Fae Wars: Pyre Boundaries

Chapter 1

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Cian's POV

I tried to hold back my opinions and concerns. After trying this multiple times I was starting to get the feeling that Nina would do best if I just kept to the facts. Every time I tried to bring emotions or my personal opinions or thoughts into the mix, well, things went a little sideways. With that in mind, I looked into Nina's eyes and waited for her to nod before I started to speak again.

"So, you see, COR basically is an alternative universe created by magic. Simply put it's still earth it's just a slightly altered reality."

I watched as she tilted her head slightly to the side and squinted her eyes just a bit before she gave me a tiny nod. I breathed a sigh of relief that she accepted this was just an alternative reality. Then her face relaxed just a little and she said in a voice filled with disbelief.

"Let me see if I understood all of this correctly." She took a deep breath and straightened her back in the chair before she continued

"You are a half breed. Part Fae and part Dragon. That's why your skin tone is red with scales all over. The red comes from your mother the fire Fae and the scales come from your father who is a dragon shifter. You were born here in this alternative universe. The people who live here call this place COR. It is named COR because thousands of years ago during the Fae wars, your Fae ancestors created this dimension for a Colony Of Refugees.

These refugees consisted of all six primary cultures that were at war with each other at the time. As expected, you have humans, Lycan wolf shifters, Bastet cat shifters and Naga snake shifters. These make perfect sense and exist in my world too. Hell, I am a freak-being since I am a Lycan-Bastet half breed. I can actually shift into a wolf and a tiger which is unheard of in my world. Even my siblings shift into one or the other not both like me."

She took a deep breath and I could swear she winked at me before she continued saying

"How my doing so far?"

She'd understood everything almost perfectly. The timing of when COR was created was going to be a problem but otherwise, she was spot on. I smiled and she smiled back and said

"So far so good. You have the basics."

She nodded and gave me a curious little smile before she continued

"Okay then, now here's where it gets a little screwy. See in my world there are no Fae or Dragons left. They are nothing but myths. Dragons at least in theory make sense. You are shifters just way bigger and with a little magic. I can sort of believe that without too much trouble. But you see it's tough for me to understand the alien like creatures.

When I look around, I am amazed to see all these blue, green, and red people running around. Some of them are so tall and thin they definitely appear more alien than anything else and with their bright skin tones. Well, it just doesn't make me think Fae. You at least look humanoid despite the fact that you have red skin and scales. They just seem wrong. But if I understand correctly, you're telling me the really tall alien looking ones are all pure Fae. That is how all Fae are supposed to look and the shorter more humanoid looking colored ones are some type of half breed."

I nodded and was about to explain half breeds like myself in more detail when she raised her hand and continued

"Okay then, the red ones are Fire Fae, the light Blue ones are Air Fae, the dark blue ones are Water Fae and the green ones are earth. Correct?"

I nodded again, but this time I knew that she wasn't finished so I didn't try to speak. I was right when I realized she barely acknowledged my nod before she continued

"So, your world has been in a parallel existence with mine for several thousand years now. Basically, on the same time space timeline but separate?"

She paused again and this time I could tell she was looking for me to fill in more blanks. I nodded, licked my lips and said

"Well, you are mostly correct. There is a lot of magic and science that I can't explain but it all boils down to two things. First, my world was initially created from yours and it most likely still exists in your timeline. However, the part that you didn't seem to grasp is the veil was just created less than 25 years ago. I didn't just reach across the veil; I reached across time and the veil."

I figured knowing that she was drug back in time a couple thousand years was going to be a hard concept to deal with, so I decided I'd said enough. I didn't need to worry her with the fact that with great magic comes great consequences. I used major power pulling her across space and time so there would be major consequences for my magic. Since I didn't want Nina Marie to start asking me what the consequences of pulling her across the veil was. I needed to keep that little secret for as long as possible. It was difficult enough making her comfortable without having that issue surface too soon.

I watched her blink then let out a long low sigh. I could tell she was processing my words. Then her head tilted to the side again and I could tell something big just entered her mind. I could have sworn for a half a second that I saw a twinkle in her eye before she suddenly blurted out

"Are we still in the Fae war? Did you pull me across the veil because of my combat skills? That must be why. You people need my help to survive the war. It's the only possible reason since it's impossible for me to be any one's soul mate."

I could feel my heart slamming around in my chest. I swallowed and could feel my Adams apple bob up and down. My mouth went dry and my mind scattered. I knew I needed to tell her. Now was my chance. I licked my lips and took a deep breath before I finally managed to croak out

"Well, now that's not exactly true. You weren't born with a soul mate and honestly you still don't have one. I however was born with a soul mate that was on your side of the veil. Katarina was my mate, but I knew she was evil and honestly, I didn't even seek her out. Then in a twist of fate, during your fight with her she threw around her magic so carelessly and callously she changed everything. You see, she somehow freed my soul from hers and cast it into the open."

I took a deep breath and tried to see if it looked like Nina was connecting the dots and starting to understand exactly where I was going with this. I could see that she was apprehensive and, in some ways, even beginning to reject the idea so I quickly forced myself to finish.

"Anyhow, I don't know how or why, or for that matter even what it will mean to either of us. But during one of your shifts the piece of my soul that was once housed within Katarina got caught up within you. When I initially reached across the veil it wasn't to grab hold of you it was to grab hold of my own soul. The moment I connected with you and tried to pull my soul away your own soul started to twist around mine here on this side of the veil. I panicked when I realized we were getting more tangled together. I tried to pull back but it was too late. You were dying; I knew if I withdrew and left you in your world you would have died that very day, so I did the only thing I could think of. I pulled you and my soul through the veil."