Chapter 254 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

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So, he shifted into his human form and stood before Bjorn, ready to negotiate. K*lling him would sure feel satisfying, yet at the same time, if he could save his people’s lives, he was ready to sacrifice his ego.

“Your plan did not work the way you expected,” Kai started, holding his head high just like a true king was supposed to. He was calm and collected while Bjorn’s clenched fists were shaking from all the tension. The bear could barely control himself seeing how all his advantages were destroyed one by one.

“It was a good plan, and I have to admit it, but it failed, Darius. Take your men and return to your lands. We can draw a new agreement between us, and there is no need to waste any more lives.”

“In your dreams!” Bjorn spat, frowning, “I haven’t come this far to back away now! So, unless you are ready to surrender your crown and return my mate to me-”

A loud growl stopped his speech. This wasn’t something Kai was going to tolerate.

“As far as I am aware, you have no mate!” The Northern King snarled. “This is my last warning! Leave my wife and my kingdom alone!”

“And if I don’t?” Bjorn’s lips curled into a cruel smirk. Kai already knew that there would be no peaceful talks between the two of them.

“Then I will have to K*ll you!” The Lycan King announced. “And I will never have to see your face again!”

“You can try!” Bjorn taunted.

The two white bears that arrived with him reached the top of the mountain where they stood and roared at Kai, but this was when Savannah shifted back into her royal Lycan form and stood in their way. She knew she couldn’t interfere in the fight between the two kings. As much as she wanted to help Kai defeat Bjorn, she knew that he had to do this alone. So she was happy that she got to be busy as well. She needed to release her anger and frustration, she craved the distraction because she wasn’t sure she’d be able to stay idle and just watch her beloved fight to the death with the man she hated more than anything.

Bjorn shifted first and charged at Kai, hoping to get him earlier than he would transform back into Amarok, but no such luck, His claws met ice on the wolf’s dark fur that almost pierced his healthy eye, and immediately he had to back away because a set of sharp, canines almost tore a part of his side.

Bjorn had avoided this fight his whole life, but he was done with hiding. Today he planned to prove that the prophecy was just an empty sound and to put an end to all this. He was fighting for what he believed in, and he was ready to sacrifice his life if he had to.

But Kai would go with him. He wouldn’t have his hands on Bjorn’s mate. Never again.

Darius knew that he would be a great king. He was a better man, a better warrior, a better ruler. Just one thing always stood in his way to greatness, and he was ready to get rid of it today. He was desperate to prove himself, desperate to show his mate that she was making a mistake, desperate to K*ll the one he hated so much. The hate for the Lycan King of the North had such deep roots in his heart now that he knew he’d never be able to live a happy life if that man stayed alive.

Kai knew the stakes were high. However, he was calm. They were lucky. So lucky that Fenrir did not abandon them. That their warriors could now stand up for themselves against the monsters.

He knew that Savannah would take care of the two bears, and he knew that Bjorn wouldn’t be able to stand long against him. Bjorn was a good warrior, but Kai was better. He was the best. He did not let his emotions control him.

Bjorn may have loved his schemes, but Kalwas good at tactics.

Time alter time, he let the white bear believe that he had made a mistake, that his defence wasn’t perfect and that he could be K*lled. And each time when Bjorn jumped on that opportunity, Kai made sure he was paying for it with his flesh and blood.

He did not like to admit it, but the bear was stronger than what he would prefer. However, it did not matter. Savannah was near, and her presence alone gave him strength. His warriors beneath did the same. He could already taste the victory. Each attack, each charge, each blow was bringing them all closer to the end of the war.

However, there was a problem. Although he managed to get the bear plenty of times, the latter was still standing strong. The gift that Joran gave him was invincibility. Any other bear would be dead by now, yet Bjorn was still able to attack him. It made Kai think of other ways to deal with him. Even a god wouldn’t be able to walk the Earth after being decapitated. Or without a heart. Savvy already proved once how helpful that was. So, if nothing else worked, he would have to try these options.

