Slamming (Through Time 3)

She swung in the wind for a moment while she tried to get herself together and decide where to jump shift to, when she saw them.

She was caught off guard by three hungry Pterodactyl babies, whose wide open mouths were as large and toothy as that of a Great White Shark.

Jazmine Decker screamed with total abandon.

~*~

In Killarney, the Arched Monoliths stood regally at the edge of the Middle Lake. A glow emanated and surrounded the gigantic Sarsen Stones. The air vibrated and pulsated with magic. Dark magic and the earth objected to the clashing forces.

The Seelie Royals could feel the power of Unseelie Magic as it instigated tremors through the ground, and shook everything within its immediate circumference. The lake bubbled and foamed beneath the opposing power they were exacting.

The Queen stood, both hands out, palms facing the dolmens, as she silently chanted. She trusted Jazz to take care of herself, for at the moment she had a larger problem.

At her back were her finest and strongest, Prince Breslyn and Danté, Princess Ete, Radzia, and Royce, as well as Chancemont and Morgan LeBlanc. Together they formed a pyramid of power and magic as they concentrated on keeping the portal from opening.

They looked grim ready to kill or be killed.

This was Trevor’s first thought as he stepped through with the Orb and took a look at them.

He felt a sense of pride, but he saw that it was going to be one hell of a battle, as the Dark Royals were already inside the portal, and in that regard, they had the advantage.

The Portal was locked; it was in the midst of spitting them out to their destination.

The Dark Royals were closing the Portal trapping them, while attempting to use the Portal’s power against them. Though it was something none of them had ever done before, it was very nearly impossible as they tried to use their own powers.

The Laws of Nature could not be interfered with, for long, and Trevor knew what they all knew. This was a losing battle. The best they could hope for as Aaibhe’s army increased at their backs was to contain the Unseelie; to keep them from storming Ireland and beyond.

Nuad with his white hair blowing in the breeze, arrived and took up a stance with all of his Trackers flanking, the pyramid of royals.

The Queen’s Royal warriors were gathering in numbers as the moments swiftly ticked by, but Trevor knew their numbers were not enough—they would have to rely on Seelie Magic.

Aaibhe knew, Trevor thought at once. She knew the Dark Ones would break through. Even she could not stop a force of Nature.

The Milesian Army arrived and lined up with the Seelie Warriors. Forgotten apparently, were old wounds and differences as they united to defeat a common enemy—The Unseelie.

The Dark Royals were pounding at the entrance to the Human World.

Trevor could hear them—all his

brethren could hear them.

Although his duty was to stay and fight with his Queen’s forces, he would do so after he saved the life of his mate. He knew without Jazmine Decker, his life would be over. He could not live on without her. She came first, before all others. Before anything…she came first.

He would already have been searching for her, had he not been brought against his will by the Orb of Time to the Queen.

Once this Orb had been the possession of the Dark King, but now discarded, it had attached itself to the Seelie Queen Aaibhe. It would only answer to her.

“Danté,” Trevor shouted over the roaring Portal. It was nearly deafening with the explosion of power beating at its mouth. He touched his brother’s shoulder and got right to the point. “I want to be here with you, fighting beside you, and so I shall be, but first, I have to find and save my mate. You have enough help here, but she has only me.”

Danté raised a brow, “Your mate?” And then in spite of the immediate problem before them, he grinned and slapped his younger brother on the back. “Well, well…our family is growing.”

“So you’ll explain? Jazmine Decker risked her life diving into the Portal for us. You see, we thought it was the Portal to the Human Realm, but Pestale tricked us, and now she is out there in another dimension.”

“Do you know which one?”

“I have an idea. Something about it looked familiar.”

“Use the Orb of Time, it is the most powerful one, and you have it in your possession I am told,” Danté said.