Cassius
I watched her as she was engulfed in flames. My mind was screaming to help my aethyraz but my body is stopping me from moving. It's like I was petrified in my place. I wanted to run to her side and make the flames disappear but something in the back of my mind says to wait and watch.
I can't move a muscle. All I can do is watch as Amelia is suffering and slowly dying. Tears begin to fall from my eyes when I saw her lifeless body. I howled painfully for the loss of my aethyraz. I looked at the witch who was laughing and I was about to shift and kill her when I saw Amelia suddenly move her hands.
The witched stopped laughing as she watched Amelia getting up. A few also stopped what they are doing and watched as she stood up, still covered in flames. She suddenly laughed, gaining everyone's attention. She stood perfectly fine like there are no flames covering her body at all. It's like she rose from the dead
I can't speak nor move and everyone around us as well. Suddenly, the flames slowly disappeared- no, it was being sucked by her body until there was nothing left.
"Y-you...sucked my flames?" the witch stuttered and has a fearful expression on her face.
"Yeah, thanks for the flames bitch." she said sarcastically. Right now, my aethyraz is like a different person. Stronger, scarier, and very different.
"W-who...h-how? Who are you?" the witch asked. Amelia devilishly smirked before answering.
"I' am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, rightful heir to the iron throne, rightful queen of the Andals and the first men, protector of the seven kingdoms, the mother of dragons, the Khaleesi of the great grass sea, the unburnt, the breaker of chains." she said proudly. We were all dumbfounded at what she said.
"Did she just call herself Daenerys?" One of my pack warriors said.
"Bruh! I can't believe she memorized that. She must be a fan of Game of thrones." Another one said. I really don't know if I'm gonna laugh or be serious right now because I really don't understand what's happening.
She suddenly laughed and clutched her stomach. "S-sorry. I was t-trying to find the r-right time to s-say that," she said in between laughter. When her laughter died down, her face became serious. "Now, it's my turn."
Red flames suddenly appeared in Amelia's arms and her dark red hair became bright as the flames in her arms. You can easily mistake her hair as part of her flames. She made a circle of fire, surrounding the witch, like what that witch did to me earlier but Amelia's fire was taller and thicker. The witch tried to make the fire disappear with her spells but she can't.
"What is this? Why can't I control or put it out?" the witch ranted as she kept on trying but was still, unsuccessful.
"My flames cannot be controlled or put out by anyone except me." Amelia said.
She moved her hands in the air gracefully like conducting an orchestra and a huge fire surrounded the field, making a huge circle. There can be no escape for the rogues. I ordered my men to kill them all and leave no one behind.
As soon as the flames disappeared from her arms and her hair returned to normal, I ran towards her and grab her arm to make her face me. I cupped her face and searched those oceanic blue eyes that seems to glow like a gem.
"Amelia...?" my voice was like a whisper from the wind. I don't know what to say or ask her. I just wanted to know if this is really her or if she's okay.
"I'm sorry you had to see me like that but I will explain it to you later." she said with a pained and remorseful expression while cupping my hands that were on her face.
I hugged her and breathed in her strawberry scent to calm me down. "I'm just glad you're okay, that you're not hurt." I can feel her smile in contentment on my chest as she moved her arms to hug me back. We were in each other's arms for a while until she broke it. She looked at me confused.
"Cassius, where's the leader?" she asked with dread in her voice. My eyes widened at the realization and I instantly scanned the battlefield for that leader but he was nowhere to be found.
Did he escape?
I looked around, searching for that bastard who has yet to fight after he came here. Sly bastard. To think that he would disappear without fighting. What is that mutt planning right now?
If something were to happen to anyone due to my negligence, I won't give those bastards an easy death. It will be painful and I will not let anyone be alive.
"C-Cassius, he's got Cally." Amelia was looking at the pack house with horror on her face. She pointed out the direction where Callum was and my eyes widened. Callum was being dragged into the balcony on the fifth floor by that bastard rogue.
"Why is he here? I thought they were in France already?" She asked confused. I am as confused as she is.
"Ha! That is because I asked someone to kidnap the brat." The witch who was trying to extinguish the fire said. She can't even extinguish the fire and yet she has the time to chat?
