is it?"

"There's one last wish to perform before Rex can rejoin with Rose, and Humphrey has gained his own instinct!" And their eyes widened and Humphrey chuckled.

"Yeah, but it made me seen some disturbing scenes of the past without my consent…" He frowned and made the clueless couple feeling more intrigued to know what he had seen in his visions.

"What did you see…?" Garth asked, feeling prepared at the shocking replies that's about to throw at him and his mate.

"I saw… Kat… being raped by… you know who…" And it traumatized them as they were speechless for a minute.

"Oh my god…" Lilly said, feeling kind of regretful in her mate's question. "I'm so sorry to hear that. You must be really tired after witnessing it, Humphrey."

"Yeah, I am. Nobody deserves that kind of suffering, not like Kat." He sighed. "I suppose I need a good night sleep once this is over."

"Yeah. I believe everyone needs it too." Kate said, looking at the others and noticed their struggles in keeping their heavy eyelids up, and she was suffering the same too. "This is one hell of a long night indeed." And everyone nodded in agreement.

"But my instinct guided me to Kat's den and in that… disturbing vision, I found the location of Kat's grave and we've buried Lucas's corpse next to her, and I led us back here in the end."

"Wow. I'm impressed." Garth said with a smile.

"You should be." He teased and they laughed.

"Anyway, did you find anything else?" Lilly asked and Kate exchanged looks with Humphrey, wondering if she should tell them about their findings in the inner sanctum of the cave, and Humphrey turned towards Lilly.

"Well, we did find some other stuff, but we'll tell you when we have enough time, 'cause it's a long story."

"Alright, fine by me. What about you, darling?" She asked as she turned towards her mate.

"No problem here." Garth smiled as they proceeded to walk.

A few minutes later, they finally arrived at Rose and Rex's den and found the Northern wolves sitting in three rows and facing towards the dug hole with Rex's corpse next to it and were too busy having their own discussions to be able to notice their presence. Rex's corpse was cleaned and wore a yellow flower necklace assembled by the Omegas of the Northern pack, as said by Lilly when they inspected it before proceeding to walk towards the three gathered leaders who were a meter away from the corpse.

Tony, Winston, Aren, Eve, and Alexa's conversation seemed to have ended on the right time as they couldn't hear any word from them when they approached closer, and they turned towards the group with a smile.

"Kate! You're back!" Winston said in deep relieve. "We're glad that you're all okay."

"We've done almost all of Rex's wishes, with one remaining and Humphrey led us back here with his newly-gained instinct." Kate smiled and everyone looked at Humphrey as if he was the main star in the group, and he scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly.

"Congratulations, Humphrey, and thank you for looking after my daughter."

"No problem. She's my mate after all, so how can I let anything happen to her?" He smiled and Kate nuzzled him gleefully. "Plus, I'm not foolish enough to not know the consequences." And looked at Eve who gave him a glance of death which made him whimpered a little in fright and Kate giggled.

"Where is Rex's last wish going to be, if I may ask?" Aren questioned curiously.

"Here, at his funeral."

"I see. I guess we won't be delaying this any longer." He smiled.

"Sorry to interrupt, but where's Sam and Rad and the four Omegas?" Garth asked curiously.

"They're sitting in the front row of the crowd." Winston motioned towards the crowd and they turned towards it to find Sam, Rad, Reba, Janice, Sweets, and Candy waving their paws at them, along with Winston's five highly-trained selected Alphas who only smiled at them, which they returned the same before turning back to Winston who continued. "Now that all of us are here, shall we begin?" And received nods from them before they turned back to the crowd.

Aren stood forward and raised a paw, and in that instant, the Northern wolves came to a silence and ended their business. He lowered down his paw and spoke with the voice of an emperor.

"Brothers and sisters, we are gathered here today to lead a fallen warrior whom we've judged mistakenly as a murderer to Heaven, where our old ancestors and warriors who've died in battle rests. We have made a terrible mistake upon Rex's actions when what he did was to set my daughter's soul free from its imprisoned body, and I am grateful that he fulfilled her wish, and his love for her had stayed pure for all this time, even now where he laid rest." He looked at Rex's lifeless corpse and noticed a smirk on his face which caused him to shed a tear before facing back to the crowd. "This is a misconception that we cannot avoid, and we must repay him. Representing the Northern pack, I am truly sorry and hope you will forgive us, Rex."

Alexa walked next to him and they nuzzled each other for comfort before backing away as Winston, Eve and Tony stood forward.

"He was a man of honor, a warrior who's not afraid of death, and a wolf of pure kindness. He saved my pack from a terrible assault that your pack has suffered long before this, and has looked after my daughter cautiously as she has been injected with the same drug as Rose. My pack and I will forever be in his debt. May you rejoin with your beloved mate and rest in peace, Rex. Representing the United pack, I thank you for what you have done." Winston said, and looked towards Eve and Tony who nodded in agreement.

"Well said, dear." Eve smiled which he returned the same before they backed away for Garth and Lilly to give their eulogy.

