Chapter 50 – I’d Rather Die
••• Kyson’s POV •••
Looking at our mate, Night and I couldn’t help but be amazed.
“Cool?” she asked.
“More than cool.” She was amazing. Those whips looked kinda like Medusa’s snakes, hanging in the air, ready to strike any moment.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.
“Are they really made of water?” Night asked.
I stepped toward one of the whips and poked it with my finger, ensuring that it was indeed made from water.
“I can attack you with them at the same time,” Aleena said smugly.
For real? How would those whips harm me if my finger could go through it? Even though the ends of the whips were shaped like spears, would they really be able to hurt me?
I walked back to my original spot and hooked my fingers, signaling her to attack.
“Wait, let’s not use the protective spell,” I said before she could attack me. There was no point in using the protective spell if I really wanted to see her strength.
“But you might get injured.” How cute; she was reluctant to hurt me.
“It’ll be good practice for me too. Rose will surely use spells during the war,” I offered her a reason.
She thought about it for a while, but she agreed in the end.
“Ready?” she asked.
“Go ahead.” I was more than ready to check her development.
Suddenly, the rocks and whips darted toward me speedily. I was able to block the stones, but those whips… One of them nearly got to me – it cut some of my hair strands.
“Damn, she’s good,” Night muttered.
More rocks and whips attacked us, and Aleena joined in. She was indeed good. Her speed and strength increased so much more than before.
“She might really be able to surpass you,” Night teased, and I kinda agreed with him. She could match a Lycan if she got more powerful than this.
Her attacks and speed became even more powerful and faster with each passing moment, and I could feel her aura change – bloodlust dripped from her every pore.
To make matters worse, she shifted into her wolf form, and her bloodlust rolled off her in strong waves. If I were an ordinary werewolf, I would’ve been frozen in my spot from fear, just standing there, ready to be slaughtered by her.
I quickly shifted and merged with Night as Celia had an evil smile on her face. Fortunately, I had shifted because she suddenly pounced toward us, together with the stones and whips.
Her speed and strength seemed to have increased tenfold because of her bloodlust, and it was getting troublesome for us as we couldn’t bring ourselves to attack her.
“Shit, this is not good,” Night uttered as we jumped back to evade her attacks. Her killing intent was too strong.
“What are we gonna do?” I asked him. We could only keep blocking her attacks, but it wouldn’t work after some time. We needed to stop her – that was the only way to make her bloodlust disappear.
“Aleena! Celia!” we tried mindlinking them, but it had no effect.
“Dammit. We can’t attack her. I’d rather die than hurt them!” Night shouted. Though I agreed with him, there was no other way to stop them.
“Just attack with a single move. It would minimize the harm!” I shouted back amidst all the blocking and dodging.
“The back of her neck?” Night asked.
“Yeah!” I agreed speedily with him.
We ignored the rocks and whips, letting them hurt us. We put all our concentration on our mates as they kept attacking us. We saw our opportunity when she jumped back and forth again. We side-stepped her and karate-chopped the back of her neck with half our strength.
They stopped and staggered back, shaking their head before dropping onto the ground and shifting back to Aleena’s human form.
Night and I heaved a sigh of relief, and I unmerged from Night before shifting back.
“Damn, she’s as strong as us when she is in bloodlust mode.” I could feel Night shudder; I’m not sure if it was because of fear or excitement. I guess from excitement as it affected my mood too – my cock turned hard in my pants.
“Calm down, Night. You are fucking affecting me.” I was annoyed that he was thinking of fucking Aleena after seeing her strength instead of her well-being. “We need to get her to the infirmary first.”
“Liam, ask Witch Lily to meet me at the infirmary,” I mindlinked Liam. We needed to see Witch Lily to ask her about Aleena’s bloodlust.
I picked Aleena up in my arms and quickly went to the infirmary, letting Dr. Gwen check her injury caused by us.
“Luna will be alright, Alpha. She’ll wake up soon,” Dr. Gwen said after she finished checking Aleena.
“Kyson, is Aleena alright?” I heard Witch Lily’s concerned voice.
“She’s alright; she’ll wake up soon,” I repeated Dr. Gwen’s words.
“Witch Lily seemed much more concerned about Aleena after their trip,” Night said.
