Part 5 Chenoa Heals Too

retreiving the weapon

Chenoa POV

I could hear crying, somehow Akoshka discovered us. Someone said her name. The void we were hiding in shattered and one by one we fell to earth. She started killing people. Exterminating us like we were rats. Worse, we could not escape. She created her own vortex with a shield trapping us in. All I heard was laughter and even with the weapons that we had there was nothing we could do because she would not show herself. I held on to Dora and looked to see my father. What was he doing?

Yelling…what was he yelling? It was so loud, the wind whistled. It felt like it was tearing our skin away. I was afraid my daughter would get trampled. Because people were running everywhere, frantic, mass hysteria. When I spotted Zion pushing, shoving, running fiercely…to where? I followed his eyes, "Noooo!" My wolf emerged and I started pushing through the crowd as I watched Elijah lying stiffly on the ground. My nephew was being trampled.

"Noah! Noah" Blaine was shaking me. I woke up with a start, screaming in fear as I dug my nails into his arm.

Panting, trying to catch my breath, "Was it a dream or a vision," Blaine asked, looking into my eyes. I could see the concern etched in the frown lines on his face.

"A premonition," I said to him, trembling, "we are all going to die." The dread of what was to come felt like it ran through my core.

He said nothing at first. He reached up and wiped my tears away.

"I won't let that happen," he said to me, "I will protect you." It was then that I looked at his beautiful face and realized me being here was not right, "Did you say that to Cat, Blaine? Did you promise to protect her?" I asked and he looked down in shame.

"No I did not, but I did promise her I would not betray her. She saw the Seer and he told her someone close to her would betray her. I didn't imagine I could ever do it. Even though I thought I was a man of honor, I did just that. People make impossible decisions when they are put in impossible situations. You think I don't know what I have done? You are wrong, it is easy to judge me when you are not cursed!" He was trembling as he said this to me. And I chose to ignore the snorting and huffing that came from behind me from Kevin and Richard.

"Cursed!" I whispered as we all sat cramped in the transport vehicle waiting for the IMC and Everett to finish up paperwork.

"Yes, that is what this is, Noah, a f*****g curse! My entire life is a s**t show. I died Noah and was reincarnated not to a family of wolves to mold me into the man I was supposed to be, but to a sociopath and a narcissist! I had to choose to die that day and leave my son fatherless or choose to kill the only person that had ever given a damn about me other than my mate. You think it was easy turning my back on that pack? I had a f*****g family! They were my brothers, but I chose my son. You can judge me for that fine. I don't care. Don't pretend it would have been an easy choice though. You have a daughter and you know that's bullshit! Besides, I didn't know and if I had known, I would die again, not for the Chosen but for Leigh, for Cat, the girl that made me brush her hair every night and read her stupid bednight stories. The girl that crawled into my bed and made me hold her hand because she was afraid of the Ichabob.

"Shut up," I growled at him and we both laughed. "The Ichbob was one scary motherfucker!" I announced and Blaine chuckled, "it took her almost a year to get over that." We both laughed together. This was the hardest thing for me, because without a doubt I knew now my brother was inside this man.

"What's an Ichabob," Richard asked and I was now embarrassed because I realized how stupid I must have looked to the outsiders around us.

"You've heard of the legend of sleepy hollow?" Blaine said never looking at Richard,

"No." We both turned to look at him. As a guard approached signaling us to come inside.

"The council has finished the paperwork. Let's get this over with." Blaine ordered I nodded then looked back at Richard. "I will tell you later."

I followed Blaine inside and stood back silently waiting as the paperwork was to be signed. The IMC were some real assholes, you could tell they enjoyed throwing their weight around.

"So King Noble pleasure meeting you again." The General said to Blaine.

Blaine gave him a cocky smile as he reviewed the paper work, "Uh what is this? I did not agree to this." Blaine said, slamming the document down, "Did you think I was an i***t and would not read the fine print?" Blaine snapped

"Then you will not have your weapon!" The women said, eyes glowing.

"And you will not have your Kingdom," I spoke up. She turned to look at me and I glared back at her.

"Everything happens for a reason, you are not the only one with gifts, lady. I saw the future we leave with weapon, so that only means one thing: your greed has caused you the kingdom."

"Wait a minute damn it! We had a deal and I did not know they wrote anything in it! I am acting King of Wisteria, not my father." He grabbed the document scanning it until he came to the portion she had slid in. I had no idea what was in it but I saw him look at her and laugh, "You wanted them to spend the rest of eternity paying us back for giving them a weapon?"

