Reclaimed By The Alpha King
Chapter 187

Chapter 187: Chapter 187

The silence that followed was deafening. Kimberly and Theo stood at the entrance of the sacred hall, their eyes still glowing with the radiant blue light of the spirits.

The weight of what had just happened settled upon the crowd like an invisible force.

No one dared to speak. No one dared to move.

Then, the voice rang out again from the mysterious doorway behind them, a voice that did not belong to any human present.

"Bow before your Alpha King and the Moon Goddess Reborn!"

The command echoed through the room like a decree written in the very fabric of the universe.

One by one, the alphas, their Lunas, the elders, and every important figure present had already dropped to their knees, their heads bowed in submission.

It was not a choice; it was a force compelling them to acknowledge the truth before them.

The balance of power had shifted, and none could deny it.

But amidst the sea of kneeling figures, two had returned to remaining upright... Alpha Derrick and Mona.

Their faces were twisted in defiance, their bodies trembling as they fought against the invisible force pushing them down.

Mona gritted her teeth, her nails digging into her palms as she struggled to remain standing.

Derrick’s jaw was clenched so tightly that a vein pulsed visibly at his temple.

Kimberly’s gaze locked onto Derrick’s. "Still resisting, Alpha Derrick?" she asked, her voice calm but carrying the weight of her newfound power.

Derrick spat on the ground. "I will never bow to you! You think this is over?

You think you have won?" His eyes burned with hatred, and yet, his legs wobbled, betraying the strength of the force that demanded his submission.

Theo stepped forward. "It is not about winning or losing, Derrick. It is about destiny. The spirits have spoken."

Mona let out a bitter laugh. "Destiny?" she sneered.

"Is that what you call this? A pathetic excuse to justify stealing what rightfully belongs to others?"

Kimberly narrowed her eyes. "What was stolen, Mona? Power? Or was it the truth you tried so hard to bury?"

Mona’s lips curled in a snarl, but before she could respond, a sudden gust of wind swept through the hall, chilling the air.

The flames of the torches flickered wildly, and an ominous presence filled the space.

The supreme chief priest stepped forward, his expression unreadable.

"The spirits are still watching," he announced. "And they demand justice."

A murmur rippled through the crowd.

"What justice?" Derrick barked. "This is nothing but a charade. The spirits don’t decide our fate, we do!"

As if in response to his defiance, the room trembled.

The floor beneath Derrick and Mona cracked, and an eerie light seeped through the widening fissures.

Gasps erupted from the alphas as the very foundation of the sacred hall seemed to rebel against their presence.

Kimberly’s heart pounded. She could feel the spirits’ will surging through her veins.

"They know what you have done," she said, her voice unwavering. "They know the blood on your hands."

Mona took a step back, her bravado faltering. "This is madness..."

Suddenly, a deep, guttural voice echoed from the void beneath them. "Confess... or be consumed."

Derrick’s eyes darted around the room, searching for an escape. But there was none.

He turned his gaze to Mona, silently urging her to act. But she was frozen in place, her face pale with terror.

Theo took another step forward. "You betrayed the sacred order," he said.

"You plotted against the balance of power, manipulated the trials, and sought to destroy what the spirits had already chosen."

Derrick let out a mirthless laugh. "And yet, here I stand."

"Not for long," Kimberly said, lifting her hand. A soft glow emanated from her fingertips.

Derrick’s eyes widened. "You wouldn’t dare."

Kimberly’s gaze did not waver. "You have no idea what I would dare."

Before she could act, a sudden scream tore through the hall.

Mona collapsed to her knees, her hands clutching her throat as an unseen force constricted her breath.

The spirits were passing judgment.

Derrick’s expression shifted from defiance to horror. "Mona!"

She gasped, clawing at her neck. "Help me..."

But no help would come. The spirits had made their decision.

Derrick turned back to Kimberly, his fury now laced with desperation.

"Stop this! If you truly are the Moon Goddess Reborn, then show mercy!"

Kimberly hesitated. Mercy? After everything they had done?

Theo’s voice was steady beside her. "Mercy is not ours to give. The spirits have spoken."

Derrick looked between them, realization dawning in his eyes. He had lost.

The power he craved, the throne he had sought to claim, it was all slipping through his fingers like sand in the wind.

Mona collapsed fully to the ground, her body trembling violently. And finally, with a last, broken cry, she slumped forward motionless.

The silence that followed was suffocating.

Derrick staggered back, his breath ragged. The mighty Alpha, now nothing more than a man who had overplayed his hand and lost everything.

And as if the last of his strength had been drained, his knees buckled.

And he fell onto his knees.

The power that had resisted finally succumbed, and before the eyes of all, Derrick bowed.

A heavy breath escaped Kimberly’s lips. It was done.

But even as victory settled in the air, an unsettling feeling crawled up her spine. Something wasn’t right.

Theo seemed to sense it too. His grip tightened around Kimberly’s wrist as he leaned in. "This isn’t over."

Kimberly’s gaze remained locked on Derrick.

The man who had schemed, who had threatened, who had done everything in his power to destroy them...

and yet, there was something about the look in his eyes.

He wasn’t finished.

A slow, eerie smile crept onto Derrick’s lips. And with a whisper that only Kimberly and Theo could hear, he uttered,

"The real game begins now."

A sudden gust of wind howled through the room, and the torches flickered violently.

The ground beneath them rumbled again, but this time, it wasn’t the spirits, it was something else.

Something worse.

Kimberly’s breath caught in her throat. Whatever had just been set into motion... it was beyond anything she had ever faced before.

And it had only just begun.

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