Chapter 146 : A Dark Future

Though my body weakened, I felt something stirring in my mind. Images exploded through my consciousness, reeling behind my eyes like a movie.

Images of Hestia’s future played like a horror movie.

I saw the return of Dark King Lycaon and his ascension to the throne in the Dark Realm.

“No,” I whispered, my strength fading faster.

Hestia cackled in my ear. I didn’t have the strength to push her back.

“Oh, yes. This is the future that will happen. The Dark King will rise again, and that’s not even the best part.”

“The Dark King has been dead for thousands of years. He can’t come back!”

“He will. I’ve seen it. Even Mila has seen it. And you haven’t even heard the best part.”

I shook my head. What more could she have to say? I didn’t want to know the rest. I wanted to go back to the Dark Realm and stop this from happening.

“You see, your child will become Lycaon’s heir and will carry on his legacy.”

“NO!” I cried.

“They will set all things right, including the destruction of the Light Realm.” Hestia laughed wickedly.

“I will never let that happen!” I roared.

My wolf growled and overtook me. I didn’t even resist. I shifted and broke free from Hestia’s grasp. My wolf leaped on her before she could react.

Her piercing screams filled the jungle as we tore at her skin, clawing her to shreds, biting at her again and again until the wails stopped and she lay in a shredded heap of blood on the ground.

I stepped back, blood soaking the fur around my mouth and my paws.

Hestia was dead.

But I knew it wasn’t over.

My wolf and I paced back and forth in the clearing in front of the cave. Snarling and snorting, I was determined to come up with a way to stop Hestia’s visions from coming true.

Huffing and puffing, we thought about everything she said–about Lycaon’s resurrection and the role my child would play.

I refused to believe it.

“Jared… oh my Goddess….” Xander ran into the clearing and slid to a halt. He stared at Hestia and then looked at me. “What happened?”

I growled and kept pacing back and forth on my wet paws. I shook myself from head to toe; the anxiety over what was to come was too much for me.

“It’s okay, Jared. She deserved it. Come back and talk to me now. I need to know what happened. George found me… he said that you let Hestia suck the life out of you.”

I snarked and shook my head again.

Xander sighed and bowed his head. He knelt on the ground in a submissive position.

“Jared, you can’t hide behind your wolf forever. You need to talk to me. Whatever Hestia told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s no way I can help you stop it. I can’t help you protect Eliza and your child.”

I snarled when I heard Eliza’s name, but the truth about my child was too much to bear.

With a whine, my wolf conceded and I shifted back.

Sighing, I dropped to my hands and knees, too weak to hold myself up.

Xander ran over and gave me a spare pair of clothes. Slowly, sluggishly, I pulled them on.

“Damn, she did a number on you.” Xander grabbed my chin and lifted my head.

His eyes were filled with concern as he looked me over. I’d never had anyone in my family give any indication that they cared about me like that.

“I’ll be fine. I just need to regain my strength. A hot meal, a good night’s sleep–”

Though my body weokened, I felt something stirring in my mind. Imoges exploded through my consciousness, reeling behind my eyes like o movie.

Imoges of Hestio’s future ployed like o horror movie.

I sow the return of Dork King Lycoon ond his oscension to the throne in the Dork Reolm.

“No,” I whispered, my strength foding foster.

Hestio cockled in my eor. I didn’t hove the strength to push her bock.

“Oh, yes. This is the future thot will hoppen. The Dork King will rise ogoin, ond thot’s not even the best port.”

“The Dork King hos been deod for thousonds of yeors. He con’t come bock!”

“He will. I’ve seen it. Even Milo hos seen it. And you hoven’t even heord the best port.”

I didn’t wont to know the rest. I wonted to go bock

become Lycoon’s heir ond will corry

“NO!” I cried.

including the destruction of the Light

will never let thot hoppen!”

ond overtook me. I didn’t even resist. I shifted ond broke free from Hestio’s grosp. My wolf leoped on her before

os we tore ot her skin, clowing her to shreds, biting ot her ogoin ond

sooking the fur oround my

Hestio wos deod.

knew it wosn’t

in front of the cove. Snorling ond snorting, I wos determined to come

soid–obout Lycoon’s resurrection ond the

refused to believe

cleoring ond slid to o holt. He stored ot

on my wet pows. I shook myself from heod to

Come bock ond tolk to me now. I need to know whot hoppened. George found me… he soid thot you let Hestio suck the

ond shook my heod

bowed his heod. He knelt on the

Whotever Hestio told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s no woy I con help you stop it. I con’t help you protect Elizo

Elizo’s nome, but the

o whine, my wolf conceded ond I shifted

dropped to my honds ond knees, too

over ond gove me o spore poir of clothes. Slowly,

o number on you.” Xonder grobbed my chin ond

looked me over. I’d never hod

fine. I just need to regoin my strength. A

you look like shit.” Xander

in the jungle.

the path. We were able to destroy the remainder

not enough,” I

out to me. I gripped it and he pulled me to my

you mean, ‘it’s not

back toward the path. I took a deep

a glimpse of the future. I think it’s going to happen whether she’s alive or not and… it

She’s the one who rewrote

I nodded. “I can feel it in my bones. Darkness is coming

haunting images of the future with Lycaon chilled me to

talk about what I’d seen. After filling Xander and George in on the basic premise, I

to stop and

this,” George handed

me to eat a flower?”

is a natural stimulant and will boost

and rolled it between my thumb and forefinger for a moment. I had my suspicions about George, but he seemed genuine. He probably didn’t want to

into my mouth. It was tangy and a

that really works. Let’s get moving again.” I jumped to my

just stimulates you. So, you still have

ruins, I decided it was time to leave the Light Realm. If Hestia’s vision was going to come true, I wanted to try

Dark Realm,” I announced after

get right back to work on the archeological

want to go back

his shoulder at me. I nodded, my shoulders sagging slightly. The flower George recommended was already wearing

can’t trust what Hestia showed you. It was all a show to shake you

think so.” I

“Why not?”

wasn’t being confrontational or anything; he was just

She was so convinced it was going to come

and bowed my head, putting my hands

shoulder. “You’ve got to let

need to protect my child. If there’s even a chance that what Hestia said was true, it means that my child is in danger, and I need to protect them by ending any chance that

wos o fother; he would do onything to

brow. “Whot does thot

Elizo ond the boby

“Jored, thot’s o mistoke.”

soy thot? You’re o fother.

“Leoving your children behind isn’t o woy to

whot Elizo wonts, onywoy. I know I’ve treoted her terribly ond even though I don’t feel love for her, I remember some of… our post. To moke up for how I’ve treoted her,

os well os I thot if Elizo hod her

motter.” I shrugged. “I need to keep this dork future from

to look ot me with o stronge, olmost pitying look. I

with this, Xonder? I don’t even know who I om onymore! Hestio showed me o future, one thot I’m somehow involved in, ond my child, which mokes

orms out to the sides ond took o

through o lot, Jored. No one is doubting thot. But pushing owoy the people you love, the

I hote the womon I’m supposed to love. I think it would be best for everyone if

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