A/N : Finally! A new update. Anyway, two or three more chapters and this will be over. Thanks for all the support guys. I know you've waited a really long time for this.


Laws of the Nox Orbis

We sign this treaty now in hopes of protecting what is left of our sacred species. Here we outlay the laws of all Night species; the Night Children, the Wise Ones, the Moon Children, Skin Walkers, the Fae, and any creature in between that dwells the Night.

To protect the species we instill these rules. To keep our species safe we, the High Council of Night, hereby agree that these two rules are above and beyond the most important to our society and is to be followed by all within the Nox Orbis. To keep the peace between us and those who live in the Day and to keep our species pure we make this decree:

1.) Humans cannot be told of the Nox Orbis

2.) It is illegal to fall in love with another Species


Nyxcate had read the Night treaty a million times over. Never had it spoken about what would happen if the soulmate principle existed. Everywhere it spoke about it as though it were a myth. Every book, every scroll. But, it was the only way to explain her loyalty to the witch-boy. And she could feel the connections between the self-proclaimed soulmates. Why had no one made certain that this principle would not be regulated if it did exist? But, then no one believed in the Wild Powers or the Soulmate Principle. It was a myth. A myth they now knew was the truth.

"Nyxcate, Alder wants you to start the spell once more. We've collected our dead."

Garnet said from her place at the door. Nyxcate sighed, moving to follow the woman out of her bedroom. To continue the nightmare of pain.


Ivy hurried down to the dungeons. She'd heard the whispers since the moment they arrived and knew that Alder would tell her nothing. She slipped passed the guards and saw them. She watched, silently, unsure of what she was doing there. She had never been able to observe her son without his normal barriers. Inside the cell Ash held Mary-Lynnette close.

"It's impossible, sweetheart," he murmured.

She nodded, slightly annoyed, "I realize. I just want to be free of this place."

They'd been trying to find a way out since they were thrown in.

"We'll die here." Morgead said bitterly.

Iliana whimpered, burying her face into Hugh's chest. Hugh's arms tightened around her.

Maggie sighed, "Thanks for that, Blackthorne."

"I'm just telling the truth."

"Doesn't mean you have to bring up the impossibility of our situation!"

"Oh shut up!" Jez said,her voice showing how dumb this all was.

Maggie's eyes narrowed and Mary-Lynnette sighed, but it was Ash who jumped in.

"Enough bickering. It isn't going to help us get out of this."

"He started..." Maggie began.

She drifted off quickly as she caught sight of the look on his face. He nodded when he realized she understood that the argument was over.

"I don't care who started it. I'm ending it."

Ivy made her decision then. She moved forward, but pulled back as guards moved around her. She'd have to wait for a guard change before she betrayed her husband.


"How did you get in?" Rashel asked as they walked through the dark castle.

Phil had been able to send them a message and they'd met him at the South wall so he could let them in.

"A girl let me in." he replied.

"Did you use magic to get her to do it? Or what?"

"No."

"Then how?" Quinn demanded, staying ahead of them in case someone surprised them.

"Yeah, Phil, stop beating around the bush," Rashel chimed in, watching their backs.

"I walked into her outside while I was waiting for the both of you. I thought she was just some Night girl until Ruby came out to get her. It sounded like she was someone important, who was supposed to be locked up. She led me away from Ruby and brought me inside."

"How do we know we're not walking into a trap?" Quinn asked, looking skeptical.

"We don't." Rashel replied.

"Look," Phil said exasperatedly, "Either we take this chance or we leave."

Rashel sighed, "Keep going. We should be able to handle it if something happens."


Three hours had passed and Ivy was beginning to believe that the guards would never not be on duty when she caught her break. The guard fell asleep at his post and she gripped the stake she held in her hand tighter. She walked over and hit him as hard as she could with it, making certain that the guards outside the door didn't notice. She quietly listened, waiting.

"That witch girl Lord Redfern is keeping around is still running this war. These Daybreakers can't touch us so long as we've got her..." she heard the one say.

