Something evil bodes this way.

~|• The Outcasts.

"So our official stance is no." Roman stated in a matter of fact tone as he looked at Ember, the dinner had gone great, gone absolutely shitty when the other leaders showed up and then the adults. "Roman please, reconsider, all the adults, the other next in lines, even the independents, all agreed to help, your coven is the only one that refused." The girl argued as her eyes pleaded with any of the others to help her but it wasn't to be, they were at the festival, it was packed, and people were happy, all mystics were happy, and the sight of it was lovely but Roman knew this was the peace before the storm, it wasn't meant to be. "You have enough power to fight the resurrection then Ember, if all of them agree, why do you want our help?" Allysa argued as she giggled to something Kay had said, that was the other issue they had to deal with but for the past three days, they were occupied with Ember not taking no for an answer.

"Please reconsider alright,I have to go." Ember concluded as she vanished in a flash of light. Roman and the rest of his party sighed, finally she was gone, and they had put up a front enough for the town mystics to believe they were all now at peace and united. Marc groaned as his eyes flashed black for a minute, Allen's body flashed with runes and glyphs aswell making them both look at each other, out of the six of them, the two witches were the most sensitive of  negative magic, Marc because he embodied the magic of the god of death and Allen because his magic branched into all things that existed on the balance. "We might want to get—." Allen began but paused as snow began to fall, it was unusual for it to fall at the time of season, they hadn't gotten to winter yet, even if it were close, the flakes fell onto their skin as the sky darkened, and flashes of lightning made Thalia stand up with Amon by her side. "That's not a normal storm that's a blizzard." She relayed as magic pulsed in her palm and she sent it toward the sky. "Thorne deflection." She mumbled and the storm seemed to retract and the wind died down, but it picked up again, stronger than before. "Ah, damnit." She cursed as her magic couldn't supresd the storm.

"My magic won't work and I applied full power to that spell, something is wro—" Before she could finish lighting hit the ground in threads, tearing and killing anything in its path, the snow which fell on them turned black, to humans it would seem like normal snow but it wasn't, if mystics weren't protected against the storm, they would be poisoned. "Thalia, go home, get your family, all of them to put these on." Marc ordered as he snapped his fingers and bracelets appeared on the girl's palm. She knew better that to ask, so she did as told. Marc weaved more magic and produced more bracelets. "Get to our familes." The witch instructed his mate, who now had split himself in two and vanished. "Amon you're the fastest, find any and every wolf you can, give them these." He further instructed as he handed a pouch to the hybrid who vanished. "The vampires won't get affected by the poison of death, they are part of it, but the other mystics will." Marc explained as he snapped his finger and bracelets appeared on the rest of his coven. "Roman, go to your parents, give them the bracelets, Allysa I need you to summon a golem that can absorb that lightning." He instructed and she got to work quickly.

"Kay, I would advise you get to your family." Marc ordered leaving no room for argument, he gave a pouch to him, but only he knew that they would never be used, so when they were destroyed, they would come back to him. "Love you." The banshee told Allysa who nodded and kissed him before he ran off in the rain. "Vincent and Zach go check on the vampires tell them not to worry." He gave his last order and the two nodded, as Zach shifted whilst Vincent opened a portal in which they ran in to. "It's begun, the more they kill, the more they get stronger." Lex spoke as he tried to fight off the chill on his skin. "We cannot get involved, the coven shunned us, and for years they watched us suffer, we won't keep dealing with their problems, but if you wish to intervene and help I am no position to stop you alpha." Marc muttered as Lex looked at the sky contemplating what to do.

"Will your power protect my wolves?" Lex questioned and Marc turned to meet his eyes dead on. "Without question." He replied and Lex had his answer. "If the wolves are protected, then we will not join a fight where they always view us as collateral, the wolves must be respected." Lex stated his eyes full of conviction and Marc nodded in understanding. He could also do something to ease Lex's mind so that the wolves would he alright. "I'm done." Allysa announced as a golem ten feet high stood in the middle of an open field, all the lightning that struck the ground was bent and absorbed into it.

