Chapter 248: _Howl And Inferno

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Chapter 248: _Howl And Inferno Kaelos flanked the raven witch from her right, sending a punch with his right fist. She tried blocking with a force field but that proved futile as the force from the impact sent a shock wave that not only sent her flying toward the ground but shook the pocket dimension further. ’Am I speaking to Kaelos or Damon?’ I asked through the mental link, fearing that he was too far gone and that his wolf had taken full control. But then... ’It depends. Am I speaking with Odessa or whatever dark force that went out of you?’ My face heated up, although it was probably both a blush and the heat coming from the flames that surrounded me like a cloak. ’It’s Odessa. I guess... your wolf form isn’t as chaotic as you’ve always painted it.’ ’I don’t understand why but I feel... more in control now than I’ve ever been.’ He remarked mentally. ’Do you think it’s the bond?’ The mate bond seemed to add new skill sets to each of us each time we grew closer or emotionally linked. From the powers we had access to when we fought Gamma Zane in Kaelos’ mental space. And then his Alpha king aura became visible and gained a silver colour. Also, the fact that the mate bond is responsible for awakening my hybrid nature in the first place. ’She’s on the ground. Isaiah and the soldiers have already stepped into the pocket dimension at the other end to save the captives.’ Kaelos announced to me mentally. ’I would’ve asked you to sit back and let me handle this but—’ "You dare!" The raven witch suddenly screeched, spreading out her arms as the pocket dimension shook once again. Suddenly, the ceiling began collapsing, revealing a vast expanse of black nothingness where the sky was supposed to be. Dark tendrils shot downward from that darkness, my instincts screaming danger as I snapped at Kaelos. "If you think I’ll sit back and let you face this bitch alone, then you don’t really know the length of my stubbornness!" With that, I stumped my right foot on the ground, causing the golden violet flames that surrounded me to begin taking shape before finally twisting and forming a huge dome made out of flames above me. The dome continued spreading for several meters, protecting Kaelos as well. In a heartbeat, the darkness tendrils began hitting the dome of flames, causing me to grit my teeth as I held it back. "Howl, Kaelos!" I yelled out, my voice breaking through the loud hum of my magic against the hissing sounds of the darkness tendrils. Kaelos didn’t need to hear me speak twice and walked to my side, his hulking figure overshadowing my body. He drew in a breath, and I almost regretted telling him to howl, knowing my eardrums were about to go for a wild ride. And then... BOOM. Kaelos opened his mouth, a guttural howl brimming with his Alpha King aura tearing out. Surprisingly, the howl hit the dome of magical flames shielding us and proceeded to disperse it, shaping it into a snaking form that coiled before shooting toward the raven witch in front of us. The power of the howl didn’t end there, sending an omnidirectional pulse of silver light that bounced away the darkness tendrils from above us and levelled the ground spreading for several meters into a crater. And despite all this destruction, we were both untouched as the spiralling golden violet flames coiled and hit the raven witch in a speed she couldn’t follow. She tried blocking with a forcefield, but that proved futile as Kaelos’s howl, empowering my flames, tore through it like toilet paper before blasting her away. "AHHHHH!" She screeched, the pocket dimension shaking in unison with her. I watched the flames disintegrate her into ash until there was nothing left of that ash as well. When the smoke and flames cleared up and Kaelos stopped howling, I let out a heavy breath, my knees buckling as I stared at the scene ahead of us. The moment when I was about to stumble backwards from the strain of my magic exertion, a pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist, holding me close. My eyes widened when I felt that the arms weren’t hairy like I had expected. "I got you," Kaelos whispered with a soft voice as I slowly raised my head to meet his gaze. He was back in his human form already, his naked chest filled with burn marks and ash. He was almost naked downstairs as well, except for his pants, which were now torn over his knee level. Guilt surged through me when I saw the burn marks etched on his skin, my fingers brushing them tenderly as I blinked at his piercing silver eyes. "Did I... Did I do this to you?" I asked with a cracking voice, feeling like crying although no tears flowed out. But he brought his right hand to my face, parting aside strands of my hair before he used his thumb to caress my cheek. "It doesn’t matter. As long as you’re okay... here in my arms." He said reassuringly. "I’ll take being slightly burnt by your flames over seeing you die." I smiled wryly as he helped me stand properly. I coughed, trying to breathe through the dust and smoke that filled the place. The raven witch was dead yet it was still so hard to believe. She was a menacing figure up to her final breath... that’s for sure. "She’s dead. Isaiah and the soldiers managed to take the captives out of here during the battle and look..." Kaelos pointed above us. My eyes widened at what I saw. The space above us was not only distorted but had literal cracks which leaked with darkness magic. "... Isaiah said the pocket dimension would collapse on us but it’s still standing. Barely... but still." Kaelos continued, his voice hoarse. Yes, we made it. We won... but then... "At what cost?" I mumbled, raising my right hand and staring at the bracelet wrapped around my wrist. It blinked repeatedly with a red light, like a beacon. A beacon to the Elders of the Luminari Coven. They were watching...

Chapter 248: _Howl And Inferno

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