LIGHT AGAINST DARKNESS

"I believe your time is up demon"

Taking huge gulp of breath,  standing on wobbling feet, his glare straight at the two intruders before slowly recognition took place.

"You!!!... You died. You are dead!"

He declared, taking a step back in utter confusion. Two of the demons drove towards them, the man shielded the woman taking hits and striking back.

"Believe it now demon, your time is up"

Her voice though smooth was thick with enough venom he cowered backwards as though slapped. Her gaze slide from him to Saraphina who stared at her with equal shock. She sent the light in her hand towards the demoness, sending her flying backwards in wails of horror.

Erasmus's plan backfired. He knew he was defenseless with the new cards placed infront of him. Somehow this dead woman had the power to harm demons that no weapon could. His face was filled with so much fury, the shadows around him became thick, how it was possible, he knew not, he knew she was born without magic now she was more powerful than him and he knew it.

The turn of event really wasn't in his favour, he was injured from the blast in his chest and he didn't have more demons to defend him.

"I'll be back. You haven't seen the last of me".

He sneered before surrendering to the shadows around him, disappearing along with Saraphina and the rest of the Lycan demons in a cloud of mist.

Davis ran to Melissa, who was still there laying on the ground in pain, he checked for any injuries but found none but the burnt marks on her neck.  Apart from the Silone floating in her system and the burnt mark around her neck. She was fine, as her body fought back against the poison.

Her face was one of relief. She smiled softly at him, her thoughts greatful and glad he came just in time to rescue them from their foolish plan mostly her mistake and with their....

They watched Davis walk back up to the woman who had held the light, she gazed up at him smiling warmly, her golden blonde hair moving along with her movement. Davis mutters something to her causing her to stare wide eye at the twin. Her eyes were amber.

"Mother!!!!"

Audible gaps rang from deep within their soul as they realize whom the woman was and how real as she approaches them. She was shorter than them but still was able to carry herself up with so much power.

Tears stung their eyes. They tried hard not to blink hoping not to loose this moment.

"Look how much you have grown".

Her voice were sweet lullaby to their eyes, the tears dropped freely. She squatted in front of Melissa who couldn't take her eyes off her, neither could she.

"My child", Ivory finally mutters the word she had been dieing all this time to say all this years.

Melissa collapsed into her embrace, her body racking with uncontrollable sob. Micage dragged himself from his post joining in on their happy reunion.

"Mother!!"

"My children"

Devaro mouth was left agape at the scene. He tried numerous time to blink yet the vision in front of him didn't alter.

"Mama Ivory?".

His voice wiltered, gulping hard a few time as he watch Ivory lock gaze with him as she slowly withdrew from her children arms to send Devaro a smile.

"Deva, My little mage"

For the first time ever Devaro had tears running down his eyes, he looked taken aback by the tears as though seeing it for the first time. It definitely was the first time after many years since he heard that nickname

"Oh! Deva, how you've grown. You look different"

She stood to fully face him, accessing him from head to toe.

"Am a man now Mama Ivory not a child"

"True.... That is so true. So does that mean you won't still give me a hug then"

He laughed, then slowly he gave her a hug, but as though struck by lighting she jerked back.

"You - You are surrounded by darkness..... H- how? How is this possible?"

Davis was in front of her in seconds shielding her from his view, Mel and Cage though confused were eager to rid of him.

Devaro stared at them all, a small smile on his lip, he laughed darkly.

"I see am not needed here, its okay. I'll just leave"

He turned.

"Deva?" Ivory tried reaching for him , Davis blocked her path.

"Devaro wait!!"

He didn't listen but went ahead till he was gone from the room.

"What happened to him?, I don't understand"

Davis rested his hand on her shoulder in comfort.

"What you see is what Alovia made him out to be Ivy"

"But.... But, he's just a young mage, He's hurting something isn't right"

Davis shookes his head.

"No Ivy, he's a grown Lycan now and has his destiny to fulfill, Now enough about him and meet your children"

She turned to face them, her eyes filled with so much love and adoration.

"I can't believe you are really here, mama"

It showed that Melissa was the only one deeply affected by her. She might have grown up with a pack but she never had the affection of a mother and now being in Ivory's arms, she felt content.

"You are really here"

"Am not really here, not exactly"

"I don't understand"

"What do you mean by that mom?"

"Davis wasn't able to find my body. He heard about your capture so he begged Freya to help summon me, am just here for a limited time because of Lady Selene. is it true? Everything about what happened to the kingdom... About Devaro, is it true?"

"No no mom, it's not like that"

"It sure looks like he was handling you both over to the demons"

Davis cut in folding his arms while glowering down at them.

