Chapter 111: Post-Battle

Hélios POV

I tried to fight against the curse, I could see Perseus being led by that strange voice, a voice that was neither mine nor his, but even with all my strength, I couldn't break the wall that was between us.

I only had enough strength when Perseus wounded and almost killed Sophy, at that moment I lost my mind and my whole being transformed, I had found the necessary strength, but it was almost too late.

I prayed that the Gods wouldn't let my destined die, that Sophy wouldn't blame me for Perseus' mistakes, that she could find it in her heart to forgive us. I knew that, even though I had tried to protect her, the pain that Perseus caused would be hard to overcome. But I also knew that our bond was strong, and that, with time, maybe she could understand that I never wanted any of this to happen.

Then I heard the warnings of the attack in my mind and made an agreement with Khalid, I know he doesn't want to hurt Sophy, I also know he loves her, I saw the fury in his eyes when he saw Perseus hurting her and the greatest proof is that Khalid didn't attack Perseus, but preferred to protect and bring Sophy to the hospital.

Perseus now understands that Sophy would never betray us, that everything he saw was just the manipulation of the curse, especially when Khalid kept me away from Sophy, as I was two seconds away from being able to reach her.

And now everything is very complicated, the Black Moon pack had done their job right, as I understood they had shown proof that Sophy was their Luna. I growled low, barely able to control my anger or think that Sophy is in the arms of the one she hates the most.

"We have to show the hospital records, showing that Soph was beaten and abandoned." Achilles commented.

"I couldn't locate the witches who took care of Sophia at that time." Khalid replied. "So it's our word against theirs."

"But we have the records here! Showing how she recovered from that time. Including the reports about Sophy having donated organs inside her." I informed, trying to find a way to make the council let me go after my Luna.

"Not only that, I am the Gamma chosen by Sophia." Alexandre commented. "It's easy to prove this, even with the curse acting and Gáta too, they can't ignore my bond with Sophia, as the bond of a Gamma with their Luna is very powerful, just as strong as the bond of a destined."

"That's true." Hyperion, Perseus' father, agreed. "There's just one problem, few people knew that Sophia was also destined to Perseus. We have a lot of proof that Achilles and Sophia are destined, but almost none that she is also destined to Perseus."

"For that, I can prove that Miss Turner is a Chimera and that she has more than one destined." Isak, the rector of MISKATONIC University, said.

"NO!" I shouted along with Achilles.

"We can't talk about that, as they will want to imprison her. I doubt Ivar has said anything about it." I added.

"Hélios is right." Achilles backed me up. "A Chimera is a very powerful being, the council of races will surely prevent her from staying as Luna of a werewolf pack."

"Let's not forget, many races in the council consider us inferior." I said and sighed.

"I may not be part of the council of races, but I have a good influence… Gáta must have created a strong story so that the elder of the vampires didn't contact me." Khalid informed.

"She must have realized that you are in love with Sophy." I promptly replied. "It's a good excuse for not involving you."

Khalid doesn't seem surprised that I know about it, but Achilles looks at me astonished. He must have realized it too.

"I am not Perseus… Besides, it was the curse that was whispering in my human part's ears, exacerbating the jealousy he felt. Just like a spell was cast for Hercules to kill his wife and children, it was done the same way with Perseus." I explained.

"It seems that no one was surprised, with the declaration that Khalid loves Sophia." Alex commented amused.

"Khalid had already talked to me about it, it was one of the reasons he distanced himself from Sophia." Hyperion's voice echoed. "But that's not what this meeting is about. We need to think of ways to prove that we didn't kidnap Sophia, that she came of her own free will and that she is destined to Perseus and Achilles."

"My bond with Sophia was not cut, thanks to Alex's powers and his wolf." Achilles said and showed his wrist that had no scar. "Even though Gáta cut the connection, Alex managed to restore it."

"Well, at least that will be easy to prove." Hyperion sighed. "The problem is with Gillian's, as Sophia has been away for a long time, no one remembers her there, even the records were damaged."

"I think the Black Moon pack had a hand in that… In corrupting the records." Khalid suggested. "We know there is a spell around Sophia, which prevented Ivar from approaching Sophia. That's why people don't remember her after some time."

"The best plan would be to find the witches who cast the spell on Sophia." Khalid said determinedly.

"I can help with that." Isak stood up. "We still have Sophia's blood and I can track the spells cast. But since we don't have much, I can't make a mistake." Isak looked at Khalid. "I'll need some ingredients, as I don't have all of them."

"Just give me the list, I'll get them today." Khalid agreed. "Luckily, Gáta never went to my territory."

"Not even your elder?" Hyperion asked.

"No, not even him. The last person who went there was Alex… My territory changes location every certain period of time." Khalid explained. "It's almost a separate and unique dimension."

"I understand." Achilles said and looked out the window. "Even if we have to go against the council, we will rescue Soph… The longer she stays in Ivar's hands, the more she will suffer."

"Don't worry, if necessary, I will start the war against the Black Moon pack myself." Khalid said determinedly.

And this is how much Khalid loves Sophia, and I know his love is purer than mine and Achilles', as he is not expecting Soph to reciprocate it, and that's what makes him different. I'm not saying stronger, just more chaste.

Achilles looked at me, expecting some explosive reaction, but I just smiled, as today I can appreciate the love that Khalid has for Soph.

"The emergency meeting will happen early tomorrow, we better have the witches who helped hide Sophia to bring her to testify." Hyperion said.

"Don't worry, we will find them!" Isak and Khalid said.

The two began to walk towards the exit, probably to discuss the spell, while I looked at Achilles.

"How is Perseus?" Achilles asked me.

"He will recover, but it will take time… Guilt is consuming him, and I think he will only be able to come back when he can talk to Sophy." I replied.

Everyone in the room agreed, and silence fell, each immersed in their own thoughts.