Chapter 29: Chapter 29

DEVON

With tears still running down my cheeks, I looked up to behold the goddess. She looked every inch as beautiful as a goddess can be. Theo shuddered in my arms; his body temperature was soaring by the minute with pain etched on his handsome face. The goddess' height and curves would put a model to shame. Her porcelain skin glowed like she was illuminated on the inside. Her wavy brilliant white hair hung below her waistline and her eyes were a stunning blue. She was wearing a white dress which exposed most of her cleavage with long slits on the sides of the dress. On her biceps were a pair of silver arm bands. She stood few feet away from us, barefooted. "Yaran Zrēlyen" she said, her voice both authoritative and soft. I stared at her, startled by the name she'd called me."Do not be puzzled, soulmate of the flame keeper of the four lands. For I have called you by your true name. Your soulmate has asked for my help with defeating his enemies. But, he's too weak to continue the fight. What would you have me do?"I moistened my lower lip, my heart thudding madly against my chest. I lowered my gaze and stared at Theo who was lying limply in my arms. His lips were parted slightly, his face deathly pale. I looked around, shocked to realize that time seemed to have come to a stand still because everyone was literally frozen in place. "I-"

"Think well before you say anything, mortal"I looked down at Theo again, my feelings conflicted. "He's dying. Do you know that?" the goddess said, her eyes glinting like metals.Panic assaulted my senses and I found myself clutching Theo's limp form tighter. I couldn't loose him again. I couldn't loose him just like the way I'd lost him during the fight he'd had with his uncle. I would do anything to keep him alive.Theo needs to win this fight and I need him alive even after the war. The only way that would happen is if Theo's full powers are unleashed. I sighed and brushed his hair away from his face, gently. "I want him to win. I want- Theo's full powers to be unleashed"

Selene tilted her head slightly, her gaze resting heavily on me."Are you sure you want that?" I hesitated for a few seconds."Yes, that's what I want"She started to float upwards, towards the sky and she was glowing so brightly, it was almost blinding. Theo's back was glowing through his shirt. I slowly lifted the hem of his shirt and right before my eyes, the Chimaera tattoo started to fade. My heart sank.The flame tattoo on the left side of his back had started to glow too. I knew that without the Chimaera tattoo, Theo would practically have no control. But at the same time, with his tattoo gone, his full potentials would be released, making him very lethal and destructive."It is done" Selene said and vanished into thin air. The battle continued, as though it was a movie that had just been resumed. Amyra's scream pierced through the night court as the twin moons began to drain her powers. Ric was lying on the floor, his face ashen. He was practically struggling to breathe. Liam on the other hand had gotten to his feet and was still in his wolf form. He looked so powerful as he started to bound towards me. When he got to me, he placed one large paw on Theo's upper arm. When he removed his paw, I gasped when I saw the paw shaped mark that looked like it had been burned onto Theo's skin. The mark started to glow from a bright red to a brilliant gold. Theo's golden eyes shot open. His glowing eyes were so bright, it almost hurt to look at them.With one fluid movement, Theo was on his feet. His massive wings were on fire. Then, his wings started to move as his feet started to hover above the ground. His whole body was covered in flames;Golden flames that moved and circled him like an aura. He stretched out his hands and there was a sudden burst of light. Liam was just below him and his fur seemed to have become a reddish gold. The wind increased it's speed ferociously. The dark army was totally at Theo's mercy now. "Attack him!" Amyra's voice rang through the night court fiercely. Dark warriors started to head towards Theo who still hadn't moved from his spot in the air. They were more than a hundred of them. They were swarming around Theo's unmoving figure. All of a sudden, there was a loud explosion. Every single one of the dark warriors were lying on the ground, passed out cold. "Stars above, look at that! He's like a freaking god!" Luke said from beside me. Not that I know when he got there. "I'm starting to feel pity for Amyra because she actually doesn't know what's coming for her" he said and I shrugged."She deserves this. She's hurt so many people and she won't go free. Not this time" I said and Luke nodded.A loud growl brought my attention back to Amyra who had shifted to her true form.Shit. She had glossy silver fur. Four crimson eyes with two curved horns protruding from the sides of her black snout. She had two large silver wings and a long snake-like tail. Her yellow fangs were at least, three inches long. She was huge. Like very huge. And it made me wonder how the silver beast would look like if she'd actually bonded with Ric. Speaking of Ric, Liam was beating the crap out of him. "Oof, that's gotta hurt" Luke whistled from beside me as we watched Liam grab Ric and toss him few feet away. Ric crashed to the ground painfully. "I'm starting to get uncomfortable with the fact that I'm not doing anything" I said. Luke smiled."We've done our part, sweetheart. Trust me, you don't want to get in their way right now" I inhaled sharply as Amyra bound forward, looking pissed off. Theo's eyes started to change. His left eye had become pitch black with a gold ring around it. His right eye had become blood red with a gold ring around it. His lips were curved in what I can describe as a sardonic smile.Shit, that's not really good.Amyra attacked first, her sharp lethal claws, narrowly missing Theo who still had the sardonic smile on his face. He looked too relaxed and I was starting to have a bad feeling about this. He remained in the air, arms stretched wide. "Come on, Afyrza. Show us what you've got. Impress us"

