"How are the measures be taken?"
"We've men stationed outside the realm guarding the parameters as we speak."
"How many?"
"As many as can fight!!! The rest are in safe corders underneath the Dream."
"Night, are we really going to start another war? The future cannot be rewritten. If only we can just talk to them. Maybe their hearts will be changed."
"She's no different from the Christians that pursued her. Their objective was to instill love within her but once they found out how powerful she was, their plans changed just as fast as her spirit inside her did. I do not want this war, same as you, but in order to open one's eyes, they must first suffer so that God can show them anew. To teach Adalyn a lesson we must first give her what she wants, but then once she realizes that there is more; she will stop. To kiss the face of the sky, you must first kneel to the ground."
"Adalyn, stop kneeling before me. You know that I am an angel and not God. We are not going to…"
"Oh! Oh! Oh!! Sorry. I wasn't kneeling for you, dear me. Your words were enlightening and inspired me greatly, but you weren't even in angelic form. I know now not to question the actions of an angel, but at last, I was only tying my shoe. If you seek my affection, then you're going to have try way harder than that, young one. As I see it, you bow to me. We are the creatures of His inheritance and not you."
"You wanna go, twinkle toes!!!"
"Hey! Hey!! We are not going to do this again. The fight is not here. The fight is out there. Now both you girls, calm down and let's move. I ventured to seek out the Dragon, but at last I found none. I found only his carcass. Since the Dragon is already dead, we must move on to greener pastures."
"Adalyn, it is good to question and even fight once and a while with an angel. It is not, however, right to think of oneself higher than us. You will do well to remember that. As to why we are here, we are not here for the Dragon. We are here for something, or might I say, 'someone' that is more important than they."
"What is more important than a Dragon, a Shadow, and a king?"
"What about a king's son and Shadow's brother?"
"Shadow has no brothers. He would've told me. Star, would've told us."
"Sit over here and let me tell you why this war must be waged. Let me tell you the story of the Shadow….and the Wolf!!!!"
"Shadowwolf!!! I heard the legend, but that's what I thought it was. Just a legend."
"Hey! Open up this door!!"
"Stop knocking and go away!!!!"
"We know about the books, and that you wrote them."
"There are none here!"
"We know. Please, open up. We just want to talk."
"I don't want to talk to you."
"Fine. Then just listen. It is true that Shadow burned all the books as well as your whole team, but that's not why we are here. We were wondering if you knew of his brother's whereabouts? Wolf may be adopted, but that doesn't make him less of a man.
Thank you, Perigen, or should I say…..Rumour!!!!!"
"Shadow was born of me and Dragon. We tried our hardest to have him walk in our shoes, but I could see his mother was not feeling it. He…..I, made it look like he was my own and not 'ours'. His mother wanted him to grow up as normal as possible, but I knew his true potential.
One night as I was training with Shadow, his mother walked in carrying a boy…. a baby more or less. She said she found him helpless and couldn't resist taking him. The more I grew attached to Shadow, the more Wolf grew up and attached to his mother. The battle between brothers began. Who would become heir to the throne? Although his mother loved Wolf, she loves both just as much. It was I…..who turned. She just wanted them to find love, but I knew otherwise. I…huuph!! I'm sorry. I…hupph!! They could've been so much more. If only she could see their potential. They were created for war and not emotions. I…heeuu!! I built the Emotionless because all the stuff my wife was teaching my sons….MY SONS….was just that. Stuff!! It was just stuff that got in the way of their potential. So, if I could somehow take them away, then…."
"Your boys would be left with just their raw instincts of fighting."
"Yes. They'd be powerful. No….they'd be more powerful with no emotions holding them back. They could be anything. His mother, sadly, got word of what I was up to and…."
"Pushed Shadow out of Dreamworld all the way down to Earth!"
"No. That's not what happened. She pushed 'both' of them off the side. To help them be able to live a normal life, she erased their memories and separated them.
Seeing the grief on my wife's face, I couldn't take it anymore. Knowing not where to look, I set out. Days turned to weeks, weeks to months, and months to years. Hope left me and home called, but that was when I found him. The family that took him in, they gave him the name Xavier, but I knew the truth. He was my son!! Wait, why are you smiling?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
"No. Please, tell me."
