Chapter 85
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE
Back in Elysia, Reiya sat on a couch with Levi.
In her arms, she held a sleeping infant …
Beryl. Meryl had handed them the baby with no strings attached.
Just that they raise her in Elysia. In exchange, they brought back barrels and barrels of nullifying scales.
And there was still more being made by Olga.
Grandpa Sage was able to extract the glass from Lila’s eye, and they were now distributing the scales en masse.
Lita was able to create special crystals that could detect the nembrant glass within a certain radius.
It was enough to cover all of Elysia, and she was making more to help protect the other kingdoms, not to mention the packs.
But this came at a price for Lita. She had to infuse her own power into these crystals, giving away a small piece of herself with every crystal she created.
Though this was a small price to pay to help protect everyone.
Even if she ended up using all of her fairy magic, she would always have Mira.
She was always more comfortable using her strength as a werewolf. It was more her style.
With Lita’s fairy magic being slowly drained from her, they had to make a tough decision.
They decided that Reiya would now need to take over as the reigning Fairy Queen of Elysia.
Levi and Reiya would be moving to Elysia at the conclusion of the dragon party.
Since Reiya and Levi would be living in Elysia, they decided they would adopt Beryl.
They would raise her as their own and teach her their ways.
Hopefully this time, under their guidance, things would be different.
There was another big change happening in Elysia.
The dark fairies were slowly moving in. As they came, the area expanded and adapted to the new arrivals.
Just like fairy magic, Elysia was also alive.
The place was a beautiful, flowing entity.
Like a living, breathing being that was slowly changing and adapting in order to fulfill the prophecy the dark fairies spoke of.
Alexa was both a dark and light fairy. It was told that a fairy princess of both light and dark would be the bridge for fairy kind.
The yin and yang of the fairies. But was that her?
The greatest protectors the world had ever known would come from both light and dark.
In their time of greatest despair, the one of light and dark would provide them all a safe haven.
Unfortunately, not all of the dark fairies wished to unite under the fairy princess. Some of them even joined up with the demons. In all species, there were those who turned their backs on their own kind. This was no different with the fairies.
One of the biggest surprises was the rising, flowing power in Elysia.
With the presence of the dark fairies, it was bringing about a different type of magic.
The white and dark energies intertwined, creating a power that was unrestrained.
Lita felt as if the two powers had always belonged together.
It was as if the two energies were now whole.
Destiny walked into the room, with Harley by her side. She reached for Reiya so she could hold the tiny baby in her arms. The baby opened her eyes for a moment before falling back to sleep.
“It’s hard to believe she was evil,” Destiny said as she patted the baby softly.
“Believe it,” Lucie said as she walked into the room. Derrick, Justice, Abe, Jasper, and Terra were all with her. They would be staying in Elysia until the crystals were finished. When they were finally able to return, Terra would be coming back with them to the Vampire Kingdom.
“But things can be different for her this time.” Lucie smiled and looked down at Abe. Abe wasn’t always the way he was now. He used to terrorize her family … but that was another life, one he still didn’t remember. He had visions of his first life sometimes, but it was still fuzzy to him.
“What do you think, Luce? Will we end up having our babies before we go back home?” Destiny felt Harley’s hand on her shoulder, and she smiled up at him.
Harley had talked with her family extensively over the things he’d found out.
Apparently, the Demon King was the one behind the pool of power.
He was using it to summon alien creatures that would be drawn to its evil.
The pool was destroyed by Levi and a few other deities.
However, the damage had already been done.
According to the Demon King’s son Taric, the army would eventually reach earth.
And with the power of the nembrant glass, the demons would take control of the army.
These alien creatures belonged to another world with gods of their own.
If the gods acted against them, there would be a war.
A war among deities. This was something the gods would not risk.
Because of this, the gods would not intervene.
Levi and Ken couldn’t fight, or their own deities would turn against them.
The Demon King Marcus had planned this out well.
And by using the nembrant glass, he would keep his hands clean of everything.
