Fated Mate to the Triplet Alpha

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: United We Stand

The Void Queen’s shadow stretched across the room like spilled ink. Her voice made the walls crack.

"Your babies are calling for help," she laughed. "How precious. But no one can save you now."

Baby Blaze’s flames flickered weakly. Baby Sage’s truth-sight dimmed. The newborns were too small to fight such darkness.

"Leave them alone," Lydia whispered, clutching both babies protectively.

"I need all four children," the Void Queen said. "The time twins and the elemental twins. Together, their power can tear holes in reality itself."

Luna and Phoenix moved closer to their new baby brothers.

"We won’t let you hurt them," Luna said.

"You can’t stop me, little time goddess," the Void Queen replied. "I am the space between stars. The emptiness between thoughts. I am nothing, and nothing always wins."

She reached toward the babies with hands made of living shadow.

But something amazing happened.

The moment Luna touched baby Blaze’s hand, his flames roared back to life. Stronger than before. Silver fire mixed with orange.

Phoenix grabbed baby Sage’s tiny fingers. The baby’s crystal blue eyes blazed brighter. His truth-sight expanded, showing everyone exactly what they were fighting.

"Impossible," the Void Queen hissed. "They’re just babies!"

"They’re family," Frost said from the corner. Her white eyes were wide with wonder. "Look at them."

The four children were connected now. Luna’s time magic flowed into Blaze’s fire. Phoenix’s golden light merged with Sage’s truth-sight. The babies’ power fed back to their older siblings.

"They make each other stronger," Elara breathed.

"Much stronger," Darian said, amazed.

The combined power filled the room with warmth and light. The Void Queen’s shadows retreated.

"This changes nothing," the Void Queen snarled. "Four children cannot defeat the void."

"Want to bet?" Luna asked. Her voice was different now. Older. Stronger.

"We’re not just four children," Phoenix added. His golden eyes had silver flecks in them now. "We’re four parts of the same power."

Baby Blaze gurgled happily. His flames danced in patterns that looked almost like words.

Baby Sage stared at the Void Queen. His truth-sight pierced through her shadow disguise. And what he saw made him smile.

"She’s afraid," Sage said clearly.

Everyone gasped. The baby had just spoken his first word. And it was "afraid."

"Babies don’t talk," Ronan said, shocked.

"Our babies do," Darian replied proudly.

"Fear is truth," baby Blaze said, his voice crackling like fire. "And truth burns lies."

The Void Queen stepped backward. "Impossible. Newborns cannot speak."

"We’re not normal newborns," Sage said calmly. "We’re Blackwood babies. We do impossible things."

Luna and Phoenix looked at each other. They could feel their little brothers’ thoughts now. The connection between all four was growing stronger every second.

"What are you thinking?" Luna asked Phoenix silently.

"Same thing you are," Phoenix replied the same way. "Let’s show her what real power looks like."

The twins nodded to each other. Then they looked at their baby brothers.

"Ready?" Luna asked out loud.

"Always," Blaze answered, his flames reaching toward his big sister.

"Together," Sage added, extending his tiny hand to Phoenix.

The four children joined hands. Luna and Phoenix knelt beside the babies on the bed.

Power exploded from them like a supernova.

But it wasn’t chaotic. It was perfectly controlled. Time magic and fire magic and light magic and truth magic all working as one.

The Void Queen screamed. The sound shattered every window in the house.

"What are you doing to me?" she shrieked.

"Showing everyone the truth about you," Sage said simply.

His truth-sight spread throughout the entire house. Everyone could suddenly see what the Void Queen really was.

She wasn’t some ancient cosmic force. She was a bitter old witch who’d been rejected by every coven. She’d found a way to steal void magic, but it was slowly eating her alive.

"You’re just another fake," Blaze said, his flames burning away her shadow disguise. "Another liar who wants to steal our power."

"I am the void!" the Void Queen screamed.

"No," Luna said, time magic swirling around her. "You’re just lonely."

"And sad," Phoenix added, his light magic gentle but firm. "And scared."

The Void Queen’s shadow form began cracking. Underneath, they could see a frightened old woman with wild gray hair and desperate eyes.

"Don’t look at me," she whispered. "Don’t see what I really am."

"We see you," all four children said together. "We see your pain."

"But pain doesn’t give you the right to hurt others," Luna continued.

"Especially not babies," Phoenix added.

"Everyone deserves truth," Sage said kindly.

"And everyone deserves warmth," Blaze finished, his flames surrounding the old woman like a gentle hug.

The Void Queen collapsed to her knees. Her stolen void magic crumbled away like dust.

"I just wanted to be powerful," she sobbed. "I wanted to matter."

"You always mattered," Elara said softly. "You just forgot."

"Can you forgive me?" the old woman asked, looking at the four children.

