Chapter 14
Yann watched with mixed feelings as his warriors attacked around the barrier trying to get past the forces of light, he stood back with Dorn and Ked watching for a moment before taking off his long black leader robe. The Spirit King was fighting in the middle of the group dispatching creatures with ease.
“It is time for me to meet the King on the field of battle.” Yann said walking out into the crowd that parted for him.
Lord Jaris the Spirit King hadn’t noticed Yann approaching unconcerned at the crowd gathered around him. Intending on ending the battle Jaris called the spirit of a giant mammoth to rampage through the attackers as the light clan members ran back behind the safety of the barrier. Their cheering abruptly came to an end when the spirit of a large Asian elephant appeared meeting the mammoth head on in a hit that destroyed both creatures.
Looking up from the fading energy, Jaris’ eyes narrow on Yann curling his face into a look of surprise. “This is not possible, you were killed.”
“No Jaris you believed me dead but as you can see I am alive in a manner of speaking.” Yann answered walking towards him.
“How could you serve the dark clans?” Jaris questioned floating to the ground and meeting Yann halfway.
“It is who we are now.” Yann answered looking away.
“We?” Questioned Jaris.
Yann didn’t answer out loud but instead pointed to the ridge a little ways off where Dorn and Ked step into the light walking towards the two of them.
“You’re all alive?” Jaris said stunned at the sight of them.
“For a long time now Jaris, I am sorry but we are now on opposite side of this conflict.” Ked answered. “Make things easier on yourself and the light clans, surrender and we promise the clans will be taken in with minimal loss of life. If you do not accept the offer everyone who opposes us will be wiped from the Earth.”
“What if the warriors chose to oppose you? Do you plan on killing them as well?” Questioned Jaris backing away and glowing with energy.
“Anyone that stands against us will be killed that includes them.” Yann said firmly.
“Then you are not the same people we once knew!” Lydia said crying as she stepped from behind a tree with Mace who is shaking in anger.
“Lydia, we are the same people you once trusted and loved.” Ked said stepping forward. “Please I am begging you to forget this war and join us, we don’t want death we fight for unity.”
“This whole time you have been alive?” She questioned turning her back to him.
“What about you Mace? Will you join me?” Questioned Dorn.
Holding Lydia for a moment before turning to face the three leaders just outside the barrier, Mace snarls. “No, I will not join you, each of you had me, Lydia and Caleb believe that our fathers were dead but the truth was that instead you decided to become traitorous abominations. Congratulations you all succeeded you are dead to us now come and destroy us if you can father.”
A ripple shot through the ground at the last word Mace spoke and to his amazement the three leaders that were once their parents were still able to use their powers as spirit warriors calling a whole pack of wolves into existence.
The fact that they could use their old powers even though they had been transformed into vampires caused a problem for them, the spirits were just spirits, neither good or bad, and as such they were not confined to stay on one side of the barrier.
Reacting to the threat Mace and Lydia join hands calling up a pack of panthers draining their energy but buying time for the members of the light clans to retreat, the spirit king called the spirit of an octopus and merged it with himself grabbing the leaders in the tentacles and squeezing them as tight as he could.
Unbeknownst to Jaris they had wanted him to attack them and the moment he touched them they bit into him draining away his power until only a husk was left of the once great King.
“Don’t do this think of your families.” Jaris pleaded looking up at the three of them.
“We are thinking of our families and as soon as you have been defeated we will turn them into hybrid’s like us.” Yann said.
Suddenly a giant tail swept across the area above Jaris knocking the three leaders and their warriors backwards, at the same moment a large ape landed right next to Jaris pulling him to his feet and dragging him back behind the barrier to where Lydia and Mace were waiting deep in a chant. The moment he reaches them the ape changes back into the human form of Belac and grabs the other’s hands trying to mimic and learn the chant the others are saying.
Turning back into a human himself Caleb watches the leaders trembling in fury. “Hello father.”
“Caleb my son, turn away from the foolish venture of protecting these clans no matter what you are doomed to lose.” Yann said.
“I’ve never been one to listen to you father why would I start now?” Caleb said backing into the barrier himself. “By the way you know Belac my twin brother right?”
Belac stopped chanting for a second to flip off Yann. “Hey Danny, nice to finally meet you, I just want you to know you’re a real disappointment as a father and you can rot in hell.”
“My name is Yann now son.” He growled. “So good of you to join us, we’ll have to do something about your foul language and disrespectful attitude.”
“A little late to be all parental seeing as you left me for dead as a baby.” He spat.
“That is not true I looked every where for you.” Yann said empathically.
“You can try to lie to the boy if you want to but I have already told him the truth.” Heather said walking out from behind a tree.
“Heather my dear you always did have the worst timing, I don’t suppose you would consider stepping out of the boundary line so I could snap you in two?” Yann asked.
“You sweet talker you, wonderful as an offer as that may be I’m afraid I’ll have to decline, we are a bit busy having a clan to save.”
It doesn’t matter if you keep us out of here now Heather your fates are sealed.” Ked smiled.
“Why because you have empowered Lucas to meet your lackeys that have hidden inside the barrier?” Caleb questioned with a grin joining the others in the chant.
A moment later Lucas appears erupting from the ground in the middle of them wrapped in spirits of bugs that are eating him slowly. Barely alive Lucas spits at the four warriors in defiance.
“They are stronger than we thought.” Lucas coughed crawling towards the three leaders as his body begins falling apart.
“Having stopped our spy means nothing.” Dorn sneered stomping on Lucas head destroying it. “We will simply make more the barrier weakens.”
“The barrier will be stronger than it ever has been before, I will sacrifice myself for the greater good of the clans of light.” Jaris said stumbling into the middle of the Warriors who were still chanting.
As all the creatures watched Jaris became pure energy flowing equally into the four of them glowing brightly, for a second everything is quiet then an explosion of sound and light flowed from the warriors strengthening the magical barrier so much that dozens of dark clan members that have been hidden in the light clan lands are pulled out the way they were supposed to be.
“His sacrifice will be in vain, you four won’t be able to keep the barrier strengthened for long.” Ked laughed evilly.
“They don’t have to keep it strong for very long, now that I am here we will find the tunnel of light and you and the rest of your follows will feel its power.” Heather smiled.
“The tunnel of light is no more.” Ked answered “we looked for it for years.”
“It is still in Passion Falls I hid it well and once I lead them to it the war is over and there is nothing you can do about it.” She yelled as the dark clan members slowly began to disperse.
“This war is far from over Heather.” Yann yelled turning and running off with the others.
“They won’t give up that easily.” Mace said watching t
hem leave.
“No and we have less time then I let on, in a couple of days the barrier will be weak enough again for them to begin crossing for a full scale attack, we have until then to find the tunnel of light, in the meantime let us hope that they do not empower another creature to cross before then.” Heather warned.
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