Ari

Chapter 103: North Continent

I started to practice shooting and learned the basic sword handling. I was too restless to pay any mind on other things, but the others seemed to understand why.

A few days later, we bid our farewell to the tribe—including Gurion and his parents.

"Mommy, please be careful. I'll behave and will wait for your return. I love you," Gurion cried while throwing his small body in my arms.

"I'll be back soon. I love you too," I responded while hugging him, then kissed his forehead.

I left a blessing with the kiss just in case they needed any protection.

I lowered my head in front of Gurion's parents. They were flustered and bowed lower.

"Please be safe our dear goddess. We'll wait for your return," Jala mumbled, lowering her head to the ground.

"Thanks... Please rise and lift your head," I said.

She stood up and looked at me so I hugged her and gave her a blessing.

"Take care of yourself and don't be sick anymore. I hope this blessing will help you through any sickness," I smiled.

"Oh my goddess. Thank you so much," she cried.

We then headed out on a secret tunnel just below the throne of the alpha and saw a huge mirror at the end.

"I'm going to open the portal beyond the barrier of the North," Dylan said.

"Is it possible?" I asked worriedly.

"I need to. The others might not be able to cross the barrier, especially the pregnant people," he answered before kissing my forehead.

I was confused and looked at all of the males. We were all wearing a coat so I couldn't tell if he was talking about me, Tora or both of us.

He whispered something to Lowell and my brother before trying to open the portal. Dillon suddenly took the bag I was carrying and Lowell suddenly hugged me while covering my ears with my forehead resting on his shoulder. My brother and Macan did the same with Tora.

Not long after, I heard a screeching sound and a loud scream—it seemed like Dylan had to transform into his aggressive form. I tried to look, but Lowell held my head, refraining me to look. I looked at him and he just shook his head. I haven't seen Dylan in his aggressive form yet.

My heart suddenly throbbed when I heard a loud thud. Lowell stood still and hadn't let go of me, but Macan and Dillon rushed towards Dylan—I could clearly hear their footsteps. My brother hasn't let go of Tora either.

"What's going on Lowell? Why can't you let me go? What happened to Dylan?" I asked in a panic.

"Sorry... I can't let you go just yet. Don't worry, he just lost his strength. He told us not to let you see his aggressive form so please bear with us for a little," he answered.

"He needs support if the task was that excessive," I insisted.

"No! You have to conserve your energy. He just needs some rest," he responded.

I didn't know it was that hard to open the portal—or was it because of the barrier?

Macan lifted Dylan on his back—he was already in his passive form. He looked like he lost too much energy, but he was still conscious.

He smiled at me with his glimmering emerald eyes and mumbled, "Don't worry. I just need some rest."

We entered the portal and we were suddenly surrounded by the Winged Horses. They pointed their weapons against us so we had no choice but to raise our hands and drop our weapons and belongings on the ground. We seemed to end up entering the territory of the Winged Horse Tribe after exiting the portal.