Page 208 of Wrath of the Fae

And they’re with me.

In smoke. In light.

They gave all they were to me.

Abandoned their bodies. Their lives. All of it.

To be with me.

To keep me strong and in control.

And together, we fix it.

I am a portal. A wave of it. One I sweep across the country, claiming every Dark Fae. Every Valker. Every fae that was stolen. As I pass them, they return home.

Then I create the shield once more, separating this world and ours.

It takes all I am. All I have.

I can’t see them. I see nothing. Hear nothing. But I feel them holding me together. Giving me their souls. Their entire being. Powering me up like a battery, giving me the strength to keep my heart and save the Fae I swore to protect when the Darkness inside me demands I stop. Orders me to return to my form and wreak chaos on the worlds.

Time is lost. Just them and me in the ether, fixing what has been broken.

Shielding the universe from humanity’s destruction.

Forever.

forty

Rhea:

A shockwave explodes from the tower as I fly. A wave of pure energy slams into me, tossing me through the air, rolling and falling, unknowing where I am or which way is up.

But I feel that power rush through my body.

I feel her portal.

Raven.

When I stop, I’m back in the Fae realm.

Beyond the still-falling shield, the shock wave moves with purpose through the crowd of Dark Fae, half breeds and warriors.

The Dark Fae disappear and reappear below me, safe in the Thirteenth Kingdom. They start to writhe and judder, screeching and convulsing.

One by one, they stop.

When they stand, every single one of them is Fae again.

Men. Women. Children.

The newly returned Fae stand and look around, shocked and confused.

Just like I did when Raven brought me back from the dark.

The half breeds stay where they are. The endless amount of Dark creatures too.

As well as those three giant Leviathans.

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