h4Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Sanctuary of Power/h4

    "Everyone in the center of the room! Now!" ra shouted as the enemy lights surrounded the house.

    Crash!

    The front door exploded inward. ck-eyed shadow walkers poured through like deadly smoke.

    "Shield formation!" Kael roared.

    The family formed a tight circle around the babies. But more enemies smashed through every window. Vampire fangs gleamed. Werewolf ws extended. Witch magic crackled dangerously.

    "Too many!" Kane snarled, shifting into his massive wolf form.

    "We need the sanctuary!" baby Sage yelled over the chaos.

    "What sanctuary?" ra demanded, dodging a shadow de.

    "The one we’re about to build!" baby ze replied, his tiny mes growing brighter.

    "Hold hands!" Lunamanded, her silver power zing. "Everyone! Right now!"

    "Are you insane?" Seraphina hissed, fighting off three vampires. "We’re under attack!"

    "Trust the children!" Phoenix shouted, his golden light pushing back advancing werewolves.

    Despite the danger, the family grabbed hands again. Even while fighting. Even while bleeding. Even while enemies surrounded thempletely.

    "This is crazy!" Ronan yelled, using his free hand to punch a shadow walker.

    "Crazy works!" Darian replied, kicking a witch away from baby Sage.

    The moment their circlepleted, something extraordinary happened.

    The babies’ power exploded outward like a nuclear bomb of light.

    But instead of destroying everything, it created something beautiful.

    Walls of pure energy rose from the floor. Not regr walls. These were made of swirling silver, dancing gold, zing orange, and crystal blue power.

    "Impossible," Dr. Webb breathed.

    The sanctuary walls pushed outward, forcing all the enemies back. They couldn’t prate the barrier no matter how hard they tried. Shadow des bounced off harmlessly. Vampire ws couldn’t scratch it. Werewolf teeth couldn’t bite through it.

    "How?" Timothy asked in wonder.

    "Four different types of power," baby Sage exined calmly. "Combined into something new."

    "Something stronger than anything that’s ever existed," baby ze added proudly.

    But the walls weren’t just protective. They were alive. Moving. Growing.

    "It’s expanding," Frost noticed, her ice magic adding to the barrier’s strength.

    The sanctuary pushed outward through the entire house. Then beyond the house. Into the yard. Through the forest.

    "It’s not stopping," Kane said in amazement.

    The barrier of light swept across the entire territory. Every supernatural child within fifty miles was suddenly surrounded by the same protective walls.

    "We’re not just protecting ourselves," Luna realized. "We’re protecting everyone."

    "Every werewolf pup," Phoenix said with growing excitement.

    "Every vampire fledgling," Sage continued.

    "Every witch child," ze finished. "All of them are safe now."

    Outside the sanctuary, thousands of enemies pressed against the walls, trying desperately to break through. But their attacks did nothing.

    "This is incredible," Dr. Webb whispered. "But how long can itst?"

    Baby Sage’s truth-sight flickered. His face went pale.

    "What is it?" ra asked urgently.

    "The power drain," Sage whispered. "Protecting this many children... it’s using up our energy too fast."

    "How fast?" Kael demanded.

    "We have maybe an hour before the sanctuary copses," baby ze said grimly.

    "Then we use that hour," Lydia said firmly, holding her sons closer.

    "To do what?" Seraphina asked.

    "To turn defense into offense," Ronan said with a wild grin.

    Darian nodded. "The sanctuary isn’t just keeping them out. It’s keeping us in too. They can’t escape now."

    "Wait," Timothy said slowly. "You want to trap ourselves with three thousand enemies?"

    "Exactly," Luna said, her silver eyes zing with determination.

    "But now they can’t run away," Phoenix added, golden power dancing around him.

    "And we know exactly where they all are," Sage pointed out.

    "Perfect targets," ze said, tiny mes growing bigger.

    Dr. Webb stared at the children. "You’re not nning to kill them all, are you?"

    "Of course not," baby Sage said, looking shocked. "We’re going to save them."

    "Save them?" Kane asked, confused. "They came here to murder children."

    "Because they’re scared," baby ze exined patiently. "Fear makes people do terrible things."

    "So we remove the fear," Sage continued.

    "How exactly do we remove fear from three thousand murderous extremists?" ra asked.

    Baby Sage smiled mysteriously. "We show them the truth."

    His crystal blue eyes began to glow brighter than ever before. The truth-sight power spread outward, touching every enemy pressed against the sanctuary walls.

    Suddenly, all the attacking supernatural beings stopped fighting.

