It was as I suspected some of the wolves went in up roar at the thought of a witch becoming forge master. The culprits where Gregory the beta, the omega spy, and the Alphas brother. Gabby sat back with a smile on her face along with Maddox as they watched the wolves rebel against the idea.
"If I become the forge master than I'll be able to make weapons strong enough to kill the corrupt."
"With all due respect we don't know if this witch is even qualified to be a forge master in the first place."
"Not even that if he became forge master of this pack that would give him a seat on the council we barely know shit about him." Before the Alpha could answer them I stepped in.
"I could show you that Im qualified to not only be apart of this council but also to be your forge master. For the former I'll give you this." For my shadows I revealed a usb drive. "On that drive not only will you all the data from the mountain peak research lab but you'll also find a list of the council members of the Mountain peak pack. one of the wolves brought a lab top to the alpha as she plugged it in and began to scroll through the files. "If you look closely at the seventh seat of the council you'll see a rather familiar name."
"Head researcher Krillian Defray." The Alpha looked to the three who where shell shocked. The Mountain peak pack held their research as their top secret. They would never let just anybody because the Head researcher unless they had the packs complete trust.
"How do we not know that this is all fabricated?" It was the omega who spoke up this time.
"Simple, me, my father assigned me to be the top guard at the lab. The only person who had the passcode to unlock all the files would be the head researcher. If those are the files from the lab their should be 327 separate files, one for each year after 1792."Malik spoke up as the Alpha began to count the number of files.
"They're all here, it's legit. Do you have anymore rejections toward him being on the council besides blatant racism?" Gabby giggled at the Alpha's words.
"Shut up half breed." The three of the smirk when the smile was whipped off of her face.
"Alpha the next time they need to be healed, I don't care if they are dying, I won't heal them." The three men where shocked at her words.
"If that is your decision then I will accept it." The Alpha answered while staring at the men. "I hope you boys are familiar with the first aid kit. Now on to bigger things, I do believe that the Defray family where the first witches to become weapon master and Creators? Right Krillian?" I nodded my head towards her.
"Yes my mother was actually the head of the Defray family she passed down her talent to me as a forge master. And if you have any worries about me being capable of making weapon then I could show some of my work?" The Alpha gestured for me to go on. I swiped as I snapped my fingers making the weapons appear lined along the table, along with a very confused Zane.
"Oh perfect you must have been near my creations for you to be transported with them."
"Yes, I was studying your weapons. I was trying to see if I could learn to understand how they where made or at least what they where made of." Zane walked towards the table and without a thought or jester the alpha's brother stood so that Zane could have a seat. He walked to stand behind his sister as if that's where he was supposed to be in the first place. So that's who the council of moonstone is made up of. The Alpha, Luna or lunar in the case, the Beta, the gamma, the pack healer, the keeper of the armory, and the forge master. There's also the next in lines, anyone who has information on the topic at hand, the Denah . That's why Malik, the omega, and I are here now.
"So that's why you informed us that you wouldn't be attending the meeting. You where snooping for secrets?" Zane simply smiled at the Alpha. " so what can you tell us.
"Well for one I can tell that these weapons where all made by the same person and with the same metal. What kind of metal I have no idea." Zane looked to Krillian as he spoke. " and I'm pretty sure they where made by him. The energy in them all match the energy swirling within his body."
"Now that's proof that's he's qualified for the job, and that the mountain pack trusted you enough to allow you on the council but I do believe that we need to know more about you and why these things are chasing you." The room went quite when Krillian took a deep breath.
"Before I began let's clear some things up. My Name is Krillian Defray Silva, and as of a year ago I am a Grand superior." The Alpha's eyes widened along with the other wolves.
"Your a ... Silva?" I looked straight at Chris.
"Yes as in Zeldon Tes and Elora Silva the Witches who Slaughtered the Lycan King 500 years ago." The room grew silent after I spoke I could see the fear in her eyes. She knew now who I was and the reason why I had so much fear in my eyes a few days ago, when I first met her. "And those things aren't really after me, they're after my daughter."