"Everett the council agrees it's only fair. We are saving a planet." She snapped, "and I assure you that no matter how special she thinks she is, she will not find it!" Dominque was unyeilding,

Oh she don't know me, I tilted my head to the side and looked at her, "You overplayed your hand. As I said I saw the future and we leave with that weapon. Blaine,"

"Yes Noah,"

"Prepare your men." I said sharply.

"Wait! Wait! We can come to a compromise! The original deal can still stand." He began scribbling out the added unapproved verbiage, then he shoved it into Blaine's hands, "please in the name of all things holy take it!"

Blaine never broke eye contact with him, "Noah?" He said to me,

Now I will be the first to admit at times I struggle with the small things like anyone else. And well I just do not like the way this b***h has tried me.

"You are cocky, Noah" she said "I can smell it on you what makes you feel so important?" She sniffed the air "when you are nothing but a mere wolf?"

I was truly insulted, nothing but a wolf. The world depends on this. Swallow your pride Noah walk away a little voice in my head was saying, "Take the deal Blaine, today is not about ego's, pride or greed. It is about saving all of mankind. When this is over I will return with my sister the Chosen and show this b***h!" I stepped closer, "what a mere wolf is capable of." I growled.

"Deal!" Blaine glanced over the paperwork and then signed it.

The entire time she never took her eyes off me, "tell them where it is."

"No! Let's see how capable the Shewolf is." She hissed glaring at me.

"I need a quite place." I said

"Let me just handle her," Blaine said,

"No," I insisted.

Everett led me into a room away from the others. I went inside and he closed the door behind me. My nerves were kicking in.

Focus Noah

Do not underestimate yourself

You and are I are both great do not sell yourself short

Push yourself, be great, you are you're own worst obstacle

I took a few deep breaths. Cat always said I was not living up to my true potential, I only touched the surface. A took a deep breath trying to find my center, praying to our mighty Goddess I tried to see the weapon. I felt myself wandering through time and dimensions, I saw them two women, the Goddess and Dominique standing conversing. "You will protect this. Hide it wh-"

I was being pulled away no damnit what the hell!

"Where are Chenoa Dragoff?"

"Kreis," I snapped "this is not the time or place!"

"The hell it isn't!" He practically roared, "I have been going insane, the void you are in is impossible to enter and I experienced a great deal of pain and it was not mine which means it was yours! I demand to know who dared to touch and cause you this pain?" Just like he could sense my pain I could sense his anger, he was livid! "Kreis listen to me, I am in Wisteria."

"I am on my way, I am going to blow that place to smithereens. I am calling on all our Allies! King Everett's heart will be my dinner." He cut me off.

"Kreis! Kreis!" Damnit my mate was f*****g impossible. He was going to ruin everything!

"Kreis, KREIS!" I Screamed,

"Why are you yelling?" He finally replied.

"DO NOT INVADE WISTERIA I AM FINE I AM IN NO PAIN AND NO ONE HERE IS TRYING TO HARM ME. I AM RETRIEVING THE WEAPON!" I explained,

"HOW?" He demanded to know,

"PLEASE TRUST ME I WILL EXPLAIN LATER! I HAVE TO GO." I insisted,

"NOT WITHOUT ME!" He demanded,

"KREIS!"

"YOU DO NOT NEED TO WANDER ALONE. YOU ARE IN A HIGHER PLANE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT HERE." He growled obviously not in the mood for my stubborness.

"FINE BUT LET'S GO!" At least he did not go into detail this time reminding me of how I was not my sister. Once again I tried focusing but at first nothing was happening and then almost in a whisper I heard, "You will protect this, hide it where no one can find it." Our beautiful Goddess Selene was saying to Dominique.

"I will protect it with my life." Dominique had assured Selene, they seemed to be standing at the edge of time. Both women radient, light and warmth flowed through me.

"I know you will. One day someone will come for it and you will give them what they seek. Make sure you put it in the right hands." Selene responded as I noticed the beautiful orange and red hues of the sky that seemed to meet the sand.

"But Goddess, how will I know it is the right hand?" Dominque had asked her.

"She leaned forward and whispered in her ear…"

"Well that was no help at all." Kreis huffed.

"Ah you crazy man!" I said with excitement cupping his face. "It was absolutely f*****g perfect!" I squealed kissing his soft lips. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me softly back, "I was so afraid of losing."

