Chapter 54: Deal With The Devil
The knock on her door caught Auroras attention and she was near the entrance at once. She opened
the door to witness two buff men standing outside the door waiting to be weed inside. Aurora
acknowledged both the men with a smile and gestured them to step in.
“I guess there is an emergency for you two to show up.” Aurora spoke as she followed the men inside
her cottage.
Arthur and Garrick sat besides each other and exchanged worried looks before Garrick spoke “I don’t
know what else to do?”
“We cannot handle the situation any longer.” Arthur added
“I know there are problems right now but we have to wait for the alpha to arrive.”
“But where is he? And why didn’t he tell anyone where he was going?”
“This question I cannot answer Arthur.”
“But at least you could tell us if they are safe and when they’ll return.”
“I tried to connect with Can but he is not responding.”
All of a sudden Garrick was tensed. He looked bewildered and a bit angry “Why is Ashton with them?”
“He was called.”
“You know it isn’t a good idea.” He looked usingly at the women in front of him. Aurora understood
what the man was trying to imply but she kept her mum for this wasn’t the right time for arguments.
However Garrick wasn’t stopping his word bashing “The man is good for nothing. He is a burden to the
entire convoy. He will put himself in trouble and disrupt the alpha and his mission. Had I known he was
going to be involved in the mission I would have..”
“You would’ve what beta of the blue moon pack.”
Garrick was left astounded by the sudden interjection as he looked at the source of the sound behind
the witch. Two beautifuldies appeared from the inner room and stood besides Aurora. Garrick was
pleased to see the face he missed over the past so many days. However Fayette on the other side
looked pissed at the man in front of her. The bowl which she held in her hands was constricted by the
pressure she put through her palms. She was angry beyond measure.
“Listen here you...” Aurora held Fayette’s arm and gestured her to not say anything right now. Fayette
sighed and swallowed her anger. She focused her eyes on Arthur and bowed her head in
acknowledgement. However the gamma lookedpletely captivated by thedy who stood besides
Fayette.
The human giggled and waved her arm in front of Arthur “Staring is impolite.”
Arthur’s brain froze for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He quickly shut his mouth and
embarrassingly looked at the roof. Aurora and the twodies giggled at Arthur’s behavior.
Garrick looked apologetically at his mate for he realized he had hurt her “I never knew you were here.”
“What would have changed beta? You would have still hated my friend.”
Garrick was trying his best to keep his anger under check but when it came to his beloved his agitation
soared. Garrick was always wary of the closeness the human had with his mate and he didn’t like it.
More importantly his mate was trusting another instead of her destined. This wasn’t going too well with
him
“What is it to you.” he scrunched his nose in frustration “Why do you care about him so much?”
The usatory tone of the wolf made the environment tensed all of a sudden. Fayette’s expression
mirrored the same that of Garrick’s and she was out of her patience. She couldn’t understand the
intense dislike which Garrick harbored within him but she couldn’t bear to stand still when it came to
Can.
She opened her mouth to show the man his ce but the mysterious girl beat her to that. “She doesn’t
owe an exnation to you. The only thing you understand is hate. You will never know what the man
means to us.”
“And who are you?” Garrick gritted his teeth in anger. He looked at the unknown face for quite some
time, trying to decipher her identity. However it was Fayette who diverted the beats attention.
“She is my cousin Isadora.”
“I haven’t heard of her before.” Arthur whispered. As if in a daze he kept gawking at the long beautiful
hair which were unbraided and shined through her shoulders. He looked at Fayette “You haven’t told
me about her.” he knotted his eyebrows “I think I know her from somewhere..”
The three women exchanged looks of worry before Fayetteughed nervously at the gamma “For gods
sake Arthur! Think about your mate.” She awkwardly pointed a finger to the women “Isadora hase
to live with us for a few days. She gets the same reaction wherever she goes.” Thedies giggled with
a withering confidence.
“We should go.” Isadora spoke in a jiffy “The men were here to discuss something important with the
Fayette to leave the ce at once and said her final goodbyes to the witch.
As soon as the twodies took a step ahead towards the door Garrick shouted “NO!” he stood in front
of Fayette “Please stay. I need to talk to you about something important.”
“We have nothing to talk about beta.” she gritted her teeth “If it had been my way I would have never
crossed paths with a person like you.”
The words were like a dagger through his heart. A still darkness seeped within him and Garrick lost all
the happy memories he had in that instant. A small tear escaped through his eye “Don’t say this.” He
pleaded “Give me a chance!”
Right at that moment the bowl held by Isadora slipped through her palms and its contents spilled all
over the ground. Thedy however kept looking straight at the door with nothingness. Her eyes
darkened a little and she gasped in horror.
Aurora was on her side the next instant “Are you alright?”
