CHAPTER 61

Kavi’s POV:

"Are you kidding me? What do you mean he hasn’t arrived? You said the Goddess sent you after teleporting Chandran here!" Surya questioned his twin in a fury. He woke up when his mate regained consciousness, contacted Aadhira, and came to Sun's realm immediately.

"I really don't know how it happened, but he might have escaped during the teleportation!" Aadhira replied with a frown in a low voice.

"You know he is divine too. Even a millisecond is enough for him to escape if he is left unsupervised in space. Space helps him gain energy and power. I don't think you did this carelessly but on purpose, didn't you?" Aadhavan asked me calmly in a curious tone.

Not bad! The years of understanding from our friendship hadn't gone to waste.

"Bingo!" I smiled at him, and my two warriors looked at me with wonder. I hadn't explained anything to anyone or discussed my plan with them in advance.

"What are you up to, Layla? He’s too dangerous to be let loose. He might try to harm werewolves since they didn't help him." Aadhavan's concern was understandable.

"You are right, Aadhavan. But he won't go to the wolves directly. He will first find a way to eliminate me before touching them. I left my dark shield over the Green Ocean pack just in case he goes crazy. He now knows the earth isn't a safe place for him. I want to know if he has any backup plans. We can't have any leftovers of his ideas. It would be equal to leaving a radiation-prone place uncleaned. It might slowly kill us. I want to completely wipe away his evilness from this Solar System," I told them. They nodded. Akhilan has been staring at me from the start.

"Then we have to start searching for him, Kavi?"

I smirked to myself, shook my head no, and winked at Surya. I could feel he was getting frustrated that I wasn't telling them my plan.

"Why do you think I trapped him in the bubble of celestial darkness? When he broke my shield, his body was covered with the particles of celestial darkness. Now I just have to track him down."

"She is the Goddess of Darkness. The celestial darkness is going to act as satellite—perks of a hacker turning out to be a Goddess," he remarked with a smirk. His face soon turned into a void of any emotions. I understood that he was still angry with Aadhavan. But they would have to sort it out.

I knew Chandran would be preparing for me when he started suspecting my return. And I knew he wouldn't simply trust werewolves alone. I had to clear up the messes he created. It was a nice thing. I was so curious about computers. Now I love to use technology with the help of my divine powers.

I closed my eyes, used my powers, and spotted him on one of the moons of Uranus. The darkness let me see everything around him, and he was just resting on a rock, gaining his energy back. I opened my eyes and shared my vision with them. For the time being, we should wait until he makes his next move. I used my powers to set a GPS like a device over my palm. I would know whenever he tried teleporting somewhere.

"Are you ready for the experiment, Aadhavan?" I asked him.

"Yes, Layla. But I can't tell how much is possible. Let's try anyway. Nothing wrong with trying." He stood up and nodded at the twins and Akhilan. I teleported to outer space.

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A Few Moments Later:

"Let's try it again, Layla."

I nodded at Aadhavan. I closed my eyes and used my inner darkness to accumulate the cosmic dust to form it into a sphere. Aadhavan used his divine powers to form patterns and characteristics. But the outcome turned into a planet instead of a natural satellite.

I let my darkness pressure it, and the small yellow planet burst into dust. It was frustrating. Aadhavan patted my shoulder to calm down.

"Are you really going to kill him?" Aadhavan asked me in a low voice. I looked into his eyes for a few seconds.

"I really don't know!" I replied in a distant voice with a frown. A tense silence filled the space between us.

"I think we should go back. This isn't going to work. If we could create moons, our creator wouldn't have brought him here," I remarked and teleported without waiting for his reply.

I teleported to my room, fell on the bed face first, and groaned out loudly in frustration, then punched my pillow. A chuckle to my left side rang in my ears. I didn't acknowledge him and continued lying there facing the right side. When the bed dipped to my left, I thought he would sit next to me and say some motivating words. On the contrary, his warm body made contact with mine, creating goosebumps over my skin. I whined, signaling for him to move away, but his hand circled my waist. My body heated up with his touch, and I thanked the situation for keeping me faced away from him.

"Want me to relieve some of your stress, Anjali?" His husky voice sounded so close to my ear. I bit my lip as a sweet shiver ran through my veins. He could surely relieve me of my stress completely. But I shouldn't be distracted. I sat up, masking my face with anger, and glared at him. His ruby eyes tended to melt away my anger, but I managed to glare at him. He opened his eyes widely and looked at me as if asking, 'What's wrong?'

"You are such a pervert. We are on the verge of war. How can your mind bring these thoughts in this crucial time?" I asked him, but my voice lowered on seeing him smiling widely. He was still lying with his head placed on the palm propped up by his left elbow. His right hand slowly caressed my hair away from my face, and he slowly brought his fingers down, tracing my left hand.

"I don’t intend on doing anything perverted. What I meant was whether you need a neck and shoulder massage. But…If you want me to do more, this poor man is always at your service, Goddess."

My face flushed, and his husky voice loaded me with flame. I covered my slip and pretended I was thinking.

"Oh! I think your potion to control my heat wasn't completely effective. That's why I am getting these ideas." I mocked him intentionally. He raised his eyebrow with a smirk.

"That potion could make your heat go away. But you would naturally go into heat if you haven't mated. Your fertile body needs its duty to be done. And you probably have a month. I am sure all these 'crucial times' will end before that. So be ready, my mate! No one can stop me from claiming you then, and I am the only one who can satisfy your insatiable desires. This realm is going to experience your loud moans and land-shattering screams when I claim you as mine, cupcake! No lover has experienced taking his woman's purity twice, so I am a very lucky man. You can't escape from me."