I stared him deeply in the eyes, he had the most beautiful eyes. He leaned in deepening the kiss time. I leaned closer lifting my leg I wrapped it around him as he grinded against me. dropping his hand to cup my ass. "Nothing could take you from me." I felt it hit me as soon as I said the words, He did to because I could see the fear yet …excitement in his eyes. We both turned to see her standing in the distance staring at us. I froze, shock I suppose and even though I could not move I was fully aware how intimate things appeared us entangled in each other. A wave a hurt came through me,

"Go you don't belong here," I could feel so many emotions as she blew her breath, pushing us further away all I could think to do was scream "CATORI!" and suddenly my eyes darted open and I was still screaming fighting to be with her, fighting to be close to her. Blaine kicked the door in he practically slid on the floor grabbing me as I screamed and fought the air. I felt like I was having an out of body experience. I was screaming and crying and Blaine just held me. Losing a twin is a mind f**k that no one can understand. Part of you is living, functioning but part of you feels dead too. It's hard to explain but I felt like my heart was ripped out and the worse part, was her pain, I felt every ounce of her pain as she saw me in his arms. She was so hurt and I did that to her I hurt my sister. "Oh my Goddess she doesn't want to come back Blaine." I cried,

"Noah what are you talking about?" He said rubbing my massive hair.

"I saw Cat she is crushed, hurt, because of what I did." I grunted in pain, "she doesn't want to be here," I cried. Blaine looked so confused, "Noah I am the one who stabbed her in the back, I am the one that hurt her, she has no reason to be angry with you." He said, I looked at him, his eyes were full of tears, "Blaine when Cat died I tried to reach out to her. I was meditating and Michael and I were having problems… I didn't know that.. I had some of Cats…traits. I didn't know that she had other mates. I thought there was only Zion." I slowly began to explain

"Why are you telling me this, Noah?" He asked as if he was bracing himself yet already knew.

"I met Kreis in that higher state of mind Blaine and gave myself to him." I blurted out. He looked dumbfounded.

"What do you mean gave yourself to him?" He asked me.

"Oh for Goddess sake don't make me spell it out!" I spat out.

"Eeew gross!" He pulled away from me and then suddenly it was as if my words sunk in, "Oh no Leigh," His back fell into the wall and he slid down it burrying his face in his hands.

"Noah we killed our sister. We broke her." He looked at me and I at him.

"Blaine I think we are in the fight alone." I confessed tears swelled in my tears, "she will not come to our rescue. She is going to let this world burn."

"Noah-"

"No! Why would she return? You stabbed her in the back, I took her mate, and Zion took another! Her family crushed her and her friends are no better. Would you save the world or stay in a place where there is peace?" I looked at him in desperation, "we have sentenced ourselves to death and everyone we love."

"Noah, come here." He said to me and just like when we were kids I went and cuddled in his arms, "Listen we screwed up, no question about that. They were awful, grotesque mistakes but neither of us would have done it had we none more details. So we can't go backwards but we can go forward, and be better and do better, right." He looked me in the eyes, "Cat would have fought till the end with all odds against her because she was a fighter. So we shall fight together. We are stronger together and we will stand together in victory or die together with honor, but we will do it together. Do you understand?" He asked and I grabbed his face and kissed his cheeks. "I love you Khrisna." We hugged each other. Then both pulled away wiping tears. "Now let's get that damn weapon."

He helped me stand and we both looked each other over and nodded.

She had an arrogance that just rubbed me wrong I don't know what it was about her, but I wanted to slap her face. "So," she smiled most likely because my tears had her mistaken, "where is the weapon Shewolf?" She said with a smirk.

"I don't have to find it because you are going to give it to me. Aren't you Nikkal?" I asked and she gasped.

"I have not heard that name…" her voice cracked, letting me know there was a story behind this, "One moment I will get it for you, Chenoa, sister of Catori, Selene's chosen." She walked away. Blaine leaned over and whispered, "she put some respect on your name. Who is she, really?"

"She is the wife of Yarikh, a moon god worshiped in the Ancient Near East." I explained,

"So she is-" Blaine wrinkled his forehead in confusion at me.

"A goddess like Catori, and I have a feeling she is here and not among the heavens for a reason." I said to him.

"Umph she fine as hell that's for sho." He mumbled in my ear and I elbowed him.

"Can you not! We have had our share of pissed off Gods and goddess, don't you think?" I snapped, he cupped, "I was just admiring her beauty," he pouted, "besides I'm more into woman with issues she seems a little to together for me."

I turned to look at him in awe, "you are crazy!" I laughed.

When the goddess returned she handed the weapon to Blaine, it was a Khopesh or what most would refer to as a sickle. "It is said that the God of Gods, son once walked the Earth his blood is soake into ever peice of it. I can feel the power in it."