"No we had a deal, it was a plan to trap the demons but we over estimated them, I fail to calculate my strategy"

Melissa defended.

"You sound just like how your father used to, always calculating and making plans", Ivory had a small smile on.

Tears cloaked her eyes

"How do we get you back for good Mama? The prophecy, it didn't state that you died"

"I did die, I mean Alovia did kill me with a stake but that was during my transition, am still dead but asleep its kind of confusing"

"I don't understand"

She smiled

"Davis must have already told you of how I gave birth to you in Davister, during your birth my powers were awakening, Alovia stake did kill me but Lady Selene reincarnated me back but am still asleep"

"It has all been in the prophecy, my moon flower became Peace though darkness loom in the background Peace will always lurked"

"Lady Selene as in the moon goddess?"

"I don't understand"

"You don't really have to",

She shrugged softly gazing up at Davis before adding,

"Do you remember? The old saying? It started with war pleaded with tears now ends in blood"

"That's just a piece from the prophecy"

Davis frowned which she found amusing.

"Yes, but we have heard it somewhere before right?"

"What do you mean Ivy?"

She grinned knowingly.

"Remember our camp story about the Moiria? The elders said they were two sisters, well they weren't exactly two but three"

Davis was more than out in the confusion and so were the twins.

"But Ivy the elders couldn't be wrong, they are the elders after all"

"They didn't talk about the third sister Clotho because of her mistake. Her mistake that started it all"

Every spirit of knowledge shone in each of their eyes, luckily for the twin David had educated them alittle bit about their mother's hometown while they trained, Davis thoughts necessary for them to have that connection to their mother, now they were about to be told a whole different story about their history.

"Selene had three sisters, Atropos, goddess of life(the old moon),  Lachesis, goddess of destiny the (full moon), and Clotho, goddess of peace (new moon)  they were the first ever witches magical in this world known as the Moiria or for better recognition the Hectate.

The Hectate were the ones who created the other magical creatures while Selene created the wolves and Lycans.

"During the time of gods and man, of immortals and mortals there lived four sisters, who were involved in the creation of the supernatural world.

The eldest of the sister, Selene saw that what they had created was perfect, she descendent to the heavens where she could watch over her creation as the moon. The remaining three sisters stayed on earth, teaching their fellow worshippers magic, then one day, the youngest of the sister, Clotho met a man wounded and cast aside by his brother, this man was Hades, god of darkness.

          Out of compassion she healed the man and met him in secret because she knew her sisters would never had agreed so they carried on with their forbidden love which lasted for a while before the other two sisters found out but it was too late, Clotho had fallen head over heels for Hades.

          The sisters pleaded with her to leave the darkness behind and come back to them, her sisters the light. Clotho refused claiming that what they had was true love. The sisters left her with Hades seeing as they could not convince her, they left unknown to Clotho who was pure at heart that Hades was not the man she thought he was.

         Once the slip between the sisters was done, he killed her and took her powers using it to destroy the earth and all creatures creates by the gods. It was a new moon that day to celebrate a new season but the new moon became the red moon, for it was the day destruction started.

Atropos and Lachesis tried to stop him but they weren't strong enough, they called upon their eldest sister Selene who saw all that had been done and weep for her sisters. She combined her powers with them and together they were able to stop Hades, imprisoning him on an Island known as the forbidden forest.".

Davis stared back at Ivory with pure determination, his eyes dead serious with the issues at hand.

"Tell us where your body is Ivy?"

She blinked as though she was falling asleep, they each notice how her skin began to glow an heavenly one.

"I can't"

Stunned by her droopy tone he cautiously asked

"Why? Can't you at least give is a clue?"

"Lady Selene won't permit me, it will disrupt what little balance is left, all these are her doing she knew Hades banishment wouldn't last long and once again he will rise and cause more destruction time is limited the red moon is fast approaching"

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          After the prophecy's revelation, They finally had the family dinner they had always wanted. To have people they love and trusted gather round and enjoys a meal. Ivory sat at the head gazing at her two children who sat by her side, Melissa by her right, Micage by her left, Davis beside Mel and the seat beside Cage empty.

          Micage's mind reading might not be able to hear, Davis's mutual friendship might not have been able to pick it up but Mel's aura reading was able to feel her mother's emotions and her keen eyes picked up on how she would gaze at the seat beside Cage  to the entrance. Through out dinner Ivory let out story of how she was the one who took care of Devaro before her sister's betrayal, there was also talk about how limited time she had and that she needed to confront Alovia which the twins were against but not Davis.

Ivory was every story the twins ever heard, she was beautiful and gold at heart, she stormed this castle with a beautiful white and blue gown with an elegant crown on her head, now she dines with that attire reflecting the fact that she was a queen of magical and a queen of werewolves.

