Chapter 10
Chapter 10
away from bis front yard and I sucked in a breath as I took in the sight behind his humble cottage.
(cast long shadows across Eberinas expansive backyard. The place was calm, almost too calm for how tense everything else
us, their leaves nuistling softly in the breeze. We took a sharp curve that led into a growe that was separated from the rest
iddie were two stone altars, covered in strange, ancient carvings –
unend quickly but carefully, getting everything ready. He set down a large cauldron between the two altars and quickly brewed a dark. posson. He walked over to Dinius with a small bottle containing the liquid.
The
the protection ton
I won’t take away all the danger, but it will give you a better chance.”
without hesitating, looking at me before drinking it down in one go, his face scrunching up at the taste.
at he asked, has voice strady.
me to be down on one of the altars. I glanced at Darius, who gave my hand a gentle squeeze before letting go so I could
(nold stone, staring up at the sky, my heart beating frantically in my chest. Darius lay down on the other altar, mirroring my swer between un felt like a huge, empty canyon. My fears deepened as I lay still, dread filling me up.
head and watched Ebenna as he brewed another greenish potion in the cauldron. I watched as he brought a bright, blue moon stone “pouch slung across his shoulder.
are powerful stones that were said to be gifts from the moon goddess herself. It was mostly used by magic users to magnify their specade spell. It was my first time seeing one, though I was already well acquainted with how it was supposed to look. There were no Aeternum pack because werewolves bom with powers were extremely rare. In fact, I was currently the only wolf in my pack
the lycan kingdom where more than half of the population had powers
ground the moon stone to dust, then poured it into the cauldron and large sparks emanated from the darkened pot. The clouds gathered venery darkened like the spirits of the prove were closing in to watch us.
named to wear the potion steadily with a large, wooden spoon. The cauldron began to emanate a dark green light that cast eerie, shifting
Math desiterate precision. Therina took a large cup and dipped it into the cauldron, filling it with the glowing green liquid. He moved with a practiced price posting the potion over the ancient runes carved into the stone edges of the two altars. The runes absorbed the liquid greedily.
“Arja, josu nend
o let go of the Mallonis to increase our chances of success. If you try to keep it contained within you to stop Darius © only be putting him in grave danger, Ebezina whispered in a tone only I could hear
i derp Berath and slowly nodded.
raround us came to a pause the moment F
stood between the altars and took a deep breath, signaling the beginning of the
cowa, anyanwu, na uwa. Oria ojoo, bilir site n’aka watawanyi a ma banye n’aka woke a. Orja joo, puo dik
anes responded, their glow intensifying until they blazed with an almost blinding light
he air got heavy and tense Astr
strong wind blew past is but Therina coined his chant. I noticed his eyes were
1 maddendy fest a strange tingling my body. My skin felt like it was crawling and I watched in fright as a black, shadowy mist began to seep out of Matins: Befoer I knew it, there was a large green and black ball hovering above me, still courted to ine through the dark mist that extended from wirling up and forming a small circle ale nie that mixed with dur glowing green light sipping out of the ancient stry leady tra ther hall of energy li spread mi smoke like tendrils about
I didn’t red anyone to tell me that was my illness, the Mallonix.
Chapter 10
in a chanting got even loader and more urgent as he tried to guide the enlarging circle of energy toward Darius.
Darius watched the ball, looking terrified but ready to be its new host. Fear gripped me as I watched helplessly What if he got hurt!
Just as the Mallax was about to cross over to the altar where Darius lay, I felt something tremble inside of me violeraly, Suddenly, a white chain that seemed to be made completely of light shot out of my chest wrapping itself around the shadowy mist that was still seeping out of my skin and around the ball of energy. I cried out in pain as the chain began to drag the mallonis back inside me
“No” Darius screamed as he scrambled down from the altar.
“Your mujesty, wait!” Ebezina yelled, but Darius didn’t listen…
With his bare hands. Darius grabbed the ball of energy and tries to pull at away from me. However, the chain only bound itself tighter and I screamed in agony, I felt like my very heart was being ripped out of my chest.
“Stop it your majesty. You’re killing her?”. Ebezina cried out.
At has utterance, Darius immediately let go and the white chains dragged the shadowy mist of Mallonis back into me. The moment everything went back pain coursed through every fiber of my being and white, chain–like marks appeared across every inch of my skin. It felt like my whole body was on fire.
I screamed in agony and not a moment later, Dartas was by my side, holding me down with an iron grip that prevented me from harming myself from excessive struggling Ebezina rushed forward with a tonic and rubbed it on both of my wrists and slowly, the chain marks disappeared.
As I trembled in Darius arms. Ebezina nashed forward with another to
“Drink this. I’ll help with the pain” he said.
I took down in one gulp and seconds later, the pain completely disappeared. The clouds in the sky dissipated to show the golden rays of the setting sun. A mere second ago, it looked like the dead of the night in Ebezina’s backyard
“What happened?” Darius asked, panicked.
Ebezina was silent with a dreadfull face.
g, it’s worse than I thought.” He finally said.
“your majesty.
Acold fear spread throughout my body as Ebezina made his next utterance
Your mane is cursed”