"Thank you," Blaine said as I gave him the side eye. His voice had dropped a few notches, and was now all husky.

"Your welcome King Blaine. If uh ever I can be of assistance you know where to find me." f*****g really her voice was now sultry and seductive. She nodded at me and turned and walked away. I have to admit she had a hell of a walk and Blaine followed her every move until I slapped him on the back of the head, "Ya just couldn't resist, could ya?"

"You think she would let me hit." I narrowed my eyes on him. He was impossible, I just walked away. Blaine held the weapon up and his people began to cheer. For me it almost did not feel like a victory because now I knew what was to become of us all.

My sister was crushed and now that I had admitted my love for Kreis I regretted it more than ever. Can you truly be happy when you are destroying someone you love? Could I ever find her again, I had to try and explain to her what she saw. I sighed, she saw exactly what it was. Her twin sister was not only sleeping with but mate to her mate.

Zerion

Entering the palace was amazing. I had never seen any place this beautiful. Upon entrance the servants dropped, it scared the s**t out of me. I jumped into a fighting stance until Blaine tapped my shoulder, "they think you are Cat."

"OOOOOh no no people I'm the other sister, stand up please!" I insisted, Blaine just laughed. Kevin stayed close to me until he spotted Brock, the boy turn and looked in our direction, "Daddy!" Kevin reached his arms out but Brock and BJ ran past him and Blaine and right into Richard's arms. It was a very awkward moment. Kevin was hurt. I could see it on his face. "At least he is safe," Kevin mumbled as Blaine flat out cursed Richard to hell and stomped off. Tabatha came around the corner and spotted Richard and went running into his arms. "I'm so glad you're back and safe!"

"Yes and I have great news." Richard said, "Is there food in this place and where I'm starving?" Richard asked

"Hello, come this way everyone. I had the chefs prepare a feast for your return. My name is Grace and I am Queen of Zerion." A tall, slender, knock out with the face of a doll announced. Richard and Tabatha walked past us, her eyes landed on Kevin, "Hello Kevein," Her eyes dropped and she continued on. We followed Grace into a huge room and all had a seat.

"Chenoa, it is a surprise to see you here…but I'm glad you came." Tabatha said to me. I smiled at her although in the back of my mind I couldn't help but see how flawed she was. She had just walked past me and only spoke to Kevin. Here we both were sitting at Blaine's table. Me knowing he stabbed Catori in the back and her after sleeping with him again after he stabbed her in the back. I grabbed the closest bottle and started to chug. The burn felt good. I needed to be numb for this s**t. I felt disgusted with myself and the people around me. Especially when they rolled Ophelia's ass out to the table in a f*****g wheel chair.

I took several more gulps, "I think I'm going to be sick."

"Oh no," Tabatha said she went to place a hand on my head and I jerked away so hard standing up the chair flipped over. "Bathroom!" I took off running not knowing where I was going. I turned a corner and collided into someone and we both hit the floor.

"Are you okay," he asked right before I emptied my insides. I was now crying hysterically, again.

He placed a hand on my shoulder, "You look so much like her it is uncanny. My name is Ulaf," he smiled, "let me show you to the bathroom." He helped me up and led me to the bathroom. I walked inside, closing the door behind me. Immediately I was standing in front of a huge mirror. Looking at myself all I could see was her. "I'm sorry Cat I am."

I dropped to the floor Indian style, trying to meditate but I could get to her. She was blocking me out and I could feel her so I knew she knew I was there. Then I heard her scream and I grabbed my ears as I was thrown back to this bleak reality I was living in. Breathing heavily I looked at my hand. They had blood on them. I stood to see my ears were blinding. My head was spinning. There was a knock on the door, "Mrs. Knight I found some clothes of your sisters. If you would like to change." I opened the door and he handed them to me. "Thank you Ulaf," I croaked, "Can you bring me some cleaning supplies so that I may clean up the mess I made?"

"You're welcome and there will be no need for that it has already been taken care of." I closed the door and stripped. Running myself a bath I sit in the huge tub soaking. Drowning in my misery.

After I changed I went in search of more alcohol. "Chenoa your back. You missed a delicious meal," Tabatha said to me.

"Alpha so good to see you," Rose and Terry nodded to me in respect.

"You as well Terry and Rose are you excited about joining Silver Crescent?" I asked they both looked at me confused yet I could see the excitement in their eyes.

"I had not told them yet," Richard explained,

"Oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to spoil the surprise." I grab another bottle and shamelessly began to chug,

"Chenoa had offered me the position of Delta for Silver Crescent,"

Kevin who was in the middle of drinking spat his drink out all over the table, "What!"