They each noticed the sorrow in her eyes when she spoke about Alejandro, Davis had still refused to tell her about Emily, the limited time wasn't enough to devule in more into the past while they rose to look for Alovia. Melissa rose to look for her out casted brother.

           She strolled down the halls taking her time to decide the words she would say, she noticed the Lycan demons in front of his door the ones left by Erasmus, the ones loyal to the throne, she exchanged eye contact with the one loyal to Devaro only, eyes giving her reasons why she hadn't told anyone  the secret she decided to hide. She stopped and he bowed.

"Is he in?"

Igaro nodded, staring back at her with a blank face and a glitter in his eyes which stunned her.

Returning the nod, he opened the door despite his master telling him he wished not to be disturbed, despite the fact that he had just disobeyed him, Igaro let her in hoping she would see his demons in the darkest form and accept.

"I though I ordered not to be disturbed, it seems like I no longer have any say in my words anymore"

Her eyes adjusted to the darkness to the figure laying gloomy on the king sized bed. It was the first time she stepped foot into his room but the darkness disabled her from surveying it. Candle lights and the low burn from the chandler casted a gloomy look.

"Did you both have a nice chat with mummy dearest"

He mocked, crossing a leg over the other while staring at the ceiling.

His ocean blue eyes glowed in the dark piercing back to her amber ones.

She cleared her throat irritated by his new display of behavior.

"We need you to take us to Alovia"

He stood, the low light on the wall reflected his mock grin.

"Ohh! Another family reunion huh? Seems like am also not required but to be used as a tour guide ha! Wonderful!"

She snapped, feeling her annoyance reach the brim.

"You want us to trust you when we know nothing about you"

She thought back to when they found out about his powers and to how worried her mother was when she held him.

He wasn't good neither was he bad so what was he?.

"I can say the same about you"

He crocked a brow challenging.

They both didn't know anything about the other except for the deal they made to stop Erasmus.

"What's your problem Devaro? Why are you like this?"

He became angered. Walking to her front, his intimidating feature glowing down on her.

"My problem!!..... My problem is that all my life I have been deprived of one thing, one thing that you two get and I don't and it isn't fair"

His eyes glitter in memory.

"My Mother abandoned me the moment I was born, she got what she wanted and I was of no use to her, the only person who ever showed me the slightest attention was Mama Ivory, she was a mother to me and a friend when not even my real parents where"

The air became tense, breathing became lowly even in anticipation of the in sight of his life, a life of dejection.

"Father would always look at me with scorn and behind Mama Ivory's back he would hurt me blaming me for being the reason Mama Ivory wasn't with him and Mother...."

He snickered madly.

"She looked the other way and Erasmus took me under his wings taught me more on my magic when all I wanted was science, chemicals and portions the science that she knew maybe I wanted more, the one I found slight content in, the one she only benefit from. maybe I got overfed by her darkness which she made sure to constantly remind me how much of a disappointment I was, how weak and pathetic I was just like father and you know what maybe she is right, I am after all the after math of the imbalance"

"Am a failure she called me yet I was the one who perfected the demons yes mother created them but I am the one who made those originals what they are today, but who cares?.... Nobody.... Nobody cares"

Mel's eyes widen,

'It caused an imbalance, one destiny didn't write'

The aftermath of the imbalance, the bridge between the demons and the Lycans, the deal made by Ivory was in the form of Devaro. That was why Erasmus spoke of him in such manner calling him his silver tongue demon. And to sum it all they were both alike, both victims of the title.

Mel felt a connection to Devaro in a way she never knew she could feel, she finally felt family with him, they each had their own demons and their own poison the slight difference was that they each fed their demons their poison differently.

"If you think like that then what better King will you be"

Her words took him aback, he stared with widen eyes.

"What....?"

"Shut up and muscle up. Those pain and scars you speak of use them to your advantage than wallow in them"

Realization spike in his eyes. They were both damaged and damaged people are dangerous, they know how to make hell feel like home

"Mel... Lil..."

She looked at his demons in the eye and smiled , she fell for the very thing he'd fear.

"The world isn't a bed of roses,we make our own decisions and we thrive to survive in life. The past is in the past , the present is your future. We need you Brother, if we are going to end this all this we need you on our side"

She stood in front of him glaring into his eyes with all of her own demon.

"So what is it going to be brother, are you going to be the pity king or a true king"

His eyes flashed.

"No one is coming to rescue you from yourself; your inner demons, your lack of confidence, your dissatisfaction with yourself and your life. Only self love and good decisions will rescue you.

And just like that she brought light to his darkness, they each got their light.