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Chapter 53 - Disappointing News

18 years later in Midlands woods there was a fighting Ishaly was fighting a young girl about 17 years old. The girl's name is Raven. They fought and fought Raven managed to put Ishaly down.

"Wow I'm impressed Raven, you get stronger and faster every day." Raven offered her a help up hand.

"Because I have a good teacher" Ishaly smiles 

"We need to get back to the village before night, come on" They walked away back to the village.

At the village there was a meeting Tine, Caroline, Najah, Hannan, Harry, Jason and Ishaly.

"We running out of everything Tine, we don't have anything to provide anymore. We have only 4 days ahead now and Bratva's people are everywhere" Janah was speaking.

"For past 17 years we always produce in time, we give what we promise, and now we have run out of everything. The woods keeps on getting darker every day. Animals are migrating." Tine was speaking.

"So what choice do we have now? We have to try our every best otherwise, Bratva will make our life a living hell"

"Why can't we fight them off" Raven shows up to them

"Raven what are you doing here?" Tine asked her.

"It's time to put our fear behind Mom, we need to fight them, we have enough people who know how to fight now" Raven was Tine's daughter.

"No, we tried that once and we fail"

"I don't see any other options here" 

"Actually there is one option" Jason spoke everyone was staring at him.

"What are you talking about?" Harry asked him.

"Bratva conquered many villages but there are two villages he didn't set foot in. Cold Lands and New Outer Lands"

"New Outer Lands I heard it was burnt down many years ago by Bratva." Ishaly said

"It's the same Village where Milan was born, his parents were murdered there" Najah spoke to them.

"What are you talking about? Who is Milan?" Raven asked everyone was staring at Tine.

"Raven honey why don't you go and stand guard for tonight? We need to discuss this as elders"

"Fine what ever chief" Raven turned around and walked away.

"Until when are you going to hide it from her?" Harry asked Tine.

"We should continue guys" Tine changed the topic.

"You can't hide her father forever Tine and she will be very angry if she ever finds out from another person, you have to tell her the truth because she deserves to know"

"We only have four days left, I will talk to her after our meeting with Bratva. So you were saying Jason?."

"I say now New Outer Lands has a new chief, the one who rebuilt the village again and takes refugees. He is a very rich and powerful man. We can go and asked him, we can explain our situation to him and he will give us what we want"

"And this chief didn't happen to cross sides with Bratva?"

"Bratva never set foot since he murdered those people back then. And as for Cold Lands we can get in but we have to be very careful, it's protected by a Hawk and it's very dangerous. She looks and heard eveytging."

"If we go to New Outer lands do you think this chief will be able to help us"

"He is a good guy. People like him a lot because he cares and gives help without expecting anything in return."

"Okay then New Outer lands we go, let's hope this new chief helps us. I will go with Jason and Caroline in this one" Ishaly spoke.

"Are you sure you don't need our help, there are bandits on the way. They are so brave and thieves." Najah spoke

"We can take care of this one guys, I need you to stay here and keep things calm while am gone, I trust you and I live my daughter to you Ishaly" They all agreed after a while the meeting was over. Tonight the sane day Ishaly was in her room staring at the stars. Jason showed inside and went to hug her from behind. Ishaly smiles

"God I miss this so much"

"You seem sad why?" Jason asked her

"Today is the day Salwa died by my hands, Milan died by people's hands and Elijah died by Bratva's hands. I wonder if they were alive today we wouldn't become this, you and me Jason we would still be fighting.

"What are you trying to say?" Ishaly turned to face him.

"What I say is Bratva made this happen your kind my kind living together under one roof, trusting each other and this special thing you and I have, I love you so much Jason" Jason kissed her. Raven was in the market on the roof securing the area for monsters and intruders.

Tine showed up to her and sat down beside her.

"Mom, you're supposed to sleep why are you here?" Raven asked her.

"Ishaly told me you are improving everyday"

"I don't see a reason for me to keep practicing why don't you let me go out there with the hunting group," Raven was very disappointed.

"Because you took after your father Raven, And I wouldn't want you to lose control over your anger"

"What are you talking about?" Tine started telling her everything about Milan.

Raven was shocked and quiet.

"So all this time you kept me from the truth? Trying to keep away my true form who I really am?"

"Baby we are not sure if you take after your father because the first thing you were born. I placed the bracelet your father gave me and since then you never show any symptoms"

"Because you blocked my powers away, thinking I would become a monster" Raven stood up angrily.

"Baby please you have to understand me"

"I really wish my father was here, at least he would have taught me everything I need to know" Raven removed her bracelet and drop it down. But she didn't show any signs of beast.

"What is wrong why am I not changing?"

"Because it was placed on your hand since you were born, now you have turn 17 and all your powers are gone, you can't turn or have super speed. You are just a normal human like me" Raven was very angry hearing that.

"Congratulations mom, I hope you are happy now" Raven jumped down and walked away leaving her mother.

Caroline appears behind her, she saw her sister crying.

"I told her Caroline, now she's angry at me"

"It's okay Tine, she will come around"

"You know sometimes I keep blaming my self, I would've listened to you, to Jason, now all this is happening because of me. Before Milan died he was telling me that he loved me, that he believes in me. And I set killed him before finishing his last words. I really wished he was here with me, I have so much to tell him. That I miss him and I was so wrong about him. He tried so much to show me the path but I turned a blind eye" Caroline hugged her so tight Raven was beside hearing all that Tine said. 

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