Okay so here it is… the sequel to my first big Darkest Powers story. I was very happy to see how many people reviewed excited for this so I've decided to start ahead of schedule. So… ENJOY!
P.S. Please make sure you've read Uncertain Decisions before this or it will get confusing :)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Darkest powers or any of the characters coming from the books.
(Chloe's point of view)
"You need to focus on releasing the spirits." Terra told me. I could feel them ebbing closer to me, dragging themselves by broken legs and rotting teeth. "They can't hurt you." Terra said behind me. "Just extend your field and release." I was trying so hard, my eyes were squeezed shut as I felt for my 'field of power' and pushed it outward toward the animals coming at me. Once I felt the spirits of the poor deceased animals in my range I released. "Good." Terra finally sighed.
I opened my eyes to see the tiny corpses of the animals resting around me. A shiver ran down my back, Terra had told me that this was something I needed to get used to. Putting souls back in their bodies and releasing under pressure and from different ranges was a commonly used skill in combat.
"Can I have a break?" I asked her feeling horrible for the tiny creatures.
"Of course, take as long as you need. That must have been tiring. To tell you the truth Chloe, that is a skill that is rarely mastered by adult necros and you just did it on your third try. Whatever the Edison group did, it will help you become a very successful necromancer." I blushed at Terra's praise before turning to find Derek and Mike. They usually practiced out back. I knew my way from the clearing by now. This was my third lesson from Terra in the woods.
I walked through the trees and into the yard of the house. Before I could leave the forest I heard growls and snarls coming from behind the house. I ran around to find Mike pinning Derek to the ground. Jacob was standing off to the side laughing hysterically. He heard me approach and waved me over to stand beside him.
I walked over slowly. It was strange, seeing Derek there pinned by another werewolf deemed helpless made me feel like tearing into Mike with every ounce of strength I had.
Jacob looked over at me, seeing me tense as if I were ready to run over and pounce. I felt his restraining hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry, it's just training. Mike wouldn't hurt your mate."
I froze at the statement. "He's not my mate." I told Jacob quietly. "He's just my boyfriend." But I felt that the statement was false.
"Sure, that's why you look like you want to become homicidal just because Mike has him beat." Jacob said with a smirk. "Maybe you don't get it, but to everyone else who knows anything about it it's obvious." I felt my face turn red and turned back to the fight. Jacob's hand was still restraining me.
Derek was struggling under Mike, and it all happened so fast. One second Derek was flailing under him, the next Mike was in the air and Derek was springing to his feet. He pounced down pinning Mike down with all his weight and brought his face down to Mike's neck. "I win." Derek said quietly before jumping up and reaching down to help Mike stand.
"What was that all about?" I asked Jacob.
"That my dear, is the best way to kill a werewolf. Our saliva isn't only used to change humans. It takes much longer for a werewolf's wounds to heal when there is another werewolf's saliva on it." He smiled at my bewildered look and turned back to the group.
They were walking over to us, Derek was smiling hugely and it sent my heart into frantic beating.
"Hey." I said jogging over to him and planting a quick kiss on his lips.
"Hey, Chlo," He said pulling me into his chest. "What're you doing here?" He asked throwing an arm over my shoulder and walking with me toward the front of the house.
"Taking a break, I mastered an advanced technique." I told him proudly. I still couldn't get the image of Derek, stuck under Mike out of my mind. I'd always thought that nothing could beat Derek. He'd always kept me safe, and he seemed so unbreakable.
"That's great." He said with a slight smile. "I'm done for the day." He told me moving over to the bench on the deck.
"I should go back soon; Terra is still waiting for me." I told him giving a fleeting glance toward the forest. I didn't want to move, we barely got any time together lately with our different training schedules.
He nodded and sat back on the bench with a sigh. I couldn't allow myself to sit back and relax with him or I'd never get up. I stood up and kissed him quickly before running back into the woods.
I was almost there when I heard voices in the forest ahead.
"It makes me nervous." Terra was saying.
"It is strange, the whole feeling of her changed after she got bitten by that werewolf." It was the ghost of a witch I'd met before, the one that had warned me about Derek.
"Between that and the genetic modification I don't know what to expect from her, Janelle." Was that the witch's name?
I was still too far off for either of them to notice me.
"I think this is all just asking for trouble. With all this going on and changing her DNA for all we know she might just combust." Combust? As in ka-boom like an unstable time-bomb, or mentally. Would I just lose my mind? I decided it was time to intercede before Terra thought differently about teaching me and before I heard something that I would regret. I walked loudly making my presence known, stumbling over roots and tripping over branches.
"Hey," I said cheerfully walking into the clearing.
"Are you okay?" Terra asked with genuine concern. "You never make that much noise."
"I guess I was just being careless." I said with a small grin. "Excited to get back to work," I looked around the clearing, but as I expected Janelle was gone.
We got back to work on the same things, extending my range while summoning and releasing multiple creatures. The whole time my mind was wandering back to what I overheard.
"I think this is all just asking for trouble. With all this going on and changing her DNA for all we know she might just combust." I shivered and it definitely wasn't from the cold. I couldn't stop the creatures advance, I couldn't focus.
"Stop." I called out and opened my eyes. "Terra can you release them? I guess I'm just tired." I said standing up not waiting for her to dismiss me before running into the thick surrounding forest.
Okay so I'm hoping this isn't too OOC. Thanks for reading and PLEASE REVIEW!!!
