Vanessa smirked as she stared at Gabrielle and in no time, she attacked her with a spell which Gabrielle skillfully dodged.
"Is that your best shot?"Gabrielle asked mockingly and Vanessa growled sending a stronger spell to her stomach.
Gabrielle was caught up in fighting off the other vampires that she didn't notice the spell coming but luckily Killian got in the way and shielded her from the spell sending it back to Vanessa who dodged it.
"You can do anything but hurt her, I won't let you"Killian said with a deadly glare as he slashed Vanessa's hand with his sword.
"Why are you on their side now?"Vanessa asked and Killian chuckled.
"Am not on anyone's side. I just want to stop evil from spreading" Killian said and Vanessa scoffed lunging her claws towards his neck as they engaged in a fierce battle.
Lucifer, Damian, Eliana and Amelia were caught up weakening the vampire warriors. They didn't want to kill them as they were aware that they were under the spell of Vanessa.
They just had to weaken them then find a way to break the spell off which was almost impossible as none of them had any good relationship with witches. Eliana who could also help, hadn't practice witchcraft in decades so she was practically inferior to the spell.
"Argh!"a loud growl escape from Amelia's mouth as she changed into her wolf. A vampire had just tore a flesh on the skin of her face and Pearl, her wolf forced a shift in anger.
A loud howl rang through the forest as Pearl shook her fur sending daggers towards the warriors. Banished princess or not, it didn't change the fact that she was royalty and she had an alpha's blood running through her veins. Her fur was pure white with brown stripes and her eyes were shining brown.
Pearl lunged towards towards the vampire with her claws and fangs in attack mode ready to bit his head off but Lucifer was quick to pull her back.
"Get yourself together, Pearl. We aren't meant to kill them" said Lucifer but Pearl wasn't having it.
That bastard clawed at her and she was going to bite his limbs off. No one claws at her and go scot free. She charged towards the vampire again but Lucifer sent her back baring his fangs at her and she glared at him.
"Fucking give me back control,Pearl"Amelia yelled within Pearl who rolled her eyes.
"Don't even dare, weakling. Our mate will get mad if he sees the scratch on our face so am going to make this bastard pay before Zack does"Pearl said and Amelia sighed.
She couldn't deny that Pearl and Zack were a good match. They were both merciless and crazy when it comes to killing. That's one of the reasons she always cages Pearl because once she lets her out then many people were going to die especially those who caused her pain.
"Don't you dare move an inch, Pearl"a voice resounded behind them and she turned to see Kennedy sending daggers at Pearl with his eyes.
Amelia sighed in relief at the sight of Kennedy as he's the only one that can calm Pearl down without a fight. His scent alone makes Pearl purr like a lovesick puppy.
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Kennedy pushed Noel on the dry land as they landed on a vast field. Noel glared at him as he regained his balance and charged at him.
Clothes tearing, lips bursting, bones cracking and skins tearing followed as they were both bathed in blood.
"Stand up, you bastard!"Kennedy growled suppressing Zack who was willing to snap Noel's neck off.
Noel spat out blood staring at the man before him who still looked strong and agile compared to him who was breathless and almost deformed. He couldn't even lift a limb yet this man was challenging him to stand up.
"I give up. I can't die now, I still have some things to settle."Noel said in defeat and Kennedy scoffed.
"Weakling! Why the fuck did you accept the challenge if you were this weak?"Kennedy asked and Noel sighed.
"I needed someone to beat some sense into me. I treated Amelia like shit and it took me too late to realize so am paying for it this way"Noel said and Kennedy was about to reply when Zack spoke up.
"Pearl is going wild. Something must have pissed her off"Zack said and Kennedy frowned.
He has never met Pearl but Amelia told him how wild she is once she takes over. Knowing this, he knew Amelia couldn't let her out willingly unless she forced a shift.
"Fuck!"he cursed as he pulled Noel and teleported back to the mansion.
He saw Lucifer sending Pearl who wasn't bulging back from attacking a vampire and he could say she was distracting Lucifer from the war. He threw Noel to the floor and walked towards them.
"Don't you dare move an inch, Pearl!"he ordered and he watched her turn to meet his eyes.
"Thank goodness, you are here. I will leave you to take care of your psycho mate"Lucifer said returning to the battlefield and Kennedy walked towards Pearl rubbing his hand on her fur.
Pearl purred as she bent in submission and Amelia rolled her eyes. Anyone seeing Pearl at the moment would think she was a cute and innocent wolf not knowing she was only trying to make Kennedy like her.
"Come on, Pearl. Bring Amelia back"Kennedy said and Pearl looked up at him as she purred in dissatisfaction but she still obeyed.
Amelia sighed as she took control and Kennedy quickly pulled off his shirt and wore it on her.
