Chapter 971 Night of the Hare Moon
Upon getting close to Mavenna earlier, he realized that her scent helped clear his mind.
It was not because of her being a Rosadonna Succubus, but it was because the Hare Moon encourages any Werewolves, an Alpha in particular to mate, and thus anything that leans to intimacy would feel way more pleasant and calming than normal.
Even pulling back from Mavenna took a big chunk of Rex's willpower to do.
He really needs to get out of her as soon as possible/
While he was heading to the Executor's quarter, the same place he went first when he got here, his mind traveled to the others. Rex already made sure that Adhara and Evelyn were taken care of with his clone, but the others were completely alone.
Flunra will probably be fine, but what about Prof. K and Giana...?
Since Flunra doesn't even mention the Hare Moon, he should have a way to protect himself.
On the other hand, Prof. K and Giana who were doing the Kingdom Quest that Rex assigned them were completely clueless about the Hare Moon. Though as a researcher, Prof. K would know a thing or two about the Full Moons' effects, he wouldn't know how to deal with the influence the Hare Moon brought.
Just the thought of this made Rex shake his head, knowing what would've happened.
He remembered the rune he branded on Giana made her more vulnerable, and thus, the Hare Moon's effect would dawn on her harder than normal. At that point, if something didn't happen between the two, it would've been a miracle.
I just hope that she won't get pregnant, that would be bad for the pack.
<Outer pack members weren't able to reproduce or even engage in copulation without permission from the user, and Betas such as Kyran and Flunra wouldn't be able to make others pregnant without the permission of the user>
"I didn't know this was a thing" Rex mused in surprise as he read the notification.
Perhaps, this has to do with the Werewolf pack dynamic.
Rex knew that the normal culture of Werewolves doesn't allow Betas or lower-standing Werewolves to mate. Only Alphas were allowed to mate, and it was done in order to make sure that their offspring were nothing less than strong.
But he didn't know that the System has the ability to even manage this kind of thing.
Then does that mean I could also manage when I have my offspring?
<Yes, the user could manipulate the offspring except for a few specific instances>
<It could be done through the Fertility function>
Upon reading this, Rex shrugged his shoulders and chuckled. He doesn't need to think about this when he's not in a time of peace. It would've been a dangerous move to have a kid when enemies are crawling everywhere.
Each of them is vying against each other to take him down.
Having a kid right now would only mean that he would have another major weakness.
Just to make sure, keep the Fertility function off.
...
Meanwhile, Dargena City.
It was the same as every night, the people were helping each other to survive.
With food production going well alongside the distribution of work, the citizens of the city enjoyed the peace they were given within the imposing walls. Despite the situation being tense, they were still able to enjoy themselves.
Many questioned the absence of Rex or even Evelyn, but that didn't last long.
Remembering the opening speech that Rex gave to them, leaving a deep impression on them because of what he did back then, the citizens didn't question for too long. Their lord stated that danger lurks everywhere, and he would be the bulwark for the peace of the city.
Instead of questioning, the citizens started praying for Rex's safety.
Even the Supernatural citizens did their own ritual to their Origin, all to pray for his safety.
"Sir Gelmar, the Green Messenger, and Lady Giana have returned," A city guard reported to Gelmar, who was looking at the dark blue moon in the sky. The guard gestured towards the entrance, awaiting Gelmar's instruction.
Nodding his head, Gelmar then heads to the entrance.
Upon reaching the entrance, he found that it was true that the Green Messenger and Lady Giana were waiting for the gate to be opened. However, he noticed that the two didn't seem to be well, both were grasping their face and head in migraine.
"I don't know what happened to them, but the two came like that" The guard chimed.
But this made Gelmar point to the sky.
Gazing skywards, with the Hare Full Moon shining brightly, the guard came to a realization.
He was a human, and he forgot that the two were Werewolves.
Coming down from the top of the wall, Gelmar instructed to open the gate. He stood calmly as the gate was opened before him, and he now saw Prof. K and Lady Giana's faces that were seemingly at the edge of breaking.
Pain was palpably shown through their expressions, and it was killing them inside.
Just as Prof. K was about to get inside, Giana stood rooted on her spot before she suddenly fell forward. With a quick reflex, Gelmar came and caught her before she fell down, and quickly inspected her to find her entire body was heating up.
Giana was half awake, but she couldn't move at all.
All she could do was moan under her breath and struggle to endure this hardship.
Signaling to the other city guards, Gelmar told them to bring Giana to the hospital before he turned to look at Prof. K, "Do you need to go to the hospital too? I'll assign some strong city guards to guard you in case you go berserk"
"No, I'll be fine... I think" Prof. K replied, he was sweating profusely despite the cold night.
Reaching for his pocket, he took out a glowing item.
From a cursory examination, the object revealed itself as a diminutive arrow, sized to fit an adult's hand. Its fiery form bore intricate runic engravings, runes that Gelmar had never seen before, and emitted a heat capable of devouring other mana in the air.
In addition, apparently, this item was also generating a more potent iteration of fire mana.
