Chapter 16

Lux's POV

The rain wouldn't stop.

It wouldn't stop even for a minute.

It was getting stronger by every minute and it was tearing down everything as the fat droplets of water were accompanied by hail.

Hail?

It was no season for rain.. Nor a storm.... Nor a hailstorm!.

I stood in the middle of the deserted roads, not even a single car was outside.

The winds blew past me in a raging force and speed almost knocking me over.

This wasn't natural.

I could hear people screaming in horror.. In fear.. Afraid of what was going to happen.. I could feel fear coming in huge waves from all directions.

I tried using my powers to calm them down but there was nothing. No change.

What was going on?.

I tried to make a ball of light cone out of my palm but nothing!.

I tried to light my eyes... Still nothing!.

I tried to feel my wings... They fell off.

What was going on? I felt miserable... Had my powers halted or had my astral storage gone dry? But I was a goddess.. And a spirit, it couldn't happen, there was no way that, that could happen!.

I felt useless because I couldn't help them out. I'd never seen anything like this and I felt utterly useless.

The streets started to flood. The drainage was blocked with the hails and so the rain water started to flow down in the resident's houses.

Fog took place.

Heavy fog that you couldn't see around you.

It was so tense and heavy that you could touch it.

But this fog..

This fog was black..

Black?

Was it dark already that it was night time?

No, it wasn't night time, I was so sure that it wasn't night time. It couldn't be night time. Not now.

I looked around as I heard an owl hoot. How could an owl hoot in the middle of a hail storm?.

Then, there came the scream. Not just any scream but a sharp one that made me wince.

Banshee...

Only one person I remember is a banshee in Beacon Hills...

Lydia??...

There came sounds as if people were fighting. Then a howl. The howl of an alpha.. Wait, Derek isn't yet an alpha?! Whom is it?.

The true alpha...

Scott!.

What was all these?.

I could make out nothing. It was dark, cold, the streets were flooded and the hail storm was getting worse.

My heart was thumping hard against my chest that I could hear it. I was tensing and my breathing was becoming difficult.

There's only one thing that I could do... Run!.

Run through the storm in the darkness and pretend that I could see through it.

I started running though the darkness, water on the streets, rain and stones made it hard for me to go faster.

I stumbled several times and my feet hurt.. I was barefoot!.

I could feel it.. With the way I was struggling and the way my feet hurt, I had no shoes nor sandals on so I couldn't go far.

I heard the owl hoot again followed by the scream again, but only this time it sounded so close...

Then came the howl.. It sounded pained, desperate... In fear...

I could understand nothing that was going on but one thing I was sure of was this was no natural thing... Not at all.

I was afraid too. Afraid because I felt helpless, afraid because I could see nothing and it was so cold. I just hugged myself as tears streamed down my cheeks.

"Lux?". Someone called me out but I couldn't tell from which direction. I looked around, darkness...

"Lux?". The sound came again, desperate and afraid... It was Stiles.

Stiles? He was okay... Well that was the slightest bit of good news I'd had that particular day.

I opened my mouth to talk but my mouth felt dry and no words came out.

"Lux? Where are you?". Stiles asked again louder than before.

I tried to talk again but nothing came out. I felt myself shrinking in a smaller size... How?

How was this possible?.

I was turning to my hamster form. I turned to my hamster form without my consent... The street water felt like strong waves as they pushed me with them. I was smaller now and powerless and there was no way I could get away from this.. I tried to swim but I couldn't because of the water flowing down pushing me with it sending me to hit the hail stones over and over again.

My lungs burnt, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't swim. I could do nothing but let the water push me with it.

I could hear thunder and lightning crack somewhere in the sky but could see nothing.

I could have left when the owl hooted for the first time because I remembered when my parents used to tell me stories that whenever the owl hooted, it was always a sign of bad luck and omen taking place. But right now it was too late.

I felt myself zone out. My hamster body was giving up. I felt exhausted and worn out, I couldn't continue to fight nor press forward. It was too much.

I couldn't keep my eyes open. I was unstable. I felt weak.

Before I passed out, I heard that ghoulish laugh... That ghoulish laugh that sounded so familiar that I hated so much.

Babayada...

That was the nightmare or rather vision I had that night after Stiles passed out. It was rare for a goddess to have visions but not rare for a guardian. I was a guardian, right?.

Babayada was coming, and she was coming fast. I know through the vision, she was thinking that I was unprepared and she would probably send the hail storm to prevent the other guardians and I from meeting up.

