Behold, The One {Book 1 Of The Behold Series}

~Chapter 8~ Celestial Mountains

Recently On Behold, The One:
Thanks to Celestine, Alexander reverted back to normal. At the end though, Celestine reveals that she was sent to help Alexander, shocking him.

Chapter 7's Ending:
Celestine was... sent?
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   "So let me get this straight, meeting you was on purpose or accident?" Gaia asked once again as Celestine and Electra explained the situation to the trio.

   "We knew we were supposed to fight alongside you, but we did not know we would meet so soon." Electra repeated once again, fustrated with Gaia's questions.

   There was a moment of silence before Alexander brought them back to reality.

   "In case you haven't noticed, the walls are damaged. And we have yet to settle it. If anyone is responsible, it should be me. I will pay the expenses and settle all this." Alexander suggested, taking his wallet out of his pocket when Celestine stopped him.

   Using her magic, the stardust patched everything up and it was good as new, as if nothing bad happened. She turned to Alexander and sighed.

   "Firstly, we don't need to pay. Secondly, this was partially my fault as well so don't think too much of it." Celestine concluded as she packed their things.

   "Now that you know our secret, I suppose you will let us follow you?" Electra asked, comfirming her conclusion.

   We walked down to the lobby and checked out of the hotel as if nothing happened. Alexander nodded but then gasped aloud. He turned to Celestine, looking all frantic.

   "Who is going to handle the Sky Tribe while you guys are with us?!" He exclaimed in worry, making Electra break into a fit of giggles.

   "Crystalite will handle the tribe. My younger sister is really capable you know?" Celestine teased as the trio retrieved their horses.

   She raised an eyebrow before forming a carriage with the horses attached to it. The four of them sat in the carriage as Celestine was the driver. Next Stop, Celestial Mountains. Celestine sat on the front tip of the carriage as she guided the horses.

   The place was quiet, all that could be heard was the galloping of the horses. Once they reached the base of the mountain an hour later, Celestine stopped the horses. She got down from her spot, opening the door for the other four to inform them that they had approached the mountains. The carriage disappeared into thin air as Celestine tied the horses to a nearby tree below the mountains.

   "Why couldn't you just ride us up the mountain?" Gaia groaned as he scratched his head, receiving a glare from Electra.

   "If we do that, we will all come rolling down due to the pull of gravity." Celestine explained bluntly, scowl on her face.

   Stupid Gravitational Force. Alexander thought as he grumbled.

   Looking at the four's faces, Celestine figured they might need some help. Using her magic, she formed three sticks using her stardust magic and passed them to Gaia, Alexander and Electra.

   "Electra, you might want to get a new whip here." Gaia suggested, making Electra explode in frustration.

   "Thanks for the idea..." She grumbled.

   Taking Celestine's hint, Oceana summoned her staff and used that as her walking stick. Celestine used her sword instead of a stick as she was right in front. Reluctantly, the five started walking uphill. The first person to start panting was surprisingly not Alexander nor Oceana. It was Gaia!

   "Ugh... I'm exhausted! Could we take a break?" He whined.

   Celestine gave him a stern look as she carried on walking, big mistake. The moment she turned around, she approached an Alpha Wolf. That was the thing that poisoned her. Thank god Oceana still kept the Crystalized Aurora Ball, the cure, with her. Her eyes widened, partially in fear and determination. It roared loudly, echoing through the kingdom.

   She froze to the spot, not knowing what to do. Before Celestine could even react, The Alpha Wolf swept her off her feet. She knocked out, rolling downhill. The other four looked in shock, upon the sight of Celestine rolling down hill and the blood forming behind her. Electra ran into the nearest cave instantly, coming back out with a blue-colored whip that looked just like the old one. She stiffened the rope, making it more like a sword.

   In the meanwhile, Gaia were battling the Alpha Wolf. Instead of his bow, Gaia chose to use his battle axe. He swung violently, threatening the snow-furred creature. Alexander and Oceana went after Celestine, going into the cave that Electra went into earlier to take cover. Oceana placed Celestine on a water platform, attempting the healing process once again.

   "Uhm, Prince Alexander. Do you mind giving me some light with your fire?" She asked him with a hint of worry in her voice as she handed a torch holder over to Alexander.

   "Sure thing. By the way, you can just call me Alexander." He suggested while starting a little fire on the torch which Oceana offered.

   She raised the Aurora ball, allowing it to start its treatment on Celestine. In less than. Three minutes, it returned to Oceana. She looked puzzled at first but her expression soon changed to a grin.

   "Since it came back so fast, Celestine should wake up soon." Oceana concluded, making Alexander heave a sigh of relief.

   Out of the blue, they heard a battle cry from outside.

Gaia and Electra! Alexander thought as he gasped. He summoned his sword and ran out of the cave to join the battle. Upon seeing Electra's ambush, Alexander decided to watch before joining in.

   Gaia was pinned onto the floor by the Alpha and towered by it. The monster hissed at him as it tried to lunge at him. Just before it did though, Electra stabbed it through it's back. The sharp end of her whip pierced through the Alpha Wolf's cruel heart as the creature yelped in pain. Blood oozed out from the wound, some splattering all over Electra's face and a single drop on Gaia's nose.

   Even so, Electra could not care less. She withdrew her whip, converting it back to normal and kicked the dead Alpha Wolf downhill. Once it was out of sight, she helped Gaia up. Her face was not exactly completely covered in blood, it was just multiple drops on her cheek.

   "Yikes, what happened?" Celestine asked as she emerged with Oceana from the cave.