The Last Celestial Omega

Chapter 3: The Alpha's First Hunt

The dream refused to leave him.

Kael stood before the floor to ceiling windows of the royal palace, watching dawn paint the mountains in shades of gold.

A silver haired omega.

Tears in his violet eyes.

A pain so deep that Kael could still feel it in his chest.

"...Who are you?"

A knock interrupted his thoughts.

"Your Highness."

Rowan entered the room and bowed.

"The royal council is waiting."

Kael fastened his black cloak and followed him.

The council chamber was already filled with nobles, generals, and advisers.

King Aldric sat upon the Iron Moon Throne.

Without wasting a moment, he spoke.

"Our spies have confirmed it."

"The Celestial Omega lives."

Murmurs spread throughout the room.

One minister stood.

"If the prophecy is true, we cannot allow him to live."

Another nodded.

"The Moon Goddess blessed him."

"And blessings can become curses."

King Aldric turned toward his son.

"Kael Ravencrest."

"As Crown Prince and future Alpha King, I command you to lead the hunt."

The hall fell silent.

"You will travel to Silverveil Forest."

"You will capture the Celestial Omega."

"If he resists..."

The king's voice grew colder.

"You know what must be done."

Kael lowered his head.

"I understand."

Yet his heart felt strangely heavy.

Miles away...

Lysander spent his morning tending the Moon Garden.

Flowers that bloomed only under moonlight swayed gently as he watered them.

A small white fox ran toward him.

It climbed into his arms, trembling.

"What's wrong?"

The fox whimpered.

Suddenly...

Every bird in the forest flew into the sky.

The trees shook violently.

Even the air grew restless.

Lysander frowned.

"The forest..."

"It's afraid."

A deep horn echoed from beyond the mountains.

Then another.

And another.

The High Priestess rushed into the garden.

"Lysander!"

"They've found us."

His face paled.

"The kingdoms?"

She nodded.

"The Alpha King's army has entered Silverveil Forest."

At the edge of the sacred woods...

Hundreds of royal knights waited on horseback.

Black banners bearing the Ravencrest wolf fluttered in the wind.

Kael rode at the front.

His massive black wolf stood beside him, its sapphire eyes scanning the forest.

Rowan approached quietly.

"The soldiers are nervous."

"They say this forest is cursed."

Kael looked ahead.

Ancient trees stretched endlessly into the mist.

"I don't believe in curses."

Before anyone could move

A chilling howl echoed through the forest.

Every horse reared.

The soldiers grabbed their weapons.

"What was that?"

Another howl answered.

Then dozens more.

Golden eyes appeared between the trees.

Wolves.

Hundreds of them.

Watching.

Waiting.

One knight panicked.

"They're surrounding us!"

Kael calmly drew his sword.

Its black blade shimmered with blue flames.

"Hold your positions."

The wolves didn't attack.

Instead...

They slowly stepped aside.

Creating a path deeper into the forest.

Almost...

As if they wanted Kael to follow them.

Meanwhile...

Hidden among the branches of an ancient oak, Lysander watched the royal army from afar.

His heart raced.

"So..."

"That's the Alpha Crown Prince."

Even from a distance, Kael's presence was overwhelming.

Powerful.

Commanding.

Lonely.

Without warning

Kael suddenly looked up.

Their eyes met.

Time stopped.

Kael's sapphire eyes widened.

The silver-haired omega from his dream...

Was real.

Lysander froze.

His instincts screamed at him to run.

But his feet refused to move.

For one impossible moment...

The Alpha and the Last Celestial Omega simply stared at one another.

Then a deafening roar split the forest.

The ground cracked open.

A monstrous beast, imprisoned beneath Silverveil for centuries, burst from the earth with blazing crimson eyes and obsidian scales.

Its roar shook the trees.

The wolves scattered.

The soldiers stumbled back in terror.

Kael tightened his grip on his sword.

Lysander's breath caught in his throat.

Their first meeting...

Had become a fight for survival.