Chapter 110: Spells

Khalid POV

Hélios' aura is completely different; I believe he has finally awakened his divine side, like a demigod… He had to wake up because of the shock the curse caused.

Perseus must be inside Hélios' mind trying to recover, but I know that it won't be kind words that will make Sophia forgive him, if she ever does.

There are several fights going on, but the corridor leading to the surgery room is practically empty. As we approach, enemies and allies crouch down, unable to bear the weight of their own bodies, precisely because of our aura.

Now it is clear who the enemies are; all of them wore the insignia of the Black Moon pack, which is quite bold of them to attack the main city and the hospital to try to steal Sophia, who is the Luna and Beta of this place.

What do they want? I still don't know, but I can't get out of my head the phrase Gáta used, that Perseus and Achilles are not the true destined ones.

'The person Sophia hates the most is the one who beat her and left her to die in an alley,' Shara, my Daemon, said.

This explains a lot, the reason they are always trying to find out things about the Moon Warriors pack.

As we got close, we could see a green mist around; those who tried to approach ended up burning, and their skin began to grow strangely.

"STAY BACK!" Hélios shouted to his allies, who did exactly as he ordered.

I combined the shadows with Perseus' flame aura, which opened a path for us to advance. Our footsteps echoed through the corridors heavily. I clenched my teeth as the runes on my body began to burn. Those I made for protection in case the rejection ritual happened.

Finally, we got close to the surgery room, and I could see three silhouettes inside. The Alpha of the Black Moon pack was there, holding Sophia in his arms. Her hair was losing its red color and increasing in size. Her body was covered in scars, which we already knew, but they were turning red, as if they were rewinding in time.

Next to him was Gáta, which surprised me because I thought Hélios had killed her. She was reciting some spell, and when I tried to advance, I realized my feet were stuck to the ground. The runes she had drawn on my body and Perseus' were holding us.

"Release my Destined!" Hélios shouted, making the environment tremble, but he was still as trapped as I was.

Ivar, the Alpha, smiled sadistically while pressing Sophia more against himself.

"My love, I will protect you." Ivar whispered in Sophia's ear, who shuddered and held onto his clothes.

There is something very strange because I see that Gáta is manipulating the green energy, which accepts this and I understand that the curse is working in their favor and against us. Which made sense, after all, we want to eliminate it, while the Black Moon is accepting it.

"It hurts so much!" Sophia's voice echoed, so low, so strange, delicate, soft, and showing so much pain.

I looked at Hélios, who was burning the runes, but I saw the smile of Gáta and Ivar, which made me turn to Hélios and before he extended his arm, I threw him back, away from where we were.

At that exact moment, Sophia opened her eyes and looked at me, while a portal opened behind them and swallowed the three of them. I breathed a sigh of relief for having managed to save Hélios and Perseus from the fate they wanted to impose on him.

The green mist disappeared, as well as many of the attackers. Those who had stayed would be arrested, and Hélios stood up, coming towards me.

"Be smart!" I shouted before the wolf hit me. That phrase made him stop in his tracks. "They were casting a memory change spell! They wanted to replace Ivar with you!"

"What do you mean?" Hélios asked confused.

"Ivar was the person who almost killed Sophia, the one she hates the most! The last thing Sophia saw was your face hurting her. It wasn't mine, who held her, it was Perseus! They wanted to replace the memory of the one who left her almost dead in an alley, with yours! If I hadn't moved you away, they would have succeeded! That's why Sophia always had a greater aversion to your aura! Because it's an Alpha aura, but Sophia never knew that Ivar was an Alpha." I explained.

"How do you know so much?" Hélios asked suspiciously.

"Because I have seen a similar spell happen, and the curse was helping Gáta with the spell, making it stronger." I replied.

"How is she alive if I crushed her neck?" Hélios asked.

"She is a Moira witch, I should have suspected that her death was too easy!" I replied, exasperated, because I could have prevented it if I had realized that Gáta was a traitor.

"You brought her to the pack! You are to blame!" Hélios shouted and grabbed me by the neck, but I didn't resist.

"And I will carry that guilt for the rest of my life, just as Perseus will carry the guilt of almost killing Sophia." I said calmly but also with pain, because I know this is an impossible situation.

"Son!" I heard Hyperion's voice running.

"Hyperion!" Hélios said and let me go. "We need to inform the council about this attack."

The former Alpha's expression was serious.

"Actually, they contacted us, informing that they will investigate the kidnapping of the Luna of the Black Moon pack, that the attack was sanctioned by the Council of Races." Hyperion informed.

I took a deep breath and passed my hand through my head, unable to believe how everything is becoming intrinsically more complicated. Because if the attack was accepted by the council of races, it means that the pack cannot counterattack and try to take Sophia by force.

"And almost no one knows that Sophia was destined to Perseus, only to Achilles… What they can say is that we cast a spell to deceive the bond." I expressed my thoughts. "We have to gather evidence for the council, make them force the Black Moon pack to return Sophia. But with Gáta and the curse manipulating the bonds, it will be extremely difficult to prove that the Moon Warriors pack did not kidnap Sophia."

"The whole pack felt the bond of destiny with Sophia and Achilles, that won't be difficult, the problem is to say that she was also Perseus'." Hyperion explained, but then looked around. "But this is not something to be discussed in an open place."

The three of us agreed.

"I will call Achilles, and we will meet in the war room." Hyperion commanded. "Andreas will be responsible for organizing the pack after this attack."

I started walking towards the hospital exit, along with Hélios, whose aura had diminished and now almost passed for a mortal, but everyone could notice the change in his attitude and posture.