Chapter 63: The Stone Of Majalvik
"You have done a wonderful job." Einar said with a happy smile when he looked at the sacs which he
was supposed to carry to the pack of Idris.
Rosaline bowed in acknowledgement "I guess I did."
Einar scowled for he noticed something unusual. Rosaline was blushing and was hardly making it to
have a straight face. Her smiles just slipped through her resilience.
"You look different." Einar mimicked the smile of the Luna "Happy for some reason."
He resumed his work thereon and started collecting all the essentials he was supposed to carry. On the
other hand Rosaline was fidgeting her fingers in nervousness. Her raised heart beat did not go
unnoticed by the man as he strangely looked at her "Is something wrong?"
Rosaline awkwardly smiled and shook her head. Her puzzled brain was incapable to form words or
speak her mind. Einar folded his hands to his chest and looked at Rosaline with patience "You know
you can tell me anything."
The woman briefly nodded and gathered her courage. With a deep sigh she asked "Can Ie with
you?"
Einar was bewildered on her request "Why do you want to visit that pack? Your memories will pain you
even more."
"I just want to have a change of atmosphere."
"Are you not liking the pack?"
"Its is not that... I feel like I stay too much at home. Going out sometimes can be good you know."
"Why don''t you ask your guard to do the job? You like hispany and he likes to wander."
Einar huffed and smiled at the thought of his mate however the gesture he portrayed was
misunderstood by the woman. She thought that Einar was mocking her friend "I don''t like you talking
this way about Can. He is a nice person." Her voice was low while she looked serene "His heart is
pure gold. He is really lovable."
That was the triggering point for Einar''s anger. He wasn''t taking it well when Rosaline was all praises
for the man he loved. Though she had no ill intention towards the handsome man, Einar''s beast saw
her as apetition and he growled in warning. Rosaline was startled for a moment "Why are you
growling..?" she scowled her eyes to understand Einar better "Is it because I was speaking about
Can?"
"You need to keep your distance from him." Einar gritted his teeth in anger "He is your guard and
nothing more. I don''t like you mingling with him."
Rosaline was happy to see the reaction Einar had on his face. She could deduce that the man was
jealous. What she failed to understand was that the reaction was not ''because'' of her but ''for'' her. She
pursed her lips and controlled her urge to smile "I will keep that in mind."
An awkward silence followed while Einar was trying to pace himself. He breathed deep sighs to gain
control and smile again "If you want, you cane with me."
"It is fine. I will wait for you to return. There are matters we need to discuss."
"You are right." Einar nodded. He was ashamed about the fact that Rosaline had been dragged into
this chaos for no apparent reason. Since Einar was clear on his stand about Can. He found it
pointless to dy the inevitable. He wanted to discuss matters with his fake mate. He wanted Rosaline
to be liberated from the burden of a lifetime.
Einar stared at the woman in front and nodded his head subconsciously. His thoughts were clear. He
was going to reveal everything about Can to Rosaline. He closed the distance and held Rosaline''s
hand tofort her "You have been a dear friend of mine and it only seems fair that you know what is
going on with my life. There are things that I need to tell you. Things that could break.."
A rigorous knock on the door grabbed Einar''s attention and he looked at the person annoyingly. Garrick
was waiting impatiently with a sac behind his shoulders and he hastily tapped his feet.
"Aren''t you ready yet? It iste already."
Einar huffed at the impatient of a friend and mentally smacked himself. He turned to look at a
concerned Rosaline and cupped her cheeks in assurance "We will discuss this when I am back home."
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Three dayster..
It was slightly painful at first but Can managed to ovee his fears and focus entirely on the bale of
hay. He moved his thumb with his forefinger and yet the water soaked substance was still damp. His
problems grew even more when the witch out of nowhere threw a bucket full of water on the substance
again. It earned an angry re from Can but Aurora huffed and took two steps back.
"You are not helping."
"Believe me I am."
