The twelve werewolf elders, who were seated in the front seats stood up and approached .
One of the elders, who was wearing a long greenish gown, was holding the shadows’ pack’s golden staff in her hand.
I recognised her without a single doubt. She is the late Alpha’s elder sister and Anastasia’s aunt, Penelope. She was much stronger than the previous Alpha and was the next in line to beco the Alpha, but she rejected her right and allowed her younger brother to beco the Alpha. ’Why is she here today? Because she’s an elder? But as far as I can rember, she has never for once visited Anastasia after the previous Alpha and Luna were murdered’. I pondered.
Lady Penelope handed the Golden staff to . I hesitated at first, but after I stared at Beta Damien, I accepted the staff from her.
"Luna Anastasia, according to our pack’s custom, you are going to walk around the ancient tree four tis. If a leaf falls and lands on your head after you walk around the ancient tree the fourth ti, and if a tattoo forms on your body after that, it indicates that you are worthy and fit to rule the pack. Go on". Penelope said to .
Staring at the nineteen-inch tall staff that was in my hand, I breathed out.
The twelve elders didn’t return to their seats. They stood close-by as they watched .
’This is it, Clara. It’s now or never. Please, Mr ancient tree, deem worthy. Don’t reject ’. I said in my mind, before I went to do as Penelope had said.
As I walked closer to the ancient tree and stood in front of it, it amazed after seeing how short I was when standing in its presence. The ancient tree was really tall and large. It would even take like twenty seconds to walk around it once.
Without delay, I started walking around the ancient tree. I did that once, twice, thrice, and the fourth ti, and halted. My heart pounded against my chest rapidly because nothing happened after I had finished walking around the ancient tree the fourth ti.
"I said it. The ancient tree would never choose soone like her to beco an Alpha!".
"Well said. She also doesn’t deserve the Luna title! She should step down from being Luna and allow beta Damien or elder Penelope to beco our Alpha!".
"Luna Anastasia, please step down!".
Because the ancient tree didn’t choose , the werewolves beca audacious and didn’t hide their thoughts.
Before, their voices were barely audible when they were talking about as I arrived. But now that the ancient tree had truly rejected , they were yelling so loudly without a care in the world.
"Luna Anastasia is a brainless Luna! She’s the sha of our shadows’ pack! She’s the sha of our late Alpha and Luna!".
My eyes were bloodshot as I turned to the children who held hands and were jumping and singing together.
’It’s true that Anastasia is brainless, but this is too much! Why isn’t anybody doing anything to stop this madness?! This is driving insane, Clara!’. Elektra was so paranoid. Her strong emotions affected , causing my eyes to darken and glow without stopping.
’Sobody, please make this stop!!!’. I threw the golden staff on the ground and covered my ears with my hands, but I could still hear the little children’s song. It was repeating over and over in my head.
I have never been so humiliated in my entire life before! What pained so much was that no one stood up for . Not even Beta Damien. I was looking at him, but he remained quiet and stood still.
I could read what was in Beta Damien’s mind, but I chose not to, because I feared that he was thinking negatively about in his mind. I an, why wouldn’t he think negatively about ? He gave a chance when I said I wanted to beco an Alpha, but that ended up being a failure.
’Oh moon goddess, the werewolves said you exist, and that you’re real. Elektra said she saw you. I don’t fully believe that. But, if you truly do exist, remove my soul from this body and allow to die in peace!’. I desperately pleaded. If it was possible for the ground to open up and swallow right now, I would sincerely appreciate that option.
Crack! Crack! Crack!!!
The loud thunder sound that ca from above made everyone except flinch. I didn’t flinch because I was far from being alive. My heart was already dead and void of emotion.
Everyone was trying to understand what happened, when suddenly, five leaves fell from the ancient tree. One of them landed on my head, two landed on my shoulders, and two landed on my feet.
The green leaves turned golden, before a Phoenix tattoo ford on my leg.
"No way". I gulped the invisible lump in my throat. I turned to the crowd and saw how their eyes and mouths widened as they gasped. That ans I wasn’t hallucinating. The ancient tree chose . But, was it not supposed to be a single leaf that landed on my head? Why did it end up being five? And, was the green leaf supposed to turn golden?
"All hail the Alpha!". Out of the blue, Elder Penelope shouted in a loud voice and knelt down before . The eleven elders also knelt down before with their heads lowered.
’What is happening?’. I wondered.
I stared at Beta Damien, and he knelt down before too. Turning to Gamma Clark, whose mouth was open in disbelief, I saw that his hands were shaking. When his eyes t with mine, he hastily knelt down and was afraid to look at my face. It didn’t end there, all the werewolves, including those who had mocked , knelt down.
The children who sang that awful song about Anastasia were forced to kneel down by their parents.
’Elektra, can you tell what’s going on? I don’t understand’.
’I can tell you what’s going on, Clara. This is in Anastasia’s mory, but I guess this part of her mory didn’t co to you. So listen attentively to . The golden leaves and the Phoenix tattoo on your leg signify that you are the chosen child of the moon goddess. You are not just chosen to beco an Alpha, but you are the chosen one that the shadows’ pack have been waiting for a thousand years’. Elektra proudly answered .
’Wait, what?!’. I exclaid, because I didn’t expect any of that. I am the chosen one. That doesn’t make sense at all! ’That is impossible, Elektra! I was once a human. So how can I be the chosen one?!’. I could not believe this.
’I don’t know, Clara. Wait. That makes more sense to now. The moon goddess must have saved your life because she knew you were the chosen one! That ans, after the moon goddess transferred your spirit and soul to Anastasia’s body, you were the reason why I stopped perishing along with Anastasia after she killed herself!’. Elektra shouted and chuckled.
I didn’t completely understand her point because I was busy thinking.
If I was the chosen one, why didn’t the moon goddess save my original body? Why did she have to save my life by making possess Anastasia’s body after she died?
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