Chapter 45

Chapter 45


Mel.

I can't help the feeling that something is gonna go wrong.

"Babe" I stop to look at my mate.

"Promise me something" I drop his hand and hold his neck.

"What?" Aiden looks at me sceptically like he knows what am about to ask.

"In case of anything, make sure, mum, dad and Ty get out of here, you too, stay safe at all costs" I gently rub my thumbs on his neck.

"Can you just stop saying that?" he untangles his body from mine and starts walking away.

"It's inevitable Aiden, I was chosen to end this, and it's not guaranteed I will come out alive" I yell at his back and hastily follow him.

The truth is, am scared. Being powerful doesn't give me confidence, I am inexperienced and my opponent is fucking king.

He got me once and am sure as hell that when he gets the chance again, am done for.

'Stop that Mel' Athena warns in my head.

'Where were you when I needed you?' I retort harshly.

'I am here, aren't I? Trust me, today you will need me'

Aiden hurriedly opens the door of the cells and rushes out.

What's wrong with him?

I follow him behind what looks like a huge castle, and there they are.

Like Athena had said, the man has his fighters assembled.

Each one of them with a different kind of weapon, ranging from guns, knives, bows and arrows among others.

Half of his army has already shifted to wolves.

He is standing on the front line with a wide smirk on his face.

Idiot.

Closely behind him, are five women in black cloaks who am assuming are witches, and five men who I have no idea who they are.

Opposite him, is my father and other men I don't recognise, Tony and his daughter.

His army is half the king's and none of his soldiers has shifted yet.

He has his men armed too and everyone is here with one purpose, to end this once and for all.

I wonder if mum managed to open those cells or if they were captured trying.

I watch Aiden walk to my father and stiffly stand beside him. I just pray nothing happens to my mate.

'Let's do this' A presence mumbles beside me and I still marvel at how it's only me who can see her.

She touches my hand and my body starts glowing like before, bringing everyone's attention to me.

'He is a very strong wolf, Mel, he has powers too. Since you aren't trained yet, end him when you get the chance'

I look at the said man and the confident smirk on his face proves Athena's point.

'I am here to guide you, remember he has a special sword just like you, no matter what, don't let his sword touch you, it's laced with a poison that will end you in seconds'

Fuck, she's scaring the hell out of me.

'Am preparing you, Mel, you have an upper hand because you have more powers, but he has great experience'

'What about my mate?' who will watch over him, when my opponent is as much stronger like me?

'The king should be your main concern here, if you want to save your mate and everyone else, you should make sure he's dead. If you fail, know you'll be failing everyone and Aiden too'

I look at Aiden to find him already staring at me with a sad face ' I love you ' I whisper through the mind link and he shakes his head at me.

'If you love me, come back to me after this' he replies and I don't know what else to tell him so I look away. I don't wanna promise him anything, for now, let fate decide.

"Melanie" The man calls walking toward me but Aiden, Tony and dad quickly step in front of me.

Do they want to die?

Their guns won't harm him in any way. I don't know his powers but I know he's not an easy target.

'Step back' I whisper to them but their mind links are blocked.

The man chuckles sizing the men like they're dirt in his shoe.

'Get ready, he's distracting you guys' Athena whispers and I look at the king's team, the witches are already summoning their powers.

I can do this, Help me, God.

"Yes," I say stepping in front of them.

"I guess your answer is no then" he is so collected. Like he knows he already won.

He takes my silence as a yes and nods at the left side of the castle before disappearing.

I guess this is it then.

"Tony, hold the witches,am going for the King"

I don't wait for his reply or my father's protest, and move with speed to the direction the man disappeared to.

Reaching what looks like the training field, I can't smell him. He can mask his scent too?

He uses his luck by attacking me from behind but I feel him before his sword could touch me.

True to Athena's words, he has a double-edged silver sword. I stretch my hand and mine appears.

It sound amazing but in this situation, I rather was a human.

The difference between the two swords is the silver wolf printed on mine. Both swords are glowing, meaning we both have a 50% chance of survival.

The King strikes first, he flies up in the air with a raised sword aimed at me.

I promptly wave my hand and a strong force brings him back and he hits the ground with great impact grunting.

Athena said I should use every chance I get to overpower him. He trained for decades on how to use that sword and if I depend on mine, it's not gonna end well with me.

I have a mate I should go back home to.

The man laughs mockingly getting back on his feet, forgetting his sword on the ground.

