Chapter thirteen
Reyna
The calm before the war
Matt ran forward coming towards her. He took her into his warm embrace. She didn't want him to let go of her. But alas that wouldn't happen as he let her go.
"What happened to you Reyna?" Matt asked in concern. Reyna down casted her eyes to stare at the ground. "He used Dark Dust on me to make me preform the spell to bring him back. Now I'm stuck like this."
Matt frowned. Reyna felt sick, she didn't want to stay like this.
"It's the calm before the war." Laughed the illusion from behind her.
"You think I don't know that?" Reyna sneered back.
"Reyna are you sure your okay?" Matt asked.
"I know… you can't see her." Reyna sighed in defeat.
Of course he can't see her none of them can.
"Her? Who's her?" Fen asked wincing in pain.
Even with Rey and I's healing magic his wounds are still fresh and are still painful, then again bruising is far different then cuts and broken bones.
"With dark magic it comes at a cost, the caster becomes corrupted and in my case I still am light with a dark half who can take a solid or ghostly form…however unfortunately I'm the only one who can see her. Unless you have darkness running through your veins."
"There has to be a way to help you…there's got to!" Matt said with worry. Reyna gave him an apologetic smile. "If I knew-"
"But there is a way." Hildar said as she along with the other Valkyries as they appeared on their large white horses.
"Hildar!" Matt said smiling. Hildar jumped off her horse in one swift movement. "It was foretold, so we brought along some friends." Hildar said before figures appeared in black clocks. Different creatures pulled chariots.
A golden chariot drawn by two cats stood out amongst the shadowy figures. The shadow dismounted its chariot before stroking both felines and walked towards Reyna and Matt.
The figure stooped before them. Slowly hands reached up to remove the hood of the feathered clock. Reveling none other then the Goddess Freya herself.
She wore golden armor from head to toe. Her helmet was shaped like wings and she wore a golden breast plate. She wore a gold and silver skirt around her slim waist. Her sword lay on her hip whilst a quiver and bow sat on her back and over her shoulder. Her long white blonde hair lay on her back and on her shoulders.
Reyna was awestruck but she bowed.
"It is truly an honor to be in the presents of a goddess." Reyna said.
Matt also was bowing and so were the other dependents. It felt right to do so here whilst with Helen there was no need of such things.
"Rise warriors, my Dependents of the North." Freya said in a powerful voice.
Reyna as well as the others rose. Another figure walked to her side and removed the hood to revel Helen herself.
"Helen?!"
Reyna heard Laurie and Fen ask in shock. The goddess chuckled as if they were best friends despite the fact of there origins. Could death change people that much?
"Helen we may have our quarrels but this is something we've both agreed upon." Freya said looking at Reyna.
Both goddess casted their magic together. An amulet appeared in Freya's hands. "This is called the frihet amulett or in English translation Freedom amulet. This amulet will be able to seal and control your dark magic."
Reyna allowed her to put it around her neck. "This will keep you from completely losing control in a battle." Helen exclaimed.
Reyna nodded. "I understand." Freya smiled. "Good, you will make a fine leader once your old enough. Now then I must be going now, good luck Descendants."
Freya pulled her clock back over her head and boarded her chariot. "Coming Helen?"
"In a moment Freya, I want to say goodbye to my grandchildren." Helen said as she approached Fen and Laurie. Who hugged the Goddess. "Be wary, you may control Hel now but this will not stop Matt's grandfather from rising the dead. You must remember to not let anything divide you two, if they secede Hel will fall without its leaders. Good luck both of you." Helen said kissing both of their heads before returning to Freya's side. With that both disappeared into nothingness followed by Hildar and the Valkyries. Leaving the dependents all alone.
"Okay can we just talk about what just happened here?" Baldwin said in a crazily loud voice.
"Oh just about the fact that we just met Freya Goddess of War and Beauty!?" Rey replied.
"Guy's chill, honestly. Not that big of a deal." Matt started. Reyna wanted to agree but disagree.
We're talking about my goddess, the one of who I descend from in my hardedge.
"Matt's right, besides we've got bigger problems to deal with remember! Like Mat's grandad and I don't know…Fenrir!" Fen snarled.
"Fenrir? What's Fen got to do with this?" Reyna asked felling very left out of the loop. "Not Fen Reyna the real demon wolf Fenrir. He's working with my Granddad." Matt said.
The Demon Wolf Fenrir working with that mad man! No wonder why Helen was so worried about Fen and Laurie.
"Then we need not waste anymore time here, we need to get back to your house Matt and papered everyone for war." Reyna said.
Matt nodded.
Laurie opened a portal and everyone went through getting back to Matt's house.