[ So what… if something happened to Renésmee? ]
Compared to that, Vincent wanted to see something else. The woman who appeared in his vision earlier. He wanted to see Alice one more time to confirm whether he had actually seen a vision with that blonde or not.
Vincent got up from his bed.
"Vincent, where are you going? Maybe your wound hasn't healed yet so your head hurts. Lie down first—"
"I'm going to the dining room."
Bella thought Vincent would start to hear her word. Apparently nothing has changed. The man was still deaf to the advice of women other than Renésmee.
[ I know he hasn't finished his lunch yet, but should he finish his meal instead of going straight to rest? Why was he in such a hurry to return to the dining room? ]
Vincent reached the dining room and there was no one there. In addition to his unfinished dinner plate, there were two additional dinner plates on the table. One of them must have been used by Alice. Vincent could feel the trail of Alice's pheromone that was left behind.
[ Where is that woman? ]
Vincent transforms into a large black wolf and follows in the smell of Alice's pheromones.
…
Alice managed to catch up to Jacob, apparently they arrived at the library room.
Tall shelves of books covered the castle walls. The books crammed in there were huge in size, maybe three or four times the size of the books Alice knew. Alice became curious about what the contents of the books were.
Jacob stood in the center of the room. There was a large table beside him. On the table there are miniature mountains and valleys that are so large.
Alice hurriedly stepped closer to see what was actually on the table.
"This is a map of the Land of Eden. This map was made by a knight Erasmus who helped us werewolves during the Eternum War[1]"
[ So is this what is called the Land of Eden? ]
Alice only gave her ear to listen to Jacob. Her eyes and attention were completely fixed on the miniature of the large island on the table. Oh, it's bigger than an island, maybe more like a continent.
"You are here now, in the Seth Valley." Jacob's finger pointed to a miniature castle accompanied by a miniature wolf. "Where do you come from?" he asked.
Alice raised her gaze back to Jacob and thought about giving him an answer.
[ Where am I from? Is there a place here called Wonderland? ]
Alice traced the map from end to end. She couldn't understand the characters but she knew that one side was marked north and another one was marked south.
Jacob describes the two great kingdoms that govern the Land of Eden.
The Northern Kingdom, led by the Moon Goddess and the Southern Kingdom led by Queen Erasmus. Each still has authority over its own territory.
There is also the so-called Neutral Region, an area where each region has its own authority. It just so happened that Seth Valley was in a neutral area. So the werewolves have the right to rule their own people.
The neutral area is actually the border between the two kingdoms.
In addition to the Seth Valley which juts out to the south, to the north there are Judas Forest, Abel Valley, and Death Hollow.
Judas Forest is more like a forbidden forest. It is a lawless area. A place where you can find all kinds of living things in the Land of Eden. It is said that wizards control the place.
The Abel Valley is the land of the Vampires.
And the last is Death Hollow or the land of blood. It used to be a battlefield, but that place is a wasteland now. For nearly a thousand years the Eternum War was fought there.
The history was long and tiring. Jacob also couldn't explain what happened during that period. Everything is written in the book. Anyone who wants to know can read it.
Alice was grateful she didn't arrive here during the wartime.
"So, where did you come from?" he asked again.
"Um, it should be something called… Wonderland."
Jacob frowned. He had never heard of a place or region called Wonderland. "Sorry… is that the name of a village? Give me the specifics so I can take you back."
[ Uh, take me—back? ]
Does that mean Jacob will take her home?
"Oh, that place—"
"Who gave him permission to leave this castle!"
Alice was just about to describe what Wonderland was like but Vincent appeared and roared in the library room in the form of a huge black wolf.
"He's responsible for the disappearance, Nessy!"
Jacob immediately took his position in front of Alice.
"No, she doesn't have any responsibility."
[ Renésmee's disappearance was not Alice's fault. ]
But no matter how Jacob explained it seemed that Vincent didn't intend to hear it.
Vincent the black wolf hissed with vengeance. The scene was like yesterday, Jacob was standing in front of Alice to help her and somehow Jacob was able to beat him.
Vincent had never experienced such a defeat. He is Alpha of all Alphas, he even won over Renésmee from Jacob and made him his subordinate. Vincent was sure he could beat Jacob if they fought today.
Vincent glanced at Alice who was behind Jacob. The woman met her eyes. Both eyes have a beautiful twinkle. Alice wasn't looking at him in fear. His eyes locked on her just like a hunter watching his prey. Alice wasn't scared, she was on guard over it.
Vincent stomped his feet, advancing slowly toward Jacob and Alice. He wanted to take a closer look at those beautiful eyes.
Vincent had only taken two steps forward and Jacob suddenly made a declaration:
"She is mine, Vince!"
Jacob had always wanted to say something like that to Vincent. He could never claim Renésmee as his own or anything. Vincent was always on top of him and made Jacob feel like he had nothing.
Now, there was something he could claim as his own. Jacob feels like he is experiencing an amazing feeling.
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!!!"
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[1] Eternum War (Eternum is Latin for Eternal)
The war lasted a very long time and felt like an Eternal War.
That was a civil war between the creatures living in the Land of Eden. Led by two great human factions, the Erasmus and Draconian. They make an alliance and coalition with other creatures, colliding in a fight to get the Fruit of the World Tree.
There are two World Trees:
1. Tree of Knowledge, which its fruit would give you Omniscient Power about the world and let you see the future.
3. Tree of LIfe, which its fruit would give you Omnipotent Power to become Immortal Creature.
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[ Warning!!! Another detail is still locked. ]
[ Your level was still low! ]
[ Kkkk pardon me, I mean… ]
[ Another detailed explanation will be provided in advance chapter. ]
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