Part 44

"Damn Vampire!"

Erik chuckled then climbed down from the tree. His dark blue cloak fluttered in the wind. A friendly smile rose on her sexy thin lips.

"How's Alpha Sean?" greeted still with a sweet smile.

Stefan growled so angry inside Sean's body that he wanted to take over immediately. Sean had to hold himself back so that Stefan wouldn't take over his consciousness.

"So, the mysterious Vampire Prince just appeared before me. Don't you care about your life anymore?" asked Sean casually but with an unpleasant intonation.

The smile on Erik's face faded, replaced by high vigilance when he felt the Alpha's intimidating aura. Even Erik was desperately holding himself back so as not to back down or be cowed by just a sharp flash of Sean's blue net as deep as the ocean.

"Patience Alpha. I'm only here to take what was once mine."

'He's not yours.'

Erik was already in the clutches of a black wolf with sharp golden eyes staring at him with murderous eyes. Stefan growled angrily, especially knowing that this Vampire had been hiding his mate all this time.

"Of course he's mine, even I've never felt such soft juicy lips for the first time..."

Without waiting for Erik to finish his sentence, Stefan immediately slammed Erik to the ground and then threw him so that he hit a tree trunk and broke it.

"Heh it's just like that. Let's see who is stronger." a crooked smile rises on Erik's lips with eyes burning red like rubies.

Both shot simultaneously. They lunged for each other's abilities at a speed that the common eye could not catch.

***

Drops... Drops... Drops...

Clear tears mixed with clear river water. His heart ached. After Sean almost kissed Shakira, Lalita knew that Shakira was back to seduce Sean. But there's no refusal. Sean accepted all the treatment that Shakira gave. Until the night of the attack with a sweet but fake promise that came from Sean's lips.

Lalita slowly wiped her tears away. With her ice magic Lalita freezes the river flow as a momentary outlet for emotions.

The sun was still shining brightly showing the orange glow of the evening. Lalita is still sitting on the rocks at Melody Waterfall. His messy feelings started to get better. When dusk was almost over, Lalita wanted to leave the place but the appearance of Elena and Helen discouraged her from going.

Elena supported Helen who was injured. A huge hole gaped in Her chest. You can be sure a nail has stuck there. If a nail is stuck in a Vampire's chest then they will lose their strength and become nothing more than ordinary humans. After the nail is removed, it takes time for the Vampire to recover its strength, it can even reach hundreds of years so that it can return to normal.

"What happened?" asked Lalita panicked when she saw how miserable Helen's fate was.

"She was crucified with a large nail stuck in her chest. Luckily I managed to save Helen from the cross but I don't know how to treat Helen's wound which is this bad." explained Elena.

"Who did it?" there was a flash of anger in the dark irises. Lalita.

"Eric Night."

"Bring Helen to my house. I'll find a way to treat her." Lalita helped Elena accompany Helen to the mansion where Lalita lived.

Helen was laid in a basement with thick gothic nuances. The red candle burns as the only light.

"What would you do." asked Elena surprised.

"Something that will make her feel better. Are you sure you've tried some of her remedies?" Lalita asked back and was answered with a short shake by Elena.

"Elder Wizards rarely face her. Only Elder Wizards who are also Alchemists can concoct potions to heal Helen. And the only Elder Wizards who master the art of Alchemist have long disappeared far behind the abyss of death and the deadly forest mists of Thanato." Elena looked at Helen sadly. Helen's eyes were still closed. Elena regretted coming late.

"What light is that?" asked Elena who was interested in the light that Lalita was holding.

Lalita turned around to reveal two crystals rotating simultaneously on her palm with a glowing light. The purple and yellow crystals rotated slowly at the same time.

"What is that thing in your hand."

"You're a pure Wizard, how can you not know?"

"I don't know. Explain it to me."

