The Werecats Mate

Chapter 18

She paused for a moment, "Well, I guess there's only one option, I will loan you my powers, until such a time as Vlads defeat, and then, they will return to me, but know this, if you die, with my powers, then you will become a god in this life, there would be no way to prevent this, no matter how badly you wanted to remain mortal."

I thought the deal over for a bit, "Okay, deal, I will defeat Vlad, I can't let him destroy everything, I have, to save the world."

She placed her hand on my shoulder, and I felt a sudden surge of power coursing through my veins, I could feel myself becoming stronger, more powerful than I ever thought possible, it was like I had been asleep my entire life, and was just now waking up.

"Go forth, my child, victory awaits you." She said, and the world seemed to start slipping away, fading into darkness. I opened my eyes again, to see that I was now in some sort of a cell, the walls were made of concrete, with large, steel bars being the only exit.

"Ah, I see you're awake, how lovely." I heard a ragged, almost inhuman voice call out to me, I felt no fear towards this voice, only anger, somehow, I knew it was Vlad. I turned to face him, and the creature I saw, almost made me pity him, he was a vampire, yes, but he was hideous, his skin was grey, with blood red eyes, his fangs were protruding from his mouth, and his claws were at least twice as long as an average vampires.

I tried to shift into my tigreign, but I could barely contact her through our link.

"How do you like those bracelets, hmmm? Pure silver, they look quite lovely on you, if I do say so myself." He stated mockingly, only then did I realize I was chained to the wall, with silver chains, both my hands, and my feet were shackled. "Now now, don't be so discouraged, were's all that vigor I saw when you were facing my good friend Nidhogg? You actually somehow managed to kill him, ya know? Sure it wasn't your attack alone, but no one else could have weakened him to the point were those other dragons could finish the job, so, how'd you do it?" He asked as he paced around me, his arms over his chest. Just then, the same energy that I felt in my dream, washed over me like a tidal wave, he stared at me, with an expression that almost held, fear.

"You, have made a deal with the gods?!" I began pulling on the chains, I heard them creaking, as if they were begging me to stop, they were almost to the point of breaking.

"Marcel, get!" He started to yell at one of his men, but before he could finish, the chain holding my right arm snapped, I used it like a whip, and wrapped it around his neck, I could feel more and more power washing over me, I was terrified that I could lose control of it at any minute, especially with how angry I was. I pulled him to me, and held his wretched throat, searing his very soul with my stare, I could smell his fear, see it in his eyes, in his very soul, and it only made me want to torture him, even more. Not just for him holding me here against my will, for who knows how long, but for what he put me and Sam through, I changed into my tigreign form, and pinned him against the cold, stone floor with my claws, sinking them into his collar bone, my teeth, inches away from his face. Our noses were practically touching, as I ensured that this creature would know fear before it's demise. In one swift movement, I tore my teeth through his throat, completely severing his head. I then flew through the corridors of the cells, and found the exit to the wretched, dark place. As soon as I was outside, I could feel my bond to Sam, and his dragons.  

'Sam! I'm okay, I'm alive!' I shouted through our link.

'Sasha!?' I heard his voice, and my heart skipped a beat at how broken it sounded, I wanted to curl up into a ball and cry when I felt his pain.

'Yeah, it's me, where are you?' I asked as I tore through the sky, away from my captors.

'I-I'm at the castle, but, are you sure you're okay?' He asked.

'Yes, I'm fine, and I've got a story you won't believe when I get back.' I then flew faster than I ever had before, when all of a sudden, it was like everything other than me had stopped, I quit flying for a moment, and everything started back.

'We, we were traveling through time!' Yelled Corina.

'What? How, is that possible?' I asked, getting a feeling of dread in my stomach, not sure if it was from how fast I was flying, or my instincts telling me something was wrong.

'There's, only one explanation, that man, wasn't Vlad.' Corina replied, and I felt my stomach drop, we hadn't won, not yet, and the man that wanted me dead yet lived. The man that wanted Sam dead, yet lived, I knew that I couldn't allow that, but at the same time, I needed to comfort my mate. 

With my new found ability, I reached the castle in an instant, to me, I simply flew in, but to all the shocked onlookers, I appeared out of thin air.

"S-Sasha!" I heard Sam's voice, then, I felt his strong arms wrap around my neck, hugging me, still being in my tiger form, I pulled him close with one of my paws, giving him the best version of a hug I could do in this form. I could feel his happiness at finally seeing me, and seeing that I was okay, through our bond, but I could also tell how wrecked he was without me, his hair was a complete mess, his eyes were blood shot, probably from crying, and he looked like he hadn't shaved in a month.