The Realm Gates

Rue rushed to his side, she place her hand on his face "Raye" she cooed, forming her hand over his wound, five gashes on his side, they were deep and Rue could see the pain pulsing over his body "Hold still" slowly the wound began to heal but it wasn't fast enough "shit" Rue cussed as tears rolled down her eyes.

Lita grabbed Rue's shoulder "Rue" she whispered as the witch struggled to fix him "Rue, we gotta go" she Ignored Lita, she needed to save him "Rue" she pulled the witch to her feet, turning towards the thing, building itself again.

"Lita, get him out of here" She pulled Raye to his feet and Rue moved towards the monster again.

Lite grabbed Rue's shoulder again. "We need to leave, you can't fight it" Rue ignored Lita once again. Rue had to stop it even if she needed to take it down, limb by limb, "now, Rue" she demanded but the witch's head was too focused on this thing, it hurt Raye, it can't get away with it even if Rue had to burn it alive "Rue!! If we don't go Raye will die" Lita turned Rue towards her, they were face to face, and the witch's pride was whelming in her chest "Forget your pride and your toxic savior complex to save someone, and let's go, there is a portal bridge, we need to cross it" Lita hacked Raye onto her back and they began to run away from it, even though Rue could still hear it shifting behind them.

Lita leads the way through the bizarre, trying to avoid spices, beautiful intricate designed fabrics, and jewelry that was scattered on tables. The monster silently moved through the stalls, destroying them as it passed, which made Rue fix each while they chugged towards a temple-type tower. Climbing up the stairs that curled to the top, they began to climb the stairs while this thing clawed up behind Rue; she sliced the massive pale hand that clawed up the walls.

They got to the landing, where a gateway stood. Lita exhaled while Rue stared at the galaxies of colors swirling around each other. And the witch sighs with relief, but her foot got yanked and she fell hard onto the stone floor. Rue has pulled towards the stairs again, turning onto her back to see it holding her foot. It gashed at Rue, baring its sharp teeth that were too big for its mouth and face as blank as a canvas. It moved so fast yet it was silent, its yanking and bashing made the witch's eyes water. She kicked its face, but it still hung onto her foot. Rue summoned her rapier and sliced it across its face.

Rue stumbled to her feet and ran for the portal. "Go!" Lita jumped through the portal and Rue followed right after.

They fell into a pool of water at the feet of some statue of a goddess. Rue couldn't admire her beauty because the thing dropped into the water with them. Rue moves the water around the creature and throws it into another world before closing the portal in one swift movement before falling into the shallow water again. Taking a moment to breathe before Rue walked over to Lita and Raye, who sat on a stone, Lita licked his wounds while Raye just gave her a death glare. Rue smiled at the two before making her way over to them, placing her hand on his wound and it slowly disappeared, healing completely.

Raye rubbed his shoulder before stretching it out. "I don't want to sound dramatic" he stood, looking down at Rue with those black eyes with blue circling "What the fuck was that?" what the fuck happened? And" Lita cut him off as she stood with her arms crossed.

"What are you?" she asked, being under the gaze of these two was unnerving.

Rue exhaled and wrapped her arms around her body. "Well, there is a lot to explain but we are not safe here, we need to keep moving or that thing or worse will find us" Lita and Raye nodded, frustrated but they heard the urgency in the witch's voice.

Lita took Rue's wrist into her hand where the sack sat, lifting to the sky as it frantically pointed to two of the portals "There, let's go" Lita leap into the portal with ease, and Raye kneel with his back before Rue, and she hopped on and they entered into the portal.

Dropping down into the familiar red field and the tickling sounds of wind crashing into the glittering trees of stained green glass down to the purple stained glass bark. Rue smiled at that ever-changing sky and the rainbow reflected off the gain flowers and the glistering mountains. Raye kneeled. Rue forgot she still sat on his back and quickly hopped off, sending her apologies. They moved around the world looking at the magical reflection and trying to figure out if it was real or not.

Lita gasped as she watched the butterfly float by, her eyes captured the sack around Rue's wrist which was spinning like crazy. " This is the place, but what is this place?" Rue heard a growl behind her and before she could realize it, Lita was on the ground with Raye on top of her.

The two struggle for a few minutes. "you were supposed to guide us, protect us, and we almost died many times" he pinned her to the ground.

Lita lay there and took it. "what is this really about?" Raye growled and stood to his feet. "This is about me leaving and taking the pack with me" She stood, raising her arms. 

Raye exhaled as Rue watched this ticking time bomb "You stole my birthright" he shouted while Lita stepped forward "Betrayal from someone I thought was my sister" Lita growled at this. 

"I protected your birthright when you went crazy" she shouted back while Raye paced back and forth "Your hunger for power and revenge that you turned your pack into weapons. Breaking families and leaving homes without parental figures. That is not a pack, Raye. You threw my mother into perpetuum" tears fell her face "And when your uncle told me that you were going to lend our pack into a massacre. And I couldn't stand by and let you" she shouted, rage tears fell from her face.

Raye became an unnerving silent "My uncle" he whispered, his eyes gone blank with memory.

He stepped forward, only to be stopped by a spear landing at his feet. The bejeweled staff glittered against the red grass. And suddenly, the whole forest was filled with beings. They had butterfly wings, exposed rib cages, and stood at least two hundred and fifty centimeters tall. They formed a circle around Rue while Lita and Raye got insanely aggressive. 

A tall greenish blue winged being, Drav, dressed in green armor, his face was pale and expressionless "Are you ok?" he whispered behind his back towards Rue, and his bow aimed to the ground while an owl-like creature settled on his shoulder.

Lita stepped forward, with an aggressive finger, "You better step away from her before your throat ends up on the floor" Drav raised his bow when Raye knocked it away from Lita, only to have swords aimed at his throat.

Rue placed her hand on his arm "It's ok, they are" She looked at the two werewolves "Friends" Drav instantly dropped the bow, and a sheepish smile formed on his lips.

He dismissed his soldiers and opened his arms. "Welcome! If you are a friend of Rue, you are a friend of us" he patted Raye back, but all Drav got in response was a growl, the two wolves quickly ran to Rue's side, giving her death glares "So how do you know the Goddess?" Drav smiled while both werewolves wiped their heads toward Rue.