She took the keys and walked quickly to the cell, unlocking it.

"We have to hurry before the guards come," she said.

Mary-Lynnette was up on her feet before the others, the first to notice her. The others were sprawled out quickly moving to stand up.

"Your daughter's doing this." Mary-Lynnette said, her tone accusing, "Your using a child you condemned and pretended didn't exist to destroy the children you raised and loved. How can a parent not love their children and accept them because they have a mind of their own?"

"I know," Ivy said quietly, "I have always been so afraid of Adler that I let him control my own thoughts and feelings. But, no more."

Ash stood there, confused by the conversation between his mother and his wife.

What are you talking about? he asked, looking down at Mary-Lynnette.

Your mother had an affair and another child. She's the reason we can't catch a break on the battle front.

Ash looked at her, bewildered.

Sara told me before we left.

What do you mean 'no more'?" Iliana asked, noticing the communication happening between Ash and Mary-Lynnette.

Ivy looked at the blonde girl.

"You have a job to do." she said, "And I'm going to lead you out of here. We have to hurry. The guard will only sleep so long."

The eight of them began trailing out, but Jez stopped Mary-Lynnette an unspoken question going between them as they looked at each other. Their growing friendship allowing them to understand one another without words. Could they trust Ivy? Mary-Lynnette shrugged. They were about to find out. Jez sighed and followed Mary-Lynnette out.

"You knocked him out," Ash said, bending down and seeing the wound on the guard.

He sounded awed as he looked back at her. Ivy led them through the castle, allowing them to disarm the guards as they moved. She was taken aback by how swiftly and practiced they were able to take down each guard, even the women.

"Ash!" a familiar voice called.

They turned and Ash grinned at Quinn.

"I see we're too late." Quinn said, amusement clear in his voice.

"Yeah. Where have you been, man? Thierry sent a shitty rescue team."

"Next time we'll leave you." Rashel said, flinging her hair over her shoulder.

Ash sobered quickly, "We need to keep going."

"The exit is not far," Ivy said quietly, looking at the two men who had been as close as brothers, even now.

"What do you think you're doing?" A cold voice said from behind them.

Ivy turned slightly looking at her husband's angry face.

"Every time, Ivy. Every time I think you're worth my time you go and do something stupid like this. Well, I'm done dealing with it." he said moving forward.

To her surprise Ash stepped in front of her, the rest of the group moving as well. She was shocked. This was not the same pompous cruel boy Alder groomed. This was a man who knew what he needed and wanted in life. She was shocked by how much Ash resembled Thierry Descouedres in this moment. How much he looked like a leader.

"If you want her you'll have to go through us." he said.

"No problem." Alder growled.

Guards came out behind him, ready to lunge.

"Such a disappointment." he said, looking at his only son.

"Depends on who you ask, Alder." he replied coldly.

"You betrayed your family."

"I did what was best for me. What about you? You made my entire family unhappy. You forced my mother to get rid of a child. You forced your children against one another. How was that in any way good for the family?"

"Well, I wish I could say I was sorry that your decision is about to cause you your life. But, I'm not. And to think, all of this over the love of a human. You're weak."

Love doesn't make him weak." Mary-Lynnette said, moving to hold his hand and stand by his side, "It made him a better man. A thousand times the man you made him become."

Alder sent the guard forward. The Daybreakers fought disarming the Night Worlders, and in some cases killing them. While they were distracted Alder yanked Ivy up by her hair and dragged her forward.

"You stupid, ungrateful bitch." he said, plucking a stake out of the hand of a dead guard.

"Put her down or I'll kill you." Ash said, standing behind him with a stake pressed to his back.

Alder smirked and pushed Ivy aside. He turned to face his son. "You won't do it, Ash. You've always been a coward taking the easy way out."

Ash hesitated long enough for his father to take the stake from his son and throw it straight at his heart.

"NO!" Ivy screamed, pushing her son back.