"If it hadn''t been for you I would have med that thing way back."
"You have becamecent. Don''t me me for your failure."
Can gasped in mock disbelief "That was a bit harsh."
"Not everyone you meet will be nice to you. Just wait until they know we have a supreme power among
us."
Aurora shrugged while the the handsome man gritted his teeth once more. It had been hours since the
sunrise that the two of them were practicing in the open ground. Can was finding it difficult to
concentrate on the bale of hay while his power surge seemed to be dripping. There were beads of
precipitation for all the efforts he was putting in and yet he could not do the said job.
He gritted his teeth and circled his finger with full intensity. His nerves popped up with the pressure
while the wet substance was moving a little but not lighting up as it should be. He screamed for onest
time before copsing to the ground and heaving deep breaths.
"Are you alright?" Aurora was on his side with concern marking her face clearly.
"It is just not my day."
"I think we should end this here."
"Great thought." Can snickered between his panting breaths.
The look on the healer''s face was not what Can was expecting. Aurora seemed indifferent to the
handsome mansment. She pulled her hair in frustration and let out a long breath of anger. She
palmed her face for a few moments before rxing herself. She stretched her arm towards the
Elemental and helped him get up.
Both the friends looked at each other and started walking towards the broader part of the forest. It was
silence for a long time before Aurora cleared her throat.
"How is it going with you and Einar?
Aurora''s question took Can by surprise. He looked ahead and smiled a little "It is absolutely
wonderful!" He said dreamily "I cant describe it in words. It has been just a few days but it seems as if
we have known each other forever."
"Which is not true of course." Auroramented sarcastically.
Can could sense a bit of a hostility and anger within Aurora. Though he wasn''t sure of the reason he
was confident that Aurora had something going on in her mind. "What''s wrong?"
Thedy clicked her tongue and sped her feet to reach therge pine tree standing next to her house.
Can followed her like a lost child. He was confused at the strange behavior of Aurora but he didn''t
push her. On the other hand Aurora took deep breaths and massaged her temples to keep her cool
"When will you tell him about yourself?"
"I will." Can scowled "I just don''t want him to think differently of me or worry about me. He has a lot
on his te right now. I cannot burden him with my problems."
"He has a right to know."
"I will tell him when the time is right."
Aurora bit her lip and lowered her voice "You may not have much time left."
Can half smiled at thedy and took her in his arms tofort her. He could see the stress she was
going through right now. He was moved by the worried state of her mind, it proved how much she
cared for him. Can softly ran his hands on her back and made her sit on therge wooden log. "How
many years are we talking about?
"Months or worse.. days." Aurora sighed a long breath and shrugged in defeat "The alignment of the
stars keep changing and so to predict the exact day is difficult. Once the alignmentpletes itself you
wont have any chance. The power in you is slowly depleting. It woulde to a point that you may
have none."
"I understand."
"No you don''t!" The witch shouted "You haven''tpleted your awakening procedure. It has been
days. If this consternation is missed then you will remain as you are till the next blue moon of
awakening. Which is a hundred years from now!"
Can raised a brow "And you are worried because?"
"Cant you feel it?" The healer questioned him "Your powers have not assimted through your body as
it should have been."
Can avoided Aurora''s eyes while he turned his back "I feel fine."
Aurora huffed "Till the time you are human, you will be susceptible to various threats."
"Magic doesn''t work on me neither does any of those enchanted potions. How am I at a threat?"
The witch stood from her ce and held Can''s arm to turn him around. Can could see her stern
eyes and the warning in them "There are a number of ways to kill a person. One doesn''t has to use his
supernatural ability to do that."
"Even after the awakening, people would still want me dead." Can tried to reason "They will find a
way."
"It wont be that easy." She walked to her house and opened the doors "After you be the Supreme
Master, your life would be eternal.. well almost."
"I don''t get it." Can followed thedy and sat on a nearby chair "Zio died in the past life so I guess
I am not truly immortal."
