Alpha Knight & the Cursed Witch
ay after years of traversing it, so she no longer found it difficult. Nothing had chang
e her, and she did the same. In Crescent Quarter, words
on a massive iron door before
had identified her. The knob twisted and rattled a few times before a hard thud echoed
s own. The air inside was suffocating, as if she were at the d
you summoned," s
ly, blending effortlessly with the darknes
lack. Silence followed until one of the figures approached her. She
t, she said, "Nysa
its chill reaching her feet. It sounded
er has arrive
indicating the letter's importan
finally spoke the words s
yfarer is back,
their plan must now be executed swiftly
" he ordered. "It will s
hadows and his black cloak concealed his face. It
pered behind her. She dared not move, knowing it would
on her right, echoing around her ears. She could
s of eerie voices whispering at once, repeatedly
her posture until she nearly
my Lords," she said
rried the replica of the Night Howler, greasy black and as small as a fing
she held it firmly in her sweating hands, she foresaw th
g to the Shadows," she whispered to herself, grinning. "And then this
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Sin Gri
the back of his hand. Pain was spreading througho
ng through the tall trees nearby. The thick branches s
distance, trying to help his friend, Emmet
, Emmet moved too slowly. Knight's next
that surrounded them. The fence broke as Emmet la
ok his dizzy head and, without hesi
ot shorter than Emmet. Despite his workouts, n
hysical features did not stop him from moving with precise swings, delib
hen advanced his right foot to kick Emmet in the thigh, further
, and Knight returned
s left," Kni
ore Knight could blink, Emmet had al
ed into long, dark claws,
satisfaction of hearing him groa
h transforming into a Werebeast was prohibited, us
uted above Knight. "You're t
the metallic taste of blo
er into the ground, and the obse
ecame conscious. The crowd always
ck and stand, but Emmet twisted his arm, p
face buried in the ground. It was the most
t to howl with their heads held high into the starless sky.
Emmet was much more delighted in doing such an act. Indeed, Knig
yet his Wolf had not awakened. It was unhe
f weaker origins. But Knight was not just anyone. He was the sole succ
ed to attain immense strength and intellect
think about it. Despite that, K
tournament," he swore. "I will
om the back and was about to twist it to make him unc
g into his palms. The wind blowing was fierce, but there was something unsettling about it.
call. Then the quiet throb of Emmet
f his strength, Knight twisted to the left, dragging Emmet alo
to let him go. Knight tried to wiggle and kick, but h
lnerable neck. Just one wrong attempt and h
urge to blink so as not to miss what came next.
a higher ground than everyone else. He saw it easily despite the ov
above everyone else's. He never bothered to look at his son a
rnament. Not because Emmet was about to win the fight, but becau
his father entertained, or at l
dfire, burning through his entire being. With renewed strength
him off his back and flipping him over onto the ground. Cha
w. There was a deafening silence as time seeme
nto roaring screams that almost distu
imDaleward of
ight could no longer hear anything but the ragged beats of his heart and his name
s the Elder held the bone whistle in both hands
form of respect. He was too tired, too preoccupied to even listen to what the
in seemed to haunt him now. Above everything, he just
the Elder gestured with his wri
The piece of bone now lying in his palms was as cold as the dead,
his consciousness was fading. He had been fighting for more than ten hours
te trophy for everyone to behold, it was such a great milestone that he wanted to smile, even laugh. But when he glanced at his f
h unless you're laughing at your enemies' misfortune. Only s
ead of celebrating his victory, which he deserved, Knight just held his head