SILVER-HAIRED
Chapter 208: Shift

Chapter 208: Shift

"What do you mean there’s something wrong with me," I said, tensing a little, okay now I was worried.

"I feel a shift I can’t explain it"

"A shift?!" Nicklaus demands I could feel his body against mine tensing too.

"Yes a shift in her magic that was probably why she felt faint after just using two spells"

"But I don’t understand" I began.

"I don’t understand the shift or why it happened" she felt my pulse once again. "It may be an aftereffect from the Waterfall of Truth... it just... just feel like your magic is divided inside you causing a shift, I don’t know how to explain it but like something is growing inside you"

My eyes went wide to a point I wasn’t sure my socket could hold it, my body was still and my heart slammed a loud heartbeat.

"Growing inside her? What do you mean?" Nicklaus asked.

"The shift, her power is shifted and divided inside her, its faint but I think it’s growing"

My lips quivered. "This c-can’t be happening," I said, still in shock and their attention drifted to me.

"Yelena," Celeste said worriedly.

I faced Nicklaus, my gaze trembled, his looks held confusion and also begged me to say something and I did.

"I-I-I think I’m with child"

"What?!" Celeste gasped. "You mean like what you told me? about an egg growing inside of you?"

I faced Celeste, I only nodded because I couldn’t find my own voice anymore.

"But that’s not..." her eyes trailed to Nicklaus. "Possible" she whispered.

I didn’t understand it myself, I said the first thing that crossed my mind when she said something was growing within me, what could it be if not that? I leisurely placed my hand on her flat stomach, they trembled, and my eyes trembled as well, several thoughts swirling in my head but one was more profound, could it be?

I faced Nicklaus who remained still like a statue, his expression unreadable, I couldn’t tell if he was shocked or just overwhelmed but I could feel his eyes heavy, if only I knew what he was thinking because I really needed him to talk to me right now more than ever.

The doors barge open once again, this time it was Alaric who walked in. "I heard you fainted during training, are you alright?" he asked worriedly.

I couldn’t find my voice to speak, I just stared at him with hands still on my stomach, his eyes narrowed in question, he must have felt how tensed everyone was, his gaze moved to my stomach and he grew more puzzled.

"Yelena thinks she’s with child" Celeste finally broke the intense silence.

"What?!"

"I’m not sure" I said, his gaze on me. "But I think I am"

"Wait I’m confused because what you speak of cannot happen, it’s not possible Lena, are you sure?"

"I said I’m not!" I snapped, but my voice was shaky.

"I felt a shift in her magic divided within her and growing," Celeste said.

"I’m just as confused okay, so please Nicklaus speak to me," I said on the verge of tears, I was just so confused and.... scared. The tears rolled down my cheeks and I felt his hand on my waist.

"We should leave," Celeste said, walking to Alaric. "I will find a healer, maybe a non-magical one, maybe then we can understand"

I stroked a nod and I watched as they exited the room and then I broke into tears, I promised myself I wouldn’t cry again after the waterfall to be strong but I just couldn’t help it, I don’t know why but I just felt so emotional and it weighs heavy on me. I felt a flush of relief when Nicklaus engulfed me in a tight hug, I wrapped my arms around him tight and buried my face in his chest, this was just the comfort I needed, I felt an unusual relief flushed through me, almost as if my body accepted him, I couldn’t explain it but this was different from before.

"Nicklaus," I said, facing him with teary eyes, he wiped it off with his thumb. "What if... I’m really, I’m really", he hushed me.

"We will know when Celeste gets back, okay?" he said but I still couldn’t read his features, I felt something was weighing on his mind, I wanted to speak but I suddenly felt my mouth full, not again will end up...

I vomited but this time Nicklaus seemed to act fast. There was a bowl on the floor just beside the bed and I spilled everything inside, Nicklaus must have conjured it to come forth. He held my silver hair back as I once again emptied my stomach. I was sure nothing was left to come off now.

"Here", he gave me a chalice of water and I quickly took it using it to rinse my mouth of the awful taste. I fell back into his arms weak and before I knew it I blacked out, something was draining me I could feel it.

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Nicklaus felt her body, she was burning up once again, her skin so pale, this wasn’t about being weak, something was draining her from within. It must be the growing stuff Celeste said and the thought of it being a baby made him tense more and made his mind blank. He knew he wasn’t capable of giving her child even though his body changed due to the aftereffect of his rebirth in the Mortal Realm.

But that wasn’t possible for a god. When he heard Yelena say she might be with child he didn’t know whether he should panic, be happy or be angry, it was like a blow to the face and It scared him.

Because if she really is with child, this was far worse than anything he has ever faced, because she would not be just carrying a child but a demi-god within her holding his dangerous aura and it can be deadly for Yelena, that was what scared the hell outta him.

For the very first time, Magnus Nicklaus Darkmore felt extreme fear that shocked his very bones.