THE RISE OF AN OMEGA-Chapter 45: The puppet master
Asher’s POV
I thought it was just power I had come for, I never knew that I was signing up to become something else, to become a pawn and a puppet in the hands of this dark power.
This part of my life no one knew not even Aria, my Luna. Only the golden-eyed wolves knew about this part of me because I had to take them to the dark powers for an upgrade, secretly.
I would have taken Mira, but I decided not to after knowing what we’d signed up for. This dark power, this dark entity, something that shouldn’t even exist wanted someone.
After I got my powers from it, I went in search of the alpha who had almost killed me and killed him myself. I never knew that everything that had been happening was a trap to lure me in and get me to do what it wanted.
This dark force had been watching me for a long time now, it needed me, but it was waiting for the right time, the time I would come and offer myself to him, not knowing he had ulterior motives at first.
One particular night, I lay on my bed as usual, about to sleep, and then suddenly, I saw myself standing in front of this dark entity. I never saw its face.
Only dark tendrils and shadows were visible from this entity, but its voice was baritone and loud. My body began to shiver involuntarily.
What was going on?
Was I scared of this entity?
The power and the darkness of this entity were intoxicating and intimidating, but it wasn’t supposed to intimidate me. I was Asher, the strongest alpha the world has ever known; why should I be scared of a dark entity? The same entity that gave me my upgrade.
I was faster and better than before.
My legs began to wobble.
What’s this?
This oppressive atmosphere hangs in the air.
It was getting to me, and then its voice came.
"Asher"
Immediately I heard his voice, I fell to my knees, face bowed to the ground.
That wasn’t me, it couldn’t be me.
I would never bow in front of anyone willingly, no matter how powerful they are, not even the moon goddess, if she truly existed.
But this, it felt like I didn’t own my body, it felt like I was being controlled by someone or something.
I tried to stand, but I couldn’t; my hands were trembling.
What’s happening to me?
Why can’t I move my hands?
Why can’t I move my legs?
Why can’t I stand?
"You wouldn’t be able to, no matter how hard you try Asher." Its voice came again.
I looked around. I wasn’t seeing anyone; I only heard the voice.
How did he know what I was thinking about?
An eerie laughter echoed through the room.
My body began to tremble.
For the first time in my life since I knew I was supposed to take over from my dad I felt Fear.
I, Asher was scared of an entity, an entity without a face.
It’s not like it doesn’t have a face. I never saw one, so it probably didn’t have a face.
"What’s... hap..pening... to... me," I asked, my voice shaky, as I stuttered.
"I own you now," he said, laughing ominously.
I gritted my teeth, my nails digging into my palms.
What have I gotten myself into?
"Not just you, Asher, I own your golden-eyed wolves too, so if they were here, they would have gone through the same thing, so don’t worry, it isn’t anything personal."
It isn’t personal?
This situation felt very personal to me; he was taking away my freedom. I could be addressing my pack members one day when he might decide to show up, and just like that, I would find myself on my knees.
I cursed him silently.
My head doing all of it, as I couldn’t afford to utter a word out for fear that he might kill me.
But isn’t it better if I died than to be a pawn or puppet?
But dying would only mean that I was leaving Kira for Ryker. I was accepting defeat.
No, I can’t do that.
"Damn it!" I muttered under my breath.
The next thing I felt was a constriction in my airflow; I could barely breathe.
"What part of I OWN YOU DONT YOU UNDERSTAND ASHER," He said, his tone fierce. "I own every single part of you, including your thoughts; I hear them, too."
My eyes widened in astonishment.
That meant that he heard every single thing I was thinking about, including the curse.
Gradually, I felt life slipping away from me, and then, all at once, I experienced a sense of relief.
I coughed.
"It’s not time for you to die yet, Asher; I still need you."
He needed me.
How could I be of help to someone this powerful?
It didn’t make any sense to me but I decided to remain calm as I didn’t want him constricting my airflow or doing something worse than that to me.
I tried to think of ways that I could be of help, but nothing was coming to my head.
I wasn’t sure if I should ask him.
This is unbelievable; if I had been told that I would be so scared of a being this way, I wouldn’t have believed it.
It wasn’t just me; it was him. He owned me, which is probably why he puts fear in my heart.
"What you are experiencing" He paused "The fear, the trembling, that’s not me" He grinned
What does he mean?
That I was the one afraid of him?
That can not be possible.
"It’s just your body responding to my powers; your body knows how weak it is in front of me," he laughed ominously again
"What do you want from me" I managed to ask.
"Ah-ah, the question I have been waiting for all this while; well, if you hadn’t asked, I still would have told you either way."
I felt like punching him, digging my claws through those dark tendrils that moved gently in the air, but I couldn’t move. Besides, doing that might just get me killed.
"Just tell me what you want," I said rudely
I felt a sharp pain in my heart like something just pierced it. I looked at my heart Region.
Blood.
How is this possible?
How did he do that?
The pain was becoming unbearable.
"You see, what you just felt now? The next time I do that, it’s going straight through your heart; this was just a touch."
He had the power to end me without even moving any of his tendrils.
What manner of power is this?
I coveted it, but I knew I couldn’t have it.
It took me a lot before I could surrender to this entity.
Bowing my head to the ground, "I am sorry, my lord, please forgive; I accept you as my Lord."
He giggled "Not like you have a choice anyway"
I exhaled.
I felt relief in my body; my body was no longer stiff, and I could stand.
Running was the next option In my mind, but I knew deep down in my heart that running would only be a death sentence.
"What do you want me to do my lord."
"The Moonkeeper," he said
My eyes widened.
He knew about Kira too.
Did he also want her for himself?
Why would he need my help, when he’s this powerful?
"I am aware that you both are quite acquainted, I am also aware that she’s in your enemy’s pack, and you are preparing for battle."
I nodded my head.
"I need you to make sure she gets to her limit."
Get to her limit?
What does that even mean?
"I need to see how powerful she is."
Slowly, the tendrils began to take forms like that of a human, and after about ten minutes, a handsome young-looking man about my age stood in front of me.
Could this be the face behind the power? I thought.
Maybe he had the power to change faces to anyone he wants.
"You can’t be worried about my looks right now", he said angrily, his voice causing the building to shake.
"I am sorry" I apologised
"Make sure she fights with your smartest golden-eyed, and let him know that he shouldn’t just fight her; he should make her tap deeper into her powers in the fight, tell all of them, let them know."
"But why my lord if I may ask"
"How dare you question me?" He said his voice laced with a growl
"I am sorry I just-"
"Don’t even try to complete that sentence." He warned.
I felt my neck being strangled.
"You will do as I have commanded you, no questions asked."
I managed to nod amid the pain I was feeling in my throat.
He Released his invisible grip on me.
"I am sorry, my lord; I will do exactly what you’ve said."
"You are dismissed."
I wasn’t sure if I should move my body or not; yes, he said I was dismissed, but I wanted to be sure he wanted me to leave before I moved an inch.
"You can leave now!" He said, louder this time.
Immediately, I left his presence.
As I made my way back to the pack to finalise battle plans for the night I couldn’t help but wonder why he wanted the moonkeeper.
The way he sounded, it didn’t sound like he wanted her the way I wanted her.
