Chapter 72: Chapter 72

Before I could even understand what was going on, I found myself lying on the ground. My right elbow was bleeding and I got a few scratches on my knees due to falling on the ground but it was nothing serious.

Armaros stood up from the ground while dusting his clothes casually. Looking at dad he flashed his devilish smirk again. Then he stated in his velvety tone very casually, slightly mocking tone, "Ammenediel. Here you are. I was missing you here. I am so happy to see you here, the great Ammenediel. Now it will be fun, fighting." Then while scratching the back of his head, he continued with a bored expression, "It was boring, fighting with these kids."

"But I am not at all happy seeing you here. And I will make sure to make regret for touching my daughter," Father replied with a stern look on his face. Father could be considered the most handsome man present in the palace at that moment. A divine and mystical aura was reflecting from him making him look more dominating and powerful. I couldn't even read his energy as if he was hiding everything about him. The way he was talking with Armaros was very gentlemanly yet so authoritative. My eyes were fixed on him when I felt another presence behind me. I was already sitting in a hunched position. I turned my head to look at the figure behind me. It was none other than Rebeca and Galaxy. Standing up, I murmured looking up at Rebeca, "Thank you for healing Xander. If you were not here then I don't know what would happen."

"Silly girl! Are you alright?" Rebeca asked while patting my hair affectionately. I nodded my head positively. Then looking in Xander's direction, she continued, "Xander is alright now. Let's handle others now. I guess both Ben and Liam are injured. Let me check on them. You should be careful." Rebeca left to heal Liam and Ben they both were writhing in pain.

Xander was fighting with Cyrus. On the other side, I found that Selene was there too with the army of Vampires. A young boy slightly looking like Selene, was leading the vampire army so wonderfully that it felt like for them Cyrus's army was nothing more than some kids playing fight with them. King Ralph was fighting with a thin and tall man who was looking like a charming prince from a storybook. His pale skin and red were glowing in the red moonlight. It was very easy to guess that he was none other than King Vlad. In front of him, King Ralph was nothing. In two or three strokes he threw King Ralph on the ground.

I was also fighting with random enemies like Selene, Galaxy, and Damien. Their manpower was still more than us. I was feeling more like we were fighting with a never-ending army.

Armaros and my father were fighting furiously. It felt like two opposite powers collided with each other and were trying their best to destroy their opponent. Father was using the power of heaven when Armaros was using the power of hell. Every time the darkness and light collided with each other, the whole underworld was shattering like a wooden house. All of a sudden Dad raised his one hand in the air then closing his eyes he murmured, "In the name of Almighty, I am asking my seraphic power to awaken and send this demon of Hell to its place who deserves to be punished for breaking the laws of the underworld and becoming a reason of this chaos."

Immediately a white light started to form a sword of light or something. The light was coming, tearing the sky and it was so warm and bright that we all paused and looked back in Dad's direction to find out what was going on there.

"SWORD OF NINTH!"

Rebeca mumbled standing next to me when her eyes were still fixed on the light. It looked like a sword of light. In the place of the blade, there was brightly white light. Selene also paused fighting to see what was going on, holding two blood-soaked draggers in both hands. Turning in Rebeca's direction, Selene asked in a curious tone, "What kind of sword is this? It is not an ordinary sword."

"Of course this is the blessed sword of Seraphim. Only a few high-rank angels have the power and ability to use it. It can destroy all dark energy with a single touch of it," Rebeca explained till looking in the direction of Dad.

What next happened was unexpected for all of us. Dad charged Armaros with that sword and in a swift motion, he cut two wings of Armaross with that Sword, and surprisingly Armaros couldn't even dodge his attack. He was faster than him.

The huge body of Armaros fell on the ground and started to squirm in extreme pain and blue thick liquid started to soak his whole body.

"Huff! Huff! Lo-rd Luci-fer wi-ll never f-forgive you," he mumbled, clenching his teeth together.

Dad replied nonchalantly, "I, the messenger of Seraph, am snatching your all permission of coming back on Earth or Underworld for killing innocent humans and interfering in the matters of the Underworld. Hence we are throwing to hell for the eternity of time."

