The Masked Vampire King's Accidental Bride
Chapter 176: A beast

Chapter 176: A beast

"Nath, she is drowning. Save her," Kadakali shouted, looking at Nath in horror.

She was shocked to see that the man who jumps on the first opportunity to save Elliana wasn’t budging from his place today.

They looked at the Witch Prince, whose hands were clenched by his side as he looked at the scene with a neutral expression.

"Suppress your effects around her," Nath said to Jalizana, who looked at him in shock.

"Are you out of your mind, Nath? Do you want to kill her? If I reduce my effects around her, then her own powers will take over her, and the ocean water will bow down to her. Don’t you know what will happen after that? The sirens would be alerted," Jalizana said, and Nath hummed.

He walked to his throne seat and sat on it casually, his gaze meeting with Arizona, as he asked for permission from her.

Arizona looked at Nath, her eyes asking just one question - was he sure about this?

Nath nodded at her, and she took a deep shaky breath before looking at Jalizana.

"Suppress your powers, Jalizana," Arizona ordered, feeling her heart ache for her daughter.

"She will die," Kadakali’s eyes welled with tears, and Nath shook his head.

"She will survive. I believe in her. She will survive, and she will come out the strongest she has been," Nath thinned his lips, his hand clenching around the small ice globe made on the armrest.

"Till when will we keep protecting her? Will we always leave our entire work to look over a human girl? It’s supposed to catch everyone’s attention. That day it was the black clan, today it was Gertrude, and tomorrow it will be some other witch. It’s our presence and protection that will put her in more danger than her powers," Nath said, looking at the scene before taking a deep breath.

"You are taking a very big risk, Nath. If you want to make her start learning to protect herself, you can try it some other time. The sirens are waking up, Nath. Please allow me to protect her one time," Jalizana looked at the water, and then at Elliana, who wasn’t even trying to struggle to get out of the water.

She looked at Nath, whose gaze was nearly trembling as they waited for Elliana to do something, to struggle a bit so that her powers could realize she need help.

’Please move, Elliana!’ Vanazana looked at the globe, hoping her words would reach the girl.

"I am sorry," she said after some time, and Nath knitted his brows.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Nath widened his eyes when he saw Jalizana place her hand over the globe.

"No!" Nath shouted, knowing all too well that she will nearly cause a storm if she messed with Elliana’s energies after pulling them back while she was in the water.

He rushed to her and grabbed her hand before pulling it away from the globe, making everyone look at Nath with a helpless expression.

Meanwhile, Elliana looked at the surface with a smile on her face.

It was peaceful. The way the water was surrounding her body, covering her in its waves as if engulfing her in a capsule, a capsule that no one would be able to penetrate.

She was in a trance. A trance that the water surrounding her and the humiliation she felt created in her mind, the mind that needed an escape from all the constant pain and struggle.

There was no sound anymore. The sounds of people screaming for her were also drowning in the background.

Was it the end? Elliana closed her eyes, raising her hand towards the surface and opening her palm as if waving at her friends goodbye one last time.

It was an interesting scenario. Will the predatory marine animals come for her and eat her first or will her lungs give up first? Elliana hummed to herself, her lungs aching with all the water that had entered them and the pressure her body was feeling.

The deeper she was going, the more her body felt like it would explode.

Maybe this was for the greater good? Everything would be happy without her, no? Everything would be so easy for everyone. The negative thoughts started engulfing her mind.

It all lasted for a minute before the image of her friends screaming for her through the surface was distorted and replaced with Dexter’s face.

Wait. Dexter’s face? Elliana came out of her trance, and her eyes widened in shock as she realized what was happening.

She was dying?!

She flailed her arms and legs. She had come too far below the surface. No matter how much she tries, her body won’t be able to take the pressure and would drown now.

No. She can’t die just like that. What about meeting her mom? What about her team that is dependent on her for their guidance? No. She can’t leave them all just for a little peace of mind.

Dying is the easiest thing in the world you can do selfishly, but living, that’s where your true strength is seen.

No! Elliana screamed in her mind, moving her body as hard as she could, and she was about to use her powers to go up and save both herself and Dexter who was coming down to get her when suddenly she felt a storm brewing below her.

The storm was so strong that her eyes widened and she placed her hand in front of her face to protect herself.

What is the doing? She asked herself. Right now wasn’t the time to save herself, but Dexter too. He came to save her

Elliana looked at the hope and despair in Dexter’s eyes and felt her lips trembling.

She closed her eyes and focused her energy on her hands like Yaretzi had taught her.

"She is doing it," Arizona stood from her place, and Nath nodded.

"She is doing it,"

"Kadakali, suppress her powers now, or we all will see a real storm that will engulf the entire ship in its eye," Nath ordered, and Kadakali smiled before she placed her hands on the globe, closing her eyes.

That’s it. She had been waiting for this moment.

"Aa!" Elliana screamed, taking a mouthful of water as the water around her started circling in a tornado, raising her towards Dexter.

She held Dexter’s hand and pushed herself out, both of them surfacing together.

"Dexter!"

"Elliana!" Everyone shouted, and she coughed loudly, looking down at the mess she made.

"Quickly, get up on the ship," Elliana practically pulled Dexter onto the ship hurriedly, and it wasn’t long before a large water blast-like thing happened near where they were earlier, making the water rise towards the sky and everyone looked at the sky in shock.

"Aaah!" Kadakali screamed before she was thrown away from the globe because of the impact, her body slamming on the ice wall, making the witches look at their friend in shock and concern.

They waited for her to stand and speak again.

"Did I do it?" Kadakali asked, coughing blood, and everyone looked at Arizona, who looked away with a sigh.

That’s right. She gave birth to a beast and GOAT of the witch community.

Author’s Note- Dedicated to liany for their support (Golden ticket bonus Chapter).