Serenity's POV
Wake up human our clan needs us!
My dragon's shrieks got me to wake up. Through the mate bond I shared with Goliath I felt he was uneasy and I was quickly out of bed. I stripped off my night clothes and changed into my usual ones and pulled on my leather jacket. I then went outside and shifted to my dragon form. I took flight and headed in the direction where I felt Goliath was.
Below cars were motionless and I smelled Oberon's magic. I wondered why the Lord of Avalon was here in New York. My eyes widened when I saw a much larger Oberon and he was fighting off my clan mates. Already Hannah and Michelle were aiding as well.
It didn't take long until I was beside Goliath and my mate shot me a grateful look. Suddenly parts of Oberon's hair wrapped themselves around Goliath and I used my talons to shred the hair away from my Beloved of Night.
Hudson came over to help but he got electrocuted and I shrieked out in anger at the older gargoyle's cries of pain. Hudson went falling downwards and he slammed into multiple fire escapes causing them to break under his weight.
Goliath was still being held by Oberon's hair and I was glad when Brooklyn and Angela flew over with iron in their claws. They cut away my mate's bindings and soon Goliath was back gliding into the air. Renard's air fortress suddenly arrived and I was glad to see him. Goliath, Angela, and I encountered him back in Prague and helped him come to reason with his plan. He wanted to use the legendary Golem for his own use but thanks to Goliath's persuasion, Renard released the Golem and went onto to return to New York.
Many cyber bots came out of the fortress and as soon as they got near Oberon, the mage destroyed some merely with his hands and then blew some magic at others. Oberon's magical wind began to make the air fortress wobble and Goliath called for us to distract Oberon.
Together all of us flew around Oberon's head and he got annoyed. He waved us away like a human would with an insect. The mage then shot out a magical beam and it soared across to hit a nearby building. My eyes widened when I saw stone statues came to life. The statue of a griffin body slammed against Broadway and he hit the force field that was in place surrounding Xanatos's building.
The two other statues chased after Angela and Broadway. Oberon suddenly grabbed Goliath and I roared before flying straight towards Oberon. I reared my head back and unleashed my flames at Oberon's free hand. He shrieked in pain and I soon came to the hand that had Goliath. I sank my claws and fangs into Oberon's skin. Oberon swore and more cyber bots appeared and surrounded the mage. I flew away before an electric field lit up and surrounded Oberon. With his hand loosened Goliath was able get free and he glided away.
Oberon suddenly grew smaller and it was due to energy being used. When he was small enough he escaped the electric cage and he conjured a spell. Frozen rain poured from the clouds and the cyber bots froze and the electrical field disappeared. My wings alongside the others started to ice and we hurried to seek shelter.
Nearby the air fortress crashed due to the engines freezing. I prayed that Renard was alright with his assistant.
"Look!" Goliath exclaimed as the force field disappeared. We then took to the sky and shortly landed on the roof of the castle. Xanatos stood before Oberon holding a laser gun at him with his father beside him.
"Leave this place Oberon" Goliath told the mage. "You have no claim here"
"I'll leave soon enough with the child" Oberon replied before using his magic to lift up a piece of stone and sent at us. We all got out of the way before getting crushed or worse seriously injured. Xanatos tried to use his weapon but Oberon dispatched of it. Xanatos rushed forward in anger and but Oberon dodged and Xanatos crashed into some stone.
Xanatos's father then shot something and a piece of iron shot into Oberon's armor. The mage was weakened by iron and Oberon's appearance began to change and he now resembled an old fae. Oberon removed the iron from him and walked forward. Angela and Brooklyn stood to protect Xanatos's father but he grabbed the two gargoyles with his cape and they were gone.
Michelle shrieked before flying towards the mage and Oberon too grabbed her with his cape and soon she was gone.
Goliath stood close to Xanatos's father and Oberon wrapped himself in his cape and out came Michelle, Brooklyn, and Angela. They collided with the human male and they fell over. Goliath's eyes widened and he stormed forward but my mate went through Oberon as though he were a ghost.
Oberon then used his magic to send Goliath flying and my mate was thrown against stone. I resumed to my human form and rushed over to my Beloved of Night. I removed the debris from Goliath and held him in my arms.
"I am alright my Warrior of Flame" Goliath told me.
