Page 135 of Taming the Kraken

Erebus looked down at the cloaked army as they began to march toward Elysia. It was finally time. Alexa needed to choose him, because he wanted Ken to know the pain. For eternity, Ken would never have the person he wanted. His brows furrowed as his lips thinned. The only way he could accomplish this was with the nembrant glass.

Of course, there was always another way. Erebus’ lips curled upward as he pondered over his new idea. Ken would never be able to be with Alexa … if he killed her.

Elysia was chaos. People were running everywhere, seeking shelter. Warriors were coming toward the front where they held their positions inside the barrier. At the front of the assembling army were Asher, Lita, and Grayson.

“Mom!” Reiya ran through the army with Brody and Chelsie at her heels. “I heard the cloaked army is almost here.”

“Yes. We don’t know what to expect. We’ll wait inside the barrier where we can divide the army. Only those of fairy blood will be able to enter freely.” Lita looked up as more of her friends and family took their positions among the crowd.

“The guardians have the power to handle the dark fairies.” Grayson looked up as Hunter, Freja, and Chasen approached.

“Justice is staying behind with Lucie, Derrick, Destiny, and Harley,” Chasen informed them, and Asher nodded his head.

“Good. Lucie, Destiny, and Raine shouldn’t be anywhere near here. Where is Raine?” Asher looked over at Brody, who shook his head.

“She was with Alexa right before the chaos broke out,” Brody turned and looked at Reiya. “How is she doing?”

“She is doing just fine.” A commanding voice echoed through the area as someone parted the army. Alexa walked through with a powerful aura swirling around her. Not far behind her was Nita.

Who dared to pick a fight with Elysia? With the mood Alexa was in, she was ready to bring her strength to full force. Her mother had told her about Mikah and about him being a titan, but it felt like her mother was still holding something back. It didn’t matter. She didn’t care what they wanted to call Mikah. He was her guardian. End of discussion. If Mikah had gone dark, she was certain she could pull him out of it. She needed to handle this cloaked army so she could go to him.

“Where is Raine?” Chelsie asked, and Alexa smiled at her.

“She said she was going to check on Lucie and Destiny.” Alexa felt a strong breeze swirl around them. She glanced up and saw her Aunt Jin’s green hair swirling in the breeze above them. She landed next to Chasen and looked over at Hunter and Freja.

“The shadow is upon us,” Jin said, and everyone turned their attention forward.

“Reiya!”

Reiya turned her head to see Xander running over to stand beside her. He placed his arm around her shoulder and winked down at her.

“It’s better for your Gemini twin to be beside you. We learned this after the last crazy war.” Xander beamed down at her.

“Hopefully this won’t be as intense as last time.” Reiya gave him a weak smile, and he squeezed her shoulder lightly.

“The dragon army is here as backup. And not just any army.” His lips curled upward as he nodded toward the distance. “The royals from all the kingdoms have come to answer the fairies’ call. We are bonded for life.”

“Thank you, Xander. There will always be a safe place here in Elysia for all of dragon kind.”

Xander studied her and leaned his head down to her ear. In a barely audible voice, he asked, “What is it?”

Reiya looked up at him and chewed on her inner lip. “I can’t reach Lee. It’s like … well, it feels like before, when he was locked away from me by the deities,” she whispered.

“I’m sure he’s just fine. Don’t worry about him. After we settle things with this cloaked army, we’ll try to reach out to Levi.” Xander watched as Reiya nodded her head. Inwardly, though, he didn’t like the sound of that. Levi would never block his link with Reiya. Whatever was going on, he would leave communication open to Reiya. No wonder she was anxious.

Grayson growled lowly as he fixed his gaze on the barrier. A few shadows crept closer and then suddenly took form. In the center was a tall man with obsidian eyes who stared at them. He had black transparent wings on his back, and his skin was the same color. His black hair shone as the sun’s rays touched it.

He wore a black trench coat with gold buttons, black gloves, and heavy combat boots. The back of the coat flowed behind him as he looked over everyone in front of him. A blue flame showed in his dark eyes as he stared at the fairy royals.

“An Unblessed Wisp,” Grayson snarled quietly. A wisp was a type of elemental fairy spirit. It was one that was associated with blue or red fire, depending on its strength. There were both Blessed and Unblessed Wisps, and among them, the blue flame was the strongest.

“State your business!” Lita commanded, her eyes narrowing on the Unblessed wisp.

“I am here to represent the Unseelie Court. The Unblessed fairies. You call us kin, and yet there isn’t a section of Elysia that is a suitable home for us. You clearly only favor the light. And we’ve had enough!” The wisp flapped his wings slightly, his peers behind him providing small affirmations.

“You’ve had enough?” Alexa scoffed as she stepped forward. “And how have you ever been mistreated? You haven’t. If there isn’t a suitable home for you here in Elysia, it’s because you haven’t created one for yourself. You know better. Elysia is magical. It adapts to those who live here. We have kelpies here who have made Elysia their home. Are they not fairies that belong to the Unblessed Court?” She watched as the wisp eyed her curiously. But she just wasn’t in the mood. Because of them, she wasn’t able to look for Mikah. She pushed her aura out, blanketing the area in a warm yellow light with cool black streaks. It covered the sky as the colors intertwined.

“The fairy princess … is also a dark fairy?”