"Forgiveness is easy," Luna said. "The hard part is forgiving yourself."

"We can help with that," Phoenix offered.

"Really?" the old woman asked hopefully.

"Really," all four children said together.

But before they could do anything else, the house began shaking again. Not from magic this time. From vehicles outside.

"More soldiers," Kane growled, looking out the broken window.

"Hundreds of them," Seraphina added.

"They’re not here for us," Timothy said, his face pale. "They’re here for her."

He pointed at the old woman who used to be the Void Queen.

"What do you mean?" Kael asked.

"She’s Dr. Webb’s mother," Timothy said quietly. "The humans have been looking for her for fifty years."

"My son," the old woman whispered. "My poor, lost son."

"Dr. Webb is your son?" Darian asked, shocked.

"I abandoned him when he was ten," she said sadly. "I chose magic over motherhood. He’s hated supernatural beings ever since."

"That’s why he wants to destroy us all," Ronan realized.

"And that’s why he’ll never stop," the old woman said. "Not until he destroys me too."

Heavy footsteps pounded up the stairs. Dr. Webb’s voice echoed through the house.

"Mother!" he screamed. "I know you’re here! Face me!"

The door burst open. Dr. Webb stood there with twenty soldiers behind him. His face was twisted with rage and pain.

"Hello, Marcus," the old woman said sadly. "You’ve grown up."

"Don’t call me that," Dr. Webb snarled. "You lost the right to use my name when you left me."

"I know," she said. "I’m sorry."

"Sorry doesn’t bring back thirty years," Dr. Webb said. "Sorry doesn’t fix what you broke."

He raised a strange weapon. It glowed with the same void magic his mother had been using.

"You stole my design," she said, surprised.

"I stole everything from you," Dr. Webb replied. "Your magic. Your research. Your life’s work. And now I’m going to use it to destroy every supernatural being on Earth."

"Including your own mother?" she asked.

"Especially my own mother," Dr. Webb said coldly.

He aimed the weapon at her. But the four children stepped between them.

"No more hurting," Luna said firmly.

"No more anger," Phoenix added.

"Truth heals everything," Sage said, his blue eyes glowing.

"Love burns away hate," Blaze concluded, flames dancing around him.

Dr. Webb stared at them. For a moment, his face softened. He looked like the scared ten-year-old boy his mother had left behind.

"You don’t understand," he whispered. "She destroyed my life."

"She made a mistake," Luna said gently. "People make mistakes."

"Some mistakes can’t be forgiven," Dr. Webb said.

"All mistakes can be forgiven," Phoenix replied. "The question is whether you want to heal or stay hurt."

Dr. Webb’s hand shook. The weapon wavered.

Behind him, his soldiers waited for orders. Outside, more vehicles arrived. The sound of helicopters filled the air.

"The whole world is watching," Sage said, his truth-sight showing him cameras and satellites focused on their house. "Everyone will see what you choose."

"Choose wisely," Blaze added, his flames warm and encouraging. "Choose love."

Dr. Webb looked at his mother. Then at the children. Then at the weapon in his hands.

"I..." he started to say.

But before he could finish, the weapon began beeping rapidly.

"What’s that sound?" Kael demanded.

Timothy went white. "It’s a countdown. The weapon is going to explode."

"How long?" Elara asked.

"Thirty seconds," Timothy said. "And when it goes off, it’ll create a void blast that destroys everything within ten miles."

"Can we stop it?" Ronan asked desperately. noveldrama

"Not with normal power," Timothy said.

All eyes turned to the four children. They were still holding hands. Still connected.

"Can you do it?" Darian asked his sons.

"We can try," Luna said.

"But we’ll need everyone’s help," Phoenix added.

"Everyone?" Seraphina asked.

"Everyone in the house," Sage explained. "Werewolves, vampires, humans, time gods, witches who lost their magic, rogues, Alphas, children who used to be weapons. Everyone."

"Why?" Kane asked.

"Because love is stronger when it’s shared," Blaze said simply.

The weapon’s beeping got faster. Twenty seconds left.

"What do we do?" Elara asked.

"Hold hands," all four children said together. "And trust us."

Everyone in the room joined hands. Werewolves next to vampires. Alphas next to rogues. Parents next to children. Even Dr. Webb’s mother took someone’s hand.

But Dr. Webb stood alone, still holding the weapon.

"Join us," Luna said to him. "Please."

"It’s too late," Dr. Webb said. "I can’t stop it."

"You don’t have to stop it," Phoenix said. "Just let us help."

Ten seconds left.

Dr. Webb looked around the room. At all the people holding hands. At his mother, tears streaming down her face. At the four children who’d shown him more kindness than he deserved.

Five seconds.

He dropped the weapon and grabbed his mother’s hand.

Three seconds.

The children’s combined power exploded outward.

Two seconds.

Light filled the room.

One second.

And then...