Blue turned the past mode off in her system. She was hoping in another type of dream. A type were she could see her long lost happy past. She yearned for those memories of her parents, from when they were still alive. Its been eleven years since that dreadful day. They died in a car crash on her eight birthday. Since then Blue never truly laughed and she also neither lied to anyone anymore. Because when she was eight she had feigned sickness in order to get her favorite toy. Blue was feeling a bit lonely so she wanted to dream of that past even If it was painful. 

The night was still young when Blue went to sleep, amidst her feverish dreams of the past one was clearly remembered by her when she actually woke up. 
The  feverish dream it  was the  story of a black starry  wolf with jet black eyes and  a pure white angelic rabbit with ruby colored eyes. 
As the story processed she found herself in stunningly beautiful bucolic scenery. Three elements ruled in the area. A crystal clear blue lake, a vivid green forest and the crossroad. She instinctively knew that one road lead to the wolf and the other to the rabbit.Both rather enchanting creatures that were full of charisma. The idea of meeting either of them made her tremble with excitement, which one too choose she was confused.So  she  sat right in the middle of the crossroad admiring the beauty of the scene.

Suddenly she heard a voice that was coming from the clear blue sky. "You must choose hurry up...". As the authoritive voice nudged her to choose, she had no choice she stood up and paid attention  to the roads once again. 

The wolf was beautiful but a bit scary so she thought "I will go to the rabbits way. Rabbits are cute and harmless after all ". 
As she was about to make the first step she woke up from her dream drenched in sweat and feeling exhausted. 

"What a weird dream ". Blue thought. 
It left a deep impression  in her. The black starry  wolf with his enchanting eyes and the pure white rabbit with his ruby red eyes. 
" How do I know this details I never saw them in my dream ".she wondered. 

Anyway it was time for work and she was getting a bit late, so she quickly got dressed and off the door to her car. 
She had a small cute orange car. Orange was not her favorite color, but when her parents were still alive, loved this color so much, that  they bought this car for Blue's eighteen birthday. The car was old but still Blue acquired it only last year. She was 19 this  year, quite young but quite capable.

Blue had earned her psychology degree in the previous 4 years and was about to enter on a new field in programming. 

Blue was a stunning beauty, her blue black hair her cherry like lips and her almond color eyes made her seem like a doll. However in all these years she had never fallen in love. Blue knew what love was, she had learned it from old world books, and she deeply yearned for it.

 The books mysteriously started appearing in her inventory when she was eight the first one was actually given to her on her eight birthday. The day her parents died she never read that one. However, in her inventory she had the world's biggest treasure of books, songs, quotes and art that accumulated all these years. Those gave her the courage needed to continue living, those gave her hope. 

She was sure she would find it one day this so called love she was sure. What she did not expect that today would be the day that the small God of love would pierce her heart. 

Blue was working as a cashier today. It was her  part time job in order to earn merit points. It was one of the boring professions that the government thought it needed a human touch to please the customer. So here she was on her job trying to be pleasant. 
When here comes the chief cashier with a boy that looked her age. 

The boy was so handsome he had jet black hair and eyes. He was the classic handsome guy that looks like a model. A bit thin and quite tall. He wore a white shirt and black pants accompanied by black boots. Blue was stunned and her heart started beating a bit faster  . 
The chief cashier that was accompanying him introduced them. 

When blue touched his hand she was electrified she closed her eyes and she  actually made an inaudible moan. The boy was staring wildly with his eyes suddenly widen. 
"She was beautiful indeed  "he thought" but quite odd." 

Blue suddenly turned the other way smiled a bit and thought "I bet this is how love feels".
The boy and the chief were wondering . What has actually happened why does she act so strange. 

Blue turned again towards them and said boldly " Do not worry Chief I will take care of him."

A love triangle between Blue, Orange and Angelos. Who will she choose the so called devilish wolf or  the angelic rabbit.Follow the story of Blue and her two destined lovers to figure out her choice.

Author's Note Important 
You need to read this to get the idea of the story. This is set in ancient China, where supernatural stuff can happen. In other words magic or sorcery. In this story people possesses spiritual beasts and elemental powers. There are 5 ranks altogether and this determines one's strength. However, a few powerful people may have a spiritual beasts that is in the class of the Eight Lengendary Beasts. Kings/Emperors possess Royal Spiritual Beasts and the same goes for the Queens/Empresses. There are of course 4 elements. Okay reminders this story is mine please do not copy in any way, however the images and quotes use will be properly credit unless I can't find who the quote or photo belongs to. Most of images are from google or pinterest. Last but not least enjoy the story.

Rank of Spiritual Beasts:

Spiritual Beasts:
- 1st Rank, meaning strongest
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
Legendary Spiritual Beasts:
- 1st Rank, meaning strongest
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
Royal Spiritual Beasts:
Different for each kingdom.

Four Kingdoms:

- Sertulia
- Orlandria
- Bratilop
- Derthibia

Rankings in Kindoms: Must be bestow by Emperor/King 

- First Rank Prince
- Second Rank Prince
- Third Rank Prince
- First Rank Princess
- Second Rank Princess
- Third Rank Princess

Wang Longwei -  meaning (King of Dragon Greatness)

- Second Prince and Crown Prince of the Kingdom Sertulia
- Second son of Emperor Wang
- First son of Empress Ai Wang
- Bestowed the title First Rank Prince by Father, Emperor Wang at birth
- 21 years old

Spiritual Beasts:

- Fire the Dragon of Fire 
Rank: 4th in the Legendary Beasts
- Ice the Dragon of Ice
Rank: 4th in the Legendary Beasts
- Lightning the Dragon of Thunder
Rank: 6th in Legendary Beasts
- Flame the Qilan
Rank: 1st in Spiritual Beasts

Elemental Powers: 

- Air
- Fire

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Xing Limei  -  meaning (Star of Beautiful Flower)

- Fifth Princess of the Kingdom Orlandria
- Fifth daughter of King Xing
- First daughter of Imperial Noble Consort Li Xing
- Bestowed the title First Rank Princess by Grandfather, King Xing Long before deceased and Father, King Xing Taiolong at birth
- 16 years old

Spiritual Beasts:

Unknown

Elemental Powers:

Unknown

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Xing Minyuan -  meaning ( Star of  Quick Lady)

- Second Princess of the Kingdom Orlandria
- Second daughter of King Xing
- Second daughter of Queen Min Xing
- Bestowed the title of Third Rank Princess at 13 years old by Father, King Xing Taiolong
- 21 years old

Spiritual Beasts: 

- Sky the Griffin
Rank: 8th in the Legendary Beasts
- Slither the Hydra
Rank: 4th in Spiritual Beasts
- Wolf the Chimera 
Rank: 3th in Spiritual Beasts

Elemental Power:

