Chapter 13 - Serpent Kingdom (1/2)

Werewolf king Ramose watched in heartache as his paws passed through the figure of the girl before she vanished completely.

As he recalled the image of the girl, alive and well, standing in front of him, he anxiously paced back and forth, searching the region.

He was not able to accept the fact that she was gone, believing that he would find her if he searched hard enough. But even after a warm morning and ice night of searching, he was neither able to find the girl nor locate a trace of her scent.

Disappointed and dejected, he spiritlessly crunched down on all four, lying his head on his paws, his vacant, onxy orbs aimlessly wandered around the vicinity like an abandoned dog.

Luke, the supreme elder of the Bloodsucking clan, watched the werewolf king's drastic shift in aura with complex eyes. He knew. One way or another, the changes in the Werewolf King were related to the flame haired girl.

And for some unknown reason, that made him feel uncomfortable.

Thinking up to this point, he found himself recalling the serpent girl, the vague feeling of familiarity strengthening when he remembered her purple pupils that widened in shock upon seeing him.

”Why did she look so surprised? Does she know me?” He wondered in confusion.

”Pack, we are good for today. We're returning to the Vampire City right away!” Leaving behind this holler, he turned, his figure blurring as he moved. In his mind, the image of the serpentine girl repeatedly replayed, her shocked expression imprinting deeply into his heart.

'Who is she?'

He was curious.

***

Versailles, who was still in shock, reappeared on a floating flame island on the east of the Nar realm.

”That could not have been who I thought it was. How could there be such a great coincidence? It might have been a trick of the light.” Versailles dissuaded herself from the ridiculous notion taking form in her heart, convincing herself otherwise, as confusion and uncertainty filled her mind.

”How could such a coincidence be possible?” She roughly shook her head as she pushed the image out of her mind and looked around.

Here, there were huge lush flame trees that extended beyond the vermillion clouds and blooming netherworld flowers with crimson glow that brightened the islands.

Little flame bugs and flies twittered about as they flew, leaving behind them sparkly trails of flame particles. Flame fruits and seeds hang upon the branches of the trees and flower petals, glistening with red-gold glow.

And on the ground were snakes of various sizes, colors, patterns, and shapes gliding and twisting in the flame grasses.

The island levitated in the sky, volcanos exploding and lavas flooding beneath it.

Occasionally, fire dragons and pythons would rise from the volcanos up to the floating flame island before bursting into a splendid display of fire sparks.

The serpent abode was the only region within the entire Nar realm that was close to being beautiful in appearance and prosperous with great abundance of natural life.

There were rumors that the werewolves Underworld Palace did not lose out to the Snake clans Floating Flame Island, but since no other race is able to enter the wolf abode, the rumor remained unverified.

But the snake abode was an open floating island, visible from even great distances. With its gorgeous visuals and sparse, but heartening flame trees and nether flowers that bore fruits and seeds, the serpentines were never short on resources.

There were many among the six clans that were envious and covetous of the serpents for their serpent abode, but due to their massive population that was four times greater than even the Bloodsucking clan, no one dared to provoke them easily.