Chapter 259

Ella’s POV

Hazel instantly knelt to the ground and bowed her head low in respect to the guardian. The rest of us did the same.

The guardian, Aura, scanned us with her beautiful blue eyes with an expression unreadable, yet filled with serenity. She was beautiful and fierce at the same time; it was almost intimidating and difficult to look at her for an extended period of time.

“Guardian of Earth, thank you for coming,” Hazel said, speaking in a tone that was low and direct.

“You have summoned, we have come,” Aura said, looking down at Hazel. “Tell me, daughter. Why have you summoned-”

Her voice broke off and she looked off in the distance at nothing particular, as if something had just called for her. She breathed in deeply, closing her eyes while she floated to the ground until she was kneeling beside Hazel.

She pressed the palms of her delicate pearly white hands to the hard mass of the ground and took in another deep breath. It seemed like she was smelling something, or maybe she was just taking it in.

But what she was taking in, I wasn’t sure.

We all remained silent, not daring to speak while she intoned herself with the earth and felt the ground with her hands. Then her eyes opened, and she let out a gasp before floating back into the air and resuming her spot just above Hazel’s head.

“Darkness….” she whispered.

This time when she looked at us, I saw that her eyes were glistening with sadness and remorse. If she wasn’t already porcelain white, I would have thought she had gotten whiter, but that couldn’t have been possible. A single, sparkling, tear escaped from her left eye and washed over her cheek. It didn’t drip from her though, it disappeared once it reached her chin.

“The earth weeps with pain and agony,” she spoke in a tone so low I had to strain to hear her. “Darkness had touched down and it hurts the earth

in its core.”

We all remained silent, Hazel bowed her head lower and the rest of us

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ura looked down at Hazel, nearing closer.

this happen?” Aura asked, her tone, though still musical and light, was firm and filled

She did this spell with such confidence, and now she appeared so frightened. “It was my sister… she had turned from light a long time ago

taking a deep

was more like she was facing him directly and she was greeting him. But he wasn’t

“Yes, Guardian…”

him?” Aura asked, though she didn’t sound surprised, more

afraid so…” Hazel said sadly.

daughter. You did not summon him to my earth. You did right by summoning us though,” she said simply. “However, I cannot defeat darkness. My job is to not

We don’t know what Zagreus and my sister are planning. We

utter surprise, her gaze fell upon me. My breathing got caught

in her

name child?” She asked, lowering herself so

before answering. “Ella…” I answered, but my voice came out weak

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whispered as if she

remained frozen, staring at her with wide eyes. Her fingertips grazed the top of my cheekbone and her touch left a cooling sensation in its place. I

what

my voice coming out stronger this

she almost looked child–like. “Valentina…” she repeated in a low whisper like she was testing the name out

But before I could ask her what she meant, I felt my body shifting

taken control and took on her full form. Soon, she was standing tall and proud in front of the

what was happening. Everyone else was staring at us with wide eyes, unmoving. Aura just looked pleased as she stared around the face of my wolf. She reached her hand out and stroked Val’s pure white fur. Aura’s fingertips grazed Val’s shoulders and

quite a beautiful creature,”

a voice so strong I couldn’t

because wolves only spoke in one mind, but Aura

continued as she stared

a Volana,”

powers range a lot larger than at typical Volana. I never sensed powers as strong as yours before.

mean?” Val asked,

defeat darkness,” Aura said simply. “You

sure how to answer them. “In due time, all your questions will be answered, daughter,” Aura said, as if she could read our minds. “But for right now, it is protection that

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