Chapter 45: Blue Road II

“There was a time when someone have tried to build an army of hybrids, there was something used to stop him and that’s what we should be looking for, not discouraging ourselves” Elaine said holding his hand tighter as she tried to motivate him.

“Hybrids are very fast and sensitive, what if they notice our movements?” Edgar said as worry filled her eyes, he didn’t want any harm to come to anyone, he was determined to do all he could to protect them till the very last moment of his life.

“They will not notice anything, that I know” Elaine replied confident in the power of her vision, this was how this war was meant to play out.

The future she saw wasn’t very clear to her before but now it drew nearer, she understood better and she was ready to counter that part of the future that will not favour her or her people.

“My Lord, my Lady” Brandon said as he walked into the room opening the door slightly.

“What is it Brandon?” Edgar said in a low tone.

“We must leave now my Lord, they are almost upon the blue roads” Brandon said and Edgar stood up from where he sat immediately.

“Gather everyone, the old ones, the women, the children move through the back blue roads, the men and soldiers will take the front” Edgar said as he walked towards the door.

“Why can’t we all take the back roads?” Elaine said looking confused.

“Just do as I say, Skylar needs a hint that we flee this place” Edgar replied and it left Elaine even more confused.

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“You’ve not still told me how you’re back here Meredith, you died and I send people on a quest to bring back you back to life by going to a temple and seeking another witch to resurrect you” Skylar spoke in a low tone as he sat on his chair crossing his legs.

“My Lord, the ones you sent betrayed you on getting there and joined forced with your enemies” Meredith spoke her voice sounding hollow and eerie like it didn’t belong to this world.

“Jon is only missing, he cannot betray me” Skylar said with furrowed brows.

“Strong men like Jon and Donald both missing without a trace? They are soldiers and if they were missing we would have known where they are now” Meredith said and Skylar paused for a while, it made much more sense to say it that way.

Skylar couldn’t believe what he just heard, Jon is someone that he have shared his whole life with, it seems so impossible to him that Jon would betray him.

Elaine’s POV

I stood at the high watchtower and watched the people walk out of the gates, this wasn’t what I had planned for my people but there was nothing I could do about it now. I expected my return to my pack to be grand and full of happiness, maybe a feast thrown in my name but that was all a figment of my imagination, I came here without even realizing where I was being moved to.

I heard a noise from where I stood, this was a noise that had been consistent but I have been to lost in thought to realize it. I turned to see what I expected Edgar to have handled.

“Run!! They’re coming” I screamed on top of my voice as I came down from my position to close the gates and avoid the hybrids reaching my people.

I saw Edgar, Brandon, my uncle Lewis running back from the front gate, there was an army of hybrids chasing them.

I knew that there would be nothing I could do to save the people that had already escaped if I left the back gate open till Edgar got here. I needed to come up with another plan but my mind wasn’t thinking right, it was too focused on what would happen to them if the hybrids got through those gates and went after my people.

I stood my ground waiting patiently for them to get closer, I felt I could do something about this, I knew that there was a power inside of me waiting to be harnessed. They approached with a more intense speed and I took a deep breath to calm myself, shut off all my senses and connected to the power inside of me, the power of my stone.

“Elaine, close the gates and run” I heard my beloved cry from a far distance and distress filled his voice.

“Not until I stop this madness” I said as I let the power bubble inside of me and boost my confidence to the highest point.

I waited patiently for the right time to strike, I moved closer as I wanted the space between us to get smaller. Soon enough, Edgar ran past me.

“Don’t stop running” I said and I felt the power reach its peak.

I raised my hands from my side and felt the ground shaking vehemently, I could feel like I carried part of this weight in my hands, I wondered what I was capable of. The icy ground shook as it formed ice spikes that floated in the air waiting to attack.

I snapped my fingers and they went towards the hybrid, killing off the ones at the front while the others still charged towards the gates. They came so close that what stood between them and the people outside the gates was me and I was supposed to make an advantage of that.

This was not all the power inside of me, if I could do this I certainly could do more, I took in one deep breath trying to concentrate and do something but nothing happened. I tried again but there was still nothing working. The hybrids drew closer, they came like rushing waters and I was still yet to do something.

“Come on Elaine, you can do this” I heard Edgar say to me as he stood few metres behind me.

I took another deep breath and this time tapping into the energy of my very soul, I raised my hand again and joined them together and I felt my power overflow more than I could ever imagine. And in one swift moment, there was the hybrids, all trapped in a ball.

“You did it” Edgar said with surprise written boldly.

“It would be able to hold them forever and it will serve a purpose till we are out of the blue pack lands” I replied feeling a littllightheaded.

“What’s wrong?” I heard Edgar say but I couldn’t reply because I was too dizzy.

“I feel..” I tried to explain but the whole world turned black to my eyes.