"Good, come." Marc instructed as a shadow portal opened and they walked through. They appeared in the middle of pack territory, the wolves all had dark matter and iron infused with magic bracelets by their arms, Amon really had been fast. "Stand back." Marc asserted and they did so as he knelt down, everyone waited to watch what he was about to do. "Find a spear, hunting knife, machete and an axe bring them to me." He asked and the alpha along with Allysa both scrambled to do as asked, Allysa had a habit of listening to her brother in law instantly, not because of the respect for him, Marc had an aura about him that commanded everyone's attention, he was the sort of person you looked up to, he commanded your very soul into obedience, willingly.

The wolves helped with what he asked for and soon they were arranged around him. Runes and symbols were traced on the ground, they glowed with magic, as his spell took root. "Hunters of the north, Keepers of west, Heavens of the east and Dead gods of the protected south, I call upon thee, protect thine brethren, in your embrace: Protego nesgolia vartoria et etnera egnus." He cast the spell and the weapons he asked for floated into the air and whizzed into the four direction he had called upon, when they had covered pack territory to its end, they burrowed deep into the earth and they began to change form, Marc raised his hands to the sky as dark green almost black smoke wisped into the sky, the ground shook as four pillars the same colour as the smoke appeared in four directions, the smoke moved to connect with the pillars creating a shield that pulsed with ancient magic and the power of the wolves inside it.

Lex looked around, the storm above the shield couldn't pass through, it was being held back pushed past pack territory. "Your wolves are protected, and as along as one wolf lives, that barrier will always protect them." That's what Marc had done, the barrier wasn't sufficient on his magic, no, it was too strong, so he bound it to the magic of the laylines in the earth and the wolves themselves. "Thank you, truly." Lex was indeed grateful, his wolves would be safe from anything the soul eaters wanted. Amon then appeared from a blur. "That is some cool shit Marc." He complimented fist bumping the witch who laughed lowly. "I have to check on my witches, you coming?" The leader asked as he opened a portal and Allysa hooked her arm around Marc's and they walked through, the wolf and his best friend both walked in as they followed behind Marc.

Alpha Hashad.

"My foolishness almost cost us protection." The alpha mumbled as he stood next to his mate, holding her close, her warmth making him happy and content. "You can't beat yourself up about it now, you thought you were doing the right thing, and its okay to feel that way, but everything is better now, our son he's made a fine choice, he's gotten his mate back, he's kept us, his family, and his pack, all safe from whatever evil this is." Marie expressed as by her wrist the circular bracelet pulsed with magic protecting her, she looked at it and then the barrier protecting the whole pack, they were safe, safer than they have ever been before.

"I know, and I could never be more proud of him now or ever, he's become a better man than I ever was, and that Marc along with Roman and their whole lot, we owe them, the wolves would've been targeted first, easy pickings like before, but now, no negative entity can walk onto our land." Alpha Hashad proudly stated with a smile stretched out on his face, he was truly grateful, and his heart would always be full of that warmth and love for his family. "I must say, they do favour you, others we aren't so lucky." The witch coven leader spoke, her voice strong, yet gentle in it's approach. "Mistress." Marie addressed as she turned away from the window with a hardened stare. "I'm not here to fight or argue, rather to ask for your help, there are children, from all the other mystics in the bay, some can be protected others cannot, and their families, please allow them safe haven here, until all this is over, I will ask nothing else I give you my word." The mistress spoke with a plea in her eyes and Marie couldn't bring herself to refuse.

"I cannot speak on behalf of the alpha, but what I will do is allow the children, speak to Allen, he will relay whatever else you wish to be granted, by Lex." Marie explained and the mistress nodded with an understanding smile. "Thank you." She whispered before her astral form vanished. "Who could've ever thought the proud mistress would ask for our help." Alpha Hashad chortled as Marie hit his large breast playfully. "Stop it my love." She giggled.

Meanwhile~ The Rose home.

"Hot coco baby?" Lex asked Roman who was comfortable on his lap, the witch nodded accepting the warm cup of coco. "Thank you." He mumbled kissing the large wolf, everyone was bundled up with their mates except Allysa who was with Amon's brother Danton, who had come home for the week only to find home in chaos, the two seemed cozy though, because  Danton was just like Amon, only more built, just like Allysa liked them. Whatever was happening in the outside world they didn't care, their loved ones were protected, even death herself couldn't claim them, so they canoodled with their mates and forgot the world.

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