Chapter 127
Conrad POV
I start briefing the guards and soldiers on the plan. I’m leading the north west side, and Liam is leading the south east. The fact that they surround our territory at such a distance that we didn’t detect them means that it’s clear they are going to give it everything they’ve got, as this will be their last chance to get what is ours.
Prince Eli the Phoenix Prince and Prince Aalto the Siren jackass come to our aid as well. “What do you want us to do?“.
“I have no idea what a Phoenix is actually capable of, but assuming it means lots of fire. Go East with Liam, as it is all open plains, so you can show them what you can do. Prince Aalto. Come with me, North. The lake is up that way, and I assume you need water“.
Before I have even left, Prince Eli is in the air, flying and creating a flame barrier on the ground. I can also hear the rumbling of trucks coming from a distance.
I wait to see if my trap for that zone has worked.
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Lewana mind–links me. “What was that? Them or us?“.
“That was us. We are a fully functioning farm, so lots of fertiliser goes missing or gets wet and needs to be written off“.
Know that side is safe. I focus on the North West. I watch the tree line and notice the unnatural rustling of the trees.
Every tree is moving with a force unlike the last time we saw them. We all brace ourselves as they just come into view.
BANG. BANG. BANG.
Three clean shots. All three drop out of the trees and land with a deafening thud. This confuses the others as they approach the trees, and they look up for the shooter, leaving them open for our attack. We open fire as they try to take
cover.
I have no idea what Prince Aalto is doing as he is just crouching behind a truck we are using for cover, but I notice he has turned on a nearby garden tap to full force, flooding the area.
As soon as the enemy opens fire, he shoots a thick wall of water up between both sides, creating a bulletproof shield between us and them.
“No bad fish boy“.
“Well, keep growling at them then. I’m sure that will work“.
We keep advancing into the forest, but we make sure we are still close to the compound. Something doesn’t feel right. That’s when I smell the fuel.
“RETREAT“.
But it was too late. The flamethrower started, and the forest turned red. They have set a trap to try to burn us, and we walked into it. We had to get out.
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I could see Prince Aalto instantly go weak from the heat as he tried to escape. His skin was breaking out in blisters as he
tried to move.
I jumped through the flames to him and lifted him over my shoulder to carry him out, but the smoke was getting too
thick.
Around one of the trees, I could see moss growing fast and smothering out the flames. Rose was here.
I ran out of the forest and could see the devastation and fury on her face. Lewana told me that Faes don’t get involved in wars, but they will protect forests at all costs.
Rose started shifting the earth itself, creating sinkholes and quicksand. She continued growing the moss and putting out the fire while some of the trees with Lycans in them started falling down, crushing others. The last image I saw of Rose was those blood red eyes, not even flinching.
We had been fighting for nearly an hour, and most of us had severe injuries from enemy claws and had lost blood. We were running on pure adrenaline, but you could tell the other side was running on fumes.
Their numbers had greatly depleted, and I could see and feel none of the dead were ours, but I could feel the light in some starting to fade from blood loss. We needed medical help. We needed Lewana.
She had protected us spectacularly, not missing a single shot. But now we needed them off our land so she could give us medical care.
After another 30 minutes, any member of the enemy was retreating or had already left. That or they lie dead on our territory.
The damage is mammoth. I don’t know if we have enough medical supplies for the amount injured, but most houses are severely damaged and are now uninhabitable. I have no idea what is going to happen over the next few hours as we try to recover. I just hope we are safe while we do.
Suddenly, I feel a bond tie pull. Feels like I’m being stabbed in the heart, and I collapse to the floor in pain and grief.
“Lewana“.
There’s no response, and I can feel the panic rise in my chest as the bond gets tighter and tighter as if it could snap at any
moment.
“LEWANA“.
She runs into my arms, and I hold her tight. “I’m OK. It’s not me. It’s not my bond you’re feeling“.
I run over to the south–east zone, and I frantically look around as there is only one other person I’m that close to. One other bond that would affect me this much.
In the middle of the eastern plains, covered in blood, is the Labrador colour wolf I know too well. There’s a giant hole in his abdomen caused by a nearby rogue whose last actions in this world were to take my Beta with him. The sight horrified me. His intestines spill out on the floor, as he struggles to breathe in a warm, sticky pool of blood that flows out of him like a river. 1
“LIAM“.
I run to Valen’s side and rest his head in my lap, trying to comfort my best friend in any way I can. I run my hands
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through his soft fur and hold him while willing him to stay and fight when I know there is no way he can.
“Liam, no.” I start howling and crying. He can’t leave me. I need him. I need my brother.
