The Lycan King and His Mysterious Luna Chapter 63

Alex’s POV

I’ve been running for what seems like hours trying to make it back to Freya and the others. My adrenaline is pumping after stopping to kill the bear. That meal wouldn’t have been my first choice, but I can’t afford to be picky at the moment. What I wouldn’t give for some of my cook’s shrimp etouffee and fried catfish, but that will have to wait. The bear was filling and gave me the strength I needed to start this journey home. Passing through some places, I noticed there were a lot of remnants of fires that had been put out and those that had just were left to burn. Something tells me that it was the effect of my rampage. I’ll look into this after I deal with Tobias.

Two more hours and I have to stop for some water. Good thing I’m able to run long distances without it, but doing so also takes a toll on my body. My metabolism burns faster than a normal Lycan. You’d think being a God would mean I could go longer or even without certain things, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The goddess and I definitely need to have a chat. I laugh to myself after saying that in my head. Yeah, I can see me now telling the Goddess off. That will never happen. I roll my eyes to myself and once I’ve quenched my thirst, I take off running again. Another hour passes and the terrain starts to look familiar to me. I believe I should be in the kingdom with another three hours barring no complications. I’ve been feeling plenty of anxiety through the mate bond, so that has me in a bit of a panic. If Freya is feeling this way, then maybe something has already happened or will happen, which means that I need to pick up the pace and get home.

My thoughts are so consumed with what could be going on at home, that I almost miss the surge in magic that hits me. I stop in my tracks and transform back to my human form and look in front of me to see a forcefield surrounding a great portion of my territory. “What the hell is this?” I stare at the black smoke emitting from the invisible bubble and I know that black magic is involved. “This can’t be Tobias’ work, so who has he enlisted in helping him.” I say out loud to myself.

“If I had to guess your majesty, I would say this is the handiwork of Tabitha Williams.” I quickly turn to see six women in white robes standing behind me. I cock my head to the side as I catch their scent.

“Well, you must all be from the Coven of Light. I’ve heard of you and know that you don’t get involved in the issues of other species. I’m surprised to see you here.”

“You are right, we normally stay away and keep to ourselves, but I’m afraid we cannot sit back this time. Tabitha used to be in our coven until her mate was killed in the executions a while back. Her mate was one of the ones that were with Tobias when he was beating his mate. Her mate, Ian Moore, had been found guilty of mistreating some of the women there among other things. True, he changed once he found Tabitha, but the damage had been done and there was no appeal that would get him off for the charges he faced. Tabitha hasn’t forgiven you or your father for killing him.”

“Why didn’t she say anything or better yet why didn’t he say anything? Killing the mate of a wolf or Lycan is taken very seriously within our species. I’m not saying he would have been set free, but he would have at least been kept alive within the dungeons. They could have decided whether they wanted to live that way or reject each other. I can’t imagine the pain she has been going through all these years.” They all look at me with their mouths slightly open as if in shock. “What’s wrong?” I ask them after a minute or so of them looking at me this way.

“We just never expected you to have sympathy for her or him. The crimes he committed against those women were heinous and yet you show compassion for them being mates. Part of the reason she is so angry is because we refused to help her get revenge on you for killing him, yet here you are showing sympathy after hearing her story. We felt bad for her, but that was wolf/Lycan business and besides she wanted to use black magic and we cannot condone that no matter the situation.”

“In no way would I forgive a man for committing such crimes against a woman whether they change for their mate or not, but at the end of the day they were granted a mate, and that is a blessing from the Moon Goddess so I cannot treat it as though that gift means nothing. That’s why if someone who commits a crime is mated, we take particular care in how we handle the situation. We have to make sure that the victims and their families are satisfied with the punishment and must also make sure the mate to the criminal is going to be okay. Thankfully, she isn’t a wolf or Lycan so she didn’t go into blood rage.”

“Thank Gaia for that, but we still have a problem. She did go into her own kind of rage and you are going to need our help to take her down. She was always a powerful witch but now she has rage and black magic at her disposal. I’m hoping we can bring her back before she uses the magic to hurt or kill someone. If she does either of those things, there is no coming back for her. We will have to kill her and that is something we hope to avoid. King Alex, she has amassed her own little army of dark witches to help her and Tobias. We don’t care about them. Whatever happens to them is what has to happen, but Tabitha is still basically innocent, and we can hopefully still reach her. We will help you defeat Tobias since our interests are aligned.”

“Thank you. I’m sorry, I haven’t gotten your name.” She smiles a brilliant smile and an aura of light glows all around her.

“My name is Anastasia and the women with me are Maria, Cassidy, Nadine, and Tamara.” All of them smile and give a slight bow of their heads. I give them a little smile and then look back at the force field.

“So, ladies, any idea on how to take down this force field?” They all look at each other and then turn back to me with smiles on their faces. The one named Nadine starts to giggle.

“Uh what’s so funny?”

“You are my King.”

“How so?” I cock my eyebrow at her.

“Are you not the one that is Goddess Blessed?”

“Yes I am.”

“Then this should be a piece of cake for someone with your power, your majesty.”

I hadn’t even thought about trying to use my powers to take down the barrier. Honestly, I have no idea how to harness the power to even do something like this. Taking a deep breath, I center myself and let my powers out hoping that the one I need will just rise. I can see my powers moving and shifting in my mind’s eye and they are all different colors. One stands out more than the others and I can see and feel it growing. The color of it is a bright blue and it moves like tendrils of a thread flowing through my body like blood. Once my entire body is filled with the pulsing energy, I reach my hand out in front of me and have my palm facing the barrier and without me having to say anything, the power shoots out of my hand and into the barrier. Nothing happens at first, and my powers start to fade away, but in another minute, we all watch as the barrier slowly starts to crumble.

“You did it your majesty.” says the one named Tamara.

“Once it is down, we will need to get to your palace as quickly as possible. We must proceed with caution though, because this could just be the beginning of the surprises they have in store.” says Cassidy.

“The only advantage we have is that Tobias thinks I am still in blood rage and hopefully he doesn’t know about me being Goddess Blessed. Surprising them will be our greatest advantage.”

They all nodded, and I quickly shifted into my wolf form and took off towards my castle. I hope that Freya and the others are okay. If Tobias has done anything to any of them, especially Freya, then letting him live will no longer be an option. My pace quickens and I can only hope that the witches have a way of keeping up with me or getting there before me, because at the moment I’m only interested in getting to Freya. Nothing else matters to me right now. Thinking she was dead all this time almost killed me so being told that she is alive is making me more determined than anything to get back to her.