His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 115

I exchange a look with Nora.

It's now or never...

I know, she says. But we have to watch the timing.

I'll go front, Nora, with Liam and Damian. You stay back with Nate, if Sylviana can protect you, maybe you can shapeshift in time to have Nephera stop.

She nods. This is such a reckless move at this point, but if the witches start attacking, with that giant water spider and this golem, we will only have a few seconds left for the last part of this plan to be put in motion. We only need about five seconds. Five seconds for Nora to shapeshift back into her human form and scream with her Luna power for the witch to stop. We haven't been able to test it out, but Sylviana said it's our best shot. Moon Goddess, I really hope this crazy theory works...

It would be so much easier to carry out if it wasn't for all the vampires surrounding us. Those damn blood-suckers don't seem impressed by Sylviana's surprise golem for long, they are already screeching loudly and jumping back on their feet to attack us again. Moreover, with all of us here, they are gathering dangerously fast to stop us.

Nephera will target Nora first, she knows her Luna power is the strongest. I'll be the decoy, but we have to move fast.

At least I managed to piss off that b***h enough to hope she'll focus on me instead of my cousin, for now. The large wound I inflicted on Nephera's shoulder and neck still seems to be bleeding profusely, but it's hard to decipher her expression. Since that water spider appeared, her eyes have turned opaque, her iris and pupils are hidden in a blue fog.

We are tensed up, waiting for the moment to attack. The vampires are crawling around us, ready to jump at us again. Moon Goddess, if Nora shapeshifts back at the wrong moment, her Luna power doesn't work or Nephera can ignore her... So many things could go wrong with this plan, but it's our best shot. We gather together, next to the golem's feet. Sylviana nods, her green eyes went opaque too. "Now!" She shouts.

Everything gets in motion at once. Damian starts running first, I'm right behind him. Nephera screams in anger, and the spider's legs start moving. Two of those water geysers are about to shift towards us, and I prepare to endure it, but an uproar above us catches the witch's attention first.

The Golem is advancing towards her, and Nephera changes her attack at the last second to stop the giant. She steps back, and agitates her arms, sending three of the spiders' legs against the golem. The pressure between the two strengths is making an awful rumble, covering everything else like thunder above our heads. The golem's head and hands are stopped by the water geysers, and for a second, it looks like one will have to give up. The giant of mud tries to fight back the water pressure, and both have to maintain full force not to give in. The struggle is happening right above our heads, and we are soon drenched by the downpour.

However, at least it's keeping three of Nephera's giant water streams busy. Damian and I accelerate, and I feel the others right behind us. Damian, Nate, Liam and I need to stop her other "legs" long enough for Nora to get close, shapeshift and yell for her to stop. We don't know how close or how loud she'll have to be, and I'm scared the ruckus around us will force my cousin to get too close to the water witch. Nora will be in most danger, and the vampires are rushing to stop our group, too...

Suddenly, another water geyser moves, the fourth one, and Damian growls furiously, prepared to take it. It hits the werewolf King full force, and I have to jump on the side not to be caught in it too. The Black wolf struggles to keep standing for a second, his paws and claws buried in the mud. I can feel the full violence of the sudden hit. Nephera tries to increase the water pressure, to blow him away, but Damian won't give up. He remains there, blocking that geyser all by himself, showing his shoulder first, and growls furiously. Moon Goddess, if even the King struggles this much...

I growl furiously. Only two more of her "legs" to stop.

I'm now first in front, but we are not there yet. Maybe five or six meters between Nephera and us, but it feels like much, much more. The muddy ground and the deluge above us makes it hard to run. Suddenly, I hear a furious growl on my right side, and Nate jumps in just in time to save me from a vampire's fangs.

Nate!

I'm fine! Keep going!

He fights off the vampires on my right flank, detaching himself from our group and growling furiously to defend us. I didn't notice the blood-suckers had already gathered around us! It was too fast! I lose a second watching Nate, and, like an i***t, miss the sudden attack coming from the other side. I hear Liam's yell in my head, and the next second, I'm rolling in the mud, a vampire screeching above me. I growl furiously, defending myself and trying to kick him off of me. Those damn bloodsuckers! The group of vampires has caught upon us, I'm quickly surrounded. I struggle, trying not to get bitten. I hear another growl, and Liam intervenes to help me, his black fur suddenly covering my vision. He bites the vampire's arm off and pulls him away from me with furious snarls to warn the others. Nora runs to catch up to me.

