Alpha Damien's Trouble Maker (by Ruby Anne) novel Chapter 193

Chapter 193

Selene

“Help me!”

“Help me!”

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“Help me!”

The voices of dozens of people echoed all around me, overlapping and blending into a chaotic chorus of desperation that filled the entire space, their cries sharp as they surrounded me from every direction, and yet despite how human they sounded, I already knew none of them needed saving.

I was breathing hard, each breath shallow and uneven as sweat ran down my face and dripped from my chin, my grip tightening around my sword even as my hand began to ache from holding it for so long, the strain settling deep into my muscles as exhaustion slowly crept into every part of my body.

I did not know how much time had passed anymore, whether it had been minutes or hours, because everything had blurred together into a single, endless cycle of killing. All I knew was that my entire body ached from the constant effort of cutting them down again and again without rest.

They did not stay dead no matter how many times I cut them apart or how cleanly I severed their limbs or took their heads. They would simply pull themselves back together as if nothing had happened, their bodies reforming in a way that made every strike feel meaningless.

It was frustrating, but more than that, it was exhausting. Even though I was the one fighting and destroying them, I was also the only one being affected by it, the only one growing weaker with time, while they continued to come at me without slowing down, weakening, or showing any signs of stopping.

One of them rushed toward me again, its body dragging unnaturally as it moved with a broken yet relentless motion, and instead of reacting immediately, I remained still and let it come closer, my eyes locked on it as I waited for the right moment before moving.’

When it got within reach, I swung my blade in a smooth motion and cut through its leg, bringing it down instantly, and before it could react or recover, I followed through and severed its head, ending its movement as it collapsed onto the ground.

I did not even get to relax, because I already knew it would not stay that way.

My gaze shifted past them, landing on the white mist in the distance that continued to glow faintly as if it was waiting for me, its presence calm and unmoving despite everything happening around it, and I knew that was what I needed to reach.

That was the goal.

My only way out.

And yet, between me and it stood countless of these things, surrounding me from all sides as they continued to move toward me with the same single intent, their numbers overwhelming as they closed in slowly.

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If even one of them managed to kill me, then I would rot here and never come back.

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‘You look exhausted,’ Mira’s voice echoed in my mind, calm and observant as always, cutting through the noise around me.

A faint smile formed on my lips, but there was no warmth in it, only a trace of dry amusement as I responded while cutting down another one that came too close. ‘Oh, really? I did not notice.’

There was a hint of amusement in her response, but she did not dwell on it as she continued. “This is not the way to beat them. If you keep going like this, you will only wear yourself down, there must be another way, something you are not seeing yet?

I tilted my head slightly as I moved, avoiding another attack before countering without hesitation, my body continuing to fight on instinct while my mind shifted away from the battle, focusing instead on her words.

Another way.

There had to be something.

Something I was missing.

“Let your light find me.”

The voice echoed suddenly in my mind, cutting through everything else.

I paused for the brief second before moving aside quickly as another one lunged at me, its attack missing completely as I steadied myself, my brows drawing together slightly as those words settled in my thoughts.

My light?

What light?

As I continued moving, cutting, avoiding, surviving, something slowly began to connect in my mind, the meaning behind those words becoming clearer as I replayed them again and again.

Light could mean many things, and it was not the same for everyone, because for some it was power, for others it was hope, and for many it was something far more personal.

The mist had not specified.

Which meant it expected me to know. Because in the end, light was not just something you could see.

It was something that guided you, something that stayed with you even when everything else tried to tear you apart, something that led you forward when there was no clear path ahead.

A slow smile spread across my lips as something finally clicked into place, and I let out a quiet breath while shaking my head slightly at myself before speaking softly,

‘Mira,’ my voice calm and certain as if I had finally reached an answer that had been waiting for me all along,

She responded with a low hum, as if she had already been waiting for this exact moment, and that alone

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made my smile deepen.

‘I want to transform,’

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There was a brief pause before she asked, ‘Why?’ her voice carried that familiar curiosity that always pushed me to think deeper rather than handing me the answer outright.

‘Because you are my light.’

She went quiet for a moment, and then I felt it, that soft, pleased sound from her, subtle but clear, as if she had already known this was the conclusion I would reach and had only been waiting for me to arrive there on my own. That was how Mira had always been, never forcing, never rushing, always guiding and letting me

grow at my own pace.

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