SECRET CLUES DARIUS ( VAMPIRE KINGS GENERAL ) The time hase , I tell my men , seated in the old crypt that serves as our refuge outside the borders of Silver Lake .


    I dont dare get too close to that pack with the Lycan King prowling and more alert than ever .


    However , the strategy of using the Alphias family has continued to work for me .


    With some adjustments , there was always a useful pawn weak , defenseless one I could use as a spy and to manipte the soft heart of that maiden .


    Thane , prepare everything for the transfer spell .


    We need toplete the operation quickly before the Lycan King can react .


    Set the shadow portals for my men , I order the sorcerer traveling with us .


    The most powerful vampires can conjure some elemental magic , but for stronger spells , we need the help of a dark warlock .


    Sir , that small body wont withstand much if I transfer more of your power into it , he warns .


    I just need it tost long enough .


    Youre not here to give suggestions transfer morees .


    Right now , its barely usable as a spy .


    After all , he was already half dead when you cursed him , I reply without concern .


    Why should I care about the life of that miserable fool ? of my power when the time I touch my chest where the small vial containing the powerful blood of the descendant of Juno rests .


    I had to use a few more drops on the first Altar just to confirm it was a fake and reveal the coordinates leading to that greenhouse .


    I have no idea how to find the true Altar without using her blood again .


    A shiver runs over my skin just imagining what the King will do to me if he finds out about the unnecessary waste of blood but I will make up for it .


    Ill fix this the right way by bringing him the valuable woman from the prophecy .


    What a surprise when I saw her again , this time at the Lycan Kings side .


    I realized she wasnt just some random woman , that I had been deceived before .


    She was the one reading the information on the Altars and guiding Aldric Throne .


    I tried paying those fools to kidnap her to avoid the risk , but the damn flea bitten wolves failed even at that .


    They nearly caused her death and then had the audacity to ask me for payment .


    Ill handle this myself .


    Everything is ready .


    I will learn the clues from this Altar and take that woman to use her .


    We must find the tomb of the ancient Queen , the descendant of Juno .


    SECRET CLU VALERIA My gaze wandered across the forest surrounding the old dirt path as I pushed the wheelchair .


    Edward , as usual , wasnt very talkative .


    He was never a lively child , but today , he seemed even quieter than usual .


    Is this the ce ? I asked when we reached a half ruined greenhouse in the middle of the woods .


    Yes , its my secret ce , his small voice answered .


    Come inside , I have many interesting things to show you .


    We moved along the overgrown path , wild nts creeping up the tall ss walls of the greenhouse .


    Celine , do you sense anything strange ? Not yet , but this ce gives off a disturbing aura .


    Be careful Im following closely in secret .


    I pushed open the rusted doors , which creaked as they swung apart , revealing a rectangr space .


    In the center was a rough , earthen path , and on either side were what I assumed had once been beautiful gardens , now overrun with weeds and small stone statues In one corner sat a pond like fountain , its water murky and foul smelling , the stench rising from its depths .


    Edward , this ce feels too lonely and abandoned .


    Why do youe here to y ? I knelt beside him , wanting to understand where he was leading me .


    Its because no one wants to y with me since Im defective .


    At least here , I have friends ! Look , Ill introduce you to them ! His voice dropped with sadness , but then he perked up and pointed toward the small statues among the overgrown nts .


    I decided to y along , following him as we examined each statue .


    He had even given them names .


    Moss covered the cracks on many of them some were missing heads or arms .


    However , something caught my attention as I observed them more closely .


    A statue of a woman holding a child was gazing in a specific direction .


    When I followed her line of sight , she was looking toward another statue , a she wolf growling at a man dressed as a gardener .


    And so it continued , as if the statues were guiding me toward a particr ce .


    Following my instincts , I ventured deeper into the abandoned greenhouse .


    At the back , there was a small , round structure with a domed roof .


    It looked like it once served as a reading nook or a peaceful spot for afternoon tea .


    Wait here for a moment , Edward .


    left the boy in the corridor and climbed a short , worn staircase , entering the structure .


    The ce smelled of rust , age , dampness , and decaying leaves .


    I scanned the room carefully for clues , the forest barely visible through the stained , dirty ss windows .


    Finally , something suspicious caught my eye in a corner .


    SECRET CLUES  A small stone figurine of a woman clearly representing the Moon Goddess .


    1 knew it because it was identical to the one from the fake Altar in the mountains .


    Something isnt right , I murmured , approaching the 50 cm statue ced atop a pedestal and examining it closely .


    Her hands pointed downward , yet in the Goddess Altar from the mountains , her hands were raised toward the sky .


    Driven by curiosity to uncover the truth behind so many mysteries , I touched the cold stone hands and tried to lift them upward .


    They creaked and shifted ! Astonished , I wondered what it could mean but then a noise , followed by a trembling beneath my feet , made me snap back to reality .