"Don't talk" I said to him and I kissed his forehead. Owen suddenly appeared and I thought him a fool for daring to face Oberon. Oberon taunted him and Owen simply removed his glasses before starting to spin around. My eyes widened as a familiar being took Owen's place. It was Puck and I found my jaw dropping.
Puck then began the tale of how he become Owen. He used his magic to form a statue of a woman which represented Titania in her human form Anastasia Reynard. The statue gave Oberon a much needed kick in the gut. Puck formed another statue which fired something at the old mage and Oberon went to his knees.
Then using magic Puck turned a plant into the wooden assistant of Renard. The wooden clone picked up Oberon and tossed him like a doll. Apparently Puck didn't like working for Renard so he left Renard and Anastasia for David Xanatos and Fox. Even after revealing who he truly was to Xanatos, the billionaire chose Owen over Puck.
After getting another taste of his own medicine Oberon returned to his younger form. But after Puck's insistence the mage was still determined to kidnap Fox and Xanatos's son. The mage then began to glow green and the it's power made Puck go flying backwards. After Oberon finished with his small cry of outrage did he disappear in a flash. Immediately I helped Goliath to his feet and Xanatos was as well. Puck was back on his feet and we all rushed to where Fox was with her son. Goliath kicked open the door and Titania turned to us and she used her magic to freeze us in place. Oberon turned to the baby who started to cry. Fox screamed and her eyes lit up with magic. She held her hands out and unleashed her magic at Oberon. The mage went flying and actually went though a wall. Titania released us and Xanatos hurried over to his wife and helped her up.
Goliath suddenly got to his knees and told Oberon that since Fox had magic, Alex could stay with his parents and still be taught his magical gifts. And his teacher would be Puck who already seemed to be protective of the baby which I found sweet.
However this came with a price, Oberon stripped Puck of his magic except to teach and use to protect Alex. The mage then undid the spell he had on the city.
Goliath took my hand and we headed outside where the others were waiting for us. Our work here was done but before we left Xanatos came over to us.
"Without your help I would have lost my son tonight, I owe you all a debt of gratitude I can never be able to repay, but I will try"
He then held up his hand. Goliath was hesitant and replied.
"And I should trust this promise? After all that has passed between us?"
Xanatos pulled his hand away understanding Goliath's hesitation. My mate then smiled.
"Still I know from experience that a transforming power of a child's love and the future isn't written yet"
My mate had placed one hand over Angela's which rested on his shoulder and the other was pressed against my stomach when he spoke those words. Goliath then picked me up into his arms before the whole clan took to the sky.
Next Day.
I would return to work in a few days since my doctor recommended I should rest. As I expected I was into my fourth week of the pregnancy and the fetus inside me was forming well. My mother worked alongside our clans OB/GYN so my baby would be delivered safely. The doctor knew my mate was a gargoyle and that the delivery would be challenging.
The sun was setting and it wouldn't be long until Goliath came to find out how the pregnancy was progressing. I took the prenatal medicine and made some dinner because I was starving. I would gain weight while I carried this baby and I would need to feed her meat periodically.
After putting the dishes away I heard Goliath enter the apartment.
"Calm down my Beloved of Night I can feel your uneasiness" I told my mate coming over to him.
"What did the doctor say?" he demanded.
"Our child is fine, everything is normal" I reassured him. I placed his hand onto my belly.
Goliath breathed a sigh of relief before bending down and he wrapped his arms around my middle. He then rested his head where he sensed our daughter was.
"My little one" he purred.
I blushed at my mate's affection and couldn't have asked for a better mate. Goliath suddenly stood back up and kissed me passionately catching me off guard. I smelled his desire to make love to me and I didn't hesitate to set up the living room.
"It's safe to have sex my love" I reassured Goliath who was concerned it would harm the baby. "Just don't expect us making love before I give birth"
Goliath nodded before he quickly took my clothes off and soon had me on the floor beneath him. We both made love until our bodies had enough. My back, arms, neck, legs, and breasts were covered with bite marks or scratches.
"The next time we have sex don't go nuts with leaving evidence" I scolded my mate playfully.
"Don't tempt me Serenity" Goliath warned. To prove his point he licked my shoulder where he marked me as his and my body shivered. He then kissed my skin all the way to my mid back. I shivered in pleasure and Goliath purred before wrapping his arms around me and drew me close to him.
"Sleep my love" Goliath said.
"Goodnight my Beloved of Night, I love you"
"As I love you my Warrior of Flame"
