A bright white light flashed in front of his face the next second Nicolai was standing by a frozen lake. In front of him was a huge cedar tree, all lush and green gently swaying in the cold wind.
“What the....” he glanced around. This place looked very familiar. ‘I have definitely seen this tree before…..’
He turned back slowly. There it was. His father’s castle stood there majestic. The wall and the decor looked brand new and even the windows looked well cleaned, unlike what he was used to seeing.
Nico stumbled back in shock. “How... did I get here...”
His mind could not comprehend what was going on. One minute he was writing down the spell and uttering those Latin words and the next minute he was at his old home.
‘I…. I am home… it’s unbelievable…’
He gently fisted a bit of the fresh snow. His hands were freezing in just a few seconds. it all felt real.
Nico shot up and ran towards the castle.
He ran, a
Just hearing that name, Eloise ran away.“You stop right there!”“Sorry.. I’m in a hurry,” she shouted, strutting through the ice in her ice skates. Her shoes sunk in the soft snow, yet still she did not slow down until she was close to her house.She barraged her way inside the house and locked the door.“Eloise dear, why are you running so fast? You're covered in sweat..” a soft voice whispered from the bed.“I.. I was just collecting some herbs mum,” she swiftly removed her skates and tossed them to the side. Removing her cape, she hung them close to the fireplace. “you might not believe it, I found some wood ear mushroom. We can make some soup.”Suddenly her mum sat up and stumbled over to her unsteadily.“Oh mum lay down. You must not be on your feet so soon. The wolf doctor said it will take a while for your ailment to heal over,”
“Nico... Nicolai...” a soft whisper was heard.. he felt a hand touch his cheeks gently. “Nicolai, wake up... what’s wrong with him? Did he get bit by something,” a familiar voice said in worry.Nicolai blinked awake.“Oh thank god,” Raven pulled him up and handed him a glass of water.“What happened....”“You were out.. God knows...” Raven gently wiped the sweat away.“Mum... where is she...” Nicolai frantically glanced around. But only the familiar forest stared back at him. He realized that he was back to reality. The ghost of his mother was gone. Tears pooled I his eyes. he vigorously wiped them away. ‘it was all just a dream.. who am I kidding...’“Nico,” Avery threw himself into his embrace. “Are you really okay? Do you feel dizzy or woozy? First time is always hard. I fainted too but I also puked. You are not having
Three days... he was sick for three days after that botched spell incident. He had a very sore throat his body was aching all over and his head was pounding.It was very tiresome to be sick. Especially when he had to eat tough elk meat for breakfast, dinner, and lunch. His meals were hard to digest and most of the time he need up puking out everything.‘Fuck.. I’ve never been this sick before.’ He thought as he puked in a bucket. In his twenty-year life and his thousand-year-old sleep schedule, he had never been sick.His human side was very strong and he usually never even felt cold.But now everything was different. His whole body felt like it was hit by a truck.‘is it that spell.... gosh hi knew I should not play with magic. I should have known....’ groaning he wiped his mouth. There was a very bad aftertaste in his mouth that he cul not wash off.The other side of the small straw bed dipped. A
Thrive... the word that he had promised never happened. Six months had passed and they were still living in hiding, like cavemen they had to live in a small hit sharing that small space with seven men.It was not that bad but their necessities were growing by the day.Raven shook him slightly. “Today is the day,”“Ugh.. I don’t wanna...” Nicolai rolled over and hugged the straw pillow.“Come on, you loved going to towns.”“But I hate the procedure of it,” Nico peeked back at him. “Can we skip the procedures?”Raven regretfully shook his head. “’ no,”“Agh fine.” he sat up.The normal procedure was very simple but at the same time, it was fucking tedious.Six months ago he had visited the nearby town and brought back the twins Kiran and Elijah. On the way, he left behind a scent trail.So to escape being tr
Dylan sat in his study with an aching head. In front of him was a huge map with a lot of spots crossed out.“It’s hopeless.... we have been searching for him for so long,” Killian his beat mumbled whilst handing him other documents. “You might want to look into this. The east werewolves are going out of control. You need to go and visit them.”Dylan pushed the documents away and peered at the map. “We must be missing something...” he caressed the spots on the map earnestly. “have we searched the waters. We might be missing a clue.. Something is missing...”“Alpha king! We need you to deal with important thing,”Dylan suddenly glared up at him. “you’re saying my mate is not important...”Killian sighed softly. “I’m not saying that.... alpha...”Dylan knew that look all too well. “You think I’m crazy don’t you..
