The First Wolf Awakens
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The battlefield fell silent.
Two enormous golden eyes stared down from the crack in the sky.
No one moved.
No one breathed.
Even the White Fang Council warriors looked terrified.
The darkness above twisted and churned like a living storm.
Then a voice echoed across the world.
Ancient.
Powerful.
Female.
"You have broken the seal."
The High Elder dropped to one knee instantly.
Every Council Elder followed.
Fear filled their faces.
The mighty rulers of the werewolf world were kneeling.
Evelyn felt the mark on her arm burn hotter than ever before.
The voice continued.
"For centuries, you hid the truth."
The crack widened.
Silver lightning exploded across the sky.
BOOOOM!
The earth shook violently.
Entire sections of the battlefield collapsed.
Warriors stumbled.
Several Council soldiers fled in panic.
"What is happening?" Evelyn whispered.
Beside her, Lucien looked upward.
His normally calm face showed something she had never seen before.
Respect.
"The First Wolf," he said quietly.
The giant eyes focused on Evelyn.
Suddenly, warmth spread through her body.
Not pain.
Not fear.
Comfort.
Like coming home.
The ancient voice softened.
"My child."
Tears instantly filled Evelyn's eyes.
The same words.
The same feeling.
But unlike the visions, this felt real.
"Who are you?" Evelyn asked.
The storm above pulsed.
"I am the beginning."
Images flooded Evelyn's mind.
A silver wolf standing beside the Moon Goddess.
The creation of the first werewolves.
Ancient kingdoms.
Ancient wars.
And one shocking truth.
The First Wolf had never died.
It had been sealed.
Waiting.
Watching.
For her.
The High Elder suddenly stood.
"No!"
His voice cracked with desperation.
"You cannot awaken!"
The First Wolf's gaze shifted toward him.
Instantly, the old man was thrown backward.
BOOM!
He crashed through dozens of Council warriors.
Gasps spread across the battlefield.
The strongest member of the Council had been defeated without a single attack.
The First Wolf spoke again.
"You feared the prophecy because you knew the truth."
The remaining Elders looked horrified.
The crystal in the High Elder's hand began cracking.
"No..." he whispered.
The First Wolf's voice thundered across the battlefield.
"The prophecy was never about destruction."
Silence.
Every warrior listened.
Every Alpha listened.
Every vampire listened.
The First Wolf continued.
"It was about judgment."
The crystal shattered.
BOOM!
Silver fragments scattered across the battlefield.
The High Elder screamed in agony.
Dark smoke poured from his body.
Evelyn stared in disbelief.
The old man's appearance began changing.
Wrinkles vanished.
His skin darkened.
Black veins spread across his face.
He no longer looked human.
Or wolf.
He looked like a monster.
The crowd erupted in panic.
"What is he?"
"That's not a werewolf!"
"Impossible!"
The First Wolf's eyes narrowed.
"The true enemy."
Lucien's expression darkened immediately.
Cassian cursed under his breath.
Selene looked terrified.
Only Evelyn seemed confused.
"What does that mean?"
The First Wolf answered.
"The White Fang Council was corrupted long ago."
Shock exploded through the battlefield.
The remaining Elders backed away from the High Elder.
Fear filled their eyes.
"You lied to us," one whispered.
The High Elder laughed.
A horrible sound.
Cold and inhuman.
"You fools."
Dark energy exploded from his body.
The ground beneath him cracked.
Council warriors screamed as the darkness consumed them.
The High Elder rose into the air.
His eyes turned completely black.
"The prophecy should have died with her bloodline."
He pointed directly at Evelyn.
"But now I'll finish what I started."
Evelyn's blood turned cold.
Started?
The First Wolf growled.
A sound powerful enough to shake mountains.
"You murdered her parents."
The battlefield froze.
The High Elder smiled.
"I did."
Evelyn stopped breathing.
For years she had wondered.
For years she had searched.
And now the murderer stood before her.
Smiling.
Something inside her snapped.
Rage.
Pure rage.
Purple energy erupted from her body.
BOOOOM!
The battlefield exploded outward.
Everyone stumbled backward.
Evelyn slowly rose into the air.
Her eyes glowed silver and purple.
The mark on her arm spread across her skin.
Power surged through every part of her.
The First Wolf's voice echoed inside her mind.
Choose.
Evelyn looked toward the High Elder.
Then toward the terrified Council warriors.
Then toward Damon.
Kael.
Cassian.
Lucien.
People had suffered because of lies.
Because of fear.
Because of one man's obsession with power.
No more.
Evelyn raised her hand.
The moon above blazed with silver light.
The High Elder's smile finally disappeared.
For the first time...
He looked afraid.
And the war for the future of the supernatural world truly began.
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