Chapter 216

216 I CHOOSE MY OWN DEATH

It was him, it would always be him, in the past or now, or maybe in her dark and uncertain future...

Zuri didn’t know what made her feel this way, but she wanted him and that was what she went for...

She stood up immediately and looked around her. She took everything in. The world had turned into something that she didn’t recognize at all. She saw how the fire had burned everything in its wake and the crack on the ground, which had now swallowed every little thing under the gloomy sky.

This world had been ruined beyond recognition, but in the distance, she could see someone that she knew, the only man that she wanted to be close to, though it was hard for her and she realized she didn’t want to be touched by him.

Zuri wanted to laugh. Was this the feeling that a moth would have when it flew closer to the light? That small creature knew the heat would kill it, yet it couldn’t resist it.

Zuri knew there was a high possibility of herself getting hurt if she decided to go to Chaos. And if what Hades said was right, she would even die...

Yet, she chose death.

“You are indeed very complicated,” Hades scoffed, he folded his arms in front of his chest and tilted his head. He was able to see the answer in Zuri’s eyes. She didn’t care about anything else. She wanted to be with Chaos and that was what she chose. Hades watched the white haired girl walk past him and chuckled. “Are you sure about choosing this kind of death?”

On the other hand, after hearing that question, Zuri stopped right beside Hades, her hazel eyes were ablaze, fixed on Chaos, who was still standing alone in the distance.

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“Death has a thousand faces, one of them is you,” she said softly and then lifted her head to look into Hades’ yellow eyes directly. “And I choose him to be the end of me.”

She didn’t know what would happen later. The man was a walking chaos. He was the true calamity for this realm and Zuri knew she was better off without him.

Yet, she couldn’t explain the pull that drew her toward him. Or the emotional void that she felt when she was not with him.

She wanted to dismiss these feelings, but it was simply something that she couldn’t do. She didn’t want to do it.

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There was no news from Fokosa city and the people that were deployed to that area couldn’t be reached. They lost complete contact with them.

The only news that Archie got and the last thing that they heard from the city was; the fact it had been destroyed beyond belief.

Fokosa city was no more. It had gone down in the fire and the mysterious crack that swallowed everything.

The capital city had disappeared. It was not a place you could get closer without the horrible dangers lurking above your head, trying to plunge you into nothingness.

And that news came one hour ago.

There was nothing that they could save in that city, and the entourage that was searching for the survivors stopped, since they couldn’t enter the city because of the crack.

This mysterious crack appeared out of nowhere and no one could explain what it was, but once you fell into it, it would be the last time for you to be seen.

“Damn it!” Archie cursed under his breath as he slammed his fist on the table.

“We need to stop sending our people to Fokosa city,” one of the men said, furrowing his brows as his fingers fiddled with the report in front of him. He didn’t like how things unfolded.

Not only had the two countries closed the borders and refused to help them, but they also had to deal with the refugees from Fokosa city.

By all means, Fokosa city was the largest city in this country, since it was the capital city, and despite many people having died because of the attack from the supernatural creatures, the number of the survivors was still too high to be relocated to this Lucinda city.

Eventually they would face trouble with distribution of food, water, utilities and other issues, which they had not yet prepared for if a situation like this arose.

They were inside a large room with bright lights, while the gloomy night outside could be seen from a huge glass window on one side of the wall.

There were around four people, including Archie Williams, inside this room and all of them were clad in military attire. None of them looked to be in a good mood.

And when the expected hush fell over the room, a knocking sound echoed, which attracted their attention before someone walked into the room.

“Jasmine,” Archie said, he was surprised to see his daughter. He thought he had lost her during the ruckus in the frozen lake.

Archie strode across the room and pulled his capable daughter into a brief hug.

“I have news for you, father,” Jasmine said. She freed herself from Archie’s arms and her eyes told him that she was ready to fight back for the organization. To get rid of all of the non- human beings out there.

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The Shadow Moon pack was far away from Fokosa city. It took around a day to reach the pack, especially with their current situation, where people were in constant panic and everything was simply out of hand.

“What makes you think it is wise to take the boy with us back to the pack?” Damon asked Liam, as he stared at the young alpha through the rearview mirror. He still disagreed with Liam’s decision.

“Didn’t you see him? How he fought those trained men single-handedly?” Liam said casually, while staring at the young boy, who had fallen asleep, while hugging the little girl in his arms. He looked so protective of this human child, even in his sleep. He wouldn’t even let them touch her.

“Yes, but still...”

“He is a lycan.”

“I know,” Damon was frustrated. “But I don’t see the need to take the human child with us. We can throw her from the car before we reach the pack.”

This was also the first time for Damon to see a living lycan, as their kind was known to be extinct a long time ago.

Thus, not many shifters knew exactly what kind of strength that this creature held, except their physical features, Damon didn’t think many people would remember much about this creature.

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“Can’t you see it?” Liam asked in a light tone, as if he was trying to teach an elementary school student the basic algebra. “He is fond of the girl.”

Damon frowned. He was driving now, but when he stole a glance at Liam through the rearview mirror again, he could see a cunning smile on his lips.

“One thing that I learned from my father is; it will be easier for you to control a shifter when you have someone that they are fond of within your palm.” They needed this lycan, but from the looks of it, he was not a creature that would be easy to handle, even if he was only a child.

But, if Liam could get a hold of the little girl, she would do the job for him and Liam could save his energy and the hassle.

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Zuri swiftly jumped from one safe ground to the other to avoid the crack in between. She tried to focus on where she landed her feet next because one wrong move, she would fall into the endless pit of darkness and then she would have to say goodbye to everything...

She tried to call Chaos, but the man seemed to not hear her. He was standing in his place like a statue, staring into the distance, as his black and long hair flared behind him.

The air felt very humid the more Zuri got closer to him and she felt like she was very warm, even though she just wore an oversized jacket to cover her body.

Her white hair stuck to her sweaty skin and this made her feel even more uncomfortable.

“Chaos!” Zuri called to him and then jumped to the other safe ground again, gasping loudly when her feet almost lost footing, but Chaos didn’t seem to hear her.

Zuri needed to make a few more jumps again before she could reach him, but her feet were very sore now. She wasn’t wearing anything to cover her feet and now blisters started to form on the soles of her feet.

She needed to grit her teeth to go for another jump and then another until she reached Chaos.

“Chaos,” Zuri called him again and now, she was only standing two steps away from him. She watched how he finally responded to her call as he slowly turned around.

Zuri held her breath when she saw his eyes. She had never seen something like that before...

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