Selena! Are you okay? Yeah, sorr...

I can't finish my sentence, I spot another vampire about to jump on Nora right behind her. I growl furiously and amplify my aura again, brighter, before jumping on him. Damn it, I can't do everything at once! I finish that damn vampire off and use my aura to spread the message to humans and werewolves everywhere I can.

This battle needs to end! Here and now!

I spread my anger to all our peers, calling our troops to rally. The vampires around us, once again scared and blinded by my glowing aura, retreat a bit. It gives us a couple of seconds to get our trio back together.

Meanwhile, I feel all the wolves turning to our side of the area, guided by my glow. Nora and I react together, and our combined auras are like a lamplight, showing everyone where to gather, on our side of the battlefield. In a few seconds, all the wolves who are not caught up in fights already start running towards our position, ready to end this. If the vampires g**g up, so will we. We need more wolves to fend off the vampires gathering to stop us. The humans can handle the frontier temporarily, or so I hope. It's ending soon anyway.

Moreover, Liam is still caught up in trying to fight off the vampires on the side, a few steps away.

I'll be fine! Nora, Selena, go! Now!

I hate it, but if Liam and Nate don't stay behind to protect our flanks from the vampire attacks, we won't make it. I growl, frustrated, but my cousin and I resume running after exchanging a quick glance. We are only a few steps away, but there are still two of Nephera's water geysers to stop. Damn it, if she hits me or Nora with one of those...

While I'm wondering what to do, three familiar Beta auras suddenly appear behind us. They detach themselves from the crowd of the other werewolves coming, quickly catching up with our speed. Nora and I recognize two of them at the same time. Bobo! Tonia!

The Mura siblings are running fast to catch up with us. Just behind them, the third wolf, a white and brown male, breaks away from their duo and makes a sharp turn to go join Nate's side. He jumps in the fight to help my mate, and I suddenly realize it has to be Isaac, his best friend, and Beta.

Tonia, too, decides to leave her brother to go and help Liam, whose missing eye leaves him full of openings. Either way, I'm so glad those three came to help! Boyan and his humongous size is the best reinforcement we could hope for. The big brown wolf runs to get in front of us, like a big shield..

The trio's sudden appearance re-equilibrates the forces here. Our sides free of vampire attacks and Boyan running like a cannonball in front, we are almost on Nephera's position! I can feel all the werewolves gathering around us to fight back the vampires, too, or whatever's left of them. For the first time, I feel more werewolves than vampires around us!

However, it's too soon to rejoice. Nephera's face makes an ugly grimace, and before we can react, her two last geysers move. Holy s**t, if we take two from upfront...

I growl furiously, ready to take one, but it doesn't come. Instead, a wall of fur appears in front of me, and Nora screams in our heads.

Bobo!

Moon Goddess, this guy is... Boyan is not blocking one but two of the geysers! The big werewolf moved at the last second to block it with his flank, acting as a wall before us. No matter how big he is, he just can't block that much pressure by himself! We see him struggle and growl before us, and Nora and I exchange worried looks, stepping back. Is he really going to handle it by himself? His huge paws anchored in the mud, he's losing a bit of ground, sliding, but he's still standing. Can he really do this? Boyan growls furiously, and Nora and I don't dare move from behind him, waiting to see if he can hold it. I hear some of his bones breaking under the tremendous pressure, it's horrible. Yet, he's still standing, making us hesitate. Should I replace him and take on one of those? But Nora can't go by herself...

Moon Goddess, Bobo...

We're hesitating for too long already, losing some precious seconds. Can he really do this? Even the King is struggling just to handle one of those! No matter his size, if Bobo loses any more ground, falls or gives up, we'll be the next ones she hits with those... Just when I'm about to say something, another werewolf arrives like a bullet from behind.

Just go already, babe!

Danny!

I did not expect to see him jumping in, but my best friend immediately runs past us to go support his boyfriend. Daniel's thin figure can't handle one of those geysers, but he stands behind Boyan, pushing his other side to help the giant werewolf stand against the pressure. Boyan stops sliding and losing ground. My best friend is in a bad state, too, his tawny fur is covered in blood and mud, but he growls at us.

What are you waiting for? Go!

I nod, and Nora and I both run past Boyan already. This is it. Nephera's water arms are all kept busy, she has nothing else to attack us with but the silver blade in her hand. The damn thing she attacked me with earlier... Tonia, Liam, Nate, and Isaac are keeping the vampires too busy, acting as a defensive circle around us. A hot shiver runs down my spine. This is it, this is it...

