Kaine

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She's so cute when she blushes.

"Uh so is this usually what you do for fun?" she asks, gesturing towards the scorpions.

I shrug. "Sometimes. When I'm here I usually spend most of my time training. What about you? What does the Witch Queen do for fun?"

"Nothing really," she mumbles sheepishly.

"Oh come on! You have to do something, tell me please?"

She laughs nervously, fiddling with her hands and staring at her lap. "Okay uh, well sometimes I . . . no I can't! It's too stupid!" she cringes, shaking her head.

"Is it more stupid than teasing giant scorpions with a snake made of fire?" I snort.

She grins. "Maybe not." She sighs heavily. "Okay fine. When I have nothing to do and I am bored of practicing my magic, I go out into the lake on my territory. I like to float in the water and watch the stars or just swim with the creatures that live there," she recounts, a glazed look in her eyes.

My eyebrows furrow. "That sounds like a perfect way to spend your free time."

She looks up at me, her violet eyes glowing. "Really?"

"Yeah, how could that possibly be stupid?"

She sighs again. "I don't know, a lot of the witches think I am stupid for wanting to interact with other creatures. Witches have been a solitary and arrogant race for a very long time, it's why it was so difficult for them to accept the alliance. It took me years to get them to stop killing the mermaids and sirens and water dragons in the lake," she murmurs.

"My gods, you're going to be a legend."

"What do you mean?"

"You're only 18 and you've made yourself a leader and ended wars and made allies with other creatures―including the dragons which I'm pretty sure have been warring with witches for thousands of years."

She just shrugs and I stare at her with wide eyes. How can she not see it?

If she did she would probably be a very different person, Lucifer comments.

True.

"You can talk to your dragon right?" Syrra suddenly asks.

"Oh uh, yeah, sorry that was kinda rude, I usually try not to do that in the middle of a conversation," I mutter.

"No it's fine, I was just curious. Can you talk to your wolf too?" she asks and I freeze, my breath catching in my throat.

"What?"

She grins. "It's not common knowledge is it?"

I blink hard a few times. "No seriously―what?" I repeat.

She laughs a little. "Kaine I figured it out the moment I met you. I can actually feel your power, it's a little terrifying to be honest. I mean, I know your mother is extremely powerful yet I cannot feel hers but I felt yours before you had even stepped into the room," she murmurs.

Panic hammers inside my chest. Can she seriously feel it? How?! She can't tell that she's my mate right?

My wolf growls in annoyance. If you tell her then that won't be an issue! he snaps.

No! Don't tell her. If you win her over first then she'll probably accept the mate thing that much easier. Witches are like dragons, they pick who they want to be mates with so you better make a good impression with her, Lucifer warns.

You guys are not helping! How the hell does she know I'm a hybrid?

"Look Kaine I didn't mean to freak you out, I didn't realize it was such a big secret," Syrra says, touching my shoulder lightly.

I shake my head and take a few breaths to calm my nerves. "Yeah it's the one thing no one is supposed to know. But this is actually kind of nice. Other than my brother and sister, there isn't anybody I can talk to about this."

"Well I'd be happy to listen. I'd love to know what it's like being the only known wolf-dragon hybrid in the world and have to keep it a secret," she says.

"Honestly it fucking sucks. I'm not allowed to shift because my mom is afraid they'll all try to kill me," I sigh.

"I get why the wolves would, I mean they try to kill anything that scares them but why would the dragons? They crave power and I think they're more likely to worship you than kill you."

My gods she's so smart, I murmur. "I'm a Fury dragon, so I should have a female dragon but I don't. And that is something that terrifies the dragons for some reason. According to my mom, the last fury dragon with a dragon of the same gender was alive when she was a child. She said after the dragon shifted the others tore it to pieces," I recount, my mouth twisted into a grimace.

Syrra makes a face too. "I'm sorry, that sounds awful."

I nod numbly. "Yeah. Honestly I wish Lucifer was a girl, that would make my life ten times easier."

What the fuck? he growls.

Oh shut up, you wish you were a girl too. Then you could shift when we came here.

Okay yeah that's true, he mumbles.

"Wait your dragon's name is Lucifer?"

"Yeah why?"

She laughs. "You know that's what the humans call their representation of evil right?"

My eyebrows furrow. "No I didn't know that, why do you know that?"

"I grew up with a mage and a witch for parents, both of which were hundreds of years old. I was learning about all the creatures in existence as well as all the forms of magic there are from the moment I could talk," she chuckles.

"Okay yeah fair enough. So I guess my dragon is named after an evil entity according to the humans, that's just great," I mutter.

She smiles, shaking her head. "So what's your wolf's name? They are two separate creatures right?"

"Yeah, Lucifer has been around for as long as I can remember so I always knew I'd have a dragon. But then when I turned 16 just a little while ago my wolf appeared. His name is Shax," I tell her.

She laughs again. "Shax is the name of one of Lucifer's minions in human mythology―or at least one of their mythologies."

I stare at her. "Seriously how can one person hold so much knowledge?"

"Believe me, it would take years for me to tell you everything I know," she laughs.

"Did your parents teach it all to you?"

"Well some of it I learned on my own, but a lot of it came from them. They taught me everything they knew and then one day they just vanished. They left me their books, their work, and all of their possessions and just disappeared."

"Do you know what happened?"

She shakes her head. "I could easily find out, it would only take a simple spell, but I don't want to know where they are. I don't know why they left and I don't really care. I just hope they're happy wherever they are," she shrugs.

