But her focus never wavered; it stayed on me.The cursed brand burned hotter, silver-crimson fire raging through my veins as old run-through dirt flared alive.Memory shards tearing at my mind—names, faces, betrayals—fates long deleted—whispers of lost power rang over the cursed clearing."They tried to bury your legacy," Cassandra said in a low, menacing, dark triumphant voice. But you were supposed to climb constantly. as the last Luna among the Forgotten.Visions shot suddenly, dragging me back into a broken recollection.I came to a chilly stone-carved lost temple with faint antique writings.A fractured pack chased, decimated, then deserted.A lady stood by herself, fire and darkness defining her, her eyes flashing with wild power—my ancestor." Blood calls to blood."The prophetic words seared, carved in my head.I growled, flames blazing in rebellion against the pull of the curse not under control.Cassandra turned her back on him. "You still believe that? Her black fire burst
"You can't save me." Rising strength and terror shook my voice. "I am already—"."Don't." His voice became austere and amber eyes sharp. You remain you. Whatever comes along, I am here with you.Dark tendrils suddenly sprung forth, splintering the cursed earth and driving Sebastian and Dax back with terrible might.Twisted laughter from Cassandra reverberated over the broken clearing, her emerald-green eyes shining with wicked satisfaction.Her voice was icy, venomous: "Love won't save you, little Luna." You will be destroyed by it.Dax rushed forward, claws blazing, ripping over the shadow-forged creatures obstructing his way. Though his anger boiled, his eyes never turned away from me.Sebastian pushed through the cursed soldiers with unrelenting efficiency, his sword striking true, lethal, and exact."Zaia: Move! “Sebastian let out a barking, icy-blue stare fixed on the falling ruins.I put out my hands, silver-crimson fire exploding, cutting the black tendrils just as Dax arrived.
The dreadful brand drew me farther towards an unknown end, throbbing, demanding and terrible."Zaia".A whisper, gentle and familiar, Dax's voice.Heart pounding, I whirled about till the darkness twisted and words became mocking echoes.A sudden sharp claw sliced across my shoulder, sending me tumbling onto the frigid earth.I bit back a scream, fire exploding naturally, but the cursed shadows ate the flames before they could start.In my territory, you believe you can fight me? Cassandra’s voice harsh and ruthless enveloped me. “This is where you fall.” A savage roar rang before she could strike once again, a flash of amber fire slamming into the shadows as claws tore over the black strands.Dax came out breathing breathless and with wild intensity burning golden eyes."Run." His voice was low, firm, full of unvarnished, protecting rage.Heart racing, I forced myself up, but the cursed earth shook and sinister symbols sprang as more creatures surfaced.As Sebastian emerged behind u
Memories distorted, black and piercing; council rooms, run-through letters blazing, Sebastian prostrate, bound by magic.They were going to murder you. His voice was rough and full of unvarnished suffering. The seniors had already made decisions.Pain cut across my chest, as if I were going through the betrayal moment once again. You thus banished me.Sebastian's sword shook at his side; his hands closed."I turned everything around." His voice seemed to be sharp, fractured, as if healing an old trauma. "I assumed the guilt... to keep you alive."Dax squatted, claws out, amber eyes blazing. You expect us to believe that?"I have no opinion about your belief." Sebastian moved forward, sharp and unwavering, fixed on me. "I give what she believes great importance." "Why right now?" Truth softened my voice, which was low, wavering, yet piercing with wrath. "Why explain me now?"Sebastian's face relaxed, but agony remained behind his eyes. "Because I am done observing you fight alone."Si
"You can still save him... but only if you break," Cassandra said, her voice dripping with twisted promise.Sebastian leapt, his sword gleaming, but Cassandra's black force surged back with a terrible blow."You think sacrifice makes you strong?" she snarled, tying him with blazing symbols. You were supposed to fall constantly."Bad." Sebastian's voice broke through the tumult, sharp and definite. "I fall only if she does.”Dax pushed himself, blood streaming his side, amber eyes burning with fierce resistance."I don't fall," he said, snarling. I get up.His claws started to blaze fiercely, tearing through the black strands binding him.Cassandra lifted her hands before Sebastian and Dax could gather, evil magic whirling like a destructive cyclone."then let's see how much you can still lose.”The earth split, strength surged, and as darkness enveloped us I understood—An Alpha fights for what he has already lost, not just for survival.You expect us to follow you?Ronan's voice was i
Dark shadows erupted before Ronan could answer, splintering the cursed earth as Cassandra's twisted army formed, lethal and merciless."Decide now," Dax roared, strength pulsing over his strained body. "Or die split."Old connections broke and new loyalties blazed amid the turmoil as swords clashed, claws flashed, and fire erupted searing across the twisted battlefield.And when shadows rose once again, I understood—victory calls for faith as much as it does power.Chapter 44: The Cost of Reality" Tell her... or I will."As Dax moved closer, his amber eyes blazing with merciless intensity, his voice was low, menacing, vibrating with barely controlled wrath. His claws opened, daring Sebastian to reject him.Though his sword shook only at his side, Sebastian's jaw clenched and his icy-blue stare flicked with mixed feeling. In the war-torn meadow, shadows lingered as if the black magic itself waited for what happened next.She is entitled to the truth. Dax's voice became deadly calm, de
