The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 35: Chapter 35

Beth’s POV
I don’t remember how I came to this place. Did I fall asleep? Is this a dream? Why do I feel so lost right now? I turn around in circles looking at my surroundings. It is pretty here that is for sure. There are trees as far as the eye can see in front of me. To the left I can hear a waterfall in the distance. The clearing I am in is covered in wildflowers. There is a deer lapping up water at the creek I see on the edge of the clearing. Small critters are playing with each other. It is a rather calming place to be. The sound of nature being the only thing heard. It is quite refreshing from the hustle and bustle of the human cities.
In the distance I hear giggling and squeals of little kids. I follow the sound because it just seems to be calling to me. I am following the sounds onto a path through the forest. The sounds of laughter are getting louder so I know that I am close. I walk for a bit more and there is a break in the trees showing a small cabin surrounded by bushes upon bushes of roses. It reminds me of a witches enchanted cottage in the woods.
“Why thank you. I quite like it myself,” a feminine voice sounded behind me making me jump in fright.
“Jeez. You startled me. It is polite to let someone know you are behind them before scaring them to death.” I said with a shaky breath.
The lady just laughed at me. I turn to her and observe her for a minute. She is quite beautiful with long dark hair and bright wide green eyes. She has an otherworldly feel to her like Selene and Ares do. I wonder what she is a goddess of?
“You are quite the observant one aren’t you Beth? You are correct. I am the Goddess Hecate. Goddess of magic and all things of the night. My sister goddess may be the mother moon, but she doesn’t hold a monopoly on it.” Hecate says with a laugh at the end.
“I brought you here when your grandfather Roman gave you his blood to save your life. You are in what we call transition to your vampire side.”
“Will that take away my Lycan? I am quite fond of her and I just freed her from her prison. I still need to free my people. I can’t lose my Lycan!” I say and start to panic.
‘Relax little one. You aren’t losing me. Think of it as we are just getting an upgrade and unlocking our full potential. We are special Beth. You know this. Just listen to what our grandmother has to say.’ Harmony says in our mindlink.
‘Grandmother? How many Gods are in our family tree jeez.’ I replied to her.
Harmony doesn’t respond and just laughs at me.
“I see Harmony still likes to take peoples thunder huh? I was getting to that young one. Too much information at once does not help Beth.” Hecate chastises Harmony. Harmony tucks her tail between her legs in my mind and curls up in a corner of my mind. I can feel her pouting and it is quite funny to witness.
“So what does my awakening as a vampire entail really?” I ask Hecate.
“You are a new creature my dear. There has never been a Lycan/vampire hybrid. However you aren’t just a vampire or Lycan. You are more of a Tribrid. You have Lycan, Vampire, and Witch blood running in your veins. After you fully awaken you will be able to practice witchcraft. That is also why I am here. I will do a quick crash course in magic for you. Most witches start their training from birth. You are behind the curve due to your magic being locked away until now.” Hecate says as she walks up to me and places her hands on either side of my head. I felt a warmth and then a sharp pain at my temples for just a moment, and then I could feel the magical knowledge that Hecate is giving me. It is expansive and I believe she gave me more than a quick crash course.
“Well you are right. I guess I should have said a crash course to magic mastery. You can now master any spell or cast anything you like. Try it out. Just think and it will happen. You aren’t like other witches who need to cast incantations. You are from a pure magical line from Roman’s mother’s side. Many many things had to fall into place for you to be born at the right time darling. Go ahead. Try to create a fireball in your hand.” Hecate encouraged me to try to create a fireball.
I looked at my hand and thought how cool it would be to be able to hold a ball of fire in my hand. Instantly a small ball of flame was in the center of my palm. I gasped as I saw it and then laughed as I could feel it playing in my hand. It feels like it is alive and has a mind of its own. I let it do what it wants for a minute. I watch as it climbs up my arm and I giggle because it tickles. It finally stops and rests on my shoulder. I feel a slight burn then like it was never there it was gone again. However it left a small tattoo of a flame on my shoulder around my mate’s marks.
“Very good. Though next time try not to conjure a fire sprite.” Hecate laughs at me.”You are lucky it gave you a blessing instead of a curse. They are fickle creatures. It must like you. You must have conjured a royal because that is their crest now interwoven into your mate marks. It is very rare to get a blessing from a royal.” She says proudly.
“Thank you. Will I have to drink blood now that my vampire side is awakened? What about my babies? What will this do to them?” I ask Hecate. Now that the novelty of the magic has worn off I am worried about my babies.
“They will be fine dear. This was meant to happen now. Your children are special. Each of them have their own purpose in life and will all do great things, however, your daughter is very special just like you. She will be a first of her kind. I can’t reveal it all to you yet. That is something for you to discover on your journey. Now to the not so fun topics.” Hecate says.
“You are slow to explain to her what she needs to do. She is a tough one and from my line as well. She can handle what we throw at her. I know it and you know it too, otherwise she wouldn’t be here and you wouldn’t have given her all the knowledge of magic that you have.” The familiar voice of Ares says beside me.
I smile at him and give him a hug. I am surprised he hugged me back, but I am grateful. He is a familiar face in an unfamiliar place. “What is it that I need to know?” I ask.
“Well little one since you have now awakened all your abilities it is time to start on your quest to free your people. You will have to complete three tasks. Where is Athena? She should be here to explain the first task.” Ares grumbles the last bit.
“I’m here brother. Don’t get your swords all twisted together. You are such a grump when you have to explain things that don’t interest you.” Who I assume is Athena says from behind Ares. She is quite beautiful. Her gray eyes look otherworldly and it feels as if she can pierce right into my soul with her gaze.
“Beth, my darling granddaughter. You are quite beautiful. You remind me of a mortal I knew once long ago. Her name was Morganna. You are almost a perfect replica of her. It is uncanny. Hecate does she not look like your mortal daughter Morganna?” Athena says and yet again I am thrown another bomb on being related to a god. I swear if there are more l don’t know if I really want to know.
“Yes, Athena, she looks like Morganna. It doesn’t surprise me since she is her granddaughter as well. Please let’s not forget we have little time left. Beth has already been here for 7 mortal days. Any longer and I think her poor mates would explode with worry.” Hecate responds.
“Of course. Possessive mortal men.” Athena says and rolls her eyes.”Anywho. Your first task is very important for self discovery and for healing Roman and the vampire kingdom. You must uncover the truth about Esmerelda and her disappearance. On your journey you will uncover many untruths and reveal just as many truths. Roman needs this as much as you do my darling.
Be strong and have faith in your instincts. They are strong and will guide you. Now after you complete your task you will be given another. After you complete all three tasks you will be able to free your people. I warn you it will not all be easy and sometimes you will want to turn back, however if you stop you will lose the chance to free them and they will be trapped for eternity.” Athena finishes.
I just stare at her wide-eyed. Talk about putting on the pressure. I’ll have to be strong to complete this. It isn’t just for me. It is for my people who have been trapped for a very long time. They deserve to have their freedom and lives back. I square my shoulders and nod.
“That’s my girl. Now Athena just added two more mortal days here by wasting time. So little one it is time to awaken. Keep your mates close and never take off your ring. I fear you will need it soon.” Ares says then kisses my forehead and everything goes black again.