Legend of the Moon

Chapter 3 - Main City

We arrive We arrive at the main city after an hour trip. It was my first time seeing the city in my own naked eyes and I did not stop myself from taking pictures that perks my interest.

The city is fifty percent forest and buildings. It was balanced for economy and convenience for the werewolves. The sky piercing buildings and wonderful shops around—this can only be seen in the main city of Riverdale—Mooncrest City.

We tour around first and even made selfies from a statue of the Alpha. After taking some satisfactory pictures, we did not waste our time more and we went to the hunting ground where there is an open area and a grand stand for the viewers.

We are seating right now along with the sea of people anticipating the hunting season that will be lead by the Alpha itself. The arena is packed with people and the buzzes of chitchats are everywhere.

"There will be rogues deployed in the heart of the hunting ground and the Sentinels including the Alpha, will hunt them." Hilary commented since this is not her first time watching the annual hunting season.

Sentinels—the famous and strongest wolves next in line from the Alpha. They stand as the protector of the country and the trusted wolves by the Alpha. There are rumors that they have unique abilities that only a sentinel has. But, I never seen one yet. They are very elusive and you cannot see them just because you want to.

They can only be seen occasions like this, but in normal circumstances, it's almost impossible.

My forehead creased. "Isn't that dangerous? What if they will escape? Or attack us?" I could not help to worry. We are talking about rogues and their mentality is unpredictable. They can attack us and harm us.

"They won't dare, Seraphine. With this thousand of people, they are asking to be killed if they will do that." She pointed out while scanning the area.

It makes sense. Rogues will not dare to attack with this large of numbers of people. It's suicide, and even how strong they are, these people will not just sit and watch if someone is being attacked. It will be chaotic, if that will happen.

The arena become more louder as I can already see people cheering even the event have not started yet.

Nix is just silently watching, treating us like he doesn't know us. He was glaring at us earlier because we are too noisy and we gained strange looks from the people. I took pictures with every corner of the grand stand. I'm gonna post it later in HotShot.

HotShot—is a social media, like f*******: in the human realm. We cannot have f*******: here, so they created HotShot just for the werewolves.

I heard a loud feedback from the microphone that made all the viewers winced especially, the werewolves who has high sensitivity with sounds, that surely hurts.

Along with the man, talking is the sudden raise of my temperature as well. I am sweating suddenly and trying to cool myself off by fanning myself. My heartbeat is beating fast—faster than normal that I can almost hear it.

My nose is being sensitive for a specific smell. It smells like chocolate and dark wine that made my mouth water and at the same time rising the temperature in my body.

Then suddenly I was alarmed when my core is starting to pulsate and I clamped both of my legs shut and I worriedly looked at Hilary who's screaming right now and waving her home-made banner. She totally forgot about me already, but somehow, I am thankful for not noticing me especially in this type of situation.

I am starting to breathe heavily and I felt a hot thing in the middle of my thigh. The scent is getting stronger and stronger. Intoxicating my whole being and my gut is telling to find the scent. But I stopped myself, I have to control myself.

You gotta be kidding me! I am not sure what is happening to me but I think, I am on heat!

But that's impossible! Only the wolves who can fully transform who has the ability to be on heat! But me? It doesn't make sense. Maybe this is different.

I can no longer endure it so I stood up. "Hilary, I'll just go to the rest room." Maintaining my normal facade, I ran immediately down the stais and did not wait for her reply. I went below, ignoring the people I passed by and looking for the nearest comfort room but I did not see one.

Instead I saw a shack and the door is open. I wonder, what is this shack doing here at the arena, it just too out of place. But I no longer mind, this is better than I have none.

I entered and shut the door behind me and luckily no one is inside aside from me. I placed my hand on my nape and I am facing back and forth. This is new to me and I don't know what to do. I have to hide to avoid from being noticed. Wolves are very sensitive with aroused she-wolves and I am afraid that they will notice me.

Should I tell mom? But that will be so awkward. How am I gonna say to my mother that I am in heat? If a she wolf is in heat, she needs s*x! Any man can do if she's in heat. But I don't want that to happen! I don't want to sleep with a man yet! If I sleep with someone, I'll make sure that I love him. And I cannot even tell mom because it is freaking awkward!

"s**t! What should I do?!" I cried out of frustration when I already felt the dampness in my underwear.

It's pulsating like it's needing something that I can't name. My hand wants to touch it but I am holding myself back. I don't want to touch myself either. I will just let it cool off. This heat will maybe subside later on but I can't deny that my temperature is hot. I feel like feverish and a little bit dizzy.

Due to helplessness, I sat on the tiled ground and leaned on the wall and closed my eyes. I am trying to calm my nerves by not moving around.

