Lullaby

Dragana POV



The sound of that voice sent ice-cold shivers down my spine and if Jasmine had not been holding me, I would have most certainly dropped to the ground. Jasmine snarled at him, saying nothing. I slowly turned around, even though I was not sure I wanted to see the owner of that voice, the one who spoke those words. Standing in height a little taller than Jasmine was the biggest Lycan I have ever seen. A similar kind of gray fur, however, he had muscles twice the size of hers. His long canine teeth were bloody, his eyes radiating purple. When he moved, his fur almost seemed to spark silver. There was an incredible power and incredible aura pulsating from his whole being. It felt as if he could bend anything to his will, simply looking at them. I have never felt such power, it was as if the Earth would spin in the opposite direction if he commanded it.

“Going somewhere baby sister?” he said snarling, walking slowly in our direction as if he were stalking us. It took me a moment to realize that he was talking to Jasmine. “This is your brother?????” I whispered, confused. Without taking eyes from him, frozen in one spot, she simply nodded. All of a sudden, somehow she mind linked me. “Do you remember the lullaby your mother sang to you? One that she always sang, one that may have sounded strange?”. For one, I had no idea how she mind-linked me or how she had any access to me, so that alone freaked me out completely. Secondly, how did she know about my mom’s lullaby?????!!!! I was looking at her, my eyes ready to jump out of my head.



“How do you know this??? What is happening here?!!!”, I asked, getting extremely nervous. “Do not speak to me in the open, Dark Lord Khor can hear you. You can respond through a mind-link, it is secure and only between us. However, Dragana, we do not have time for me to explain right now, please. You promised you would do what I asked. I am keeping you to that promise, your life depends on it!!! Do you understand me?!” a panicking voice came from her and I nodded, feeling a huge lump in my throat. The sounds of battle were around us; I could hear that Lycans were going at it ferociously, there was the smell of blood and snarling everywhere. My thoughts went to Beta Artemis. He was an excellent warrior, but he likely would not survive an attack by so many Lycans. My heart ached for him.



Dark Lord Khor was slowly moving towards us, his aura hitting us harder and harder, making me whimper. It did not appear to have any influence on Jasmine at all.



“Do you remember the lullaby?” I heard her ask again and I bobbed my head in agreement.



“Very well. I am going to quickly put you down and you need to stand behind me. I need you to recite that lullaby and picture yourself somewhere safe. Not in pack lands, not in any place around here. If you do not have a place in mind, ask the Goddess to guide you to safety. You do not have much time. I will hold him back as much as I can, but I am not sure how long that will last”, she said briefly, glancing at me, giving me a tight, reassuring, smile.



I shook my head in agreement, trying to focus on her, as opposed to the intimidating creature coming towards us. In one swift movement she put me behind her, growling and snarling at her brother. At the same time, I heard a sound of thunder. Peeking out, I saw that both of them were now engaged in a battle like I had never seen. Standing across from each other, with extended arms, they were directing some type of electricity towards one another. The energy coming from him was dark purple, sparkling gold, whilst hers was blue, sparkling silver.. They were crushed in the middle, neither yielding. It hit me at that moment that Jasmine and her brother were extremely powerful witches too! Shocked by this realization, I had no time to focus on it. I had to get out of here.



I looked around to see if Beta Artemis was alive – and saw his wolf tear into a Lycan on the ground. He was injured but kept fighting. For a brief second, his eyes locked on mine and he howled. My heart was breaking and I was starting to panic. Thinking of my mother, I asked the Goddess for safety and started reciting..



“doranovje milo ista, ako nismo priniteli, to mi kese neh lamana, tona misles nadarovnje, tona misles, na bladodnje, tona misles na zivotne. Mozno tajno, mozno sretno, mozno zivno, mozno mnogo, mozno jubav, mozno tajne, doranvje, vahalaista".



I never knew the full meaning of it, but mother sang it often to me. So I started. A warm sensation enveloped me. I started tingling from my head to toes, the wind started blowing. Behind me, I could see that Dark Lord Khor was advancing. Jasmine had slipped back, but still standing strong. “You need to hurry up Dragana, I cannot hold him back much longer”. I did not know what I was doing. I simply sped up chanting, thinking of my mother’s face. Golden rays started appearing around me, and when I looked down on my hands, they were glowing gold and silver. A circle of gold and silver appeared in front of me, first small, and then it grew. “Go through it, step through it!!!!” came Jasmine’s urgent voice. I was petrified but had no choice. I moved quickly, still chanting, and turned around only to see Beta Artemis' body on the ground, covered in blood, and Lady Jasmine on her knees, blood coming from her eyes.

“GOOOOOO!” she roared, and as I stepped into the circle, it closed behind me.