Isadora shook her head in despair “Master!” she looked at Fayette “He is in danger! I need to leave.”
Thedies nodded at once. Isadora ran in a hurry towards the door leaving the wolfs puzzled and the
leave?”
“Something important came up.”
“I hope she reaches there on time.” Fayette whispered to the witch.
“I hope so too.”
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The entrance of the hut mesmerized Can. He was invited by the small gravels intricately decorated
on the four sides of the opening. The small pebbles were colored in contrast to the still darkness which
loomed inside of the hut. When he stepped foot inside, the pebbles glowed and threw light to its
surroundings. The room was lit in an instant as the pebbles whichy stationary on the door detached
itself and floated in mid air to disperse all around the room.
Can was intrigued by the number of items which overfilled the shelfs and the tables. The things were
in a disorderly fashion but everywhere he roamed his eyes the artifacts looked expensive. It was the
kind of things which you see with people in power, especially the royalty. He looked all around and
stepped forward but as soon as his foot touched the mug lying on the floor, it levitated in the air. Can
gasped for one by one every single thing in the room uplifted itself from the ground and floated in mid
air.
“You seem overly curious Elemental supreme.”
Can was taken by surprise and he looked at the source of the sound. A man almost of the same age
and height as him, was standing on the entrance looking strangely at the handsome man. Can found
hisposure and bowed in acknowledgment “You must be Arkin, the lord.. I am Can.”
“I know.”
“Of course.” Can raised a brow “I need to know why I was called here.”
The seer went past the man and slowly sat on the empty space on the cushion near a table. He
gestured Can to take the ce across him but the handsome man denied “Are you not here to know
about your future Elemental?”
“I am.” Can snickered “But I doubt if you could be of any help with that.”
The seer sighed a long breath “I see you had ess to some of the knowledge but what about the
things you don’t know. I can help you with that.”
“Like your people who helped me and my mate out there.”
The seer’s lips moved but he couldn’t form a word. His wisdom failed to measure the insight and
intelligence the handsome man possessed.
The seer whispered angrily “He is not right for you!”
“I will decide that.” He knitted his brows and looked sternly at the seer “However I am highly agitated by
the fact that you wanted to kill Einar.. I am so angry right now that I feel like burning this ce to ashes.
Maybe I should do that.”
“You can do that but you shouldn’t.” The seer took a pregnant pause as a bead of precipitation flew
freely though his forehead “There are innocents out there. The wolves wont be spared by your wrath
either.”
“Maybe I should kill you instead.” Can circled his thumb and instantly the chunk ofnd which seated
the seer was sundered from the rest of the ground. The seer looked in trepidation all around and
gulped in fear. He hovered in mid air while there looked no ce to escape.
“Killing me wont help you Elemental.”
“I will decide for that. Shall we begin.” the seer hesitatingly bowed his head once “No more hiding
things from me Arkin.”
“Its a deal.”
“Why do you want the both of us to be killed?”
“Its a necessity.”
Can looked puzzled “We haven’t done anything to you.”
“Not as of now.” he paused “But who knows what the future holds when the two of you join forces.”
“I don’t understand.”
“There are people who are aspetent as you are. Every species has a powerful being of their own.
The lions, the bears, the dragons, the warlords even we the seers.. Then there is Einar!” The seer
twisted his face “Who possesses a shifter spirit which is stronger than you can imagine and an ancient
wolf who stands tall with the demon. Both your forcesbined would only create a recipe for
destruction.”
Can looked disturbed by the knowledge “You want to punish us for something that we haven’t done!
How is it fair? What if we don’t turn destructive?”
“Then you would have the desire to rule everyone.”
Can snorted “These are only your assumptions. I cant believe that you attacked us on the pretext of
what we could do. This is insane!”
“You may not understand the gravity of the matter Elemental but both of you whenbined will have
limitless powers. Though the Elementals have a pure heart but who knows what you could do in the
influence of the bond.”
Can shook his head “The bond doesn’t affect me.” he gritted his teeth and moved his thumb a little.
The action caused the chunk ofnd to tremble and the seer feared for his life “Do you think I’m a fool!
You may know Can very well but you are unaware of the Elemental in me.”
The seer all of a sudden inhaled a lot of air while his eyes rolled to the back of his head “What’s
wrong?” Can asked in confusion.
“Digdoh. She saw something.” the seer looked into the eyes of the Elemental “A dark future.” he
snickered “Perhaps if we wait for sometime we will get what we are hoping for.”
“To kill the both of us?”
“It doesn’t have to be the wolf..”
“Me..” Can whispered in shock.
One end of the seer’s lips curved into a sinister smile “Your death will eventually lead to the wolf’s self
destruction.”
“I wont let that happen.”