"You...did you use a teleportation scroll?" Amelia asked the witch.
"of course not! Do you think I'm the only witch? I asked another witch to teleport there and kidnap the brat." the witch replied with arrogance.
"Ha! If you have someone stronger then why didn't you ask that witch to be the one casting the possession spell instead?" Amelia mocked her.
"I am stronger than her!" The witch became angry as flames erupted around her, causing some of the rogues to be caught up by it.
"Pfft. As expected of witches. Their pride reaches the heavens." Amelia mumbled to herself.
Amelia mumbled something foreign and an almost transparent box trapped the witch.
"I've set up a barrier to keep her there but it won't last long so we better hurry, Cassius." she said to me and I nodded without question.
"Hans! Guard her. Make sure she's not trying to escape. If she does, don't hesitate to kill her." I ordered him and he nod his head.
I ran as fast as I can with my Lycan speed with Amelia following behind me. I don't want her to come since it's too dangerous but arguing with her now isn't the right time. She made a small opening from her huge flames for us to pass. I keep running and I was surprised that she can keep up to my pace considering that a Lycan's speed is ten times faster than that of a normal wolf or is it maybe I was slowing down a bit?
We reached the terrace just in time. The rogue was clutching the shirt of my cousin and lifting him up in the air. He noticed our arrival so he move Callum's body off the terrace. My blood instantly boils at the sight of it. I was ready to shift and kill the bastard when Amelia stopped me.
"Don't, he'll drop Cally." she said, her eyes focused on them. She was trying to hide the anger that she felt but her trembling voice gave way.
"One step and I'll drop him, Third." the rogue threatened and I gritted my teeth.
"Why don't you drop him then?" My eyes shot at Amelia's determined one when she challenged the rogue. "Using a kid to get what you want, how cowardly of you."
"Stay out of this, brat!" the rogue growled. I growled back and he flinched.
"What do you want?" I asked, my voice growing darker and deeper.
"We want the book." Amelia tensed at my side. I glance at her side briefly to check if she was okay. "So the little brat has it. Give it to me." he commanded but my aethyraz only smirked.
"Why don't you come and get it then?" Amelia challenged her. "Cassius, on my count, you go for the leader. I'll take care of Callum." she mumbled that only the two of us can hear. I gave her a confused look. I wanted to ask but a voice at the back of my head keeps on telling me to follow her and watch so I just nod my head.
She begins to count while the rogue is busy yelling and growling at her. "Give it to me or he'll die." he tightened the grip on Callum and the poor boy whimpered while sending a pleading look our way.
"Not a chance. Now!" I used my inhumane speed to reach the rogue. He was too late to react as I snapped his neck with my bare hand by a mere second.
He threw Callum off the terrace before his life faded and as if everything was in slow motion, Amelia ran towards where Callum was falling and jumped off the terrace without a second thought.
"Amelia!" I shouted. I wanted to jump but my feet won't let me move. I watch her slowly fall and catch Callum in her arms then something unbelievable happened.
Big gigantic wings, as red as blood, came out of her back. Her wings flapped, making a full stop a couple of feet from the ground. Everyone froze at what they saw. Their eyes can't believe what they saw, even I can't believe that all of this is happening.
Amelia went back up with the help of her wings and put Callum down on the floor. Her wings disappeared the moment her feet touch the ground. "Woah! That was so cool Mia." Callum exclaimed. She laughed and ruffles his hair.
"Are you okay, little bud?" she asked him, and he nodded gleefully.
"Amelia." I called out her name and she froze in her spot.
"Cassius! Mia! Are you guys okay?" Venus asked worriedly. I didn't sense them coming as I was so fixated on my aethyraz right now. My mind is too busy taking in all of these.
"Venus, take Callum inside." I commanded with my eyes still locked on Amelia. Venus did not argue with me as she took Callum inside. We were left alone in this deafening silence. She looked at me with those ocean blue eyes that seem to pull you closer and be lost by it.
"I think I should explain everything." she spoke and smiled sheepishly.
"Yes, you should." she frowned at my tone but I choose to ignore it. She was about to speak when a frantic Hans interrupted us.
"The witch has disappeared."