"Kennedy, watch out!"they heard Lucifer yell but it was too late as a rolling magical fire ball moved towards Kennedy.
Kennedy pulled Amelia behind him and closed his eyes waiting for the impact but it never came.
"Alistair!"he heard Damian call and he opened his eyes to see his father lying on the floor with his chest bleeding.
Kennedy dropped to his knees as he stared at his father with teary eyes.
"Father!"Kennedy called and Alistair smiled sadly raising his hands to touch Kennedy's cheeks.
"You are okay,my son. I saved you"Alistair said and Kennedy kissed his fingers.
Alistair had been sick for the past few weeks and he reflected on his past. He knew he had wronged Kennedy all because of his obsession with power. It wasn't Kennedy's fault that his relationship with his mate didn't work out yet he blamed it on Kennedy and stopped him from having a peaceful time with his mate.
Every night, the image of Zack bleeding with a dagger buried in his stomach hunted his dreams and he couldn't forgive himself for stabbing his son. This was his way of paying him back for all the pains he had caused him.
He had wanted to ask for his forgiveness but unfortunately he walked into a war just in time to prevent the fireball from hitting his son.
"Why did you do it? I thought you hated me"Kennedy asked with shivering lips and Alistair nodded negatively.
"I didn't hate you and I don't hate you. You are my only son and heir so I can never hate you. I was just afraid that you might end up miserable as I am. I was afraid that your mate might later leave you shattered like me"Alistair said and Kennedy wept.
"Take care of yourself and your mate. Go back to the clan and take over. I trust that you will be a good leader"Alistair said as he coughed out blood and Kennedy shook his head in denial.
"You will not die, Father! Stay with me!"said Kennedy in tears and Alistair smiled.
"My time is up. Remember, I love you, son"Alistair said as he breathed his last and Kennedy growled as he felt his heart ripped into pieces and his eyes changed color.
Heavy rain fell as Zack took control and his bloodshot eyes looked towards Vanessa who had been watching the scene unfold.
"You killed him"Zack said as he tilted his head moving towards Vanessa who didn't flinch.
"Who cares? You hate him too, right?"Vanessa asked and Zack growled holding her neck with his claws digging into her skin.
"That's not your business. He was mine to kill and no one else's. You had no right to kill him" Zack growled tightening his grip around her neck and Vanessa's face turned purple as she started running out of oxygen.
"Let her go, Zack! She's mine to kill"Gabrielle said and Zack turned to her with a raised eyebrow before throwing Vanessa at her feet.
Gabrielle bent down to Vanessa's face and raised her chin up to look at her.
"This is your end,Vanessa. Next life, learn never to mess with people's life"Gabrielle said and Vanessa smirked.
"Your kingdom can never be yours again if I die. You will need a powerful witch to break the spell"Vanessa said and Gabrielle paused a bit weighing the possibilities of getting another witch but it was slim.
"Am on that already. In case, you've forgotten. Am also a wizard"Noel said behind her and Gabrielle turned to look at him for a moment before turning back to Vanessa.
Crack! Crack! Sounds of bones breaking filled the air and Vanessa's screams as Gabrielle broke her arms and legs.
"I would have loved to kill you finally but you killed Zack's father. So Zack will kill you to take revenge"Gabrielle said and Zack smiled at her as he came closer to Vanessa and pulled her up.
"Lucifer will complete you punishment in hell so for now, bid goodbye to earth"Zack said as he snapped her neck and Vanessa's lifeless body fell to the floor.
"I will hunt you down!"Vanessa whispered with her last breath and she gave in to the darkness.
Zack turned and saw Alistair's body on the ground. His eyes hardened as he stared at it. He hated this man and always wished to kill him but he didn't expect him to die this soon. He walked towards him and gently closed his eyes as he kissed his forehead.
"Rest in Lucifer's bosom, Alistair"he said and he bowed to the corpse and Lucifer chuckled.
"It's funny how you are telling a corpse to lie on my bosom without my permission"he said and Zack rolled his eyes as he turned to Amelia.
"Kennedy needs you, right now. He's broken"Zack simply said and Amelia nodded.
"I will take care of him"she said and Zack smiled at her.
"I trust you"Zack replied as he gave the body back to Kennedy who looked lifeless as he stared at Amelia who wrapped her hands around him.
"It's fine. He has gone to rest"Amelia comforted and Kennedy wrapped his hands around her as he wept on her shoulder.
"So what do we do about him?"Eliana asked pointing to Noel who was covered in blood and they all scoffed.
"You said you can help with lifting the spell. Start it"Gabrielle said and Noel sighed sadly.
"Since I didn't cast the spell, it will take life to lift it"Noel said and Damian raised an eyebrow.