“You may bete for that.”
Can fisted his left palm and was about to crush the chunk ofnd where the seer was seated when
all of a sudden his breaths came in short gasps. His hand froze and the thumb which was holding the
“What is happening?” Can’s vision was blurred in intervals while his face was contorted due to the
unimaginable pain he felt in his gut. He could feel the surge of fire within him. It was as if with every of
his breath the fire in him was being fueled.
The seer stood on his feet and dusted the small amount of dirt from his clothes. He closed the distance
with the man and gripped his throat by his hands “Not so powerful now are you!” He smirked “It is true
that Elementals are untouched by every supernatural contrivances or artifacts but if we keep your
powers aside you are still a human. A pathetic. Weak. Human..”
His smile widened “You don’t have the physical strength of a shifter neither the resistance to fight even
amon disease. You are nothing without your powers.”
The seer thrashed the man hard on the ground “I knew that killing you wont be easy. So I had to n
your death systematically. I realized that you haven’tpleted the procedure for your awakening and
so I found my opening. Signing you up for the sessions was a part of the deal. The moment you
touched the letter a small but effective enchantment leached on you.”
Can was trying hard to use his powers but all he could feel was the heat bulging through his entire
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system. He was trying to resist but he couldn’t will his muscles to move. It was too much for him.
“Yes..” The seer stomped his leg to the face of the man “Yes Elemental.” The seer nodded with a
wicked smile “The heat you are feeling inside of you is nothing but the fire which you so resisted up
until now. You have trouble using it cause you don’t know how and now this fire will be your doom.”
Can’s vision was not keeping up with him. However the rumbling of the roof was what caught his
urgent attention. The few spaces between the bamboo arrangement which made visible the colorful sky
was taken over by the small butterflies. The insects had covered the entire roof and were entering
through every open space avable.
“They smell it.” the seer giggled with pride and lifted his leg from Can’s head “They smell your
unused Element; your weakness. They feed on power and you have ample of it.”
Few of the butterflies surrounded the seer and the man looked lovingly at the insects while kissing
them lightly “Meet my lovely children; my creation.” He said with a smug look on his face “These are
the reason which keeps us guarded Elemental.”
Can was struggling to breathe while the seerughed at his vulnerability “s! It wasn’t that hard to
get rid of the Elemental it seems.. Your death will be followed by the death of your beloved mate. I will
tap on the vulnerability of that wolf and kill him in the opportune moment and then the world will bow to
me.” he raised his voice andughed maniacally.
Can tried to speak but his mouth wasn’t moving. It was as if every part of his body was incapable and
helpless. Soon the ocean of small butterflies filled the room and hovered above the man. The thin
appendages on the heads of the insects elongated and pierced through the body of the man. Can’s
body was uplifted from the ground and he hovered with the swarm of butterflies
“Sleep well Elemental, for this will be your final rest..” the seerughed hysterically. He pushed forward
his hand through the thick wall of insects and grabbed the handsome man’s chin with force. “They say
what we see is bound to happen. I hope you are an exception to even this rule. I want to color my
hands with your blood. I should be the one responsible for your death.”
He tilted his head and lowered his voice “I am being merciful here Elemental for the death I am giving
you is more worth than the future Digdoh saw. Just do me a favor and don’te back alive.”
He retreated his hand and pped them in disgust “I guess this is where I return to the normal world.
After all I have to spread the news of you being in danger only then will that idiot of a wolf will follow
you.” the man snickered in intervals and waved his hand at Can “Have a nice afterlife.”
The seer rushed out of the hut with a dramatic change of his expressions while the roof of the hut was
exploded all of a sudden. The handsome man was being taken by the swarm of insects covering all of
his body. The antennae was sucking the life from him. The insects floated through the air for some
more time before arriving at a distance away from thend of the seers. Can was rested to the
ground while more of the insects gathered from all directions hovering in the sky, sensing the immense
power which radiated through the body of the Elemental.
When Einar arrived at the scene his eyes were wide with trepidation. He felt the anger within him rising
and he thundered his roar. The butterflies in the sky diverted their trajectory and moved in the direction
of the muscr man.
Einar held the locket in his neck firmly and let his beasts take control of his body. Soon a mysterious
fog engulfed the man and he was surrounded all over by ck clouds. However even before the
demon could fully take over the body, the insects attacked him. They pierced their antennae through
the skin of the man and Daragor faltered in his stance. It was something he had never felt before. He
realized that at this moment he wasn’t of any help and soon gave up his control to the wolf so that he
could rescue their mate.
The ck clouds were suddenly reced by the red mist surrounding the man. Einar growled as his
ws elongated and his canines were taking shape. His efforts to transform were put to waste when
the swarm of butterflies were attracted to the red mist around Einar. The man growled and fought all he
could but he couldn’t surpass the dogged determination of the insects.
