The hall had fallen completely silent.
One revelation from Kavya had uncovered secrets buried for decades.
New questions were rising in everyone's mind.
Ayaan was still staring at his mother.
For him, accepting all of this wasn't easy.
Ayaan: "Mom... what happened after that?"
"If Vikrant had separated from everyone, then how did this hatred begin between our families?"
"Why did that bloody battle happen between Arnav and Alpha King?"
Kavya took a deep breath.
The memories of the past had come alive in her eyes once again.
Kavya: "Vikrant's hatred kept growing with time..."
"After he left his family, I got married a few months later..."
"Then your father and I moved to another place with your grandparents..."
She slowly looked at Ayaan.
Kavya: "After that, Arnav was born..."
"And a few years later, you were born."
"For some time, everything was wonderful."
"We were living a normal life."
"But news kept coming from the forests..."
"That a group of werewolves was still breaking the ancient treaty and hunting vampires."
Everyone in the hall listened carefully.
Kavya: "And then one day..."
"That group reached our territory while hunting."
"Vikrant had no idea that the family he was about to attack..."
"Was my family."
The hall fell silent once again.
Kavya: "He attacked our territory with his followers..."
"And began slaughtering vampires mercilessly."
"I saw it with my own eyes..."
"I saw your grandparents die."
Ayaan's fists tightened.
Anger was clearly visible in his eyes.
Kavya: "After their deaths..."
"That bloody war between Arnav and Alpha King began."
"And even today..."
"I can say with complete certainty..."
"If Vikrant had known it was my family..."
"He would never have attacked us."
Black King's expression slowly changed.
As if everything he believed in was falling apart.
Kavya: "At that time, your father was deep inside the forest..."
"And I was hiding behind a tree, watching everything."
"I wanted to stop the fight..."
"But I couldn't."
"Because any werewolf from Vikrant's group would have killed me the moment they saw me."
The silence in the hall grew heavier.
Kavya: "The battle continued for a long time..."
"But eventually, Arnav won."
"Alpha King was badly wounded."
"Almost his entire pack had been wiped out."
"Black King was lying unconscious nearby as well."
"I thought he was dead."
Black King slowly lowered his eyes.
Kavya: "But Arnav didn't kill Alpha King."
"He spared him."
"And then he left."
"Because he wanted the war to end there."
Ayaan's father closed his eyes.
This was the truth he had been searching for all these years.
Kavya: "Only a few moments after Arnav left..."
"That shadow appeared."
Every eye in the hall instantly focused on her.
Kavya: "In a single moment, he used his incredible speed..."
"And drove a silver sword straight through Alpha King's heart."
"Then he picked up the unconscious Black King..."
"And disappeared with him."
The moment she finished speaking, tears appeared in Black King's eyes.
His entire body trembled.
The foundation of hatred upon which he had built his entire life...
Might have been a lie.
Black King (voice shaking):
"Are... are you telling the truth...?"
"If your son didn't kill my father..."
"Then who..."
"Who was that shadow?"
The hall became completely silent.
Everyone looked toward Kavya.
Waiting.
Desperate for the answer.
But—
Before she could say a single word—
"SWISSSHHHH!!!"
A sharp flash cut through the air.
The sound echoed across the hall.
And then—
"AAARRRGGHHHH!!!"
Black King's agonizing scream shook the entire house.
Everything happened so fast that nobody had time to react.
A sword had pierced straight through Black King's heart.
His eyes widened in shock.
Blood poured from his mouth.
Every person in the hall froze.
Black King slowly began collapsing to the floor.
Darkness was consuming his vision.
And then...
He heard a voice.
A voice he had heard many years ago.
A cold...
Terrifying...
Insane laugh.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA..."
Then a voice echoed from the darkness.
Voice:."That shadow..."
"Was me."
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