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Chapter 76: The Price of the Veil
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Morgana nodded, her voice a whisper. "I know it because I feel it too. Something or someone is following us."Alec squeezed Luna’s hand tighter, his eyes searching the dark. “Malrik is gone. Who else could it be?”“That’s the question,” Morgana murmured.Then, through the trees, a soft whisper slipped out: a voice barely audible but chilling in its tone.“You’re not free yet.”Kade spun around, his sword drawn. “Show yourself!”The whisper came again, closer this time. “You cannot escape. The Veil – is everywhere--.”“Enough of this!” Jax snapped, his hands glowing faintly with energy. “Come out, or I’ll burn this whole forest down!”“Jax, wait!” said Morgana sharply. “This might be a trap. Don’t do anything stupid.”The whispers grew into a cross talk and then a cacophony. The group huddled together, their backs protecting each other as they tried to find the source.At that point, seemingly out of the blue, an outline became visible in the dim moonlight. She was a woman, her pale sk
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Alec sat next to Luna, looking down. "We'll figure something out," he said, although his tone was less convincing than usual. "There's always another way."Luna turned to him, crying in her eyes. "You can't exchange your life for mine, Alec. I won't allow it."He told her "You are not to be consulted”. His tone was kind but business-like. “Your life is more valuable than mine.”“No, it’s not!” she said with an anxious look, and caught his hand. “You think such a thing could concern me beside you-- I would rather the ugly Veil than lose you”Jax groaned and stood up abruptly. "Enough with the martyr act, you two. Let's try to find a solution instead of throwing around death wishes."“Got any genius ideas, Jax?” Kade said, narrowing his eyes in sarcasm. “Unless you’ve got some magical trick we never thought of, we are out of options.”Jax’s eyes glinted, and for a moment something dark passed over his features. “Maybe I do,” he said.Everyone froze, their gazes snapping to him.“What ar
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"I AM trying!" yelled Morgana, her hands glowing as she flung bolts of light at the hounds. "You keep them off me, and I'll see what I can do!"Kade grunted as a hound charged into him, taking him to the ground. He rolled up onto his feet, eyes blazing with fury. “They keep coming! We need a plan!”“On it!” yelled Jax, the fire roaring as he fried another hound.Luna’s head swam with the rising whispers in her mind. These were not merely sounds—those were words.“Chosen… return… moon…”She blinked, feeling her knees about to give way. "Alec, I hear something. The hounds—they're saying something.""What do you mean?" Alec asked, catching her as she staggered.“They call me the chosen of the moon,” she said, voice quavering. ‘They -- they want / would like me to go with them.”“No way in hell,” Alec growled.Luna’s eyes fell on the largest of the hounds. Its glowing eyes were piercing into hers. “Wait,” she said, moving ahead even though Alec protested.“Luna, don’t!” Morgana warned, pa
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Alec was quick to say, "No." His voice had hardened just like that. "Don't think like that even a bit."“But—”“No!” he repeated, standing up. “You will never, not now, not ever. You’re stronger than this, Luna.”Jax stood too, locking his gaze with hers. "He’s right, Luna. Whatever they want, it's not for anything good. You giving in doesn't stop them, Luna; it just makes them stronger."Kade crossed his arms, his expression, you would have to be a mind reader to figure out. “And you’re not the only one who has deal with this same thing. Whatever happens we are right behind you.”Luna glanced at them, her heart aching for their unflinching support. "What if I end up risking all your lives?""Only up ahead, we could die," Morgana said with a wry smile. "If we’re going to risk it, we might as well make it worth our while."Luna gave a weak laugh as she wiped her tears. “Thank you,” she said in a low voice.Alec knelt before her with his hands on her shoulders, “We’ll pull through this
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A shadow hound sprang from the trees, pawing for Morgana. She wheeled around, her staff lit up as she hurled a blast of light at the creature. It vanished with a shrill scream, but two more materialized in its place.“They’re multiplying,” Morgana said through gritted teeth.Selene stopped suddenly, her eyes quickly sweeping the vicinity. “Here!” she exclaimed while pointing out a narrow path covered by a thick undergrowth.“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Jax said looking at the overgrown trail.“No time to argue!” Alec snapped, shoving him forward.The Pack plunged into the thicket, pulling branches against their flesh in passing. The barking of the hounds receded, but the breathless tension in the air was unthinned.When they emerged on the other side, Selene turned to face them with a hard look on her face. "We're safe for a moment, but that ain't forever. The sanctuary's just up ahead."Luna gasped against Alec. “Why do I feel like I’m being pulled toward something?”Selene paused
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The room started to break apart, and Luna surged her hands into fists, trembling her voice. "I am not lost. I know who I am, and I refuse to let you—or anyone—take that away from me."The vision ended, and she was back in the temple, gasping for air. The moonlight around her seemed to grow more intense as though guiding her on.Outside the sanctuary, the group waited anxiously.“How long is this supposed to take?” Jax asked, pacing.“As long as it needs to,” Selene said, not looking away from the temple."That is not an answer," Kade muttered, sword resting against his shoulder.Before Selene could answer, the earth shook, and a heavy dark force rippled through the clearing.“They’ve found us,” Morgana said, her voice tense.Alec unsheathed his sword, squinting as he did. “We hold the line until she’s done. No one gets through.”From the darkness, shapes began to form—shadow hounds and cloaked figures with red eyes that glowed with evil.Jax's fire roared to life as he stepped forward