Thank God.

"That is not enough to bring me down princess" he sneers walking to me.

Unexpectedly, a hard punch lands on my face and I stagger on the ground due to the force, spit and blood spewing from my mouth.

Damn.

The old man straddles me and starts delivering fist after fist at me and I try dodging most of them.

The advantage of this body is that I don't feel much pain, and the wounds heal instantly.

He's preoccupied with punching me to notice I am still grasping my sword.

The blade is so powerful and poisonous, just a cut and its effects are perceived immediately.

I swipe it against his thighs and he groans in pain getting off me.

Lifting myself from the floor, I quickly form a ball of fire and throw it at him but he's quick to quench it. Athena was right, he's as powerful.

I plant my sword on the ground and thick veins start appearing and stalking him. I smirk when they hold him on the ground, and I quickly take that chance to end the fight.

He is on the floor granting and trying to wiggle from the vein's tight grip but he can't.

I won't give him an easy death, he has to feel how Jake felt.

"This is for Jake" I whisper stabbing him in the stomach and slowly twisting the blade, and he growls his eyes popping out.

"Urgh Fuck you bitch" he spits out through gritted teeth.

"Well, this is for my birth mother" I mumble planting it on the other side and holding it there.

His veins becomes black and starts popping out, his eyes turning red. The effect of the poison.

I withdraw my sword to do it again but a cry of pain stops me mid-way.

"Mate"

Aiden is in danger.

I give the dying man one last glance before teleporting to the main battleground.

Frantically looking around, I spot my mate with a sword in his chest. Standing above him, is the fucking bitch who escaped last time.

Rage and pain devour me and I lose it. If Aiden dies, no wolf will see tomorrow.

My body shines with great power that everything around me goes flying in the air. The fighting wolves immediately stop, dropping their weapons on the ground.

The witch looks up and she's about to run but I freeze her body on the ground, not this time bitch. Every other witch on the field turns to ice, the men in black too.

It's time for everyone to pay for their mistakes.

I lift my hands and every wolf on the ground is lifted in the air. I don't care if my dad is among them or my brother, I only care about Aiden and he's lying limp on the ground.

So why should they be standing?

With great strength, I throw them on the ground and there are grunts, howls and cries of pain everywhere.

I stretch my hands and release fire to every building around the field and they burn to ashes in seconds.

These wolves have to learn a lesson. I don't care. If he doesn't wake up I will kill anything in sight.

I huddle the thousands of groaning animals together, leaving Aiden untouched. My eyes shine brightly and a ball of fire surrounds them.

Their cries do nothing to me, I don't feel remorse. They are filthy animals who don't care about anyone but themselves.

I walk to the witch and melt away the ice. Grabbing her before she could do anything, I effortlessly rip her heart out and smile as her body falls on the ground, with wide scary eyes staring at me.

I do the same to the remaining idiots ignoring the blood on my body.

"Mel stop, Control yourself," a voice says in my head but i can't decipher who it belongs to.

I look at Aiden who still has a sword buried inside his chest and release a scream of pain and anger.

I was supposed to protect him, what are these powers for if I can't save my mate?

I release balls and balls of fire burning everything around us, the trees, grass and the entire forest start burning and the fire escalates in seconds.

"Baby please" a timid voice whispers followed by a cough.

"Aiden"

I rush to him and fall on my knees beside him.

"Aiden" I cry looking at his tired eyes. I grab the sword before slowly taking it out and he groans in discomfort.

This angers me more. Fuck, I need to release more steam.

I look at the burning world around me, wolves and their crying pups.

I should just end them.

"Baby stop..co..me" I look down at him and my heart softens a little.

"You promise not to leave me right?" I ask in a shaky worried voice. Where will I go without him, how will I live without Aiden?

"I'm not going anywhere, am here baby," he says but it's clear he's struggling to let it out. He's doing it for his people.

I gently take his hand and my body calms down. The fire surrounding the wolves disappears and they quickly fall on their knees showing their necks to me.

Pretentious beasts, a few minutes ago they were killing each other and now they're submitting to me?

'Save him before it's too late' Athena says and I look around but she's not here.

I look at his bare chest, where the sword was and the skin is burning away.

Why isn't he healing?

"Babe" I tap his cheek but he doesn't respond. His eyes are closed and he's struggling to breathe.

'What should I do?' I ask my guardian cradling his body on my lap.

Before she could answer, a great force appears and disappears with my mate's body.