"Use your life then. What's the use of keeping you alive, anyways?"Damian said nonchalantly and Noel smiled.
"I was going to without you saying it. I just want to say this to Amelia"Noel said as he walked towards Amelia. He moved closer and stood before her while Kennedy held her possessively.
"Am sorry for how I treated you. You are a gem and am happy you found someone who treats you better"Noel said and Amelia's eyes watered.
Noel moved back throwing a sad glance at Gabrielle before lifting his hands up to the sky. He muttered some words and soon smoke enveloped him as he began to move round like a tornado going up to the sky.
He moved for a while before a heavy gush of wind blew from him and all the vampires on the floor shook like they were undergoing a transformation. Suddenly his body was thrown to a tree and he hit it falling to the floor.
No one moved closed to him as they all watched him cough out blood.
"I love you,Gabrielle"they heard him mutter as he gave up a ghost.
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"Is this the end?"Gabrielle asked and Lucifer glared at her.
"We still have some things to settle. Most especially, your disobedient attitude"Lucifer said with a frown and Gabrielle bit her lips.
"And also your sassy attitude"Damian added earning a glare from Gabrielle.
"I guess I have to leave for now"Killian said drawing everyone's attention to him.
He walked towards Gabrielle and bent to her stomach giving it a kiss and Lucifer growled pulling him away from her.
"What do you think you are doing?"Lucifer growled and Killian chuckled.
"Chill,Lucifer. I have nothing to do with your mate. I was only greeting my mate goodbye"Killian said and Lucifer looked at him in confusion.
"By the way,congratulations and goodbye. See you when she turns 18"Killian said as he transformed into his dragon and flew away.
Lucifer turned to Gabrielle with a questioning gaze and Gabriel bit her lips in embarrassment. The situation was quite awkward.
"Am pregnant"she whispered that Lucifer could barely hear her.
"You are what?"Lucifer asked as he jerked her closer by her arm and Gabrielle's face turned red in shyness.
"Am pregnant" she repeated and Lucifer looked around taking in their surroundings before teleporting to the room.
"When did you find out?"Lucifer asked as he pinned her against the wall and Gabrielle looked up at him to assess his face emotions but it was expressionless.
"Last night before Killian found me"she said and Lucifer hummed.
"So Vanessa almost killed you with my child in you?"Lucifer asked with anger rising in his tone and she stared at him.
"But she didn't succeed"Gabrielle said and he scoffed running his hands through his hair.
"What if she did? You did it again,moonshine! You risked your life and our child's own and it's certain you might do it again in the future"yelled Lucifer and Gabrielle flinched.
"Am sorry, it wouldn't happen again"Gabrielle said in a soft tone and his face softened as he raised her chin to face him.
"Let's start afresh, moonshine. With you obeying me and with me taking care of you, can we?"Lucifer said and Gabrielle smiled.
"Yes,Lucian. Let's do that"Gabrielle said and Lucifer kissed her lips.
The lips go down to her neck and nipped on the soft flesh there. Gabrielle tilted her neck in submission and Lucifer purred as Frediano and Veer came forward with him.
"Mine!"he growled as he sank his fangs into her neck marking her as his and Gabrielle whimpered clutching onto his shoulders.He licked the mark sealing it as he claimed her lips taking her to bed.
The heavens shook and rain fell heavily as thunder sounds roared. Lucifer had been bonded to his mate forever.
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Kennedy led Amelia to their room and rested on her laps when he heard a soft sound of heartbeat. It wasn't Amelia's neither was it his. It was a faint sound and weak like it was just developing.
"You are pregnant"he simply said and Amelia stared at him questioningly.
"Am not"she defended and he smiled at her cupping her cheeks.
"You are. Listen to its heartbeat" said Kennedy and Amelia listened.
Her eyes watered in realization. She was really pregnant. She was carrying his child.
"Come with me to my clan and let's start afresh there. Be my Luna"Kennedy said and Amelia smiled.
"Yes, I will be your Luna but can we stay here till I give birth to this child. I promised Lucifer to take care of his mate's pregnancy"Amelia said and Kennedy nodded.
"We'll do just that. I love you"Kennedy whispered and Amelia replied with a kiss.
Kennedy deepened the kiss running his hands around her body as passion took over.
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Damian stared at Eliana as they walked through the forest path. They just buried Alistair's body and were walking to "heaven knows where".
"So what's next?"Damian asked and Eliana stared at him.
"You spend the rest of your life making it up to your son and I"Eliana simply said and Damian chuckled.
"I will gladly do that for eternity,caramel"he said and Eliana blushed at the sound of the nickname.
"Let's go home,cinnamon"she said and Damian growled pulling her closer.
"You aren't getting away this time"he said as he teleported them to his place.
TBC...