Poor Isabella became the next victim of Y's mania. How will Freddie handle it at such dire times?
"You are the true Capricorn descendant, you are now the lead witch!" "What are we supposed to do now?" "Did Mage Ved'ma tell you about our next course of action?" "How will we bury Mage? War is right around the corner!" Young Lydia had been getting bombarded with all the questions from her whole uncertain coven of witches. It had been one hell of a day for her. It had started out normally and then had escalated to the good news of Waai re-taking the Temple of Supernatural and then the attack on their hideout which made them resort to escape. They thought coming to the temple would make things easier, but Y, as expected, wasn't going to go down easily. He managed to escape with his goons while Mage Ved'ma's feeble age paid the price for her ambition, leaving the teenage Lydia as the only true descendant of the original Capricorn witches in charge at such chaotic times. Mage Ved'ma had suffered serious blows as Y tried to survive and escape without his glittery potion. She soon die
"We didn't do anything. Your brother did! When we came, he had already done what he wanted to whomever he wanted, after your husband attacked our home. My grandma paid the price." Young Lydia spoke firmly. She knew she couldn't use her magic since the dragons were near, but they were standing inside the very Temple of the Supernatural and there anything was possible. Iris didn't need veritaspell to tell her that the young witch was telling the truth. She was grieving, but these were times of war and grief was in the air. So she didn't waste her time on chit-chat and went straight to the point. Standing tall, she spoke confidently to the witches, even dragons could hear everything from the outside. "I am Iris McBlaze, previously Iris Hanson, the so-called adopted sister of your so-called ally Akuma Waai." She took a deep breath and made brief eye contact with every witch, male and female, and continued, "I am the crowned Queen of all shapeshifters under the blessings of Şekileus, the
After the video, things went downhill really quickly. Waai had set a trap, and Dom was ready to end everything once and for all. Thankfully for everyone, the venue was secluded and away from any community. They all returned and were prepared to make a plan and go to war. That is when Freddie finally got informed that his sister had not been retrieved from the expedition to the temple and instead, according to the video, she was already dead in a gut-wrenching way. To say that he was furious with grief was an understatement. He had lost all sense and sight of logic or reasoning. He blamed Dom for his sister's death. It was on Dom's order that Isabella had gone to the temple, in the first place. Nora was finding it hard to control her husband. Even their mate bond did little to bind him back to reality. As he stormed out of the room, Nora ran to inform Dom of the disaster that was about to be struck. Freddie had made a beeline towards Liliana's cell. Being a beta, he had the authority
Iris had headed straight to the Temple of the Supernatural to pray for her husband's victory and seek help from Şekileus. She had desperately wished for Y's end. For many centuries, only the thought of one day killing her foster brother slowly one day, was what had kept her going. And now she was in a place where her husband had to fight her war. Of course, Y had threatened to eradicate anyone who came in his path or stood against him, and Dom, being the Alpha King of all shifters, had the responsibility to fight for them. And she knew he would do a fine job defeating Y. It still did not help her tortured soul that had wanted revenge for so long and also desired to avenge the fallen innocents for the last millennium at Y's psychotic hands. Freddie was still MIA. The death of his sister had broken him. The pain of losing the only blood relative he had and that too, in such a horrifying way, had done a number on him. Casualties are a part of war. But sweet, shy, and kind Isabella did n
Dom felt a rush through his veins. A hot lava ran slowly through his limbs, his flight dwindling. A cloud of haze came over his eyes for a millisecond. Waai saw the midnight Dragon fly low and low. It was clear the animal was poisoned and the host was barely holding on. A swell of excitement exploded in his chest. It was going to be an easy victory. But then he got confused. The Dragon seemed to have shaken himself and was already gliding through the grasslands, breathing fire down at the SHS guns pointed right at him. Elijah's massive grey dragon gave a huff of relief at the sight of his son and rushed after him to scale the wide area where SHS guns were laid. 'The potion worked, Little Wolf.' Dom informed Iris, who had been impatiently waiting for news. She sighed in relief. Master Aikis had collaborated with the Capricorn Witches to create a shield against SHS dark magic, so that only the chemical might render the person slightly weak for a while but couldn't reach the animal
[Warning: This chapter contains elements of gore, war, and terrible death. Reader's caution is advised.] 'You were not made the Alpha King to give up so easily.' Dom jerked at the voice in his head. 'Freddie! You came.' 'I'm sorry. Alpha Queen tried to contact me. You know your powers can force mind-links? Cuz I didn't know that.' Freddie's giant-scaled dragon grew bigger as it came closer. 'Go, I'll cover you.' He told Dom as he rushed at what was left of his sister and Lily's dragon. 'I'm sorry, Freddie. I truly am, brother.' Dom needed him to hear this. 'So am I. Now you need to get back. Go to your dad.' Freddie managed to respond while showering both the beasts and the ground beneath with dragon fire, slowing down the advance of Y's troops. Dom tried to do as told but then saw how Isabella's monster was too much to handle for both Lily and Freddie, so he turned around. It became three against one and still, to the amazement of all, the monster was able to hold its own. I
[Warning: This chapter contains an account of childbirth. Readers are advised to proceed with caution.] Dominic walked haphazardly through the emergency field hospital that had been set up by the witches to help the wounded in the war. "We need more people, just give the order and the women can come to aid." Nathaniel was trying to keep up with Dom's pace and convince him. "I cannot allow them to be on the battlefield when I promised their men that their women, children, and elderly would be safe at all costs." Dom looked around at his people, some lying motionless on the makeshift cots with missing limbs, some lying on the ground groaning because there was nowhere else to go, awaiting medical and magical help. "I am not asking you to order them to be here or break your promise. Just give the women a choice. Let the ones who volunteer come and help us get these brave people back on their feet. The war isn't over just because Waai is dead." Nathanial was persistent. Dom suddenly st
It is said that there are two parts of war. The battlefield and the aftermath. The battle was won. The cost came in the aftermath. Dom along with his family and those of the deceased was the first one to enter the Shifter Cemetery. It was the huge ground where all the shifters who lost their lives to Y's madness were buried after the war. Those who had been recognizable had tombstones, the rest got collective plates with lists of names of those lost in war. There was an empty grave for the innocent Isabella, about whose whereabouts no one had any idea. But Freddie deserved a place to mourn, and Isabella deserved to be remembered like the rest of the innocent victims. Liliana's body had been recovered, but it would've been unfair to all those who died fighting Waai if she had been buried in their ranks. So Dom had placed her in the backyard of his private mansion, where only the close family would be able to visit and remember. Iris still hadn't been able to entirely move past the