Chasing My Rejected Luna
Chapter 101

EZRA'S

P.O.V

I walked up to Tegan as she was taking the phone away from her ear. A look of shock plastered across her face.

"What's going on? Did y'all get everything sorted out?"

She turned to look at me, confusion crossing her features before registering what I was referring to.

"I think so. At least they have an agreement."

"That's good news though, right?" I asked.

"Yeah. Yeah, good for them." She said as if she were in a daze.

"If that's not what you're stressing over, then what is?"

"I just talked to the Demon Lord."

"In a vision?"

"No, over the phone." She said while shaking the phone in her hand.

"How did he get your number? What did he want?"

Her eyes looked up to me before a single teacaped.

"Please don't be mad."

Her voice shook. I could tell she was on the verge of breaking down.

"Why would I be mad?" I asked as I lifted her face to look back at me.

"I sent Cass on a private mission. To replace Helga."

"Did she?" I asked while Tegan was shaking her head yes.

"Okay, what's the verdict?"

"The Demon Lord has Helga. Before I could tell Ca*s to get out. He got her too."

Her words instantly registered in my head.

"He has Cass?"

"He said he would trade her for someone else."

"Who does he want?"

"He wants me." Helena then said as she approached.

"I thought he wanted Elias." I responded confused.

"He does, but not until after he is one. He is useless to him until he comes into his gifts." Helena said, surprising us. "What do you mean?"

"Tribal wolves come into their gifts at one year of age. Until then, they are normal beings, like humans." Helena responded.

"Makes sense why he said he wouldn't come for another 9 to 10 months." Tegan murmured.

"Do you know why he wants Elias in particular?" I asked, hoping she had some hidden information.

"Until now, I thought any tribal wolf would have been sufficient."

"He gave a riddle on the phone." Tegan quickly interrupted.

"He loves riddles. What did he say?" She asked, intrigued.

Tegan told us word for word what he had told her, after she was done we sat there looking at Helena waiting for her to respond.

"When the dead rise..." Helena repeated before drifting off into deep thought. "You've got the key, but what will he try..." She then repeated another part.

"That's what he said." Tegan replied.

"What else did he say? Did he give any hints to what his riddle could be referencing?" Helena asked, making eye contact with Tegan.

"We talked briefly about Elias."

"Okay good, what did he say exactly?"

"He said, 'Let's just say when the time is right, he will be the one that grants everyone passage.' But that didn't quite make sense." Tegan responded, while Helena drifted back off into her thoughts. "The dead will rise..." Helena then repeated the same part of the riddle again.

"Yeah." Tegan replied.

"You've got the key..." Helena said again.

"But what all will he try." Tegan finished the riddle for her.

"Right, but think about it. He said Elias will be the one to grant the passage. Then in his riddle he said the dead will rise. Which leads me to think the passage is in reference to the dead rising." Helena said more seriously. "But what does that have to do with Elias?" I asked, joining the conversation.

"What do you have that he doesn't?" She then asked, looking at me.

"Elias." I swiftly responded.

"Correct. So that leads me to believe he is referring to himself when he says 'what all will he try!' Meaning, what all will he do to get what you have."

"What about the key part?" Tegan asked, as all the puzzle pieces started to click.

"I believe that Iblis is referring to Elias as the key. If I'm not mistaken, Iblis is stating that Elias is the key to letting the underworld out. Giving them passage to rise above ground. Which is what he wants more than anything." "Who is Iblis?" I asked, confused.

"That is the Demon Lord's real name." Tegan responded instead.

"Okay, so how would Iblis possibly know that Elias is the key?" I asked next, looking at Helena.

"I have been doing my own research. Looking into the ritual trying to figure out why Helga was so hell bent on replaceing Tribal wolves for him. It was because he wasn't sure which Tribal Wolf he needed. So, he was offering promises to anyone who brought in any Tribal wolf at all. I believe Iblis thinks that Elias must be the one because of what the legend states." Helena said.

"And what does the legend state?" I asked.

"It states that a rightful born leader will be the right of passage. I believe he thinks that since Elias is next in line to rule the Kingdom that he is whom he has been seeking all these years." Helena said, looking between Tegan and I.

"How long have you known this?" Tegan asked.

I could tell she was becoming angry at important information possibly being withheld.

"I just received it. Which was why I was coming to replace you. I have been waiting for an old friend to get in contact with me. They were reluctant to help due to the legend possibly being a prophecy and not a legend at all. They would rather cower away until it was all over, but I finally convinced them that this was for the greater good, because without this vital information the entire world is doomed. And unfortunately, I needed them because only very few warlocks and witches can get access to this information." "And how do we stop it?" Tegan asked.

"We can't, according to the prophecy... He will come, and the gates of hell will open."

"Then how the hell is this supposed to help us?" Tegan asked angrily.

"It doesn't. But it mentions the most powerful sister witches and the two powerful tribal wolves coming together to close said gates before complete chaos erupts."

"Sister witches?" I asked looking between Helena and Tegan.

"That's why he wanted you. Because it's referring to the Arthron sisters. He already has one. If he had both, he could stop us from stopping him." Tegan responded looking at Helena.

"He is playing a game with a poker face, acting like he has the upper hand. But he doesn't. You do. You have one of the sister witches, me. You also have the key, Elias. Then yourself. We can't give him what he wants." She said looking at Tegan. "So two sister witches, and two tribal wolves will close the gates?" I asked.

"Yes, and we have one sister witch, one tribal wolf, and the key." Helena replied.

"Actually, we have a total of three tribal wolves. All we lack is the other sister witch." Tegan said, making us snap our heads in her direction.

"Who is the other Tribal wolf?" We both asked Tegan in unison.