Chapter 61.
Subtitle : free at last!
*** general POV ***
All eyes turned to the tied up lady who was still in fright of what had happened.
Slowly, Jaxon rushed to her and helped untie her in a quick pace.
Melanie fell to her knees as she breath heavily, still her mind does not comprehend whatever that was going on.
It was still a cliche to her.
No, Ryker just gave up his throne for Cole.
It can't be... she quickly look up only to be met with those cold eyes of his that pierced at her, he was already walking towards her in a hurry.
He looked majestic get fierce and utterly cold.
As he reached her she quickly shifted back in a crawl, she knew that she can never let her cover blow, or else that will be the end of her, she didnt want to die just yet.
"Melanie... Are you hurt? "
He asked softly and tried to take her hands in his but she crawled back again, sparing him a disgusted contempt look.
Ryker was baffled, why was she staring at him as if she does not know him at all?
"no... Don't come near me I beg you! I still can't imagine what has just happened, but please do not make it any hard for me to pull myself together!"
She cried and he became more confused.
"I was only on a vacation with my family! I don't know what you people are, are you even humans! Of course not, I don't believe aliens actually exist untill now! Just let me go please! "
She cried more and Ryker sighed as he thought deep on why she was behaving that way.
Was she pretending or did she loose her memory.
Or it could be that she isn't Melanie at all!
No, he just couldn't believe it was not her, he felt the familiarity the moment he saw her.
"stop pretending Melanie.
It's okay now, you don't have to hide from me anymore! "
He snapped and tried holding her hands forcefully but she yanked it off and stood up quickly.
She ran towards the exit of the garden in a swift and no one tried to stop her, not even Ryker.
And she was glad he didn't, she wanted no more trouble than the one she had already encountered and wanted some time to herself.
She began running in the highest speed she had and her body could handle at the moment, her body grazed through bushes and her clothes were getting thorned slowly but she didn't stop.
She couldn't use her powers even if she wanted because it will get her into more trouble.
Suddenly Latisha flew down towards her and stopped right in front of her face making her come to a jerking stop.
"why did you scare me like this? We can't be seen together, or else my cover will be blown.
You go, I'll call you later.
I just need to think of what I'm supposed to do next! "
She said as tried to start running again but Latisha stepped in front of her face again.
She groaned.
"what's you problem young lady? "
She snapped.
"come with me! "
The firebird said and began flying away again.
Melanie hesitated before taking the same road that Latisha had taken, as soon as they were sure that they were out of the boundaries of the pack and can't be seen easily Melanie swiftly shifted into her large phoenix.
It took her a lot of effort to shift though because she hasn't shifted in a long very long time and that had affected her and made shifting very painful for her..
They soon began flying towards the east side of the large jungle.
Melanie didn't do anything and just followed wherever Latisha was going.
They flew for hours without a stop.
Softly the firebird swooned down and dived the trees, trying to avoid them from touching her feathers, Melanie was right behind her, following the same exact place her firebird follows.
They landed on a soft grass and Melanie quickly shifted into her human form.
"what are we doing here? This is the gateway to the w immortal world,, your not trying to aske to go in there are you? "
Melanie snapped with fear in her voice, she didn't want to go in there at all, she wasn't dead and doesn't want to die yet, she got just a last chance to live and the the firebird wants her to go in, no way!
"stop making a fuss dear. I'm not asking you to go in there, I just brought you here because the gatekeeper to the immortal realm asked for an audience with you.
Just put only but your right palms into the portal and close your eyes.
Do not go in, I repeat do not go in! "
Latisha said and Melanie breath out in relief.
She then proceeded to place her palm on the portal slowly, her eyes went shut next.
She was in a trance for a long time and all she could see was black untill a ray of light appeared.
Then slowly a woman appeared in a white garment, it happened to be the woman who refused to let Melanie into the immortal world.
Fear gripped her, Latisha said she wasn't going to go to the immortal world, why is the woman here?
"congratulations phoenix, on successfully completing the task your grandmother had handed over to you, and successfully completing yours also, your good deeds have brought her peace and she now dweals in the immortal realm along with other worthy hearts. "
The old lady said and Melanie's eyes widened.
"but i didn't do anything! How comes my task is completed?"
She asked and the woman smiled.