I just nod, not really sure what to say.

She sighs then laughs a little. "My gods, I didn't even realize we've been talking for hours."

"Yeah time flies when you're having fun, huh?"

She smiles and my eyes widen as she presses a kiss onto my cheek. "Goodnight Kaine, I'll see you tomorrow," she mutters before standing.

I watch her walk away, mesmerized by the confidence and power she holds. My cheek is still tingling where her lips touched my skin. I run my fingers over it, a stupid grin on my face.

I close my eyes and run a hand roughly through my hair. This is ridiculous, how can I be in love with somebody I just met?

Well to be fair you've had a crush on her for years and you already know a lot about her, Lucifer offers.

Just mark her already, this little game you're playing is stupid and annoying, Shax grumbles.

It's not a game you dick. It's called being respectful, I snarl. The last thing I am going to do is mark her without her permission.

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I growl in annoyance at the sound of knocking at my door. I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around my waist. I shake some of the water from my hair and grumble a string of curses under my breath when they knock again.

A scent reaches my nose as I throw open the door though and all of my irritation instantly vanishes.

Syrra's eyes widen for a moment and she takes a small step back. "Sorry," she squeaks out.

I can't help my smile as I watch her cheeks turn red and she suddenly loses her composure. "Just hang on a second," I chuckle and go to my closet. I pull on some clothes and move back to the door to see her chewing on her lip. "Are you good?" I ask.

"Uh yeah, uh―nice tattoo by the way. When did you get that?" she asks, glancing up at me before returning her gaze to the ground.

I suddenly realize how small she is. The top of her head doesn't even reach my shoulder.

"I got it when I was 14. It's a tradition that warriors get a tattoo after they shift into their dragon for the first time," I explain.

"That's interesting, witches have a similar tradition. Clan leaders get tattoos as a symbol of their power," she tells me, her embarrassment seeming to fade a little.

"You've got a tattoo?"

She nods, smiling a little. "I've got four actually. One for each clan and then another one to show that I'm the queen."

"I don't want to be rude but, could I see them?" I ask carefully.

She blushes again as she nods. She turns around and moves her hair away over her shoulder and pulls down the sleeves of her dress so that her upper back is showing.

There are three black symbols running down her spine. I recognize one as the rune for strength but not the other two. "Are they all runes?"

"Yeah, each clan values something different. The first is for knowledge, that's the clan I was born into. Then comes strength, and the last one is for vitality," she tells me, pulling her dress back up and turning around.

"What about the fourth one?" I ask and her entire face goes red.

"I'm not going to show you that one," she mumbles.

I nod. "Okay. So what did you come to my room for? Is something wrong?" I ask, leaning against my door frame.

"Rexall is here, you wanted to see him right?"

"Fuck yeah, let's go." I motion for her to lead and she takes me out to the front of the palace.

She looks around in confusion. "What the hell? You were literally waiting for a minute are you that impatient?" she hisses in annoyance.

She sighs before muttering a few strange words under her breath and letting out a sharp whistle. A screech hits my ears and a few moments later a massive red bird comes soaring down above us. Its wingspan has to be at least 6 feet.

I step back with wide eyes as Syrra holds out her arm for the bird to land on. Its talons completely wrap around her arm. "Holy shit Rexall how much did you eat?" she hisses, pushing him off of her arm.

He flaps his wings and moves himself to a nearby rock, chirping a little. "Yeah whatever, we both know you're lying," Syrra snorts.

I stare at her in confusion. "Are you talking to him?" I ask.

"Oh yeah here―" she takes my wrist and pulls a thin dagger out of her boot.

"Wait what are you―" My words turn into a sharp hiss as she puts the blade to the inside of my wrist and starts carving a small symbol into my skin. I bite my cheek against the sting, my eyebrows furrowing.

She cuts her own hand and then presses her palm onto the bloody symbol on my arm. Her eyes turn completely red as she recites a strange tongue. I feel a slight burning sensation in my arm that goes away when she removes her hand. The symbol simply looks like a scar now.

"―can't believe you just did that! I like being able to talk about people without them being able to hear me!"

I look at the bird with wide eyes. It glares at me for a moment before turning towards Syrra. "Who is this guy anyway?" A harsh, scratchy voice reaches my ears.

"Rexall be nice. This is Kaine, he's Queen Zari's son. You should show him some respect," she tells him and I smirk a little.

"Fine. It's nice to make your acquaintance, your highness," he says, bowing his head and extending his wings. Then he turns to Syrra again. "Can I go now?"

Syrra sighs before nodding. "Yeah, just don't steal anything."

Rexall takes off into the sky immediately and I laugh a little. "You know it never occurred to me that a bird could be sarcastic," I say.

Syrra chuckles. "Yeah he's a bit of an asshole sometimes."

"So, what you did to my arm, was that blood magic?"

"Yeah, I told you it's not pretty."

I snort. "Forget pretty―that was awesome! I didn't even know that was possible."

She grins. "If that impresses you then I can't imagine what you'd think of the more complex spells."

"Magic is fascinating to me. The first thing I did after I shifted was beg my mom to teach me how to control fire," I tell her.

"Well if it's that fascinating then maybe I should teach you something?"

My eyes widen. "Wait seriously? You can teach me to do magic?"

She smirks. "I'm sure I can teach you a few spells."

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Hey guys what do you think??? Do you like the whole Syrra+Kaine dynamic?

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