Chapter Seventy-four: Powers in the dark

I spent the rest of the day thinking about the advice Nuria had parted with me, all the way up till dinner time. I hardly touch my food and decide to just leave it after a few bites. I push my plate away and I see Estelle and Nina look at each other frowning.

“Are you ok Aliana? We can ask for something else?” Estelle asks looking concerned.

I look at her and smile but it doesn’t reach its peak. “No, I’m just not hungry, thanks though.”

I don’t look to see their reaction and I instead stand up from the table to retire for the night. “I’m quite tired, I’m going to go and get some sleep. I’ll speak to you all tomorrow.”

They all bow their heads and I leave the room, heading towards the stairs. I feel my head pounding which is strange as I’ve not had a headache in months.

I massage my temples and continue up to the top floor. I know Lukas will be busy with Blaine and Albion so I leave him be, I don’t want him worrying about me.

I manage to make it onto the top floor, and start to walk down the hallway to our room. My head is killing me after taking a few steps, and I try to reach out to Athena. “Are you feeling this?” I ask, unsure if she can hear me through the pain.

I look down, trying to focus on the floor when I see it suddenly turn black, then swallow me whole.

I feel like I’m falling for what seems like a very long time. It’s as if I’m still conscious, but just blind, unable to see where I’m going.

My body suddenly stops, jolting as it does. I wince at the pain in my back, as if I’ve just fallen from a great height and hit the floor fast and hard.

I stand up, unable to see my surroundings. A hint of familiarity hits me as I remember the last time I was in the darkness realm. I have no doubt that’s where I am now. I try and look around….where is Fedori?

I try to remember what I did last time to ignite my powers without Athena being with me. I remember opening my eyes but my eyes don’t feel like they’re open or closed. I try and feel my power but I don’t feel anything at all.

I take a deep breath, and I try and open a door in my mind. I think of water rushing and pushing a barrier, rushing at it with as much force as possible. I feel a pinch on what seems like the side of my head, and I open my eyes to see the same skinny elf-like man I had seen the last time I was here. I see him in more detail this time, his tired eyes as black as coal, very much like Nurias. His nose is fairly pointed, along with his ears, very elf like features. His skin as dark as night, and although he is very skinny, the muscles on his arms are hard to miss. His sleek long hair brushing at the tops of his shoulders, waving slightly even though I feel no wind.

Fedori is staring at me, curiously. It takes him a few moments to say anything. “Well done. I’m surprised you’ve come this far to be able to see in my realm. It takes a lot of power to do that.” He smirks.

I say nothing and instead just look at him, not wanting to give anything away. I know he can’t hurt me physically here, but I don’t want to take any risks of giving anything away.

He eyes me suspiciously as I stand there staring at him. He starts to look a bit uncomfortable and I smirk back at him, finding his reaction funny.

He glowers at me, not finding my smirk amusing. “You’re exactly like your parents, and those other scum up there, thinking they’re all high and mighty. All I did was help those in need and they disliked it, disliked my method, which was needed. You see, although I am considered the God of darkness, I wouldn’t have considered myself evil...at least, not back then. I would say that they made me this way, the precious originals. The Gods and Goddesses turned their back on me when I needed them most.
I vowed when they made me leave the kingdom of Eos that I would be back to destroy everything they built, starting with their petty creations. If there’s nothing left to be a deity of, then their kingdom will collapse and will turn to darkness, automatically placing them in my domain. I plan on tormenting them for the rest of time.” An evil smile plays across his face.

I think on what he’s just said. He essentially wants to kill everything so we all fall into a pit of chaos that he can control. I try not to show my emotions on my face but I can’t help grimacing slightly as I remember what happened at the Druida community…..I have no doubt he could achieve his goal from what I had seen. One question comes to mind though.

“Why now? Why wait this long?” I ask, trying not to sound anything but curious.

He chuckles. “Why, I’ve been waiting for you. The next child of Eos, of two originals, was destined to be a merger God or Goddess. I need this power to be able to dilute my own power with something more. Something purer. That is where you come in.
You may not know your full potential yet, but I can tell you’ve already figured some things out, which is enough for me. I’ve already infiltrated your pathetic pack, and when you wake, you’ll find I’ve taken something very dear from you.” He says with a deep laugh at the end.

I can’t help feeling worried, and it’s obvious he’s picked up on it. He laughs sardonically, sending chills down my spine.

“I’ll give you a choice, right here, right now. Either you come willingly, and I will use your power to benefit my own. You will never get to see your precious friends or pack again, but they won’t be touched….until last.

Or you can go and find out what I’ve done whilst you’ve been here, with me.”

I look at him and his poker face and I’m unsure whether he’s lying or not. Nuria and the others would never let anything happen but I’m unsure how far his power has reached if he’s already infiltrated the pack. I think back to the conversation Emma, Valencia, Hugo and the others were having but I rule them out as surely they wouldn’t go this far to invite the God of Darkness into the pack.

“I’m not here physically, am I? How can I come willingly if I’m not even here?” I ask, trying to stall him while I think of something.

“No, you’re not. You’d have to leave your pack to get to me. I’m not too far away.” He says menacingly, not giving away more details.

“I think you’re lying. There’s no way you could enter pack lands without someone noticing. No one on the inside would help you knowing what your plans are. No, I don’t think I’ll easily walk into this stupid trap.”

I see the smile on his face widen to a wicked stretch. “So, hard to get it is. You’ll enjoy what you find when you return.”

I try to think of something else to say but I hear a sound behind me. I turn to see Nuria with a scowl on her face.

“Hello daughter.” Fedori says with venom in his voice. “You could have been part of this greatness, you know. Now you’ll drown like the rest of them.”

“I’ll have nothing to do with you, murderer.” She spits back at him. She pulls my arm and whisks me through her teleport without a second look back at her Father.

I feel extremely dizzy as I feel my body being pulled a pushed through what seems a weird tube. After a few moments, I feel my body thrust upwards and I shoot my eyes open to see Nuria looking at me worrisomely, looking very out of breath herself.

“Are you ok Wolfie?”

I nod my head, unable to feel the headache I had before. “I’m fine now. I didn’t know he could pull me to his darkness realm when I was awake. I think I collapsed?”

She agrees, finally lifting herself off the ground besides me. “Yes, that seems to be the case. I’ve not seen him do that before, so I didn’t know. It’s not a good sign he can do that.”

I feel Athena is agitated. “Are you ok Athena?”

“No, something is wrong. Something is wrong with our mate.” She says, panicking. I feel the connection between Lukas and I falter slightly, and I look up at Nuria who seems to be looking into the distance out of one of the windows.

I feel a bunch of mind-links trying to connect to me. I look up at Nuria. “What’s going on?”

She looks down at me with a sullen look. “The pack walls have been breached. Darkness has come.”