The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 49: Chapter 49

Third Person POV
Roman stared out across the courtyard at his guards and was astonished by how many have the dark aura surrounding them. He prayed to Hecate that not all of them are part of the sect set out to destroy them. Alexander was beyond pissed that his most trusted men were part of the darker auras. He was fuming wondering how many men were brainwashed into this silly notion of trying to control an army of lycans. How preposterous think they could control such a noble race of creatures who had the power to decimate the whole population of vampires if they were angered enough. He remembers very well the stories he was told when he was younger. One pissed off lycan tore a whole large village apart in a matter of just one hour because one of the people killed his mate.
After Roman instructs the guards with the light auras to take all the others into custody and lock them in the dungeons until he can interrogate them all the group returns inside the castle. All showing a different mix of emotions. Roman and Alexander were angry yet Erica had a thoughtful expression. She noticed something amongst the dark auras. Some were lighter than others and some were darker than night. She wonders if that means they have different ill intentions or what exactly their ill intentions are. She was about to say something when she heard her daughter scream out in pain. Everyone rushed to Beth to see what was going on. They were all worried and looking for anything that could have caused her pain. When they couldn’t find anything they were all perplexed until Beth screamed out again and they all heard an audible crack right before Beth passed out from the pain.
Sandra rushed over to Beth and placed her hands on Beth’s stomach and started to chant in a language no one could understand. “What is wrong with her Sandra?” Ethan almost screamed in his panic.
“Shhh young man. Beth will be fine. This happens a lot more than you think with royal pregnancies. Beth is not only carrying one, but three royal pups. This is going to be a very hard experience for her from here on out if I can’t get a line of communication with these little hellions. I had to do this same ritual with Roman. He had cracked three of my ribs several times before I found a way to control his acrobatics in my womb.” Sandra said as she began to chant again.
Everyone stood by watching patiently and expectantly. Well patiently would be a far stretch for Ethan, Alexi, and Roman. They were pacing up and down the length of the room after Sandra forced them away after having to scold them on numerous occasions to be quiet and to stop touching Beth. When she finally had enough of them she used her magic to put a barrier around Beth and herself so she could finish the incantation and help Beth before those babies decided to do some more rough housing inside their mother.
Once Sandra was finished with the incantation finally she noticed the pain on Beth’s face was easing and she knew she would wake up soon. Her accelerated healing will heal that rib in a few minutes now that there isn’t anymore damage going on. Sandra was glad she could help Beth the first time this happened instead of having to endure it for several months like she had to. As Sandra stood up she dropped the barrier and in seconds Beth was surrounded by all three men. Her mates on either side of her and Roman standing above with worry all over his face. It intrigued her to see the way he watched over her. More of a father than a grandfather and she just had to smile a little bit at that.
Beth was a little groggy when her eyes started to open. As she was trying to sit up her mates both rushed to help her get into a sitting position. “Darling, please take it slow. How do you feel?” Alexi calmly said.
Beth was confused for a minute after all she felt fine except for a little tiredness. She took a mental stock of her body and even asked Harmony. ‘Harmony? What is Alexi talking about? I feel fine. I know I had that terrible pain before I passed out but the pain is gone and not even a shadow of the pain remains.’
‘Sweet girl, our pups were quite active before you passed out. They were kicking their tiny little legs and man do they have some power. They cracked our rib with a kick and the sudden pain caused us to pass out. I have healed us, and Sandra has communicated with our pups and they are now calm and remorseful. They are just running out of room and are cramped dear.” Harmony replied.
‘Ok. That’s good then. WAIT! Did you just say that you could feel their feelings! That is amazing. Why didn’t you tell me that before? I am a little jealous now that you can communicate with them and I can’t.’ Beth said and pouted like a child.
‘You can now communicate with them too silly. This is the ritual Sandra performed on us so that we could get the little ones to calm down before something like this were to happen again. They are just asleep now so you can’t feel anything from them,’ Harmony replied with a chuckle at Beth’s childish behavior.
Beth shook her head to get back to the people around her and out of her conversation with her lycan. “I feel fine Alexi. Harmony healed my injuries and now that Sandra did her ritual I can communicate with the pups. Harmony says that they are remorseful and it happened because they were running out of room.”
Erica took this time to voice her concerns about the auras now that they knew Beth was fine. “Did anyone else notice that there were different shades to the dark auras. Some were even a light gray and some were dark as night?”
“Now that you say something I do remember seeing a difference. What do you think that means?” Alexander replied to Erica. He was hopeful because some of his trusted men were in a light gray while a few were darker, but nowhere near as dark as others.
“It means that their intentions are more in a shaded area where it is not quite good but not quite evil either. I think we should start with those first. They will be easier to get information from. They may also not know a lot of the sect and may not even be a part of it. They may have been approached and declined the offer or they have been thinking about joining. We just have to wait to find out. The darker auras are the ones that we will need to make sure we watch closely. Their hearts and souls have turned evil and there is no saving them like there are the ones in the lighter shade.” Sandra replied.