Levi had tried to go to the council over this news, but they wouldn’t hear of it.
To them, it didn’t matter. A war against other gods was something they wouldn’t risk, which meant they were on their own against this evil that was coming.
And according to Taric, these creatures would swarm over the world like a plague, bringing destruction and death.
If they all united to fight against them, there would be heavy casualties. It was uncertain who would win.
Taric believed these creatures would be able to enter Elysia. This was the first place Marcus planned to attack. He intended to wipe out the fairies and all that were associated with them first. Could the creatures really enter Elysia? This was something they couldn’t risk.
When the time came, Elysia would be sealed.
Harley and Destiny had talked about their options.
As a demon, Harley could continue to live in this world, but they would have to disassociate themselves with the fairies.
This was something Destiny wouldn’t do. She couldn’t.
They agreed they would also be sealed in Elysia.
“With the crazy way our family is, you two will be having your babies at the same exact time.” Aedan chuckled from the far end of the room.
He smiled as he looked over at his sister and cousin.
He didn’t care to wait for the crystal to be complete.
As soon as he heard that Erebus had been killed, he would be teleporting back home.
He missed Deeana and needed to see her. His father could wait for the crystal.
He had taken a nullifying scale and would take the mirror back with him to check over the pack.
He would also bring back nullifying scales to distribute among them.
“I can’t wait to hold my future niece or nephew.” Justice said proudly. “Though by the looks of Destiny’s stomach, I think she’s giving birth to a toddler,” he teased playfully.
“Ha ha, very funny.” Destiny shook her head and handed Beryl over to Lucie, who had come to hold her.
“Soon you will have cousins to play with. You’re going to be so loved, Beryl. Aunt Reiya and Uncle Levi are the best.” Lucie looked up at her aunt and uncle and smiled at them.
Brody walked into the room, along with Chasen, Jin, Hunter, and Freja.
“Raine is having bad morning sickness, so Chelsie is staying with her. Ryker hasn’t come back yet from distributing the nullifying scales to the Thunders. If Mom wasn’t so busy, I’d have her examine Raine. I don’t remember Chelsie’s ever being this bad.” Brody looked up, a bit worried.
“I’m sure Mom has time to check on her, Brody. I think she’s probably fine. There are a lot of magical elements stirring inside Raine. Magical pregnancies are not easy, and no one’s experience is the same,” Reiya said with a comforting smile.
“That’s what I told him too, but Grandpa Brody here is worried about his baby girl.” Chasen patted his brother on the shoulder and winked at him.
“Ryker needs to just stay by her side. She could use his comfort right now,” Brody grumbled.
Hunter laughed loudly as Chasen snickered beside Brody.
“You were just saying that Ryker is with her all the time, so you never have a chance to be alone with her. Now Ryker isn’t with her enough.” Hunter smirked at his brother.
“There is just no pleasing him. You know mother spoiled him.” Chasen had a wry grin on his face as Brody turned to face him.
“No way! We all know which one was the spoiled one.” Brody said, and all three men turned their heads with sly smiles to look at Reiya.
“Tsk. That is absurd! I wasn’t allowed to do anything. You never let me even have a date. You were all overprotective, but that doesn’t mean I was spoiled.” Reiya clicked her tongue as Levi scooped an arm around her.
“That’s why I love them so much. They kept the raging, walking hormones away from you.
They accidentally ended up being the best wingmen.
” Levi kissed Reiya’s head and smiled. They were both putting on a brave face.
It was all they could do. Alexa was still out there, but Ken and Mikah were looking for her.
The whole family was worried, but this was how they coped.
They acted like everything was fine while they worried on the inside.
“I resent that!” A voice boomed from the entryway. They all looked up to see Xander, Lila, Brian, and Bella walking into the room. “I’m certain I was your best wingman. I did hold her hostage for you in the dragon kingdom.” Xander grinned as he looked at Reiya.
“You were being an interfering whelp. I had it under control.” Levi snorted indignantly.
“Oh yeah … very under control.” Xander looked at Reiya, and they rolled their eyes.