Chapter 152 - Gathering Help

Me and Gale arrive at my house where I'm greeted by Both Ellena and Celeste who are sitting together at the kitchen table.

"welcome home, Collin."

I greet both of them and then I ask Celeste with urgency.

"can you help me?"

she nods.

"of course, what do you need?"

I reply.

"can you take to Remy, we are going to need her."

she asks.

"did something bad happened? why do you need to see her?"

Gale answers.

"there are about a dozen students missing from the academy, and we believe a group of fanatics kidnapped them."

Ellena asks with a worried expression.

"was Hope kidnapped?"

I shake my head.

"no, she is okay."

"alright I'll take you to your friend."

as we exit the house so that she can open up a portal Ellena whispers to me.

"please come back safe to me, my love."

I kiss her.

"don't worry I won't be alone, I'm going to ask Felnor, and Selshruuk for help."

she then grabs my hand with both hands and gently pull it towards her stomach, and says with a warm smile.

"I found out, that I'm pregnant."

I grin like an idiotic, and as I hug her tightly, I reply.

"this is great news."

"go easy on Celeste."

I ask.

"is she hurt?"

she shakes her head and as she gently c.a.r.e.s.ses she responds.

"I'm not the only one with child."

I smile, but she places her finger on my lips and says.

"she doesn't know yet, but I already sense a two faint mana signatures inside her, while I only sense one inside me."

I then ask.

"when should we tell her."

"I wanted to reveal it today after you got home, but it can wait, when the both of you return."

I nod.

"okay."

Celeste waves at me and shouts.

"it's ready Collin let's go."

I then think to myself.

"good thing that Celeste promised me that she was going to stop invading my mind unannounced or she would already know that she is pregnant."

Celeste pouts.

"you should really lift the ban of me using my mind reading and telekinesis magic on you."

"I will."

she responds with a face full of embarrassment.

"I don't mind hearing all the dirty thoughts you have about me."

I sigh.

"that's not all I think about."

Gale clears his throat.

"I don't mean to interrupt your lovers quarrel, but we should really get a move on."

we enter the portal and come out the other side, just outside of Remy's house in Corpus City the capital of Corpus Kingdom, I ask Celeste.

"do you think it's a good coming straight here instead of going through the city's entrance?"

"don't worry, King Ryan never makes a big deal about me doing this."

we walk to the front door and I knock, we then stand around a couple of minutes until Remy answers the door and greets us surprised that we are visiting her, she then invites us inside her house.

"come on in."

I ask her.

"how have you been settling to regular life?"

she smiles.

"it's a nice change, from surviving out there in the wilderness."

she then asks.

"so what brings you three to me?"

"remember when you and our former werewolf clan saved me and Sid from those crazy cultists out in Dead Pass Forest?"

she nods.

"yeah I remember, so what about it?"

I respond.

"we believe some students from my academy were kidnapped by them, and we would like to go

to the compound I was being kept prisoner at."

Celeste responds feeling completely left out of the loop.

"you never told me about, being kept prisoner by some cult."

I sigh.

"because I never intended to tell anyone about it,

but things have changed and we need to prove that this cult exists."

Remy replies.

"yeah I can take you there, but let me leave a note for my husband to let him know that I'll be back soon."

I reply.

"of course, do what you need to do."

I then say to Gale.

"okay, before we go to the compound, we are going to pick my other friends, just in case if we run into any problems."

he nods.

"yeah, it can't hurt to have back up."

Celeste replies.

"things should go fine with the six of us there."

I shake my head.

"after we gey Felnor and Selshruuk, you will be returning home."

baffled with what I said, she asks.

"why."

I grab her hand and kiss it.

"Ellena wanted me to wait, but I don't think I can since I don't know if this will be dangerous, and I don't want you to be in harm's way."

she replies.

"but I'm always there by your side, what makes this any different?"

I gently put one if my hands on het stomach and say.

"because Ellena already senses that you are pregnant."

she puts a hand over her mouth and tears start to form in her eyes, she then asks with a huge smile while sobbing.

"are you telling the truth?"

I shake my head, and kiss her.

"yeah."

she rests her head on my c.h.e.s.t and asks still surprised by this revelation.

"so do we really have a child on the way?"

I chuckle.

"well according Ellena, you have two faint mana signatures growing inside you."

she lifts her head, and gives me the warmest smile I have ever seen.

"we are having twins?"

she doesn't let me reply, as she attacks me with many enthusiastic kisses, and then she whispers to me for the first time.

"I love you."

I put my forehead into hers and whisper back.

"I love you too."

she takes a deep breath and says.

"okay, I'll listen to you and stay behind."

she then pinches my cheek not letting me respond.

"you better come back safe and sound to me."

I reply.

"of course my love."

Gale smiles at us.

"congratulations to both of you."

he then looks at Celeste and says.

"don't worry, I'll give you my word, that he will return back to you in one piece."

Celeste responds with a serious tone.

"I'm holding you to your word."

Remy comes back to us and says.

"alright then, let's not waste anymore time."

Celeste opens up a portal to the mountain city of Mons, where both Felnor and Selshruuk are currently residing at, we exit the portal, already inside the mountain, in the lower city I then sigh at Celeste.

"we can't just bypass the entrances of cities."

she replies.

"I thought this was urgent."

I respond.

"it is."

she gives me a smug smile.

"then we can't just wait around forming a line to get in the city."

Gale agrees.

"yes we can't waste anymore time."

I look at what looks like a small hut and ask Celeste.

"is this where they are living?"

she nods as she shouts.

"Felnor! Selshruuk! Collin is here to see you!"

we wait a couple of minutes before they both emerge from the small hut's door, where I'm met with Felnor's cat tail wriggling around signaling that he is happy to see.

"hey Collin what brings you here?"

while Selshruuk says woth a stoic voice.

"it's good to see again my friend."

I reply.

"I actually came here, hoping that you guys can help me."

they both reply.

"yes we will always help when you need us."

Gale responds.

"good, now we can get going."

Celeste then says, to Remy.

"alright, I need you to visualize that place and

I should be able to open up a portal there."

after waiting a few minutes, Celeste opens up a portal and says to us.

"good luck, and stay safe out there."

they all step inside the portal, except for me as I give Celeste a kiss and say to her.

"give us a few hours, before you come to pick us up."

she replies with a shaky voice.

"please be careful, I don't want to see you injured like that again."

I respond trying to reassure her.

"I'll try my best."

she waves goodbye and blows a kiss at me as I step inside the portal.