the dragon wolf's reborn bride

For tomorrow's to come

Chapter 6

*For Tomorrows To Come*

The dragon soldiers made to grab Elowen and force her onto the slab. However she hurriedly used her powers to break the chains around her arms and legs.

"Arggggh"

the soldiers screamed as she threw them into the air with her powers. They fell down with a loud crash and went motionless instantly.

More soldiers kept coming at her but she kept using her powers, throwing them into the air and removing their swords from their hands just by looking at them. She thought of ways to escape and she soon saw an open entrance at the end of the hall.

"Grab her,we don't have much time left"

As Leodora lunged at Elowen with a club, Elowen countered by conjuring a pulsating blue energy from her hands. The energy seared Leodora's shoulders upon contact. However, before Elowen could flee from the hall, the custodian of the night intervened, wielding his sceptre to unleash a barrage of dark magic against her.

The action caught Elowen off guard and she fell to the cold floor heavily, landing flat on her face. The instant this occurred,pain shot through her swollen tummy and attacked her stiff back,all the way up to her neck. She screamed out loud, thick blood gushing from between her legs but just as she attempted to stand up, Leodora grabbed a dagger off the floor and plunged it into her back. Not stopping until it only the handle of the long knife was left outside.

Elowen's eyes widened in sheer pain and blood gushed out of her mouth and nose in effect.

"Quick, let's cut out her heart"

As Leodora and Barlock scampered around the hall in search for the sacrificial items, Elowen forcefully hoisted herself from the floor and destroyed the blood stained slab with the blue energy from her hand.

"Nooo" the priest shouted as thick dust settled on the atmosphere and broken bricks began flying all around the place.

Elowen was already removing the dagger in her back with her no fully activated powers when Barlock lifted a sword and stabbed her in the side. She screamed out again and held the handle, staggering back and forth.

Just then, Arion barged into the wide hall, his breath coming in heavy gasps and sweat glistening on his brow.

"What have you done to my wife!," He screamed as his eyes landed on Elowen in the deplorable condition she was in, " what is this, Elowen!,"

He started running towards her but he tripped over the pile of broken bricks and fell flat on his face

"But I loved and trusted you Arion. How could you do this to me"

Lightening flashed across the dark sky and thunder crackled loudly in the sky, shaking the castle to its roots. The howling wind rustled the trees in the forest and blood gushed like a river out of the sword wound in her belly.

"I don't know anything about this, you have to believe me"

"I sent you multiple letters,I waited for you"

"He is the king Elowen," Leodora cut in, "there is no way he will choose you over his people"

"I don't know anything Elowen, I had no idea what they were planning"

"But you swore to protect me and I gave you my life,"

Arion nodded slowly in regrets and the one of the soldiers in the hall suddenly plunged another sword into her back. Blood gushed out of her mouth and she fell to her knees, coughing and struggling to keep the air from snapping out of her lungs. The pain was terrible for her to bear and no explanation would justify his misdeeds

"You have betrayed me by cutting my life short Arion and for this, I curse you with immortality. No good shall ever come out of this land, it will always be barren, filed with anguish, famine, tyranny and wars."

Leodora took the sword from the soldier and buried the whole of it into Elowen's stomach but then she didn't die, she kept talking as thick blood gushed out of her mouth and stained her long silver hair. There was pain in her blue eyes but she struggled to breathe "You will live your life in anguish and sorrow. The people you love will die and anyone who falls in love with you will also die. Whenever joy comes into your life,it will turn into sorrow at the time you least expect it and you shall never know peace. Everyone close to you will hate you and will consistently seek to kill you. They will betray you and bring shame upon you and you will have no one to turn to.

Because of what you have done to our lineage, whenever the moon turns blue or whenever it is round and full, you will turn into a hideous and vicious monster who roams the forest and fights with wild animals. A vicious monster who eats grass and rips off its own skin in frustration and regret. A monster who goes around crying and howling because the haunting voices in his head refused to grant it rest. You will turn to a vicious monster who causes a dreadful disease to spread yes, whenever you turn to a monster,a disease will attack the people of your kingdom and they will suffer terribly. They will be in pain and the frail ones among them will die of it. Your life will be miserable dragon king, the moon goddess will punish you!"

At the last sentence, Leodora drew out a dagger angrily and stabbed Elowen straight in the chest. Blood spluttered out immediately and last moon wolf in the world fell to the ground,took her last breath and closed her eyes in death.

HUNDREDS OF YEARS PASS BY AND ARION CONTINUES TO LIVE. THE CURSE IN EFFECT, HIS LIFE IN MISERY. THE DRAGON DYNASTY CONTINUES TO RULE THE WEREWOLF WORLD WITH TYRANNY. THE JADE DRAGON CONTINUES RESTING BUT THEY KEEP SEEKING MEANS TO AWAKEN IT SO THAT THEY CAN CONQUER THE WHOLE WORLD. ARION JOINS THE LIBERATION ROUGES AND BECOMES THEIR LEADER. ELOWEN GETS REBORN INTO THIS AGE, STILL WITH HER MISSION TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE BUT SHE NEITHER REMEMBERS ARION NOR HER PAST LIFE.

THE ADVENTURE HAS JUST BEGUN, OF LOVE THAT CUTS THROUGH TIME AND OF THINGS IMAGINABLE AND UNIMAGINABLE. TAKE MY HAND AND HOP ON MY DRAGON DEAR READER, LET'S RIDE AND JOURNEY ACROSS REALMS AND AGES TOGETHER.