"Why would they be chasing a baby?" It was Trevor who spoke up."
"I could explain it to you but I would shatter everything you all know as history or should I say that all of your children know as history." I made it a point to look every adult in the eyes as I spoke I could see their jaws tighten. The Alpha looked around the table before she spoke.
"Guards leave the room and seal the doors shut. What is said in this room stays in this room and never leaves it." The Guards walked out of the room. After they closed the doors you could here them locking the doors in place just before the sound of metal came slamming down to the floor.
"What's going on? Mom what does he have to tell us thats so important that we needed to lock down the meeting room?"
"Because what I'm about to tell you is the very reason the war began and ended. It's the reason the wolves tried to erratic the witches for the last 500 hundred years."
"The blood war started because the witches murdered the Lycan king and cursed all of werewolves to be weakened by the cycle of the moon?" I looked to Trevor, to Gabby, Zane, Malik, and Chris.
"That's only part but it's not the reason. You see I learned the truth about what happened all those years ago when I was born. You see when a Silva or a Tes is born the first thing we hear is the voice of the moon goddess crying. She screams at us that she's sorry for what she needed us to do, but that not the worst part, the worst is the first thing we see. It's not the faces of our loved ones, the colors of the room we are born in or the magic that radiates around us like other witches do. No, instead we see the terrible atrocities committed by the lycanthropes. The wars and massacre committed by their hands. Blood spilt on the forest floor and the elves they almost lead to extinction. Lycanthropy the ancestors of the werewolves what they were before their humanity was awakened and bound to the Moon goddess. We see the moon goddess drift into the minds of two witch Elora Silva and Zeldon Tes. She pleaded for them to help stop the Lycans from doing more harm upon the earth and against the will and advice of their fellow witches they did. Elora and Zeldon combined their magiks to write a spell that would put an end to the terror. They infiltrated the Lycan packs which was lead by one terrifying beast. He had fought his way to the top of all packs and forced all alphas to submit to him, but it was Elora and Zeldon who told him that this was not enough, that there was a way to solidify his reign over the lycans for all eternity and he fell right into their trap.
So on the next full moon Elora and Zeldon told the Alpha known as Kadus to force all Lycans to shift into their second forms their human forms. As he did as he knelt within a circle carved with magic, his trust completely in their hands. And while he knelt before them Zeldon and Elora slit his throat sacrificing his soul, a direct connection to ever lycan, straight to the moon goddess. With their power they bound the full strength of every lycan in existence to the moon and its goddess. So as the moon waxed they would grow stronger but the opposite was also true, as the moon would waned they would lose strength, though that was not all these witches had done they placed one more condition onto the Lycans forcing the Lycans to give up control to the other half of their souls. To give into their humanity the dormant half of all of them, the side they despised and tried to suppress. This ended the reign of the lycanthropes and gave birth to the werewolf."
Everyone besides the adults in the room looked shocked.
"If what you're saying is true then why would the werewolves go to war with the witches you freed our human halves."
"Are you trying to say that we started this war against witches who where trying to save the Elves?"
" They where not just trying to save Elves but all Races. You see the lycanthropes where bloodthirsty they slaughters anything in their way. They wanted control over the forest and they had no intentions and sharing it with the elves ,the witches, nor the pantheon gods. The moon goddess, their creator, knew that if the witches didn't get involved the Elves who be wiped out and they would then go after the next, that is why she called upon Elora and Zeldon." The Alpha spoke up this time to confirm that Krillian was telling the truth.
"So what, we started killing witches for petty revenge?!" It was Trevor who was becoming out raged now. Gabby looked as if she was completely in shock about what was unfolding.