A few minutes of meditating, a loud creak made my eyes open and I feel the sudden move of the room I am currently occupying.

It's moving and it feels like it's going downwards!

"Oh s**t!" I immediately stood up but I staggered and reached out the door handle. But to my horror, it is locked and I cannot open it. "Let me out!" I screamed and slamming the door like my life depends on it. I felt the sting on my palm but it seems like no one can hear me.

The movement did not stop. After a few minutes of going down. It is now going to the left. It feels like I am riding an elevator and I don't even know where is this heading.

I fished my phone out from my pocket and tried to call Hilary but the cellphone has no signal at all! What the hell is happening?

I am afraid and my heart is even pounding more. Somehow, the heat who's attacking me, eased a little because I am distracted from my situation. I felt the dryness of my throat already and I want some water but I cannot find one.

Then suddenly, the room halted so I reached the door handle again but still the door is locked.

"So unlucky! Why did I even hide in this freaking room?!" I asked myself. If only myself will answer me back, that would be so cool and scary at the same time. "Where the heck am I right now? Is this some underground laboratory? Will I gonna be a subject of experiment?" Morbid thoughts already starting to flood my mind. I cannot help it because I am freaking out already.

But it made me shut up when the room started to move again, going up. Now, I totally forgot about the heat. With the situation I am in right now, the heat is the least of my concern.

A few minutes of moving up then it finally stopped and the door unlocked itself that made me dance without music.

"Holyshit, I am still lucky!" I screamed and immediately went out but that lucky feeling did not last, when my eyes meet the green trees and bushes. I tried to look around and the only thing I can see there is I am surrounded with trees and this shack I came with. "Are you kidding me? Where on earth am I?" 

I wanted to cry out of frustration but I can't. I fished out my phone from my pocket and I cursed when I saw there is no coverage in this area! What is this place to have no signal? Is this still in Riverdale?

I made a few steps but I stopped from my tracks when I saw a rolled paper with black ribbon sealing it. What is this paper doing here out of the blue? 

Out of curiosity, I picked up the paper and untied it. I unrolled it and saw it is a map. It says this is the map of the Elfin Forest and there are five exits and I saw the grand stand. Seeing the map, realization hit me like a gun shot.

"Oh shit." I cursed out when I realized that this is the heart of the forest where the rogues are scattered!

Out of fear, I held the map tightly and started moving and heading towards east, where the grandstand is located. I don't know why I ended up here, but only the shack is the way to get here.

I am silently walking and heightened my senses and somehow, I can feel there are people other than me within the area. Of course there are other people! This is a freaking Elite hunting! I just want to slap my face.

I saw someone who's running and the scent is starting to sprawl all over the place. The mutt's stench and my noise crumpled so I covered my nose and hid in the bushes.

It smells like a dog, who hasn't been bathe for a long time. It smells like a stray dog. I am particularly sure that this is the scent of the rogue. We studied it and rogues has this distinguishable scent from the pack wolves.

The scent is getting thicker and suddenly I can hear a throaty growl that made the chills run down my spine. It feels so near and I gulp and my hands are shaking and cold.

I can hear the thumping of the feet on the ground and something is nagging on my mind that it is heading towards me!

But to my surprise, I was suddenly thrown out from the bushes before I can even make a move to have my escape. I was sent flying and rolling on the ground and I felt a sharp object pierced my wrist.

I winced in pain when I finally stopped rolling and felt the sharp pain from my wrist and a sticky liquid flowed down.

I looked at it immediately and saw blood running like I was cut in the vein.

"Ouch! What the heck is that?!" I slowly got up and I pressed some pressure on my wrist to stop the bleeding. I don't want to die because I ran out of blood. And I am certain that I don't want to die being a rogues snack either!

I held on my ground when I am facing now a spotted brown wolf taller than me and growling. It's saliva is dripping like mad.

I swallowed the lump of my throat. My mind is telling me to run, but my body won't move like it's frozen.

His large canine is flashing me like ready to gnaw me and I went to a form of defense covering my head and scream on top my lungs when the spotted brown wolf leap from his place for an attack.

Maybe this is my end. Maybe this is why I have no ability, because I am destined to die in an early age. There are lots of things running in my mind right now. Regrets and sorrow. I am already expecting my death, canine fangs who will pierce down my skin, but it seems like it was taking too long.

Few seconds passed, no wolf landed or bit me.

Instead I heard dogs fighting. I retreated from my defense position to look what is happening around me. But to my horror, the brown spotted wolf is now dead and was torn apart by a huge silver—wait, it has a lot of tails! 

