Chapter 208: We'll meet again soon

Dane narrowed his eyes at Rehan, who looked emotionless as he looked down at his bloody hand, holding bits of Krys' heart. The latter then shakes his hand as if trying to get rid of the residues. After that, he wiped his hand clean with a handkerchief, before burning the napkin.

Seconds later, he appeared once more behind Harding, who had his arms crossed across his chest.

"I thought that guy was your subordinate," Dane accused, anger could be heard in his tone. Although Krys was someone he detest, he did not think that his superior would just kill him without a second thought.

Harding turned to look at Dane, a surprised look on his face. Or rather, his expression was saying, 'What kind of comment is that? Do I look as if I care?'

"Subordinate?" he repeated. He then laughed out loud. And as quickly as his expression changes, he turned solemn as he answered, "What use of a subordinate who fails again and again?"

Dane frowned in confusion. And then he recalled back then. It seems like the incident where Krys had kidnapped Amber and Bastian and again at the mansion was deemed as a failure that Harding could not tolerate.

"Bite me once, bite me two times, never again!" declared Harding as he placed his hands on his hips.

Rehan, who was standing silently behind Harding, cleared his throat and corrected the latter softly, "I believe the saying is, 'Once bitten, twice shy', my Lord."

"Shut up!" Harding snarled, displeased at the fact that he was corrected.

Rehan immediately went silent.

Harding then turned to look around him, inspecting the situation happening before his eyes. The more he looks, the deeper the frown on his face.

Without turning to face Rehan, he ordered, "Lets go."

"Go, my Lord?" Rehan asked in confusion.

Harding nodded as he turned to walk away from the scene.

"But what about--"

"Leave them. It's an honour for them to die for me," Harding replied nonchalantly.

"Harding, you--!" Dane shouted.

Before Dane could speak more, he was hit by a fireball from Rehan. Although it did not render him unconscious, as it had happened to Rae, it did prevent the former from approaching them further.

Dane gritted his fangs angrily, his claws touching the wound where the fireball had hit his hind leg. He could only watch Harding and Rehan walk away, not caring that they had abandoned their people without looking back.

He tried to get to his feet but he staggered back down when the pain in leg became quite painful, sending a flaming sensation throughout his veins.

Calder, who had been fighting alongside Amarok, just noticed Dane's predicament and wanted to rush over. Seeing how Amarok seems to be coping well, Calder did not hesitate to leave him alone. After telling Amarok that he was going over to Dane, the former just waved him away.

Apparently, he was having the time of his life, fighting against the warlocks and the rogues. Even though there were many bruises and wounds on his body, the bloodlust in Amarok's was so strong that he did not feel the pain.

By the time Calder had arrived by Dane's side, both Harding and Rehan had already disappeared from sight.

But before Harding left, he threw some words for Dane. "See you later, little brother. I will leave you off for now."

Dane clenched and unclenched his claws, gritting his fangs furiously. He slammed his claws on the ground, creating a small hole from the impact. He was furious at how Harding managed to leave without any conscience towards his people and how he easily disregarded the fact that he had killed their parents.

What made him more furious was the fact that after all these decades, he was still too weak against Harding. It did not matter whether he finally had all of his souls. The point was that he was even defeated by a measly fireball from Rehan. Even if that wasn't any ordinary fireball.

As he silently fumed, crouching on the ground, Calder went down and bowed at Dane. "My apologies, my prince. I was late to assist you."

Dane shook his head. "It's fine. I was just too weak," he admitted. He tried to get up once more but teetered when the pain rushed up from his leg. Calder immediately supported him by wrapping his arm around the former's shoulders.

After supporting the lycan to a spot where he could sit, Calder quickly checked the injury on Dane's shoulder and was surprised to see that there were some flakes of wolfbane dust. It was no wonder Dane was weakened and Rae had fainted from the small fireball.

Hours later, what used to be a place that was filled with shouts, punches and slashes soon dimmed and silent as the numbers of rogues and warlocks began to dwindle. Unfortunately, so did the numbers of shifters too. There were many deaths and injuries around them that the place reeked of blood and gore.

Earlier, when the warlocks and rogues finally found out that Krys was dead and their lord had basically abandoned them, they scurried around, trying to escape the place. They knew that they did not have the chance to stay alive if they lingered. Sadly for them who did not manage to escape fell into the hands of the other Cairin shifters, who had arrived a few minutes before.

There were many activities happening at that moment after most of the rogues and warlocks had been disposed of. There were shifters, who were led by Isaiah Cairin, tending to the tree, as they used their healing powers to cure it. And there were some who went to look after the injured.

Ezekiel was the third strongest shifter in the Cairin pack who had great healing power, after Isaiah and Rae. Thus, all he could do was to send out orders for the other shifters to bring the injured to him. Next to him, Elias also helped as he carried at least two or three injured on his back, carrying them to Ezekiel.

Seeing that Ezekiel was going to heal the injured, Kaius also carried Rae over for healing.

At first, Calder had asked whether Dane wanted to walk over to Ezekiel to get healed up. But Dane shook his head, rejecting the offer by saying that he was fine. Truthfully, his healing powers were much stronger than Ezekiel. Even more so than Rae, since he finally has all of his souls. So he will probably heal much faster and better than waiting for Ezekiel.

Watching as shifters were busy here and there, Dane let out a sigh. Although he has his full soul back, it seems like it was not enough for Harding.

He needed to get stronger!