Chapter 99: Supernatural Summit
Lily POV
A vampire’s fist whistled past my head as I dove between two fighting witches. My silver light flared instinctively, forming a barrier that stopped both supernatural creatures mid-attack.
"Stop!" I shouted, my power spreading out in waves that made everyone in the clearing freeze. "We’re all going to die if we keep fighting each other!"
The vampire snarled at me, his teeth dripping. "Stay out of this, wolf girl. This is between us and the fire-throwers."
"No, it isn’t," I said strongly, standing up despite my shaking legs. "Look around you. While we’re busy hating each other, those things are getting stronger."
I pointed to the Void Walkers slithering out of the reality tears. There were twice as many now, and they were all laughing as they watched the magical species tear each other apart.
"She’s right," said Prince Ash, hobbling over with his crystal blade still glowing. "Every moment we waste fighting is another moment they have to feed on our anger."
A stone giant stomped forward, shaking the ground with each step. "Why should we trust the Fae? Your people started this mess."
"Actually," said Sage the witch, clutching her magic book tightly, "I don’t think any of us started this. I think we’re all being played."
She opened her book and pointed to a page covered in old symbols. "I’ve been studying the Void Walker attack patterns. They’re not random. Someone has been leading them to places where supernatural species would naturally clash." Dmitri the vampire nodded grimly. "My clan got anonymous tips about witch territories being unguarded. We thought it was good hunting information."
"We got warnings about vampire attacks on our sacred groves," added one of the witches. "That’s why we came here armed for battle."