Chapter 69: Chapter 69

Garfield West ~

"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?

"I said, STOOPP!!!!" Elena roared before she charged towards Cassius in the blink of an eye and ceased him by the hand pressing hard on it.

That was the same hand he had her mother strangled. With so much strength, Cassius hand was getting crushed like it was some cookie and Elena watched his grip on Alessia lessen until his hand was off her.

"Vampyre ad aulam regis!" Elena said and in a blue cloud of smoke, Alessia, the two witches and Sofia were taken out of sight.

"Did you really think I was ever going to forgive you?" Elena said pushing Cassius with the flick of her wrist and he smashed against a pillar of the castle walls. "Did you really think I was going to let you get away with betraying my trust for you?? To think I onced loved a heartless monster like you."

Cassius stared at Elena with eyes wide with surprise. 'Where did she get all that strength from and what is she saying' he thought. Who was the person speaking to him? It's not the trybrid child for one thing and for another, it couldn't be who he thinks it is. A fragment of the old Thomas Rein.

"Valer..."

"Don't even dare!!" Elena said folding her hand into a fist. "You lost the right to as little as say my name the moment you agreed to trademy life for that magical orb." Elena declared walking up to him.

"How are you doing this? You're supposed to be dead. I watched you die." Cassius asked in confusion as he stood up. "I watched you die."

"A blind fool! What you've always been. I will forever regret you." "Look around, this land, this world, this very room is flowing with magic or have you forgotten rule number seven already?" Elena asked cocking her head to look at Cassius as he got up from the rubble. "Surel..."

"With magic, anything is possible." "How can I? It's the driving force that keeps me after the trybrids power. "You know what I want and I don't mind sacrificing this entire world to get her back." Cassius said before using his lightning speed to take himself to Elena and grip her by the neck.

"By now, you must understand why I'm doing all these. She's the only one my heart beats for not even you." "It's my fault she's gone so I have to bring her back."

Cassius began to suck Elena's power from her body. In excruciating pain, she screamed at the top of her voice. Is it all going to end here? If Cassius acquires all her powers the war between him and the rest of the supernatural creatures will be as good as over with him the supreme overlord. The supernatural world would be at his behest forever.

"Go back to whatever pit you came from witch! I'm not going to rest until Arielle is back in my arms. I don't love you. Never had! Never will!" "With the trybrids power, I can bring her back and perhaps, give you a second chance with another life." "Maybe just..."

"You talk too much!"

A flaming sword flew across the room and pinned right in the chest of Cassius coming out through the opposite side of his chest. At once, Cassius released Elena from his grip and all her magical powers that were making their way into his soul flowed back into her body. She fell unconscious to the ground.

"Stay away from her." Ryan said waving his hand over the air and there was a magical fiery barrier all around Cassius.

A barrier that no magical force could break. This fiery barrier was the prime reason why after taking the powers of all brothers of Ryan, Cassius still desired his. This barrier was a gift from the goddess. He alone possessed it. With it, he could trap whatever creature or magic for as long as he wants and it'll be helpless to get out.

The only catch to the fire control is that it drains a huge amount of energy from him both physical and magical so he does it only at desperate times and for short periods.

Cassius couldn't move and the fire made sure to burn him in his static state. If he tried to do anything with his magic, the barrier would multiply and reverse the effects on him.

"I'll hold him down for as long as I can. Take Elena and get her to the others." Ryan added looking at Gar who was racing towards Elena. "The flames won't harm you."

"Lycan, I command you to tear this phoenix apart!" Cassius commanded from within the fiery prison.

"I thought I made it clear that I take orders from you?" Gar said before he lifted Elena and carried her in his brawny ams out of the room having Chalie lead the way.

"I'll make you regret being a lycan" Cassius shouted after Gar. "For how long do you think you can keep her away from me? It's just a matter of time until I kill her." Ryan heard Cassius' voice after a few minutes but his lips weren't moving.

Cassius was in his mind.

"Get out of my head!!" Ryan's head lit on fire in union with the forceful power of his wards.

Ryan stretched out his hands and his flaming sword drove out of Cassius through the opposite side and got back to his grip making Cassius bleed insanely with a high healing rate to follow.

Even with Cassius supernatural healing which is of high speed, Ryan's flames were doing a number on him.

Ryan was running out of strength to keep the barrier up. He has to do something or else, Cassius would be free from the fiery prison.

"I coelestes carceres..." Ryan casted a spell and flames from different corners of the room surrounded him with great intensity of both light and heat.

The flames settled down almost as soon as they came and when it all went out, Ryan was gone with the flames. The flames surrrounding Cassius and the magic keeping them up dwindled until there was none left and Cassius healed with ease until he was without a burn or a single scratch.

"You can run, Elena! But you can't hide. Not from me you can't! Wherever you are, I'll find you! And I'll end you!!!" Cassius roared at the top of his terrifying voice. "I'll kill anyone that tries to protect you."

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