"The purple crystal is representative of the spirit or death element and the yellow crystal is the light or life element. If combined I can decide whether I want to end the day of life or give life. Almost similar to the Necromancer except that it has consequences. If I raise the dead then I will dead." Lalita turned to look at Helen before turning to Elena who turned pale.

"You're going to kill Helen and then bring her back to life?"

Lalita fondly flicked her friend's forehead. "You are the disciple of the Wizard Elder's grandson, I didn't expect you to know nothing about the elements."

"I don't know." Elena replied curtly while folding her arms across her chest lazily.

"The two elements that I explainid earlier when combined are not only for turning on and off but also for healing. It's more complicated for people who don't master the elements but more effective than magic or any potion in healing."

After explaining enough detail to Elena, Lalita started the treatment. The purple and yellow crystals swirled slowly then accelerated until they merged to form dark moss green crystals. A bright green glow surrounded Helen's pale body. After the light disappeared Helen seemed to rest more peacefully. The wounds on his body healed leaving only a few scratch marks.

Elena looked amazed at Lalita's abilities. She was lucky to be trusted by Professor Arthur Reamond and Johanna to take care of Lalita who is White Blood.

"Where did you learn all that?" asked Elena curiously.

"White Blood trained quite hard Elena. In Hallelau you know that I almost never rest. Johanna continues to train me. I have to study dusty old books as thick as holy scriptures to understand my abilities."

"I know you carry a great responsibility. I will help you as much as I can."

The two hug each other. A very nice warm hug.

"There's something I want to do while I'm here." Elena said after releasing the hug.

"What's that?"

"Cleared a small problem, but before that we have to stop Sean and Erik's fight." Elena's face turned serious in contrast to Lalita's who perfectly widened her eyes.

"How do you know."

"Because I'm a Seer."

****

The field that was originally deserted is now filled with several warriors watching Alphanya's fight with the Vampire Prince. No one dared to interfere, seeing the abilities of the two of them, which were equally terrible.

Erik was sent flying by Stefan's lightning-fast death lunge. His lip was torn and his arm was torn by Stefan's deadly curved claws. Don't forget the gaping bite wound on his shoulder from Stefan's white fangs which are as sharp as spearheads. The spiral engraved silver sword in Erik's grip seemed to vibrate and was scratched everywhere. With that sword, Erik stood up again even though his body ached when he moved it. At least he could feel satisfied being able to taste Alpha King's abilities first hand.

Erik darts again while swinging his sword which Stevan can always avoid until a hit manages to knock Erik's sword off. Erik staggered backwards but with his spiritual strength Erik threw Stefan so that he hit two trees and collapsed. Stefan hissed feeling that three of his ribs were broken but that would not make him give up on killing Vampires in front of him.

Both of them were getting ready to attack each other. Stefan made a small movement before attacking while Erik was ready with his sword drawn. Both of them shot back together but a scream managed to interrupt their fight.

"Stop!"

Lalita stood tall with a strong and domineering aura considering her position on Alpha's side. Erik grinned contentedly. Something he was looking for appeared. Without wasting much time, Erik shot and arrived at a tree branch not far from Lalita before throwing thin needles covered in force-suppressing drugs.

Lalita was still standing straight still. The needle that Erik threw was floating in the air with the telekinesis he had long mastered. Flames surrounded Lalita and obliterated the needles in an instant. Now Lalita's gaze turned fierce with a thick killing aura.

"Old tricks won't work on me twice." Lalita said flatly.

When Lalita raised her right hand with the finger pointing towards Erik, the pain was like being stabbed by a dagger as if it was stabbing her heart. As a result Erik vomited quite a lot of blood from his mouth before finally being slammed to the ground.

"That's payback for locking me up."

Needles of flat, sharp-tipped ice needles slowly appeared and then shot and stuck all over Erik's body, leaving traces of red blood on his clothes. Pain assaulted the area pierced by the ice needles because the needles were formed from water containing silver, the ultimate weakness of immortals.

