Ariana cried out as a force raised and her full demon surfaced, her hair was red, her nose pointed, long ears and long, sharp claws. She had a wing at her back and pointed canines with long fangs.
She looked at Dracula who was stunned, he wondered how she got wings and it occurred to him that her mother was half demon, half vampire and now she’s half demon, half vampire and half human.
She unleashed some insects on the demons which ate them up slowly. She didn’t know how she got those powers or how to control them but all she felt was magic inside her and her demon doing its best to kill Dracula.
Dracula became invisible and attacked her but she blocked all his attacks and was getting past his defences.
He wondered if she could see him clearly as she was quick to retaliate. Dracula felt weakened when an insect bit him and he teleported to the house and Ariana followed him.
He was stunned to see her, holding the monk’s sword with so much power and strength coming out of her. He filled the air with smoke, trying to block her visions but she was still able to defend herself.
She could see clearly and her senses pointed out his moves. She grabbed him and flung him at the wall.
He groaned slightly as he tried to stand up, she attacked him with the sword and he dodged her attacks, trying to get in control.
Large balls of fire sprouted in her hands and she threw them at him, setting the house ablaze as he dodged each ball.
He teleported back to the forest and she followed him. Angry now, he squeezed her bones and she cried out.
Fiona and Ava rushed to help her as fought Dracula who flew to the sky. He descended, his sword pointed as he aimed for Ariana’s heart.
She flew from the spot and he crashed to the ground, raising dust. She used her whole energy to raise the sword but he blocked it, bringing it close to her neck as they struggled together.
She let out a growl as she pushed him and kicked his stomach. He held his tummy, coughing out blood as he stared at her with anger.
He pulled her by her wings and she hit the ground. He dragged her leg, lifting her as he bashed her into the wall.
She groaned and tried to stand up but he pinned her hands to the wall as she held unto the monk’s sword tightly. He tried to collect it from her but she didn’t release it.
He kicked her stomach severally as blood oozed out of her mouth and tears of blood out of her eyes. She looked at him weakly, smiling as he got frustrated.
He tried to stab her and she kicked his face, using her leg to push him back as she freed herself.
She teleported back to the forest and he went after her. Fiona and Ava attacked Dracula, giving Ariana time to rest as she placed her head on the tree, panting to breathe.
Brooklyn couldn’t control himself again as scenes of what had happened played in his head. He screamed and held his head, trying to bury all his thoughts but couldn’t. Images of the way Austin looked at him filled his head and he held his head furiously wishing the images would disappear.
Ariana looked at him with hatred, she wanted to pull his heart out and slice it into pieces. She went to help Fiona up whom Dracula had flung to a rock.
“That’s the only thing that can kill him. But be careful, it zaps out your strength” Fiona said, pointing at the monk’s sword, Ariana looked at the strange-looking sword and wondered why. It felt heavy in her hand but also felt like it supplied her with power. She didn’t get weary of using it, rather got energized.
She tried to calculate how she would use it to kill Dracula but no chance was available. The only chance was to interrupt and stab him without him knowing but it didn’t seem so easy.
She flew to the sky and rushing with speed, she tried to stab Dracula but he vanished. She tried to scent him but couldn’t find him. Her demon alerted her to danger and she jumped out of panic, escaping Dracula’s sword by mere chance.
He looked at her with fury and she scowled at him, now determined to end him. She attacked him hurriedly, trying her best to stab him but he kept rolling over.
She caused after him angrily and he kicked her stomach, she groaned with pain but didn’t let it weaken her. She dropped the sword and engaged in a claw fight with him, struggling to claw out his face as hr retorted too. She was caught up in getting his claws off her face and clawing his.
She elbowed his face and he stopped, weak. His eyelid had swollen and she had made a mark on his left eye side.
Seeing him lifeless, Ariana sat on the ground and tried to regain her breath, Dracula who noticed that she had loosed her guard took a knife silently from his cloth. He drove it into her arm and she left out a loud cry. Her arm was bleeding profusely and she held it as Fiona helped her up while Ava kept Dracula busy.
Charlotte wrapped a piece of her cloth around Ariana’s arm, muttered some words and the pain reduced. Ariana looked at Charlotte with a questioning gaze and looked at her tummy.
The baby bump was visible already but not big. She felt grateful for the assistance Charlotte was rendering even when in an unstable condition.
Muttering words of determination and courage to herself, she took the sword and went after Dracula. She flung the sword in circles but he fled. She ran after him and dragged him to a tree.
She flung him at a tree 4 times and he got weakened, she bashed his head on the tree and blood flowed out of his mouth. He stayed there, motionless and very tired. With all her strength she raised the sword and with the help of Ava who froze his hand to the sides of the tree, she drove the monk’s sword to his heart.
Dracula made a loud cry of horror as he looked at her. Blood splashed on her face but she drove the sword into his heart several times and finally, he muttered some words and died. His body withered and fell away as black smoke in the air.
