Our forest is attacking the vampires? What is this now? I hear Vincent exulting in my head, and I close the mind-link. Well, at least now I can stop worrying about the East. Though I really wish I knew how the hell the forest is suddenly stepping into this fight!
We are now clearly getting the upper hand. A few Sea Moon Wolves are injured, but werewolves from another Clan stepped in, I’m unsure which. Anyway, these new wolves are fighters, seeing how they attack the vampires without mercy and take them down one by one. They are now enough to defend themselves here. I leave this part of the battlefield, avoiding enemies to head North. I need to join Elena, Bobo, and the Blood Moon Clan.
Behind me, I hear Tonia growling, but I ignore her. I know Damian told me to stay back, but I never agreed to it. The harbor isn’t any safer now, anyway. She follows me, and we soon reach another fighting ground, more into the city this time, somewhere in-between the Port and the Latino District. I spot Elena right away: As I suspected, she is the only one standing in her human form, other than the vampires.
Even so, I have to say, she’s obviously a great fighter. She is fighting with some sort of wooden pole, and her moves are like those fight choreographies you see in action movies. Noteven one vampire can get close to her, she is fiercely standing her ground. Plus, she has two wolves siding with her: one is Bobo, and the other is a smaller tawny wolf unknown to me.
“Elena!”
“Nora! Are you okay? Moon Goddess, you’re bleeding!”
“It’s okay. Why aren’t you in wolf shape?”
“Don’t worry, I can defend myself fine this way.”
That’s not what I asked! She obviously ignored my question, so I don’t ask again. We have more urgent matters at hand. Elena didn’t lie when she said they were not doing great here. The number of vampires is starting to grow, and there are only about a dozen werewolves.
I try to defend another wolf who having difficulty, but Tonia is hindering me in attempting to protect me. Can’t she let me fight by myself!
Bobo, too, is fighting harder, trying to protect both me and Elena. Is it because of her heritage, because she is a mixed Royal like me? I feel like there is something else. He is also very protective of the other male wolf next to Elena, though this one is doing just fine. Elena and this tawny wolf seem used to fighting together, completing each other’s moves like a synchronized dance. At least I can stop worrying about her since she really is doing great on her own.
I, on the other hand, can’t say the same. I’ve been keeping this up for a while now, and the exhaustion is growing on me. I’m glad I stuffed myself up with cake earlier, giving me extra energy for all I’m burning right now. But somehow, more and more vampires come at me one after another. My wolf and I aren’t ready to back down, however. I ignore the pain in my arm and jump with Tonia on a female vampire close to us.
“Nora, there is something weird.”
“What is it?”
“I feel like they’re targeting you!”
“What?”
I look around, and though it takes me a few minutes, I realize she might be right. No matter how hard Tonia and I fight, it’s like the vampires focus on our duo. As more keep coming, a lot of vampires do keep the other wolves busy, but I still notice a bunch of them aim directly toward us. That’s why we have been doing triple work all along! Elena’s right, there are a lot more vampires lying around Tonia and me than anywhere else. I jump to another position, and our opponents ignore Tonia to rush towards me. Why now?
I keep fighting them off, Tonia and Bobo helping me. For my first real fight, other than the duel, I never thought I would be fighting vampires alongside other packs! But there is a mix of Opal Moon, White Moon, Sea Moon, and Blood Moon wolves gathered all around, and everyone is doing their share.
“Nora, we are pretty much done here! The forest stopped attacking the vampires a while ago, but we are finishing the job! We sent a lot of our valid warriors straight to the North to help now!”
Finally! I relay Vincent’s news to Elena, who immediately shares it with her own Alpha and the Alpha of the White Moon Clan. Realizing she was talking with them all along, I ask her about the situation in the North while shredding a neck off.
“Not good. Xavier said something odd is going on over there, too. The vampires are using some sort of poison, slowing our people. I know it sounds weird, but our river is attacking the werewolves. Tell the Sea Moon Wolves to stay far from the water, it’s attacking the packs!”
Seriously, the water now? I wouldn’t have believed her a few minutes ago! I was glad some sort of force from the forest was helping the Jade Moon Clan, but then how comethe water is attacking us? The Northern territory is right on a river, too! If this is what the vampires were relying on, it explains why they choose to attack from the North. I use the mind-link to pass the information to the Sea Moon Alpha.
“We’re good here, kiddo. No attack from the sea, but I’ll tell the guys to be careful!”
Whatever it is, it’s only in the North now. But it’s powerful enough to let the vampires dominate four packs allied together! Gosh, I hope Damian is alright! I ask Elena, but she says she doesn’t know. It’s probably too chaotic in the North, so no one can stop and look for a black wolf. I pray to Moon Goddess for him to be okay and focus on my own fight.
Suddenly, Tonia takes a violent hit from a duo who ganged up on her. I want to step in, but I’m already fighting off another one of those bloodsuckers a few meters away. Bobo is also too far away, helping the other tawny wolf. They managed to scatter our group somehow, this is not good. I hear Tonia whimper— she’s really hurt. The second I turn my head to look at her is a mistake. I feel a vivid pain, and a kick throws me a few steps back. The pain blinds me for a second, and my wolf whines in response, the distress echoing in our mind.
“HELP!”
“Nora, don’t...!”
For a second, all the wolves around me freeze and turn their heads to me. It’s like they all heard me, and in a few seconds, they all fight harder than ever. I realize some of them are trying to fight off their opponent to come and help me, but it’s useless. I’m too far from any of them. I’m on my back, and that damn vampire as a hand on my throat, pinning me down. He lost his dagger earlier in the fight, so he focuses on trying to hit me. I bite furiously anything that comes close. Gosh,those creatures are damn strong! I need to break free before he breaks my neck!
Suddenly, we hear a loud howl, and everyone turns their heads. A new pack has joined the fight! I hear Elena’s cheer of joy in my head.
“It’s Lysandra Jones! The Purple Moon Clan!”