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Before anyone could respond, the doors of the temple flung open and Luna fell out. Her eyes shone with a silver unearthly glow and faint symbols shimmered on her skin as though they were phases of the moon.“Luna!” Alec ran to her, catching her as she collapsed.She gazed up at him, her voice was barely more than a murmur. “It isn’t finished yet. She… still is here.”“Who?” Selene asked, stepping forward.Before Luna was able to respond, the silver light behind her intensified again for one time and there was the silhouette of a person from the sanctuary, now she was more massive and frightful."I Told You," the figure Hissed, Her Voice Echoing with Dark Power. "You Can’t Escape Me."They all stopped as she raised her hand, the shadows around her getting darker and more dense."You will bow to me, Luna," she said, narrowing her glowing eyes. "Or you will watch me destroy everything you hold dear."The air was charged with the tension of that huge dark figure stepping fully out of the
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The fall seemed to go on forever, then all at once they hit the cold, rocky ground with a bone-jarring thud. Groans answered the struggle of the group to untangle themselves as Jax’s flickering light revealed a huge underground cave.“Everyone okay?” Alec asked, his voice tight with concern."Define 'okay,'" Kade said, wincing as he rubbed his shoulder. "What the hell just happened?"“It was her,” Selene said, rising and brushing dust off her cloak. “The Nemor Lunae. She drove us here…but for what?”“Maybe she wanted us to be separated,” Jax said, his flames dancing around the cave walls in some very weird shadows.“But we’re not separated,” Luna said, her voice still trembling a bit “We’re still together.”"For now," echoed the voice of Nemor Lunae throughout the cavern, trembling their spines.Luna stiffened, her gaze darting around. “Show yourself!”“Why should I, when I have everything I need right here?” retorted the Nemor Lunae, mockery lacing her voice.“What are you talking ab
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Malachai's expression darkened, and the smile faded from his lips. "Be careful, Amara. You've made plenty of mistakes yourself. Want me to remind you of them? Start with bringing Luna here."Luna’s eyes jumped back and forth between them, her voice carrying the questions. “What does he mean, Amara?”Amara hesitated and in that moment, the laughter of Malachai echoed again, sharp and biting. "Oh, she didn't tell you? The relic, the visions, even your awakening - it was all her doing. You didn't find this path by chance Luna. You were chosen for it."“Amara?” Luna’s voice shook. Betrayal sliced through her like a knife."It's not what he's making it sound like," Amara said quickly, her tone desperate. "I…yes I guided you here but only because you're the only one who can stop this."“You used me!” Luna shouted, stepping back. “You knew I was a pawn in this, and you said nothing?”Before Amara could respond, Malachai took another step closer, his voice dripping with venom. "But now, you s
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The group hurried on, the anxiety taut as a string preparing to clash with the coming storm. The trees flanking them rustled eerily in the wind, a far-off sound of growling carried in the breeze.Alec pressed the blade tighter, his voice low but sharp. "We have to move. Now."Luna glanced up, the light of the moon pouring down on their path. “How far to the nexus?”Amara pointed east. Her voice was sharp. “Less than a mile, but it’s through thick brush, and Malachai will have traps laid out.”Jax smiled as he drew his twin daggers from their sheathes. “Traps are him. Getting past them is on us.”Selene looked at him witheringly. “That’s easy to say when you don’t have to walk in there.”Jax winked. “That’s why I’m charming. To keep morale up.”“Can we focus please?” Alec growled, clearly losing his patience. “Luna, you stay close to me. If anything comes at you—”"I can take care of myself," she interrupted, her tone authoritative. "I'm not helpless, Alec."He sighed then ran his hand
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The woman hesitated and gazed at the moonlit sky, her doubt showing for the first time in her eyes. It was the first time uncertainty had shown in her eyes. “Because of the relic... it’s not just a source of power. It’s the key.”Jax frowned. “A key to what?”“To the Moon Gate,” she said quietly.Luna’s breath hitched. “The Moon Gate? That’s just a legend.”The woman shook her head. "No, it's real. And if Malachai opens it, he will unleash a power that will consume this world and everything in it."The voice of Selene was laced with skepticism. "How do you know all of this?"The woman's eyes hardened. "Because I saw it before. I was there when the last gatekeeper fell. I watched Malachai betray his blood to gain the relic."Luna’s heart clenched. “His own blood?”The woman nodded her head. "Malachai didn't only kill your parents, Luna. He killed his brother- your father."The news came like a thunderclap. Alec stood frozen, with his fists clenched at his sides. Jax’s mouth fell open,
