Lion and his mate

Here we are

Nemesis POV.

We were finally there. Everyone seems to be lost in their own thoughts. So was I. No one since thing with my mother's voice happend didn't dare to ask me anything.

Not even Aelin. But she had enough on her mind anyway.

So we saw it. Chest. Marked with dozens of wyrdmarks. Some familiar,some not.

But then I felt something. I stilled,smelling the air and when other seems to notice too, I whispered " It's Death."

But Rowan said "Lorcan. It's warning signal."
"For what this time?",I asked.

But no answer came from Rowan as he quickly turned outside to see what's happening.

When he was back,I immediately had a bad feeling about all that situation.
Rowan said calmly,maybe to calmly "There is aerial legion approaching."

"Ironteeth?!",Manon breathed but Rowan shook his head "Ilkens."

"How many?",Aelin asked. He looked for a moment in her eyes and said them "Five hundred."

Holy fuck.

But I knew what has to be done. So I sighed and said "We fight."
Fenrys hissed "How so? We don't hace chance."

"Neither we had it before but here we are all,alive and breathing. We must. It's part of fighting for this world. And I will be damned before I leave this world without saving good in it. You do what the hell you want,I want to fight. I will fight."

Everyone silenced and Aelin said "There is another way"
Rowan quickly responded "No"
"There is nothing and no one outside there. Risk would be minimal...",Aelin continued but Rowan hissed again "No and that's final."

"You don't give me orders.",Aelin said quietly.
"You will have to pry that key out of mine cold,dead hands."

I couldn't listen anymore,honestly. So I shuted it. I lost mysef into music of  my caged magic.

When they were over with planing,Aelin approached me and said quietly "If you can't fight with magic still,no one will judge. Or at least they won't live long enough to try."

I smiled but my smile didn't reach my eyes "My magic...She is still locked away. Chains are still there and great war is knocking at our door. Something tells me that this war we aren't going to win just with steel."

"No. We won't. If we win at all.",Aelin said but I shook my head "We will. I don't know how but we must. Al least die trying fighting for all single good life in this whole world. I remember mine. It was so beautiful. And many died for freedom and Aurelia still didn't get it. But Erilea will."

We waited,and still when I felt it. Aelin. Finally. In moment I wanted to open my mouth to shout,immediately they were closed. Cause Aelin of Wildfire,heir of Mala,burned path before her. She released hell. Straight at all these ilkens.

I summoned wings again and flew up,not bothering with Aelin's hell down there. No fire can kill me. Not even hers.

And when I saw that her wave was growing weaker,other forces,Rowan's and Dorian's,I released my sword and charged into fight,direct fleeing trough fire at ilkens.

Fight still was going on and on and on,when suddenly fire stopped and I looked at surprised and saw. All of ilkens. Dead.

I returned down,only to see for Gavriel and Fenrys disappearing. My heart skiped a bit and I quickly let small amount of power to search area and I felt other magic too. The same in that cage. Death. Lorcan.

I approached Rowan and Aelin and barked at Rowan "Come with me."
When he looked at me with surprise I just rolled my eyes and hissed "Now".
And he didn't bother to ask me more,as he followed me trough  the field.