Bjorn launched at him, aiming at Amarok’s side in the hope of getting his guts out, but the wolf’s defence was mastered to perfection. Right before his teeth were able to sink into Kai’s flesh, ice spikes grew, trying to pierce him through. And it was a miracle that Bjorn managed to dodge at the last moment.

The two of them were well matched.

Savvy watched the fight from the corner of her eye, and her heart was racing with worry. The two bears she fought did not try to K*ll her. Even now, she could tell that their orders were to get her alive, and she was using that to her advantage since they gave her this wonderful gift. She wasn’t above it.

What worried her more was the battle of two kings. She knew very well that Kai wanted to deal with Bjorn on his own, but she was not going to let his pride risk their whole future together. She wanted to help him if he needed that, and she would face his reproach later if she had to. At least he would be alive to scold her and they would have time to work through this.

She finally caught the right moment and snapped one of the bears’ necks in a death grip, then manoeuvred around the other and pushed him off the cliff with all the f0rce she could muster. His heavy body fell, hitting several rock ledges on its way down, down, down. Even with Joran’s blessing, he wouldn’t be making it.

Savannah was ready to lounge at the White Bear King when Amarok finally managed to bite into his leg, causing the bear to roar in pain. Ice spikes grew one after another at incredibile speed. The bear managed to avoid most of them, but because of his injury, he stumbled and got pierced in the stomach.

Sawy gasped, afraid to make a movement. She was too afraid to even inhale deeply. Kai was now cornering Bjorn, ripping some part of him every time they made contact. The victory was so close and the Northern Queen knew that her King wouldn’t disappoint.

Her smile faded when a huge shadow over their heads made the world go dark. Her breathing hitched from the fear she felt because it couldn’t mean anything good.

The dragon was back, and unfortunately, none of them was a match for the flying, fire-breathing serpent…

Joran was furious. What the Seer told him turned out to be true after all, and everything here reeked of his brother. The mutt was definitely here.

That enraged the Serpent. Fenrir spent the last few centuries where he belonged-in the underworld, grieving the loss of everything and everyone he loved. This was where Joran wanted him. After his betrayal, there was no love lost between them and to appear now to stab him in the back when Jor’s plan was working perfectly was the last straw. He was not going to tolerate this. He lured Fenrir out, yes, but he had his own reasons for that. He needed something from him. And this wasn’t it.

Jormungandr roamed the sky, searching for the giant wolf, but Fenrir was nowhere to be found, which infuriated him even “more.

He did not learn his lesson. It only meant that Jor would have to give him a new one, Fenrir would wish he never came back! He knew his brother too well. He knew how to hurt him better than anyone.

And now he finally found what he was looking for. The one person that made Fenrir invest in him, awakening something that was long dead.

He saw Amarok fighting his champion, and his fiery stomach churned with fury. He flashed over their heads, making the three of them fall down to the ground. The girl who didn’t give him the firstborn for his collection screamed and shifted to avoid the impact while Bjorn did the same, trying to get closer to her. That stubborn boy… Only Amarok stood still, knowing that the first attack was just a game. Joran laughed internally at that audacity of his. He dared to look at him as if he could be defeated. Thus, sealing the fate of himself and his mate.

Joran turned around, ready for his next attack. This time he was so fast, that no one had time to hide. Ice needles flew into his face, but it only made him laugh harder. His claws locked around the ice wolf, and his wings took him to the sky. Higher and higher, with his victim helpless.

Amarok growled and snarled, trying to free himself. His spikes grew bigger and longer, but nothing was enough. The dragon deity. wasn’t for him to defeat.

Savannah trying to get up. She tried to scream, but no sounds were coming out. Close. They were so close to winning, and now her husband was high above in the sky, held captive by a monster.

“No!” Her voice was a broken mess as she saw Joran’s dragon unclench his claws and drop Kai down onto the sharp cliff peaks.

It was too high. The rocks were too sharp and too hard. No one would be able to survive that, and seeing the love of her life flying down made her experience so much pain that she forgot about everything and ran towards him.

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