Lyla stares at the note in disbelief. "We never told this person any of this...he was just a weary traveler," she says, staring back at the blood-stained note. Thando shakes her head and seats herself down. "Then it is a wendigo...this one perhaps is a rather old one. Its powers are too much for the human eye. It used some type of dark magic and caused this."
My blood runs cold. This creature somehow lured people into the location it was at. I've heard stories of these beasts but was this the real thing? How did it even get here in the first place?
"Can't these things get hurt by silver and fire? It can't be that hard?" Silvaus answers, raising an eyebrow. Thando chuckles and nods. "Well yes. You aren't wrong. However, the only thing we have is fire. My granddaughter knows a few fire spells. Silver, on the other hand, is something we don't seem to have. Both are said to actually kill a wendigo. We don't have enough fire to actually kill it." she replies, quietly.
Lyla sighs and taps her fingers on the table. "So we're basically screwed. My magic isn't that strong and there isn't a piece of silver around here" she groans.
Cia sighs and Mika quietly sits at the table. "We can try but if we can't damage it enough then it's basically a suicide mission" Mika quietly adds.
I gulp and look over to Julian. It seems like he's shaking. "Are you okay?" I whisper to him. He stops and looks up. "Um...yes. Well, if this thing is now impossible to kill then...we're being sent to our deaths" he whispers back.
I watch him sit down on the floor and hug his knees close to him. He drops to the ground and lays there. He looks up "I'm having a crisis right now...don't fret" he says, letting a wheezy laugh out.
I shake my head and roll my eyes. "You always have some type of crisis. Get up..." I snort, holding a hand out to him. He grabs my hand and lifts himself off the floor.
"I'm sure we can find a way to kill it" I assure him.
Julian grabs my hand and squeezes. "I know..." He furrows his eyebrow then continues, "Are you sure about that though? This thing has speed and strength beyond your imagination. I guess this explains the cold whether we've felt." he says, sighing a bit. I look down at my boots. Doubt and fear starts to cloud my mind. We are really going to our deaths, aren't we?
Cia sighs and walks over to the library door. I watch as she slowly places her hand on the doorknob. She opens the door and Lyla and Mika head in after her. I glance back at Silvaus who rubs his forehead and sits back down.
"I do have one thing to offer you all" Thando speaks up. I look to her and narrow my eyes. "Another potion?" I ask sarcastically. She laughs and shakes her head. "No my pup. A magical spell. A shield actually. It will only last for about 10 minutes. That's all I can offer you all" she answers.
Silvaus sighs and gets up from his seat. He looks towards Julian and places his hand on his shoulder. "Well, I'm sorry we never really got to know each. If Ophira and you make it out. Just know this, you have my permission to date her or whatever" he says.
I glare up at him and Julian takes a step back. His eyes widen and he turns his head away from me. "Did you really just say that? We're all in turmoil and you decide to tell him that?!" I protest angrily.
"What? Don't think I didn't notice when I walked in on you two 'hugging'. It's obvious you two are more than friends now" Silvaus answers, winking me. This man I swear! He's worse than Julian's shenanigans.
Thando chants something and Silvaus heads towards the library. A blue aura wraps itself around us. "Come, my children. I will bestow one last prayer on to you" Thando says, beckoning us. Julian and I walk up to her. She takes my left hand in hers than Julian's right hand. "Remember to draw strength from each other. Both of you have an extraordinary gift. Make your parents proud. I will remain up here and send my prayers down to you and my girls. Now go."
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We enter the library and there are three wolves. Cia is light brown with specks of black, Lyla is dark brown and has a golden bracelet on both her arms, and Mika stands there on all fours. Her fur is white and her face has red markings that bare a resemblance to the kitsune mask.
Silvaus stands there with gray and white fur. He snorts and lifts a claw to the book. He yanks it towards himself and the bookshelf slides to reveal the entryway. Lyla enters and snaps her lupin fingers together. An ember lights up in the palm of her claw and she travels down the path with Cia. Mika looks up and me and nods her head. I nod back and she follows the other two. Silvaus glances up at me and sighs. He then trails in after her.
I transformation and glance back at Julian. His eyes are closed for a moment then he opens them. I grab his hand and gaze up at him. "We can do this. Don't worry" I assure him. He tightens his hand around my claw. "I don't want to lose you. I don't want to lose anyone..." he whispers, frowning up at me. I shake my head. "No, we'll be fine. I'll make sure of that" I hesitate for a few seconds then continue, "Julian" I say. He stares back at me for a moment then responds. "Y-yes?" I look down at the ground then back up at him. "Remember. We can do this. You know I love you right?"
He takes my other hand and presses his forehead to mine. "Yes, I'm aware. I love you too. Now let's go spiral down to our deaths."