- Fire

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Three days had passed since the day 
Akash killed the barren giant.He woke up at 5 A.m. to the sound of his alarm and quickly went to freshen up,getting ready for his morning run.He wore a blue tracksuit quickly and by the time he was done getting ready the clock had reached 5:30.He kept his yoga mat in a bag and left it at the main gate.He went to the living room and searched the cabinet for the key to the house.He opened the lock and placed the key back from where he took it.
He then went to his sister's room to wake her up so that she could close the door.He said while shaking her,"Hey!...Sis!.Wake up,wake up.Come close the door quick or I'll be late and my spot will be taken.Hey! don't go back to sleeping again.Come close the door."
She opened her eyes drowsily and woke up with a start after being shaken.She reluctantly went to close the door from inside while grumbling that he was at his old game again.He would at first be all pumped up and filled with resolve to change his lifestyle to a healthier one but after experiencing hardship for a day or two will go back to being like a sloth,lying around lazily on the bed, refusing doing any chores, wanting to spend time in leisure.Akash ignored her grumbling and quickly moved past the gate and after watching her close the door properly,he left towards DDA park.
The park was quite close to his home with about 1.5 Km between both of them,just the right distance for a light morning jog.He had started to like jogging in the morning.Breathing fresh air in the morning felt good and it felt particularly nice when the cold breeze caressed the face.He felt like he could concentrate much better than normal in such an environment.The areas he passed by on the route to the park were very different from 2 years ago when he used to go to the park with his cousin.Almost everything had changed except a few familiar places.The shop which used to be a fast food store had changed into a general store.The black coloured dog that barked at everyone from the balcony of a house was no longer there.Akash heaved a sigh when he couldn't find all the sights familiar to him but at least the temple of goddess Durga was still there.Akash held his hands together to pray before continuing his jog towards the park.
It was at 6 that he reached the park.A lot of people had gathered by then and they had started doing yoga.Akash took out his yoga mat and joined the others in doing yoga.
Yoga was the excercise he had decided on in the end after researching various activities as he felt that it led to the best possible all around development of the body that he found necessary to improve health.Yoga was a gem that was perfected by sadhus in ancient India and could be described as a healthy way of life.Yoga could induce the harmony of body,mind and spirit.Yoga can lessen chronic pains like lower back pain, arthritis,headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome.It can also lower blood pressure and reduces insomnia,a cause of concern for the former night owl,Akash.It improves the flexibility of the body,reduces weight,increases muscle strength and tone,improves respiration,energy and vitality,maintains balanced metabolism,boosts immune system,improves athletic performance,cardio and circulatory health and the best of all...it helps in managing stress.
As 2020 had turned into a year of calimities there was no lack of people suffering from stress.After all,it was really difficult to stay calm when the whole world had turned into a disaster zone.Even though monster emergence had dwindled through the days,no one knew of their origin even now.Everyone felt scared at the way they inexplicably appeared in the cities.Their dead bodies were being researched on but no news had been released regarding any research results.Akash already had a feeling that the somewhat mystical appearance of monsters in little amounts was not the end.
Akash started with surya namaskar and then switched to tadasan, chakrasan, ardhmatsyendrasan and halasan.He switched between various asanas until about an hour and a half had passed.By the time he had finished,beads of sweat were flowing from his forehead.He felt great even though he was exhausted.He didn't talk with anyone other than greeting everyone when he came.He wasn't familiar with anyone there and thus as per his usual conventions,he left quickly after finishing his exercise.He went back home jogging and rang the bell.
His elder brother opened the door for him and then left for the kitchen.From the looks of it he had woken up not much earlier.He was named Vivek.He was as much of a night owl as Akash,only difference being that he did it for work instead of a hobby.Vivek had started website development early on as a side job while he continued higher studies.
Akash quickly went towards the kitchen to find out what the breakfast was for that day.He found poha(a dish commonly eaten during breakfast in India) in a bowl.He took his share and went to the room to eat.
He looked for news on the computer for any updates regarding the monsters but he found no updates.
He then spent some time reading spiritual scriptures like Bhagavad Gita and Vedas for self fulfillment.He found that reading these scriptures helped him greatly.He felt like his soul was being cleaned by reading such scriptures.Some quotes which he felt that had a great impact on him were:
"You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become."
"Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."
"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection."
These quotes motivated him that if he believed,he could change from his lazy lifestyle to a healthy one,that he could be more than a burden on his parents,a liability to society.Even though he had not seen much of the world,novels did display plenty cruel and heartless depictions of reality.He knew that even though reality was not as extreme as depicted in novels,there was still no difference in the way it worked.He knew that with his introverted nature and lack of confidence that if he didn't change he would have difficulty achieving an average quality of life as he was not exceptional at anything.He had already lost hope after failing at changing many times in the past.Hesitation always took grip on him if he tried doing something new and after sometime he was back to square one being his lazy old self.But now he had confidence that he could change...that he would change.
Akash felt both sad and guilty as he felt that if he had warned the school guard instead of hiding quickly like a tortoise in the generator room his life could have been saved.After all,the only reason the guard came to check the school from his post beside the school gate was because the sounds that came when Akash blinded the barren giant.If Akash had taken the slightest risk perhaps nothing would have happened to the guard.
Akash was torn by such feelings of guilt but another quote from gita comforted him.
"The embodied soul is eternal in existence, indestructible, and infinite, only the material body is factually perishable."
When Akash felt worried regarding his future and the safety of his family, he always felt like he was at an impasse.He knew he was still too small to worry about his future and that he would still have the support of his family no matter what, he didn't want anyone to go through difficulties for his sake.He found his path as he learnt from Bhagavad Gita.
"Whatever happened was good,
What is happening is going well,
Whatever will happen will also be good.
You need not have regards from the past.
Don't worry for the future.
Live in the present"
He didn't stop reading webnovels completely but still restricted the time he spent doing so.He spent time studying as the expected date for board exams according to conventions was coming closer but he had no idea when they will take place or if they will take place or not.His school was already closed till further notice because of the monster incident.So he decided to study on his own so that he would be ready by the time the exams take place.He went back to sleep at 2p.m. to provide rest to the body, even though it was already considerably stronger compared to the past due to the three stat points.
Akash closed his eyes and slowly drifted to sleep.The dream of himself as a lizard like creature came back after two days.He felt a bit different this time he entered this dream.He felt that his perception regarding what the lizard like creature felt had gotten much stronger compared to before.Previously even though he felt the movements of the lizard like creature,he couldn't actively follow them or understand how it moved properly.But now he felt that he could see how the centre of gravity of the lizard like creature changed throughout its movements and how it exerted force with better clarity.The scene of the dream was different yet the same,as even though he could make sense that the lizard was in a different region from previous regions, there wasn't much difference.This time the lizard like creature was fighting a giant grey coloured wolf pack leader instead of blue like previous one even though the size was the same.Akash could hear the various sound from both the lizard like creature and the weird wolf but strangely he just couldn't understand what they were speaking.It was like watching a movie without sound or subtitles.Even though he felt excited that he could use and learn techniques of using the spear adeptly from the lizard, he also felt frustrated at not being able to find out what they were talking about as he had the feeling that if he could understand their conversation it would have a positive impact on his future life but there was nothing he could do except watching and feeling the shifting force in the muscles of the lizardman, watching as it slayed the pack of wolves one by one while dodging attacks of over 30 wolves.Akash was sure by the impacts made by the wolves that if he hid in a car to escape from them, even one of them might be enough to tear both the car and him apart.Akash watched with fascination as the lizard like creature dodged each attack of the wolves as if he was a dancing with them and dealt with all of them without breaking a sweat.The moves of the lizard were clean and crisp without the slightest delay and with a perfect timing as if he was in control throughout the fight.The only problem Akash had after watching the fight was that this time the lizard like creature had also used its tail during the attacks which was not replicable for him.He found out that learning by replicating the spear moves of the lizard was not an option for him as they had different body structures and thus he would have to change the spear techniques into one more suited for him.This pack of wolves did not seem to have a leader as strong as the one present in his previous dream.That wolve had materialised something like a wind blade at its claws, a trait that differentiated it from the other wolves but the pack leader in this dream was not much different compared to normal wolves other than appearing a bit bigger and more ferocious compared to other wolves.As such the fight came to an end very fast as there was a large disparity in strength between the grey wolf pack leader and lizard like creature and the lizard won in a very brief period of time.