Her being awake meant that she'd attack soon and that give us limited time to be prepared. Derek was yet to become an alpha though the training was going on well and Stiles was yet to crack through as a full evolved god. I needed them both to win this fight. I couldn't do it alone. I needed them.

That vision sent me cold shivers down my body every time I remembered that I was helpless and I could make no use of my powers.

But then, the vision was so clear that there would be war where Scott would be involved. It was clear that someone would die, two people in fact because the banshee screamed twice.

Deep down I was afraid. Afraid of what would happen. I didn't want any supernatural creature to dir under any circumstance so I called the guardians and we started to gather up the weaker specie of supernatural creatures together in a place we built underground called The Safe Haven. I didn't want them to die in case of war.

"We have less time". Red said as we stood up in a circle, the book of life in the middle.

"We better fill it up with the other species, White, you'll fill up later with your list when it's full". Yellow said.

"I will, I'll be the last one so that Stiles and I will seal the book closed". I responded as my eyes darted in the room then landed on Stiles who was standing beside Derek also included in the circle.

"Let's begin". We all said in unison. Stiles came in the middle of the circle, in front of the book. Beside it was a knife which he took and cut his palm so as to let the blood flow on the leather cover of the book.

The book lit up once Stiles had taken a step back. It rose from where it lay and the blank pages flipped before it went back to normal and laid back on it's former position.

It reminded me of that day it acknowledged Stiles as it's keeper. The day I knew he was soulmate. Pretty much, Stiles is the only one who can open the book, so it's really safe with him. He's it's keeper anyway, right?.

Red followed, he took the knife also, cut his palm as the book flipped on the first page, the blood drops dropped on the book but once it fell on the book it was like ink, names appeared on the page starting with Guardian Red's name to the one he guides, to the pack his guidee is from then all the other names of the other supernatural creatures under him appeared as the pages flipped once the other page was full. His blood stopped flowing suddenly meaning that his list had come to an end.

Yellow did the same then the rest followed apart from me of course, my list wasn't full yet. Stiles took the book which flipped close and the wound on his palm healed.

"At least if there is anything that will happen, there will be supernatural creatures protected". I remarked.

"Yes they will but don't think of any negative thoughts Lux. Don't". Orange said as we exited the room.

"We should keep close. And be our brother's keeper." Blue suggested.

"Yes we should. When we stand together, it'll be hard to pull is down at once". Red agreed.

It was a good idea. Together we stand the more united and strong we'll be.

Stiles' POV

I took the book to the room that Lux and I shared. I mean it's her room but I also use it so it's mine also... We share it.

Anyways, I'd realized how down Derek looked. Not just Derek... Everyone seemed low, bored, worried and stressed out most especially Lux. I know the vision she had was so disturbing and the cause of this sudden change of mood but we couldn't keep on with the sad looks, right? Perhaps that is what Babayada wants us to be. She wants us to be sad, to feel useless, stressed... She is definitely attacking us emotionally unless she doesn't know that Lux had a vision about her and what we are feeling is sadness because not all creatures are registered.

"Wanna go for a run?". I asked Derek, Peter, Isaac and Malia who were in the living room, sad, not talking.

"A run will help out with this tension we have". I said crossing my arms against my chest.

"That's a good idea but you guys shouldn't go far from here". Lux said from behind me.

"I agree". Isaac said as he stood up. "We should stop acting as if were grieving or something. The worst is yet to happen and before it happens please let's enjoy life".

"Great speech Lahey. Great speech". I commented.

"No one asked for your comment!". He snapped and I feigned heart break by touching my chest. I could feel Lux smiling so I turned to face her and winked at her.

"Your speech touched my heart". Peter said before standing up as well.

"Do you even have a heart?". Isaac asked with a snort, Peter huffed in annoyance choosing to ignore Isaac's question.

"Can we just go already?". Malia questioned as she stood up as well followed by Derek who looked a little sad than earlier.

"Don't go too far". Lux shouted behind us. I nodded. "And howl in case of anything". She added.

"I'm not a wolf, I don't know how to howl". I shouted back though I know she was telling it to Peter and Derek.. Isaac too. Of course she knew that I can't howl.. Well I'm sure they heard her and they'd howl in case of anything though I don't think anything would happen apart from us running and getting all sweaty and sticky.

I'm willing to put up with the sweaty shit to make sure the crew isn't that sad and grumpy anymore.. Yeah, I'm doing this for the crew, just for the crew and nothing else.