Alaric Callahan-Balkan POV
Hindi ko na alam kong ano ang gagawin ko ng makita si Aphasia na karga ni Lleon. Kaagad akong tumakbo palapit sa dalawa. Lleon lost his emotions. Hindi niya binitawan si Aphasia.
Tears rolled down my eyes as I watched her lifeless in the arms of the Prince. Her chest is covered with blood. Ambrosia fall to the ground when she saw what happened. Pinalibutan ng pack warriors si Prince Lleon sa labas ng palasyo. Aphasia is on his arms. Naroon si Ambrosia at walang humpay ang iyak.
Bumalik kami sa loob ng palasyo kasama ang Alpha. Marami pang mga bampira ang naroon kaya walang awa namin silang ginapi. Ng matapos namin silang durugin ay nakita ko ang isang lalaki na tumalon galing sa pinakatoktok ng palasyo. The ground breaks upon his landing. Kasunod nito ay si Cassius na mabilis ang mga galaw na nakarating sa tabi ko.
"He's completing his curse", sabi ni Cassius.
Halos hindi ko na makilala si Prince Niklaus. Pula ang kanyang mga mata. He look like a total monster.
Kaagad namang bumaba ang mga mata ko sa katawang hawak niya.
"ARTEMIS!", sigaw ko.
Kaagad akong tumakbo para malapitan si Prince Niklaus ngunit isang malakas na hangin ang tumangay sa aming lahat. We are thrown outside the palace. Kaagad akong tumayo but the larges doors and windows are closed. The strong wind blows again like a tornado at tinangay kami. Natigil lamang ang malakas na hangin ng sabay-sabay kaming bumaksak sa damuhan. Sa labas ng Sighisoara. Sa labas ng tulay.
Sa malayo ay tanaw namin ang pagkasunog ng palasyo.
"ARTEMIS!", I keep on shouting but what can I do? We're thrown outside.
"Prince Niklaus killed her", sabi ni Amadeus.
"No. My brother loves Artemis so much", pigil ni Prince Cassius.
Sa galit ni Amadeus ay nagsuntukan ang dalawa. Bumagsak sa lupa si Amadeus at iniindia ang sakit. Prince Cassius look dark.
"I lost my sister!", galit na sigaw ni Amadeus.
"I lost my brother!", mas malakas na sigaw ni Prince Cassius.
Umambang aatake si Amadeus sa kay Prince Cassius na mabilis naagapan ni Alpha Bonvich.
"The Crown Prince can't kill Artemis with that dagger, Deus. Hindi mahawakan ni Niklaus iyon. That dagger can only kill him and only Artemis can do it. He didn't kill her. She kill herself!", masakit mang sabihi pero kailangan.
The palace burned down. Ni kahit poste na nakatayo ay walang natira. It's the Hawthorne's Fall. It's gone.
And with that. We need to move on.
Third Person's POV
Hearts are broken. Lives were taken. Tears keep falling.
Lahat ng natira pagkatapos ng araw na iyon ay walang humpay ang paghihinagpis.
They buried Aphasia's body to the Callahan's temple at Groove Prague.
The towns and villages got the peace they always prayed for. Finally, no more deaths. No more killings. And no more vampires. Kaya buong buwan ang kanilang kaligayahan. May mumunting salo-salo sa bawat bayan.
Time passes. Everyone heals.
Bumalik ang Alpha sa kanilang pack at sinalubong ng masayang balita ng kanyang Luna.
"I'm pregnant with our second baby", sabi ni Luna Deane.
Ngumiti ang Alpha.
"We'll make packs around Lupine Ridge", sabi ng Alpha.
Doon na nagsisimula ang iba't-ibang pack sa buong Lupine Ridge. Packs scattered around the area and the center of it is the MoonBlazingFire.
"They'll be calling you Luna Queen, my love", masayang sabi ni Alpha King Bonvich.
Lleon is the next heir. He reigns as the next Alpha King. He choose Aeneas to be his Beta.
Alpha Bonvich and Luna Deane leaves the pack castle and travel outside the town. Far away from where they all began.
The Callahan on the other side is building their own lives. By trying to move on, araw-araw may kasiyahan sa kanila.
Darius and his family was brought back to the Callahan's. Kasama na roon si Galenus at Melusina.
Amadeus married the girl named Alice, where he meet during the training.
Si Alaric ang nagsilbing pangulo. The Callahan is at peace. No more fights. All is equal with powers.
Ambrosia got married too. But not with Cassius. He compelled her to forget for he is just a destruction for her.
Cassius indeed love Ambrosia but he can't stand seeing her miserable in his arms. He will be just a reminder of Artemis's death to them kaya mas minabuti niyang lumisan doon. Finding his own way of living and surviving. He travel back to Bulgaria where their kind started.
Alaric remained single. He dedicated his life for the better of the whole Callahan Palace and the whole town.
After the huge tragedy. Everyone is still capable of healing. Some needs a short time. Some needs to escape. Some needs to forget. Everyone is capable in their own comfortable way of healing.
Maybe, some bad memories will remain and it will leave a huge scar. But that's just a reminder of how brave you are to face it. Bad memories are still a memories. It depends on how you handle it. Be it with bad or good. Positive or negative. Memories will remain as it is. It's just a memory. It lives in the head. It's your choice to leave it or live it. Stand up! Take it as a lesson. Don't look back and keep moving forward.
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BLOOD BOUND: THE HAWTHORNE'S FALL ( Book 1)
VampireBeing born with a prophecy is hard. Choose between life and death. I'm stepping on both sides. The other one is on death which is always be there. The other one steps on life, which is not certain. Life can be taken. Death isn't. My name is Artemis...