"You want the honest truth?"
"That's the only thing I seek."
"Okay. It's just that all these years you spent searching for your sons, I bet you already had one in your sights. So, when you found him, since you didn't want to lose him again, you thought it better to stay with him then walk countless years, maybe never finding your other…. SON!!!!! That is, if you never even tried to find Wolf."
"I…I....searched just as hard for…"
"Night, you told me to be honest to you. Now be honest with me. Since Shadow was your favorite, was there ever hope for Wolf? You spent more time looking for him than the adopted. It makes me wonder; did you even want Wolf found? I mean, he's not even a fullblood, nor a halfbreed. He has no deservance of the throne. Did…. any of you bother to search for him?"
"....His brother did. Even after I helped recollect his memories, at the first mention of his younger brother, he was hyped. Shoulda never mentioned him. I had Shadow this close…literally within my fingertips. Shadow wanted to know why they were separated and since I wasn't able to give a suitable enough answer to him, he left to go search for Wolf on his own. At least...that's what I thought. In fact, he came down to do far worse. Just like most, love for his brother was what motivated him most, but thoughts of his inheritance quickly clouded over any past thoughts. He knew what he had to do.
To guarantee that he would get the inheritance, he had to kill his brother. Why? He couldn't risk Wolf coming back and saying that the throne was rightfully his. It was the hardest decision Shadow ever had to make, he told me. He said he regretted making every minute of it."
"So where is he now? Couldn't Shadow, do it?"
"No! Given, he was already plotting against Wolf, but once he saw that Wolf was searching for Truth elsewhere and had built up quite an army of people who helped each other reach for the light, his anger boiled that much more. Not fully knowing what this 'Truth' was, he came to kill Wolf and everyone he loved who believed. He successfully did just that. He killed them all. Only me and Wolf survived. And that's what we've been doing ever since. SURVIVING!!!!
Now you tell us he's back!! No way am I letting you take Wolf. He wasn't even able to stop Shadow the first time. How will this time be any different?"
"Just have faith!"
"I tried that once. Faith!!! Look where it's gotten me."
"What about him?"
"He distanced himself. After the war, Shadow never saw him again."
"What about you?"
"Star, last I saw him, he was a boy. Now he's a man. Sadly, since it has been so long, I can't guarantee you that I'd be able to recognize him from amidst a crowd. Shadow though has told me that Wolf is no longer alone and now has a girl in his life. I hope with everything in me that she can give him the love I never did."
"Poof!! Poof..Poof!! Huu!!! Poof!! Poof..Poof!! Boo!! Boo!! Boom!!!"
"He does that every day. Just him and his punching bag."
"How many bags does this make?"
"This is his fourth."
"I bet!! Look at the muscles on him!"
"That's his fourth.... this month!!!! The other three are over there in the corner."
"Where's the sand?"
"He punched it out of all of them, then collected the sand and stored it away. He's getting stronger, and the world these past few years has not helped with his anger. He punches anger out and keeps love in. The rest of the bags are kept in a safe protected by lock and key."
"Why does he keep them all?"
"He visualizes everything, making every one of his dozen plus punching bags tell each their very own story."
"Has he….."
"No!! He doesn't kill people unless he has exhausted all other options. His mother told him once, 'Whenever you get in an argument, your fists are the last thing they should see, not the first. Anybody can fight an army; few can lead it.'"
"Upp!! There goes the sand. That bag is toast."
"Look, he's picking up another and hanging it up. That makes five."
"You girls need to leave. I'll calm him down."
"Let me."
"Adalyn, no. He only listens to me."
"What about his mother? I may not be her, but I do have her heart, and as such, possess some of her traits."
"Let me talk to him first
WOLF, THERE ARE SOME GIRLS HERE TO SEE YOU!!!!"
"I'm not in the mood right now."
"What does he mean by that?"
"Wolf, they're not here for that, but just want to talk."
"I don't want to listen."
"Maybe we should go. We'll return once he's calmed down."
"No. Please stay."
