The Invincible Full-Moon System

Rex looked down and found two familiar figures there, Adhara and Gistella.

It seemed both of them heard the howl from earlier too.

Not so much as the Provocation Howl from the Dancing Stripes pack, but Rex's howl instead as he seemed distressed and furious. Despite being a Werewolf—it was quite rare for him to roar like that.

Most of the time he roared when he was fighting or announcing his triumph.

So it was not surprising to see them come.

Just then Rex turned to the side and sniffed the air as he caught the scent of iron, the aroma of blood. His eyes gleamed with curiosity and wariness as he looked down at the tree branch beneath him, where a dark spot slowly became saturated with blood.

Emerging from the crimson pool was a figure made entirely of blood.

Its form shifting and undulating.

Flunra could somewhat sense the foreboding air while Kyran had no clue at all.

But even then both leaped back to create some distance, surprised at the sight of this figure.

Rex was the only one who seemed calm—and collected as the blood-formed figure levitated in front of him, a few inches higher than him which forced him to gaze up. In a chilling motion—the blood-formed figure reached out its arms and wrapped them around his neck.

"No reaction...? I thought you were going to miss me at least"

In an instant, the figure began to morph, solidifying into someone familiar.

It was Calidora, she had returned from wherever she had vanished to not too long ago.

Donning a cheerful smile on her lips, she rested her arms on Rex's robust shoulders, with her face only an inch away from Rex—extremely close. Rex's pulse quickened at the sight of her, a mix of relief and apprehension coursing through him as he met her gaze.

"Where were you, Calidora?" Rex asked, his tone was devoid of any emotion.

Calidora giggled in hubris, her fangs poking out from how wide she was smiling at the sight.

"No need to give me that sharp look of yours," She said, as she levitated higher—and instead of her arms—she used her legs to wrap around Rex's neck with his head between her thighs. Her black hair cascaded down to Rex's face, as if isolating them both from the outside world. "I did something for you, I'm sure you're going to like it"

Despite the weird position they were in, Rex kept standing upright without moving a muscle.

And upon hearing that, he scoffed in hubris.

Rex doubted that Calidora could give him something that he liked since there was not a lot.

"Oh, really...? Then tell me, what is it?" He eventually asked.

As if she was waiting for Rex to ask her that, Calidora replied, "A rat has been causing trouble in the Tigerman capital city. Many of them, have been kidnapped. I went there to check—and guess what... it was an Angel that was causing the trouble"

Upon hearing this, Rex's eyes widened as he was not expecting that.

He thought that Calidora was playing around, but she was being serious with her words.

"I captured that Angel for you, and now she's in the basement" She added.

Since he was not expecting something like this, Rex was at a loss for words as this was very good. Currently, the motivation of the Angels was completely unknown—so this Angel could give some clarity to that.

Delighted by the sight of Rex being speechless, Calidora's wings fluttered in excitement.

In a gentle motion, she embraced Rex's face with her hands.

"Power is the only thing you want at this moment," Calidora said as her red eyes peered deep into Rex's eyes. "Your ambition for power, is insatiable. But I'll always be there to help you get anything you want every step of the way so that you will always need me,"

"So that we'll be together... forever..." She added as her smile spread even wider.

Rex had always known that Calidora was maniacal—her fixation on him was absolute. But at this moment, that understanding was starkly emphasized. His memory was jolted awake, as he realized the depth of her seriousness.

Not a word she uttered was a joke or something she didn't mean to say.

Every syllable that came out of her cherry lips dripped with a terrifying, maniacal sincerity.

It was hard to tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

But the intensity of her devotion towards him was both unsettling and inescapable.

"A lot of talk from someone who was helped in capturing the Angels,"

Suddenly, an intrusive voice interrupted their moment, forcing Calidora to look back.

Upon hearing Calidora's venomous words as she trapped Rex in her hypnotic entrancement, Adhara stepped in. She had both arms folded—and stood meters away, "It was not you who caught the Angel, but it was us, so don't take all the credit for two people's work"

"I didn't ask for your help, your nosiness intervened," Calidora rebutted in annoyance.

She had the perfect opportunity to score with Rex.

Even though she intended to ask Evelyn for help, in sharing the news—with the subservient kingdoms, she overheard a conversation between Kyran and Evelyn. From that conversation—Calidora learned about the Angel in the Tigerman capital city.

Because of that, she tried to sneak her way to the Tigerman capital city.

Knowing that this kind of opportunity might arise, she had already marked Dargena City.

She could manifest anywhere with her blood magic.

Despite having that perfect plan with no loopholes, Adhara somehow managed to create her own loophole—that intercepted her plan. Adhara was able to reach the Tigerman capital city and jeopardize Calidora's plan.

Upon realizing that they were arguing, Rex snapped out of his trance and put Calidora down.

He then looked at the two before telling them what had happened.

From the two Rex learned about the kidnappings in the Tigerman territory.

Both Adhara and Calidora were able to locate the perpetrator as the kidnappings happened frequently, which the two summarized as the Angel becoming desperate. It was because of that the two were able to capture the Angel quickly.

Had the Angel stayed careful and taken it slow, it would've taken way longer to capture her.

It seemed Adhara and Calidora came at the right time.

