Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 94: Fight and die

Chapter 94: Fight and die

Back in the Wayland forest, Killian stopped in his tracks and observed the surroundings with wariness. His Auburn eyes turned into slits like that of a wild beast. Something seemed off about this place, he could feel it.

Up in the night sky, Theodore too stopped his flight and came down.

Killian closed his eyes as a blinding glow covered his body turning him back into his beastman form, "Did you also feel it?" he asked without relaxing his fighting stance. His instinct warned him about upcoming danger and it never failed him in the past.

Theodore too turned into his beastman form and gazed at the night forest "Anyone with good intuition can discern that something is wrong here" he lifted his hand and clenched it "My wings are losing their power, I was not even able to stay in the sky any longer"

Killian looked at his palm and chuckled eerily "Kenna is being controlled" his mouth lifted into a smirk "How dare they command something that is mine!?"

"It is Prescott, He has always been good at these kinds of things. Stealing someone else’s strength and using it to his advantage" Theodore sneered in disgust. That tiger beastman always had good skill in pissing him off, be it in the past or present.

Killian flicked his fingers bringing out the flame in the tips of his fingers "Destroy that barrier Kenna" his sharp command resounded inside the quiet forest, "Teach them to never mess with your master again"

Kenna solidified into a small flaming bird, but its eyes turned raging red "Yes master" it replied engulfing the forest with mystic fire. ’How dare they control me?’ Kenna thought inwardly burning the barrier surrounding the Wayland forest.

Back inside the cave, Prescott snapped opened his eyes, and glared in a certain direction, "Those pests!" his loud voice alerted Gregory who was lying on the ground.

"What’s gotten you so irked?" Gregory asked chuckling.

Prescott glanced at Gregory and frowned "Do you think this is funny? Someone broke my magical barrier around the Wayland forest!"

Gregory furrowed his brows "Didn’t you say that they only entered and cannot track us down?"

"That is the problem now!" Prescott said banging his hand on the stone floor of the cave "Those bastards broke my energy, I cannot control their moments any longer"

"Who in the world can break your barrier, Prescott? Not even a hundred witch masters and sages can break it" Gregory said in an alarmed voice because of the sudden failure of their plan.

Prescott shook his head and clenched his fists "Someone more powerful is inside our territory, Greg. All our plans will come to an end if we stay here any longer"

"Can you fight him?" came the quick question from Gregory. He wanted to confirm this, choosing Prescott as his ally was because of his magical powers and strength as an immortal beastman.

Prescott contemplated his reply because of the unknown fear he was feeling. All his senses screamed at him to leave, to run away. This feeling, he never felt it even when he was an ordinary beastman, much less now. Becoming an immortal beastman was not just about strength, it was about inner stability and courage, but now he felt vulnerable and he hated it.

He sighed and finally replied "I think I can hold him back, but defeating and safeguarding Iria at the same time is impossible"

Gregory gritted his teeth in annoyance "I can feel Theodore’s aura but I’m not able to detect the other one" he glanced at the entrance of the cave and narrowed his eyes "It must be one of Lyra’s mate seeing that he accompanied Theodore"

"But who?" Prescott asked

"According to the prophecy, she will have six mates no matter what," Gregory remarked "But getting another mate who is not a part of the prophecy is also possible. That child looks just like Iria, very beautiful, it is reasonable for her to attract other stronger males"

According to his years of analysis, he figured out all of her males from the prophecy required for the arrival day of the blood eclipse. Snake king although strong didn’t have any magic powers, Noah and Lucas were yet to cross the first-star stage, then that annoying bird Victor knew some important details about the gem because of his clan, but having mystic power was not possible. Then it was the prince from the scorpion tribe, Gregory knew about his control over a sage, but not anything remarkable on his own. Lastly, the foster brother of the eagle king.

