Decan Aries Novels & Stories

Then—form. Aria stood on something that wasn’t ground and wasn’t air, suspended in a vast expanse of shifting silver and red. The moon hung enormous above her, cracked down the center like a broken mirror. Welcome, the voice said, now clearer. Bearer of balance. “I didn’t agree to this,” Aria said, steady despite the fear curling in her chest. Agreement is irrelevant. She clenched her fists. “So is obedience.” The space rippled. You are the convergence. The answer to decay. The seal requires a living will.

Neither Delcan nor I had left anyone alive who discovered our truth. Delcan seized the vampire closest to him, sinking his canines into the vampire's throat, tearing off a large chunk of flesh, and tossing the vampire aside to die. Delcan isn't normal, not even by Lycan standards. He possesses great speed, and as he can easily succumb to his bloodlust, he tries to kill his prey as quickly as possible because neither of us can afford to embark on a killing spree. However, if he's using his canines today, I don't know how long I'll be able to restrain him. I'm just hoping he won't harm Arya.

While I was sorting out the pages, I suddenly read the name Arie, so I tried to read it out of curiosity. It was a tale about one of the twin goddesses named Arie. She was born with both the power of the sun and the moon within her, despite being the daughter of Lev, the minor god bearing the power of the sun. There were tales stating that she and Ayla were both children of Sephtis when he pretended to be Lev before he was sent to the Abyss. It is due to the fact that they both possess the insignia of the moon on their foreheads. However, she also possesses the insignia of the sun, and her appearance is clearly a replica of that of the first ruler.

Neither his enemies nor his men knew what he was thinking, which often turned out to be of great advantage. But since the death of his mate Eliza, Dean's ability to appear void of all emotion had gone beyond anything his father—or anyone else—could have imagined. Aries was surprised he didn't feel more sympathy toward his son's situation, but the feeling passed quickly. Dean had realized his destiny from a very young age, and Aries saw his role not as a loving father, but as trainer and mentor. From Aries' viewpoint, the harder he was on Dean, the greater Dean's success and stature as alpha.

"But so were you and now you are not and now you are a Prime-successor and must show restraint for the laws." Dean looked over to where Aria was huddled under a blanket, her teeth still chattering as she slowly thawed out. He clucked his tongue, bitterly. "You have got to be kidding me!" He gave Frank an icy side-eye as he stalked over to where Aria was sitting and scooped her up into his arms, turning to leave. "Dean!" Frank bellowed. Dean looked up with a roll of his eyes. "I'm going to get Aria warm before she catches a cold, but Denacles is not going to parade himself in front of the masses like some jumbo parade blimp!"