Theo's voice sounded monstrous. He sounded like three different persons. "I think he's not the only one talking" Luke muttered. "What do you mean?"

"Remember that he's a Chimaera? The dragon, the demon and the lightbearer"

"Oh. Does the dragon have a name?" I asked."Yeah, they all do. Szyrus is the dragon, Abaddon is the demon" "I actually don't know if I should be freaking out or not" I said."Relax, princess"Ric had shifted into his true form and he was just like Amyra, except he had four horns instead of two, his fangs were longer and he was bigger than Amyra. I clenched my fist, my nails digging into my palm as Ric and Liam fought. Theo on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying himself and it was only pissing Amyra off even more. Knowing that she couldn't beat Theo while in her beast form, she shifted back to her fae form. The real battle began as they attacked each other with bolts of lightning, balls of fae magic and energy blasts. It was unnerving to watch.Theo still didn't break a sweat. Soon, they were both using their swords.Gold against silver.Liam had nasty claw injuries on his fur and was bleeding a lot but Ric was in a worse condition. His hind legs were broken and he couldn't move. Liam sneered and pounced on Ric, delivering a fatal blow to Ric's exposed fleshy neck. His large head fell to the ground and blood began to pour out of Ric's neck in floods. Amyra let out a pained scream.I bit my lip, resisting the urge to empty my stomach at the sight of Ric's decimated form. Ric was dead.One down, one more to go. Amyra's blood red eyes were filled with disdain and vengeance. She caught Theo off guard by sending a blazing blast of energy repeatedly at his mid section until she was a panting mess. Theo grimaced and sheathed his sword."That was entertaining. Your partner's gone. You're next" Amyra glared at him and started to conjure another ball of energy when Theo stretched out his hand towards her. Their energy blasts collided mid air. Gold and silver.They started to descend until they were both standing on hard ground. Amyra had started to sweat profusely, short gasps escaping her lips as Theo started to overpower her. She sank to her knees and the blast hit her square in the chest. She fell to the ground, tears crawling down her cheeks. Amyra was clutching her stomach with a pained look in her eyes. Her pants was stained with blood. My heart sank when I realized what was happening.

"You've killed my son" she croaked, tears still rolling down her pale cheeks.

Luke went pale."You were pregnant?" He breathed. "Why do you care? You have killed your son, my son" Luke's eyes started to burn with fury. Theo had a look of indifference on his face. His eyes were.... blank.

"You win, Daeron. Of course, you win. You took everything away from me. My kingdom, my partner, my power, my son. You've ruined my life but I'm not going down without ruining yours" she rasped and Theo clenched his jaw."I curse you, Devon Bradley. You will feel the pain of loosing a son-"

Golden flames consumed her immediately. She screamed, writhing as she started to burn. "Your first son will burn! He will burn in misery and you won't be able to do anything!-" Theo grabbed his sword and slit her throat in half, her head tumbling to the ground. He looked so pissed but I wasn't. I was terrified. Amyra had just cursed the son I've not conceived yet. I didn't know I was crying until Luke embraced me. "It's okay. Everything is going to be fine"

"No, it's not. She cursed my son. Oh my God" I whimpered.I turned to look at Theo who suddenly had a dazed look in his eyes. He swayed and I rushed to him in time for him to slump into my arms as his eyes rolled to the back of his head. He was burning up. "He's exhausted. His body is weak. He'll be fine" Luke said. I nodded and closed my eyes. I could still here Amyra's voice in my head. There was a new fear in my heart. The fear of loosing my unborn son.