Chapter 124 - Sparing His Life

The werewolves attacked Kira and Marceline simultaneously. But the combined power of the great white wolf and the vampire king was exceptional. The werewolves couldn't match their power and speed, especially their teamwork!

Thud! Thud!

The werewolves whimpered as they were thrown at the nearby trees, their back hitting the tree trunk, causing them to fall down and collapse.

Growl! Growl!

Marceline let out another loud and intimidating growl, giving them another warning. 'Go back now and leave!'

The werewolves were hesitant to leave as Cedric didn't give any order to retreat. He continued attacking Kira, charging in his direction while swinging his sharp claws. This was like a rematch between the two men. 

Kira was dodging Cedric's attacks and advances, while Marceline jumped forward to stop the other werewolves from intervening. When Marceline stepped forward, snarling at the other werewolves, they subconsciously stopped and got frozen in their spot.

Stella, Marceline's wolf, had this frightening aura. Her sharp fiery eyes were enough to scare them out of their wits. In just one look from her, she could make them into submission, yielding to her superiority and authority.

They didn't dare attack Kira under Marceline's watch. They just observed the fight between Kira and their Alpha, Cedric.

Cedric kept jumping from left to right. But Kira could still avoid him. Cedric was getting slower as Kira finally adjusted to his speed.

Later on, Kira had caught Cedric by his neck. He strangled him for a moment before smashing him on the ground.

Thud!

Crack!

The sound of breaking ribs along with his piercing whimpers resounded in the entire forest, echoing in the middle of the night!

Even the werewolves, who were just watching the scene on the sideline, whimpered at the sight of their Alpha being beaten up by the vampire whose rank they didn't know.

'How could a mere vampire beat up our Alpha?'

'Should we interfere and help him?'

'Don't you dare! You have to go through me  first before you can touch him!' Stella snarled at them.

They stepped back, bowing their heads as they whimpered in submission with their tails tuck between their legs.

They couldn't help their Alpha because of Stella's presence. She was not allowing them to get near Kira. She was protecting him from all sides like a guardian angel.

Meanwhile, Kira was still pinning Cedric on the ground. The poor Alpha tried to struggle against Kira but he was holding him in place. Cedric was completely immobilized.

He failed to notice that Kira had already regained his sense of sight. His scarlet eyes were glowing in the dark while staring at Cedric intently. His grip on Cedric's neck tightened.

Complicated emotions covered his face when he began reading Cedric's mind. He was a little bit shaken after discovering something.

He remembered what Marceline had told him yesterday. Cedric's wolf was similar to the giant wolf who attacked her eighteen years ago. She thought they were just one. Their appearances were the same.

At this moment, Kira could kill Cedric if he wanted to by snapping his neck but he hesitated once again just like what happened during Grandpa Roland's birthday party at Crystal Crescent Manor Hotel.

Part of him wanted to kill him for what he had done to Marceline, however, he hated Dominique Silvano more than Cedric Morgan.

And he already decided to use Cedric to attack Dominique Silvano. After reading some part of Cedric's memory during their first encounter, Kira found out that Cedric was planning to steal the throne from Dominique.

He didn't kill him that night because he learned that Cedric was planning to backstab and betray Dominique Silvano. Cedric was his favorite werewolf general so Dominique would be astounded beyond belief once he found out that Cedric wanted to destroy him.

Kira wanted to give Dominique a taste of his own medicine that's why he spared Cedric's life. He was even considering working with him to destroy the Silvano Clan. Kira's goal was to let Cedric and Dominique destroy each other!

So instead of breaking Cedric's neck, Kira just raised his hand, throwing a hard punch at his abdomen. Another loud whimper escaped from Cedric's mouth. He writhed in pain under Kira's grasp.

"SLEEP!" Kira mumbled in his commanding tone.

After saying that, Cedric slowly closed his eyes as he fell asleep. The werewolf fighters couldn't believe it. The strongest werewolf of the White Claw Pack was put under mind control even during a full moon wherein the werewolves were at their full strength!

Kira carried Cedric's unconscious body and threw it to the other werewolves. "Leave now! Bring your Alpha with you. If you tried to set foot in this forest again, I will kill you. This is my last warning."