"And that was to hurt my best friend."Erik slowly got back up while leaning on his silver sword. Stefan who witnessed it did not remain silent. With a little square off Stefan was about to start attacking but an irregular lump of ice with a sharp tip suddenly appeared in front of him and almost slit his throat if it was too late to dodge.

"Enough. I don't belong to anyone. So you better go Erik. Your presence is not expected here."

"Come on Wolfrein don't be like that. Come back by my side, baby." offered Erik while holding out his hand which was covered in blood which evoked a growl of disapproval from Stefan.

Suddenly a girl shot and attacked Erik. He is strong but clumsy. Both sides were both pierced by swords. Erik was stabbed in the chest while Rin was stabbed in the heart.

"Rin!" roared Lalita surprised.

Rin turned to stare wistfully at Lalita with blood dripping from her mouth. But soon he smiled.

'At least I'll always be with Elie, Luna.'

Lalita's jaw tightened together with her hands clenched into fists. Without warning, the elements that Lalita mastered immediately attacked Erik. The ground he stepped on gave rise to spiky rocks capable of tearing his body apart. The thin blade of ice flew straight at Erik who was still trying to dodge. Ruby Erik's irises widened to find a sign of ownership pinned to Lalita's neck. A mark that no one can ever get rid of.

"With my condition I can't take you Wolfrein. But I'll be back." Erik swallowed a smile before disappearing. A few strands of black crow feathers fell as soon as Erik disappeared.

"Please take care of that omega body." ordered Lalita to several warriors who were watching.

"Mate wait." Stefan jumped and then walked side by side with Lalita whose mood was getting worse.

"Are you really going to leave us?" asked Stefan sadly while looking at Lalita with a pleading gaze that was so touching.

Lalita stopped walking then turned to look at Stefan with a cold gaze that was so piercing. His eyes narrowed with an intimidating deadpan expression. A moment later Lalita started walking again, ignoring Stevan who was silent.

"Mate."

"Do you have the right to negotiate with me Alpha." Stefan flinched at Lalita's tone.

"Neither you nor he mu have any right. So stay away. Don't ever come near me!"

Lalita kept walking without even looking back. Rione choked while Stefan was injured. But unbeknownst to the two sides of the wolf, Lalita was far more hurt. Despite the fact that he looks strong.

***

A somber atmosphere filled Sean's office. There was absolutely no conversation between him and Sky who was clearly in front of him. They were silent, neither of them wanting to break the silence.

"How is Shakira?" asked Sean who finally managed to break the silence.

Sky was silent, took care of some files then left without saying a word that offended the Alpha. As a result, Sean came out to chase Betanya angrily.

"You're starting to dare huh?" roared Sean who tugged Sky's collar roughly. Sky also roughly took Sean's hand away from the collar of his shirt.

"You are too brave Alpha, it's clear you want my mate to the extent that my best friend who is your mate also hurts him." hiss Sky who has been completely taken over by Storm.

The scuffle was almost unavoidable if Elena didn't appear and cast magic that sent Sean and Sky flying in different directions.

"Alpha, Beta, we solve your problems tonight!"

***

Melody Waterfall, which is usually calm and gives a comfortable sensation, has now turned tense. Lalita kept giving sharp and intimidating glances to Shakira who looked down in fear. If only Elena had not asked him to calm down maybe he would have finished Shakira right then and there.

Soon Sean and Sky arrived with Elena who had planned this meeting from the start. The two hewolves immediately walked towards their mate. Sky wanted to speak and protested for forcing Shakira out while her body was still recovering but was immediately interrupted by the plain tone of the pure wizard.

"I've cured your mate with my potion. So don't talk too much."

In contrast to Sean who immediately received a rejection as soon as he and Lalita were not so far apart.

"Do not touch me!" cried Lalita emphatically while folding her arms across her chest in annoyance.

"Now let's get started. My goal of gathering you here is to help you clear up any misunderstandings caused by either side's play." Elena started.

"Oh, I'm very curious about which side you are referring to, Elena." Lalita glanced out of the corner of her eye. An intimidating cynical glance.