"You need to calm down, right now in your minds you are hold Elora and a Zeldon as innocent witches who only did what they had to do to stop genocide. But that night they took things too far out of petty fear. You see they where only told to send the alpha soul to the goddess so she could lock in a connection with her creations. But they wanted to insure that the Lycans would never grow out of control again. So they bleed out the alpha and used his blood to create an atrocity. One that in the wrong hand could be spell the doom of every wolf alive." I waved my hand and in the middle of the room a 6foot tall blood red stone appeared. "This is one of the reason why I'm being chased, the other is because they want my daughter."
"Why, why do they want her?"
"That is for multiple reasons, but it's all can be summed up to the fact that they want the power of my bloodline. I guess for this to not be confusing I will have to start from the beginning. You the reason that stone hasn't been used by the witches already is because it can only be activated by the joined efforts of the Tes blood magic and the spell craft of the Silva family. Without us it just a red rock and from there the plotting began. For 500 years the covens have only protected the youngest member of both the Tes and Silva families and without the knowledge of the elders they actively and systematically get rid of the older members of our families."
"This wasn't something I knew at first. When I was young all i knew was that most of my family members where murdered in war that included my parents and my aunts husband. I was taught that they died to bring back honor to my family, but when I turned 12 my cousin was murdered in cold blood by a coven member." I could feel my body tense up and my hand balled up on the table. There was so much anger in my voice, anger that I didn't even realize was still in me.
"And when the coven covered up his death and reported it as a Suicide, I started to put it together. The coven was systematically killing off the people I loved. what made me angrier is that my aunt was doing nothing about it. She was one of the most powerful witches in our coven and yet she stayed silent. It shattered me completely to see her just accept the fact that we would never have justice for her own son. It was at my cousins funeral In front of everyone, I cried over his body all I could think of is the moment I spent with him teaching me spells. And I wished that I could just learn one more spell from him to remember the warmth I felt when he would share his knowledge. Then I got my wish the magic in his body began to glow as his power and spells began to travel into my body. That was the day a even bigger target was placed on my back, I became the first witch in 80 years to be born with the blessing. Because I was a Child of Hecate, I caught the eye of a monster." I knew they could smell the terror and emotional pain coming off me in waves. It was confirmed when Sam laid his hand on my back to sooth me.
"He approached me a couple of months later he said he was a friend of my cousin, and from there he took me under his wing and brought me out of my shell. He even introduced me to witches my own age one person in particular was a girl named Catalina Tes we instantly clicked and before i knew it I had fallen for her, but I had a problem I had also fallen for a wolf in sheep's clothing. Then one day when I was 15, after I was named an 8th Tier, he had just turned 18 and announced that We where soul mates. I was so exited and I fell even deeper into the rabbit hole and a agreed to date him. In the begging we took things very slow but after a while he started to become more touchy and demanding but I never let him take things to far. I guess there was a part of me that could see past his mask and knew exactly what he wanted. So after a year our relationship became a give and take kind of thing but he didn't know. I would allow him to touch me, or kiss me but little did he know that I was only stealing the spells hidden in his magic and one day I got careless" This was the hardest part but I continue with a shaky voice.
"He was so angry that I was frozen in fear and before I knew what was happening he was shoving a fertility potion down my throat. That when I firgure everything out and I knew what he really wanted from me. We witches are born with two set of reproductive organs one dominant and the other submissive. When he made me drink that potion I knew he was activating my submissive reproductive system." I could feel the tear going down my face, I could bare to even look at the people around me. "He wanted me have a child."
*Warning Triggering events*
Flash back
I was still frozen in place when Lincoln threw the now empty bottle onto the floor, shattering it across the marble. I couldn't help but watch as the pieces spread, some even disappearing under the furniture. I was snapped out of my daze when Lincoln grabbed me by the arm and threw me on the bed.
"What the hell is wrong with y.." the air was knock out of me as I felt the sting of his knuckles across my face. He sat down on my legs as he began unbuckling my clothes. "GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!" I thrashed against him punching him in the face but he barely budged before he grabbed both of my hands in one of his.