GROWL!

Stella supported Kira's words when she let out a loud growl.

Cedric, who was lying unconscious on the ground, began to transform back to his human form. He was utterly defeated tonight. He had never imagined that he would lose against Kira even during a full moon! His strength was not enough to fight the Vampire King.

On the other hand, the werewolf fighters already knew the right thing to do at this moment– RETREAT! They immediately carried Cedric to the back of one werewolf as they withdrew and pulled out of the Northleaf Timberland Forest.

Even their Alpha was no match to that vampire, how could they fight him? Aside from being strong, that vampire had the protection of the great white wolf. They couldn't stand a chance! Their only way out was to retreat and save their lives from getting killed tonight.

When the werewolves left, Kira coughed up blood. He used a lot of his mind control ability tonight just to hypnotize numerous werewolf fighters and their Alpha.

'Ki!' Stella called him out through their mind link. She immediately moved closer to Kira, using her giant body to support him.

Kira felt touched by Stella's action. He didn't expect that he would be protected tonight by a werewolf… a creature he loathed so much.

'But she is a special case. She is Marceline, not any other werewolf,' Kira's subconscious reminded him.

Feeling weak, Kira had to hold Marceline's wolf form. He leaned on her, trying to steady his footings. 

"I'm just fine. Don't worry about me. Thank you for saving and helping me tonight… Stella." Kira petted her head gently.

'Hop in!' Stella said, allowing Kira to ride her at her back. 'We're going home,' she added, nudging her nose at Kira's body.

Kira could only sigh helplessly. He had mixed feelings right now. He felt guilty for Stella as he hadn't fulfilled her request yet. Furthermore, Kira felt sorry for Marceline as he didn't kill Cedric tonight for his own benefit. Cedric was the werewolf who attacked them eighteen years ago.

'Will she be alright once I tell her the truth about what happened eighteen years ago?' 

By reading Cedric's mind, he saw in his memories the past events that happened before. He focused on the incident involving Marceline and her family.

'This will be a great shock to her. Why am I the one learning these things? Why do I have to tell these unpleasant truths to her? Why? Why should it be me?'

He didn't want to hurt Marceline… but it seemed that fate was playing with him. He was always the first person to know those shocking revelations that could shake Marceline's world.

Kira didn't know how he would tell her about these ugly truths.

'Kira? Are you alright? Are you still with me?' 

He was lost in his thoughts when Stella communicated with him once again, snapping him out of his deep trance.

'Let's go now, Ki.'

Kira froze in his spot as he realized something. Marceline's wolf, Stella, was always calling him Ki… the same name Selene was calling him before. Selene was the only person in the Kingdom Phantasia who was calling him by that name.

The white wolf was now getting impatient as the vampire king remained still in his spot.

'Are you coming with me or I'll have to force and drag you?' This time Stella talked to Kira with her authoritative voice. Her annoyance could be heard in her tone.

"I'm coming!" Kira immediately said, hopping in at the back of the white wolf.

'Hold on to me tight!' She said, getting ready to run at her full speed.

"Aye, Boss!" Kira mumbled jokingly, his lips curling up in a cheeky smirk. He bent forward, holding her neck. She was very fluffy and her furs were so soft.

Whoosh!

The giant white wolf was running at her full speed. Kira felt like they were flying. In no time, they reached the Zhou Ancestral Mansion.

Kira's jaw dropped as he saw the damage they caused tonight. 'Boss Lin… I mean… my wife… am I getting scolded tonight? Tonight is our first night of being husband and wife.' He pouted his lips while scratching the back of his neck.

'I think I'm in trouble…' Kira thought to himself, simply gazing down at Stella. He wondered if Marceline would transform back to her human form. She'd been sleeping for several hours now. Stella even took over her body.

Soon Kira jumped off from her back. "What are you going to do now?" he asked her curiously.

'I'm going to heal your wounds,' Stella responded promptly before licking Kira in the different parts of his body. Kira was bitten by several werewolves a while ago and the poison of their bites remained in his body.. When his fresh wound got in contact with her tongue and saliva, they healed faster than he had expected.