The war was still ongoing while Luna Mavana was inside the house. By this point, she had slashed Ryan so badly that he could barely be recognized.
“You could barely defend yourself, let alone defend your Luna.” Luna Mavana spat on his body and then left.
The blood splattered on her clothing and face. She closed her mouth and eyes, irritated.
“Sticky thing.” She said:
She tore a piece of his clothing and used it to clean her sword and parts of her body.
She was attacked from behind by some helpless wolves, but fortunately, she was quick enough to notice them.
She bent over and swung her sword at some of them, punching the rest.
“Bastards.” She struck them hard on the ground.
They moaned in pain.
She quickly picked up her sword and fled before they could stand up.
She reached the entrance to the large hall. She attempted to enter but upon second thought…
“If I go into this location, there may be an ambush. I believe it would be better for me to take a different route.” She snaps and flips over…
She hid from the approaching warriors, stepped outside, and walked carefully along the cliff to avoid falling off.
Luna Lorienta appeared almost simultaneously, but they were not able to meet. She was taken aback by the group’s raucous behavior.
“What is happening?!” She exclaimed aloud.
Luna Mavana had entered the house via the windows that had been left open.
“Oh my goodness!” She exclaimed when she saw Alpha Carlos’ body.
She covered her nose and slowly walked away.
She looked around with each step she took and moved in sync with it. She would turn to each sound she heard.
“What a selfish and stupid pack to kill its alpha. If she were to rule them, I bet she would lead them into unnecessary wars.” She speaks while staring at the dead body.
“Poor thing, he trusted Luna to be sensible. You paid for your sins; did you expect my alpha to go down alone?” She gave a scoff.
“You died with your sword.” She snorted and made her way to the door.
She hoped that everyone was on the battlefield and that nobody was left in the hallway after entering and finding no one. When Luna Mavana opened the door, she discovered something different.
Luna Lorienta was standing in front of her. Appearing to be on the verge of losing her temper.
“So you killed your prince charming at last?” With a sneer, Mavana swung her sword and emerged with confidence.
She was watching her steps as she walked out. She could not trust anyone around here.
“How dare you believe you can speak to me in that manner?” Luna Lorienta folded her hands into a fist and twisted the corners of her eyes.
“I do not think I can talk to you that way; however, I know I can.” Luna Mavana’s lips curved into a smile.
“You cannot remove any blood from my body just because you killed those people.” Lorienta bit her lip.
“We will see about that; I do not need to talk too much. You are a shameless person who was so driven by selfishness that you killed your husband. I can not think of a better way to characterize that than as stupid. You are incredibly stupid.” To ensure that Lorienta could hear her, Luna Mavana made sure to spell every word.
Lorienta’s face flushed with rage. Her heart started racing, and she was so furious that she could kill Mavana with a single look.
“Believing that you can bring your men here and survive is the worst mistake you have ever made. I will end you.” She gestured toward Mavana.
“Ryan!” She raised her voice.
Luna Mavana started giggling, which confused Lorienta. Her gaze swept around, searching for something amusing.
“You hire people to protect you. those who were unable to save their lives.” Mavana sneered.
Lorienta glanced up and stumbled backward a little before walking a few paces to the door and opening it slightly. Her head slammed in horror as she noticed Ryan’s body lying all over the place. He was unnoticed, and his eyes were plucked out. For a second, Lorienta experienced trauma.
“You are a murderer.” Lorienta’s hands trembled. Her lips twitched.
“At the very least, I did not murder my husband.”
Luna Lorienta took out a dagger from her pocket and attacked Mavana.
Mavana did not hesitate to draw her sword and pursue Lorienta.
“You killed Ryan!” Lorienta shouted.
Why is she putting on so much drama? Mavana pondered while attempting to keep her away.
Luna Mavana avoided stabbing her with her sword. She wanted her alive, so she looked for every possible way to render her unconscious without killing her.
She tossed Lorienta away, but she ran back to her.
“Alright, enough of this.” Luna Mavana became irritated and hit her in the head with the back of her sword.
Her eyes rolled, and she collapsed to the ground unconscious.
Mavana was attempting to catch a breath.
“You are a daughter of…” Someone grabbed her by the neck.
She was pushed away from her sword. She was using just her hands to struggle.
“Get off me,” she said with difficulty.
“You murderer,” Daisy spoke up behind her.
Grabbing her head, Mavana threw her to the ground. She collapsed onto her back.
“His sister, huh?” She mocked.
Daisy jumped up and ran to her while yelling.
Luna Mavana grabbed her hair and sidestepped her blow.
“Some sleep is what you need.” She hit her head on the pillar and she slumped too.
Due to her numerous injuries, Luna Mavana was weak and collapsed to her knees.
Quickly, the acting head warrior located her.
“My Luna, are you alright?” He rushed over to her and raised her head.
She was so exhausted that she was breathing through her mouth.
“We have to leave this place.” Weakly, Mavana said.
“You need to rest; you are bleeding.” The acting’s head warrior made a suggestion.
He was about to mutter something else when Luna Mavana stood up and raised her sword.
“They are coming with us, so put them in the cage.” She instructed the head warrior as she leaped away.
When she got outside, she smiled with satisfaction as she saw how many Crest pack warriors were on the floor.
“We achieved victory.” She exclaimed, raising her swords.
The other soldiers followed suit, raising their own. “Yay,” they exclaimed.
They must have lost several warriors, but the fact that they emerged victorious was what made them happy.
*******
They started their journey back to the Silverado pack. The journey lasted two days. Luna Mavana was injured and had to stay in the cart that they took from the Crest pack for a while before joining them in walking.
They rested for a day and a half before continuing on their journey.
On the final day, they were approaching the pack. Luna Mavana refused to appear weak in front of the crowd, so she exited and joined them in walking.
“The warriors have arrived.” The spy who was up saw them and informed the rest.
They played the drums and opened the gate as Luna Mavana and the other warriors entered.
They all cheered for victory, but the elders were still shocked to see Luna Mavana imprison Luna Lorienta and the alpha’s sister.
They looked at themselves with disbelief.