He still remembered the day he first heard about Kyrell.To confirm his doubt about the prophecy, he investigated all of Lyra’s future mates before she arrived in the beast world and the most terrified he was to face in the future was Kyrell. After the death of the previous eagle king, all of their tribesmen wanted Kyrell to become their next king because of his strength. But surprisingly, Kyrell relinquished his throne to his elder brother and remained silent on the sidelines. Tribesmen who didn’t know about his real identity were displeased at the beginning but soon accepted their new king.

Even he heard this secret after manipulating the witch master of the eagle tribe. Kyrell was picked up as a plaything for his foster brother or master by the previous eagle king. Abused from childhood by them, he grew up detached and cold from the outside world. Only after witnessing his capability on his twelfth birthday, did the king decide to call him his adopted child. Gregory was not able to learn about his ability in particular but knew that he was special but scary. He really couldn’t understand Kyrell’s reason for not revolting against them until now.

He sighed, everything was so complicated. Turning back, he decided to relocate Iria before Theodore and that unknown beastman reached the cave.

"Where are you going?" Prescott asked still confused about the identity of the beastman who invaded their territory.

Gregory replied as he continued to walk into the inner side of the stone cave towards Iria’s location "We should move out of this place before they reach here"

"It is too late though" he froze in his steps hearing an eerily cold familiar voice.

Gregory widened his eyes and turned back and frowned at the figure outside the cave entrance. He glared at Prescott for not tracking their movements, hell he too was not able to detect their presence.

Prescott took his fighting stance looking warily towards Theodore and another beastman beside him. Gregory too observed the beastman beside Theodore. Midnight black hair shone against the subtle moonlight glowing outside the night sky of the Wayland forest, and his eyes were of the color of blazing fire ready to burn down anyone who crossed him, and most important aspect of this was that he was not Kyrell, it was a completely different person. He clenched his fists and cursed his luck, the idea of facing Kyrell’s hidden power was already a headache but he now had to think about escaping from another dangerous beastman.

"Are you too shocked to speak Greg?" Theodore’s mocking voice broke Gregory’s thoughts.

He smirked at him and replied "My dear old friend, I’m just surprised to see you still alive"

Theodore cracked up "It sounds like you were wishing for me to not return alive"

"I can’t say no to that" Gregory remarked "I truly wished you were dead, makes it easier for me reunite with my Iria"

"Don’t you dare say her name with that filthy mouth of yours" Theodore snapped.

"Iria, Iria, my Iria" Gregory uttered grinning to annoy Theodore. He knew about Theodore’s hot temperament, the more he is provoked, the more it is easier for them to trick and escape from this place.

Theodore frowned and took a threatening step forward "You..."

His steps came to halt as Killian held his shoulder holding him back "He is purposefully provoking you, don’t lose your focus"

Then he looked at Gregory and grinned making the latter flinch "So you are the one who kidnapped my mother-in-law?"

Although wary, Gregory raised his brows "Mother-in-law? So you really, are that wench’s mate"

As soon as those words left his mouth, blazing fire surrounded him bringing him into a panic. He gaped at Killian only to see the former glaring at him "Watch your mouth before I pull your tongue off" he said increasing the intensity of the fire.

Gregory used his merman power to dispel the fire around him and glanced at Prescott "You go inside and take out Iria to somewhere safe, I’ll join you later"

Prescott frowned and shook his head "It’s dangerous to leave you all alone Greg. You go and take Iria out, I’ll stop them here"

"It is not the right time to argue Prescott!" Gregory grumbled "I can always use teleportation magic to get out, but you will die if you stay behind"

Prescott hesitated in his steps but finally retreated towards the inner side of the cave "Be careful" he asserted as he ran inside after turning into his tiger form.

Killian glimpsed at Theodore and informed "I’ll go behind that tiger, you should stop this annoying merman"

Theodore nodded his head because he was not confident in going after Prescott because of the possibility of being controlled and took his steps towards his old friend who betrayed him in the worst way possible "You asked for this Greg" he said as he launched a striking fist on the side of Gregory’s head.