Dylan stood there frozen. The kids just ran away as if they saw the most infectious person in the world. It was the first time he had experienced something like this.In his pack all the kids loved hanging out with him. Even if he was in a sour mood and even if his wolf was making trouble the kids always managed to cheer him up.But these kids hated him.‘Most likely because he was a wolf... but how did they find out,’He sniffed his pits. He made sure to mask his scent before he arrived here and he was soaking wet. There was no chance the kids might have sniffed out that he was a wolf.a small sound was heard nearby and a blond-haired person walked out of the hut. “why are you guys shouting. Was it a snake again....”Meeting his piercing gaze, the vampire froze. he took a step back ready to run away.“Stop. If you run I will chase you. i just need to find someone.” Dylan h
The sea was starting to get turbulent again. The whirlpools started to swirl around slightly, pulling their boat closer.Raven skillfully rowed the boat escaping out of its fiery grip. “Shoes, that’s on the list. Then do you want something else? Human food. Kiran seems to enjoy eating candies.. should we buy that for him? Or is it bad for him…”“Candies are good in moderate amount…” Nicolai slightly frowned as he peered at the distant island.“What is it?”“I don’t know…. I have this weird feeling in my gut… something is not right….” He whispered patting his chest. From the moment he got on this boat, his stomach has been jittery. He somehow felt like he was about to faint.There was also a very subtle scent of cedar wood…“Are there.. are there cedar wood trees in our island?” panting he peered at Raven.
Nicolai and Raven docked the boat with slight difficulty. The turbulent waves kept pushing them into the shore. With salt water in their eyes it was slightly hard to get the boat to steady.Raven first stepped onto the shore and pulled him up.Nicolai hurriedly grabbed the boat’s rope and tied it up to one of the thick branches of the mangroove trees. He touched his chest again. his heart had stopped pounding.It was still.It was silent.It felt ominous.“hey how are you feeling? Good? better? worse?” raven gently touched his back.“oh I think I feel better now. Do you think I was home sick?”Raven let out a small laugh. “You were away from the island for only about an hour,”“yeah I still think I got home sick,” Nicolai and raven both walked through the familiar pathway leading to the hut.Suddenly Raven paused in
Long Ki softly sobbed. "Raijin, my brother. Have I lost you forever? Why won't you reply? Are you angry with me because I broke our seal? I broke it because I want you to be by my side as an equal nit as a servant or as a slave. So please, come back my friend." His words ended up in a loud sob as he watched the blank-looking wolf.He slowly stumbled closer. "Raijin…..please…please answer me? Please, I beg of you," he whispered softly.The grey wolf stepped back and suddenly growled at him."It's going to be okay, my friend, I will save you," Long Ki whispered with his hands outstretched, his spiritual powers flowed out like a soft stream towards the wolf.Raijin became quiet, wary of it and evaded it. He jumped high and low, but Long Ki spiritual energy flowed behind him like a little tail. Frustrated, it jumped down from the building and changed towards the red dragon.
All of a sudden, the Grey wolf's bones cracked."What is going one?" Felia shouted.Long Ki laughed. "He is changing…he is changing back,"Slowly but surely, Raijin's human form was returning. His fluffy tail retracted to form a small spine. His snout snapped back into his nose and mouth and all his hair. It just disappeared.Raijin stood naked, blinking at them. "Im back?" he glanced down at his hands again. Felia in his arms glanced up and softly kissed his cheeks. "Yes, you are…you are back! Oh, I was so worried. Raijin, I won't leave you ever again, I promise." She cried, hugging him tightly."ow," he softly groaned."What is wrong?" Felia pulled him farther and peered at him. His stomach was badly wounded and was bleeding profusely. "Oh my god, what to do? You need medicine. I will bring you medicine," she shouted frantically.
