The Omega Mated To The Four

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The Omega: Mated To The Four

Chapter Eighty Four

The next morning, the air crackled with tension as we stood in a wide, open clearing at the heart of the training grounds. Unlike the previous trials, there were no trees to hide behind, no shadows to blend into. This time, we would be exposed. Vulnerable.

At the center of the clearing, a pedestal made of smooth, white stone stood tall. Upon it, a flame burned-not an ordinary fire, but a deep, ethereal blue that shimmered like liquid starlight. It didn't flicker, nor did it cast shadows.

This was no normal fire.

Eira paced before us, her sharp eyes sweeping over our group. "This is the Eternal Flame," she announced. "A manifestation of pure magic, and the heart of this trial."

I could feel the power radiating from it. My wolf stirred uneasily, sensing its significance.

Eira's gaze darkened. "Your task is simple-keep the flame alive."

Isaiah frowned. "From what?"

Eira's lips curled into a smirk. "From everything."

At her words, the air shifted.

A powerful pulse of magic erupted from the pedestal, sending a gust of wind blasting through the clearing. The moment it settled, creatures began

materializing from the earth-figures of glowing blue light, humanoid in shape but featureless, their movements eerily smooth. Magical constructs.

One, two, four... then ten.

They kept appearing, surrounding us in a tightening circle.

"Some will attack the flame," Eira continued. "Others will attack you. If the fire dies, you fail. If you fall before it's over, you fail."

She took a step back, arms crossed. "Let's see if you've learned anything."

The moment the words left her lips, the constructs attacked.

Elijah reacted first, moving in a blur of speed. His shield in hand while his energy blade flared to life, slicing through the air in a wide arc. The first construct shattered under the force, but before its pieces even hit the ground, another one formed.

"They regenerate! You must be fucking th me!" Austin cursed, throwing up a wall of ice just as two constructs lunged for the flame The frost slowed them, but cracks formed immediately.

"They're not stopping," Isaiah growled, his shadows curling around his arms. “If we don't work together, we're going to be overwhelmed,"

J knew he was right.

I took a deep breath, forcing my mind to focus, Think, Stormi.

If we wasted time taking down the constructs, we'd lose. If we only defended,

we'd be forced back until the flame was exposed. We had to do both-attack and defend-but in a way that didn't exhaust us.

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ising high to create a protective dome. At the same time, Austin reinforced it with

the front line!" Elijah called, slashing through another construct.

said, his shadows surging forward to ensnare the next wave of attackers. They

That left me.

battlefield was chaotic-our defenses held, but just barely. Constructs kept appearing, adapting to our tactics. They started moving smarter, dodging attacks, shifting their focus from us to

gritted my teeth. No. I won't let them

Then I saw it-

through a gap in the

Too fast. Too close.

for me to shift that

surged forward, and I tackled the construct just before its hand could touch the flame. We hit the ground hard, but I didn't stop-l flipped to my feet, grabbing it by the throat with my jaw, and with a burst of raw energy, I

moment it disintegrated, I turned back to the

"Elijah, you're faster-hold the line! Isaiah, use your shadows to reinforce the barriers. We can't let

They obeyed without question.

any construct that got too close. Isaiah's shadows thickened, weaving between Alex and Austin's fire-and-ice dome, forming an

constructs

was faster, stronger,

Then-

of the others. More solid more dangerous it towered above everyone as my wolf did. And it

It went for me.

time to react before it slammed into me, sending me flying across

clearing.

exploded in my ribs as

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forced myself up, gasping. My vision blurred, but I could still

me, its arm forming into a jagged

was going to kill

moving to intercept-

growled, ignoring the

reached for my power, for the bond with my

And the world sharpened.

The construct stabbed downward-

I dodged. Barely.

arm and yanking it

its chest, channeling a burst of raw energy

a second,

Then-

BOOM.

pure energy, the force knocking me backward. But

didn't fall.