Page 2 of Dawn of Chaos and Fury
Scarlett:And I trust Eliza and Razik to help stop it.
Cyrus,muttering to himself:Eliza is going to burn everything when she learns of this.
Brecken helps sneak Tessa way to one of the buildings, where she breaks into some files. She learns things about her friends, but she also learns that Valter’s Source has a daughter. Vowing to destroy the Villas, Brecken asks her to wait a few days to give him time to get the innocents out. She does, and a few days later, she returns and demolishes the Villas. Thank. The. Gods.
While all of that is happening, Theon, Kat, and Tristyn go to the Shifter Alpha and Beta to ask for help finding Axel. They agree, but only if Theon finds a missing Shifter Prince first. He also learns that Tristyn has history with the Shiftersandthat he and Cienna are siblings.
Axel suddenly finds himself freed by Bree, and he follows a voice in his head that leads him to Kat. Where he attacks her.By the gods.Thankfully, Theon and Tristyn show up to pull him off her, and he learns that Kat is pregnant with his child. Holy Anala. Can this guy not catch a break? Apparently not because a little while later, Cienna shows up and confirms that he has triggered the curse and will turn into a Night Child. The twin flame bond he shares with Kat will die once the transition is complete. Knowing he’s a threat to Kat and his child, he leaves and…returns to Bree. This is a ruse, right?
Cassius:Cyrus, seriously. We all understand it’s fucked. Just keep going.
Cyrus:Yeah, but…
I guess Theon has taken on the duties of the Arius Lord since his father is being held captive in the Achaz Kingdom cells. Trying to use that as leverage against Rordan, he attends meetings with the other rulers. They decide to move forward with a Gala, with funds going to the rebuilding of the Villas. For fuck’s sake.
Cassius:Cy?—
Cyrus:Yeah, yeah, I know. Keep going.
Tessa has been training with Luka as agreed, and he wants her to master Traveling. Auryon shows up, annoyed that she is having to track down the Hunters Tessa keeps summoning. Auryonwarns her she needs to stop, but Tessa argues the Hunters answer to her.
Luka goes to see Theon to ask if he knows how Tessa is pulling him into her dreams. While there, he officially meets Razik, where it is confirmed they are full-blooded brothers. Razik doesn’t appear to care, and that seriously tracks for that broody bastard.
Tessa is learning more and more as Dex and Rordan continue to pressure her into acting. In an attempt to breathe and get away, she goes to visit Roan, who is still recovering from his injuries. She finds Theon being remarkably human as he plays with his hounds and tries to convince Roan to join in. Desperate to not feel anything, she drinks too much tea that has been prepared for her and is pulled into a vision. Luka is there when she wakes, panicked at how long she was unconscious.
Axel decides to return for Kat after a chat with Bree, where he realizes the Night Child had let him go to kill her. He seeks out Tessa for help, only for Tessa to reveal that she intends to end his bloodline. Not trusting anyone, he waits until dark and goes to Kat. They exchange words, and ultimately, she returns with him to the Underground.
Tessa accompanies Luka to go talk to Razik about his theories as to how Luka is entering her dreams. They believe it is a manifestation of gifts from her various bloodlines. When they return, Luka is upset about how little his brother cares. Tessa offers to take his mind off it, but he resists…until Theon agrees down the bond. Honestly, good for them. Tessa never agreed to a relationship with Theon, and Luka is noble enough to make sure his friend is fine with it before acting. That’s something you don’t see in Devram.
In a wild turn of events, Tessa has been sneaking down to the room where Eviana, Valter’s Source, is being held. Despite the female’s clear apathy, Tessa returns time after time, leaving various things for the female including boots, clothes, and weapons.
The Sirana Gala happens, and Theon is forced to go with Felicity Davers since she is his Match. During the event, Rordan surprises everyone and announces a Match for Tessa as well. Forced to keep herself under control, she dances with the male. Then she finds herself dancing with Theon. They both slip into the hall to the same alcove where this all started.
Furious with Tessa’s actions at the Sirana Gala, Rordan once again berates her for not acting. Trying to figure out a way out of her mess, she is attacked again. This time by the Augury, and we learn Theon’s mother has been working with them. Tessa summons her Hunters, but they go rogue because they were summoned within Arius Kingdom. Auryon had warned her of this, and the Huntress ends up being killed in the battle, leaving her bow to Tessa.
Luka takes Tessa back to his… Really? He has one too?
He takes her back to his cave where Theon is waiting for them. Theon immediately has to leave to go defend his Kingdom, once again leaving Luka with Tessa. The two of them finally give in to the feelings and tension they’ve been harboring for months. Things seem to be going great until Tessa lets it slip that she’s known this entire time that Luka’s father is in the Faven Palace cells. They have an argument, and Luka sends her away. Tessa finally Travels.
(Long pause.)
All of that just…sucks.
Cassius:Just wrap this up, Cyrus. Please. We have other things to do today.
Cyrus:We’re almost done. Relax or you’ll shift.
Cassius,grumbling:I swear to Sargon, some days…
Cyrus:Unbeknownst to Eviana, Tessa has entrusted two of her friends to free Eviana. Lange and Corbin show up and convince the female to go with her. She learns of a Mark to block her bond with Valter, and in the end, she blackmails Lange and Corbin into helping her. Helping her do what? No one knows, but we can assume it has to do with her daughter.
Axel and Kat have a run-in with Bree. They end up getting married, only to also discover that Bree has confiscated all the blood rations in the Underground, leaving Axel in a bind.
Tessa returns to Faven, where she hands herself over to everything going on after discovering text messages from Theon. She’s taken to the cells beneath the Pantheon until her fate can be decided. But Theon has never stopped fighting for her. He shows up with Tristyn, and they break her out. In the process, they are unexpectedly aided by the Achaz Heir.
Luka tricks his brother into helping him free their father, who Razik very clearly has no desire to ever talk to or see. They then race to help Theon. Theon explains he’s figured everything out, and the Fates will come for Tessa and destroy Devram in the process. He tells them all to leave, giving Luka a final order to protect her. Then he…walks away. Giving her the freedom she’s always wanted and sacrificing the realm for her. Well, fuck me.Talk about a shocking turn of events. Where do you think they’re going to go?
Scarlett:I don’t know. I’ve been trying to figure something out, but she’ll just continue to be hunted across the stars.
