Arrow Inferno
Chapter 77: Jeremy Stanton vs. Ryan Hicks ~ Feral attraction in the midst of hatred… Saving the Warlock!

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"He has a point," Stan said.

"Shut up Stanislav," Paige growled.

"What? I think Ryan is exactly who we need for this battle." Stan insisted. "You didn't see what he did to Katie, Slip." An admiring twinkle appeared in his eyes. "Having him on our side will be a big advantage if those people are as ruthless as

Deloris says they are. What's all this about anyway?" His eyes turned onto the warlock. "What does that clan need the blood and bone marrow of the top alphas for? Do you know why, Deloris?" Deloris looked at Stan helplessly and gestured for a pen. But even as she was being handed a pen and a writing pad, Ryan felt something push him. He suddenly felt suffused with so much energy. Was it because he was angry, Ryan wondered. He couldn't help but observe that every time his power had manifested itself, it had been triggered by anger. Was that it? Did anger trigger whatever powers that he had? That wasn't a good thing, he frowned. But at that very moment, he had an urge to do something...

"Wait, Deloris," Ryan said, getting to his feet. "I feel like trying something." He moved to sit beside Deloris. "Please. I just want to try..."

"Go ahead." The warlock said with a smile. She felt the power emanating from her alpha's mate and was curious to know what Ryan wanted to try. "Thanks," Ryan murmured.

And with everyone looking on with bated breath, Ryan reached up with both hands and held the sides of Deloris' head. Then he closed his eyes and willed whatever the Wyatt Clan had done to connect Deloris' mind to their radar, off. "Oh my god!" Deloris gasped. "I can't feel it anymore. It's gone." She breathed. "There's been this painful tightness in my head for the past three months. It started immediately after they told me that if I tell anyone, Camilla dies. Oh god!" She began to cry, obviously overwhelmed by her feeling of relief. "Oh god..."

Ryan kissed her on the cheek and moved away from the seat to make way for Gloria, who gathered Deloris into her arms. The warlock sobbed out her joy and relief, continuously saying how grateful she was to Ryan. Gloria rocked her as she sobbed. As a mother, she knew how relieved the woman felt to know that her actions were not going to result in the death of her only child.

"Thank you, Ryan." Deloris finally sat back and said with a breathless laugh. "You have no idea how grateful I am." She stood and went to give Ryan a hug. "I don't know how you did that but thanks. Now, what do y'all want to know?" She laughed, making everyone laugh too.

"Why is the clan going to all this trouble?" Stan asked.

"Before I answer that, I want all of you to know that I didn't tell them where Jeremy was. Fortunately, everyone knows that the council doesn't really keep tabs on an alpha's whereabouts so they believed me." She drawled, wiping at her eyes with a tissue Gloria gave her. "Now to your question; The Wyatt Clan is the deadliest clan of warlocks that has ever been in existence. Know the usual myth where good always triumphs over bad?" She waited till the younger people in the room nodded before going on. "Well, that's usually not the case when good comes up against Reynard Wyatt and his clan. Hope you get the picture. There's no word to describe them. Over a century ago, there was a prophecy that Reynard Wyatt, the head of the clan, would be defeated by one of his offspring, which would lead to the end of his clan. Reynard killed all his six children after that prophecy and made sure he never fathered another child." At the collective gasps around the table, Deloris nodded. "Yes, that's how ruthless Reynard is."

"And their mother allowed it?" Ryan sputtered.

"What mother would?" Deloris gave a burst of humourless laughter. "She raised hell when Reynard made his intentions clear to her. But she was no match for him. He killed her. But according to the prophecy, this is the year that his offspring is to defeat him. I knew about the prophecy but I didn't know it was this year. But his chatty, cocky, albino, hitman told me. I did cast a small truth spell on the idiot." She chuckled. "According to him, although Reynard has made sure that there's no offspring to defeat him, he wants to fortify himself with a very potent potion made out of the blood and bone marrow of powerful alphas."

"Fuck." Phillip cursed.

"That potion is to give him an unlimited source of strength should any battle come his way. Werewolves are noted for their strength, ferocity, and agility when it comes to battles. Reynard's plan is therefore to tap into that strength by using that potion as a link to all werewolves. He's not taking any chances. You guys are basically to become roadkill."

"Fuck me." Stan breathed.

"They were the ones who tried to attack the alphas at that conference all those years ago." Deloris went on. "But thanks to Jeremy, they were not successful." "What did he do?" Ryan asked.

"He went Ojah on their arses," Paige said with so much pride.

"Which was very stupid because he didn't leave even one person alive for questioning," Gloria added angrily.

"He sorta didn't have the time Mama G." Phillip automatically came to his friend's defense. "This is how it went down Ryan. As the conference went on, the alphas began to collapse one after the other for no reason at all. Jeremy got very weak. Knew he was going to pass out too but his Ojah took over. Every alpha in the conference room was out cold. Jer said he felt so much power surrounding them. He said it was bad energy. When he stepped out of the conference room, all the werewolves outside were dead. Then he saw about thirty men and women chanting. He turned all of them into ashes instantly. Fortunately, the alphas were okay."

"Wow!" Ryan breathed.

"According to the albino, Reynard usually has an eye through which he sees everything whenever he sends people on missions," Deloris informed them. "So he saw what Jeremy did and he knows just how powerful he is. He has studied him and his Ojah powers and thinks he knows how to render those powers ineffective when he eventually gets Jeremy. Knowing Reynard, I won't be surprised if he actually does know-how. In a way, I'm glad that Jeremy is not around. He would have gotten angry, attacked without thought, and probably ended up..." She didn't complete the sentence but everyone in the room knew what she'd been about to say.

"Reynard has had years of practice. He's over four centuries old. He's powered himself with a countless number of souls of both the innocent and the wicked. He is very powerful. I mean I pride myself on being a pretty powerful warlock. But compared to Reynard, I'm a toddler. The type of magic he uses can actually take good people and turn them dark. That's how powerful he is. If he says he can render Alpha Jeremy powerless, he can. But if for whatever reason Jeremy doesn't show, Ryan will be used because when a werewolf is powerful or unique in a way, it rubs off on their mates due to the mating process."