Myth of Omega, Tome 1 : Crave to Conquer

CHAPTER ONE

DROCCO

Drocco glared into the eyes of the traitor as he severed his head.

The squelch, pop, and ripping of flesh and ligaments filled the Great Hall as Drocco’s dagger tore through the man’s neck. His vast army of Alphas, the Lox, packed out the entire space from wall to wall, their fury made obvious by the burn in their eyes and the growled curses they muttered.

The traitor, an Alpha himself, had been bold enough to grit his teeth and keep his grunts low, trying to avoid screaming, but by the time Drocco’s dagger scraped bone, his voice was hoarse. He had been one of Drocco’s most fearsome warriors and yet a bitter hatred had appeared in his eyes when the truth about his loyalty was revealed. That hatred stained his expression in death, permanently declaring his true feelings for Drocco and the Lox.

Finally, Drocco lifted the man’s head into the air, as his body dropped to the ground. The hall erupted into a vicious cheer as his warriors pumped their fists and yelled out in triumph. Shouts also came from the surplus of Alphas that spilled out into the corridors surrounding the hall.

Drocco held still, allowing the man’s stinking blood and slime to slosh down his arm and splatter onto the raised platform he stood on. “This man has been with us for six months,” he bellowed into the noise. “He has been a member of the most feared, most revered, most skilled army known to all Lands. He has trained with us, fought with us, learned from us.” He paused to look around the hall. “He has been privy to powerful strategies that resulted in some of our most successful victories. And he was a traitor!” Drocco’s roar soared across the enormous hall. Silence pressed over the hall now, all eyes fixed on Drocco up on the platform.

“His death is not a victory. This betrayal reflects badly on all of us! We are Lox. We do not abide traitors. Not for one day, let alone six fucking months! All of you are responsible for this man remaining undetected for so long.”

He could almost feel the seven hundred Alphas before him bristle in unison. It was the first time he had implied that they were at fault for any traitors found among them, but he was not going to let it slide this time. As an army of over twelve thousand, they all had to be vigilant. He specifically looked along the front of the crowd where his generals stood. They each secured a territory in the expansive Eastern Lands Drocco had conquered and each had a Lox division they were responsible for. They needed to be aware that Drocco had seen their faces at this briefing.

“We do not know what information has gone to the Western Lands,” he continued to bellow. “We do not know what they plan for us. We have only just secured the Eastern Lands and it will be stripped from us if we cannot protect ourselves from these underhanded tactics by deviants across the White Ocean. Under my leadership, we have conquered every city, every territory, and every district that I promised. We are here, Alphas. We have made it. I have done it.

“But I also made you a vow when the Lox formed. A vow that would ensure you live full and complete lives as the Alphas you deserve to be and I cannot fulfill that vow if I’m being targeted from within my own ranks.”