Aurora nodded "You have a point."
She murmured some verses in thenguage of the ancients and held the big book in her hands. She
requested Can to open the book and flip the pages. Can did as he was told but the book seemed
to have a mind of its own. After covering arger section of pages the book would eventually turn back
the sheets to a certain page. The handsome man tried over and over again but the results were the
same. The page the book was adamant to hold onto, was empty. There was nothing in there. No
writing, no pictures; no inscriptions; nothing.
Can was confused. He looked at the witch for answers but he found none.
"What does it mean?"
"It is a mystery for me as well. Although the book answers to all the questions in the world, it looks like
it does not want to reveal the contents even to the Supreme Master."
"What do you think is written on that page."
"I can only assume." Aurora paused for a moment "Don''t take it in the wrong way but I was curious
about your weakness or probably a way where you could be humbled. I tried to find answers through
the book and it has been behaving strange ever since."
"The page contains the mystery of my death." Can whispered to himself "This means that I am not
too powerful after all." Can mockingly chuckled at Aurora.
The witch however was in a deep thought. She was aware about the gravity of the situation and she
wished for the benefit for her friend that he was aware too. She closed her eyes and whispered some
words again. Out of nowhere some parchments of the primordial times appeared before her and
glowed.
"The big stone of Majalvik." The witch held one of the parchments to the Elemental and pointed to a
human but the Supreme Master was supposedly different. He was blessed with longevity and almost a
life without death."
"Then how did he die?"
"It is encrypted on the stone. It has to be.." she looked unsure. She attracted Can''s attention to the
book of the ancients and pointed a finger to it "The book says that the seekers of the stone of Majalvik
can only be the bearers of nature''s life forces. Do you know what this means?"
Can shook his head "I don''t understand."
"You have to find others like you! Only they can help you look for the stone."
Can shrugged and sighed in defeat "I have been sending Isadora to look everywhere but she cant
find them."
"It is not her job!" Aurora scolded the man "Only you can force your fellow Elementals toe out of
the hiding and appear before you."
"I tried your way remember." Can waived his hands in the air and raised a brow "It didn''t work."
"They didn''t respond to your call because they didn''t recognize you. It is high time Can, you have to
understand the seriousness of it. Acknowledge your powers and go looking for them."
That got Can thinking. He wasn''t sure if was doing the right thing but he never wanted this power in
the first ce. He felt as if the responsibilities that came with the powers was somehowden on him
forcefully. He was enjoying this phase of life where he finally had a shot at true love. He was living his
dream with the man he loved.
On the other hand, he was supposedly a leader of amunity he never knew even existed. He was
unaware of their whereabouts and certainly was not interested to interfere in their lives. Not as of now.
He knew he was being selfish but for him, the most important person right now was the man of his life.
"What about Einar? How can I leave him alone?"
"Take him with you. I am sure he wont mind."
"He will ask a lot of questions. Besides I would have to tell him who I am."
"We are back to square one." Aurora sighed in defeat "You can be really annoying sometimes Cally."
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Can had the smug look on his face as he smiled at thedy in victory. The sickly caw caught his
attention and he looked at the window right behind Aurora. The bird pped its wing and and stationed
itself on an empty spot before transforming itself into a beautiful woman with long ck hair.
"What''s the news Isadora?"
"Master." thedy bowed "Arthur is on his way to the witches cottage."
"Is that why you are tensed?" Can teased the woman "Your flushed cheeks tell me that you are
worried for your own reasons."
Isadora awkwardly smiled as she shied her eyes from the ufortable question. Aurora and Can
Isadora bowed again and made her way out through the windows.
It was just a matter of time when both of them could hear distinguishing footsteps near the door. All of a
sudden the door was mmed hard and a nervous looking Arthur came to the scene. He surveyed the
area thoroughly and sighed when his eyesnded on the one person for whom he was sent here
"Where the hell have you been? I have been searching all over."