Akash lived an introverted life as a homebody but he was still very satisfied.He didn't have any special points or unique qualities but he was still above average in studies.His favourite hobby was reading novels which seemed to have become the activity he spent most of his time on everyday.He thought his lifestyle would continue to be the same in the future but such a lifestyle soon came to an end in December,2020.Everything changed when the invasion happended.Monsters stormed earth and wreaked havoc,ending a third of the total population.The situation was finally turning better with the arrival of the system.It gave humans the ability of counter attacking and shifted the battlefield from our cities to the places from which monsters appeared from.Americans called the system Guardian and thus it came to be called guardian internationally.In this way,the smooth life came to an end and Akash had to adapt to a rapidly changing society and grow stronger to survive and safeguard his family.Fortunately he had something to rely on.
4 ch/week

As Abel was riding on his horse, the vacant horse that was carrying the high-quality horse stock was by his side. Both horses were extremely agile. Instead of admiring the scenery along the journey, Abel carefully observed if there were movements around him. He constantly took a map out from his chest pocket and cautiously compared it to the terrain.
When looking at the maps of this world, the first thing you would notice was not the details. Yes, because there weren't many details. Instead, there was a general line that was drawn which highlighted the nearby geographical features of the area.
The map Abel had on his hand was already a special map made only for nobles. It was already considered the best map available in this world. There was a list of symbols and their explanations at the bottom of the map, which corresponded with symbols that were placed all over on the map.
This river that Abel had just crossed was marked on the map with a symbol that read, "Be careful of the deepwater when passing through."
When Abel looked back at the river in front of him, it was more like a stream than a river. As he was constantly groaning about the map, he thought to himself that maybe the symbol on the map should change to "beware of getting your shoes wet" instead.
He then looked at the map again, this time, the map marked there was a small hill ahead. As Abel looked up, he saw a small hill. Luckily it hasn't disappeared yet. The map was finally accurate this time around.
This was the first time Abel had traveled this far alone. So he carefully examined the surrounding environments since he didn't want to lose his life through a trivial accident.
Suddenly, there was a stirring sound coming from the air. Abel immediately looked up into the sky to see what was going on. To his surprise, a gigantic bird was crashing down towards the small hill ahead.
Abel's curiosity was quickly aroused. The bird was bigger than anything he could have ever imagined. He had never seen such a gigantic bird in this life or even in his past life. It was almost as big as a passenger plane.
The Knight of Saroyan set off towards the direction of that small hill. Meanwhile, about 10 minutes later, Abel had gone down to the foot of the mountain and left the two horses there. He then took out his Harry's bow, placed the magic ice sword on his back and went back up to the mountain.
Unlike ordinary horses, these warhorses did not need to be tied up in the wide. They were trained to not leave the location where their owners had left them.
Furthermore, these carnivorous warhorses could also drive out any potential threats which made it much safer when traveling with them.
It took a lot of effort and time for Abel to walk from the foot of the mountain towards the top. Although this small hill didn't look big from afar, it was only until now Abel had realized the definition of a dead horse running up the mountain.
Then suddenly, Abel heard the sound of "goo..goo...," as well as people talking in beast language. Abel's heart dropped. He was not expecting the orcs to be nearby at all.
As Abel carefully lurked around his surroundings, he remembered that he was caught by the wolfrider last time due to his scent. But this time he gained experience. He found a leeward region that should keep his scent from reaching the orcs.
"How long do I have to wait before it can fly again?," Cried a voice in the orc language.
"It may take up to two days, my Lord," Said a humble voice.
 "twp days? Are you serious that I have to stay in this human world for 2 more days? I will feel sick even if I have to stay another day. You better hurry it up and cure the thing." As a voice lashed out from somewhere.
"Yes, my Lord."
Abel carefully stuck his head out to peek at the current situation. Even though he was in a leeward region, he also held his breath for extra precautions. Who knew if the orcs could hear better than normal humans?
The first thing that Abel saw was the gigantic bird, the bird had a huge wound on the side of its' body. If the wound was measured to normal human sizes, it would account for the length of two people! However, a wound for these gigantic birds was considered only a small wound. As Abel continued looking, there was a worgen wearing leather clothing, who was carefully putting medicines onto the continuously bleeding wound of the bird.
On the edge was a wargon that caught Abel's interest immediately. It was not an ordinary wolfrider. This was the first time that Abel had seen an orc wearing armor. The fact that it was wearing a black armor was all the more peculiar. It didn't have a shiny smooth surface, which meant it was no ordinary steel. Since only unpainted material would have a texture like this. This material was black in default. Abel had never seen such unique material in his life.
This special worgen seemed to be extremely irritated, as he constantly urged the other worgen to hurry it up to treat the bird's wounds.
"Stay here and take care of the wound. I am going to find something to eat," said the worgen in black armor. He then headed out towards the other side of the mountain.
Abel took a closer look at the worgen who was working on the bird's wound. It looked like it was going to take a while before the bird could fly again. Therefore, he abandoned his original idea of investigating the bird and wandered off to follow the wolf rider in the black armor.
The wargon in black armor was Fowler. He had just escaped from the Neuilly Valley. Since the bird was injured and extremely tired during its long journey here, it should be able to fly again any time soon. The only option was to find a hidden spot around for the bird to heal up.
Fowler's loss was tremendous. All of his year-long guards and mount wolves had been killed. However, as long as he could return home, all of these things were trivial compared to his family's wealth.
Fowler suddenly stopped when he reached the bottom of the mountain. He carefully examined his surroundings. At this moment, Abel thought he was caught and he immediately hid behind a giant boulder.
Abel had suffered a lot of hardships with his attempt in tracking Fowler. On many occasions, he wanted to pull out his bow and one-shot the wargon. However, Abel always had a feeling that it would be very hard to hit its armor. As Abel's power of will increased, he became more confident in himself in taking the shot.
Slowly, he poked out his head and saw the wolf rider taking off his armor. When the armor was removed, it was able to be easily folded into a rectangle. Then the rectangle seemed to be fixed after wolf rider had pressed the top for a few times. Afterward, the wolf rider picked it up and carried it behind him.
As Abel placed the arrow back on harry's bow and pulled backward, saying to himself, "You are just killing yourself. You can't blame me for taking off your own armour.."
 What happened next shocked Abel. The wolfrider suddenly took out a necklace from his chest and uttered a spell.
Abel had experience with spells. Since he was in a close range with the wargon, his power of the will was able to remember every single word the wolf rider had uttered.
These kinds of spells were a typical orc style spell. These spells usually contained a large number of quotes that praised the orc god, mixed with some strange pronunciation. As soon as the wargon finished saying the spell. A soul-crushing force emerged from the sky, followed by a green beam of light. The light began brighter and brighter, soon surrounding the entire body of the wargon.
By the time the light had dissipated, the wolf rider had fully transformed into a human's body when he appeared in front of Abel's eyes. The wargon's unique arched back was gone, its' height had dropped as well as his facial hair and pointed mouth looking completely like a human.
"Wow, a treasure!" Abel was completely struck by this sight. Whatever that necklace was, it was a high-value treasure. On top of that, it was from an orc, so he could justify stealing it without feeling any remorse.
As Abel pulled his bow to the maximum power and aimed precisely onto the wargon's head. However, this was not a human, it's an orc. Its head could be counted as military service. Therefore after a bit of consideration, Abel decided that shooting it at the heart was a more viable option 
With a bang, the arrow traveled faster than the speed of sound. The wolfrider was hit in the heart with almost no response. The necklace then promptly began to flash a few times and then suddenly the wargon's appearance had transformed from human back to its original form.
Abel stepped forward and approached the wolfrider carefully. When he confirmed that it was dead, he began to loot the body of the wolf rider.
The first thing Abel took was the necklace, he carefully removed it from the wolf rider's neck. The necklace was a circle made of unknown materials, on one side, it was carved with the beast god, and the other side was the human god of war.
And the second thing he looted was the set of armor, Abel picked the armor up with his hands. The armor was extremely light. It was only around five pounds, which was almost nothing for a knight. Abel lightly poked the armor with his dagger, it did not make a mark at all. He poked it again with more force, still, it made no difference. After a few more times, Abel gave up. It's better to leave it to a knight with combat qi to test out the defense power of this armor. A novice knight like him was too weak to do anything. 
Abel was so glad that he believed in his power of will and didn't attack the wolf rider when it was wearing the armor. Luckily, the wolf rider got himself killed by taking off his own armor.
Fowler didn't deserve to be killed. All he wanted to do was to sneak inside a human village to get some food. He wasn't looking to harm anyone. Since he didn't want an entire troop of knights running after him, he used a family treasure to turn himself into a human so he could go steal some food.
His armor was made exclusively for worgen, to transform into a human. Fowler had to take it off, and Abel took advantage of what he did.
 In the end, Abel found a pile of things from the wolf rider's arms, including two rune sign, which was a surprise for Abel. Other than that, he had also found some jewelry, and finally a familiar orc technique sign.


