The Lycan King novel Chapter 91

Nikolai

"Are you sure you want to keep going ahead?" Ava asked wearily.

After the... incident earlier, we decided it was the best for us to stay together and walk carefully instead of running or jogging.

"Very." I replied, gripping her soft hand tighter.

"Whatever is up there, it doesn't want us there." Her sides brushed mine. I'm enjoying keeping her on this short leash.

"Well too bad because that is my land." I replied. "And if whatever is up there doesn't want us there, that means there is something important there that needs protection." I looked straight ahead and kept a steady pace, determined to go to the top. "And I intend to find out what that is."

"But what if we are better off keeping things the way they are? I'm not sure if I like this Nikolai. This place is giving me weird vibes." She stepped closer to me.

"My instincts tell me that I need to go up. They have been telling me that for a while." I told her the truth. "If you are not comfortable, I can drop you back." But I really want her to be with me.

"No. I'll come." She sighed softly.

"Thank you." I squeezed her hand and we continued walking forward.

After a couple of miles, we reached the bank of a river. We have to cross it to move ahead but the current is too fast to swim or walk through it.

It's not safe.

Also, the odd this I noticed about the river was that there was not a single fish inside it.

There can only be one reason for it but I need to be absolutely sure.

I flicked out my claw and made a cut in the middle of the palm and squeezed a couple of blood drops in the river.

"What are you doing?" Ava asked me.

"Checking something." I replied and just as I had thought, a couple of seconds later, a lot of fishes appeared near the bank?? piranhas.

"They will eat us if we fall in the water, won't they?" Ava asked.

I gave her a sharp nod.

"How will we go ahead?" She asked.

"Let me think." I replied and observed the area.

"Can you throw me to the other side, then exchange our places and then flick me to that side again?" That way, she will be out of danger.

"It's too dangerous, Nikolai. I don't want to do it. One mistake and you are dead." She shook her head firmly. "And this river is too wide for me to experiment with your life."

I knew she would not agree but I hoped.

"Can you make us fly in the air?" I asked her softly.

"I don't know. Let me try." She closed her eyes and then slowly but steadily we rose in the air and then moved in a circle above the land itself.

Ava is magic.

We slowly landed again and Ava opened her eyes. "I think I can do it." She nodded.

"Good girl." I pecked her lips and she gave me a sweet, dimpled smile.

Then she caught both my hands in hers and close her eyes again. "Help me, okay?"

"Always." Just as I replied, we rose in the air again and began moving towards the river and slowly started flying over it.

"A bit higher, Love." The piranhas can jump. But we should be fine until we aren't bleeding.

"Yes, Nikolai." She whispered and we flew about two feet over the river and started moving towards the opposite bank again.

It was slow and tedious. A small frown was present on her face but she was successfully doing it.

"You are doing very good, Love." I praised. We had covered more than half of the river by now.

And then something happened. I saw a drop of blood fall down her nose. I caught it before it fell in the river.

Why is her nose bleeding?

Her breathing was accelerating and now I'm getting worried.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

She didn't answer but her frown god deeper, like she was concentrating very hard.

That's when I realised that she is using a lot of her powers and it's taking a toll on her.

We still had about a hundred meters to go.

I held her hand tighter, hoping to help her somehow.

After another fifty meters in, Ava's frowning reduced and her eyes opened and she kept looking at me. When we finally reached the bank, she lowered us to the ground gently and let out a deep, tired sigh.

I circled an arm around her waist and wiped the blood above her lips with my thumb. Both our eyes fell on it and unlike me, she didn't seem too shocked.

"Is this the first time this happened?" I asked her.

"No." She said softly. "It happened when I was getting you all out of the dungeon."

"Why didn't you tell me?" I demanded.

"I didn't think it was that big of a deal." She replied.

"Not big of a deal?" I snapped. "It's related to you. Of course it is a bi??"

"Nikolai." She cut me off and rested her head on my chest. "You can shout at me all you want later. I'm too tired to listen right now. I feet a bit dizzy."

I grabbed her waist with both arms. "I'm not going to let this go, Avalyn. We don't hide things from each other." She nodded against my chest. "But right now, I think you should rest." I picked her up in my arms and began walking.

Her head rested against the juncture between my neck and shoulder and her eyes fluttered close.

I made sure to keep a steady pace and avoided ways that would require me to jump or duck so Ava could get in a quick nap or a little rest at the least.

After another hour and a half, I started getting thirsty and a bit hungry. But I don't trust this mountain enough to eat any berries or fruits handing on the plants and trees. Normal didn't apply here.