Prof. K handed it to Gelmar and said, "Give it to Lord Rex"
"Lord Rex is not inside right now, so I'll probably give this to Lady Adhara or Sir Flunra. But do you want me to give this arrow to Lord Rex?" Gelmar asked, he was confused as a bow is not Rex's choice of weapon.
But Prof. K waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's something important, so do that for me"
Although he was a bit skeptical, Gelmar didn't push any further.
With that out of the way, both of them then entered before the entrance was closed again.
Meanwhile, inside the castle.
Heeding Rex's request to not go out for too long, knowing full well that dangers lurked around the city and also the incoming Hare Moon, Flunra got back this noon and continued his research about the Slave Mark.
Immersive himself in work, he didn't realize that it was already night when he came out.
"Maybe I should check on the others" He uttered to himself.
Flunra coursed through the hallway alone.
Upon walking by an unglazed window, he was exposed to the Hare Moon's light.
Despite being seemingly nonchalant even though the night was heavily suppressed by the Hare Moon, direct exposure sent powerful dizziness to his mind. But by engraving a rune to the center of his chest, he managed to endure the Hare Moon's effect.
Looking down at the rune, he smiled wryly, "Ancient Rune of Seniority, it's quite handy"
Compared to the other Werewolves that were completely rendered lustful by the Hare Moon, the reason for Flunra not being affected was because of this rune. It was a rune that could completely disregard any lust-inducing effect done by the full moon.
However, the reason for his wry smile is that it could only be used by old Werewolves.
Essentially, he's too old to feel lust anyway.
Sighing to himself, he continued through the hallway and realized that it was very empty.
He was evidently disturbed by this.
Remembering the Prince's castle back before the Supernaturals got sealed, there were a couple of guards in the hallway, he wanted to tell Gelmar to station some guards inside to keep a lookout in case of some intrusion.
But he need to halt that thought for now with the Hare Moon shining brightly in the sky.
Soon, he neared the main bed chamber.
Not even needing to get close, he could already hear the loud and vigorous moans from Evelyn and Adhara engaging in a fierce sexual act with the clone. Flunra nodded at this as the two of them seemed to be fine.
Just then, he glanced over his shoulder as he sensed someone.
"Green Messenger is back. Lord Rex said that he was a scientist, which is some sort of a scholar, right? Maybe letting him take a look at my work would give some insight" Flunra mused before he intends to go out.
However, not even a step, his ears suddenly perked up.
"Kyaaaahh!!"
Upon hearing a muffled, feminine scream, Flunra's gaze swiftly shifted to the opposite end of the hallway. His brows dipped into a frown instantly, concern etching across his face, "That scream—it comes from the other side. Could it be from Kyran's room? Naela...?"
No movement came from the main bed chamber.
Since Adhara and Evelyn were too occupied with their thing, the two didn't hear the scream.
Without even hesitating, he dashed to the other direction with incredible speed.
It took a couple of seconds to reach Kyran's room.
Having no courtesy to knock, expecting the worst, he barged inside and scanned the room.
"Naela, what's wrong?!" He exclaimed questioningly.
Flunra saw Naela near the door, her back was against the wall with both hands covering her mouth. Evident shock could be seen on her face, and she seemed to be looking at the bed direction which made Flunra's heart thump even faster.
If she was looking at the bed, then that means something happened to Kyran.
Owing to the peculiar angle of the room's layout, he couldn't catch sight of the bed from the entrance. Stepping forward, his gaze swept towards the bed, and in an instant, his eyes widened in absolute shock seeing that Kyran was still lying on the bed, but had his eyes completely opened!
Yes, Kyran was awake!
Even though the time until his awakening was still far, he managed to open his eyes.
"K- Kyran...? How is this possible?" Flunra gasped in shock.
...
The Scarlet Bane Kingdom, inside the King's castle.
Similar to the condition of Adhara and Evelyn, the entire kingdom was indulged in fantasy.
Like animals, the Alphas of each pack were having their way with their female Werewolves who gladly do their roles in order to keep their entire race strong and alive. The time of Hare Moon is the time for them to increase their numbers rapidly.
Unlike the other races, the Werewolves have trouble keeping their population up.
All of that was caused by Rex.
Rex held the mantle of the most powerful Werewolf in general, and according to their Enchanters and Shamans, transforming individuals from other races—humans, for example—into Werewolves necessitated the involvement of the mightiest among the Werewolves, which happened to be Rex.
Due to that, they couldn't use the forbidden ritual to increase their numbers.
But that was about to change.
With the awakening of the Storm Prince, there was a contender, and the mantle might shift.
lightsΝοvεl ?οm However, right in front of the throne room's door, a Werewolf stands.
Dorlus is the trusted Beta of the Storm Prince's pack, he had accompanied the Storm Prince through thick and thin, and thus he was the one tasked to guard the throne room's door while the Storm Prince indulged in the reproduction process.
Similar to Flunra, Dorlus doesn't seem to be affected by the Hare Moon.
At that moment, a silhouette emerged from the shadows at his side, startling Dorlus deeply as had failed to sense the figure's presence. Despite his adeptness at maintaining a composed countenance, the sight of the mysterious figure and the aura it exuded prompted a subtle break in his stoic expression.
"W- Who are you...?" He asked whisperingly, fear tinting his voice.
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