"Anyone who've met and made friends with Rex should consider themselves lucky, because Rex is a wolf whose personality is rarely seen in this world. During the raping incident back at my pack territory, I was severely wounded by Lust who broke and dislocated three of my ribs. He tried to assassinate me when my mate and I were asleep in our den as he placed her as his next target after brutally raping and murdering one of my female pack mate. Luckily, I wasn't asleep and prevented him from reaching his goal." Garth looked at Lilly with a frown and she leaned against him as recalling the horrifying event causes her to tremble a little in fright, and he nudged her to provide her comfort before proceeding. "Luckily, Rex arrived on time and treated my serious injury before it worsens. So not only he saved Kate, but me and my pack too, and I will always consider him as one of my best friends." And he looked towards his mate silently to let her begin her part of the eulogy.

"Rex was very friendly to everyone in my pack, and treated us like family. His love for Rose, like Aren said, was pure and I'm sure he would do anything just to see or hear her voice one last time. He has trained me and Humphrey in hunting, hand-to-hand combat, deflection of attacks, and many more. He was a great friend, and a good mentor. May you rest in peace, Rex." Lilly sobbed, tears flowing down from her beautiful violet eyes, and shared a kiss with Garth before hugging each other and back away for Humphrey and Kate to do their part.

"Rex is an amazing friend and a great mentor. Just like in Lilly's speech, he taught both of us various Alpha lessons for our survival and to not rely too much on others, and also some techniques that only him and Rose know and mastered. He took care of my mate carefully and I can't thank him enough for that. Also, I have gained my own instinct that is as powerful as his due to him, which surprised me as I'd never knew I was capable of gaining it. He awoke me from my negative behavior, and had done a huge favor for my pack. Thank you, Rex. It is and will forever be an honor to be your friend." Humphrey smiled weakly before turning towards Kate and nodded for her to begin.

"Rex has watched over me and treated my sickness cautiously ever since the day when he saved me and discovered my sickness, and I am forever grateful for that. He helped in training my mate and sister and also taught some seniors in Alpha School from my pack. He told them that the purpose of learning all the requirements of an Alpha is to protect their family, friends and pack mates, which I'm sure everyone agrees to it. Now, here he lied before us, wearing a peaceful smile that shows now pain or suffering. He hasn't slept ever since the day when Rose passed away, not even once, and now he can finally rest for as long as he needed with Rose beside him. Sleep well, Rex, and thank you for everything you've done for all of us." She frowned as she gazed upon Rex's corpse before backing away along with Humphrey for Lynx and Lavender to end the eulogy.

Rex's parent stood forward with sad expressions as they lost their loyal sons, and everyone present could tell that they were holding back their tears, but they faced the crowd courageously and spoke in a stable but sad tone.

"Rex has been a great son and cared for his family and pack very well, so as Lex. Although the truth has been revealed that Lex is my adopted son, he is still part of my family as I brought him up as my own. Both of them have contributed a lot for this pack, and now they're… gone…" Lynx's eyes betrayed him as a few tears began to seep out, and he wiped them off before proceeding. "Both of them have suffered greatly before their death, but now they can finally rest along with their mates. I am very proud to have them as my sons. Rest in peace, my sons." And he turned towards his mate who shared a warm hug with him before breaking up and walking back to the others who've given their part of the eulogy.

Sobs and cries began to arise from the crowd, expressing their guilt and pity for the fallen hero. The three leaders exchanged glances that only they can understand before Winston faced towards Sam and Rad and gave a nod, which they clearly understood his command. They stood up with the crowd's eyes fixed on them and walked towards Rex's corpse, and began to place it into the dug hole gently before burying it. Sad and teary-eyes gazed upon Rex's grave once they're done and Sam stabbed a stick above it as its tombstone before walking back to the crowd. Lavender burst into tears as she could no longer hold it back, forcing the others to have an urge of crying, but they were doing pretty good at keeping it in. Lynx hugged his mate and patted her back gently to provide her comfort, while Kate and Humphrey faced towards each other and exchanged nods as they decided that it was time to finish off Rex's last wish and let him rejoin with Rose in their wished world.

Humphrey stood up which caught their attention and soon along with the crowd once he walked towards Sam and Rad who stared at him curiously, completely clueless of his intention, so as the others excluding Kate.

"Is the bag of rose seeds and bundles of roses with you?" Humphrey asked as he faced towards Rad and he nodded before motioning towards a small green bag that is sealed by a wooden splint, and nine bundles of eleven roses each beside him. "Great. I'll call you two over with the bundles once I'm done with something." He said as he picked up the green bag.

"Why?" Rad asked curiously.

"Just do it. You'll see." He muffled before running towards Rex's grave.

Everyone stared at him as he stopped infront of the two graves and set the small green bag down before unwrapping it, revealing ten oval rose seeds as the silver moonlight glared upon it. He began to plant each of them around the graves and as he was done burying the last seed, he motioned towards Sam and Rad who stood up and walked towards him along with a bundle of roses in their mouth. They set it down infront of him and went back to get the rest of the bundle while Humphrey unties the bundle and began to place the roses around the graves. Sam and Rad walked back to the crowd once they've done their orders and sat down and everyone watched silently as Humphrey's actions repeated for the past few minutes until they could see a shape that he was constructing with the roses.

