The Damned Demon - Chapter 771

Chapter 771: It's Your Time To Live



The low growls and guttural grunts of the werewolves rose into the air as Ceti descended from the skies, her flying beast landing with a thunderous beat of its wings.

Their glowing eyes, burning like embers in the twilight, locked onto her with unbridled aggression. Lips curled back to reveal sharp fangs, and their clawed hands tensed as though ready to pounce. The tension was palpable, the air thick with hostility.

Just as the werewolves seemed poised to attack, the Moon Guardian raised his hand briefly, a gesture as calm as it was commanding. The effect was immediate.

The werewolves silenced themselves, lowering their heads and taking a synchronized step back, their feral aggression receding into a simmering quiet as if it never existed in the first place.

Ceti leapt down from her beast, her boots hitting the ground with a soft thud. Straightening her posture, she walked forward with a resolute expression, her eyes meeting Lupus's sharp, blood-red gaze.

The towering figure regarded her with his hands clasped behind his back, his face impassive yet carrying the weight of someone who had seen and endured countless lifetimes.

"What brings you here, child?" Lupus asked, his voice deep and resonant, reverberating through the air like distant thunder.

Ceti pressed her lips together, her expression hardening, "You know why I'm here. I guess you always knew, didn't you?" Her tone was firm, though there was a flicker of uncertainty in her eyes, "First, I want you to tell me what you're planning to do to my kingdom by marching there with all these clans. You are bound by a vow not to enter the lands of my kingdom. Or are you going to break it now that such a good opportunity was presented before you?"

Lupus tilted his head slightly, his eyes narrowing as he spoke, "It is a rule of nature that all things will fall eventually. With the fall of the Bloodburn Kingdom, so too will the weight of all vows tied to it. And once it does, then we will march into those lands to obtain the key." Ceti's breath caught, her dark blue eyes widening in shock and realization.

She shook her head slowly, disbelief etched across her face, "N-No... You saw the wrong future," she mumbled, her voice faltering as a wave of dread crept into her chest, "My kingdom would never fall like that... Asher has yet to return, and I am sure he must be away to find a way to save our kingdom." The memory of Luna's vision of a ruined Bloodburn Kingdom flashed in her mind, and the confidence in Lupus's voice made the horrifying possibility feel dangerously close to reality.

The werewolves behind Lupus gave scornful glances at Ceti, their disdain clear. How dare she question the vision of the Great One with such disrespect? If not for his earlier command, they would have torn her apart already.

Lupus's eyes remained fixed on Ceti, his gaze piercing as he responded, "Your faith is admirable, but misplaced. If you truly believed in the promises you hold dear, you wouldn't be so desperate. Hope does not change the truth-it only clouds it. If you truly trusted in your beliefs, you wouldn't be standing before me right now."

Ceti clenched her fists tightly, her voice trembling with suppressed frustration. "I won't ask why you want the key. But if you get it, can you save my kingdom? I can convince the queen to hand it over to you without any bloodshed."

Lupus's expression didn't waver, his tone steady as he replied, "You want to save your kingdom, but the winds of fate have already swept it away. Even if it wasn't destined to fall, I would not interfere in the matters of your kingdom. They do not concern me or my people. I will claim the key, and the Bloodburn Kingdom will fall, just as it was always meant to. There is no changing that. I am sure you know that the best."

Ceti's chin quivered as tears began to fall freely down her cheeks. Her voice cracked as she asked, "So you're saying... I'll be gone forever?"

"I am sorry, child," Lupus said with genuine sorrow in his eyes, "It is the price you have to

pay, just as Luna sacrificed most of her life by staying asleep just so that you can have a life of your own. She could have taken over your body if she wanted to...but she didn't. She loves you and has kept you safe ever since you were a child."

Ceti's knees buckled, and she fell to the ground, burying her face in her trembling hands as sobs wracked her body. Regret, sorrow, and despair threatened to consume her. She thought of all the moments she'd never get to share, all the things she would leave unsaid. She thought of Asher and how she might never see him again, never tell him how much she wanted to see him again or at least know if he was alright. She thought of Rowena, Isola, and her little brother. Her heart broke into a thousand pieces.

But then, she wiped her tears with trembling hands, her expression hardening into one of sorrowful determination.

Lupus was right...Luna, the twin sister she never knew she had, sacrificed so much for her even

if she never had to. If not for her, she wouldn't even be alive now.

How unfair and sad she must have felt all this time.

Slowly, she looked up at Lupus and said, "Okay... I will help you wake Luna. But you have to

promise me two things. If you don't... then I will fight to the death and gladly die for my

kingdom. Do you agree?"

Lupus, with a solemn nod, said, "I know what you are going to ask. You can consider it done. Your sacrifice will not be in vain."

Ceti took a shuddering breath, her shoulders trembling as she closed her eyes. Her lips curved

into a sad, bittersweet smile as she whispered in her mind, "Luna, my sister...I am leaving my loved ones to you...Please protect them for me. Thank you for giving me a chance to live all these years...I really wish we had a chance to meet each other, but now it's your time to live..."

The moon hung high above them as if bearing silent witness to the solemn decision made under its crimson glow.