" Tell her... or I will."As Dax moved closer, his amber eyes blazing with merciless intensity, his voice was low, menacing, vibrating with barely controlled wrath. His claws opened, daring Sebastian to reject him.Though his sword shook only at his side, Sebastian's jaw clenched and his icy-blue stare flicked with mixed feeling. In the war-torn meadow, shadows lingered as if the black magic itself waited for what happened next.She is entitled to the truth. Dax's voice became deadly calm, definitive and forceful. "Stop lying."Sebastian's shoulders tensed, remorse carving itself further onto his face. "This is not the right moment.""Long past is what we live with." Dax snarled, his hands clinched as if he was holding back from ripping him apart.I moved between them, flames only glancing at my hands. "Stop!"; My voice shivered, demanding but fractured. "What aren't you letting me know?"Silence slammed between us, more weight than any weapon could have. Sebastian looked at me, troubl
"You still think defiance is enough?" she screamed, black tendrils whirling around me like ravenous shadows. You are the prophecy.Dax burst free from binding runes, amber eyes blazing with unrelenting rage, roaring and his claws flashing."Stay far from her!" With protective fury, his voice echoed as he surged, savagely driving Cassandra back.Sebastian shot forward, sword blazing, deadly accuracy slashing through soldiers created from shadows. His cool-blue eyes fixed on me, steady yet urgent.“Zaia—take control!” His voice was strong and forceful, merciless yet firm.The cursed mark burned hotter, agony turning into something raw and basic that set fire and darkness inside of me."Stop fighting it," Cassandra said, her voice like poisoned silk. “It’s already yours.”The earth shattered, black runes burning, shoving Dax and Sebastian back as shadow power surged.Pain blazed harder, so I staggered as flames sprung from my fingers collided with Cassandra's warped power."You were nev
The earth shattered, black magic scorching, power bending into hideous creatures born of hatred and revenge.Defensive line, then! Dax screamed, savagely battling with primordial savagery through foes.Sebastian hit quickly, sword blazing, mercilessly reducing cursed powers.The cursed mark blazed hotter suddenly, fire and darkness entwining to release a long- buried ability."This is what you were meant to be," the icy, relentless voice of The Goddess said. "The flame neither controllable nor extinguished."I shot forward, fire blazing hotter, searing over the black bound dragging us back."I decide what I become." My voice came sharp and rebellious. Not destiny... not you.The earth shook, fire and fate tangling into a burning frenzy.Cassandra snarled, emerald-green eyes shining. You will burn away. " Even yours, all flames die."Not this one; I burned hotter, fire ablaze with great intensity. "This fire never dies."The battleground flared hotter, shadows winding down deeper as co
And I realized as fire burnt brighter shadows twisted deeper and doom closed in that it was.Rising implied going against fate itself."Time is running out."The voice of the Goddess bellowed, ancient and relentless, piercing the cursed air like fate's last sentence across the burning heavens.Heart hammering with furious determination, I closed my fists and fired blazingly at my fingers.Amber eyes blazing, claws contracted, body taut, ready to protect to the very last, Dax walked next to me. Let us then wrap up this.Sebastian's sword shone, engraved letters brilliant, icy-blue eye fixated on the black horizon. We were born for this time.I raised my chin, flames blazingly visible. We write our destiny—that of death attempting.The earth shook, black markings lighting, splintering the cursed territory, power shooting fiercely.Sebastian cursed, knife poised, eyes alert, the seal cracking. "We have running time running short."A brilliant flash shot suddenly, whirling darkness and fi
The earth burst suddenly, black tentacles dragging upward bound beasts in twisted chains."Get free! “I yelled, fire raging, searing over the horrible bond keeping us back.Fire blazing hotter drove the evil powers to withdraw temporarily as flames collided with shadows.A deep, threatening growl tore through the shattered quiet.From the shadows came the Alpha Slayer Veyra, scarred, twisted, and ruthless one we most dreaded."Did you believe you could flee me? “Her voice was icy, piercing as steel, emerald-green eyes ablaze with terrible wrath.Dax bared his teeth, amber eyes fixed on her, poised for killing or dying attempting.As Veyra attacked, claws opened, teeth bared, the earth shook and splinters tore underfoot.Sebastian pounced, sword shining, deadly precisely intercepting her initial stroke.I started, fire blazing ferociously searing over the terrible bonds keeping the group together."This finishes right now."Dax screamed, claws fighting hers, their powers meeting in a le
