Chapter 169: The Witch’s Gift

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Chapter 169: The Witch’s Gift SAGE POV I threw my power around Luna like a shield the second she called the fake Lady Seraphina "Mother." "Everyone get back!" I shouted, feeling the dimensional energy in the room spike to dangerous levels. "Something’s about to happen!" The creature wearing Lady Seraphina’s face growled, its beautiful features melting away like wax. Underneath was something far older and more terrible - a being of pure void energy with eyes like black holes. "Clever little memory keeper," it hissed at Luna. "But you’re too late. The anchor is already in place." "What anchor?" I demanded, but even as I asked, I could feel it. A magical tether twisted around Lily’s dimensional energy, pulling her toward something I couldn’t see. "The trials were never real," Luna said, her voice carrying the weight of countless lives. "They were a distraction. While we argued about authority and tests, this thing was weaving a binding spell around Lily." My heart sank as I realized what was happening. "It’s not trying to cage her. It’s trying to steal her power totally." The void creature laughed, a sound like reality tearing apart. "The omega’s dimensional powers are the key to controlling all realities. With them, I can reshape life itself." "Over my dead body," I growled, reaching for every spell I’d ever learned. But as I tried to cast a counterspell, something strange happened. My magic felt different. Stronger, but also more vulnerable. Like it was being intensified by something I didn’t understand. "Sage," Lily gasped, "your magic is glowing." I looked down at my hands and saw she was right. Instead of the normal green witch-light, my magic was shining with the same silver radiance as Lily’s Triple Moon Mark. "Impossible," the void creature breathed. "You’re not connected to the dimensional network." "Maybe I wasn’t before," I said, understanding rushing through me. "But I am now." It hit me all at once. When we’d linked ourselves to Lily’s emotional anchor earlier, we hadn’t just shared her load. We’d shared her power. All of us had become connected to the dimensional energy running through her. "The pack bond," I whispered. "It works both ways. She’s been unconsciously sharing her skills with everyone she cares about." As if to prove my point, Prince Ash’s ice magic suddenly exploded with dimensional frost that sparkled with otherworldly light. Dmitri’s vampire speed left hints of silver energy in the air. Even the triplets were glowing with faint dimensional auras. "This changes everything," I said, a crazy plan forming in my mind. "If we’re all connected to Lily’s power, then we can all help control it." "Help how?" Aiden asked quickly. "By creating a proper anchor," I explained quickly. "Not the binding spell this thing is trying to weave, but a real magical anchor that lets Lily travel between dimensions safely without losing herself." I pulled items from my pouch - moonstone for stability, silver wire for connection, herbs for grounding. But as I started weaving them together, I realized I needed something more. Something special. "I need something from each of you," I said. "Something that represents your connection to Lily." Without pause, Caleb pulled off the bracelet Lily had made him during their courtship. Aiden contributed a pin from his diplomatic coat - the one Lily had liked. Brock offered a small stone from their first shooting trip together. Prince Ash gave me a snowflake he’d kept with ice magic from the day he first saw Lily use dimensional energy. Dmitri contributed a drop of his own blood, saying softly, "For redemption found through service." Even Luna stepped forward, putting a small silver locket in my hands. "From our first lifetime together," she said simply. "When we were sisters who actually protected each other." As I wove these things into my spell, something amazing happened. The anchor began forming not just around Lily, but between all of us. A network of magical links that would let her travel dimensions while staying grounded in her relationships. "It’s working," I breathed, watching silver threads of magic connect each person to the center anchor around Lily’s heart. But the void thing wasn’t finished. "You think your little friendship spell can overcome cosmic law?" it sneered. "I have been consuming realities since before your species existed!" It raised both hands, void energy sparking between its fingers. But as it prepared to attack, something unexpected happened. The magical anchor I’d formed suddenly flared brighter, and through it, I felt something that made my witch instincts scream in alarm. This wasn’t just about Lily’s power. The void creature had been using her as a gateway to reach something much bigger. "Oh no," I whispered, the terrible truth hitting me. "It’s not trying to steal Lily’s skills. It’s trying to use them to access the source of all dimensional magic." "What source?" Prince Ash asked. "The Heart of Reality," I said, my voice barely audible. "The original point where all dimensions split apart. If it gets that..." "It can rewrite the fundamental laws of existence," Luna finished grimly. The void entity smiled proudly. "Finally, someone gets the scope of my vision. Yes, I will remake all worlds. No more chaos. No more unpredictable feelings. No more free will causing pain. Perfect order across endless dimensions." "That’s not order," I said strongly. "That’s death." "Death of chaos," it corrected. "Birth of peace." As it spoke, the anchor I’d made around Lily began to change. Instead of grounding her to our world, it was starting to pull her toward something else. Something vast and faraway and incredibly dangerous. "The anchor is being corrupted," I realized with fear. "It’s turning into a bridge to the Heart of Reality." "Sage!" Lily cried out as she began to glow brighter. "I can feel it pulling me! There’s something huge out there, and it’s calling to me!" I tried desperately to break the link, but it was too late. The bridge was forming, and through it, I could feel something ancient and powerful stirring in response to Lily’s dimensional signature. Something that had been waiting a very long time for someone like her to find it. "What is that?" Caleb asked, looking at the growing light around Lily. Before I could answer, a voice spoke from the bridge itself - not the void creature, but something else. Something that sounded like the echo of creation itself. "Finally," the voice said with endless sadness and relief. "My daughter has come home."

Chapter 169: The Witch’s Gift

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