"Stay? Didn't you say…"
"Please!! He doesn't have much for visitors. Once people hear of his anger, and that his closest friend is a punching bag, they run the other way as fast they can. Even when I tell them how nice he is and that he wouldn't hurt anybody, they do not believe. I try to show him friends, but they do not stay. He scares them away by turning into his wolf ultimata. Go….speak to him for me. He needs to hear a voice other than my own."
"WE'RE HERE TO TALK OF YOUR BROTHER!!"
"Adalyn, watch your words. His punches are increasing. They started when you said the word 'brothers'."
"I have many brothers both physical and in Christ. Which one do you talk of?"
"Adalyn, remember what I said. Just…."
"IS SHADOW NOT YOUR BROTHER!!!!!"
"Or you can hit him where it hurts. What could possibly go wrong?"
"Adalyn, I told you. He's now starting to make holes in the bag."
"His business has no dealing with me. Now say that name no more."
"You can't turn your back on him. Shadow would never turn his back on you. In your time of despair, Shadow loved you so much that he stepped down from the comforts of his home to seek you out. Can you not do the same now?"
"I told you never to say his name ever again. NOW YOU SHALL PAY FOR DISOBEYING MY WISHES."
"Wolf, stop!! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm…...huuu!!!!!"
"DROP HER THIS INSTANT!!!"
"She disobeyed me and now she deserves to pay!!"
"Wolf, let me go. I can't breathe. I can't…."
"Quit clawing and holding my arms. It's pathetic."
"Wolf, it's me."
"Mother!!!!"
"Son, remember. 'Whenever you get in an argument, your fists are the last thing they should see, not the first. Anybody can fight an enemy; few can lead it."
"Huuu!!! Summer, keep talking. It's working."
"Wolf, the reason I didn't raise you to be a fighter like your brother is because there's more to a person than just two hands. The day that I found you, I promised you I would always be there and protect you. I am here now.
That's it. Just let her down slowly. Remember what you promised me?"
"'My hands were meant for building. Words were meant for destroying, and my feet were meant for leading. With everything in me, I won't forget.' I'm sorry mom. I just wish you had stayed. Why'd you leave us?"
"It's okay. I'm here now. I'm here now. That's it. Ohh!! Just don't hug me too tight. My heartfire might escape me."
"Phruuuph!! I'm so sorry. I hid when I should have moved. I resorted to violence against my brother instead of love. Can you ever forgive me?"
"I told you he's…. oof!!!
There, there Adalyn. Just like Summer told Wolf; don't hug me too tight and dry your tears. You're safe now.
We all are."
(This marks the end of this section. I thank you all for reading thus far up to this point. You are probably wondering which story I took Wolf from or if he even is Shadows brother, but don't worry. He is. He is also not just a random trope where I was like, the villain should need a brother cause of the stories of the fullblood and halfblood fighting each other for the throne. This is not that kind of story, sorry. These two are actual brothers and in order for you to know more about these two, and also Rumour, I am going to post their book. This book called CHCS: THE MERGE; was written long ago. It was first written/inspired when I was only in 5th grade and was to be and is my first big series technically. It is three full length books long and it took me from 5th grade to 12th grade to finish it. It's nothing fancy, I just took people from my school and made a story. Didn't know it would turn out into where the three characters would end up today. I debated sharing it for a long time because it's old, grammar, flow, and story is interesting, but since I have been taking characters from other books; then why not this one. Also, I just wrote a chapter about Wolf, Rumour, and Shadow, and how they all met at one point. So now you're going to want to know what the war is that they were referring to. So, since it's three complete Ish type books; you don't have to read the books, but if you don't want to get completely lost in the upcoming chapters then I advise you to read them. I couldn't bear to post them here because...well....they are so old and...yeaa. Not my best work by any stature since they were my first big book series. So, I will try not to referrence these books as much so that the people that haven't read them can still enjoy my story, but I will drop some hinters, jokes and stuff which you would only get if you truly read the books so I'll give it 2 and a half weeks and then start writing more. The first book is CHCS:Rise of the aliens. The second book is CHCS: Strike of Matthew 24. Finally, the third book is FALCON. Hope you enjoy them. Here is the link: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TaylorValk