Proximodistal

Pain obliterates fear.

Amber Santiago is the youngest and the only pack warrior who’s survived the annihilation of the Great Santiago Clan twelve years ago, and the West Crescent Pack is now under the command of a new Alpha who’s taken her under his wing due to her tragic past.

Every year, the Werewolf King officiates an event—one that urges everyone to show how capable they are; a battle where strength, willpower, and mental toughness are being measured methodically. Amber plans to join the match as she enters the age of legality.

The task is simple.

Execute the person who’s named on the letter, and the Werewolf King will grant one of your wishes.

There’s no need to feel remorse because all of the listed names are death-row prisoners—criminals who have committed heinous crimes in their lives. The only catch is, both fighters won’t be given a handicap.

If you lose, you die.

Will Amber succeed on her way up? If she does, what could be her wish?

The Flower that Blooms in the Moonlight

The journey on their way back to River Severn Pack was rather uneventful compared to the discovery that they made when they decided to come to the newbie group's aid.


The pack warriors still assumed their usual strategic formation, not letting up for even a second just because they could already feel they were outside of imminent danger.


Apparently, the other squad that Gin had encountered earlier had yet to fulfill the task they were given; therefore, they had to part ways eventually—despite having known the possibility of more cannibals being at large.


The group said that they would try to investigate to confirm the existence of such creatures if time permitted.


The most important thing at the moment is to go back first, and let the Alpha know.


If this was just another common casualty, perhaps, they could have gone on to continue the operations. However, Gin knows that such an idea is impossible on this occasion.


Chapter 16