Brewing Storm - Chapter 185

“Kulimo, this is the Underworld Palace?”

Queen Nakee was stunned by the sight before her eyes. A place like the Underworld Palace, She’d never seen it before in her life.

The crimson structures below and the silver-blue moon above, combined to form a mystical radiance of purple hue that took her breath away.

In comparison to the Floating Flame Island, the Underworld Palace wasn’t any inferior.

In fact, the silver-blue moon in the center of the sky gave a beauty that was unique to it, and could never be found in other parts of the Nar realm.

When Versailles left with the Werewolf Pack, I only felt unpleasant. I didn’t even care to find out what the Underworld Palace was like.

And when I decided to come with Kulimo this time, I only felt a strange emotion and an intense desire to show Versailles that I also had a Werewolf mate as well.

I never once thought about what the Underworld Palace was like…

But just one glance from here, Queen Nakee could already tell that the place wasn’t anything like the Snake Clan.

And this was when she hadn’t even entered the city yet.

Kulimo narrowed his eyes and peered at the prosperous city beyond the stone gate.

Although he was born in the Underworld Palace, he was banished before he could even shift.

As such, this could be counted as his first time seeing the Werewolf Clan’s Underworld Palace.

“Yes, this is the Underworld Palace.” Though low, there was an imperceptible emotion tinged in his voice.

He wanted to return home, to the place behind the stone gate.

The Omega wolves and their mates littered the streets. As the furthest from the Crimson Palace and closest to the Stone Gate, they were the first to catch the scent of the strangers.

In the absence of higher authority, they took it upon themselves to guard their home.

“Who is it!?” They growled.

Hearing no answer, they transformed and dashed forward, guarding the path into the Underworld City with bared fangs and unsheathed claws.

A stripped wolf stepped forward and growled again.

“Awooo! Whoever’s outside, remain outside. Do not cross the stone gate until you’re given an explicit entry.”

“Stay outside, or you’ll have to face us all.”

The females held makeshift weapons and gathered behind their mates, their hollering reaching the ears of Queen Nakee and Kulimo.

“What do we do? They will strike the moment we move forward.” Queen Nakee anxiously looked at her mate.

“We don’t do anything. We wait.” Kulimo knew there would be wolves arriving soon. So he sat on his hunches and waited.

“Hurry! Send an informant to the Crimson Palace!”

“I’ll go!” A female beast slipped out from the group of females and dashed towards the Crimson Palace.

In such a manner, Kulimo and Queen Nakee waited outside for permission to enter as the Omegas and their mates waited for the arrival of the Betas with bated breath.

“Who do you think it is? Since they are able to enter the Underworld, they must be werewolves. But why don’t we recognize their scent?”

“It’s hard to say. Could they be rogue wolves?”

“That can’t be possible. The rogues lose their ability to shift once they’re banished. And with the absence of their ability, they can’t enter the Underworld Palace.”

“Then who is it?”

The region fell in eerie silence, confusion and bafflement swirling in the eyes of the Omegas and their mates as they exchanged confused glances.

It was in such a tense atmosphere that Olsen and his Betas arrived.

From the group of Omegas, the striped wolf stepped out and approached Olsen and the rest.

“Betas, there are strange beasts outside the gate. Their scents’ aren’t familiar to us, but they entered the Underworld Palace.”

His implication was clear. Whatever strange beasts stood outside the stone gate, they were more or less werewolves.

“Thank you for your hard work. You did well informing the Palace. You can leave this matter to us.”

“No need to mention Beta Olsen. As werewolves of the Underworld Palace, it’s our pride and great honor to protect our home.”

“Good. That’s the spirit of a wolf belonging to the Werewolf Clan.” With a brief nod, Olsen led his team and went out the stone gate.

Outside the Stone Gate of the Underworld Palace, a dumbfounded Queen Nakee and awe-struck Kulimo watched the entourage of werewolves dash over and surround them.

The two had only entered the Underworld Palace and were filled with excitement.

Their astonished eyes shifted between the spherical city encircling the Crimson Glass Palace and the silver-blue moon. They wanted to brand the sight in their minds when the overwhelming wolf pack suddenly made its appearance.

“You must be part of the King’s Pack?” Kulimo looked at the grey wolves with inexplicable eyes.

If he hadn’t been banished that year, then today, he would’ve had a pack of his own.

Olsen and the Betas looked at this new alpha with strange expressions. The beast should’ve been a leader of the pack. And yet, before today, they hadn’t even known of his existence.

To live outside the Underworld Palace for so many years and still survive, he was an alpha alright.

“Alpha, follow us. We’ll lead you to the Werewolf King.”

They didn’t answer his question and instead, turned to lead the way.

As the Betas of the reigning Wolf King, they weren’t obligated to answer any wolf. The only one they answered to was King Ramose.

Kulimo didn’t mind their attitude. Even though he hadn’t grown up in the Underworld Palace, he knew the ways of the Werewolf Clan by heart.

He knew the Betas of the Werewolf King only answered to the Werewolf King.

As such, he gave Queen Nakee a reassuring nod and followed the Betas.

In a silent procession, the Betas entered the Underworld City and attracted the eyes of the curious beasts. They had yet to disperse as they wanted to know who the newcomers were.

With bright eyes and anxious hearts, their sight fell on the black wolf in the center.

“The Nar! Did I just see a black wolf!”