I was reincarnated into another world, and I brought the Horadric Cube from Diablo II with me. 
Being a knight is cool and all, but being a wizard is pretty neat as well.
So, which one will it be?
  

That night.
At home.
When Zhang Ye drove home, he saw the speechless looks of his family's faces.
"Dad, Mom, you still haven't left?" Zhang Ye said with a smile.
His father said angrily, "Why do you always speak so recklessly!"
His mother also said angrily. "Can you not brag for once? Huh?"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Wasn't I just trying to promote the new movie?"
His mother stared at him. "You're really good, huh? Aren't you afraid that your wife will punish you?!"
Zhang Ye laughed, "Hahaha!"
"You still dare to laugh!" His mother was infuriated.
From nearby, Wu Zeqing laughed. "Mom, it's fine. Can't you see that he was just joking?"
However, Sisi was having none of it. She had also watched the livestream together with her grandparents. She went right up to her father and tugged on his sleeve. "Daddy, Mommy is pretty! Mommy is pretty!"
Zhang Ye dotingly picked her up. "That's right, your mommy is the most beautiful in the world."
Only then was Sisi satisfied. "Mhm."
Wu Zeqing also smiled and patted her daughter on the head.
Posturing was an art form.
And today, Zhang Ye had performed it to perfection.
Back in Zhang Ye's previous world, the netizens unanimously elected four people as the Kings of Posturing. These four people[1] were:
Wang Jianlin[2], the one who had nothing to his name.
Ma Huateng[3], the one who hailed from a normal family.
Ma Yun[4], the one who regretted setting up Alibaba.
Liu Qiangdong[5], the one who doesn't know his wife is pretty.
This was because these four people had all publicly talked about things that were so unbelievable that it shocked China's citizens. Each and every one of those words they uttered had been laughed at by the people of his previous world, with all kinds of screenshots, all kinds of emotes, and all kinds of ridicule aimed at them. And today, Zhang Ye had brought the famous words of these four people out to use at the press conference. As a result, Zhang Ye had become the King of Posturing in this world overnight. There were absolutely no competitors at all!
… 
In China.
Online.
The netizens were all laughing nonstop!
"Fuck! This fellow is too reckless with his speech!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"Aiyo, I'm dying of laughter!"
"A small goal of a 100 million? I don't see any problems with that, buddy!"
"This fellow is making me so angry that I want to laugh! If you're from an ordinary family? Then maybe we all should just die!"
"Motherfucker, not even the world can hold down this fellow anymore!"
"He's really bragging to the Heavens this time!"
"This is the first time I've seen someone posture so shamelessly!"
"You don't know that your wife is pretty? I can only give it to you when it comes to posturing!"
"Pfft, hahahaha! The reporters at the scene were all crying and didn't know how to respond! This is the first time I've seen a celebrity make a bunch of reporters not want to ask any further questions!"
"This era's King of Posturing has been born!"
"The way he postures is refreshing!"
"Does this fellow intend to drive everyone to their graves?!"
"Yeah, he's obviously fucking showing off!"
"If I can have a wife as beautiful as that, I would die a happy man. I can't believe this fellow had the cheek to say that he doesn't know if his wife is pretty! Oh my god, I'm gonna faint! Why don't you just go to hell!"
"Face-smacking Zhang is beyond redemption!"
"That mouth of Zhang Ye's! Hai!"
"This fellow weighs 60 kilograms, but 59 of them are in his mouth!"
Ridicule!
Speechlessness!
Hilarity!
The four famous quotes from Zhang Ye's press conference instantly resounded throughout China!
Emote packs converted from screenshots of the livestream by some meddlesome netizens went viral across the country and were crazily forwarded by countless netizens. In an instant, China's netizens found themselves anticipating the screening of Wolf Warrior 2 even more. They wanted to find out why Zhang Ye had suddenly become so confident of himself.
The media reports were also spreading like crazy.
"Zhang Ye has face blindness?"
"Zhang Ye: I come from an ordinary family!"
"Zhang Ye's advice to young people: Earn a 100 million first!"
"Zhang Ye's expressions go viral!"
"Zhang Ye's new movie has gone viral even before it is screened!"
Online.
Offline.
The news spread everywhere.
It had to be said that this press conference was indeed such a success. After all, Zhang Ye had held the press conference in order to promote the movie. As a result, Zhang Ye and Wolf Warrior 2 ended up dominating the headlines overnight as their topicalities were pushed right up to the top!
… 
The next day.
Early in the morning.
The Celebrity Goof Group was very active.
This had been the chat group for the top veteran celebrities of the Chinese entertainment circle years ago and was dying out. But ever since Zhang Ye's return, it had miraculously been revived.
Ning Lan: "@ZhangYe are you up yet?"
Shu Han: "Teacher Zhang, come and chat with us. I was doing a shoot yesterday and could only watch the press conference that you held last evening today. Hahahaha, it kept me laughing all morning!"
Amy: "Genuflecting to Lord Zhang!"
To everyone's surprise, Zhang Ye really appeared in the chat. "Sorry for incurring your ridicule."
Chen Guang: "This is the first time I've encountered anyone promoting their movie in such a way!"
Fan Wenli: "Zhang'er, that mouth of yours is beyond redemption."
Zhang Ye: "Hahaha @YaoJiancai @DongShanshan It won't be long until the movie gets a release date. The promotions are already underway, so let's give our best."
Dong Shanshan: "Bye!"
Yao Jiancai: "Hur hur, we can't posture as well as you did!"
Li Ke appeared. "Wishing you a record box office earnings."
Zhang Ye: "Thanks, Old Li."
Li Xiaoxian sent a smiley face. "We also helped you promote your new movie on our Weibo."
Xiaodong: "I forwarded it this morning."
Huo Dongfang: "I've forwarded it as well. All the best for your box office earnings."
Zhang Ye: "Thank you, everyone, thank you so much!"
Ning Lan said in an extorting tone: "If the box office earnings reach 500 million, you'll have to treat us until you're broke!"
Another film director also popped into the chat. "Haha, I agree!"
Zhang Ye smiled as he typed back: "500 million?"
Shu Han: "There's still a chance of hitting that mark."
Yao Jiancai: "I'll be satisfied with 300 million."
