Chapter 68: Chapter 68

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Sofia and Elena followed right behind him. Luckily for them, Cassius wasn't at the other side of the portal. The first thing Elena set eyes on as she raised up her head was her birth-mother, the rightful lycan queen, Alessia Claw Wolfs eyes locked with hers.

She instantly bonded with her.

"Great! Cassius fell for the bait. I'll take care of the watch-wolves. You two get Alessia out of here. We don't have much time before he gets back." Ryan said igniting a sword made of fire in his hand as he walked towards the lycans that were right infront of Alessia and two others.

Rather than move or do anything, Elena froze up. She just stood there her eyes not leaving Alessia. Elena was the spitting image of Alessia so their relation was beyond doubts. The woman before he is truely her birth-mother. They were both speechless until Alessia broke the silence.

"Elena? My daughter??" Tears welled up in Alessia's eyes as she spoke. "No! No! You shouldn't have come! Cassius is going to..."

"We've taken care of that." Sofia claimed untieing the enchanted ropes holding Alessia and two other females who she recognised as witches to different chairs. "We are getting you out of here wheather or not Cassius approves."

"You don't understand. Sophia, I trusted you to protect her and under no circumstances bring her an inch close to that monster." Alessia said with some frequent gasps between her words." "It's a trap." Alessia's wounds started healing after the rope was untied.

"What do you mean it's a trap?"

"Really? After all these decades, Sofia you should've known better than to invade my kingdom with your presence. You must have a death-wish" Cassius said appearing out of thin air with his hands behind his back. "And look, you brought just what I wanted with you." "Perfect."

Before Sofia could react, Cassius waved his hands over Sofia and she fell on her knees. He conjured up enchanted ropes and tied Sofia in them before averting his gaze to Elena.

Elena tried using the enchanted stones but when she threw them to the ground, a portal opened and the stone went in and reappeared in Cassius hand.

"No one's going anywhere!" Cassius said crushing the stones in his palm.

"You underestimate her, Cassius. Your magic is nothing compared to what she has within her. And now that she's..."

"Stop talking." Cassius commanded and instantly, Sofia's words ceased.

By now Elena was in the hands of her mother with the two witches in front of them.

"Get out of my way!"

The two witches rose up in the air towards opposite directions smashing against the hard wall landing unconscious to the ground.

"I remember telling you not to come with anyone else. You should have listened!" Cassius said walking with slow steps towards Alessia and Elena.

His head was directed to the ground.

"You said that you'll let her go if I came. Here I am now let her go. Let them all go." Elena said with stern eyes at Cassius.

Elena spoke with a high sense of courage. Even she had no idea where this courage she speaks with came from. She didn't want to seem intimidated by Cassius one bit.

Cassius stopped in his tracks and gave an evil smile from one end of his mouth.

"I beileve my exact words were that her freedom depends on you. At least for the time being. Just you." Cassius said raising his head up to meet the eyes of Elena.

His eyes were in the thickest shade of black.

"You'll never have her! How many times do we have to say it before you get it?" Alessia asked pushing Elena behind her and conjuring up a barrier between them and Cassius.

"Break."

That word alone from Cassius destroyed the magical barrier separating both sides. Cassius has filled himself with so much dark magic that his words now possess power. He has attained a rank all creatures mark forbidden to magic.

"You have known me for a very long time. When have I not gotten what I want? There will suely be the likes of you and your idiotic brother to oppose me but in the end, I always get what I desire. One way or another." Cassius reassured stretching out his hands that were cupped. "Power, the lycan throne, the tree of magic, she's next."

With a swift and powerful force, Alessia was pulled towards his left hand and he gripped her by the neck.

"Stay where you are." Elena was unable to go after her mother.

"All this could have been avoided at her birth but no, you just had to take her to a world without magic hoping that she'll be safe from me." Cassius strangled her as he spoke.

At first, with so little effort but it began increasing with each passing pulse.

"Here we are exactly a hundred and twelve years later if I am correct. What good did that do for her except prolonging her life by a decade and some years? I'm still going to crush her heart. This time, I'll make sure you can't oppose me."

"Stop!! You're hurting her!" Elena screamed in tears trying to break free from whatever was keeping her static.

It was of no use. She wasn't strong enough to shake it off and Cassius' grip on Alessia was getting more and more intense. At this rate, Alessia won't last ten seconds before her strength gives up on her.

"Be patient! Your time will come." Cassius said before using his left hand to bat Elena to a wall. "In the end, it all leads back to me." Cassius looked Alessia straight in the eyes as he spoke.

Elena flew to the hard wall and smashed hard against it. She remained there for a few seconds before she rose up from the ground aiding herself with her hands. Sparks of electricity were visible on her fingertips. He black hair suddenly turned silver and her eyes went solid golden.

What's happening to Elena?

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