“The newcomer is a black wolf? How is that possible? Isn’t our Wolf King the only black wolf?

“What’s even stranger is the fact none of us recognized the scent of this wolf.”

“Does this mean he isn’t one of us?”

The Omegas faces were as pale as if they had seen a ghost.

Where in the realms did a black wolf suddenly appear from?

“This won’t do. I’m following the pack.”

“Yes, let’s follow. We should know who this black wolf is, and where he came from.”

The Omegas felt result and unsettled.

Without any hesitation, they filed behind the Betas and Guard Pack and proceeded towards the Underworld Palace.

In the past few years, under King Ramose’s lead, their Werewolf Clan, though small in size, was able to maintain its status as one of the Six Supreme Clan.

They underwent many extreme training and hardships with King Ramose to maintain this status. And over time, though fearful and cautious around the black wolf, they had come to revere and appreciate his domineering presence.

Aside from the occasional moments when they had to exchange blows with the other beasts of the Supreme Clans, the Werewolf Clan had lived in peace and order in the Underworld Palace.

But the sudden appearance of a black wolf will shatter the peace in the Underworld City and throw the entire Werewolf Clan in turmoil.

In the Purple-Radiance Palace, Ramose leisurely stretched out his hand and grabbed his mate’s hand.

“Light, come with me. Staying inside all day, you must feel bored, right? I’ll take you out to watch a good show.”

“Huh? Take me to watch a show? Don’t you need to be at the Crystalline Palace?” Versailles looked at her mate like he’d lost his mind.

A servant had just reported there was a black wolf in the Underworld Palace.

At this time, shouldn’t he be surprised or feel anxious? After all, his reign would become unstable, right?

Ramose chuckled.

“Haha…that’s where I’m headed. The show will be in the Crystalline Palace. I want to take you with me because it won’t be as fun without you by my side.” He leaned over and kissed her lips.

Then as he rose, he yanked her out of her seat and pulled her to his side. Wrapping an arm possessively around her waist, he led her out of their Purple-Radiance Palace.

“I’ve also instructed the slave beasts to install a throne for you. You can take this chance to see if it’s to your liking.”

“A throne? Did you build a throne inside the Crystalline Palace for me?”

Da**! Why did he build a throne for her there? Wasn’t the Crystalline Hall only for the Werewolf Kings?

Hahaha…Ramose was definitely a beauty trapped ruler! If he was a King of a territory in the six realms, his subjects would bang their heads on the cold stone floor to beg him not to indulge his Queen.

Unaware of his mate’s opinion of his actions, Ramose proudly raised his head and begged for praise.

“Of course! As my Queen, your rightful place is beside me. You and I should always be together. You can shift your work from the Main Hall of the Crimson Palace to the Crystalline Hall. Light, don’t you think I’m smart? In the future, we’ll leave together and return together.”

“Ah…your Betas, won’t they mind?”

“So what if they mind? Do I care for their opinion? I’m the Werewolf King of the Underworld Palace and my wish is the law!”

“Ah…yes.” She had nothing to say to that.

Versailles shed a few tears of grief for the pitiful, abandoned Betas.

Even after their hard work, their King didn’t even care for their opinion.

“Light, are you not happy?” Ramose stopped and looked at his mate.

He made such arrangements and worked hard to keep her beside him at all times.

But his mate didn’t seem to be as ecstatic as him.

Didn’t she want to be with him all the time?

At this thought, his heart almost leaped out of his throat.

“Light, tell me the truth. Don’t you want to spend time with me?”

Versailles almost cursed.

She was clearly lamenting for the Betas and ancestral wolves that got such a mate indulging wolf as their descendant.

Which ear of his heard her saying she didn’t want to spend time with him?

“Ramose, why wouldn’t I want to spend time with you? I just don’t want to hear others criticizing you. If you indulge me too much, your pack will feel discontent.” To prevent further misunderstandings, she decided to come clean.

Her mate’s temper was too unpredictable. She didn’t want him to misunderstand her and take a drastic step by tormenting himself into spending less time with her.

Ramose’s heart melted.

So she was concerned about him…

He raised his hand and lovingly caressed her face.

“Light, if I don’t indulge you, then who else will I indulge? You have no idea how happy I feel when I see your smile. Whenever I do something that makes you laugh, I feel a great sense of accomplishment. Such a feeling, I’ve never felt before. Not even when I put all my heart and soul in taking care of the Werewolf Clan.”

He rested his forehead on hers and lightly kissed her lips.

“So Light, don’t take such a wonderful feeling away from me, okay? Let me love you, indulge you, and spoil you to my heart’s content. Because it’s only when I indulge you that I feel like I’ve accomplished the greatest feat in the seven realms. You bring happiness to this wolf. So let this wolf keep you happy.”

Versailles felt her eyes tear.

Such sweet words, an intense desire to pamper…she never knew a day would come in her life where she’d be fortunate enough to hear and experience such wondrous words and beautiful feelings.

Ramose kissed his mate’s eyes and swallowed her salty tears.

He didn’t want to see tears in her eyes.

He only desired to see her beautiful and enchanting smile.

The smile that made his heart pound, his blood boil, and his breath catch.

“Light, will you let me love you to my heart’s content?”

And see your beautiful smile to the end of time.

He didn’t say it. But he was certain that she’d hear it.

He was certain she’d hear it loud and clear in the link that constantly throbbed between them.. The forgotten link of their soulbond.