"My thoughts exactly what a waste! Where are your manners Kevin?" I said referring to the spilled alcohol.

"And you said yes without discussing it with me?" Tabatha said to her mate.

'I second that emotion,' Kevin mind linked me.

"You wanted to be closer to your son didn't you?" I said burping and chugging more.

Blaine sat back amused enjoying the s**t show. "What is there to? We are packless Zion has blackballed us. No other pack will take us in. We are reduced to living as humans. In my opinion there is nothing to discuss." Terry said.

"I don't recall asking for your opinion." Tabatha snapped as I finished off one bottle and grabbed another glass from the servant as she passed, "Hey honey can you bring me the bottle please and thank you."

"Tabatha that is no way to talk to your father!" Rosa snapped.

"And what is it you wish for us to do daughter, stay here like cowards and live among people that are not our people. No offense to you Blaine we do thank you for you kindness. I suppose it would be easier for you Tabby you would have alll your lovers under the same roof, much easier to continue with old habits." Terry snapped back. Oh s**t! Did he just call her a w***e!

"Daddy." Tabatha gasped and started to cry.

'Chenoa when you were in that higher plane,' Anika my wolf spoke to me and my senses went on full alert by simply the tone of her voice.

'Yes Anika,' I said to my wolf.

'Did you sense Azira with her?' she asked me. I thought this over and realized I did not.

'No I did not why do you ask?' She started to whimper,

'I did not feel her either. It is a strong possibility Azira did not survive her injuries. She would have took as much of her humans pain as possible.' She began to whimper and fmourn the loss of her sister. I felt horrible her pain was almost to much to bare.

"Are you okay Noah?" Blaine spoke to me, as I began to struggle for air.

"Hold your head down Noah, slow down take long deep breaths." Kevin was instructing me.

"You sound ungrateful, I am sorry Alpha for my mates disrespect." Richard said to me,

"I don't give a damn about that my wolf just informed me its a strong possibility Azira did not survive Cat's injuries." I was trying very hard not to hyperventalate.

"I did not mean to be disrespectful Chenoah. Thank you for your offer I appreciate you taking me and the kids and my entire family in." Tabatha said.

"Don't think me yet because I was not offering to take you all in. BJ stays with Blaine." I said sharply.

"Are you nuts! I am not being seperated from another child." Tabatha yelled at me.

I turned and glared at her, "It was not a request Tabatha, our world could very well be ending. If that happens my nephew and my neice will be safe in Zerion. If you wish to endanger the lives of your other children that is on you but BJ stays here, it is not a topic open for debate." I was shaking as the words fell from my mouth.

"But we have the weapon Alpha, do you not think we can defeat her?" Richard asked.

"No but I choose to die trying. I do no wish to condem you to death as well." I said honestly to them, "She is a goddess, not a wolf, not a witch, not a sorcoress. A goddess and not just any goddess the daughter of the Moon." I stared into my drink letting my tears fall. My wolf suffering felt like a knife to the heart.

"I am wolf and I will not be the last remaining of our kind when my people are gone, I will fight." Terry said.

"I will fight." Rosa said too.

"Tabatha stay here with the kids all of them. They will nedd someone to raise them if all is lost and we all perish, that is of course," Richard gulped, "if King and Queen Noble will accept."

"Yes of course our home is open to you and your family Tabatha." Grace spoke up. I looked at Richard he swallowed his pride for his family I chose a great delta.

"Then it is settled."I said taking another gulp.

In The Realm of The Heavens

Selene's POV

I sat looking out my fathers window unto Earth. Akoshka had found something to calm her for awhile. I could here the cries of those left behind, and the mourning of the humans. My father came to stand next to me.

"Have you decided to give me my way father?"I asked

"What makes you so sure your Chosen can defeat her? Last time I had to come off my throne to contain her." My father pointed out.

"She can and she will." I insisted, "Why do you not trust me father?" I laughed at myself, "I suppose I bought that on myself. Why do you even give us a choice?"

"Because otherwives you would be my slaves not my children." He looked at me, "You are mighty Selene, my true daughter and she is part of you. I dont want to see you suffer through the loss of another child. Akoshka is powerful and you created Catori in her image." he said to me. I was floored I could not even respond at first. I smiled at him and he studied me.

"I often wonder what secrets you hold in that pretty little head of yours."

"Father when you are tired of watching the world crumble I will be waiting. I assure just as the day turns into night. One thing will come to pass and that is the truth, my Catori will have victory."