“Yeah. Maybe they got close because of their near-death experiences,” I replied. Indeed, Witch Lily seemed much more concerned about Aleena now; somehow, her aura seemed maternal.
“Witch Lily, I want to ask you about Aleena’s bloodlust,” I told her after she healed Aleena even though her injury was minimal.
“Bloodlust?” she asked. Did she not know?
“Yeah. She went full bloodlust while we were sparring. It seems she couldn’t control her bloodlust. Is there any way for her to control it? Or maybe you can do something about it?” I was hoping she could place a spell to help Aleena control her bloodlust. I wouldn’t want her to go berserk whenever she met a strong enemy. She might get hurt if it kept happening.
“Full Bloodlust? Did she have killing intent?” Witch Lily asked, not in curiosity, more like she had expected it.
I nodded in answer.
Witch Lily didn’t say anything for some time until she sighed and muttered, “It seems we can’t avoid it.” She then turned to leave before I could say anything.
“I guess no one can do anything about it,” Night sighed helplessly.
“Kyson?” I heard Aleena’s tired voice.
“Aleena, how are you feeling?” I sat on her bed next to her.
“I feel tired,” she said.
It was understandable. Someone who went full bloodlust usually had their energy drained after they shifted back.
“You just need to rest for a while.” I stretched out my arm and rubbed her head.
“Kyson… I’m sorry,” she said with a guilty expression.
“You don’t have anything to feel sorry about, Aleena,” I told her and gently pulled her into my arms.
“But I nearly killed you,” her muffled voice sounded.
“Do you think you can kill me? You can’t even hurt me,” I teased her to erase her guilt.
She tilted her head up and looked at me. “Is there a way for me to control it? I don’t want it to happen again. I wasn’t in control and didn’t want to kill you or anyone else accidentally if it happened again.”
“Well…” If I told her Witch Lily said we couldn’t avoid it, would it burden her? “We could ask Colton the next time we meet him.” In the end, I decided to lie to her. It would be better for her to have hope, even if only for a while. I knew Colton could say the right thing and make her accept herself, bloodlust and all.
“Ohh, right. Colton also experienced the same thing the last time we sparred, right?” she asked, and I saw eyes lit up with hope.
“Yeah. Don’t worry, Aleena, even if it can’t be controlled, I’ll still protect you. I’d rather die than let anyone hurt you,” I tried to console her.
“But… But what if I tried to hurt you? I don’t want you to die,” she said. Okay, my consoling seemed to turn against me.
“You didn’t even manage to hurt me even when you attacked me with your elemental magic,” I teased her again.
“Thank Goddess, I have a strong mate,” she teased me back.
“And who is your mate?” I kept teasing her.
“Who else other than the only Alpha of Lycanthrope? The strong and handsome Kyson Night,” she said with confidence and so much smugness.
I laughed out loud, looking at her expression.
“Are you in love with me now?” I couldn’t resist teasing her again.
Her cheeks pinkened, and she looked flustered. “I think you are the one who’s in love with me.”
I laughed again. How come she is so cute… She didn’t want to confess, and she didn’t want to lose an argument.
“Alright, you need to rest here first. I still need to take care of some matter.” I kissed her forehead and turned to leave.
“Kyson,” she stopped me, and I turned back. “I don’t want to spar with you again,” she said thoughtfully.
I couldn’t help myself from laughing again. She’s still feeling scared of hurting me?
I went back to her and pulled her into my arms again. “Alright, we won’t spar anymore. I’ve seen your strength, and it’s enough for now.” I agreed with her.
“Okay,” she replied.
“Rest, Aleena. Mindlink me when you wake up later, or you can find me in my study. I have tons of documents to sign,” I told her, and she nodded.
I walked toward my study and readied myself to bury myself in work.
“Are we really not going to spar with our mate anymore?” Suddenly, Night asked me.
“Do you want her to go full bloodlust each time we spar? Sooner or later, we’ll need to hurt her to stop her. You saw her speed and strength. She’ll only get stronger from now on,” I told him.
“I’d rather die than hurt her,” Night rolled his eyes and snorted.
Yeah… I agreed with him. I’d rather die than hurt her, no matter what.