"Rx! I was just spending time with Aurora."
Though Can was avoiding it, Aurora could deduce the strange behavior of the gamma. The nervous
lines on his foreheads, the precipitation beads of his worry were making the healer anxious. It was as if
he was here with a warning. Like something bad was about to happen. "You look tensed Arthur. Is
everything fine in the pack?"
Arthur was quiet for a moment but then he turned his head to Can and looked at him apologetically
"No it isn''t." he whispered in trepidation.
Arthur was overwhelmed by his emotions as he could not help himself. The brim of water in his eyes
could no longer hold itself and he hugged the man with a force. The embrace was a tight one, like he
did not want to let go of Can.
At that moment Can''s joyous ardor was transformed into the one with anxiousness and scare. The
hug was making him jittery in bad way "I am getting a little nervous here."
Arthur retracted himself when he realized that his emotions had taken over. He sighed for a few
moments to gain the courage to say the dreadful words "The alpha has ordered me to keep my mouth
shut but I.." he gulped and pursed his lips "I don''t have the guts to see you.." he bit his lips as no other
words were making its way through his mouth.
"It will be fine." Can''spassionate mind was feeling extremely bad for the man he cared. He
embraced Arthur once again and patted his back. "Don''t pressure yourself." He whispered to his ears.
Can let go of Arthur as he stood firmly in front him. He encouragingly smiled at him and said "I will be
alright. Now lets go."
"I wille with you."
Can nodded at Aurora. Both the men lead the way with the witch following them to the main vige.
Can was wrong when he thought that the anxiousness in him would be short lived. His resilient mind
was drafting scenarios in his head for all the wrong that could happen in the main vige. Though he
was nervous about the catastrophes that waited for him in the vige he was relieved that Einar was
not present in the pack at the moment. Only the heavenly could determine what havoc the beast of a
man could bring upon the wolves shall he knew his mate was in danger.
Can side nced Arthur frequently to see his sad, disappointed face. He could deduce that the
gamma was not only feeling apologetic but he was cursing himself for being helpless. Aurora''s words
of wisdom were the only thing which gave the menfort at this time but she was afraid herself. She
was aware of the hatred the pack had for Can and hence the magnitude they would go to admonish
him for his deeds was unthinkable. She looked to the sky and prayed to the gods for Can''s safety.
s! The moment of reckoning was finally here.
The moment Can stepped foot in therge arena, he was stunned. He had never seen a gathering
as such in his entire existence. The chiefs of every vige were present with their own warriors. The
entire main vige crowded the avable space of the arena. The murmurs and whispers grew even
more as the man took his steps towards the tform.
Can was bewildered when he heard screams and growls aiming at him. He gazed at the source of
the sound and saw unfamiliar faces looking at him with anger and disgust. He scowled and looked at
the dais for he wasn''t sure what was happening. As it was, Rosaline and luna Zelda looked sorry for
him while Ragnar and Peter were indifferent. Can was d that his parents were not here to witness
anymore abasement.
A loud growl silenced the entire arena and Can''s attention was diverted once again. His once
overwhelmed mind was frozen when he saw the hulk of a man appearing in front of him out of
nowhere. He was more than a foot taller than Can and was much bulkier than any wolf Can had
ever seen. He flexed his muscles as a show of dominance and punched his right palm as a ready
gesture to fight.
Can did not miss the angry re, the huffs full of rage, the ring of the nose. The man menacingly
took two steps ahead and growled with his might at the frightened Elemental.
Can gasped while his lips trembled. The reason for him being summoned had been clear now. How
wrong was he when he thought that Einar''s absence was a blessing! On the contrary, Can wished to
see him for thest time, until he could hold onto the precious final moments of his life.
Destiny had yed a cruel game yet again.
Just moments ago Can was discussing with Aurora the ways in which he could die. Perhaps the
probability of his passing was certain as death itself was standing right in front of him.
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