AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Tell me what we have to do,” Nyx orders.
“Tell us. We will do it.”
“We need you both to sacrifice something dear to you.”
“That’s it?” I ask. “Like a pendant? What?”
“No, something bound to you. Something you live with every day. Something that is a part of you.” Her eyes drag to Nyx. “Would you sacrifice your wings? Would you choose to be flightless if it meant having your mate?”
“Yes,” he says without hesitation. “Take them. If I can’t fly to him, then I don’t want to fly at all.”
She nods, moving her attention to me. “I will be taking your Ice Elven magic as it was never meant to be yours anyway.”
I rear back. “What are you talking about?”
“You don’t know? You only have this magic for this moment. The witch who bound her magic must have foreseen this, so she bound her magic with Ice Elven. The magic must have transferred to you. This moment was always meant to happen. Certain milestones are always set in the future.”
“Okay. Take it then. I don’t want it. What else do you need?”
“He will need to sacrifice something as well,” she says sadly.
“He is dead. Isn’t that enough?” Nyx spews his hate.
“No, because that isn’t a sacrifice. He won’t be able to have children once I bring him back. A future life for his.”
My head swims, and my stomach turns from the thought of not seeing what Cailian will look like pregnant. He would have been beautiful.
Nyx rubs a hand down his face, nodding his acceptance. “That’s fine.”
“The hell it is,” an unknown voice sounds next to Lorcan.
“How the hell did you get here?” Lorcan shouts. “You aren’t allowed. The only way a spirit can—” he frowns, taking another hit off his cigarette. “His soul called to you,” he murmurs, staring at Nyx.
Snow swirls in a small swarm, sticking to a figure I can hardly see.
“Dovenyx.” The man crouches, placing his hand on Nyx’s shoulder.
“Dad?” His eyes are wide, pupils blown with shock. “What? How? You can’t be real. I’m losing it. I’m mentally breaking because Cailian is dead.”
“He is here. I see him, Nyx,” I reassure, pressing my cheek against his shoulder. “You aren’t mad.”
“Cailian died keeping my promise and now it is my turn to return the favor. Nyx, look at me, son. I can’t be here too long. It takes too much energy.”
“How…”
“He chose to stay in the Phantom Forest until you needed him,” Lorcan explains, tsking. “I bet that’s been a rough stay.”
Nyx’s father rolls his eyes before he smiles at me. “Rarity. Thank you for bringing my son and my best friend together. They are lucky to have you.”
“He’s gone. I blamed him. I didn’t give him all of me and now he is gone.”
“Trust me. Trust Raltena. She has never swayed. She has always been loyal, unlike Erelix. He killed my firebond by spelling the trolls. When she died, I was dying, burning from theinside out. I begged Cailian to kill me because I didn’t want to burn to death. It was so painful living without her. He wouldn’t do it, so I provoked him. He killed me just like I asked him to. I made him promise he wouldn’t tell the truth about what happened, but I had no idea wars would be started because of your hate. Let it go. I’ve been waiting until you needed me, and now I can be free. I can finally go to my firebond.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Take my energy,” he tells Raltena. “Use mine and Lorcan, you can finally take me. My energy will be enough, won’t it? He’ll be able to have kids?”
“Well… yes. A spirit that has been bound for so long will work just fine. Your energy will be enough, but you won’t ever be able to make this form again. You’ll be gone.”
