CHAPTER 73:
We were all outside waiting to honor our guests; the rulers of Black lake and The Light kingdom.
The king, Queen, Rayhan, Imogen, Eri, Cyrus and I all stood in front of the palace doors to welcome them.
"finally some new faces" Eri smiled, trying to contain her excitement.
"I wonder what the other rulers are like" Imogen aired out, adjusting her dress.
Now that I think of it, this is the first time I've seen her fully clothed; asides the ball.
"well we're here to find out. This isn't a festival, it's to stop a war. We have to play our part and endure each-others different personalities no matter hard it might seem to be"
We waited for a while before the ground began to rumble.
From a distance we could see a pack of wolves heading our way as well as horses and carriages.
Up in the sky we also saw the battle angels flying towards us.
"looks like they're here; this should be fun" Cyrus remarked sarcastically and I couldn't suppress my giggle.
We've been talking to each-other more and I have honestly come to forgive him and see him as an ally and not an enemy.
He is actually different than what I had imagined and is actually quite soft on the inside.
When the wolves were inside the gates, they were growling.
Most of them had brown fur but only one had fur as black as night with bright yellow eyes; he must be the alpha.
One by one they began to turn back to their human forms…AND THEY WERE NAKED!
There wasn't a single person who wasn't muscular.
Their leader had long black hair, the length similar to Rayhan.
"I can't wait to take a nap" he stretched not bothering to cover his…business.
"sorry I'm late I was-" Darya walked through the doors and froze when she saw the sight before her.
Her attention turned to their alpha and she blushed.
He looked entranced by her beauty as well.
"hello handsome" she grinned and waved at him.
"can someone please get them some clothes?" Cyrus put his hand over my eyes; I'm quite thankful that he did.
All I could do was listen to their conversation.
"why must you do this every time we meet Javan?" Cyrus groaned while referring to their king.
"what can I say? I like to show off" he sounded really cocky and I could tell he was smirking.
I could hear faint footsteps and Javan thanking someone so a maid had just given him some clothes; him and his men.
"Cyrus? You can remove your hand how" I laughed nervously and he reluctantly released his grip, mumbling under his breathe.
Javan was standing really close to me with a grin on his face.
"you must be Lyra; you're much prettier than I thought" he kissed the back of my hand and my whole face went red.
"why don't you save all that for the rulers of this land?" Cyrus cut him short with a frown on his face.
"King Nicolai, Queen Merah, Prince and Princess it's an honor to meet you" he bowed before turning to face Darya.
"and you as well urmm..." he trailed off waiting for her to say her name.
"Darya, I'm Nicolai's sister and a witch" she blushed as he kissed the back of her hand.
THEY LITERALLY JUST MET!
We turned our attention to the angels who landed.
They were all dressed in bright colored robes; not necessarily white but close to that.
They screamed gentleness and grace; it was even written over their faces.
"greetings; I am Iva, Queen and divine ruler of the light kingdom" she bowed gracefully.
"alright then; let's get this meeting started" Queen Merah smiled and led us all into the castle.
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"I find that very hard to believe" Javan who I thought would be playful throughout everything was rather serious.
We were all seated at a round table discussing the upcoming war Bloodlake is about to wage.
We also took the time to explain more about my heritage, Elaka, how Hellen tortured me in various ways just to get my powers and how she wants to use it to destroy everything.
"Elaka gave everyone their own land to call home but Hellen wants to turn everything into her own with Lucifer; the demon king or should I say…the Devil himself"
"her original plan was to marry Cyrus and seize power from Redlake; then use the army of Redlake and Bloodlake to attack Blacklake but when she saw me there, she changed her mind and decided to kidnap me for her own selfish reasons" I paused, recollecting everything I went through before speaking again.
"she made me use the wings I never knew I had and forced me to use my demonic sixth sense, something that I had never heard of as at then. Hellen used parts of my wings to create power orbs which I'm sure she will fuse with her own body before cutting off my wings and leaving me to die in the pit…if not for Cyrus and my friends I wouldn't be here" I turned my attention to him with a genuine smile on my face.
"well the events are quite tragic and horrifying but…what does this have to do with the light kingdom?" Iva cocked a brow.
"what do you mean? The war is going to affect all of us and if Hellen has the powers of the Khamatu, nothing is stopping her from attacking the light kingdom and wreaking havoc to the world" Merah was trying to stay calm but was failing badly.
"I'm sorry but we don't get mixed up with Dark Kingdoms' affairs. Should Hellen decide to attack we have more than enough forces to stop her-"
"she would already be strong enough by that time! As we speak she's learning about her new abilities and testing herself. She has only six months before she wages an attack on us all! If she figures out how to properly use her powers, we are all doomed" Cyrus yelled but suddenly calmed himself down.
"even if you won't partake in the war at least train Lyra in what you know. She has the blood of all of us running in her and if you have any respect left for her mother and her ways; then you'll teach her. At least that can prevent the war from reaching the Light Kingdom" he said through his teeth obviously irritated by Iva.
The tension was quite thick as Iva pondered on what to do. It was her call.
I needed to learn how to fly and since asking a demon was out of the question she was the only other person we could turn to.
"I'm sorry but I refuse to take part of anything involving the war" she stood and walked away without another word.
"for the Queen of angels she's a selfish bi-"
"ANYWAYS…what are we going to do now? We could as one of the Birds of Prey to teach you" Nicolai interrupted giving his sister the stink eye.
"the Birds of Prey and other winged civilians only have their wings due to curses and other forms of genetic mutation. It's not exactly in their blood. And besides, Lyra needs to learn how to use the Rings the angels use to fight. It's one of the most powerful weapon anyone could have and can't be destroyed. If she needs to level up, she'll need to learn how to use it" Darya pinched the bridge of her nose.
"we're running out of time; Lyra has a lot of things to learn within six months, including magic!"
Everything was happing so fast and I felt absolutely useless.
I felt like I couldn't do anything.
I didn't even know I had wings.
"I will teach you how to use your wings" Cyrus stood.
How was a vampire going to teach me to fly?...
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