Nora! Whatever happens to me, you have stop her!

I know!

I accelerate and jump at the right moment. I catch a glimpse of Nephera's face distorted by fear as I charge, all fangs out. She screams and tries to protect herself with her arms. We roll on the ground and fight for a few seconds, but I'm a werewolf. She's just a witch with no more power to fight me off. I hear her swinging a blade, and I do get some mean cuts, but I finally pin her down to the ground, biting the previous injury again. I use all of my weight on her, making sure that damn witch won't get up and do anything to Nora. She struggles furiously, I feel she's trying to grab something. I try to change position to stop her, but I can't let go of her shoulder. My fangs and the pain are what keep her focused on me. Behind me, I feel my cousin shape-shifting back to her human form. Hurry, Nora, hurry...

Selena!

A sharp pain pierces my flank. I scream internally, overwhelmed with the pain once again. No, I need to take it. One more second. Nephera smiles ugly, but I growl back and bite her even deeper. I don't care. Let's see who can endure it better. She stabs me again, and Moon Goddess, the damn pain shocks my brain. Don't give up, don't let go, don't give up... Those three seconds are like an eternity.

"STOP IT!"

Finally. Nora's scream freezes the whole area. The Luna stands on the battlefield, her white her floating like a veil around her. All the vampires and werewolves close enough to have heard her voice are like hit by her imperious command. None of them can move a muscle, her Luna's white aura is too strong. Nephera stops moving too, her eyes wide open in surprise. I'm the only one around able to ignore Nora's command. I don't let go. I see the witch frowning, and her eyes go back to a normal blue color. She's struggling to fight my cousin's order and me, but I won't move, and Nora screams again.

"I said stop!"

Her voice carried even further away the second time, stopping even more fights. Under me, Nephera's face is deformed by anger. Between my strength and Nora's voice, she's unable to move to defend herself. We are both stuck, me on biting her shoulder, her under me with her blade in my flank. She can barely move her lips.

"You... rotten Royals..." She hisses. "Curse you and your damn blood... Little bastards... Cursed be Diane, her children... At least I'll take you with me!"

She fights Nora's command and I feel her move her wrist, turning the damn blade in my injury. Shit... I clench my fangs, enduring the pain.

"I hope you like silver, you little..."

I growl furiously, not intimidated by her. I furiously bite her throat, deeper. Her scream pierces my ears, but I keep going. I ignore the pain, the fatigue, the dizziness and just keep biting, again and again. I need to end this. This madness has to stop. Everything she did, all the deaths, all the pain. It has to stop. I need to keep biting, ignore the pain, hold on, hold on for everyone's sake. I need to hold on until... until Nephera stops moving.

I stumble back and struggle to shapeshift back. I'm still on all fours, and, with a trembling hand, I finally manage to replace her damn swords' handle. Her eyes, still open in an ugly expression, watch me slowly take it out. The blade falls on the ground, splurging us both with my fresh blood.

"I may be a Royal, b... But my mother was human, you... bitch... I don't give a s**t about... silver." I mumble.

My head is spinning. I feel someone's arms around me, pulling me back, and I fall on my side. All my limbs give up under me. I lay down, all my strength gone. Is it over...?

"Selena..."

The water sounds stop around us. The rain stops, leaving us drenched and exhausted. Moon Goddess... I lie next to my cousin, whose trembling hands are holding onto my shoulders. Nora cries silently, I don't know if she's exhausted or just overwhelmed. Nephera's body next to us makes horrible, erratic sounds. Her hissing breath is dying. I bit her throat so deep, she's gagging up with her own blood. Someone silently walks past us.

Sylviana bends over her sister, crying. She's trembling, looking terribly sad. The witch sits next to her sister, taking Nephera's hand.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Nephera..." She mutters.

I fight to not close my eyes and pass out. Nora and I silently watch the two witches, in a weird silence. Echoes of the ending battle are heard from further away, but here, it's a mausoleum. It's too quiet.

We stay a long time, listening to Sylviana's cries for her sister. She apologizes, over and over again. Nephera's agony is horribly long and slow. I keep staring, like an invisible audience to this heart-wrenching scene. I'm so tired and numb. The dark patches slowly retreat from both witches' skin, fading back to white. Nephera's throat stops bleeding. For a second, the remains of my conscience are worried. She's healing. She's...

But Sylviana raises a little dagger and ends it all.

It's over.