Finally, Humphrey placed the last rose on the final gap of his work before backing away for everyone to have a perfect view of his masterpiece; Three roses were on each side of Rose's grave while Rex's has the same, but with an extra rose, and both graves were surrounded by four large hearts of roses which amazed everyone and left them speechless. Humphrey walked over to the front of the eulogists before turning around to face the crowd and he sat down with everyone's teary-eyes fixed on him once he spoke.

"This is the final wish that Rex has requested me and Kate to do, although she couldn't due to her condition and I'm sure Rex will forgive her for that." He smiled weakly as he shifted his eyes from one Northern wolf in the crowd to another, meeting the same expression which was sadness… and guilt. "Do you want to repay Rex?" And every wolf's face lit up. "You can by looking after the rose seeds that I've brought from my pack territory and planted here a few minutes ago, and let it grow into a garden, a field, or bigger, and Rex would be very happy to see that. Rex will never be forgotten, so as Lex, and we will do so by telling their lives as legends to our descendants, and they will pass it down to the future generations." And everyone nodded in agreement at his statement. "Now, we shall howl for the fallen warrior and the 'Legendary Healer', if you're with me." And he closed his eyes and let out a sad and depressed howl towards the dazzling sky while bathed under the moonlight.

Slowly, more howls began to join in and in the end, everyone was howling towards the clear night sky with the stars blinking and the silver moon glowing, filling the air with guilt and sadness that was released from their heart. Rex and Lex's death was a great loss for the Northern pack, as the brothers have been loyal and contributed most of their efforts to keep the pack safe and strong. A few minutes later, the howls vanished as satisfaction was granted to all wolves and everyone began to return to their den to rest and they know that they will be late awake in the next morning due to the long and heart-breaking night, but they will never forget this funeral as it was carved on their heart painfully.

Humphrey walked over to the eulogists who were discussing about the sleeping place for the United wolves with the leader of the Northern pack.

"My den can fit all of you, so you guys can sleep in my den." Aren offered with a smile.

"Sure, but won't it be crowded?" Tony asked.

"Well, yeah, but I don't think there any other places for some of you to make bed in."

"Actually, there is." Humphrey said and it caught everyone's attention as they turned towards him. "Some of us can sleep in Rex and Rose's den." And that caught them off-guard.

"I don't think it's proper to sleep in a couple's den who have passed away, Humphrey." Garth stated a fact, but Humphrey already has the reason to overcome it.

"Rex already gave me his permission to sleep in his den in my dreams, or I wouldn't suggest this inappropriate suggestion to you guys with me knowing that fact." And they seemed relaxed upon hearing it.

"Well, in that case, go ahead. I won't deny my son's words." Lynx smiled.

"Thank you." Humphrey replied before standing up. "Is anybody joining me?" And Kate, Garth, and Lilly walked over to his sides.

"I'm always with you, honey." Kate nuzzled him and he smiled.

"Alright. Let's go." Humphrey said and they walked towards the entrance of the den while Aren and Alexa escorted the rest of the United wolves to their den.

As they set foot into the den, the scent of charm hits their nose and they found out that it came from a bunch of different types of medicinal plants placed in separated groups on one side of the den, along with a few bark slates stacked up.

"Wow. Rex is always well-prepared for his patients, and look at the amount of those medicines." Garth said in astonishment.

"That's why he has the title, 'Legendary Healer'." Humphrey smiled and Garth turned towards him.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

The two males turned towards their mates and found them already making themselves comfortable on one corner of the den and began to walk towards them. Garth lied next to Lilly who curled into a fluffy white ball and curled around her, which made a smile grew across her face as she closed her eyes.

"Thank you, Garth." She said sleepily. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, darling." Garth said as he closed his eyes, and both of them lose consciousness.

Humphrey, on the other paw, lied not too close to Kate who also curled into a ball and did the same as her, and he extended his paw out for hers, which she gladly received as she reached out for it.

"This is a really long night, Humph." She said with a smile.

"Yeah. Well, try to get some shut-eye now. We have a long journey to make tomorrow." He smiled and both of them closed their eyes.

"Goodnight, Humphrey." She said.

"Goodnight, Kate." He replied, and they drifted to sleep, leaving the howling wind to break the silence of the shrouded night.

Well, now the question lies waiting: Will Kate survive through this drug? Looks like you're gonna have to read the next chapter, which is the ending, to find out. I apologize for the delay by the way; ideas of new stories came to my mind and was making me distracted from the current story, which is pretty annoying sometimes as I'm scared of forgetting them. Anyways, thank you for the supports so far, I really appreciate every one of you who read my story-or stories- and as usual, leave a review/follow/favorite. It helps me out a lot and I'll see you in the ending. Peace out. -LoverWolfs1121