Blood Bound - Chapter 93

>Yohan

Years have passed.

So many seasons, so many generations, since I became the king of the Fae and yet I wait, I wait for the day promised to me.

The day I’ll meet her.

My mate.

My eternal love.

It was a usual day in the magic realm, I sat on the twenty inch thick tree branch that extended long enough to meet with the tree on the other side, thus making a small bridge in mid-air.

Over the years my hair had grown quite long. They reach till my back now and when I look at myself in the mirror I can see how much I resemble my late mother.

I had my eyes closed as I hummed a melody and some of the birds chipped in. The forest trees swayed gently along with the hums and created a soft breeze.

I wondered how much more I would have to wait.

I opened my eyes slowly to the blue sky.

Milia, the witch, foretold that if I can endure a hundred years I’ll get what I want.

A slow smirk appeared on my face.

‘ If ’ she was right that is. I sighed internally and lowered my head to look straight in the forest. It was lively as ever. The trees were thick, the grass was lush and the residents of the forest were happy.

I smiled.

That means I’m doing a good job. Well, to be fair, anyone would get a hold of the reins if they worked for this long.

I’ve been the ruler of the forest for decades.

I laid down of the tree and wondered.

How many years have passed since I came here? I’ve sort of lost count. I guess when you live this long, at one point you lose interest in keeping count.

I raised my hand towards the sky and sighed.

Why I stopped counting? Because it was becoming painful for me to keep track of time. I started fearing that even after a century I’ll be alone.

We’ve almost completely lost the connection to the human world too. Over the years I could feel the forests on their side being cut and it pained me to lose the connection but oh well, I no longer live there.

The sun shone brightly above the forest and the tender rays made me want to take a nap. Fae are mostly friendly creatures so there’s never much to do. Well, most fae are friendly, I shouldn’t count them all in. In the end fae nature is somewhat similar to humans too.

“Your majesty!” I heard a voice which made me look down at the ground. Some fae kids were here, probably to play. I smiled at them and they waved their hands at me so I waved mine back.

Satisfied with my response they decided to leave.

After seeing them vanish into the deeper forest I decided to lay down again and take a nap after all when suddenly something happened.

I was halfway into laying down when a sudden sharp buzz ringed in my mind.

I sat up straight with wide eyes.

‘An intruder?’ I hopped of the branch and swiftly landed on the ground.

Why would there be an intruder? Did someone come from the dark continent? The forest doesn’t welcome the undead. The only exception is Quincy since he’s half Fae.

But I only sense one person so it might just be someone who wants to talk.

I stood still and closed my eyes while I asked the forest to pinpoint the location of the intruder.

It better not be aunt Arsay bringing her husband here again. She knows the forest doesn’t like that but she still loves doing it.

I snickered.

But oh well. Uncle Alister isn’t a bad man.

I breathed slowly as the forest energy seeped through me.

I shot my eyes open.

Got it!

The person is in a wider area so it’s better to fly there. I started running and with one big leap I shifted into my raven form, then flapped my wings and sped to the location.

It was near a Dryad tree.

A Dryad tree?

As I got closer, the information suddenly started bugging me.

Wait…

From far away I could make out a person standing exactly where I sensed her.

A Dryad tree…

It suddenly hit me.

The person was here from the human world. No wonders there was a sudden alert instead of the one where I can sense someone coming in.

My heart skipped a beat and my pace slowed down.

But- Who? It can’t be her, is it?

My flight may have slowed down but I hadn’t stopped and soon enough the person standing there came into view.

The moment my eyes landed on her, my whole world stopped and unconsciously I went down and shifted back.

The girl saw me and for some reason stared back at me with wide eyes full of fear and awe.

I walked closer to her, unaware of everything else. I just kept walking in her direction until I was close to her.

“U-u-Um…” She stepped back. Her eyes moved around frantically as if searching for a way out.

She was scared.

“Maya.” I called out her name and she froze, then slowly looked at my face and paused while I stared back at her in disbelief. She looked the same. Exactly the same with those dark brown hair and eyes, her beautiful face and pretty body.

She gulped, “You know me?” She blinked and I felt my heart leap with happiness beyond happiness.

“Of course I know you.” He smiled, “How could I not?” My smile grew wider, “I’ve been waiting for you for decades.” The forest moved gleefully as it aligned with my energy. The leaves gently rustled and the flower petals fell down slowly.

“You’ve been waiting for me?” For some reason she seemed confused. She wore the expressions of uncertainty, as if she wasn’t sure what to make out of my words.

“Of course. We made a promise.”

She looked at me in worry and bit her lower lip.

Her next line tore my heart.

She licked her lower lip, gulped and asked.

“But, Who are you?”