Tempting Fate

169 Chapter 169: The Beginning of the War

Reed regained power. Energy flowed through his veins. As his wings fluttered, he smiled.

He smiled. “I’m back!”

He moved his two arms and started to blow out black smoke, which caused the temperature of the whole realm to change. He opened his hands, and black smoke spread through the air after a while.

Everyone felt this, and the fighting stopped. Everyone looked to the sky as they felt a strong power.

“What is that power?” asked one of the soldiers with the former king Eldron while looking up.

Not everyone knew about the power, which is why the fight stopped.

“What fight needs to be ended?”

Everyone turned to look at the other side of the mountains, where they could see a man walking toward them. Everyone stepped back when they saw who it was.

Reed put up his hand, and everyone there was trapped in a cloud of black smoke surrounded by strands of electricity. They had never seen that before, so some tried to touch it. When they suddenly caught fire and turned to ashes, everyone was shocked.

.....

“What happened?”

“I don’t understand. What kind of war is this?”

“Reed...” Eldron said this to Reed as he greeted him, but he also stopped noticing how odd Reed looked. “Your wings...”

Reed smiled a little as he raised an eyebrow. He looked at everyone, then turned to his wing. He was also slightly surprised to see that it was a different color. It was white, shone, and had some black feathers that stood out.

Reed was surprised, but he didn’t show it. Instead, he turned his eyes back to those there.

“What happened?” he asked.

“They attacked the palace after they destroyed the gate,” Eldron said.

“But what are you doing here? Why did you follow these scumbags?” He asked his father.

“We didn’t follow them, but they followed us as we ran.”

Reed looked at the mage, then at each of the other mages there one by one. When he saw that they weren’t there, he frowned.

“You’re the only wizard to leave the palace?”

Even Eldron looked at the other mages before he looked at Reed.

One of the mages said, “The other mages were left behind in the palace.”

“Why were they abandoned?” Reed asked.

“They’re the ones who betrayed you,” Eldron said.

Reed turned toward the demons, raised his arm, opened his hand, and suddenly closed it. Reed’s palm was closed at the same time the black smoke trapped the demons until everything turned black ash.

Everyone just watched what happened. Reed looked at his father and the other wizards and demons who were there.

“Has the traitor introduced himself yet?” he asked.

Everyone was looking at Reed.

—-

“Emy, can we talk?”

Emy turned to see Devin in her room. That made her a little surprised. She does know that Reed is with Devin to protect the portal Jasmin showed her.

“What are you doing? I thought you were with Reed...” Emy asked.

“I stepped out of the portal,” Devin said.

“Reed? You just left Reed there alone?” Emy asked.

“You need me here,” Devin said.

Emy scowled. She didn’t understand, but suddenly, she felt nervous.

“I don’t feel good, Devin. Reed needs you more in your world.” Emy said.

“Reed is strong so that he can take care of himself,” Devin said.

—-

“Aunt Jasmin, my mama needs my help.”

Jasmin looked at the speaker. She had just finished taking a shower and left Alex sleeping on the bed, surrounded by big pillows. But seeing Alex made her almost scream and shout. He grew up as fast as if he were seven years old. He also finds clothes in the drawer that Reed and Emy bought for him because of his sudden growth.

Luckily, she was already dressed when she came out of the bathroom. She sometimes only wears a bra and pants when she leaves the room, and Alex is the only person with her.

“Is that you, Alex?” Jasmin asked.

“Are there any other kids in the house?”

“Haist, you are truly your father’s son.”

“Auntie, Mama needs help. Does anyone know where she is?” Alex asked.

“What kinds of help?”

“Her life is in grave danger.”

Alex’s words made Jasmin frown.

—-

“Why do I feel this way?” Avery whispered.

Reed’s three soldiers, who were maids in their world, watched over the portal. After Devin returned to their world through the portal, she was restless.

“But why isn’t he with Sir Reed? What happened?” Avery asked herself again.

“Something is happening at the portal...”

Avery turned to the portal, which was slowly closing. Her eyes got wider.

“What’s going on?” she asked Becky, Marina, and Anton, who was guarding the portal.

“Someone closed a portal from out here.”

“What?” Avery asked, surprised. “How did it happen?”

Avery could see black smoke coming from the three soldiers. They push the portal open and stop it from closing completely.

“What happens when the portal closes here?” Avery asked.

“King Reed can’t come back.”

Avery took a deep breath. She immediately cast a spell, and two katanas came out of her hand. After she had avoided it for a while, she cast the spell again.

“Averejera pyro!”

The fire started moving from the katana’s handle towards its blade. Some letters looked like they were carved there and were given life by fire.

“Stand back,” Avery said.

The three demons turned when they saw Avery’s katana on fire. When Avery moved closer to the portal, the other three people left the side of the portal and let Avery walk up to it. They could see how the katana blade lit up as Avery got close to the portal and put one of the two katanas in the hole to keep it from closing completely.

Avery struggled to face the three soldiers. Her spiritual and physical strength dwindles with each spell she casts.

“You must find the creature closing the portal,” Avery said. “We need to stop that scum.”

“Anton and I are going to look.” Becky was looking at Marina. “You should take care of this, Marina.”

Marina nodded.

—–

Reed frowned as they drew closer to the palace’s grand gate. He felt normal. No one has strong power. Normal and average ones are all that exist. He looked at his father and raised his hand to take in all the power in the palace. It felt like Reed’s power was getting stronger. Reed used both hands to control the power as the wind blew harder around him. Everyone watched from the palace’s terrace as the six mages came out with canes with a ball on top of them. They used these to stop him.

Reed has been feeling vampires for a while, and they have also come out. They quickly went after Reed. Eldron immediately stepped in to protect his son. The mages who attacked their fellow mages did the same thing.

“We’ll take care of them, so go inside the palace,” Eldron said.

“He is not in the palace,” Reed said.

The mages and Eldron frowned. “Their leader’s gone?”

“I don’t feel him inside,” Reed said. “I don’t understand what is going on.”

Reed turned toward the mages behind him and Eldron. “Can you handle them?” Reed asked. “I will kill the vampires who are surely attacking their king.”

“But if you do that, it’s like wiping out your mother’s clan,” Eldron said.

“My mother is not a lowly demon. All blasphemers who attack and try to kill the king are put to death.”

Heavy lightning and thunder were seen in the sky, and strong voltages of electricity spread through the air at the same time that Reed suddenly disappeared.

.....

Sparks of light can be seen in some parts of the realm that demons can’t see with their normal eyes. Reed quickly grabbed one of the vampires and smashed its back against the wall of the palace tower. Reed was holding the vampire’s neck when he felt a thread of electricity come out of his fingers.

“Who is your leader, and who gives you the courage to attack your king?”

The vampire just smiled and didn’t say anything in response. Reed hit the vampire as soon as it tried to get close to them. He touched the vampire first, then sent electricity through its body, which also went through the other vampire until the wind blew away both black ashes.

Reed took another look around. He will put the powerful vampires ahead of the weaker ones. Standing at the top of the palace, he saw a vampire looking at him.

“Leandro...”

The man gave me a grin.