Chapter 31 "The Night They Came"(Part 1)
The Plan Breaks
The room was still.
Too still.
Maps covered the table—routes, defenses, fallback points—all carefully placed, all carefully thought out.
For a moment…
It felt like control.
Then the door slammed open.
One of Zak's pack stumbled in, breath ragged, eyes wide with urgency.
"They're here—" he gasped.
"Moving fast. Over two hundred wolves… and witches with them."
Silence.
Not shock.
Not panic.
Just understanding.
X didn't move at first.
Then—
"…They're not waiting," he said quietly.
His eyes lifted.
"They're attacking now."
II. No More Time
Selene didn't hesitate.
"Everyone—gear up."
The calm shattered.
Weapons were grabbed. Magic gathered. Armor fastened.
Plans—
Gone.
Selene turned sharply to Zak.
"Take Rito and Kin. Get them to the far side of the estate. The hideout. Now."
Rito stepped forward.
"No."
Selene's gaze snapped.
"That wasn't a suggestion."
Kin shook his head.
"I'm not leaving."
Rito crossed her arms.
"They want us? Then let them come."
Her eyes flicked to Blue—
Just for a second.
But it said enough.
Selene saw it.
X saw it.
Blue felt it.
Selene's voice lowered.
"You staying here puts everyone at risk."
Kin stepped closer.
"Leaving puts him at risk."
That hung.
Heavy.
Selene exhaled.
"…Zak."
Zak stepped forward.
"I've got them."
Rito hesitated.
Zak didn't.
"Move."
Reluctantly—
They listened.
Rito gave Blue one last look.
Kin nodded.
Then—
They were gone.
Disappearing into the darkness toward the far side of the estate.
III. The Illusion is Born
Only after they were gone—
Selene turned.
"To the cellar."
X and Blue followed.
Mira looked up.
Fear returned instantly.
"What are you—"
Selene raised her hand.
Magic surged.
Mira's body lifted—
Then changed.
Bone.
Skin.
Eyes.
Hair.
Seconds later—
Rito stood before them.
Perfect.
"…This won't work," Mira said quickly.
"I'll tell them—"
Selene stepped closer.
"They won't care."
Mira froze.
"They're here to kill you too."
"…No… my queen would never—"
Selene unlocked the cell.
"She already did."
She turned.
"Stay close if you want to live."
IV. The Night Opens
They stepped outside.
The air pressed against them.
Alive.
Watching.
X inhaled slowly.
"…They're close."
Gus stepped forward.
"Let me greet them."
Dark magic gathered.
Black flame wings burst open.
He launched into the forest.
Blue stepped forward.
"I'm going—"
X stopped him.
"If you see the Alpha…"
A pause.
"Run."
Blue nodded.
"…I hear you."
Then—
He vanished.
Selene stayed behind.
Her eyes shifted toward Mira.
"I'm staying here."
"She'll need me."
Blue glanced back once.
"Be safe."
Selene softened slightly.
"You too."
V. First Blood — Gus
The forest swallowed Gus.
He moved like he belonged there now.
Controlled.
Focused.
He landed.
They were waiting.
Ten wolves.
Ten witches.
They attacked instantly.
Gus — No Longer Afraid
He didn't hesitate.
Didn't panic.
His hand rose.
Sigils formed.
Clean.
Sharp.
"Not this time."
The ground exploded beneath the first wolf—
Shadow pierced it mid-air.
Flames pushed others back.
Witch spells shattered before forming.
Gus moved.
Faster.
Smarter.
Precise.
The fight didn't last long.
It couldn't.
When it ended—
Silence returned.
"…I'm not weak anymore."
VI. Blue — The Shift
Elsewhere—
Blue stood over the last wolf.
It didn't get back up.
He exhaled slowly.
Steady.
Controlled.
He had handled it.
Handled them.
But then—
Something changed.
His senses sharpened.
Locked.
A sound—
Faint.
Distant.
A scream.
Rito.
Blue froze.
"…No."
Another scream.
Clearer this time.
From the far side of the estate.
Where Zak had taken them.
Blue's heart dropped.
"They got to them…"
Power surged through him.
His body reacted before his thoughts could catch up.
Wind exploded around him—
And he launched forward.
Full speed.
Faster than before.
Faster than he had ever moved.
Cutting through the night toward the far side of the estate.
Toward Rito.
VII. Selene — The Queen Revealed
Back at the estate—
They came.
Thirty.
Wolves and witches surrounded the house.
Selene stood in front.
Still.
Calm.
Mira—disguised as Rito—stood behind her, barely breathing.
The witches smiled.
"That's not the fae girl."
They pointed.
"That's Mira."
Selene smiled faintly.
"…Good."
She snapped her fingers.
The illusion broke.
Mira stumbled.
"I'm on your side—I'm here for my queen—"
The witches laughed.
"Your queen wants your head."
"…No…"
"Attack."
Selene — No Magic Needed
Selene moved.
No spells.
No hesitation.
Just speed.
A wolf fell.
Then another.
Then another.
She moved like death itself.
Mira couldn't follow.
Couldn't understand.
"…She's stronger…" she whispered
"…stronger than my queen…"
Moments later—
Silence.
Bodies.
Stillness.
Selene stood untouched.
She turned.
"Do you understand now?"
Mira couldn't answer.
Selene walked past her.
A wolf leapt from behind—
Selene snapped her fingers.
It exploded.
She didn't look back.
"Come, child."
"…unless you want to die."
Mira ran after her.
End of Chapter 31