"you didn't have to do anything, you have a mate who cares about you more than his own self.
He has give up the throne he cherished most to save you and the people from chaos.
That shows how sincere he is to you, your grandmother had told you earlier that you need him to be able to complete your task.
What is the essence of having a mate? It's not just for the purpose of having a pup and leaving together as one.
He or she also shares in your burden..."
The woman said.
Tears were already rolling down Melanie's eyes.
"why did he have to do that for me?
I am dead to him and even now I can't be with him because I can't let him find out who I am, it will only cause him more pain.
Why did he have to cherish me so much and give up his throne for me?, it was my own task to handle!
How do I live without being with him now! "
She cried and the woman chuckled.
"didn't I say that you already gained your self liberty? Do not worry my dear, now that you have done what you are supposed to do you have liberated yourself from every boundary that stops you from leaving a happy life.
We are not that selfish to let you go in anguish! "
The woman said.
"but I can't tell him I am me.. "
Melanie said.
"who says you can't? "
The woman asked.
"what do you mean? You said so yourself, that If I am to reveal myself to anyone I will die instantly and will not gain entrance to the immortal world ever again! "
She snapped.
"yes, that was the condition you were under before fulfilling your task.. Don't you get it when I say your free now!? "
The woman exclaimed.
Melanie was more than happy.
She couldn't believe her ears.
She was already jumping around in her own trance that she don't know the woman had already disappeared.
When she finally opened her eyes she was crying with tears of joy.
As Latisha flew down towards her she quickly embraced the firebird tightly that Latisha felt a bone break I'm here lean body and hissed at her.
"we are free now! Free, free, free Latisha I'm free! "
She yelled and started dancing around the whole place.
"Melanie the birthmark! "
Latisha screamed at her and she quickly looked at her arms to see that her family birthmark was now glowing pure and fire red.
What could have happened?
Slowly a phoenix feather emerged from the fire and started walking towards a certain direction, Melanie followed the feather quietly, confused of where if was going.
Why will a feather appear at this time?
Then the feather started walking faster and then it went high up in the air and started flying at a high speed.
Melanie felt a magnetic pull from the feather that set her to shift and fly after it by force.
She was flying at the most fast speed she had ever flew with since she became a phoenix.
For hours the feather kept flying high up in the sky and it kept pulling her along.
And then they came to a large mist of clouds , the feather flew right into the cloud that were thick and almost made her blind.
When the clouds cleared after she had flew after the feather a very huge and ancient towers was visible.
The feather drew her towards the entrance of the tower and gently released her there.
She slowly dropped to the floor and looked around her, no one was around.
What was she doing in such a place?
She summoned up the courage and slowly started walking towards the door.
As she opened it slowly she came in contact with a huge pool, a very very huge pool that looked like it was a pool made from ice water.
It was unimaginablly freezing and emit cold smoke from it that filled the whole place like a mist.
She was carefull to walk on the parts of he floor that were not near the pool.
She walked round the large pool for nearly thirty minutes before coming to the center, there, a large throne stood, with prominence and fearceness.
There was a lean figure on the thone, it was lean and weak.
As melenaie looked closely she could tell it was her dragon grand uncle.
She felt her eyes went heavy and her throat went dry, then her brain went numb and she didn't even know what she said next because it was not her who was speaking through her mind.
But the voice went...
"I'm done with the task dragon! My grand daughter has assist me with mine and has successfully done her part too, now it's your own task to handle now.
Because of the curse that was cast upon our parents we were called the scattered family.
We were not one specie but we were plenty.
Two cursed immortals gave birth to wolves, phoenixes, dragons and even vampire.
Not that it's bad because we are siblings, but you need to straighten up our lineage.
You need to set things right with the curse so that a phoenix can give birth to only but her kind, a wolf also to only but his kind.
That implies to the dragons and vampires, unless if they interbreed.
The curse must be broken.
I will take my leave now, I'll leave you to handle your task!"
This was what the dragon heard before the Phoenix girl disappeared.
But he knew it was his sister who was talking through her, was she shitting around with him?
He is still trying to cultivate himself and it will take him hundreds of years to do so, why does he has to be the one to get the toughest task?
He was entirely in a bad mood.
Meanwhile Melanie awaken in an open space in a dry field.
She could not even remember how she got there.