Celestial Wulf Chronicles Book# 5 Sacrifice's

Counterpart

The NINE appear equally nefariously protective of us. Placing themselves as the first line of defense between us, my grandfather, mama alpha, and our pack.

Dropped onto my knees, clutching my temples, I hear a response towards Sable, dark, calm, cold, speaking with pure suffering that I can't recognize, "you are wrong, Death hound. I am the truth to he you call Alejandro. I am the reason you are here. Without me, you could not have found your mate. You know that. Remember my place, lightning wulf, remember ME. For I have always been a part of you."

Previously facing elder wulves ready to kill. Crimson turns to me. "Alejandro, what ails you? I will allow none near you while I breathe. But why does Grand Raiju terrify you so?" hearing his voice, I calm enough to answer, "I dunno Crim I Dunno. It's as if he hurt me, but he never did. It was not me he hurt... it was... not me. It... it.." I can feel Sable attacking darkness, trying to penetrate me, saying he was the first. "It hurts Crim. It AHHHHHHH!!"

Falling to the ground. My body coils inwards, Squirming like a worm in the sun, and I scream, "AHHHH!" Slamming my hands to my temples. Crimson and Cocoa retreat from the entrance with slow, deliberate backward steps, sealing the barrier before both turn to nuzzle me.

"AAHHH," withering violently. My back presses the ground then arches me off it. Barely does Crimson's tone, holding wisdom & fear, reach me consciously. Yet, when it does, Crimson encourages me. "Alejandro. I am here. Do not be afraid, mate. Confront what ails you. This has gone on long enough. You are now the only one who can stop this. End this secrecy. Reach for the shadow wulf." The ground quakes violently with tremors.

Laying his whole body atop mine, "I am here, Alejandro. I will always be. But it is you who possess the power to end this. END IT MATE." With his body atop mine. I am torn away once more to the spirit realm to see Sable fighting the dark shadow specter wulf. Turning my head, Crimson stands beside me with a sad gaze.

Standing to shift from me, Crimson's wulf speaks tormented, "Ends this mate. For only you can."  Drawn by his worst, I panic. Torn flesh and fang marks begin appearing on Crimson's astral form.

Snapping my sight to the battling wulves. The phantom wulf is not attacking Sable. He is trying, without success, to block Sable's attack. I look to Crim; another bite mark appears on his body exactly where Sable bit the specter wulf. His shoulder, in an instant I realize why. "Oh, Goddess!! It can't be!!"

"SABLE NOO!! STOPP! ENOUGH!!!" through our bond, I paralyze his astral form. "ALEJANDRO!!HOW DARE YOU RESTRAIN ME!! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? RELEASE MEE!! I WILL CONSUME IT!! NONE SHALL DARE THREATEN YOU... I Will..!!"

"Enough, Sable." My tone releases its tension drawing Sables' attention. "I...I...I know... I know who he is, Sable. Think Sable. He never attacked you. He only tried to block your attacks. He will never harm us, ever. Stop. Think. Who do you know would do this?" Turning my gaze sympathetically to our sullen bleeding phantom wulf mate. I continue, "I know why the shadow wulf will not attack Sabe. Let me explain." The phantom wulf calms his power, and my headache subsides.

Leaving Sable, the sole one blazing ethereal power. Gray, ashen electrical fire bellows to the dark wulf form before he leaps, pinning it beneath him,

"YOU WILL NEVER TOUCH MY HEART!! BEGONE!!" The dark Wulf speaks, "No Light wulf. I would never, for I, also, am his protector, as I am yours, I also, am a part of you, For your darkness is my light & my light is your light. and I will die defending those I love."

Its eyes turn to me, "Farewell, my little Master... for now." becoming vaporous, suppressing his aura.

With his release, the paralyzing fear I felt towards my Grand Raiju grandfather is gone. My eyes, without my awareness, had turned black opal with platinum slits, now return to wulf platinum. As Sable turns towards me. Not meeting my gaze, his head lowers. "Are you well, Ale?"

Confirming my suspicion. I ask, "Sabe do you know who that was and why it was able to penetrate our bond and speak with me." Sables' response is typical. "It does not matter. NONE will harm you, Alejandro, as long as I live!!"

"Sable stop, you don't remember him do you?" Sable leers at me. "Which means you don't understand. I felt such anguish over it, such deep torment and suffering. Didn't you?"

"I do not concern myself with such human details. It, He, whatever it is. Dared to enter without my awareness and speak with you."

"Sable. That was..."Then it returns stabbing. I felt the same pain when Reuben fell into his deep sleep and when I was in the kitchen. UGH!!. My chest feels like someone is stabbing me and I scream! My eyes return to black opal with red slits. It's him, and he is trying to surface. THAT WAS MY PAIN!! "Please forgive me, little one. I will not hurt you." His voice was calm, tender. I can feel him."For I have longed to find you both. My mates."

He wants me to remember. On the other hand, Sable roars, preparing to lunge, "SABLE!! STOP!!! Don't. He is not trying to hurt me. Please Sabe. Don't. I want to know why he is here." Looking at the misty phantom wulf materializing in front of us. His eyes change color, to one I vaguely remember., "I know him, Sabe. I... I remember him now. I know... who he is. and soon my wulf brother... you will remember also." My gaze opens wide towards the wulf specter. His vaporous head Bowing to me.

A single name enters my thoughts. "Your Ne..." the reaction was instant. Searing pain, throbbing yearning in my chest. Causing me to crumble into a fetus position in the spirit realm. But on the material plane. All the local spirits also respond, appearing, lunging to protect us. Then, the pain subsides. Replaced with a heat engulfing my human form, causing me to phase. But everyone stuns; it is not Sable who appears then, departs, leaving my human body withering on the ground in a second.

It is CRIMSON: "Sable, He halved his soul. It was a twin to Crimson. Giving it to his... Oh, God. this is the portion of his soul your...."

Then a wulf spoken bellow on the material plane interrupts, snatching my attention. "Everyone remove yourselves from Alejandro's side, or he will kill you." Grandfather instantly phases, becoming Raiju Solar lightning form, and prepares to attack.

"I knew this would happen. My appearance would spark fear in the soul devourer." The first beast necromancer, Iku's emissary, the soul devourer. With my phase, so to does Estrella emerge. My wulf Speak is heard in the minds of all present, "HE HAS COME. With Alejandro's awareness of their origins. Only Sable remains unaware, and therein, Lays the problem. Sable will protect Alejandro ruthlessly. He. Must be made to remember."