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Chapter 21 - Chapter 21 The Final War

Kamini was talking to a werewolf Aman, and was very angry with her clan for not being able to locate the vampires when Rehaan walked in.

Rehaan "What happened Mom?"

Kamini "Our wolves are not being able to find the vampires! Not even a single vampire could be traced!

Aman "We are trying our best, please have faith."

Kamini "We don't have much time. How is it possible? What power is protecting them from us."

Aman "Years ago, they killed our king, and today we would end the enmity by killing their king."

Rehaan "Were you the one, who found Dad's body?"

Aman "Yes Rehaan, it was me. I found him lying dead on a road near the jungle. Rajveer had... "

Rehaan "Are you sure it was Rajveer who killed Dad?"

Aman "Your Dad told me he was going there to meet Rajveer, and... "

Rehaan "I know that. Did you witness the murder?"

Aman "No. King Vivek didn't allow anyone to go with him. He went there to meet the vampire king alone. When after a long time, he didn't return, I..."

Tears formed in Aman's eyes. He turned away his face to hide his tears. Rehaan looked down.

Kamini "It's okay Aman. Please ask our people to try harder and find out where the vampires are as soon as possible."

Aman left from there. Kamini got angry with Rehaan as he asked such questions to Aman, who was Vivek's loyal minister and friend.

Kamini "What were you trying to do?"

Rehaan "He feels that Rajveer killed Dad, but he is not sure. Maybe, Rajveer is telling the truth."

Kamini "Don't you understand what those people are trying to do? They are manipulating you. They are trying to make us fight with each other, so that they get time to hide, and later they would attack us. Maya is the same girl, who used you. She was following her parents' instructions at that time, and now also she is doing the same."

Kamini walked away, with Rehaan still standing there in confusion. He tried to convince himself that what his mother was saying was right, but his heart was not ready to believe that Maya was wrong.

The wolves tried hard to locate the vampires but failed. Kamini was furious. She felt most of the vampires left the city and would return the next day stronger. A werewolf called her on her mobile and informed her that a new vampire, Ankit could be spotted in the city. Kamini thought something and smiled.

Kamini went near Rehaan and asked him to go to Ankit's house and kill him.

Rehaan "Mom what are you saying? Why Ankit?"

Kamini "I know Ankit and Maya are together. They are a couple. If you kill Ankit, Maya will come to take revenge, and then we will trap her, and her parents will come to save her. We would kill Rajveer and Nisha. Even if we can't kill the other vampires tonight, they would still surrender."

Rehaan "How would Maya get to know, I killed Ankit?"

Kamini "As a born vampire, she would get to know when you would kill him."

Rehaan "They are not a couple Mom. They are friends."

Kamini "Still she would get to know about his death, and come out on her own. Finish him, he is anyway weak."

Rehaan "He was my friend."

Kamini "Now he is your enemy."

Rehaan kept arguing with his mother that he wouldn't do it, but finally gave in and reluctantly left the house.

Rehaan was standing outside Ankit's house. He was hesitating to ring the doorbell. He rang the doorbell, and Ankit's Grandma opened the door. She was happy to see him and invited him in. Ankit's grandparents asked him to sit and asked him if he wanted something.

It was evening and the moon was shining bright when Maya heard someone banging on her door. She hesitated to open the door. She was now in a house which was a little away from the city. Her parents were upstairs and asked her not to open the door for anyone, but when she heard Ankit's voice asking her to open the door, she opened it.

Ankit was in a terrible condition. He stormed into the house and Maya closed the door. He was shaking in anger, and Maya got concerned and asked him to sit, but he didn't listen to her.

Maya "What happened Ankit?"

Ankit "Rehaan... He.. He is a beast! He is a monster! Maya... Rehaan... He killed my grandparents. He killed them. I lost everything today Maya, I lost everything."

Maya was shocked and couldn't believe what she heard. Ankit told her that his Grandpa informed him that Rehaan had come to visit him and asked him to come home. He rushed home and found that the door was open. He got inside and found her grandparents lying dead on the floor.

Ankit "I will kill that bloody wolf! He crossed all the limits. Now, nobody could save him. Come with me Maya, help me find him."

Maya tried to calm him but failed. Ankit opened the door and rushed out of the house a lightning speed. Maya followed Ankit. Rajveer and Nisha climbed down after they heard Ankit's voice. They found the door open and both Ankit and Maya were not in the house. They got out of the house and tried to look for them, but they already left.

Nisha "As soon as we heard Ankit's voice, we came down, but he left. Maya too is not in the house."

Rajveer "I told Maya to not go out anywhere today. I asked Ankit to hide. Why did he come here, and what was he telling Maya?"

Nisha "We have to go back now. I feel they went towards the city. Maybe, they would go to Rehaan. I heard Ankit take Rehaan's name."

Rajveer "Wait a minute. Let's try to connect with Maya. Come inside the house first."

Rajveer and Nisha went in and tried to connect with Maya. They tried again and again, but couldn't connect with her. Maya's phone was left at home. Rajveer and Nisha looked at each other and both decided to go back to the city.