"This can't be. Ki can't be dead!" Yukiya shook her head in disbelief. The little red egg that was rolling around in the corner jumped over to her and nudged her."no...something is wrong…. I have to see for myself," she mumbled and shot out of the watering hole. For a second she couldn't breathe. She panted, lying on the ground. The little red egg nudged her hands worriedly.'I have to breathe…I have to change,' she thought as she pulled herself up by her forearm. Her gills were not adaptable to breathe out of water and was suffocating her.She gasped as he crawled through the floor. The red egg worriedly followed behind her.Yukiya held the egg close safely in her embrace, "its….it's okay....I'm..fine," she gasped as her breath came out in pants. Slowly her gills fully closed up, letting a layer of flesh grow on it.Losing her gills, she was f
"Yukiya…what are you doing here? Are you hurt anywhere?" Long Ki pulled his stunned wife and checked her all over. She did not have any wounds, but her tears kept rolling down her face. He gently wiped them away and kissed her red eyes. "What is it, dear? Why are you crying? Did anyone bully you?""You…you did. You bullied me," Yukiya sobbed out loud and jumped into his embrace."Huh? But I didn't bully you though," Long Ki mumbled, soothingly caressing her head. 'why did she have such an absurd thought?' he thought as he softly hugged her trembling shoulders. On her back, he felt something vibrating violently. "What's in your bag?"Yukiya pulled her head from his chest and sniffed loudly. "It's our child…" she said guiltily."you brought our child here. Yukiya, what were you thinking," Long Ki swiftly pulled the bag from her shoulders and carefully cupped the incub
Bright light.....that was Xia's initial thought as he woke up. He slowly blinked open his tired eyes. Unfamiliar ceiling was what he first noticed. "A different inn?" he softly mumbled as he sat up, supporting his weight. The window next to him was side open, letting in bright sunlight. "When did I lose consciousness though?"After he dropped off Felia and Farah he swiftly jumped over roof and got to the spot. From his vantage point, all he could see was dust and flames. Xia frowned. He was not able to see Long Aotian anywhere. He was about to jump down when all of a sudden he lost consciousness.Xia scratched his head, trying to remember more. "Why did I faint like that? Was I drugged?" he sniffed her small red clothes but there was a residual scent on him, only that strong perfume was left behind. "Then, maybe our inn was destroyed in the struggle," he whispered. He slowly woke up, changed his clothes and walked out of the do
"LET ME OUT!" Yukiya shouted once again. The ghoul outside sighed. "Young miss, I can't deactivate this shield. Only your man can do that. Please don't make me repeat myself," he whispered kindly."Repeat my ass. You bullshit. Open this right now or call that bastard here I will knock some sense into him," Yukiya glare at him.The ghoul sighed deeply. "I'm helpless. Even I'm not sure where he is,'"Then go find him. I need him here right now. How dare that bastard trap me here?""But he did it for your own safety,""Safety? I don't need that. I'm a sky level cultivator. It's not like I'm useless fiddle. I can take care of myself VERY WELL," Yukiya shouted, banging the shield loudly. All of a sudden she felt something soft nudge her leg. She glanced down to see her little egg nudging her softly. She picked him up and caressed his dry surface. "Baby, it's time to g ba
Yukiya sighed. It had already been twenty-four hours since they had left them. Night had come and gone, and she was still stuck inside the shield. She tapped on it and sighed. "This is so annoying. So you know? I used to set up a shield just like this for my son whenever I leave town. I thought it would keep him safe but.....now that I'm experiencing it. It feels like a prison.""No one will have such a fancy prison life," the ghoul softly said, gesturing to the half bit peach in her hand.Yukiya scoffed and took another bite out of the juicy fruit, "how is this fancy? It's a necessity. I'm the mother of his child, of course he has to provide for me. That bastard, just talking about him brings a bad taste in my mouth" she tossed the peach pit and stomped on it. The Little egg pitifully nudging her leg again and again without any rest. The red core of the egg silently watched the remaining peach in her hand. "This..You can't eat
Two hours..... For bloody two hours Xia had to act like he was asleep. The worse was that the scar faced man already knew he was awake, yet he was doing 'this and that' with Hua Jung right next to him. Xia silently bit the duvet, holding back his tears. 'Long, I'm being bullied. My poor ears have been assaulted by their torturous act. Darn it when will they leave I have to enter the pearl space,'He heard a low moan next to him. He silently held back his tears of agony. 'my poor dragon soul, I think I understand your pain now only.'Soon enough she heard soft snores. 'Is it over? Is it done?'"Enough acting. Go to sleep for really this time. Staying up too late is not good for you," the scar faced man said with a smile on his face.Xia peaked out and glared at him. "Why didn't you leave? My poor ears are bleeding,""Then put some medicine on it." he laughed so
The six followed after the nimble spider. It darted through many small crevices and small hole, but still they were able to easily follow along. It rushed past the streets and entered the docks. Only a huge ship was docked right in front of the planks."Xia...he must be in there," Aotian cheerfully rushed over. But the spider stepped shyly away from the boat. It moved side by side and tried to jump on it.With his sword, Aotian gently lifted it and placed it on the boat sides. It crawled up and into it.They all followed it in. But the spider did not go down the deck, rather it ran across and climbed on the other side of the wooden boat. It anxiously moved side to side anxiously glancing at the open ocean.Long Ki stepped forward and held onto his brother's shoulders. "Xiao Tian, it looks like your lover was taken away through sea,"Aotian growled at him and swiftly