He got up and winked at me before walking out of the room, leaving me completely speechless and flushed.

I already wanted him to do everything he promised! My wolf agreed with a dreamy drooling face.

Damn this wizard!

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In the middle of the night, I felt a tingle in my palm. I sat up straight, shaking my sleep off, and sent a telepathic message to Aadhira and Surya to meet me at the library immediately.

I was looking out the window with a frown when I heard footsteps behind me. The twins bowed at Akhilan and me when they came in yawning. I signaled them to look through the window.

"What the..." Surya shut up with Aadhira's glare.

"He has gone back to his realm. All this while I thought he wasn't staying in his realm because he felt the place wasn't safe for him. But he waited for the full moon to approach to execute his plan. This is the day nature blessed him with more powers."

The Moon had never shone so bright in all these years. He seemed to have a strong backup.

"I'm going there!" I announced.

"Okay. We will go with you, Goddess!" I smiled at Aadhira.

"I should do this alone. I will be back. Trust me!" I looked at their displeased faces.

"Anjali, we trust you. At least let me come with you," I shook my head and turned around to look at the gleaming moon.

"I will return soon. No one should go there. That's an order."

The twins went stiff. I turned around and walked to my man with a challenging look.

"You can't order me, cupcake!" he said with a frown.

"I know!" I replied slowly, remembering every occasion he staked his life for me. I was determined about what I was going to do! I used my powers to put him to sleep. You can't change my decision now, Akhilan! I held onto his body before he fell and teleported him to our room.

'You have risked your life enough for me, Akhilan. It's my turn to clear the thorns from our path to a happy life,' I remarked to myself mentally.

"Kavi, this is too risky! I know you can take him down easily. But he is a very cunning man. We can't lose you again." Surya's worry made my heart warm.

"Just hold onto the faith you have in me, Surya," I replied and nodded at them before teleporting myself to space.

Moon's shield looked much improved than I could remember from the last time. I used my power to shatter the shield. It worked without any fuss.

The place was glowing brightly, but there was a heavy silence similar to space. When I placed my foot on the realm. A vibration ran through the place, and his people started piling in from all directions.

I used my darkness to create energy balls and threw them in all directions, making them fall in groups. If this went on, no warriors from the moon realm would remain. I didn't have time to think as they circled me like ants and tried to sink bright ash and wolfbane-laced weapons into my skin. I created a huge energy ball and burst it on the ground, making a wave of darkness wash over the place, and every single person in my vision fell and turned to dust within a few seconds.

I stood up, dusting my palms, but the ground beneath me shook violently as strange human-like but eyeless and long-headed creatures started running towards me with collective growls. They were something I hadn't seen in my life. Their skin glowed just like the surface of the moon!

These creatures were the reason for the increased glow of the moon. I sensed them coming towards me from all directions. I sensed a presence above me. The pale old man floated in the air, graciously radiating his divinity.

"These are my dear pets who have been feed only once a week with the scent of darkness. They have been starving since you gained your powers back. Now they are going to feast on your delicate skin!

“Do you know what they are made of? Bright ashes and my essence. These babies have been drinking wolfbane as water for the past few weeks. One bite from them is enough to make you fall to your knees! You might be confident, but still, you made a mistake by coming here alone! You should have at least brought your lover. It's always fun to make one of you suffer and watch the pain reflecting on the other face." He laughed loudly and smirked at me.

I casually smirked back, created a shield of darkness, and used my divine powers to let the darkness light up with a fire on the outside. I increased the shield's size and watched the creatures halting in their steps at seeing the fire. They screeched when my fire blazed and burnt their glowing fur. They let out a growl-like sound and tried to get past the shield.

I looked up and found his face contoured in anger. I smirked, taunting him more. I turned to my darkness, let the celestial darkness come into the realm, and bound the creatures surrounding me. The commotion died soon when my darkness bound them all securely.

I let my shield down and floated in the air towards the old man, thinking about his next move. His astonished face from seeing my dark form for the first time hadn't recovered completely. If he had prepared for facing me, wouldn't I be too?

"Is that all you got, sweetheart?" I tormented him with the same endearment he used for me.

"Did you forget that I am divine too! If I die, the life of this Solar System will also come to an end. Because I'm the balance here..." He paused as I looked at him, unfazed. "You are going to kill me, right? I won't give you that satisfaction!"

He pulled out a black dagger and raised it to his heart. I snapped my fingers, turning to dust.

"Not so soon! I can't let you kill yourself. And I have no intention to have your dirty blood taint my hand. I have the duty to safeguard this Solar System until it's time for it to die naturally. And you can't escape from me easily. If I kill you, there would be no difference between us. And you might be born again to take revenge and ruin my life once more.

“Why would I want that? You have already set an example for me to make a person suffer. Your guess is right! I will bind you with my power and trap you inside the same place you lived all these years.

“I let you escape last time to know what you planned as a backup. But now that I have caught these creatures, I will keep my shield powerful. My darkness has gained more power since I can now control the celestial energy.

“As long as you are alive, the Solar System will be safe. For your mistakes, you will be punished daily with loneliness. My dark shield will provide you with enough energy to keep you alive. But other than that, you are going to live as a prisoner in your own home."

His wide eyes were fearful, satisfying me. I raised my hand to summon the celestial darkness. But the pull of some powerful aura made me pause. Goosebumps raised on my skin as I realized her presence after a very long time.

"Mother!?" A whisper escaped my mouth. Two voices of laughter filled the air making my surroundings grow colder. A familiar and more powerful voice could be felt through the laughter—the prime soul of our creator was here too. I embraced myself and fell to my knees to show my respect.