You believe you could substitute him? “Emerging twisted and victorious, Cassandra had emerald-green eyes blazing. "Your future belongs to me... and so does the past."Cassandra's voice soared, icy and lethal, darkness surged, power erupting, splintering the ruins." Legs aren't earned; they're taken."And I realized as fire blazed brighter shadows twisted deeper and destiny tightened its grip.Everything's heritage came from the Alpha."If rescuing you results in losing everything... therefore so be it.Her voice shook, strong yet broken, full of rebellious love. Tall and damaged but relentless, my mother stood with fire in her eyes.Not at all. You are incapable of doing this. Heart pumping with desperation, I rushed forth, fire flashing brightly at my fingers.Dax's claws flexed, amber eyes blazing, body stiff, ready to attack. "We will find another route."Sebastian cursed, sword shining, engraved images blazing with lethal intent. We are pressed for time. It is hers. She made the
The room shook, black letters shining, old magic churning under the consecrated earth.Elder Lyara growled, emerald-green eyes icy, too far gone. "Your disobedience calls for everything to be threatened."It's your lies that threaten us." I raised my chin, fire burning hotter. "We still stand even with you."The air thickened suddenly, power flickering wrapping us in black tentacles."You were never the saviour," Malric's voice twisted, old and brutal. You were the weapon created for our fight.Memories exploded—lost relationships, bloodstained pacts, a destiny locked in shadows."You... used us." My voice quipped, anger scorching the binding pull of the cursed brand.Dax screamed, breaking free, dashing across the black confines, amber glance ablaze with wrath.Sebastian cursed, sword blazing, slashing over the cursed symbols, you deceived us all.Lyara snarled, black magic flickering, emerald-green glance shining with success always planned to end this way.Flames burst out, fire an
"Watch me," my voice screamed strong and relentless. I was intended to rise, not to be rescued.Silver-crimson flames burst, reversing the cursed runes and driving the shadows back.Cassandra sneered, power wavering but lethal, simply postponing the inevitable. "This isn't over."Dax rushed, amber eyes sharp, making a last, terrible attack.Sebastian followed, breaching the remaining defenses with deadly accuracy using blade cutting.The cursed heavens broke, the battleground burnt brighter, shadows splintered, fire and destiny collided.The voice of the Goddess became chilly and victorious."You have risen but you are still bound."And I realized—as fire blazed hotter—power surged, and destiny spun down more deeply.Ascending was only the start.You believe I have no idea what you have done?''Sebastian's voice was harsh, icy-blue, his sword still discolored from the previous fight.Dax moved between us, amber eyes blazing, claws extending with protective might. "Be back off, Sebasti
Dax advanced, amber eyes sharp, claws flexing, protective and uncompromising. "She is more than her blood."I tightened my hands, flames flickering, heart thumping with stubborn will. "I choose who I become."The cursed mark blazed hotter, fire exploding as shadows twisted in the distance, offering only disaster.The wolves gathered, battle-weary but fiercely loyal, scarred features revealing past enmity."Why ought we to obey her? The voice of a renegade snapped, damaged features twisted with uncertainty. She is cursed, marked by destiny.Scarred but determined Ronan moved ahead. "We follow because she fights for us."Tension boiled, trust brittle, fate weighing on every one of us.The ground shook suddenly, black symbols blazing to fracture the wretched planet underneath.Shadows twisted to create lethal forms; claws gleamed; fangs bared."They have discovered us!"Dax screamed, claws ablaze, rage burning. " defensive line—now!"''Sebastian pulled his sword, engraved in brilliant, ic
The morning blazed more brilliantly, fire and light bursting over the terrible heavens for the first time.Sebastian sheathed his sword, icy-blue stare constant. "We have a chance if we fight clever."Dax came forward, amber eyes fixed on me, sharp and protective. "We are not stopping right now.""No." My voice rang firm and clean. "We get up."The earth shook suddenly, black magic igniting splinters underneath.The cursed heavens darkened, a faint, lethal hum pulsing across the atmosphere.Sebastian's voice became sharp, knife ready. "We still have work ahead of us."And I realized as fire blazed hotter hope sprung to life and destiny spun closer.The daybreak was a fresh fight just about to start, not a cure-all solution."You should face your actual nature now."The voice of the Goddess rang, cold and relentless, over the emptiness of fire and darkness.Heart pumping with fear and rebellion, I stumbled back and felt fire flickering faintly at my fingers.Dax rushed forward, amber e
I pushed forth, heart thumping with clear intent, flames flickering weakly at my fingers. "They are depending on us."Scarred but driven, the surviving wolves roused, hope blazing across their tired features.The pack gathered, wounds gushing, but fire still blazing in their souls.Ronan emerged with stern, scarred fists tightly closed and a harsh voice. We have lost much too much.But not everything, Dax snarled, amber eyes sharp, guarding me fiercely. Still, we still have each other.Sebastian's voice sharpened, strategic yet tense: "The pack cannot survive another attack." "We need a stronghold right now."I moved ahead, flames lighting more brilliantly. "then we locate one."Hope burned even though it was flickering, a little flame surrounded by gloom.The wolves stirred, distrust still there, previous betrayals acute as old wounds resurfaced.You expect us to follow her?The voice of a renegade broke, a scarred face contorted with uncertainty. "She has cursed."Dax opened his teet