She fell to her knees, weak and very tired. She rested her head on the sword, crying. Fiona patted her should, kneeling beside her as everyone let out a shout of victory.
Ariana moved to Austin’s cold body and let out a tear. “What is the essence of this victory if you’re not here to lead your pack? Is this even called victory?” She questioned with sadness.
“You’re not dead. Just wake up! Please, I promise never to leave your side again for the rest of our lives. I promise to always be by your side please just wake up!” She cried out, hugging his shoulders. She stared at his face as tears dropped from her eyes.
She closed her eyes and moved her face closer to his. She kissed his lips as tears trickled to his face. She stood up, pushed the sword on the ground in front of him and turned her back weeping as she wondered how she would live her life.
The tears from her eyes rested on his face for a few seconds and got sucked in. The tear moved inside his body as his hands began to move slowly with his eyes shut tightly.
The tear moved to his eyes and rested there. A force lifted him from the ground, and rings of fire formed around him as everyone looked at it. His eyes were still shut tightly as powers flowed around his whole body and finally he opened his eyes.
“Ariana” Charlotte called slowly, still in shock but Ariana shook her head, indicating that she wanted to be alone. Charlotte tapped her again and she turned to shout at Charlotte but her words got stuck when she saw Austin’s face.
He was smiling at her with his arms spread out. She hesitated, thinking she was hallucinating until Charlotte tapped her.
She ran into his arms and he hugged her tightly, lifting her as he twirled. She cried as she held his shoulder and he held her tightly. He released her and used his palm to clean her tears. ”Thank you. Thank yoh so much, you have restorer my life” He whispered and she nodded trying to control her tears.
Fiona ran to hug him immediately and he hugged her back, she hugged Ariana also, wiping tears from her eyes as she smiled broadly.
They looked around, everywhere was badly damaged. The trees were half burnt and uprooted. The remaining survivors all hugged each other and began to leave the forest after paying their tributes to all who lost their lives. They were just 13 in number.
Ava wept as Charlotte held her. She was struggling to go to her father’s body but Charlotte held her close, feeling pity for her.
They all went to the Shaman’s house and freshen up. Everyone looked fatigued and Fiona suggested that they had some rest before deciding on how to restore everything to the way it was.
AFTER TWO DAYS
Ariana had woken up and she was staring at Charlotte. “Why didn’t you tell me you were a demon?” Ariana questioned.
“I wish I did but I couldn’t, they were in search of a demon and you weren’t there. I didn’t want to elope like you, I’m was pregnant” Charlotte answered and Ariana nodded.
Ava walked inside weakly, she didn’t talk to anyone most of the time and all she did was bury herself in the spell book. She had lost all her vibrancy and youthfulness.
“How would we solve this problem now that the world is aware that wolves exist?” Fiona inquired walking inside, she had just come back from Brooklyn’s house. He was going wild already as he would have nightmares anytime he closes his eyes and heard Dracula’s threats.
“There’s a way, Ariana is the one who can do it. The Luna needs to carry out the forget it all spell. She would enchant the whole world and everyone would forget about all that had happened” Ava read out from the book of spells.
“But if I do that, how would the people come back? Wouldn’t they feel that it’s strange to leave a place and return without reason?” Ariana inquired and Ava shook her head.
“No, the spell would make them come back also. There’s another which we could use to fix the country, it’ll be carried out by the alpha” Ava informed and Austin nodded.
The next day, they went to the streets. Austin began to use the spell to fix things back to the way they were before while Ariana was in the forest. She performed the spell and a speck of blue dust filled the air.
The next day, people started returning to their residents. “When would you like to go back to school honey?” Austin teased and Ariana smiled.
“As long as I’ll be by your side, I’m willing to go to the sun and reside there. I’m willing to stop schooling so I can be beside you” She answered and he kissed her lips.
“What if any other demon is still out there?” Ariana inquired, slightly afraid at the thought.
“Then we’ll defeat them together or perish together, though I think defeating them with our kids would be better” He replied and she hugged him.
Things resumed to the way they were before but this time Ava became the new Shaman, she became too quite and buried herself in the spell book, sometimes conjuring her father’s spirit.
Charlotte gave birth to a female child whom she named Ava. She continued to school the next year, though Donald who is the new beta had finished school.
Ariana and Austin both decided to further their studies and not have a baby for the meantime, seeing how Ava was getting her parents stressed.
They formed a new squad to train werewolves for fighting during emergencies and protecting everyone.
Fiona smiled at the new changes, she wished her husband and Harry had lived to see as the country blossomed. Tears came to her eyes as she remembered the life’s or those lost just for the world to have peace.
Austin finished high school and took over the business with Ariana being his assistant. They were to have a small wedding with only werewolves being invited as they would make a toast to their new beginning, their victory and the progress of the country.
Brooklyn was being treated specially as he began to recover his sanity though his powers were caged forever.
THE END