In this world, in the mindset of China's citizens and the industry's people, a movie would be deemed quite good if it could cross 300 million in box office earnings. Even for Li Ke and several of the other big-name directors in China, they wouldn't dare to claim that every one of their movies could surpass 500 million, much less for a new director like Zhang Ye.
But clearly, Zhang Ye did not think this way.
300 million?
500 million?
He found it too little even if it was ten times that amount!
This was fucking Wolf Warrior 2 they were talking about!
The Wolf Warrior 2 that had made everyone in his previous world piss their pants!
However, he did not say it publicly in the group. This was because the movie had not even been released yet. For now, he didn't dare to say such big words yet. If Wolf Warrior 2 somehow didn't work out in this world, he would be humiliated. After all, he did not make the first movie and jumped straight to filming the second movie.
Anxiety.
Anticipation.
Excitement.
He was in a very complicated mood right now.
That same day, Zhang Ye had just returned home and did not take any further rest. He brought the film crew out to do more publicity work. Yao Jiancai, Jiang Hanwei, Dong Shanshan, Sophia, and Jacques were also part of the team this time.
Interviews.
Appearing on television.
Posting on Weibo.
The promotional activities were in full swing!
… 
Meanwhile.
In America.
Commando 2's promotional activities were also launched around the world. Be it the Hollywood brand, Wilson's reputation, or the Commando franchise's influence, all of those had an immediate impact in hyping up the attention and anticipation of the movie fans of this world.
The movie had already wrapped up filming.
The publicity work and distribution of the movie quickly followed.
The cinemas in the UK placed an importance on this blockbuster film.
The cinemas in France filled their schedules with the movie.
The Japanese theaters also gave the green light for it to be shown there.
The Korean theaters were giving the movie a lot of publicity.
The work on Commando 2 was progressing very smoothly in multiple countries around the world.
All except for one country where it met with multiple obstacles!
At Wilson's office.
A white man came running in, huffing and puffing.
Wilson said, "How's the preparation for the distribution of the movie?"
The man said, "It's going very well in the other countries."
Wilson nodded. "Hehe, that's great."
The man immediately said, "But it encountered some problems in China!"
"What?" Wilson frowned. "It didn't get approved?"
The man said, "Yeah, it didn't! Their censorship board rejected it! They said that our movie has too many gory and violent scenes, so they didn't approve it!"
Wilson was floored. "Gory? Gory my ass!"
The man said angrily, "Yeah, didn't a lot of Hollywood movies also get shown all the same in China?"
Wilson said, "All the countries in the world approved it, all except for China? What are they trying to do?"
Although they'd never placed much priority on the Chinese film market, they still knew that the box office earnings there wouldn't be too bad. At the least, it would be the icing on the cake for them. Besides, who doesn't want to make more money? As such, even though Wilson had made those outrageous claims, he wasn't actually thinking of giving up on the Chinese market.
Wilson clenched his teeth and said, "Edit the movie as per their requests and send it in for approval again!"
The white man sulked, "Understood."
Two days later.
Another piece of news came!
Commando 2's second approval submission had been knocked back as well!
This time, the reason given was: The movie's runtime was too long and didn't adhere to the Chinese requirements.
The film crew of Commando 2 nearly blew their top!
"What do they mean?"
"The movie's too long?"
"This can even be a fucking reason?"
"Holy shit! How can they call a movie with a two-and-a-half-hour runtime too long?"
"What can we do now?"
Wilson decided, "Edit it again! Edit it according to their requests!"
Not long after, Commando 2 was rejected by the censors for the third time!
Wilson said anxiously, "How can it be possible for the movie to keep getting rejected for approval? What was the reason this time?"
The reporting staffer's face had turned green with anger. "They said that our ticket price is too high and that it doesn't adhere to China's requirements, so we were told that we had to lower it!"
Wilson was very dumbfounded to hear that. "Why didn't they just tell us everything in one go! Aren't they deliberately doing this? And what has the ticket price got to do with them? Do they have any say in that?"
The staffer wiped his sweat away and said, "The Chinese censors have a say in everything."
Wilson was so infuriated. "They're taking it too far! Those goddamn Chinese regulations!"
Once!
Thrice!
Five times!
Commando 2 kept getting rejected from showing in China!
In the end, someone from the Directors Guild with knowledge of the matter quietly informed Wilson. This made Wilson see red!
The director said, "Who oversees the approval of films in China?"
Wilson answered, "The SARFT."
The director continued, "And who oversees the SARFT?"
Wilson answered, "I think it's the Central Publicity Department?"
The director asked, "Do you have any idea who Zhang Ye's wife is?"
Wilson was taken aback. "Who is she?"
That person said, "She's a minister at the Central Publicity Department!"
Wilson and the Commando 2 film crew were floored!
They finally realized what was happening behind the scenes. When they decided to use Zhang Ye to hype up their movie, they offended a lot of the citizens and leaders in China!
Wilson nearly cursed out loud!
Fuck!
A hooligan like Zhang Ye who dared to hit someone at the Nobel Prize award ceremony that was broadcast live actually managed to get a wife? And she was even a minister at the Central Publicity Department?
There must be a mistake somewhere, right?!
[1] https://qz.com/1246475/the-nicknames-of-chinas-tech-titans-including-alibabas-jack-ma-baidus-robin-li-tencents-pony-ma/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Jianlin | Dalian Wanda's founder
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Huateng | Pony Ma, founder of Tencent
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ma | Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Qiangdong | Richard Liu, founder of JD.com


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

Hari-hari membosankan terus ada. "Huft" kata Roman yang duduk sambil menyantap makanan yang disajikan oleh restoran. Roman adalah pemuda yang ingin menjadi seorang ahli redstone. "kenapa hari-hariku membosankan ya?". Ucapnya lagi. Tak lama kemudian Roman membayar makanannya lalu pergi ke tempat kursus redstone.

