Chapter 117 - 116. Next Destination

Eden blinked, not knowing what to think of the reaction. He was ready to see his father excited by the news, but the latter didn't seem happy and the reason behind this displeasure was beyond his understanding.

As he tried to guess what could upset the dominant, a soft sigh escaped Snow Bloodhood's mouth.

"Don't mind your father, Eden. Please keep going."

The crease between the omega's eyebrows tightened and he exchanged a look with his mate, who shrugged. Snow Bloodhood's voice echoed in his son's head.

"Don't ask!"

The blond's mouth opened and closed as he gave up on asking the question that was making his tongue itch. Unfortunately, Glen had received no instruction from the Luna and it was with genuine curiosity that he asked.

"Is there any problem, Alpha?"

Another sigh, this time louder, escaped The Luna's mouth and the Alpha looked delighted that someone was finally asking him the question he wanted to answer.

"No, there's no problem, it's just that. I don't have any special skills that allow me to use magic like you or items."

Eden's mouth dropped open and the omega thought for a second that he didn't hear right. Was his father complaining because he didn't have magic?

His eyes stopped on Silver's upset expression, then on his mother who was silently begging him to not encourage his father any further. Lastly, he looked at Archer who was busy stifling a chuckle with his hand.

The two mates had noticed the same thing and even if Glen didn't receive any link from the Luna, he exchanged another look with his mate, and they decided to resume their explanations without dwelling on their leader's remarks.

"We need to gather as much information as we can about this system and I think we go to the Servants of Talamh. Their magic is close to that of the Skinwalkers, but moreover, they have a stronger ability to perceive the energies around them.

The one we met at Black Moon Hospital immediately noticed something when she saw me using my system. She failed to do more, but she told me that a more powerful witch from her clan could help us."

"Are you sure you can trust these people?' Snow asked with a worried tone in her voice.

"I don't think we have time to waste. It took twenty-five years or so to discover Glen's curse and twenty-one years for the Skinwalkers' curse. Who knows what else Light has been up to all this time?" Eden declared. "We have to try everything to be ready for the next time she will show up. There is no doubt that she will hit even harder."

The silence that greeted his argument showed silent approval to his reasoning and the male omega continued.

"We will leave immediately for Green Lake pack where the Servants of Talamh clan is. I think it would take just one day. Then I will come back to Red Creeks Academy to resume my classes.

If the pack announces my marking and I don't get back to class as soon as possible, everything we've done will have been for naught. We have to let them see that both me and Glen have been marked."

"Are you sure you want to go that far? If, as you expect, other packs attempt to get their future Alpha to pass the ritual and they fail, it will be a green light for chaos or even more in the Werewolves world," Acher interjected.

"That's right," Silver retorted, back to his old serious self. "But the Grey Wolf incident showed us that we are not immune to a blow to the back. Even if they accept Eden's marking, some packs that want to assert themselves will believe that they can come and provoke us.

Remember that while they've been keeping a low profile for the past few days, Crescent Moon and Red Creek haven't said their final word yet. I don't think their alphas suddenly became meek.

We have already shown the power of Bloodhood when we annihilated Grey Wolf. If we show that we have the protection of the Moon Goddess because our future leaders have passed an ancestral ritual, this will be a strong announcement."

Silver Bloodhood turned to Glen to give him a stern look.

"Eden told us that your curse has evolved. Now that you've marked him you know how important it's for Bloodhood and him that you survive no matter what? You carry the future of the entire pack on your shoulders. I hope you won't let it down."

Glen met the alpha's gaze without blinking. He knew what weight was on his shoulders the moment he agreed to become Eden's mate and he was ready to do everything to ensure his role.

"I won't, Alpha."

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Sitting with a mug filled with a steaming drink in his hands, Connor was bundled up in a padded coat. Before his amused gaze, Sora squealed as Greg pulled the wooden sled she was sitting on.

"I didn't know you were already back," Glen said, stepping closer to him.

The man tore his eyes away from the lovely vision in front of him and stared at his friend. He immediately noticed the travel bag the alpha was carrying in his hand.

"Yeah. Already back and almost anew. You're leaving?"

"As you can see," the dominant nodded, turning to watch the doctor's and the little omega's games.

He then saw that Eden was striding towards them and as soon as he was near, the omega girl shouted at Greg to stop the sled before jumping and running into the arms of the blond who caught her in flight.

Connor chuckled and resumed his questions.

"Where are you going?"

"Green Lake pack's territory. We're going to meet the Servants of Talamh to see if they can tell us something about Eden's system."

"Sounds fun," Connor commented as Eden approached them with Sora.

Heavy clouds of steam billowed from her mouth as she caught her breath after her restless play on the sled. As soon as she saw that they were almost next to Connor, she squirmed so Eden let her down and ran towards the man with light brown hair.