As the moonlight fell on Rehaan, he started transforming into a wolf. After turning into a wolf, he started howling. After some time, he transformed back into his human form. He wore his clothes and looked at the sky. Today his transformation, felt different. He didn't have to go through the pain anymore. He felt stronger after transforming back into his human form. For the first time, he didn't curse nature for making him a werewolf.

Maya and Ankit together went to the jungle, where Rehaan was standing with his back turned towards them. Ankit angrily called Rehaan from behind and he turned towards them. Ankit and Maya came near him.

Ankit "You killed my grandparents Rehaan, you are an animal! Why did you do it? What have they done to you? Why did you kill two innocent humans?"

Rehaan was shocked to hear this. He didn't know what Ankit was saying. He looked at Maya who was looking at him with disgust.

Rehaan "What are you saying? I didn't kill anyone. Ankit believe me... I... Why would I?... Please believe me."

Maya "I could never imagine you would kill innocent humans. You are worse than a monster Rehaan. I still can't believe you... "

Rehaan "I didn't Maya, I didn't kill anyone."

Rajveer and Nisha found Rehaan, Ankit and Maya together. They went towards them. Rehaan looked at them. All the vampires came in their real form.

Rajveer "This fight was between you and me, then why did you kill innocent humans? I heard everything, Ankit said. You want to fight with us right? Then fight."

Ankit "You wanted to kill me right? I'm your enemy, my grandparents weren't! Kill me, Rehaan, if you want to kill me, then kill me I'm right here."

Rehaan "Ankit, I went there to warn you. My Mom asked me to kill you so that we could bring Maya and her parents out of their hiding place, I didn't kill your grandparents. I felt Mom would ask some other werewolf to kill you, that's why... "

Ankit "You are lying. I knew you killed them."

Rehaan "I'm not lying, believe me!"

Rajveer "That's what I've also told you. I didn't kill your Dad. I don't know who killed him. But you didn't believe me. Why should we believe you?"

Nisha "I never thought, you people could go to such an extent for the sake of your revenge."

Maya was silent. Her heart was saying that Rehaan was not lying. She wondered who could kill Ankit's grandparents. Rajveer asked Rehaan to fight with him, but he refused. Ankit attacked Rehaan, and in his defense, he pushed him and Ankit got hurt. Rajveer attacked Rehaan and he retaliated. Nisha was about to attack Rehaan too, but Rajveer asked her not to. Maya was watching her father and Rehaan fight with each other. The first time, Rajveer felt that he was weak in front of a werewolf!

They kept fighting for some time, and Rajveer pushed Rehaan who fell. Rajveer was about to hit him when Maya came between them. Rehaan stood up. Rajveer lost his calm and yelled at Maya.

Rajveer "Why are you still trying to protect him? You want to save the man, who wants to kill your father? The man who killed Ankit's grandparents? You want me to leave him? Why Maya? Answer me, Maya, why are you saving him?"

Maya kept silent. Rehaan was trying to calm down. Nisha and Ankit looked at Maya who was looking guilty. At that moment, Rehaan realized Maya's love for him was real. Rajveer took a few steps back and asked everyone to leave the jungle immediately. Ankit was disappointed but still was ready to obey his king. For some time, the jungle became silent. Suddenly, someone shot Rehaan with a silver bullet on his back. He fell. Maya went near him and tried to help him get up. Rehaan got up with Maya's support. A woman emerged from the darkness. They all looked in her direction. Everyone was shocked to find out that the woman who shot Rehaan was Kamini.

Kamini "Shocked? Of course."

Rehaan "Mom you?"

Kamini "Yes son, me. I shot you. I knew you were useless and wouldn't be able to use your powers properly and kill these vampires. I asked you to kill Ankit, and what did you do? You went there to warn him. Luckily he wasn't at home at that time, and you left there after asking his grandparents to stay careful. They didn't understand what you meant. They were just normal humans. Those weak, ordinary human beings were unable to fight with me when I killed them."

Ankit "You killed my grandparents? I will not leave you."

Ankit ran towards Kamini to attack her but she shot him with the silver bullet in his heart. Ankit fell and died on the spot.

Rehaan was completely shocked. He wasn't understanding why his mother was doing all this. He was standing with Maya's support, so Maya couldn't go near Ankit.

Kamini asked the vampires to not try to come near her, as she would shoot them otherwise.

Rajveer "You attacked on your son? How could you?"

Kamini "I killed my husband as well. Yes, Rehaan, Rajveer wasn't lying. Maya was telling the truth. Nobody witnessed Vivek's murder. I killed him. Do you why? That's because your father wanted peace."

Everyone was shocked by the revelation. Rehaan tried to go near Kamini but Maya stopped him. Kamini had a wicked smile on her face, and Rajveer and Nisha were looking tensed.

Rehaan "Dad wanted peace, and you killed him. You killed him because you wished for war? Did you want this enmity? Why Mom? Why?"

