Chapter 123: Fae Solutions
Prince Ash POV
The dimensional tear I’d been following for days suddenly exploded with chaotic energy, sending shockwaves through the Fae realm that knocked me off my feet. I cursed in the old language as I scrambled up from the crystal ground, my pointed ears ringing from the magical feedback.
"That’s not possible," I muttered, looking at the readings on my scrying mirror. The dimensional instability wasn’t coming from our realm - it was bleeding through from the human world, and it was getting stronger by the second.
Without hesitation, I tore open a portal and stepped through into the human world. What I found made my immortal blood run cold.
Lily Carter was flickering between worlds like a broken light bulb, her body phasing in and out of existence. Shadow creatures circled her like vultures, feeding off the dimensional chaos she was causing. And standing over her was Dmitri, the vampire, with teeth extended and murder in his eyes.
"Stop!" I shouted, power sparking around me as I landed in the clearing. "You’ll kill her!"
The vampire spun toward me, his face twisted with desperate purpose. "It’s the only way to save her!"
"No, it’s not," I said strongly, pushing past the werewolf who was growling at me. "Vampire transformation won’t fix dimensional displacement. It’ll make it worse."
Lily’s eyes suddenly focused on me, and I saw recognition flicker across her face. We’d met before, briefly, when she was still learning about her Triple Moon skills. She’d been so young then, so full of hope.
"Prince Ash?" she whispered, her voice breaking between three different tones. "Why are you here?"
"Because half the Fae realm just felt you tearing holes in reality," I said, kneeling beside her flickering form. "You’re not just moved, Lily. You’re becoming a living link."