Caleb, a warlock hiding his existence from the world of shifters. Witches and Warlocks are hunted down by shifters of all kinds. Shifters are jealous of the power of the magic wielders. They just outnumber the magical beings to shut and put their en...
As they departed from the island, the words Caleb heard from his vision kept repeating.
"Who are you..." He murmured as he looked up in the sky.
"Leb?" Chase walked out from their cabin and saw his mate on the edge. "Don't stress yourself on the enemy that we don't know yet. Okay?" He massaged his shoulder. "It's just-" He looked at Chase. "I don't know where to find clues about this person." "Excuse me." The sorceress, Jaina, accompanying them back to the mainland called them. "I think you might want to read this." Caleb nodded as they went to one of the large cabins.
"I read in this book, that there is a scroll strong enough to resurrect a fallen comrade or travel back to the past." Jaina explained. "What are the costs?" "Powerful energy from the caster may leave the caster weak for a while." "Are you telling me about the urban legend, Scroll of the Archangel? No one has seen that." "Nothing is impossible to you Caleb." "Why are you telling him this, Miss Jaina." Chase asked "During your vision, our blood elves sensed a shift in your magic." She grabbed her staff and waved it in the air. Then red lines appeared on their wrists. "You are missing someone." She pointed at the blurry red line connected to a vibrant red line connecting Chase and Caleb. "You mean-" Jaina nodded at Caleb's sudden shock. "You two have another fated partner, and they are incapable of feeling you right now." The lines then vanished after a while. "Here. Use these scrolls to check your fate thread." The sorceress stood up and smiled. "Rest for now. Ignore the vision you just found. You have a strong foundation in the present, do not worry about the future yet." Jaina then left the room. "Where do we even start? I do not know what or who we are looking for."
The door opened and they saw Calix. "Sorry to eavesdrop, but we can check back in our coven." "Why?" Chase asked. "We could use the help of tarot cards." "Tarot cards..." Caleb murmured and gave it a thought. "Sure. Your coven has a divination witch?" "Of course, our coven has one. And Aunt Lilia is sure the best divination witch for centuries now." "You should be proud then, Head Warlock." Caleb teased his cousin. "Let's go and sleep, we will take the long journey back to your coven."
Tomorrow morning, upon arriving on the shore. Chase is giving instructions to Han and Minho. Gelo and Mikki are also bidding their farewell to Caleb
"You two can go back to our pack. And report to Jasper immediately, understood?" "Yes Alpha." With that they shifted and started to run back to their pack.
"We will be going now too. We need to check up on Gelo's father. Hope he did not lash out on the shifters." Mikki said as he shifts to his wolf form. "See you around Caleb." Gelo smiled as he rides on Mikki's back.
"So... It's just the four of us." Archer pointed out the obvious. "Let's head back home." "Right... Home." Caleb said as he held Chase's hand, making the shifter king smile.
It was sundown when they reached the Abyss Coven, they are greeted by the Potter-Malfoys and Agnes. "You returned safe. Harmed but safe. That's what matters." "Mom. Caleb needs Aunt Lilia." "Why would he need Lilia?" "My air shifted Aunt." "I see." Agnes looked at Calix and the Potter-Malfoy family. "You can rest, I'll lead the Alpha King and the Crimson Deity to Lilia. Follow me."
They went to the left wing of the Abyss Castle, where the walls are carved with all 88 constellations and other celestial bodies. The hallway is illuminated with blue colored flames from the candles. As them turn the corner, they were greeted by who Caleb assume was Lilia.
"I saw the two of you would visit me someday." She smiled. "Thank you, Agnes." "I need-" "Answers. I know. Sit. Alpha King you may sit with him." "Your question, Young Deity." "How do I find someone I lost?"
Lilia shuffled the deck of tarot cards. "Cut it." And Caleb did. "Pick a card, let's see who you are in this journey. Ah, The Wheel of Fortune, throne of Jupiter, King of the Gods, what rises up must fall down, what falls down must rise up! A force majeure about to happen, expanding and unavoidable are you ready to face your fate? Or are you bound to repeat the tragedy?" She placed it in the middle of the table.
"Sounds like you." Chase commented.
"Draw your next card." Caleb pulled one card from the deck. "What's Missing? The reason for your quest? The King of Cups, the fire of water, energy in water. Seek higher and lead though emotional planes, be patient, be calm, be tolerant and soon you'll be able to tame the turmoil within."
