CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 155: SANCTUARY OF POWER

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

Crash!

The front door exploded inward. Black-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 claws 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?" Elara demanded, dodging a shadow blade.

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

"Hold hands!" Luna commanded, her silver power blazing. "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 them completely.

"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 circle completed, 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 regular walls. These were made of swirling silver, dancing gold, blazing orange, and crystal blue power.

"Impossible," Dr. Webb breathed.

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

"How?" Timothy asked in wonder.

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

"Something stronger than anything that’s ever existed," baby Blaze 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," Blaze 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 it last?"

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

"What is it?" Elara 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 collapses," baby Blaze 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 blazing 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," Blaze said, tiny flames growing bigger.

Dr. Webb stared at the children. "You’re not planning 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 Blaze explained 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?" Elara 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 explained. "That it’s not meant to destroy. It’s meant to protect."

"They’re seeing visions of their own children," baby Blaze 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," Elara gasped.

It was Alpha Marcus. Kael, Ronan, and Darian’s father. But something was wrong with him. His eyes were completely black, 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 explained 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 black. Not regular darkness. This was deeper. Hungrier.

"How many demons are coming?" Kane asked grimly.

"All of them," Marcus replied cheerfully.

Red eyes began opening in the black 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 become."

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 Blaze said quietly.

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

"There has to be another option," Elara 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," Elara said firmly.

"No," Void Walker shook his head. "Only pure power can survive in the Shadow Realm. Adult souls are too complicated. 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 Blaze looked at each other. Some silent communication 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 Blaze realized.

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

The two babies reached out and touched the sanctuary walls.

Their combined 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.