"First of all I want to ask Shakira. Do you remember what happened when the sun was shining?" asked Elena carefully to Shakira who was now looking down. It took a few seconds of pause before Shakira was able to answer Elena's question.

"I don't remember anything that happened but every sunrise and sunset my head hurts so much. The only memory I can remember at night." answered Shakira honestly. There was no lie in those blue eyes.

"What is the real color of your eyes Shakira? Blue or Purple." asked Elena looking for a bright spot.

"Blue. Deep blue. My eyes are dark blue."

Elena snapped her fingers victoriously. "As I expected. You were affected by a liver control potion. Someone forced you to drink something and then you were under their control."

"Wait a minute. So you mean Shakira approached Sean because someone controlled her." interrupted Lalita rising from her sitting position.

"Appropriate." Elena took out a small moss green bottle then handed it to Shakira.

"Drink. That way you will be released from the black magic potion that controls you. You know your control only lasts when the sun is shining. That's why I chose the evening to start this meeting."

Without being ordered twice, Shakira immediately drank the potion from Elena until there was nothing left. The effect is Shakira's head spinning. All kinds of memories enter my mind like a fast-paced movie. His head felt like it was going to explode just remembering everything that happened.

"Shakira, are you okay?" asked Sky who saw the expression of pain on her mate's face.

"I... I remember everything." Suddenly Shakira stood up and knelt in front of Lalita.

"Luna, forgive my impudence. You can punish me however you want to make up for it."

Lalita's sharp gaze softened again. So calming and comfortable to look at. Lalita slowly helped Shakira stand up and wiped Shakira's tears away.

"I owe you an apology too. Let's forget what happened." Lalita smiled. A charming smile that always makes anyone fascinated and fall in love. Including Shakira who immediately hugged Lalita tightly. Luna, the person who controlled me was..."

"The culprit is him."

Helen appears after tossing off a limp shewolf. Several bruises and scratch marks were all over her body. Her brown hair was a mess with streaks of dried blood on her cheeks.

"Helen, how did you..."

"I recovered faster thanks to you Lalita. When I woke up I went straight out and found someone in a cloak moving silently. When I followed him he was doing a transaction with a Black Witch. I have the proof."

Helen threw a potion bottle at Elena. Elena deftly caught it and examined its contents.

"It's a liver control potion." Elena said after checking the contents of the bottle from Helen.

Now all eyes were on the girl who was still sitting limply. Even Stefan had already taken over Sean, preparing to pounce with emotion that he was desperately holding back. Knowing that Stevan was taking over Lalita, she immediately acted. Lalita hugged Stefan's warm body tightly so he wouldn't move any further.

"I was wrong, forgive me. Please don't get emotional." asked Lalita.

Stevan's breath, which was initially hunting, gradually calmed down. His hands returned to embrace Lalita deeper into her arms. However, her sharp nether eyes still haven't left Astoria, her adoptive sister who intends to separate herself from Lalita.

Two strong-bodied warriors who are usually in charge of guarding prisoners came after getting mindlik from Stefan. Without being ordered the two of them had chained Astoria and were preparing to take her to the dungeon.

"Whip him, mercilessly." Stefan ordered before the two warriors dragged Astoria.

The atmosphere turned silent. After the problem between them was resolved, Sky and everyone there chose to leave because they knew that Stevan needed space to talk to Lalita.

"You won't leave us, will you?" asked Stefan who was still clutching his eyes tightly while inhaling the soothing aroma of opium.

"I won't. I'm sorry for being jealous. What happened at that time was because you were under the influence of magic that I wasn't aware of. I really would..." Lalita fell silent as Sean's finger stuck to her lips.

"Shtt... It's okay. I understand. I hope now you believe that it's only you that I love. Only you." Lalita looked up at the blue netra as deep as the ocean that was also staring at her.

Sean hugged Lalita again. Closer and deeper than before.