Ash watched in shock as the stake disappeared through his mother's chest, the blood pooling on her blouse. Ash blanked, his grief pushing him forward. He charged at his father, dropping him to the ground. He began beating him and lunged down, his nails breaking through the older Redfern's chest. He yanked his father's heart out of his chest, his red eyes burning silver as the light went out in his father's eyes.

After a few beats he felt someone yanking on his arm. He stumbled to his feet allowing the person to pull him up. He was sure they were saying something to him, but he couldn't focus. They ran, tugging him along. Mary-Lynnette looked around as they entered the great hall, moving toward the doors.

"Naughty children." Garnet's voice hit them, sounding crueller than usual.

They turned to find Garnet, with a young dark haired girl, a collar around her neck. A leash in Garnet's hand let them know that this girl was owned by Garnet. Phillip's eyes locked with hers. Nyxcate's head fell in shame.

"Nyxcate, take them out," she commanded.

"Let her go!" Phil yelled.

Garnet's eyes flashed dangerously.

"Kill him first," she said, yanking the leash, pulling Nyxcate closer.

Nyxcate's eyes widened with shock.

"NOW!" she barked.

Iliana threw her magic at Garnet who snarled, falling back out of the way.

"GUARDS!" she yelled.

The doors opened causing a flood of Night Worlders to enter, charging at them. The Daybreakers fought hard, knowing full well they would be taken down soon. They were all weak and exhausted.

"GET OUT OF HERE!" Quinn yelled at Ash and Morgead, his sword cutting through the people who came near them, "Get the Wild Powers out. You all have a job to do! NOW!"

"We can't just leave you here!" Ash yelled back.

"You have to!"

Ash could see in his eyes that Quinn believed in what he was fighting for. Ash nodded and began rounding up the others and breaking the window, hurrying them out.

"Don't let them go!" Garnet yelled, "Kill them all!"

Phillip ran up to Nyxcate yanking her away from the distracted Garnet. He began pulling her toward the open window, but she fought against him.

"GO!" she yelled, yanking away.

"I can't leave you," he said, desperation in his voice.

"You have to!"

He pulled her to him and kissed her. She gasped, the kiss surprising her. She slowly returned it, unsure she was doing it correctly. She almost pulled back when she felt something in her thoughts foreign to her own, but Phil wouldn't let her.

What is this?!

The soulmate bond.

No. No, you're my enemy not my soulmate!

We don't have to be enemies, Nyxcate. Please. You don't have to do this.

Yes, I do. It's my destiny to change the world and destroy the Wild Powers.

You can make your own destiny.

She pulled away and pushed him toward the window shaking her head.

Go. Before I'm forced to kill you.

Phil looked at her, his eyes filled with pain. Her heart squeezed painfully, her eyes filling with tears as she watched him go.


Quinn and Rashel shared one last kiss, knowing full well they wouldn't make it out of the fortress. But, hell if they were going to die, this is exactly how they wanted to go. Fighting. They valiantly fought a sword went through Rashel. Quinn held her as his stake rammed through her killer. He fell to his knees, cradling her in his arms. She stared up at him, blood pouring out from her mouth and wound.

I love you. she thought.

I love you too.

See you soon?

I wouldn't dream of staying here without you.

He laid her down gently as a stake was driven through his back. He fell down beside Rashel's body, gripping her hand as his life seeped through him.


The Wild Powers stood upon the oldest land in the world. Miles stood in the center, quietly surveying them.

"What do we do now?" Iliana asked.

"We destroy the world," Jez whispered.

"And then?"

"We will awaken in the ashes of our new home," Mary-Lynnette replied.

"Every Night Person with no goodness in their souls will be struck down," Delos said quietly, "So the prophecy says."

"And if we should encounter Nyxcate?" Iliana asked quietly.

"She can stop this," Delos said grimly.

"She is not bound by the same rules as the rest of the Nightworld," Jez commented.

"We strike her down." Mary-Lynnette replied.