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In an instant, a hazy portal materialized before us, its mesmerizing glow radiating with an otherworldly green energy. Instead of stepping through, we were drawn into its captivating embrace, as if an unseen force beckoned us forward. The ground vanished beneath us, and the vertigo-inducing sensation of falling gripped us within its brutal clutches.
Sophia’s startled cry echoed in my ears, but I clutched her protectively as her arms wrapped around my neck in a desperate grip. The darkness enveloped us, compressing our surroundings as if we were submerged in a fathomless abyss. Her struggles for breath added to my own unease, but I reassured her through our profound connection, seeking to calm her as much as I could.
Whirling winds buffeted us, tugging at our very essence, until at long last, our descent ceased with a jarring impact. As my feet slammed into the ground, recognition flooded my senses as I looked around. We had been transported directly to the rift, the epicenter of magic itself. In an instant, a force of mystical energy tore Sophia from my grasp, sending her soaring skyward and defying gravity’s hold. Reacting on pure instinct, I shifted into my dragon form, needing to shield and safeguard my beloved mate. But as soon as my wings unfurled, a strange gravity kept me anchored to the ground. I couldn’t fly to her.
A vivid emerald light blossomed from her core, its brilliance nearly blinding me. I strained to reach her, desperate to keep her safe. As Sophia’s anguished screams pierced the air, I fought with all my might, driven by an insatiable need to protect her. She was my mate, the one destined to stand by my side as my dragon queen.
In that moment, the swirling light intensified around her, and she arched her back in what appeared to be both agony and ecstasy.
I panicked, trying with all my might to get to her, but the strange magic held me captive.
From her fingertips, a surge of vibrant green magic radiated outward, engulfing the forested landscape with an unstoppable force. The pulsating wave surged across the mountains, eradicating any lingering remnants of the dark realm of Helheim.
It was a sight that evoked awe and respect as I realized that her newfound power could vanquish the very essence of darkness itself.
Earthen sigils ignited across her skin, shimmering in a mesmerizing display of whitish-green hues. From her back, magnificent wings sprouted, ethereal and adorned with feathers that glowed with an enchanting emerald, green luminescence. Every tip of her feathers crackled with mystical energy, an emblem of her transcendent magical power.
I held my breath, captivated by the sight unfolding before me. My mate, transformed into a celestial being, hovered above, her wings gracefully propelling her through the air. She exuded an otherworldly presence, akin to an angel touched by a mystical light and bestowed with a rare, untold magic. With her wings and arms outstretched, she locked her gaze upon me, her eyes shimmering with the intensity of ethereal magic.
She turned her head towards the rift, its ominous presence stretched wider than ever before.
Glowing orbs materialized above her palms, radiating with vibrant green hues. With each passing moment, they grew both in size and velocity. Then, with a forceful motion, she channeled the power of the earth itself and propelled them towards the rift.
My gaze fixed upon the torn barrier, and in that fleeting instant, I caught a glimpse of the Dark King’s glowing purple eyes.
His knowing smile hinted that he was aware of something I didn’t.
The Dark King’s hands thrust outward, and an electrical storm of violet magical lightning poured through the rift. Sophia threw her arms up, erecting a mystical shield, and his magic bounced right off it, exploding outwards in an electrical storm that blinded me in an instant.
“I have no more need for you, for there is another,” he growled.
My gaze flicked between my mate and the Dark King as she gritted her teeth.
“Leave this place, Dark King, and never return,” she snarled.
With a malevolent chuckle, he smirked wider. I roared with warning, but his laugh simply grew louder and louder until it abruptly shut off as Sophia sent more of her magic soaring towards the rift.
The rift pulsated with blinding brilliance, flashes of bright green light illuminating its form before golden threads of magic weaved their way from top to bottom, sealing it shut before my very eyes.
The silence that followed felt heavy and full of warning.
I knew in my heart that the Dark King wasn’t through with my realm, but he was for now, at least.
Sophia descended gracefully to the ground, her ethereal form weightless upon the mossy ground beneath her feet. The initial radiance of bright green magic began to fade, allowing me to behold her new form for the first time. Her eyes, the most striking transformation of all, shimmered with emerald flames that held me captive, their beauty and intensity unlike anything I had ever seen.
Her ears came to delicately beautiful points and the subtly paler tone of her skin was offset by the stunning pink glow that graced her cheeks. Next, I studied her wings, regal and majestic, confirming the irrevocable truth that my Sophia was no longer human.
She was something else entirely.
Where once she had been human and vulnerable, now she stood as a dazzling forest angel, a creature of unparalleled beauty and strength. The seer had taken her mortality. She was right. I did understand her price, and it was one worth paying a thousand times over to have this woman by my side.
Sophia had not only saved me, but the entire realm itself. She wasn’t just my mate. She was my Dragon Queen.
Not just for now, but for the rest of time.
EPILOGUE
Six months later
