“Faith gave me the contraption as a gesture of good faith.” Norman picked up the metal gun and held it up. “I have looked into it and tinkered a bit. With Alister's help, he assured me that it would project the effects of a crystal when pointed out like a gun.”
The contraption was metal, shaped like a gun with an opening at the top for the crystal. It had prongs that bent to hold the crystal in place around it.
Norman held his other hand out to Thorn. “May I?”
Thorn nodded, passing the crystal to Norman who quite possibly squealed as he plugged it into the top and forced the prongs around it so it was steady.
“Now,” Norman told Trixie, who waved her hand twice over the glass container with the human specimen. Once to dispel the wards and twice to open it.
The specimen charged forward with strong and steady strokes of his feet, and Norman lifted his arm, pulling the trigger. The entire contraption glowed black with the crystal’s energy, and a stream of black hit the specimen.
It dropped to the ground at Norman’s feet, devoid of any magic or life.
“It takes everything and sucks it into nothing,” Norman blabbered excitedly. “So this is our best bet at destroying that relic. It should take everything that the relic has taken and destroy it.” He handed it to Rowan, who grabbed it with his free hand.
Rebeka looked at the contraption with wide eyes before a slow smile spread over her lips. “That's exactly what we need to destroy the relic. My great great grandfather said so, but he didn't know that a crystal of that magnitude existed.”
Sabine and Rowan shared a quick look before nodding at each other.
“I will hold onto this until the time is right.” Rowan cleared his throat. “I will be canceling all classes for the week. I want all students training because they will fight in the war. All staff members need to be in their offices or classrooms. The students will come to you with any of the questions they have. Tabitha, send an email when you get back to your office.”
My heartbeat echoed loud in my skull. We had the means to win the war, and we had to win it. There was no other acceptable choice.
THIRTY
Rowan
Wrenshiftedonmylap, and I tightened my hold around her waist, pressing her tighter against my chest as I inhaled her delectable scent.
Blair revealed the vision she’d kept hidden about Wren until today, when Kian had the same vision. It was Wren’s fate to go inside the facility and destroy the supernatural relic with the contraption made by Norman.
Her body trembled on me, and Kian’s eyes were wide with worry as he stared at her. Nightshade perched on his shoulder, but even he knew not to say anything right now.
I watched her grow so much since her time at Fate Hollow Academy, but I still worried. She was my mate, and I would always worry.
“She's vital for this war,” Blair murmured, her hood shadowing her face so only her glowing white eyes stood out. Her tone was sharp, room for no argument.
Even with Kian’s haunted look, he nodded in agreement.
“I'll do it.” She pulled her face from my neck to look at them over the desk. “I'll do anything I can to destroy that relic so we can have a chance to have peace in Kalista—of true peace.”
“Sweetheart, if you do everything we told you to do, the humans will be so low in numbers that they will not have the chance to keep going in the war, and they will surrender. The dragons will be defeated and will no longer be the enemy. The supernaturals and humans will then start a new journey toward equality.”
Nightshade nodded.‘Your mate is right, mistress. You will be fine. The vision only has two outcomes, but if you follow what Kian and Blair have said, you will be victorious.’
“But if you do not wait until you are pointing the gun at the relic to go corporeal again once you are inside the room with the relic, the humans could win and wipe out magic.” She turned her head to me. “Rowan, if you do not carry out your fate, the dragons will win.”
“What do I need to do?”
She clamped her mouth shut and shook her head. “I cannot tell you.”
A low growl rumbled from my chest as I turned to Kian, but he shook his head. “The vision has shown that if we tell you what to do, you will fail.”
Wren shifted in my lap and pressed her palm against my cheek. “You won't fail.”
I inhaled a deep breath and nodded, feeling a fire swirling within me.
“We will be keeping an eye on the war and everyone involved all week. I will let you know if anything changes.” Blair bowed her head before standing up, and Kian got to his feet before circling the desk and pressing a kiss to Wren’s cheek.