I even count it to know how many tails this silver wolf has and it's ten! It's a ten tailed wolf who's now staring straight at me. And me? I was standing on the ground gulping and thinking what will happen to me.

at the main city after an hour trip. It was my first time seeing the city in my own naked eyes and I did not stop myself from taking pictures that perks my interest.

The city is fifty percent forest and buildings. It was balanced for economy and convenience for the werewolves. The sky piercing buildings and wonderful shops around—this can only be seen in the main city of Riverdale—Mooncrest City.

We tour around first and even made selfies from a statue of the Alpha. After taking some satisfactory pictures, we did not waste our time more and we went to the hunting ground where there is an open area and a grand stand for the viewers.

We are seating right now along with the sea of people anticipating the hunting season that will be lead by the Alpha itself. The arena is packed with people and the buzzes of chitchats are everywhere.

"There will be rogues deployed in the heart of the hunting ground and the Sentinels including the Alpha, will hunt them." Hilary commented since this is not her first time watching the annual hunting season.

Sentinels—the famous and strongest wolves next in line from the Alpha. They stand as the protector of the country and the trusted wolves by the Alpha. There are rumors that they have unique abilities that only a sentinel has. But, I never seen one yet. They are very elusive and you cannot see them just because you want to.

They can only be seen occasions like this, but in normal circumstances, it’s almost impossible.

My forehead creased. "Isn't that dangerous? What if they will escape? Or attack us?" I could not help to worry. We are talking about rogues and their mentality is unpredictable. They can attack us and harm us.

"They won't dare, Seraphine. With this thousand of people, they are asking to be killed if they will do that." She pointed out while scanning the area.

It makes sense. Rogues will not dare to attack with this large of numbers of people. It's suicide, and even how strong they are, these people will not just sit and watch if someone is being attacked. It will be chaotic, if that will happen.

The arena become more louder as I can already see people cheering even the event have not started yet.

Nix is just silently watching, treating us like he doesn't know us. He was glaring at us earlier because we are too noisy and we gained strange looks from the people. I took pictures with every corner of the grand stand. I'm gonna post it later in HotShot.

HotShot—is a social media, like f*******: in the human realm. We cannot have f*******: here, so they created HotShot just for the werewolves.

I heard a loud feedback from the microphone that made all the viewers winced especially, the werewolves who has high sensitivity with sounds, that surely hurts.

Along with the man, talking is the sudden raise of my temperature as well. I am sweating suddenly and trying to cool myself off by fanning myself. My heartbeat is beating fast—faster than normal that I can almost hear it.

My nose is being sensitive for a specific smell. It smells like chocolate and dark wine that made my mouth water and at the same time rising the temperature in my body.

Then suddenly I was alarmed when my core is starting to pulsate and I clamped both of my legs shut and I worriedly looked at Hilary who's screaming right now and waving her home-made banner. She totally forgot about me already, but somehow, I am thankful for not noticing me especially in this type of situation.

I am starting to breathe heavily and I felt a hot thing in the middle of my thigh. The scent is getting stronger and stronger. Intoxicating my whole being and my gut is telling to find the scent. But I stopped myself, I have to control myself.

You gotta be kidding me! I am not sure what is happening to me but I think, I am on heat!

But that's impossible! Only the wolves who can fully transform who has the ability to be on heat! But me? It doesn't make sense. Maybe this is different.

I can no longer endure it so I stood up. "Hilary, I'll just go to the rest room.” Maintaining my normal facade, I ran immediately down the stais and did not wait for her reply. I went below, ignoring the people I passed by and looking for the nearest comfort room but I did not see one.

Instead I saw a shack and the door is open. I wonder, what is this shack doing here at the arena, it just too out of place. But I no longer mind, this is better than I have none.

I entered and shut the door behind me and luckily no one is inside aside from me. I placed my hand on my nape and I am facing back and forth. This is new to me and I don't know what to do. I have to hide to avoid from being noticed. Wolves are very sensitive with aroused she-wolves and I am afraid that they will notice me.

Should I tell mom? But that will be so awkward. How am I gonna say to my mother that I am in heat? If a she wolf is in heat, she needs s*x! Any man can do if she's in heat. But I don't want that to happen! I don't want to sleep with a man yet! If I sleep with someone, I'll make sure that I love him. And I cannot even tell mom because it is freaking awkward!

"s**t! What should I do?!" I cried out of frustration when I already felt the dampness in my underwear.

It's pulsating like it's needing something that I can't name. My hand wants to touch it but I am holding myself back. I don't want to touch myself either. I will just let it cool off. This heat will maybe subside later on but I can't deny that my temperature is hot. I feel like feverish and a little bit dizzy.

Due to helplessness, I sat on the tiled ground and leaned on the wall and closed my eyes. I am trying to calm my nerves by not moving around.