Sementara itu, di tempat Azuya. "Arrgghh sakit lah kak" kata Azuya kepada kakaknya. "Ayo kamu pasti bisa Azuya..." ucap kakak Azuya. "Kakak jahat lah kok gitu sama Azuya" kata Azuya. "Dek dengerin kakak ya" pinta kakak Azuya. Azuya mendengar suara aneh. Ternyata, ada seseorang yang mengincar keberadaan Azuya dan kakaknya. Kakak Azuya menyuruh Azuya untuk pergi menjauh dari rumah. Azuya pun menuruti perintah kakaknya itu. 

"KEMBALIKAN TONGKATKU MONYET BODOH!!!" umpat seseorang yang berada di bawah pohon. Blane... nama orang itu. Tongkat legendaris Blane. Blane terlahir menjadi orang yang sangat pintar dan tinggal di pohon. Blane juga memiliki tongkat legendaris yang sering diincar oleh orang-orang. Tongkat itu bisa membuat clone tubuh kita jika ujung tongkat berwarna ungu. "DASAR MONYET NAKAL YANG TAK BERGUNA!!!" umpatnya lagi. Dia sering bertengkar dengan monyet. Dan mereka semua tak ingin mengalah satu sama lain.

Tak kalah dengan itu, "ini sudah kah? Hmm kurang beberapa lagi sih bahannya" kata seorang pemuda yang tinggal sendirian. "HUDA" Teriak seseorang yang memanggil Huda. ternyata yang memanggil Huda adalah tetangga Huda yang sedang lewat. "ya sebentar ya". Huda membukakan pintu. Ya, tetangga itu menawarkan makanan kepada Huda. Huda menerima makanan yang dibawa tetangganya. Lalu, tetangga Huda meninggalkan Huda. Huda memakan makanannya lalu meninggalkan rumah. Huda pergi ke end portal untuk mencari bahan-bahan yang belum didapatkan.

"Eben... kamu kenapa? Masalah teknik lagi?". Tanya teman Eben. "eh, Faris tidak kok" jawab seseorang berjaket biru kotak-kotak. "Ya udah kalo ada masalah teknik lagi bilang sama aku ya" kata Faris. Setelah itu Eben melanjutkan pembuatan pancingan. Faris pun melihat Eben dan ikut membantu membuat pancingan. Mereka pun bersama-sama membuat pancingan yang dapat menjadikan barang-barang disekitar dapat diambil. Dan orang-orang bisa ditarik untuk diselamatkan. 

"kali ini kupastikan akan kulindungi mereka, itulah yang kukatakan dulu..." Roman quotes

"meskipun aku bandel, meski aku keras kepala... aku akan membantu dan aku tak peduli dengan diriku" Azuya quotes

"tak akan kubiarkan kau mengambil apapun dariku dan dari temanku atau kau akan membayarnya" Blane quotes

"aku tau aku manja, mama papa pasti ada buat aku. Aku mau sekarang kubuktikan kepada semua orang kalau aku tidak lemah. Dan aku akan berusaha demi apapun tujuanku yang ingin ku ambil" Huda quotes

"aku ingin kamu pergi dari tempat ini... kalau tidak, aku akan mengancammu dan tak segan membunuhmu dengan pancingan yang kubawa ini" Eben quotes

Anicraft adalah organisasi kecil animator yang menjalani hidup bersama-sama. Setiap hari ada banyak tantangan besar bagi mereka semua. Anicraft memiliki 5 anggota yang bernama Roman, Azuya, Blane, Huda, Eben. Yang sikap mereka kocak semua. Akankah mereka dapat menyelesaikan tantangan besar itu? Yuk baca cerita Anicraft.

PART-1
CHAPTER 1 - I❜LL TELL YOU A STORY

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Have you ever believed in the supernatural? You have. Haven't you? 

Who doesn't love a story of a vegetarian vampire falling in love with the loner emo girl? We all know who Raine's been talking about. Don't we? Werewolves finding their mates on or after their 18th birthday and spending a lifetime loving each other.

Cinderella meeting her handsome prince in a similar fashion and spending a lifetime loving each other. Don't we all secretly swoon ourselves over and over again at such endings whilst thinking 'What bullshit are all those writers doing'. 

Did we not? Well, probably not in the vegetarian vampire part. But who in this world does not wish or even hope for a happy ending. But that is it. Those are fairy tales. A bunch of, over glossed stories with a sole purpose in mind of standing out, whilst the details of horror in those stories— they were better left alone and unsaid. 

Who cares for the details, right? Results were all that we care anyway. Let us just stick with that.

As Raine was humoring her miserably ridiculous life after being rejected by her mate and shipped off by her family, whilst what they said and she quotes; "So, you wouldn't depress yourself over an undeserving jerk by seeing him with someone else on a daily basis". 

Ridiculous, right? 

Her aunt Riley's soothing voice brought back her attention to the present reality. "Raine, are you alright? You seem almost lost. You've visited our pack countless times before, haven't you?" She smiled.

'Just once.' Raine had wanted to protest but then on a second thought she held it back in. 

Riley Isabelle Frost was Raine's aunt and to Riley— Raine was her most beloved niece. She had been concerned at first but after looking over at her breathtakingly innocent face, that resembled her second brother's so much; she had been angry at the person who dared rejecting her. 

At that moment, Raine had wanted to cry but had no tears. Her aunt looked to be more lost and concerned than she 'the party in question' was. Raine wasn't even sure if her aunt even knew the art of coaxing or consoling. 
And she had been right on the point. Her aunt, Riley Frost who remained unbeaten at everything else has been sucking at motivating people since her childhood.

To not make it harder on her.. Raine did what had to be done. She gave her the best practiced smile she could muster and said. "I'm fine. Just a little overwhelmed. That is all I guess." And it had been the truth but— Considering the fact that she had a facial paralysis which gave away none of her emotions or thoughts just like her dad's. Her smile might have come across as crooked or weird. 

It was a wrong and deadly move on Raine's part. Her smile, ended up making her look more pitiful than anything else whilst she remained oblivious of its effects, Riley felt her heart ache. Against all odds, Raine tried her best at conveying her present mood across to this lovely and supportive person sitting beside her. She really did try her best, but..
Her aunt was giving off a mixed air that sent chills through her spine. Anger and frustration flashing in her eyes for seconds and then what remained was endless doting. 

