Alpha Damien's Trouble Maker (by Ruby Anne) novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188

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Selene

I bent slightly forward with my legs planted apart, my grip looses I stared at what remained of the fight in front of me, bored as if the entire ordeal had drained every ounce of excitement I initially had. With a quiet sigh slipping past my lips, I released my hold on the severed head in my hand, letting it dro carelessly to the ground where it hit with a dull sound before rolling across the dirt, leaving a faint trail behind it as it went still.

1 straightened up slowly, brushing invisible dust off my clothes fore tilting my head upward, my eyes scanning the space where the sky should have been, only to be met with that same endless, suffocating mist that swallowed everything whole and gave nothing back in return. There was no sun, no sense of me, no indication of how long I had been trapped here.

At first, I was excited.

Fighting had always been one of the few things that truly stirred something inside me, especially when there was a chance to grow stronger, to sharpen my skills, and to push myself beyond my limits against worthy opponents. That was what I had expected when this round began, especially in a place like this, but the reality had been disappointing.

Having faced far more formidable and demanding monsters across the span of my ten past lives, the creatures in this forest felt like nothing more than child’s play. They were strong by ordinary standards, yes, but to me, they were predictable, slow, and far too easy to tear apart.

My gaze drifted downward, landing on the scattered bodies around me, each one belonging to a different type of monster that had once rushed at me with killing intent, only to end up lifless at my feet. At some point, they had even tried to overwhelm me by attacking all at once, but that only made things casier, because it meant I didn’t have to waste time looking for them.

A faint movement caught my attention as I watched their corpse begin to crumble, their forms slowly turning into ash that was carried away by an unseen wind, disappearing as if they had never existed in the first place.

I reached behind me, gripping the handle of the sword and I turned slightly, already deciding that there was no point lingering any longer. If this place had nothing left to offer me, then I might as well find a way out, and if I was lucky, I might even run into Noah along the way.

I had taken only a few steps when a soft whisper brushed through the air.

“Selene, the Moonborn.”

I stopped.

My entire body went still in an instant, and my eyes widened slightly, the name echoing in 1

Selene? Not Noah?

Someone had just called me by my real name.

mind.

Slowly, I turned my head, my expression shifting as interest flickered in y eyes, replacing the boredom that had been there just moments ago. My lips curled upward into a faint, intrigued smile as I adjusted my grip on my sword, my senses sharpening as I searched for the source of that voice.

So, something here knew ine.

That alone made things far more interesting than anything I had encountered so far.

I turned around fully, ready to face whatever creature it was, but the moment my gaze landed on it, my steps halted, and my brows drew together in confusion.

Huh?

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In front of me, there was no solid body or monstrous form waiting to lunge. There was only a mass of black mist, swirling slowly in place as if it were alive, shifting and twisting without ever forming a clear shape. Its presence was both there and not there at the same time, making it impossible to tell what exatly I was looking at.

For the first time since entering this forest, something had managed to catch me off guard.

“What are you?” I asked, my voice calm but edged with caution. Because whatever this thing was, it was not normal.

The mist did not answer my question, at least not directly, and instead it spoke in that same strange, echoing tone.

“You have a strong spirit,” it said slowly, almost thoughtfully, as studying me from the inside out. “Especially your wolf. I can tell she is really strong.”

My brows pulled together in confusion at its words. I had no ide what it was talking about, and honestly, I was already losing interest in whatever it was trying to say, I sighed softly, already bored, and turned around as if dismissing it entirely, waving a hand lazily over my shoulder.

“I have to go now,” I said flatly. “Go bother someone else.”

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