The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 84

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.

1 clenched my fists. Then we do this my way

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a protective dome. At the same time, Austin reinforced it with layers of ice, forming an intricate barrier-fire to burn,

front line!" Elijah called, slashing through another construct. "I can't keep them off

next wave of attackers. They twisted around the constructs, holding them back just long enough for Elijah to cut

That left me.

kept appearing, adapting to our tactics. They started moving smarter, dodging attacks, shifting their focus from us to the

gritted my teeth. No. I

Then I saw it-

slipping through a gap in the barrier,

Too fast. Too close.

for me to shift that

wolf 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

you're faster-hold the line! Isaiah, use your shadows

They obeyed without question.

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

constructs kept

was faster,

Then-

more dangerous it towered above everyone as my wolf did. And it didn't

It went for me.

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

clearing.

my ribs as I

a moment, the

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up, gasping. My vision blurred, but I could still see-the

forming into a

going to

shouted, already moving to intercept- but

I growled, ignoring the pain. No.

power, for the bond with my

And the world sharpened.

The construct stabbed downward-

I dodged. Barely.

biting its arm and yanking

chest, channeling a burst of raw

a second,

Then-

BOOM.

construct exploded into pure energy, the force

didn't fall.