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She looked up at Luna and said in a voice that was quiet yet steady, ”It’s not a matter of liking it Jax. It is the matter of doing what needs to be done”.Alec paced for a while and then turned to her, his face more than angry but also desperate. "Necessary? Luna, losing your connection to the moon—your power—it's not just a solution; it's a death sentence for who you are."Selene crossed her arms and leaned against a tree. "She's not wrong, Alec. Without the moon's power, you won't just lose your strength, Luna. You'll lose your identity as a wolf."Luna shook her fists, attempting to steady her shaking hands. “I know what it means. I’ve thought about it ever since... ever since the relic bonded with me. If this is the price to stop Malachai, then it’s worth it.”“Worth it?” Alec echoed, his voice rising. “Do you hear yourself? You’re speaking like you’re expendable.”Jax’s tone was sharp. “We all are scars when Malachai stops. Or do you think we’ll come out of this no one SCAR?”“T
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The silence was deafening, cracked only by the popping sounds from the flames. While Pack members wore varied expressions, Luna stood in the center, her gaze flicking between them.“I’m going,” she said firmly, her voice the only sound in a silent afternoon.“No, you are not,” Alec said, growling, his golden eyes fixed on hers. “We already talked about this. It’s a trap, Luna.”Luna hugged her arms across herself, looking back at him with equal intensity. "Of course it's a trap," she said, "but if we do nothing, Malachai wipes everything out. He'll come to open the gateway Alec."Jax leant against a tree, arms folded, neither happy nor sad. “She’s right. We cannot afford to just idle, waiting for him to tell us what he wants done next.”Alec turned toward him, his voice rising. "And you think the solution is to send her straight into his hands?"Jax smirked, but it did not have any humor in it. "I did not say that. But we lack the luxury of time, don't we?"Selene stepped forward, he
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Alec pulled Luna's hand, his voice calm yet demanding. "We're leaving. Right now."The woman stepped back into the shadows, her parting words doing so. "It is in your hands, Luna, to keep the balance. Do not allow the darkness to wear you out in this way".As they ran to the open space of their territory, Luna’s mind was filled with questions, doubts and fears. But there was one thing that was clear: the match wasn't over.And the second time they encountered Malachai, running would be out of the question.The group barely returned to the safety of their territory when the forest erupted with sinister howls. Alec paced in the clearing by the fire pit, his nervous energy had him moving much more than normal. His wolf energy crackled in the air, right then as he was very frustrated.“We can’t keep running,” Alec growled, his golden eyes flashing. “The Pack of Malachi is closing in and every moment we waste, we’re losing the ground on.”Selene crossed her arms and leaned against a tree,
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Alec growled and stepped closer. “Don’t listen to him, Luna. He’s just trying to mess with your head.”"Am I?" Malachai's smile widened. "Or am I finally revealing a truth that even the moon has hidden away?"As they had no time to answer, the ground under their feet began to tremble. The deep bass note vibrated in the air and Luna felt her chest burning awfully at the place where the relic’s energy was still there.“What’s happening?” she gasped, clutching her chest.Malachai's eyes sparkled with victory. "The awakening, Luna. The power of the relic has already begun to stir within you. Soon, however, you'll come to realize that light cannot exist without darkness; even your eyes will be blinded by the truth."The hum got louder and an opening in the ground, glowing with a light from another world, appeared between them. Luna’s knees buckled as the power inside her surged, threatening to devour her.“Luna!” Alec shouted, catching her before she fell.Selene reached for her too, a pan
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Alec paused, as if he were selecting his words very carefully. "Luna, you and I… there’s a connection. Something deeper than I can put into words. It's the reason I've always felt such a strong urge to protect you."Luna’s breath hitched. “A bond? Are you saying we’re—”“Soulmates,” Alec confirmed, his voice steady.Selene stared at him, shocked. "And you're just now telling her this? Alec, what the hell?""That's not so easy," Alec said, defensively. "I didn't see it that way until now. The moon showed me in the Lunar Chamber."Luna’s head spun with the confusion of a million questions wanting to pour forth from her. Another growl snapped her back to the present, however."We need to move," Alec said, urgently. "Malachai won't stop until he has Selene, and his Pack is crawling all over the forest."Selene’s aura flared again, but this time it was weaker than before. “If he wants me, let him come fight me himself.”"Don't be reckless!" Alec snapped, frustration boiling over. "You are
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Luna's vision gradually returned—an interplay of silvery light, whiffs of cool air caressing her skin and the faint harmony of power all over her. She blinked and understood she was no more in the clearing.The expanse was huge and bright where walls were made of glittering crystals that it felt like they were going to pulsate with the rhythm of a heartbeat. Above her a huge moon hung there as if suspended, casting its ethereal glow.“Where… where am I?” Luna murmured.A soft groan escaped that drew her attention. A few feet away lay Selene, her form also curled in a silver aura. Luna scrambled beside her and started shaking her gently.“Selene, wake up!”Her eyes opened slowly, still flashing brightly with that unearthly silver. She got up, glancing around in bewilderment. “What place is this?"“I don’t know,” Luna admitted, helping her up. “But I think it’s connected to the relic—and the moon.”“The Lunar Chamber.”Both women turned at the voice. There was a form, cloaked in shadow