The butterflies were too much for him to handle.
He looked painfully at Can and moved his legs heavily to be near him. However his energy gave up
mid way and he copsed to the ground unconscious.
Every winged insect was taking turns to feed on the men and devouring them. They were extracting the
very life source from them till there was none left.
The insects were alert all of a sudden when a sickly caw burned their ears. The ink stained wings
floated all around and cawed at the insects, warning them to leave the man in peace. With a swift
movement of its feathers itnded on the ground just near the Elemental and cawed again. The insects
were devoured by the lust to feed on their prey and ignored the warning signs by the Raven.
The Raven bobbed its head up and down and spread its wings to the maximum of its length. It pped
its wings with ferocity and soon the environment changed. With every movement of the wings the bird
duplicated itself and another Raven stood right besides it. It pped its wing again and again until a
unanimously. They hovered above the ground and attacked the butterflies to feed on them. The insects
were wary of the attacks but were still stubborn to leave the men. The fluttering wings made a loud
noise as the birds made a quick job of their prey and went for the next one.
The swarm of dark feathers soon cleaned the area of the colorful winged creatures and stood besides
the handsome man. One bird among them walked ahead and bounced on the chest of Can. It
nudged its beak to the handsome man trying to wake him up. Can sensed the slight irritation in his
chest and felt ufortable all of a sudden. His heavily closed eyes were forcing itself to open while
his head hurt the most. He lifted his body up and looked all around him. He was amazed to see the
number of ck birds surrounding him and looking at him intently. He smiled at them and bowed in
gratitude.
The birds cawed again and fled to the sky before disappearing mid air. The one bird which stayed
behind, pped its wings to cry in a strange voice. It raised itself above the ground and moved towards
the sleeping man.
“Einar!”
The handsome man was near his mate in the next instant and carefully held his head. He checked him
all over and cradled him to hisp.
“Einar! Einar! Please wake up..”
Can’s attention was diverted by the sickly caw and he looked at the bird at once “You need to go.
Make sure no one sees you.” The bird bobbed its head once again and levitated high in the sky. Can
was disturbed by the pathetic state in which Einar was.
The muscr man looked tormented while his face was pale. The dried tears colored his face while his
eyes though constricted looked as if they were in pain.
“Einar!”
The muscr man groaned and flipped his eyelids. He carefully opened his eyes and the distorted
image of the man holding him was bing clearer and clearer. The brim of water couldn’t hold itself
and Einar cried out of happiness when he saw the smiling face of his mate.
“I-I thought I lost you.” he whispered in amazement and a slight disbelief in his voice. He lifted his hand
and lovingly caressed the cheeks of the man with his palm. His mind was buzzed and he couldn’t think
straight. He slowly lifted his body and sat face to face with the beautiful man. He sniveled while his lips
trembled at the sight of Can. The flurry of emotions were storming inside of his head.
“I thought so too.” Can smiled while his eyes cried at the relief and happiness his heart felt. He
quickly closed the distance between them and embraced the man in a tight hug. it wasn’t just any hug,
it was the embrace of a promise to hold onto to the man for a lifetime. It was an embrace to enlighten
the fact that both the men were each others protective cocoon. Their body, brain and soul shielded all
the rationale thoughts which could have flooded their minds right now.
Can slowly retracted his arms and looked at the distraught state of Einar. He looked at the loving
face of his man and the sudden rise in his heart beat. It wasn’t the worry in his face but the agony
which was now suddenly reced by the longing Einar felt for him.
Einar on the other side wasn’t thinking straight. There wasn’t anyone around who could see him, who
could judge him, who could stop him. He didn’t care about the world. All he saw was his beautiful man.
The dark disheveled hair, his mesmerizing green eyes and the fluffy crimson lips. His eyes riveted on
Can’s mouth.
When Einar’s eyesnded on the lips of Can his gaze stationed itself to it. His lips were pure, his lips
were inviting.
There was something in Can which was attracting Einar towards him.
Without giving a care, without thinking about the consequences; the muscr man smashed his lips
onto the lips of the handsome man!
Can was shocked initially but he gave in to his senses and let his mate devour his mouth. He couldn’t
think or breathe. He wrapped his arms to the body of his mate to clutch him in his binds whereas Einar
plundered the mouth of the handsome man in a more rapturous way. Their lips moved in a rhythm
while their souls were reeling from the effect of the bond.
The kiss was out of the world.
It was as if their lips were sealing their fate as one. The sun on the horizon shied away from the
intimate moment while the moon on the other side glowed fiercely, weing the love between the
men. Can and Einar didn’t care about the world as both the men melted into each others arm and
kissed for eternity.
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