---- BAM! A heavy thud snapped him back, and when he turned around, it was like reliving his worst nightmare all over again. There she was-his mate-but not the one he''d chased through the cave. Just bones. A corpse. Nothing left. She had been desecrated, animated by dark magic, a decoy cloaked in illusion to lure and disorient him. And it worked. The Drakmor''s snout nudged the bones still covered in dirt, growling in pain-growls that turned into rage and a thirst for revenge.
He suddenly looked toward the Swamp Pack, past the mangroves and muddy water. ?They did this! They attacked his mate! It''s all the werewolves'' fault! It''s Aidan''s fault-he promised to protect them, and he led them to death!? Opening his enormous jaws toward the moon, the Alpha ---- Drakmor''s roar of war thundered across the skies. It crossed the cave, thends, the forest... reaching his warriors.
Those closest to him roared in response and began to run, heading for the continent of the wolves. And that''s how the battle began-the one Nyx and Aidan would soon arrive to. Hidden among the shadows, the vampires watched the chaos their n had unleashed. "Marius," Edgar called out, holding his friend''s body as he copsed to the ground, sweating and gasping from the strain. "lm fine," he muttered, but his voice was faint.
Controlling the corpse of that beast had been too much -even after all these years since its death. "We need to get closer to the magic ice crystal. If that warlock king wants you to control his daughter, you can''t do it in this condition!" Edgar looked worried. ---- Their situation in this new world was fragile. "It worked. The n went exactly as it was supposed to," Marius said, rising to his feet and looking up at the sky. A raven was circling above them, signaling they should follow.
It was Isabe''s mother''s magic. The same woman who had cast the illusion spell to confuse Ignacio''s mind, making him see his mate where only bones remained. Marius lifted the body. She had cloaked it with her illusion and staged the entire scene where werewolves attacked her. All lies to pit both sides against each other and clear out the Drakmor mountain. "Let''s go," he told Edgar, starting to walk into the dark jungle.
"I just hope those beast-men held up their end of the ---- deal." shee While the Swamp Pack prepared for battle, betrayal was already sweeping through the continent of the beasts. Alpha King Cedrick had managed to control the three discovered continents of thesends: the sorcerers, beast-men, and werewolves. The beast-men were an incredible race. Their animal bodies had evolved into humanoid forms, building a civilization much like the werewolves''.
Various ns spread across their wildnds, and the lions were the royalty-the leaders who ruled over all the other shapeshifters. Both the Sorcerer King and the Beast King had once answered to Alpha King Cedrick... but that was about to change. That night, the lion leader made his move too.