The Monster's Rose

17

Narrator's point of view

Lilith chanted the mantra over and over with her holy beads in her hand. She can't help as the feeling of something going to happen is bothering her.

She exhaled heavily opening her eyes. She is sick of not understanding the feelings and thoughts she has been seeing. She kept her beads away in her bag.

Aillard calmly walked over to where Lilith sat. "What did you see?" He asked calmly watching the expression on her face.

Lilith sighed looking at Aldrick and Abigail who sat far from where she is. "I have a feeling that something is about to happen. I don't know what it is but I'm sure we will be seeing someone or will be receiving a word."

"Word?"

"Hmm..." Lilith looked around the trees. For a reason, she can't identify the name of the lands they are staying in. It is a dense forest away from the lands they stay in.

These lands covered with trees have a magical or dark power that is stopping her to use her powers which would let the werewolf world reach their princess. 

"This land is not what we see. There are so many secrets lurking behind the trees or underneath our feet."

"True, I felt it. I wasn't able to use my powers, there is this force which is making me lose my powers," Aillard spoke looking at everyone.

They were standing a bit far from where everyone is taking a rest.

Kyra looked like she is going to kill someone with anger in her eyes. Caspian placed the food beside her, he looked at her before placing his hand on her shoulder.

"Kyra, we will find them and you can kill them with your fingers. Please eat your food, if you don't eat mum and dad won't be eating theirs. They are already suffering, try to understand," he spoke gently to his sister.

"I want to kill someone, I can't control my anger."

"I know... I know... We will find them and kill."

Kyra looked at her brother before picking up her food. He sat beside her with his own food. He waited till she started eating, he turned his head to where their parents sat.

He nodded his head, turned around and started eating. He can't help but think of Rose all the time. It makes his heartache with pain, he misses her so much.

All he wants is to see his sister and take her back to their palace where he can protect her with his own life.

"When we will be seeing her Aldrick?" Abigail asked her husband helplessly.

"Soon..." He whispered not sure of how to answer the question. He wrapped his arm around his wife pulling her closer to him for comfort.

He is frustrated and sick of waiting to know the reason behind all this. He wants his daughter back home safe, no matter how hard they try they aren't able to reach or know where they abducted her.

"Have you felt that before?" Cathan asked Maeve.

"No, we never felt that before. My hands and body started shaking when the voice came out. It was so powerful that it shook me to the point where I thought I'm going to die."

"Same, I became a statue. I couldn't move my limps," Ricka said.

"What you do think about that?" Ricka asked Cathan.

"I don't know, I don't even have any idea about that. We should at least known about that," Cathan replied.

"It's going to be hard for us. It's not safe for us anymore, they are powerful and they hold dark power over us," Alizah spoke.

"True, our powers aren't working when those creatures are standing before us. We need to be careful and alert," Ricka said.

"I have seen a daydream of Rose having a dream about where she is, I couldn't see her dreams," Cathan spoke.

"We are not allowed to see her dreams or enter her dreams," Alizah replied.

"Which is different, we have been entering and seeing people's dreams but Rose... She is different, we never came across something like this," Ricka said.

"I have a feeling that we will be meeting someone," Maeve who has been quiet all this time spoke.

"Hmm..."

"Is he powerful?" Ricka asked. Maeve kept her beads on the rock as the green beads turned black. She knew the whole forest is under a dark power that would harm them anytime. The power is so dark that there is a possibility of werewolves vanishing into thin without anyone's knowledge.

Cathan and others shared a look understanding the unsaid message of the beads. They have been trying to reach Rose through her dreams but something isn't allowing them.

"The meeting will be telling us about him."

Aillard looked at Lilith with a long gaze. He knew Lilith for centuries now, they met occasionally to discuss things. The first time he met her was when she stumbled into his lands for a place to live. The great witch who have lived for years came to his palace, he let her live in his palace before she went back to her lands far far away from every dynasty or supernatural groups.

He would be lying if he said he didn't like her. He liked her for years now, both of them are single and never had their mate.

"Don't, it's not the time to think about it," Lilith spoke.

"You will think about it once this ends?" He asked her.

Before she could answer him it became boisterous. Everyone became alert holding the hands of the person standing beside them. The strong winds blew them all of sudden. Aldrick held Abigail close to him as the winds became strong.

"What's happening?" Kyra asked Caspian.

"I don't know." He closed his eyes as the dust particles started hitting them. And just like that, it became normal making everyone wonder about the sudden strong winds.

Aillard and Orion seemed alert as they narrowed their eyes in the north direction. They watched as a person stepped out of the dusty air wearing black clothes. Lilith took a step forward, looking at the face of the man.

"Who are you?" Cathan asked. Aldrick allowed Zane to come out on the surface.

"Why are you here?" Lilith asked the mysterious man. He didn't say a word, pulled the bark of the breach tree out from his cloak and handed it to Lilith.

Lilith took the message from him. Untied the cloth to read the message written on it. The mysterious man's face turned as he looked at Kyra who stood beside Caspian.

Their eyes met, he looked at her blankly confusing Aillard and Kyra. She glared at him for looking at her. Without giving an expression he turned back to Lilith. The action confused the goblins. Alizah and Cathan shared a look.

Lilith read the message gulping the down lump formed in her throat. The message written on it vanished into thin air as soon as she read it. The man took the bark back, rolled the cloth and put it back in his cloak.

"I hope the message is clear and you leave the lands. I will take my leave now," the man spoke giving a quick nod he looked back at Kyra once again before leaving to where he came from.

"What was the message?" Aldrick asked Lilith.

"We have to go back."

"Go back? What do you mean by going back?" Cathan asked her.

"If we stay here, I'm sorry to say this everyone who came with you will be vanishing. The lands we are standing are not ours nor we have the permission to cross these lands," Lilith spoke.

"I understand that we don't have the permission to cross the borders. But what about my child? I want my child back no matter what. She needs us, we have to protect her," Abigail said as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Your child is safe, they haven't killed her nor they will."

"I don't understand," Orion spoke.

Lilith took a deep breath looking at the Alpha king she spoke: "They have declared war. To save your dynasty, people, family and land you have to fight with them. We will not reach your daughter if we continue our journey here. We have to go back to your lands and get ready for the war. The war is going to happen on the righteous way to attain peace."

"War and peace?" Alizah asked.

"Only time will tell us."

"Who was the person who sent the message and the messenger? Do you know him?" Cathan asked Lilith.

"It has to be kept as a secret. The only message which has to be known is to leave."

"What is she talking about? How can we leave without Rose? They are talking bullshit!" Kyra hissed holding on to Caspian's head. Lilith's head snapped towards Kyra as she narrowed her eyes at Kyra.

"Young princess, have a hold of your tongue. Disrespecting someone who is looking after the safety of your people is not what a person belonging to the royal family does," Lilith said. Abigail walked over to where Kyra stood.

"My apologies, she is deeply hurt and wants her sister back home. Please don't mind her words," Abigail spoke giving an apology bow to Lilith.

Aillard and Orion watched the man who is walking far away from where they stood. He suddenly stopped walking, turning around he looked at Orion straight in the eyes.

Orion shared a look with his elder brother Aillard not understanding how the man was able to see them.

"He is not the person we are seeing. He got powers and ability to see everything even from miles away," Aillard said.

"Yes, we missed something about him..." Orion spoke.

"This is the indication of the beginning," Lilith spoke looking at the messenger who smirked looking at Lilith. She knew that he is waiting there for them to leave the lands.

He will be leaving when they leave the lands and remove their scents off the lands. Lilith have a feeling that the war will happen after four full moons.