Chapter 73 - Cleansing (1/2)

The beautiful glorious light expanded and flowed throughout her body, cleansing and purifying her very being, before exploding outwards.

Red-gold light filled the surroundings, outshining every glow in the vicinity. The serpentines shielded their eyes, the brilliant radiance blinding their sight.

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On the other side of the Nar realm, in the Underworld Palace of the Werewolf clan, Ramose was absentmindedly instructing Olsen to prepare the queen's palace. Even though Versailles refused to come with him, he still wanted her rooms to be clean and ready.

As her image flashed through his mind, his heart raced and he had the uncontrollable desire to see her again. They had only recently mated, but he had been dreaming of her for eighteen years. In his heart, her image was already deeply engraved. Now, his soul followed where his heart-led, and for that, he was grateful.

Before meeting her at the valley of flames, he had never once considered what he was going to do after seeing her, 18 years later. He only knew he had to meet her. And when he did, he never got the chance to approach her, let alone express his gratitude.

She came and went as swiftly as a breeze, not leaving even a trace of her presence behind. He madly howled and searched, but never received a response. Dejected and frustrated, he led his pack back home, throwing them into intensive, extreme training.

At that time, he did not know.

He didn't know that the girl he had nightmares of and fretted over would become his mate. He didn't know she would enter his life in such a way.

Looking from a different perspective, the instant they met 18 years ago, the instant she rushed to his side, the instant her image branded itself into his heart, their fates connected, their paths intertwining.

Sighing wistfully, Ramose gazed at the silver-blue moon, missing his fire-kissed beloved.

He was not lying when he said he would be leaving his heart behind.

He felt deeply for her, almost to the point of obsession, but he did not know how she felt about him.

Right at this moment, his heart lurched as if struck by lighting.

Stunned, he held his chest, his eyes growing wide as he distinctively felt his aura change. From wild, forceful, and untamed, it became deep, mysterious, and oppressive, exuding pressure without his intention.

The other individual in the room, Olsen, felt the change as well. He slowly backed up as the overwhelming pressure pricked his skin like needles. Confusion covering his face, his eyes directly shot to his king.

”King Ramose, are you alright?” Olsen was anxious, anxiety gripping his heart as he saw his king's dazed appearance. The werewolf king was neither moving nor responding, seemingly unaware of the drastic changes in his being.

Ramose was at first alarmed, then thinking of his unpredictable and unsurpassable mate, an endearing smile appeared on his face. One way or another, he knew everything that was happening had a connection to her.

The sudden lurch in his heart disappeared, leaving behind only warmth.

Closing his eyes, he sent his spirit inside his core. There, he saw his soul encircled by tri-golden rings of fire, swirling and glowing as they released pulses of warm light. The light-shielded his wolf soul, which glowed with a brilliant red-gold flame at its tail that was originally fiery red.

Swishing and sweeping, the tail gave of a majestic and glorious golden aura, the likes of which he had never seen before. He smiled contentedly, his restless heart soothed by the flame tail that reminded him so much of his beloved.

Raising his sight, his heart hammered in his chest. The pure, clean, and clear, violet pupils of his wolf soul made him feel as if he was not looking at himself, but at his mate. The gaze, so deep and penetrative, felt like she was right there.

”Versailles...?” He asked in confusion.

And what he saw next, sent his mind reeling.

The black wolf with red-gold flame tail and purple pupils, inside the tri-golden fire rings,

Smiled at him!!!

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Versailles smiled in glee as she saw Ramose's dumbfounded expression before the link went dead.

Floating inside her inner core, she expectantly watched her fiery soul turn into a radiant red-gold, before comfortably settling inside the tri-golden fire rings.

”What happened just now, could it have something to do with the invisible shield? I used it on my soul before my rebirth. I also helped the Snake Queen clear the dark magic battered by the shield from her mind just now. Maybe, the two created a reaction which brought about this change?”