"It will be fine, honey. It was just that the timing was a bit off— And that asshole of an alpha heir... Hmph. He's rotten to the core." 

So this was her story now. Wasn't it? A pitiful rejected alpha mate. Raine secretly pressed on her nose bridge. This was getting depressing. She was fine. Really, she was. She wasn't someone who desired a destined partner for life anyway. Her wolf spirit wasn't being out of the ordinary either. They were of one soul and mind. She'd notice if something was amiss. 

Letting out a breathe, Raine resigned to her fate. The overprotectiveness wasn't going to fade away overnight and there was nothing that she could say or do that would make a difference. It would only make them more alert and on guard. Worse, they would think that she was suicidal; like the others who have lost their mates or have been rejected by them. 

Yes. That— Happens. Not too often though. Some reconcile and for the lost, If they persist enough they might find a second chance mate for themselves. Let's just not talk about second chances, that's for the minority anyway. She has her heart set on living a life of a hermit. As for making herself better, stronger and out for revenge? No, thank you very much. Raine feels that she was dashing enough. It was that the guy that had eyes, but couldn't see. Raine wasn't given the nickname of Ice Princess for nothing. 

And it was definitely not because she has an expressionless-hard to read face. Probably not. 

Her family had great werewolf genes, considering they came from a long mixed lineage of Alphas, betas and warriors. It gave them quite an advantage over others because they had a wide range of network and connections. There has been no secrets that's ever been hidden from the Frost lineage. Well, that is going to be a talk about some other time. Sooner rather than later, she presumes.

As the car came to a halt, Raine looked outside to admire the scenery. A feeling of serenity greeted her welcome. Aunt Riley nudged her shoulder and smiled at her warmly. "Come on inside. Everyone's waiting for you."

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QUICK FACT : A ❛Pluviophile❜ is someone who loves Rain, or finds joy and peace of mind during rainy day.

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AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS :

[I sincerely hope and give my prayers to the writing fairies to help provide me with endless inspirations and not mess up the plot at the same time or worse drop the novel midway. 
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I'M EXTREMELY GUILTY OF USING AN ILLUSTRATION FROM PINTEREST AS MY BOOK COVER WITHOUT THE CREATORS CONSENT. I USED IT ANYWAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE AND BECAUSE IT WAS PINTEREST. 

BUT WHOEVER YOU ARE BUDDY, I'M SORRY AND THANK YOU FOR CREATING SUCH A MASTERPIECE THAT SUITED JUST MY TASTE. 

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If only life stayed lsmiledike the first time we met. Raine thought as she softly towards the person who was holding her fragile frame in his strong but shaking arms as blood trickled down her pale lips.

Suddenly, looking back through the rivers of time, nothing filled her eyes but mist. She sighed bitterly in heart. Why is it that the most beautiful things are entwined more deeply with death than with life?
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Vera-

The girl was pretty wearing only some light blue jeans and a striped shirt. I looked up. She had jet black hair and bright green eyes.

She smiled at me (it seemed fake)and held out her hand, "Vera right? I'm Maya." I didn't shake her hand.

The way she said my name made me tense for some reason. Seeing this girl made me feel on edge.

Maya dropped her hand, and sat down. So she had an agenda. I closed my book and looked at her.

"Yes?"

She leaned forward, "I heard a rumor that you saved Liam's life."

"And?"

"I just wanted to know of that was true."

I was annoyed know, "Does it matter?"

She smirked, "It does if you want to stay the big hero of the school."

I was confused, "What?"

"I mean everyone's talking about you. They call you the girl who saved Liam."

Her words bothered me a little. She continued, "Everyday we try to guess what you are. You know Monday: wolf, Tuesday: fairy, oh and today a witch."

"I am none of those things," I said sharply.

My tone didn't affect her. "Really then what are you?"

"That's none of your concern."

She sighed, "You know we're a family here at the school. We don't hide things from each other. So why don't you just tell me what you are?"

My lips stayed shut.

Maya lowered her eyes at me, "I think in have to agree to today's guess. A witch you are.

"I am not a witch."

She laughed it sounded cruel. "Sure you are, you dress and act like one. Thinking you probably use one of your witchy spells to 'save' Liam."
She put air quotes around save.

I was more than annoyed now. This Maya was doubting that I actually saved Liam. I was actually proud of what I did for him.

"I saved Liam without any witchy spells," I seethed.

She squinted at me, "Are you sure, witch?"

"Don't call me that."

"It suits you, witch. How did you save Liam witch?" 

I felt my temperature rising. I was getting hotter and hotter by the second. I made a move to get up but Maya grabbed my arm.

"Where are you going witch?" She was getting louder now. Taunting me.
"Answer my questions, witch?"

I could feel eyes on us as Maya continued. I looked down at her, "Stop."

She just smirked, "No, witch.

That did it for me. I grabbed her hand and and let my smoke surround her. I didn't know what color came our, I just knew I was really hot.

I heard a scream come from Maya and let go of her hand. I looked down. Somehow my smoke had gone all the way to the middle of her arm. It was black and red. Their was blood dripping onto the table.

What had I done?

Maya was holding back her screams as she held her burnt arm. I reached down to try and heal her but she jumped away from me.

"Get away from me, witch," she spat.

A group of people were beginning to surround us gasping as they saw Maya' s arm.

I looked up and saw someone with golden hair.

No! I didn't want to see Liam's face as he saw that I had just hurt someone. Again.

I quickly got up with Alice's book in hand and started walking away I heard being called but ignored it. When I was almost out of the garden I took a chance and turned back.

I saw Liam help Maya get up and lead her to the infirmary.

I shook my head and ran to my dorm room.

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I was pacing in my room again. I all can think about what Liam will think. That Maya has started everything, call in me a witch over and over again.

I felt my skin get hot. The book I was holding was being squeezed tight in my hands. I was surprised when it crumpled to the ground in ashes.

My smoke somehow got out and burned Alice's book. I bent down and sat by the ashes. Great another thing ruined.

Alice found me like this minutes later. I didn't move when she sat next to me. 

"There you are! I was looking everywhere for you.

"Why," I said quietly.

"I heard what happened. And I want you to know I'm on your side. Maya should have never provoked you like that."

I smiled slightly.

She sighed, "Though I would have suggested to use words than powers. But I don't blame you."

I chuckled.

Alice looked down at the pile of ashes, "What's that?"

"Your book. I was freaking out and accidenlty burned it. Sorry."

She smiled, "It's okay I have copies.

I smiled, "Well that's great because I wanted to finish it.

Her eyes lit up, "You liked it?" I nodded.

"Hey, I was just about to go get those books you wanted. I can go alone though. I probably know the library better anyways."

I scooted closer to Alice and grabbed her hands. I looked at her and thought about how she was understanding and helpful in many situations since I've been here. 

"Alice can you do something for me?"

She nodded, "Sure, anything you need."

Well when she said that.

