Wolves of War

History

“I need a little bit more history than that,” I said.

She nodded her head, then prompted me to sit on the ground.

“Humans were created from Kaos, the black sea.” Lumina began.

“Kaos needs a conduit in order to have influence. That’s why humans were created. Kaos first manifested itself in humans as will, or desires and wishes. Early humans were ignorant and the more they wished for something or believed in something, eventually it took shape and humans gave that shape a name and power.”

I nodded my head. “Yes, the will of humans created the gods this world worships.”

Lumina nodded, “This first god... or in this case goddess, was of the night. A few generations later, the elemental deities were born. Earth, followed by water, fire, then air.”

The goddess of night? Is she talking about Nyx? “It’s written that you were born from human parents and your power is what made you a goddess.”

“The humans were led to believe that.” She admitted “Nyx was a big part of human development and she appeared multiple times under different personas. Her true story is locked away, only a select few know.”

My mouth dropped “So you are a Demi-god?”

“Did you birth witches and wolves?” I asked.

She shook her head. “Humans evolved to have that kind of power on their own.”

“What is the Serberus story?” I asked.

“Serberus, was a werewolf. A gift he inherited from the will of his grandsires. For all my power and influence, Serberus was murdered along with our son.”

Murdered? We thought he was sacrificed in order to keep the world balanced. Serberus’s soul was pulled out of his body by Lumina, the god of light and life. Subsequently, making his soul an ether. But Lumina has the creation ability and she used it to turn Serberus into a deity. Creating Serberus, the god of earth and air.

Murdered…By who? The fire deity Rajah? No… the fire deity was created shortly after Earth. Making Serberus the oldest deity behind Nyx.

With the throne empty of heirs, the beta would assume the role of alpha. My eyes widened in realization. King Edirc Zeeve now sits on the throne. Did Asai’s ancestor murder Serberus to gain control of the throne of Akkadia?

Lumina’s sad smile deepened and shook her head. “Serberus and my son were both killed by Akkadia’s most trusted general, the beta of the Grey Wolf Empire, Salik Zeeve.”

“Asai?” I asked worriedly.

I might have purified Serberus, but he is still an angry spirit. What if he wants revenge on one of Salik’s descendants?

“Serberus and I are not in the business of punishing a child for the sins of the father. We are angry but not vengeful.”

I looked at her confused.

“I saw the struggle Nyx went through trying to help her children of the night survive. And swore not to fall into that pain. Sky Tower had always worked with Nxy in trying to keep control of the Vampires. After my mother, Aer, stepped down, I became Coveness and fostered a political relationship with the wolves of Akkadia. They were a new nation at the time but very powerful. I tried my best to stave off the war between the children of the night and the Wolves but I failed and I had to pick a side.” Lumina said

“You joined forces with the wolves” I stated.

Lumina nodded her head. “I met Serberus during a meeting in the capitol. The people of Akkadia had evolved into a wolf shifter race to combat the overpowered nature of the night children. He was a wolf general in his father's army, the youngest of 12. He had no ambition for the throne and therefore lived his life unguarded. When we met on the front lines of the battle field, I found myself drawn to his light. I had never seen an aura like his. We fell in love and were blessed when I became with child. The war was still raging, shifters and witches alike were all dying. Serberus, the last son of Akkadia, assumed the throne and carried on the great fight, but he was growing tired and so was I. Serberus, in an attempt to end the war before our child was born, managed to make peace with the leaders of the bat clan. My sister, also weary and heartbroken at seeing her children suffer, manages to convince them to end this senseless war. But the truce never came.”

“How did the war end?” I asked.

“The wolves outlasted the bat shifters. With no more members to fight, the Bat shifters surrendered and retreated to the mountains. Shortly thereafter, life resumed as normal. The demand for the red diamond was still there, so the bat shifters continued to use the red stone as their source of income.”

Okay, the war has ended. There is a tentative peace between the shifter races and the humans.

“Why was Serberus murdered?” I asked.

“Over a decade had passed since the war had ended. Talia the first had grown into a beautiful woman. She was a troublesome child but very smart and bright.”

“I gave birth to Neo at 15” Talia senior interjected.

I chuckled. Teenage pregnancy is a thing no matter where you go.

“Neo, Terra and Terris grew up never seeing war, never knowing the pain it caused. It was my hope that they never would. Talia, being the eldest of Serberus’s children, was going to be named his heir. Something that was never done before. This sparked some outrage in the court, especially since he had a male son, Terris. A few days before Talia’s naming ceremony, Serberus and Terris were murdered.”

“They meant to kill Neo. But Terris defends him, allowing Terra to run away with Neo”, Talia senior said.

Lumina continued “With Serberus no longer here in this world and my children and I in danger of being killed, I ran and sought the protection of Sky Tower. We made a home on top of mount Davinkneeya. A few years later, life in Akkadia began to decline. They had no witches among them, so life became really hard. Nothing was growing, water was hard to access, people were starving, outbreaks of disease were rampant. I was still very angry and wanted to abandon Akkadia to it’s fate, but I knew Serberus would want me to help.”

“You created Serberus to help them?” I asked.

Lumina nodded, “The Bat clan had Nyx, goddess of night, Celestia had me, goddess of Light, Akkadia needed a deity to help guide the power of Kaos. I arranged for Serberus’s body to be exhumed and brought to Davinkneeya. I buried him under Vigil overlooking Akkadia and all of Celestia. With my power over all of creation, Serberus was reborn as the deity of Earth. His body served as his temple, his tether to the land.”

Something is not adding up “If Serberus was reborn as a deity, why was he a Black Ether, and why did he need to be purified?”

“A witch like you”