~Ch. 33~ First Battle
Olivia and Sterling’s eyes start to glow as the witches fly at them. Both in sync, lifting their hand in the air. A blow comes from each of their hands.
One next, the old witch down and the other next another witch down. The others attack each to the ground. Witches are fighting witches, it’s an all out war.
Sterling looks up at the witch that is on top of him. He can’t help but to laugh at the evil look on her face. This only angers her and she becomes slightly stronger.
“You pompous fool!” She narrows at him.
The wolf in him grows and his shifts. The witch stumbles back, “The prophecy!” She screams as she flies out of the building.
The witch that is on top of Olivia, turned her head to look at Sterling. Olivia takes the chance to shove her off of her. She turns into her wolf.
The witches' eyes move from Sterling to Olivia. She shouts in horror, “It can’t be!”
Olivia watches if she runs out of the building. Luna and the alpha turned to the other witches. “Leave!” Their growls are synced together.
All of the witches but the old one leaves. She screams at them, “traders!”
Ahes filled with anger as she turns her attention back to Olivia. Her words are dripping with venom, “That’s fine! I have no room for those who consume fear!”
Her arms start to flail around and a black fog comes from the floors. They watched in horror as the darkness consumed her. Her eyes shot up and they were black.
Her voice is deep and seeping with evil, “I’d rather die a horrible death than to allow that prophecy to become true!”
Lava starts to seep through the floor and the windows. Her cackle fills the building. Sterling lunges at the witch and they start to wrestle on the ground.
“Do any of you know how to get her out of the cage?” Olivia asks her newly found friends.
The first witch that joined her nods, “I do!”
As she answers, the old witch throws Sterling into the wall. She flies at the younger witch, grabbing her with her hand. The younger witch cries out for help.
Olivia tries to help but the witch is strong. Olivia’s wolf stomps her foot into the ground and her pink starts to glow. Sterling mimics her, stomping his foot into the ground.
His fire red fur starts to turn into actual flames. The witch is thrown off guard. The couple attacks her to the ground. With a blink of the eye, the witch disappear.
“Help!” The girl in the cage calls out.
They both turn to look at her and see that her cage is being filled with lava. The young witch runs up to it and uses her hands to break the lock. She tries to grab the girl but the girl is just scared of her.
Olivia’s Wolf growl to the girl and the witch, “Climb on my back we need to go!”
Both of them listen to her and they run out of the building. They turn around and watch as the building is consumed with lava. The witch climbs off and then disappears.
“We need to take her to the elves!” Cried out Sterling.
Olivia agrees, “They will protect her!”
The girl cries, “Can you believe that that old witch was my grandma?”
Olivia is shocked, “No?”
The girl is still in shock, “She killed my mother and father for having me!”
She buries her face into the fur of Olivia’s Wolf back. Olivia and Sterling‘s wolves run carefully but with urgency. They don’t stop until they get back to the village of the elves.
Lilly comes rushing up to them, “You got her!”
Olivia hands her over to Lilly. The girl is sleeping. Lilly gently takes her and carries her into her tree hut.
“She’s a little traumatized because it was her grandmother that was torturing her.” Olivia explains.
Lilly isn’t surprised, “I know..” she confesses.
Sterling tilts his head at her, “You knew?”
Lilly nods and whispers so as not to wake the girl up, “She is my niece.”
Olivia questions her, “Her father?”
Lilly nods, “Her father was my brother.”
She grabs Olivia’s hand and starts to explain, “Unlike the witches we were happy about the union. We thought that it would bring peace, but instead it caused a war..”
Tears welled up in her eyes as she continued, “We knew she would bring joy and fruitfulness to us and the land but the witches saw her as an abomination!”
She looks at the girl and whispers, “How could someone so beautiful be looked at as an abomination!”
Olivia pulls her in for a hug, “Some are too focused on the past to be prepared for the magical wonders of the future!”
Sterling tries to comfort the two women that are now crying in each other's arms, “She is safe now!”
Olivia stands up abruptly and turns to Sterling, “I know that I’m about to sound crazy, but it’s time for us to go!”
Sterling gives her a soft smile and reassures her, “I know. My wolf is going stir crazy as well!”
Olivia turns to Lilly, “It’s time for us to continue our journey.”
The elf pulls her in for a hug, “I understand!”
She leads the amount of her hut. They are surprised to see the crowd of elves that are waiting for them outside. They start to clap for them.
One by one, the Elves bow. Sterling and Olivia share confused looks. They turned to Lilly for an explanation.
Lilly follows suit and bows. Explaining, “We pledge our loyalty to you. Our Luna and Alpha!”
Olivia’s eyes start to tear up. Sterling pulls her in for a hug. They lift Lilly up and embrace her.
As they make their way out of the village, different hills take turns grabbing their hands and thank them. They Acknowledge each and everyone of them and thank them. The elves waved to them as they made their exits.