Chapter 43: Loose

As the tension reached its peak, Brandon instincts kicked in. He didn’t want to do anything but that way Edgar will never learn.

"Remember who you are, take control and harness the power!" he said on top his voice summoning courage.

“Arrghh” he said screaming on top of his voice as he tried to contain the rage that came with the corruption.

“This won’t work, its killing him” Elaine said standing at a distance watching what was happening between Edgar and Brandon.

“We have to believe in Edgar, if he’s able to control it its an addition to his power but if he doesn’t then we should all expect the worse” Lewis replied glancing at her for a moment as he saw her so focused on Edgar not wanting to take her eyes off him for a moment.

“I hope it isn’t the latter, Skylar is no ordinary man we need all the forces we can get” she said still staring at Edgar who was fighting hard for himself.

“What do you mean by no ordinary man, he is a normal werewolf without the power of an Alpha or even the stone” Lewis said becoming concerned.

“Skylar is a hybrid, he managed to keep it secret all this while but I found out” she replied in a calm to e like she wasn’t very worried about it.

“That’s impossible, who is his father?” Lewis said surprised by the revelation made by Elaine.

“Regaleon” Elaine replied not taking her eyes off the training ground.

“Why are you so calm about this Elly, this means he has more advantage in this war than we do” Lewis said, fear evident in his voice and facial expression.

“I am calm because this war will come and we will emerge as winners but the battle has only begun” she said and Lewis believed so much in what she was saying.

“This is really concerning, so you’re saying that there’s a greater chaos than this” Lewis said staring into blank space as he tried to wrap his head around what she insinuated.

“Yes Uncle” she replied without an expression on her face.

Elaine knew she was shown the past and the future for a reason, but she didn’t know what that was yet. She knew the precise future of everyone that was known to her except Edgar, he was the only one that never showed up, he died before that future so she must do whatever she can to change that particular part of the story.

“Hello Brandon” Edgar said with a short smile with his pupils black in color, he finally had it under control after a whole day of trying.

“You did it, ohh thank goodness now I can go to sleep I’ve been at this all day, you cannot imagine how tired I am” Brandon said as he tried to walk back inside the pack house.

“You have one more task Brandon” he said and Brandon’s joy changed to frustration.

“Not anymore Ed, I’m not doing any other thing fir you today I’ve done enough” Brandon said trying to talk his way out.

“No Brandon, we’re not yet through, you need to make me angry” Edgar said .

“Don’t you think it’s to early for that?” Elaine said walking closer to them as she had only been watching from a distance.

“Yes, I agree with her, it’s too early” Brandon said.

“Besides, Brandon is already too tired and I need to tell you something” she said as she got closer to him.

“Alright then, we’ll continue tomorrow, you’re dismissed Brandon” Edgar said in a low tone as his deep voice resonated in the chilly air.

“Hey Love” Edgar turned to her holding her waist and pulling her to himself.

“Hello,” she said with a bright smile on her face as she wrapped her hand around his neck.

“You’ve been watching me all this while huh?” he said placing a gentle kiss on her lips, they kissed for a while and it became more intense.

“We cannot do this here Edgar, we’re outside” she said breaking free from the kiss that kept her spellbound.

“Alright, let’s do it inside then” Edgar said with so much hunger in his eyes that had gone back to normal the moment she touched him.

“I can walk” she said as she felt him swoop her off her feet and carry her up in princess style.

“But I don’t want you to walk because I can carry you this way” he said walking towards the big building.

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“My Lord, the lady Elaine asks for you in the dinning area” one of the maids said as she spoke to Edgar who was awoken by her voice.

He sat up on the bed and looked out the window with what he saw, It was already mid day. How was he out for so long? He never slept so much which made him wonder what was wrong.

He got out of the bed and wore his clothes walked out of the room and headed for the throne room. On his way there he noticed the stillness in the atmosphere, like there was something wrong somewhere.

He opened the door of the throne room to find all the hight officials seated round the table while the chair at the head of the table left open for him to have a seat, he walked slowly and took a seat there waiting for the bombshell to be dropped.

“What’s going on?” He said when he wasn’t able to control his curiosity.

“The spell on the forest have been broken and Skylar’s men has matched on the ice village” Elaine spoke up being the only one not in grief.

“The lower town? What are the casualties?” Edgar said with fear that it will much more than he could handle.

“Everyone, they’re all gone. Estimate of a hundred men, women and children” she replied and Edgar buried his face in his hands.

“We cannot keep quiet and watch this happen, we need to strike back with a blow, we cannot let them take the blue roads or they are coming straight for the citadel” Edgar said but he got no positive response from anyone.

“We cannot” Lewis said.

“Why” Edgar replied looking confused but there was silence for a moment.

“He found a way to raise an immortal army, hybrids, soldiers born as werewolves and transformed into vampires” Brandon said and Alexander was filled with shock.

“Their speed?” He said trying to control himself.

“Three times faster than human hounds, five times faster than werewolves” Brandon said and the silence in the room continued.

“We have to come up with something, we cannot sit tight and wait for them to attack us, we need go give ourselves a fighting chance” Edgar said trying to raise their spirits.

“We will, when we have a resurrected witch on our side, Meredith rose from the dead” Elaine said with a blank expression on her face and Edgar realized that they were fighting a lost cause.