Moreover, Calidora also said that there were no casualties from the Angel's kidnappings.

Considering the news of the Angels' change of nature—becoming more aggressive, and also, offensive, this was an odd phenomenon that made Calidora note it. But since their secrecy of capturing the Angel, they didn't have the time to ask the Angel questions.

Upon capturing the Angel, the two of them instantly head back to Dargena City.

"None of the kidnapped Tigermen also knew what happened when they were kidnapped, the Angel seemed to be erasing or altering their memories," Adhara added, she remembered that from asking the Tigermen in charge of the kidnapped ones.

Rex then turned to Calidora and asked, "Have you tried your power on that Angel?"

"I haven't, I'm also being careful" She replied.

Seeing that she was mentioning towards her stomach, Rex nodded.

Maybe because of the fact that she was pregnant, her alertness was heightened.

It would be bad if she tried to overpower the Angel and found that the Angel was wearing an artifact or something that could lead to a disaster. Even then—Rex shook his head, "Even so, you do understand that if that child got hurt, I will abandon you"

"So you are worried about me, I'm happy to hear that" Calidora replied, winking playfully.

On the other hand, Adhara could only roll her eyes in response.

Just then, Gistella asked, "Rex, what about the howl earlier? Should we be worried?"

"Yes and no," Rex replied before he sat on the corner of the tree branch. "Yes because during the Honey Moon, all of you with the exception of Evelyn will be fighting in a duel with another pack. I was challenged, and I couldn't refuse the challenge because of my King Mark"

As expected, Adhara and Gistella were shocked at the news.

Regardless of the fact that this might be a trap, this is the first time the pack was challenged.

Naturally, this would make them feel nervous, even a little bit.

However, Rex followed with a smile, "No need to be worried because we're not going to play it fair. No matter where I look at this situation, they are trying to do something, and would be most certainly not playing it fair so there's no need for us to play it fair"

"Do you have a plan?" Flunra asked from behind.

Upon hearing this Rex nodded, he already had several plans in mind that might work.

Seeing his answer, Adhara then added, "Please... if you would be so kind—tell us your plan. I do not know if my heart could take another of your plans that involved not telling us. Gistella was the only one who knew back then, so this time, let me know it too please"

Adhara and Evelyn took the hardest hit in Rex's plan against the Fifthborn.

From their point of view, they thought that Gistella ran away because of them.

Had they not reacted like that, and made the hatred towards Calidora inside Gistella greater, it wouldn't have ended that way, but that was a part of Rex's grand plan. Both of them being worried was the reason to make Gistella going to the Fifthborn believable.

Naturally, they underwent a ton of emotional rollercoaster because of that.

It was understandable why Adhara was acting like this.

In agreement with what Adhara was saying, Kyran also nodded his head.

"Relax, this time is going to be different," Rex assured with a guilty smile, seeing Adhara was begging like that made him feel guilty—for what he made her go through. He then turned his gaze to Kyran, "How about I make you the pivot for our plan this time?"

Upon hearing this, Kyran pointed at himself, "Me...?"

"Since I've caused enough emotional pain to the girls, I'll let you handle this one" Rex added.

Just then, Calidora intervened, "Is he even ready for something like that?"

Giving her a sharp glare, Kyran clicked his tongue, "Of course, I can. I'll be the pivot"

Rex nodded as it was decided, but seeing Adhara was disappointed that she was not chosen—he sent her telepathy to lift her mood, "I do not have only one plan, Adhara, there is one for the challenge and there's another one, and you could be the pivot for the other one"

Surprised by the telepathy, Adhara looked up and saw Rex giving her a light nod.

Upon seeing this she smiled inwardly, her mood was instantly fixed.

"Okay, here's the plan..." Rex said before he laid out his plan.

A moment later, after the brief meeting all of them decided to go back to the city.

Rex was walking on the very back, with Adhara beside him—and he could not help his mind race about the plan he laid out for the others. He feared that there might be some parts, he needed to revise to make the plan flawless.

Of course, he hadn't laid out the plan for Adhara, but he already had a rough work in mind.

He still needs certain confirmations before telling her.

Just then he remembered something, "Where's Evelyn? Do you know?"

"No, I don't know," Adhara shook her head. "But she should be fine, she's a grown woman"

"I understand that it's just that she might do something bad out of emotions," Rex sighed.

Considering the state of their relationship, it was a valid concern point.

"I know that me and Evelyn could be dense sometimes, but we know that getting hurt would hurt you more than it would hurt us. Calidora is a bitch—but she made us realize that. So do not worry, Evelyn will be careful in doing whatever she's doing right now"

Upon hearing this, however, Rex stopped abruptly without Adhara noticing.

He looked down to the ground and smiled wryly, "No, it wouldn't hurt me,"

"If any of you got hurt or even died because of me, I'll die..." He added whisperingly.

Realizing that Rex had stopped, Adhara looked back with a frown, "Did you say something?"

Lifting his gaze, Rex waved his hand dismissively and pivoted his body to the side, "Nothing, it's nothing. Go on without me, I forgot to do something real quick, I will be back later. A little bit later into the night but I'll be back"

Not even waiting for Adhara's response, he stepped away and left.