My Alpha’s Betrayal: Burning In The Flames Of His Vengeance by Moonlight Muse

21. An Ancient Monster

YILEYNA

“What is it?” Theon asked me sharply. “Theon that‘s a-”

When the spear–tipped tentacle burst from the sea, I raised my hand, pushing the water that splashed high above the ship, back.

“A Leviathan,” I finished my sentence as the beast rose into the air from the sea, his speared tentacles longer than the ship itself. His tongue whipped in the air as the crew stared at the creature before us.1

“A harbinger of death...” Leto muttered.

“Well, we are not lingering!” Flynn shouted as he barked orders.

Theon and I stood there looking at the beast, that was said to remain deep within the waters of the ocean.

“I‘m going to fucking kill it.” Theon growled, about to draw his sword. “Those who kill a Leviathan are doomed to death, we can‘t kill it.” I reminded him quietly, placing my hand on his wrist, stopping him.

The curse on the Leviathan was known to all. Long ago, Oshera cursed that those who tried to kill the Leviathan, would end up dying soon after. A creation she had made to protect the seven seas.

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“Who cares? Death is inevitable in the long run. I‘ll do it.” He muttered, making me frown. 1 I stared at the creature, who was trying to get closer. I used the wind to push the ship away from him, using the full force of my powers to put distance between us, but it simply loomed above the ship, ten times the size of it. His eyes darted around the ship, as if searching for something. The moment his putrid yellow eyes landed on me, he let out a ground–shattering shriek that made me flinch, before he brought one of his spear–ended tentacles down towards the ship. “Move!” Theon shouted, his arm wrapped around my waist just as I created a shield of ice that rose from the water. His tentacle crashed into it, shattering the barrier upon impact. Slabs of ice flew in the air just as both Theon and I were knocked to the ground, the ship tilted, sending us rolling violently. His arms wrapped around me, and we hit the side harshly as another tentacle came crashing down. This time I raised my hand, trying to force it back. Maybe I couldn‘t kill it... but I could encase it in ice.

as he got to his feet, pulling me up. “I need to get closer.”

“What‘s the plan?“.

freeze

I broke into a run,

warned, blocking a piece of ice as I deflected it with the tips of my

couldn‘t

making my stomach do a flip. “Don‘t worry, I won‘t

over the raging wind, as I summoned lightning, the only problem was it was wrapping itself

to me, forcing the Leviathan to loosen his hold on the ship. “Keep going and I‘ll get you closer!” His

needed to shift. In

to shift!” “Do not get in

the ship. I closed my eyes, willing myself to shift. I felt an odd sensation in my legs before I transformed, jumping into the stormy

on the surface

heard, and I saw Theon at the edge of the boat. His glowing amber aura was around

on the ship loosened thanks to Theon‘s attack, and I closed my eyes as I grabbed onto his tail, letting a thick layer of ice begin to spread from my finger, coating his

moments later

swirl of water wrapped around me as I slowly let the ice encase its entire body. Our eyes met and a final roar left its mouth,

gasped at the searing pain that tore through my stomach, as

its entire body. I kept going as he struggled to crack the prison of

was my will and strength against

a strong arm wrapped around my chest, pulling me up. We broke the surface,