“Then we will need to get a large supply of the truth serum. How fast do you think you make enough, Sandra?” Alexander asked.
Sandra just smirked and said, “You underestimate me my dear. I have been waiting for centuries to catch Natasha in her lies and schemes and I have enough made up for the guards. With Beth’s help I can get the rest that we will need made up by midday. This will give you a chance to interrogate the guards first. I’ll send the batch I already have down to the dungeons.”
“Sounds good. Why don’t you take Beth and Erica with you while the men and I go have some fun with the guards.” Roman said.
He turned to the men and c****d his head to the side indicating them to follow him. While Erica, Jessica, and Beth followed Sandra to a part of the castle they haven’t been to yet. Sandra let them all into a door that read laboratory on it. When they stepped in it was like they stepped back in time and were in a witches cottage of old.
“This is simply creepy,” Jessica said, earning a scowl from Sandra and Beth.
“This is amazing actually. It reminds me of the witches cottages you would read about in stories. I always loved reading and witches were one of my favorites! Did you design this grandmother?” Beth asked with excitement.
Sandra chuckled and shook her head and said, “No dear. This is actually your grandmother’s cottage. We stepped through a portal to get here. Or it was while she was alive. She died many many centuries ago. She left it for me and now I want to pass it to you. You look just like her Beth, take a look for yourself.” Sandra showed Beth a painted portrait hidden behind a dust cover cloth. Everyone gasped at how uncanny it was that Beth looked identical to this person. If they didn’t know any better they would have said it was a portrait of her.
Beth placed her fingertips on the woman’s face in awe. As soon as her skin touched the painting it began to vibrate and soon fell off the wall and the frame it was encased in broke, and a scroll fell from its enclosure. Sandra was quite curious because she has looked at and touched this painting many times in her long life and nothing like this had ever happened before.
She went to pick up the scroll but was surprised when she was magically zapped as soon as she touched it. She stood up perplexed until Beth stooped down to pick it up against her mother’s warnings. Beth ignored everyone, feeling as if the scroll was calling to her. As she picked it up there was a breeze blowing through the closed cottage causing Beth’s hair to flutter around her body. The wind soon died down and Beth felt like she was in some type of a trance as she opened the scroll. It was written in a language long forgotten by most, but able to be read by witches who have the skill to cast the correct translation spell. It read.
In the arms of the Goddess Hecate I have been summoned to do her work on earth no more. I leave my children to return to the mother. When the time is right the true heir will be granted the sight of all that has been and all that will be. She will be the daughter of the mother of three. Vampire, lycan, and witch. The youngest is which we seek. Great power will be given, the true task will be shown. To succeed one must know where they came and where they will go. The road is hard and long though the rewards will be many. The heart of the Fallen is in their hands. It is she who will set him free.
After reading the scroll out loud there was silence in the cottage. All four women contemplate what it means. Beth places her hand on her growing stomach knowing that it was speaking of her and her children. “Who is the fallen?” Erica asked no one in particular.
“The Fallen is a legend of old, even older than that of the lycans. I am not sure of the exact legend as it is always different. Some say the Fallen is an angel, others say he is a Vampire, Witch, Lycan. It is unknown to me what is true and what is just fabled stories changed to match the races. I wonder if there is more hidden here,” Sandra replied almost absentmindedly. ‘Harmony? Do you feel that?’ Beth asked her lycan.
‘Yes I do. It feels like we are being pulled but not physically. Could it be the gods wanting to see us again?’ replied.
Harmony
‘No. This feels different. It feels like my mind is being pulled into a certain direction. I think we should follow the feeling. I feel this is very important.’ Beth said. Harmony shook her fury head in agreement and they set off towards where this feeling is taking them.
The other ladies stopped their conversation and watched as Beth made her way through the cottage and out of the back door. Outside they followed Beth for what felt like ages until she stopped in front of a large oak tree. They were all perplexed at what was going on until suddenly the tree vanished and in its place was an old tome. The outside looked like it had seen many milenia in its time but the pages were in pristine condition as if they had been preserved by magic, which was likely the case. As Beth picked it up the pages turned on their own and stopped in the middle. They all gathered around to look at what the pages would show, but to their astonishment it was blank to all but Beth. It was the legend of the Fallen.
Beth looked up into the eyes of the other women and she closed the book immediately. This isn’t the time or the place. They have other things they need to do in order for her to be able to finish her own quests. Beth said a few words and waved her hand over the book and watched as it was magically sealed and then disappeared into thin air.
Beth met the questioning stares of the women around her and said, “It is the story of the Fallen, but now is not the time or the place. We have a task to do and we best get it done. The other ladies wanted to protest, but they knew Beth was right and there would be plenty of time later to discuss what they had found.