I woke up in a large dark area. Even though I am immortal I can't see a thing. I groan and felt something drip on my lip. I licked it off and I tasted the metallic taste of blood. I tried to move my arms but they are chained up. Moved my legs and found that I could move them but they are chained together. I am sitting down with my arms above my head. I still felt drowsy and unfocused. I then heard loud and heavy steps coming down. I tried to find out where they are coming from. Then a trap door opened up from the top of the ceiling. A bright light came in and I cringed when it touched my eyes. A dark chuckled filled the room.

"Well, we want you to stay awake to feel everything so we need to change your necklace," a rough voice said and I felt my eyes widen in fear. The thing pulled out a short choker necklace studded with sapphires and diamonds. He wrapped the cold metal around my neck and I shivered in fear and cold.

He laughed darkly and took off the ruby necklace. I felt some energy but I couldn't move my legs. I just had enough energy not to fall asleep. He went back up and enclosed me back in the darkness. I gasped. I have never been afraid of the dark. Even in the dark there is some light but this has none. It is just pitch black no light. I couldn't see or feel anything. I was terrified. I wanted my father, and all my friends. I started to cry. That zapped all the energy I had left and I fell into a deep sleep.

~NIQ'S POV~

I am pacing back in fourth. We are all in Lei's bedroom. Tash is crying with Kat. Leim and Geo are glaring furiously at the window. Emberstr is calling Lei's phone a million times a minute but it keeps on going to voicemail. Dak is talking to Albrotrose. Lei went to the restaurant without us and when we got home. We just noticed that she wasn't in the car. I felt so stupid. Then a sentry reported Athenians in the area she is eating. Then finally Emberstr got a hold of Lei. He started to yell at her and she being the stubborn girl she is she yell back. She started a rant and Emberstr calmed down. He started to tell her about the Athenians but she wouldn't listen and hung up on him. We started to call her repeatedly and it just went straight to her voice mail.

"We need to find her. Samuel went back to pick her up but the restaurant said that she left awhile ago," Emberstr growled. I shook my head. And felt the Wolf start to itch to go and find her. I need to tell her how I feel.

"You don't think that the Athenians took her?" Dak asked and I growled loudly. Emberstr shot me a look and glared at Dak.

"They won't even dare touch her," I growled and started to feel the change take over.

"Niq, calm down," Leim said and I glared at him. He just looked at me with understanding eyes. I growled and held the Wolf back.

"We need to talk to the Elders and the Kings and Queens now," Emberstr said and I nodded.

"I can get Albrotrose here, but Relic can't come because of her people coming during the winter, as you know it is going to be cold. So her heir will be coming," Dak said. Everyone gasped.

"I did not know she choose her heir," Emberstr said looking blankly at the floor. Everyone nodded.

"Yeah, Albrotrose just found out and told me. It is a guy," Dak said and started to leave. We all jumped up and started to move. I would go with Emberstr and go find Roderick. Tash and Geo would go find Malay and Geraldo. Kat and Leim are going to find Emilia. No one wants to go find Opal so we are just going to send one of her own helpers. After about thirty minutes everyone is in the big meeting hall.

"You are telling us that you lost the last Original offspring!" Gerteral yelled and I cringed as the Elders started to mumble. I growled and Emberstr gave me a look.

"We must do something now!" Erickson shouted and pounded his fist on the table. Some of the Elders nodded but others looked angry and skeptical.

"Why should we worry about a girl. She is causing us more trouble than we need now," Jerald said and I growled louder and Emberstr made no objection.

"Jerald, she is most likely the most powerful witch and werewolf in our lives," Neveria said with a calm look but Jerald just growled in anger.

"I don't care; she is too much trouble for us. We all know that the Athenians are just using her for bait," Jerald said and Relya nodded her head.

"Are you saying that my daughter is a liability?" Emberstr asked and I started to shake in anger.

"We are saying nothing like that. We are just not wanting to charge into battle over one life. If we do and we save her, we will lose more lives than we would if we wait," Relay said and I saw a lot of Elders bristling and growling. Even the Kings and Queens are glaring at her. I tried to calm down but I couldn't.

"Relic told me that this girl is strong. She can hold through for awhile. Also she seems like a girl who likes to be on her own. She may thank you now for saving her but later on she will get mad thinking that you did want her in the war," a young voice said and everyone's head looked to the right. A tall young man with long black hair and the darkest blue eyes spoke those words. He smelled of Fae. This must be Relic's heir I thought and growled at what he said.

"Who might you be?" Gerteral asked and the young man bowed a little.

"I am Micklous, but you may call me Mick," he said and looked everyone in the eye.

"What do you know so much about Lei! She is part Original! She is important to our realm!" I shouted not able to keep in my rage anymore.

Mick turned his dark gaze to me.

"You must be close to the Princess," he said making it a stamen than a question. I growled.

"I see. You then must know how she acts and do you think that she would want to be saved, by taking more lives than saving them," he said calmly and I slowly released that he has a point. I may not like it but Lei would not want anyone killed for her. I growled and sank back into my seat.

"Then it is settled. We will wait until everyone is at the palace," Relya said and got up and left. The other Elders left too but with more looks of sorrow than happiness. The Kings and Queens left quickly for some reason. I stayed with Emberstr. He shook with anger I could feel it coming off of him in huge waves.

"Everyone left to call their troops faster," he growled and I nodded.

"Do you want me to call our troops?" I asked and he nodded.

"After the first few hundred come we are going after her," he growled and looked up. I recoiled back. His hair is darker and his white stripe whiter. His eyes are a purple fire. He looks like he wants to change and tear anybody to shreds.

"Yes, Emberstr," I said and held my hand over my heart and bowed. I left quickly and heard him howl and something crash and break. I winced.

We need to find her fast I thought and ran up the stairs. I walked into the sentry and told him to go find the werewolves and tell them to hurry.

"At once," he said and transformed into a huge golden eagle. He flew off and is followed by others. I nodded and started to walk back down the stairs.

I promise Lei, we will find you before something bad happens. If you are hurt in any way I will wipe out the whole army by myself if I have to. I will get you back and protect you from anything that comes in your way. Even if I have to give up my life I silently vowed as I walked to the gym and started to train.

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