"Shut the hell up, you think you can just take my spells and not give me what I want! You little bitch." Before I could pry my hands free of his, I felt cold shackles cling around my wrist. "I had a feeling you weren't going to let me do this, so I planned ahead just in case. At first I want to wooh you in this, maybe we could have actual act like a family. I really wanted to do this in away where I wouldn't have to kill you after my child is born, but fuck it you took my spells now I get to take from you as well." I spit in his face after he stopped talking. Before I could even try to move he wrapped both of his hands around my neck, his hands tightened around my throat until I couldn't breath. I truggled under him as hard as I could but could see the sports forming before my eyes. I knew he wouldn't kill me, at least not yet, but what he was going to do is far worst than death. I did need to be awake to get pregnant.
I closed my eyes and instead of focusing only on my strength I focused on my magic. I could feel it's heat travel from the core of my stomach and spread to my wrist where the shackles hold me. His eyes wide at what I was about to do but it was to late. The shackles shattered and both of my hands flew to the sides of his head. He felt the pull before I did as I ripped the mana from his body. He scream as if I was burning his skin right before I used a pulse of magic to send him flying across the room. He smashed through his closet door and laid in a heap of wooden fragments and clothes. I didn't take the time to see if he was unconscious before I jumped from the bed, running out the door of his room. But before I could get down the stairs a bolt of lightning came flying towards my face, on instinct my hands went up absorbing the magic. Standing at the end of the hall was one of Lincoln's friend. A witch who was far ahead of me, which is why I wasn't surprise when the force she put behind her lightning tipped me off the edge of the balcony.
I was able to quickly role to break my fall but I still had the wind knocked out of me by the fall.
"Where is he?!" The sound of that monsters voice made me scramble to my feet with a quickness that I never knew I had. I ran down the hall and swing my body around the corner only to be blown back by a wave of magic. My body was thrown against the wall so hard that every picture on it fell to the ground. When I looked up I could see that their where two more people standing in the room. Marcum and Malcom the twin Catastrophes. Before they could send out their next attack I threw up my strongest barrier. The magic they both released was pulled into the barrier and redirected at them throw them back as well.
"I wouldn't try using offensive magic again." It was Lincoln who came in the room with Scarlet not far behind him. I was surrounded on all sides by four tier 10 witches, they each where catastrophe witches the strongest and rarest of them all. "His barriers are some of the strongest I've ever seen, they are undoubtably the reason he was made into a high Witch." Scarlet scoffed at Lincoln words as she stepped closer to the barrier with her hand raised.
"This flimsy thing isn't crap compared to us." I only smirk as she put her hand on it only for it to burn the flesh off he skin. Marcum quickly pulled her back but the damage had already been done, the flesh on her hand had already been burned away.
"What the hell, Lincoln why didn't you stop her!?"
"I've never seen his barriers do that before, this must be a new one." He practically growled it out as he looked to me.
"You forget the talent my family is known for. We Silva's can create a new spell in the matter of seconds. You all maybe catastrophe's but don't let that power trick you into thinking I'm weak." I could feel my eyes become completely taken over by a purple glow. Hundreds of sigils appeared all around the barrier as it began to shrink around my body like a thin see trough armor and a katana appeared on my back. Lincoln's eyes went wide at the form I was taking.
"You don't won't to fight us Lian, all I need from you is a child."
"Do you even hear yourself, you act as if a baby is just some bargaining chip. A child is not a tool to ensure your descendants are born with my power and blessing. I refuse to give you whatever you want!" With that I moved as fast as I could, I channeled my chi into my feet as I twisted my body to kick out at scarlet. The witch was still focused on healing her hand when my foot connected with her face. Blood splattered from her mouth as she was thrown back. I could feel the heat coming towards me before it hit my body. Malcom has surrounded me with flames, I did my best to absorb the the fire but it had already burned my skin. With all my might I summon the elements to my aid and once the fire had disappeared an the feeling of icy air had filled my longs I blew as hard as I could.