"I need you to get all the book about magical prisons you can find and bring them to the barn at the back of the school."

She looked confused, "The barn?" I nodded.

While I was walking earlier today, I saw the burn and saw that no one went there. It was vacant which made it perfect for what I was planning.

"Okay," Alice said wearily.

"Meet me there tonight at midnight and tell no one."

She nodded, "I won't tell anyone scouts honor." I had no idea what that meant but went along with it anyways.

Alice got up, "I'll see you at midnight then." She left the room.

It was noonish. There were still hours left till midnight. I had to pass time or I would sit and think about everything.

Right now thinking made my head hurt.

I got up and accidenlty kicked the pile of ashes. I pulled my smoke out and let it surround the pile. Seconds later it disappeared.

I turned and left the room.

Vera's been trapped in a black supernatural limbo for a 500 years. The only reason she was there in the first was because she was trying to save her sisters, who trapped in a prison of their own. She's finally out and finds that the world is a little different than she remembers. As she looks for answers she runs into a werewolf Liam, who's stuck in her mind no matter how many times she tries to get him out. Will she eventually free her sisters? Or will her love life get in the way of her one mission? (Oh and by the way she's a dragon.)

I slowly open my eyes. I'm staring at four men playing cards on a fold up table. Some were smoking. More than one beer sat empty and discarded around their feet.

My mouth is bound with a gag. My wrists are chained behind my back and my legs are chained to the chair I sit in. The chair itself is bolted to the floor.

I look around trying to make out where I am. It's dark outside but I can see trees. If I concentrate hard enough I hear water flowing softly in the distance. This log cabin seems a tight fit. All one living space connected together like a loft.

"Princess is up." One man nudged the other. A long ash fell from his cigarette and onto the table before them.

"So?" He shrugged indifferent.

"So?" The first man said shoving him hard. "Watch your fucking mouth!"

They growled at each other but nothing happened.

I tried to say something but it came out as a mumble. Damn gag.

"Ignore her. Boss said they'll be here soon."

I started to struggle but the men just chuckled. 

One got up to get another beer from the fridge. He turned and said, "I'd quit squirming if I were you. Otherwise we'll have to get out the silver chains."

The others laughed as if he said the funniest thing in the world.

Rogues. The word floated through my mind and my wolf Arctos agreed. She seemed small and weak.

*What's wrong?* I ask her.

*They injected us with something.*

*With what?*

*Feels to me an awful lot like wolfsbane.*

I caught a glimpse of myself in a puddle of spilled beer. My red hair was disheveled and caked with blood. Stella?

Sitting straight up, I bolted out of my room. I looked around confused. I forgot I was at the tournament and in an unfamiliar mansion. What was I going to do anyway?

"Alpha are you alright?" His familiar voice makes me want to smile and cry at the same time.

I turn to Ignis keeping my eyes on the ground. "No."

He hugs me and smooths my hair. "It's alright Gina, I'm here."

Immediately I'm comforted by his embrace. I hiccup a laugh sob at the "uh" he added to my usual nickname. He hadn't called me that since childhood. My skin vibrates where my flesh meets his.

"Wait," I pull back looking into his purple eyes.

*MATE!*

*You can't keep saying that for everyone man I encounter!!!*

This time my eyes turn yellow orange and she reaches for his face. I take control back with maximum effort. Then I pretend I to pick a fuzzy out of his hair. I smile awkwardly.

"Who is taking care of the pack?" I ask.

His head tilted to the side and I could tell he'd seen my eyes change color. Even in the dim light of the hallway I could see his eye brows pull together in confusion.

"Caelum is in charge. We switched places so I could be here to protect and support you. Besides, who better to find Stella than her mate?"

"But he's just - and I can't believe -"

"Okay, well, honestly I left Aqua in charge. Chain of command and all. But Caelum is working with her and they're both sharing the 'in charge' duties." His air quotes with his fingers made me forget my fury.

"Can I ask you a favor?" I say, already knowing his answer.

"Anything."

"Can you just hold me so I can sleep tonight?"

"Absolutely."

We cuddle in my big bed. Once his breathing is calm, I relax. One arm rests under my head while the other holds my waist tight. My back is against his front so I can't watch him as he sleeps.

*TALK* I yell at Praesul.

She laughs at me, rolling around and crying tears of amusement.

*YOU HAVE A THIRD MATE! YOU HAVE A THIRD MATE!* She taunts and I fume.

*You are LYING! I would have know when I turned 18 AND I would've felt sparks when we danced on my 21st birthday.*

*Technically we should have...* She pauses to think. *You never asked Niveus what the loophole was did you?*

A string of profanities rang loud and clear through my mind at Praesul. She giggles and prances around.

*Niveus, respond.*

I could tell she was sleeping...do I use an Alpha order or...?

*NIVEUS!* I scream through our mind link.

*Yes Alpha?* She yawned. Clearly used to being yelled at to wake up.

*You sleep like the living dead...*

*Get to the point. I was actually have a good dream for once...*

*I know magic has a loophole.*

*Mhm* I could hear her starting to doze of.

*NIVEUS WHAT IS THE LOOPHOLE WITH MY NECKLACE.*

*Ah, I'm awake! Okay, well I don't know. It's different for different items. If I looked at it or inspected it I could tell you more about it.*

*Your mother gave it to me as a child. It's a moon rock in amethyst. It allows me to negate the Moon Goddess' magic or whatever.*

She exhaled loudly. *Not good.*

*Do you know what I'm talking about?*

*Yep.*

*And?!*

*You're really not going to like it.* 

*TELL ME.*

*Okay, chill. The magic wears off at your 21st birthday and happens thrice fold.*

*You mean...*

*Not everything is thrice but I mean the important stuff is... I'm pretty sure. I was like 2 when my mom explained this, I've learned a lot since then. Frivolous information was lost in my formative years.*

*You are literally 8 years old...*

*Exactly!*

*What's the important stuff that happens three times?*

*I don't know. Probably mates. Definitely going into heat.*

*I'm going to go into heat 3X?!*

*Probably 3X a month until you have a pup.*

*Do I have a pup?!*

*Goddess, no! Didn't you learn about going into Heat in Health class? You're still a virgin. Wait, what day is it?* She giggles.

*That's not funny!!! I am the Alpha of this pack, treat me with some respect!*

*Hey, respect goes both ways. You woke me up at 3:52 AM to have this little conversation.*

*What about silver and wolfsbane?*

*Eh, you've got an immunity built up by this point.*

*Good to know.* I think for a moment. *Wait, where is my sister?*

*How should I know? I can't just call my sight into action. It comes to me over time and in many pictures I have to piece it all together to understand.*

*What do you know?*

*That you're going to be an aunt.*

*Damn it...now I'm going to be up all night thinking of questions to ask you. When?*

*Stella didn't tell you? I didn't even have to use my sight for that one. She found out today she's pregnant.*

*Can you help Caelum find her?*

*I'm trying but my Alpha won't let me get proper sleep so I use my ability of sight better...*

*Hint taken. Good night Niveus.*

*Good night Alpha.*

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