    "What’s happening to them?" Frost whispered.

    "They’re seeing," Phoenix said in wonder.

    "Seeing what?" Dr. Webb asked.

    "Everything," Luna replied softly.

    Through the transparent walls, they could watch the enemies’ faces changing. The hatred melted away. The anger faded. Many of them began crying.

    "What are they seeing?" Kael pressed.

    "The truth about power," baby Sage exined. "That it’s not meant to destroy. It’s meant to protect."

    "They’re seeing visions of their own children," baby ze added. "How they felt when their babies were born. How much they loved them."

    "And now they understand," Sage continued. "Our power isn’t a threat to their children. It’s protection for all children."

    One by one, the enemies began backing away from the sanctuary walls. Not in fear. In understanding.

    "It’s working," Seraphina breathed.

    But suddenly, a new voice cut through the peace.

    "Enough!"

    A figure stepped out from behind the retreating enemies. Someone none of them had expected.

    "You," ra gasped.

    It was Alpha Marcus. Kael, Ronan, and Darian’s father. But something was wrong with him. His eyes werepletely ck, just like the shadow walkers.

    "Dad?" Kael whispered in shock.

    "You’re supposed to be dead," Ronan said numbly.

    "Death is temporary," Marcus replied coldly. "When you make the right deals."

    "What deals?" Darian demanded.

    "I sold my soul to the Shadow Realm," Marcus exined casually. "In exchange for power enough to destroy your abomination children."

    Dr. Webb’s mother grabbed her son’s arm. "The Shadow Realm? But that’s impossible. It was sealed centuries ago."

    "Your grandchildren’s power broke the seal," Marcus said with an evil smile. "All that energy had to go somewhere. It punched a hole straight through to the darkest dimension in existence."

    "No," Timothy whispered in horror. "If the Shadow Realm is open..."

    "Then shadow demons can enter our world," Marcus finished. "And they’re very hungry."

    The sky above the sanctuary began turning ck. Not regr darkness. This was deeper. Hungrier.

    "How many demons areing?" Kane asked grimly.

    "All of them," Marcus replied cheerfully.

    Red eyes began opening in the ck sky. Hundreds of them. Thousands.

    "The sanctuary won’t hold against shadow demons," Frost said urgently.

    "Because demons feed on power," Dr. Webb realized. "The more energy we use, the stronger they be."

    Baby Sage looked up at his parents with frightened crystal eyes.

    "We have a choice," he whispered. "Keep the sanctuary up and feed the demons until they’re unstoppable. Or drop the barriers and face Marcus alone."

    "Either way, we lose," baby ze said quietly.

    The demons were descending now. Getting closer to the sanctuary walls.

    "There has to be another option," ra said desperately.

    "There is," a familiar voice said.

    Void Walker appeared in the center of their circle.

    "But you’re not going to like it," he continued grimly.

    "Tell us," all four parents demanded at once.

    Void Walker looked directly at the babies.

    "One of you has to go into the Shadow Realm," he said quietly. "Seal it from the inside."

    "Absolutely not," everyone said immediately.

    "It’s the only way," Void Walker insisted.

    "Then we all go," ra said firmly.

    "No," Void Walker shook his head. "Only pure power can survive in the Shadow Realm. Adult souls are tooplicated. Too conflicted."

    "You’re talking about sending a baby into hell," Kael snarled.

    "I’m talking about one baby saving both worlds," Void Walker replied.

    Above them, the demons were almost touching the sanctuary walls.

    "Decide quickly," Marcus called out mockingly. "My new friends are getting impatient."

    Baby Sage and baby ze looked at each other. Some silentmunication passed between them.

    "We’ll go together," they said simultaneously.

    "No," every parent said at once.

    "Yes," both babies replied firmly.

    But before anyone could argue further, something impossible happened.

    The demons touched the sanctuary walls.

    And instead of breaking through, they began screaming.

    "What?" Marcus gasped. "That’s not possible!"

    The sanctuary wasn’t just made of the children’s power anymore.

    It was made of love. Parent love. Sibling love. Family love.

    And shadow demons couldn’t touch love.

    "Impossible!" Marcus roared.

    But baby Sage was smiling now.

    "Not impossible," he said calmly. "Just unexpected."

    "We don’t have to go into the Shadow Realm," baby ze realized.

    "Because we can bring the light into their darkness," Sage finished.

    The two babies reached out and touched the sanctuary walls.

    Theirbined power shot upward like a rocket, straight into the demon-filled sky.

    What happened next would change everything.

    But first, they had to survive the explosion of light that was about to engulf both worlds.