Each of her steps made noise in the snow which had formed a thick layer on the ground and she was having a hard time walking.

As she raised her face to look at Connor, Sora misjudged the height of the snow at her feet. She stumbled and fell full length, leaving the imprint of her body in the snow. Quickly picked up by Eden, the little werewolf got back on her feet, swollen face full of snow and red eyes on the verge of tears.

"Whoops! Small emergency, I think," Connor announced as he stood up and Glen chuckled.

"Barely engaged and already up to your neck in the daily life of a little family?"

"Well, I'm jobless for now and my fiancé has strictly prohibited me from strenuous activity as I have a mild concussion." He observed Sora trying to hold back her tears when Eden had signaled him not to come.

"I'm amazed you're listening to him. Usually, you kiss your way out of this kind of situation."

"Yeah, but I think I overdid it a bit. Moreover, the WIA's reaction was a real blow. I didn't expect them to take my job away once they learn that I was a Skinwalker and therefore a wizard."

"I'm sure Stevenson is doing everything he can so they take you back."

Connor shrugged. He looked down at the little werewolf who had finally reached him and bent down to pick her up. Just a few steps away, Eden then Greg joined them.

"You're leaving?" The omega girl asked in her small voice.

"Yes, and do you know where we are going?" Glen said as he bent down to look her in the eye. Sora shook her head in denial. "At Green Lake!"

"For real? I want to go too! I want to go! Please! Please! Can I go too? I want to see my Mummy!" Connor winced upon hearing the excited cries of the werewolf and looked at Glen. The alpha shrugged in response.

"Come along with her! It's a one-day trip. We leave immediately afterward to return to Red Creek because Eden has to resume his classes."

The man turned his head to Greg, who nodded in agreement. The latter knew that if they were with Glen and his mate, there shouldn't be any problems the two of them couldn't handle.

As soon as she saw Greg's reaction, Sora's head snapped to Connor and her eyes began to sparkle as she waited for his response.

"Don't look at me with those eyes, go ask that grumpy guardian of yours!" Connor answered her silent plea.

Without wasting any time, Sora jumped into the snow then ran as best she could towards the cave.

Eden watched her tiny figure disappear inside.

"If she comes with us, we can ask questions and find out about her. I think it's not a bad idea to learn about her if you want to know more about her powers. If I got it correctly, her mother is a werewolf from Green Lake? I wonder who her father is and how she may exist."

Several minutes later, a small white figure emerged from the cave, dragging behind it a beige-and-brown furred werewolf that looked like he wanted to be everywhere else but there, being led around by the nose.

His footsteps stopped near the group and he looked down into the gleaming eyes of the omega who had already coerced his answer from him.

"We'll come along," Cliff stated as if he had just announced his surrender.

Eden let his gaze scan the number of participants on this trip and turned to his mate.

"I'm going to ask my father to lend us one of the pack's cars. I doubt we'll be comfortable traveling if we take Greg and Connor's car."

He walked away after a brief nod from the alpha and Greg was already leaving to collect his belongings and those of his fiancé.

When less than an hour later, all the passengers settled inside the car to begin their journey to the territory of the other traditional pack, Green Lake, Eden thought it was his chance. With Connor's unexpected events, he didn't have time to check his new stats.

The male omega leaned back in his seat and opened his system to review his information. He hadn't since the dome created by Sora had materialized.

A message popped up as soon as he displayed the screen.

[You have Level up 57 times. These changes are not initiated by the system, so only the minimum points were awarded for each level change.

Each Level up gives you:

Strength: +5 Speed: +15 Agility: +10 Intellect: +5

Activation of the Fated Bond Skill by The Warrior allowed you to Level Up 14 times.

These changes are not initiated by the system, so only the minimum points were awarded for each level change.

Each Level up gives you:

Strength: +5 Speed: +15 Agility: +10 Intellect: +5.

Wait for new data to appear. ]

Eden waited a moment, impatient to discover how much he had changed. The screen faded then reappeared after a few seconds.

[Eden Bloodhood Level: 172

Race: Werewolf

Blood rank: Omega

Kind: ???

Class: Legendary

Name: The Chosen One

Stats: strength: 6282 / 10000

Speed: 994 / 25000

Agility: 8801 / 10000

Intellect: 1472 / 25000

HP: 770/770

Skills: Perception (Active, Class Legendary)

Strength of the Ancients (Active)

Blessing of the Goddess (Active)

Fated Bond (Active)

Healing (Active, Class Legendary)

Protection (Active, Class Legendary)

Domination (Active, Class Legendary)

Elixir of the Moon Goddess (Active, Class Legendary)

Command of the King (Active, Class Legendary)

Item: Moon Protection Mark 5/5]

As he was silently reading what was displayed, Sora's hand shook him slightly to get his attention. Her forefinger pointed to where the holographic dashboard he was looking at was displayed.

"What is it?"