Then without giving him any time to speak Dad aimed one of his hands in his direction and immediately a blue light engulfed him. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared from our eyes, leaving behind only those dark blue stains of his blood. Armaros was crying in extreme pain. His cry also disappeared with his huge body. Rebeca mumbled with a faint smile on her lips, standing next to me, "He will never come to bother you again. He lost his wings forever."

"That's a relief. A monster like him suits in hell only," I replied but I already started to fight with Cyrus' army again.

Xander and Cyrus both paused for a moment to watch what was going on but seeing Xander off-guard Cyrus didn't leave the opportunity to attack him from behind. Cyrus was fighting fiercely more than his usual self. He couldn't accept yet the death of his one and only beloved son. But Xander was also not an easy opponent. Cyrus lunged at Xander from behind and his claws scratched Xander's back, leaving behind a deep mark of his sharp nails. Xander immediately turned back towards his direction with no sign of pain in his face then without giving him any warning, Xander pounced on Cyrus. He let his sharp teeth dig deep into his neck drawing immense blood out of it. He shoved him against the wall. Cyrus also growled and tried his best to protect himself from Xander's wrath but he couldn't manage to save himself in the end. Xander let his canines sink deeper before snapping his neck. Xander was looking like a monster. His bloody eyes were burning in anger. I was sure he was also having a hard time facing the murderer of his whole family. He didn't stop after snapping his throat he tore both his hands and continued punching the corpse of Cyrus. After spending a few more minutes like that, Xander calmed down and came back to himself.

I was busy fighting with some witches who were constantly casting their spells on me. When I heard an ear-bursting sound of the howling of Xander I immediately understood the meaning of that howling. Hearing that howling, our other pack members also started howling. It was the cry of victory but I could feel Xander's pain even though he was in his wolf form. While howling he was crying in joy or pain or sadness or regret that he couldn't manage to save his family, I didn't know the exact reason but I felt that I must go to see him at that moment. Without wasting a single minute I started running in Xander's direction.

Xander was not far away from me. The closer I got to him the more I could feel his loneliness, his pain, his sorrow, and his struggles for these long years. After running for a minute I managed to see Xander who was still howling, angrily while destroying the army of the opponent. The war was over and we won already. Until Xander would declare that the chaos wouldn't calm down. So without wasting any time I hugged Xander tightly from behind while calling his name.

"Xander! Xander! Calm down. The war is over, Xander."

At first, Xander tried to set himself from my grip but I tightened my hold around his torso and pressed my face against his back. I could hear his rapid heartbeat and his warmth was burning my cheeks as if he was burning in fire.

I mumbled again while rubbing my face against his back, "It's me, Hazel. Look at me, Xander. Calm down already. Xander!"

Xander calmed down after a few seconds. He started to change into his human form already. Turning back to me he pulled me into his embrace almost roughly and violently then he hid his face in the nape of my throat. I rested my face on his bare shoulder. I could feel his warm breath and the warm tears that were wetting my neck. His warmth made my heart race. Gently patting his head I mumbled in a low tone, "Don't break down Xander. You still have a lot to do, my love." Then placing a small peck on his bare shoulder, I continued, "You are not alone. I am always here behind you to help you, Xander."

"Not behind me but beside me. We will rule together," Xander mumbled in his magnetic voice, taking my face in his large hands. His eyes were still watery. I wiped the tears from his eyes and nodded my head positively and happily, staring at his face.

Then placing a kiss on my forehead Xander replied affectionately, "I love you, my princess. It's time to be the queen now"

"I love you more Xander. Well, let's go then, My King. The throne is waiting for you."

I heard a familiar tone behind me. We both turned to find Damien in his human form, standing with a red cloak in his hand. His face was glowing with a satisfied smile.

Xander also smiled back looking at him. Passing the cloak to Xander, Damien started walking towards the stage, leading us the way.

The stage was made exactly in the middle of the garden area from where the whole garden area was Both Damien and I were standing in front of the stage, staring at him. I was clueless about what Xander was going to tell and how hard was it going to deal with the dwellers of the silver city, but somehow I was confident about Xander's leadership. Liam and Galaxy also joined us. Liam and Damien were protecting me from the furious fighting soldiers around us.

"STOP! THE FIGHT IS OVER.

