Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 75 – Asim

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“We only have what we give.“–Isabel Allende

Third Person POV

Lady Sanguine had disappeared. She kidnapped Neron. They left behind trails of devastation that wracked through the bodies of Lyra and Nikolai as the black portal sealed all chances of a rescue. Helplessness settled in their hearts after witnessing their daughter fall into darkness once more, Lady Sanguine usurping control of Neron’s fate. The clock was ticking, and time was no longer on their side.

Neron’s life rested in their hands.

The news traveled far and quick, reaching the ears of Alpha Anthony, his warriors, and Neron’s brothers–in- arms. Panic filled their veins like an unwelcomed injection, working alongside their adrenaline as they piled into cars and raced toward Pauline Park. Anthony’s knuckles threatened to turn white as he gripped the steering wheel, blinded with devastation from the sudden twist in events. His little sister was so close, and she slipped away again!

A war erupted on within Anthony, both sides armed with swords and shields. His brotherly side wanted Kiya away from the Osiris, but his Alpha side acknowledged that he needed the unexpected change to find the snake’s hidden fortress. Anthony knew his father was successful in planting the tracker, but he wanted Kiya back so much that he wanted to roar in frustration.

Tires screeched when he slammed his foot on the gas petal, accelerating his speed down the road. His passengers fell into a rift–raft of shouts and complaints as the car behind them tried to catch up.

“Black magic was

was at play here.” Phoebe muttered, raising her hand to the air as if she was touching glass. Her eyes shimmered like amethysts as they scanned the earthy area. “Residuals of the magic are lingering in the air. Those two haven’t disappeared for long.”

“What about the tracker?” Sapphire asked. “Do we, at least, have a signal on where Lady Sanguine is?”

“Let us pray to the Moon Goddess that the magic doesn’t interfere with the signal.” Kwame responded, fingers dancing across his tablet screen. “It is on and active, so a reading will come soon.”

“How soon?” She asked again. The Gamma arched an eyebrow, eyes still glued to his screen.

“Soon.”

Galen kicked a couple of rocks as his confuddled mind tried to make sense of everything. He was never much of an intuitive person, but he knew something didn’t feel right. He became concerned not just for his friend, but for the missing Alpha. “Hey,” Everyone turned to him. “I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but how long do you think we have until Neron dies?”

“He won’t die.” Valerian interjected; confidence interlaced in his voice. “Neron wouldn’t go out without fight.”

“How can you be sure?” Abigail spoke, rubbing Jacqueline’s arm. “This time, Neron’s opponent carries his

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heart. I’ll be the first to say it, but I don’t think Neron will fight against Lady Sanguine.”

“You’re contradicting yourself, Abigail.” The Beta retorted, his emerald carrying embers of anger. “You are doubting Neron when you say that. It is in an Alpha’s instincts to fight to survive.”

and

in love Neron is for Kiya; we’ve all seen it through his actions and words. However, Neron’s biggest adversary isn’t Osiris. He can fight Osiris until his end days, but if Kiya stands between them, he wouldn’t raise a claw against her. If you had to fight against Raina, would you raise a hand against her,

on his tongue. The simple thought of him hurting Raina was enough to tear his heart in two. His sadness and uncertainty doused the embers of anger, eyes cast

Neron has no time left. It’s not a question of how long

with suffocating heaviness. Kwame, although silent, paled at the thought of losing his best friend; the man he grew up with and trained with. Everyone else fell into silence, contemplating on what to do next. Nikolai sat

belonged to

walking over when father’s eyes dimmed. “What’s

not help Neron, but Kiya left this behind before she vanished.” The elder Alpha held up the necklace with silver snaked around the stone, hooking to the bail. Under the sunlight, the gold stone shone brightly like a miniature sun. The others walked closer to see the stone up close, enraptured

pondered. “Why would Kiya, or

is there dark energy in the gemstone?” Phoebe blurted, narrowing her eyes. She fished a handkerchief from her pocket and took it off Nikolai’s hands, cautious. “It

answered in a

placed the necklace in her satchel. “No one will handle this necklace except for me. I don’t want anyone getting infected with whatever is in the stone. There is

Diana, wings spread, soaring under the sun. She circled around before perching herself on Lyra’s shoulder. It startled the

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Diana cooed. “Don’t be

won’t help us find Neron

“No, but I might.”

emerging from the nearby trees. A youthful man emerged, adorned in an elbow–sleeved dark blue, knee–length linen kaftan with white pants and black sandals. His aureate arm cuffs glistened against his dark skin as

his jaw. “You have some nerve showing your face

exploded into violence like sprouting fireworks. Jacqueline threw the first punch and the rest of the Garnet Moon wolves joined, venting out their frustrations over their missing friend through a flurry of punches and kicks on the man they believed to be responsible. It wasn’t until Anthony’s authoritative command stopped them from killing the stranger, forcing them to scamper back to

Anthony demanded, gritting his teeth to keep his anger in check. “And why do your look like Osiris?”

name now?” The man scoffed. “Stolen the name from the lord of the dead and rebirth. Interesting choice. But no,

crowd of wolves staring in either wonder or disbelief at Asim. No one dared to move or speak. After the madness they’ve endured, trusting an outsider wasn’t an option. However, when Diana flew to Asim’s shoulder and a smile befell this face, some slackened

danger, not toward it. Diana wasn’t afraid of the

Anthony narrowed his eyes. “How are we just hearing

avatar, and he guided me here.” Asim pulls from his leather satchel a large gold amulet shaped like the ancient Ankh, encrusted with raw lapis lazuli, peridots, and turquoise. The teardrop loop circled a glittering Sunstone. Raising the talisman to the sun, a golden light show bedazzled the surroundings with strips of sunlight twirling around

faded. “Osiris is a vampire, so that makes you one as well. How the hell are you the avatar of

werewolf?”

his choices. a mystery.” Asim smirked, the corner of his eyes crinkling with his smile. “But it ties to the destiny of my brother and me. Our gods, his being Apophis, are eternal enemies. Holy light versus damning darkness. I wasn’t aware Asir was alive until Lord Ra informed me of an

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two days ago.” Kwame mentioned. The mention of Zircon Moon

leg over the other.

Asir, share the same sentiment.”

as often as I could when our mother was banished, but…” His eyes shone with sadness. “I had the chance to escape, and I took it, but it forced me to leave my brother behind. I wasn’t strong enough to go back and rescue him from that

abandoned Asir.” Anthony concluded. Asim nodded, bowing his

transcend time. No matter the distance, we’d always find each other. Now imagine that bond breaking, leading you to believe your

flinched, a hand going to her heart as she reminisced about her twin bond with Dwayne. Abigail noticed her discomfort and held

and causing chaos. I don’t know the full details of the

was hesitant. “This is

skeptical, as well. However, my only goal is to stop Asir’s madness before it bleeds beyond these grounds. With Apophis, darkness and destruction is his end goal and I don’t

son. “We don’t have any other options now. We have to