Everything within the path of my icy breath began to freeze but before it could reach the end of the corridor Malcom, who was now standing alone slapped his hands together releasing a sonic wave. It shattered my ice and threw me back again the mirror behind me. Shards of the now broken mirror fell around me as my blood covered them. A smirk appeared on my face as I put together a plan to use them to my advantage and with a flick of my wrist they went flying towards Malcom. He didn't bother moving and that made me smile, when he held up his hand to stop the shards with his magic. Only the ones not covered with my blood stopped as the rest only glowed purple and stabbed into his body.
My eyes widen as I felt him release his energy in anger. The shards shot from his body and his wounds healed. I felt his power wrap around me, and even when I began to absorb the magic around me, before I knew what was happening I was thrown through a wall and into another room. I didn't have much time to recover before I awas forced to pull out my sword to block a spinning disk. Marcum stood before me now with a disk in his hand but before he could spin in out towards me I moved sliding across the floor with more speed than I knew I had. With one swift move Marcum's hand was flying threw the air, before even one sound could leave his mouth I was already kicking him in the chest sending him sporwing back into a brick wall.
Krillian didn't have the chance to finish the job, because the moment he was about to bring down his Katana it was blocked by Lincoln's bronze sword. The two went blade for blade for what felt like hours before another one of Krillian's assailants jumped in the battle forcing the boy to produce a blade from thin air.
"Do you really think that you can stand up to all of alone?" Scarlets asked with as krillian fend off both her and Lincoln's attacks while Malcom took care or his brother's wound. Krillian's eyes burned a dark purple at her question and with even a thought he began to feel the magic within them and all around them pull into his body.
"All of my life I've been looked down upon by this very coven, by you catastrophe witches. But let's get something cleared up you may have me beat in your mastery of magic, but I am a Defray and you don't stand a chance against me when it comes to combat." Within seconds Krillian twisted kicking Lincoln in the face and before Scarlet could land a hit on him he sliced right through her sword with his. He pushed his magic out towards her the telekinesis rushed out towards her in the shape of his body throwing her against the wall. Krillian saw his chance, he knew he wouldn't be able to escape so he did the next best thing. The symbols on his skin began to glow, as he spoke there names.
"Zeroth, Sesnod, Retalie, Marou, tanol,"
"Stop him now!"
"AMATERASU!" It was already to late the last symbol on his body began to glow and a light moved between each one as it grew stronger and stronger. The Catastrophe witches couldn't move faster the the light did as it exploded from the young witches body, blowing the immaculate mansion to smithereens. The explosion was so strong that the very earth shook beneath them, when it finally had stopped and the smoke had cleared Krillian stood in the middle of the destruction, his body burned and bleeding. For him it hurt to even breath, he tried to pull in the magic around him so he could heal his body but he was far to weak to even do that, so weak that he couldn't even sense the danger still around him. The witch could barely move so he wasn't able to to even fight the anti magic chains that sprung from the earth clamping on to his wrist and neck and pulled him down. He screamed and cried out at the monsters standing in front of him, they weren't even hurt even Marcum missing hand was there. Then before his very eyes they each waved their hands and the image of a broken burning house disappeared and the only thing around him was a cell.
End flashback
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"At the time I didn't even notice but I was able to quickly put together what had happened. I was naive to think that I was actually able to fight off 4 catastrophes the only one who had even been hurt was me and that's exactly what they wanted, to tire me out." Their was silence in the room as everyone could anticipate what was to come next.
"They healed my body for days, before he came back to my cell, and he... hee.." tear streamed down his face he didn't have the strength to actually say the words. " and it happened over and over and over until I couldn't fight him anymore until I was broken and the only thing I wanted was to die and after months I was pregnant." Krillian's felt silent again as hot tear poured down his face and Gabby got out of her chair to Comfort him.
"Is.. is Mel his child, is that why he wants her?" The Alphas heart broke just trying to ask the question. Krillian's shook his head before the words could leave his mouth.