Kamini "Vivek was weak, and you are just like your father. I'm ashamed of you. I wish you were like me. You would have become the king in the future then. But you don't deserve to be my heir. You are good for nothing Rehaan. I despise weakness."

Kamini was about to shoot Rajveer now, but a werewolf in his wolf form jumped on Kamini. The gun fell from her hands and Rajveer grabbed it. The werewolf came in his human form, and he was Aman.

Kamini "Aman you?"

Aman "I heard everything Kamini. I was King Vivek's friend too. I would not allow you to kill these innocent people. King Vivek wanted peace, and I wish that too."

Aman was about to attack Kamini again but he stopped when he heard something. A lot of wolves were coming in their direction. They had surrounded them from all sides. Kamini ordered them to attack, and the wolves felt Rajveer had shot Rehaan. They jumped on Rajveer. Rajveer fell injured and Nisha helped him get up. She attacked a few wolves, but she too got injured brutally. Maya tried to connect with other vampires and call them there, but she couldn't. A wolf jumped on Maya, and she attacked him. The wolf died. Kamini got a little scared to see that but composed herself. When Kamini got an opportunity, she told her clan that Aman was with the vampires and working for them. The wolves attacked Aman and killed him. Rehaan was lying down under a tree. He tried to get up and stop the wolves but couldn't.

Maya again tried to connect with the vampires and this time she could connect with a few of them. She asked them to come there and help them out. Despite being stronger than the vampires, the wolves couldn't kill Rajveer, Nisha or Maya. The wolves sensed that a group of vampires were coming towards them. The wolves howled together and the whole atmosphere changed.

The vampires and werewolves kept fighting. A lot of vampires died, and a lot of werewolves lost their lives too. Rehaan's friend Naina was killed by the vampires. Rajveer and Nisha were brutally injured, still they went to Maya and asked her to take Rehaan away from there and not to return. Maya reluctantly agreed and helped Rehaan get up and she went out of the jungle with Rehaan.

Tears kept flowing from Rehaan's eyes. He didn't want to live anymore. He lost everything. His father, his mother whom he trusted more than anyone, and his love Maya too. He lost everything.

Rehaan and Maya got out of the jungle, and Rehaan fell near a tree. Maya took out the bullet and with her powers, tried to heal Rehaan but failed. That night due to the pink moon, she was weak. Rehaan was supposed to be very strong that night but he didn't even try to heal himself. He wanted to die. Maya urged him to use his powers but he couldn't.

Maya "Rehaan, try again, you can do it. Try to heal your wound. Just try again!"

Rehaan "Go back Maya, your clan needs you. Your parents need you. They are weak without you. My people don't know Mom's truth. She killed my Dad and tried to kill me. She would destroy everything. Stop her Maya, and stop this war. End this war, Maya, go back."

Maya "How can I leave you here alone?"

Rehaan "I'm safe here. Please go back Maya, only you can stop all this. Your people need you. My people need you too. Please just go."

Maya reluctantly went back to the jungle after promising Rehaan that she would end the enmity.

Kamini was about to kill Nisha when Maya attacked her from behind and bit her neck. She drank her blood and Kamini's body became still. Kamini fell. After killing her, Maya became more powerful. She asked the vampires to stop. The wolves stopped too seeing Kamini lying dead.

Maya "Either you wolves surrender, or else I'll have to kill you all. Your queen is dead. It's your choice what you people want, peace or death."

The wolves kept howling and after some time, they came in their human form and bowed down. It meant they wanted peace. The war was over. The vampires and wolves one by one went back.

Rajveer "You did what nobody could do in ages. You are a true queen. I declare you the queen of vampires from now onwards.

Nisha "Now even we would follow your orders dear."

Rajveer and Nisha hugged their daughter. Together, they went out of the jungle and they went to the place where Rehaan was. Rehaan was lying down with his eyes closed. Maya went near him and urged him to get up.

Maya "Get up Rehaan, the war is over. The wolves too want peace. We won Rehaan, we got what we wanted. Get up Rehaan, come on."

Rajveer and Nisha looked at each other. They understood that they had lost Rehaan forever.

Rajveer "Maya, he left us. He is... "

Maya "No Dad, nothing will happen to him. Rehaan gets up. You have to get up. Get up Rehaan, please! My love wasn't fake Rehaan, it was real. And now I understood that your love for me was real too. See Rehaan, I am confessing my love for you, please wake up!"

Maya kept urging Rehaan to get up. She couldn't believe after the war ended, she lost Rehaan. Rajveer and Nisha kept standing there looking at Maya who broke down. They heard the howling of the wolves from the jungle once again as if they were mourning the death of their prince.

Days passed and everything became quiet. No more fights between the vampires and werewolves. The enmity finally ended, or at least that's what everyone felt.

One night, Maya was standing near her room's window and looking at the stars. She remembered once Rehaan told her that the people who leave this world, become stars. He believed his Dad became a star and watched him always from the sky. She remembered Rehaan told her that he always felt his Dad was near him.

Maya tried to find Rehaan among the stars. Suddenly she felt someone's presence behind her. She turned back and said, "Rehaan?"

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