Chase held Caleb's hand. "You won't go through this alone."
Caleb drew the next card which is the Queen of Cups. "Path behind, the Queen of Cups is ill-dignified! Water of water! But the oceans and the lakes are murky! The images she produces distorts and disfigures the reflection of the seeker! Turning those who look into monsters! Our own emotions can easily be poisoned by doubts and fears."
Caleb bit his lip; he remembered Camilo again.
He reached out for a card again and drew the Knights of Wand. "Path Ahead! The King of Wands what do we do to remove unnecessary filth from water? You boil it! Fire of fire! Be awake! Face the challenge and absorb energy from it! He who burns dark energy and turns it into light."
Chase looked at Caleb who is sweating, he kissed his hand. "Don't be nervous." Caleb nodded and reached out the fifth card.
"Obstacle: the Knight of Wands, impetuous and hot-headed, air excites the fire way for its own good! He's ill-dignified! He is reckless and burns everything on his path! Stirs too much conflict and you might burn all of us down!"
Lilia was right, he was always reckless and filled with anger till he met and heard the real intentions of the Chase. Caleb took a deep breath and picked another card, the card he chose was 8th of cups.
"Windfall. I see ashes, disappointment, guilt, anguish. A man walked away leaving the cups he so filled but left behind. A young man cloaked in crimson! Are you truly heading to where you wish you are heading? Or are you losing faith?"
Caleb questioned himself, is he really heading the right path or he is just following the set path for him. With one shaking hand, he pulled the last card: The Devil in reverse.
"Ah you have unshackled yourself from the Devil. You have come victorious in the final battle; you are on your way to attain your goal, but you still have a lot to learn. Card fifteen, there is more to walk through."
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Caleb can't take it anymore. He stood up, shocking Chase, before running away. "Caleb!" Chase tried to run after him, but Lilia stopped him. "Don't. That is his journey." "Listen. I know what you said is mostly true, but I am his mate. And he needs me right now. Excuse me Madame." Chase ran after him.
Caleb ran out of the castle and headed towards the woods. He can hear Chase calling for him, but he chose to ignore it, despite his brain telling him to go back. He wrote runes, making him undetectable.
"Caleb?!" Chase is running around the area, with Calix and Archer. "Why did he run away?" "Lilia. What she read was his destiny of what he would become. But he is overwhelmed, he overthought it." "Let's head back." Calix said. "What? Why?"
Calix pointed in the trees.
"He's around here, but the runes are making him undetectable, even with your mate bond. Don't mess around now, he knows all the runes now that he is a fully pledge Crimson Deity."
Chase surrendered and followed Calix and Archer back to the Abyss Coven's Castle. Before Caleb could relax, his head hurts, the visions are back.
He is on the plains. In front of him, it was him, a much darker version of him; covered in blood. Resting on his darker version's feet are familiar faces from his coven, all dead.
"YOU!"
Caleb looked behind him, he gasped and fell on the ground. It was a mauled and bloody version of Chase walking towards him.
"Happy now?! YOU WARLOCK?! YOU'VE GOTTEN YOU REVENGE ON US SHIFTERS!"
Caleb covered his ears, constantly repeating the word and phrase: "No" and "I don't want revenge anymore".
"Caleb." That is the voice of Camilo, making him look up and what he saw make him gasp in fear and started to crawl backward. Camilo was hanged and there was fire beneath him. "Did you ever love me?" The question made him nod. "Then why am I here? Why am I not with you?" Camilo's voice is weak.
"Leb?" That's the voice of Calix. "You failed us." Behind Calix was the whole coven burning. "We are your family... Why you led them to us?"
"I-I didn't."
His next scream created a surge of energy blast and that made him snap out of the vision. He then looked around and saw a witch. "Name's Alice Wu. Anges' son was right. You needed someone."
"How did you?" "You might be the Deity, but I am a Blood Witch and an expert in Rune Craft. Quite impressive runes for someone who just awaken his potential." "I'll take that as a compliment, I guess." "Listen here kid. I know you wanted to be alone for now. Keep your mind at peace all the time. Don't bother what lies ahead and what follows behind. Worry about the current. That's why it is called present." She patted his back and left, reactivating Caleb's runes once more.
Caleb took a deep breath.
"She's right. I am a Wheel of Fortune after all." He laughed.
