Chapter 187: _Never Meant To Exist

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Chapter 187: _Never Meant To Exist The blast hurtled toward us like a wrathful comet, tearing through the very fabric of the mental sky. "Move!" I screamed, but I wasn’t fast enough. Kaelos stood up from the sand and stepped in front of me with a roar, thrusting out his palm. Suddenly, a dome of silvery energy erupted around us, forming just in time to absorb the brunt of Zane’s lightning. The impact rattled my bones but not as much as seeing Kaelos performing such a feat. My ears rang as if the entire ocean had screamed at once. I stumbled, catching myself on one knee. "Have you always been able to do that?" I asked, struggling to catch my breath as I stared at his back. "Or, would that only work within this mental space?" He breathed heavily as well as he turned around to face me, a wry smile on his face. "I thought you did that. All I could think about was shielding you from the blast." He stood firm, his breath heavy but unbroken, his cape fluttering like wings. He stared at me with silver eyes burning like starlight before he added softly. "You okay though?" "I’m still standing," I rasped, standing to my feet. "Barely..." Sirena’s voice rang through my mind like a steadying anchor. ’You need to stop reacting like a human girl. You’re not one. You’re a freaking hybrid!’ I am a hybrid. Magic simmered beneath my skin, surging wildly as I clenched my hands into fists. My fingers tingled with raw magic energy. The weight of the air, the hum of energy... everything was sharper now. I narrowed my gaze on Zane as he floated above the water, his arms wide like some cursed messiah. "Let’s shut this bastard up," I said firmly, clenching my jaw as I glanced at Kaelos beside me. Kaelos smirked, glancing at me as well before he nodded. "Gladly." Zane raised both arms and the sea responded like a beast awakened. Tsunamis formed in an instant, towers of water writhing into monstrous shapes. Lightning coiled around them like chains of punishment. "Try surviving this!" He shrieked, hurling his hands forward. The waves surged, as more lightning crackled in the sky, spreading for hundreds of meters in the mental scape. He really wasn’t exaggerating when he said he’s a god here. Kaelos moved first. His foot slammed into the sand, cracking the ground in a ripple of force. He leaped into the air like gravity was non-existent, punching one of the water beasts’ midair... his fist glowing white-hot with his Alpha King aura. The water beast shattered into millions of tiny water droplets, spreading a mist that clouded the area for hundreds of meters. But more spiraling water formations were heading for us. I screamed and raised my hands, my instinct taking over. The wind around me howled louder, matching my heartbeat. My magic surged to life in tune with my instincts and emotions. Fire and frost warred within me before combining in a cyclone of bladed wind. "Fall!" I shouted, throwing my hands toward the sky. A spiral of mixed elemental magic shot upward... blue-white frost fused with burning violet fire. It slammed into the second tsunami creature, freezing it mid-surge and detonating it with a burst of molten shards. Zane snarled and dove lower, wind whipping his cloak behind him as he sent a swarm of dark energy daggers toward us. Kaelos landed beside me again. "I’ll shield while you attack." He growled, and raised his right leg before stomping heavily on the ground, sending a wall of sand and debris that successfully shielded us. The daggers collided with it and burst like insects against glass. At that moment, I focused, feeling my heartbeat. I felt the rage in my blood and the magic in my breath. I threw my hands out again and this time, roots burst from the sand, glowing with ethereal energy. They wrapped around Zane’s legs mid-air, anchoring him for just a moment. Kaelos seized the opening. He sprinted forward and leaped, crashing into Zane like a comet, both of them tumbling through the sky, crashing into the beach like falling gods. The ground trembled when they fell, sending shockwaves. Sand turned to glass under the pressure of their impact. I ran toward them, trying to focus my magic again, but something hit me hard mid-run. Pain exploded in my chest. Zane’s magic, dark and powerful, struck me with a pulse of energy, throwing me backward. "Odessa!" Kaelos shouted. I hit the ground, wheezing while my arms trembled. My vision blurred as Zane stood once more, his body covered in cracks that glowed with the same sickly dark gold as his eyes. He looked like the magic was eating him alive. "You don’t belong here, hybrid!" He screeched, blood and black ooze dripping from his mouth. "You were never meant to have power! You were never meant to exist!" I stood again slowly as I gasped for breath, fighting through the pain. "Neither were you," I said, my voice low and cold. "But we’re here." Kaelos limped to my side, blood trailing from his temple. "Let’s end this." Zane let out a final scream and summoned a storm of lightning so massive the clouds cracked and twisted, the sea boiled, and the air bent. "Together," Kaelos said, extending his hand. I took it. Magic surged between us like fire through copper wire. My power mingled with his, and for a moment, the storm stilled, as the mental space itself hesitated. Our joined hands lifted, glowing with radiant force, silver from him and bright violet from me. We raised our arms. And then we unleashed. The combined blast of our essence tore forward, not just destroying the storm, but obliterating Zane’s form from the inside out. He screamed in pain as the magic seared through his stolen flesh, burning away the remnants of his essence. The light was blinding. When it faded, the sky returned to calm. The moon brightened again and the water settled. Zane was gone. Faded out of existence. Kaelos and I breathed heavily as we both stared at each other while still holding hands. However, before we could even begin to celebrate our hard-earned victory, a silvery female voice echoed around the mental space. "Well done!" Gods, what now? I turned my head to the horizon where a figure surrounded by a blinding silver light descended from the sky.

Chapter 187: _Never Meant To Exist

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