Your king Cyrus is no more. Now, I, the son of the former king Lyciano and Rosalie, is your new king, ordering you all to bow down."

Xander's every word was clear and authoritative. I was feeling like his energy had increased twice or thrice than before. His aura felt too powerful to ignore. The red full moon was shining exactly over our heads, reflecting a mysterious blood ray. Xander's eyes were glowing like fiery red though he was in his human form.

Surprisingly his words were effective. All our men instantly stopped fighting and bowed down in front of him including Damien, Liam, Ben, and Galaxy. The opposing warriors also stopped, hearing his order. It felt like they couldn't disobey his order. With a frightening expression. They also bowed down one by one.

The garden area was all of a sudden engulfed by pin-drop silence. Every single creature who was present in that festival bowed down to their new king to show their respect towards him.

Xander's velvety yet dominating voice resounded the area again.

"As your King, from now on I demand all of your loyalty. Those who don't want to see me as their king are allowed to challenge me."

Nobody dared to stand or challenge Xander. Kind Vlad also joined Xander on the stage. Looking in his direction Xander bowed respectfully. King Vlad's lips curled up in a charming smile but he didn't interrupt Xander, only patted his back affectionately. Dad and Rebeca were standing in a corner silently watching Xander. Though nobody challenged Xander so it was clear that they were ready to take him as the king but a low buzzing was still going on as if they had some confusion or lots of questions. Xander also noticed it.

In a lower and warmer tone, Xander spoke again, "You can all stand up now. If any of you have any questions or inquiry you can ask. Or I will just proceed inside the palace."

Among the soldiers one person spoke out, hearing Xander's assured words, "Sorry Your Highness. Forgive my audacity of asking you questions like that. I am the head knight of the army of the Silver City. I have served the throne for more than 100years. My father died while protecting King Luciano and his family. But we all know that all of them were brutally murdered by the assassins sent by King Vlad. How can you-"

Interrupting him in the middle, King Vlad spoke out, "Never. I was already in eternal sleep when this happened or I wouldn't let anyone touch my daughter and her sons. It was all planned by Cyrus." Anger flickered in the eyes of King Vlad.

But Xander didn't explain anything but replied in brief, "Hmm." Then without saying anything he raised his bare right wrist above. The fair skin of his wrist was visible in the moonlight. But to everyone's surprise, the moment the moonlight collided with his wrist, a particular part of his wrist started to glow, reflecting and light. Within a few seconds, a red wolf sign formed on his wrist like a tattoo but it was glowing and reflecting a crimson red light.

The army who were all silently watching Xander started to murmur again. From their voices astonishment and surprise were very clear.

The head knight immediately bowed in front of Xander, placing his right hand on his chest, he stated in an apologetic tone, "Pardon me, Your Highness. I doubted your royalty." Xander nodded positively in reply and signed him to stand up.

"From now on permitting us to serve you, Royal Highness. I am giving my words that I will serve you with all my loyalty until my last breath," he stated again. That sign of blood wolf was the birthmark of the royal blood. All members of the royal family get their unique mark, which bears their father's identity too. So Xander's birthmark cleared all the doubts and I found them quite happy seeing their Younger Prince alive.

"Hail to The Younger Prince, Xander."

"Hail to King Luciano."

"Hail to King Xander."

Lines like these were resounding the garden area from time to time.

Xander was crowned by King Vlad and Dad that very night. Xander came down from the stage and grabbing my hand, led me to the stage and introduced me to others as their Luna.

All were busy performing the rituals of Xander's crowning. I was standing next to Xander and watching the rituals with a surprised expression. All of these were new for me. Leaning down towards me, Xander whispered in a low tone, "Everyone is vowing today. Will, you do not offer Your King anything?"

"Umm... I?" I thought for a second, looking up at Xander's teasing smirk. Then flashing a smile, I whispered back, " On this auspicious day, I vow to be completely yours forever."

Xander's face lit up with glee as if he wanted to hear those words only.

Smiling he kneeled in front of me, then taking my hand he placed a kiss on it and spoke in his velvety tone, looking directly at me, "I crown you the queen of my heart. My Luna, will you be my queen and help me to rule the Kingdom?"