A few minutes of meditating, a loud creak made my eyes open and I feel the sudden move of the room I am currently occupying.

It's moving and it feels like it's going downwards!

"Oh s**t!" I immediately stood up but I staggered and reached out the door handle. But to my horror, it is locked and I cannot open it. "Let me out!" I screamed and slamming the door like my life depends on it. I felt the sting on my palm but it seems like no one can hear me.

The movement did not stop. After a few minutes of going down. It is now going to the left. It feels like I am riding an elevator and I don't even know where is this heading.

I fished my phone out from my pocket and tried to call Hilary but the cellphone has no signal at all! What the hell is happening?

I am afraid and my heart is even pounding more. Somehow, the heat who's attacking me, eased a little because I am distracted from my situation. I felt the dryness of my throat already and I want some water but I cannot find one.

Then suddenly, the room halted so I reached the door handle again but still the door is locked.

"So unlucky! Why did I even hide in this freaking room?!" I asked myself. If only myself will answer me back, that would be so cool and scary at the same time. "Where the heck am I right now? Is this some underground laboratory? Will I gonna be a subject of experiment?" Morbid thoughts already starting to flood my mind. I cannot help it because I am freaking out already.

But it made me shut up when the room started to move again, going up. Now, I totally forgot about the heat. With the situation I am in right now, the heat is the least of my concern.

A few minutes of moving up then it finally stopped and the door unlocked itself that made me dance without music.

"Holyshit, I am still lucky!" I screamed and immediately went out but that lucky feeling did not last, when my eyes meet the green trees and bushes. I tried to look around and the only thing I can see there is I am surrounded with trees and this shack I came with. "Are you kidding me? Where on earth am I?" 

I wanted to cry out of frustration but I can't. I fished out my phone from my pocket and I cursed when I saw there is no coverage in this area! What is this place to have no signal? Is this still in Riverdale?

I made a few steps but I stopped from my tracks when I saw a rolled paper with black ribbon sealing it. What is this paper doing here out of the blue? 

Out of curiosity, I picked up the paper and untied it. I unrolled it and saw it is a map. It says this is the map of the Elfin Forest and there are five exits and I saw the grand stand. Seeing the map, realization hit me like a gun shot.

"Oh shit." I cursed out when I realized that this is the heart of the forest where the rogues are scattered!

Out of fear, I held the map tightly and started moving and heading towards east, where the grandstand is located. I don't know why I ended up here, but only the shack is the way to get here.

I am silently walking and heightened my senses and somehow, I can feel there are people other than me within the area. Of course there are other people! This is a freaking Elite hunting! I just want to slap my face.

I saw someone who's running and the scent is starting to sprawl all over the place. The mutt's stench and my noise crumpled so I covered my nose and hid in the bushes.

It smells like a dog, who hasn't been bathe for a long time. It smells like a stray dog. I am particularly sure that this is the scent of the rogue. We studied it and rogues has this distinguishable scent from the pack wolves.

The scent is getting thicker and suddenly I can hear a throaty growl that made the chills run down my spine. It feels so near and I gulp and my hands are shaking and cold.

I can hear the thumping of the feet on the ground and something is nagging on my mind that it is heading towards me!

But to my surprise, I was suddenly thrown out from the bushes before I can even make a move to have my escape. I was sent flying and rolling on the ground and I felt a sharp object pierced my wrist.

I winced in pain when I finally stopped rolling and felt the sharp pain from my wrist and a sticky liquid flowed down.

I looked at it immediately and saw blood running like I was cut in the vein.

"Ouch! What the heck is that?!" I slowly got up and I pressed some pressure on my wrist to stop the bleeding. I don’t want to die because I ran ran out of blood. And I am certain that I don’t want to die being a rogues snack either!

I held on my ground when I am facing now a spotted brown wolf  taller than me and growling. It's saliva is dripping like mad.

I swallowed the lump of my throat. My mind is telling me to run, but my body won't move like it's frozen.

His large canine is flashing me like ready to gnaw me and I went to a form of defense covering my head and scream on top my lungs when the spotted brown wolf leap from his place for an attack.

Maybe this is my end. Maybe this is why I have no ability, because I am destined to die in an early age. There are lots of things running in my mind right now. Regrets and sorrow. I am already expecting my death, canine fangs who will pierce down my skin, but it seems like it was taking too long.

Few seconds passed, no wolf landed or bit me.

Instead I heard dogs fighting. I retreated from my defense position to look what is happening around me. But to my horror, the brown spotted wolf is now dead and was torn apart by a huge silver—wait, it has a lot of tails! 

I even count it to know how many tails this silver wolf has and it’s ten! It’s a ten tailed wolf who's now starting straight at me. And me? I was standing on the ground gulping and thinking what will happen to me.