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Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Two Days
SERAPHINA POV I was crying when I returned to my body, full wrenching body sobs, the sound loud even to my own ears. I curled in on myself and cried. I heard voices and felt hands on me but I couldn't bring myself to pay attention. My soul, my heart, they felt like they were torn to pieces. It felt like I was reliving the pain again, the pain of watching my mates die and following. But my death meant nothing compared to my mates’.It felt like I was being abandoned by my goddess again. The pain was fresh in my mind. I cried until I was too weak to even sniff, and I laid there, curled in on myself with my hand covering my head. And that was the position I fell asleep in. When I woke again I felt like myself, but I still felt the lingering sadness in my soul. But it could be ignored. I sat up gently and looked at my surroundings. I was in a tent, alone. I heard voices outside so I assumed that was where the men were. I stood up but fell back down with a gasp as a wave of dizzines
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Spirits
SERAPHINA POV We traveled for two days without incident, staying on the road longer than the hours we were supposed to. We didn't want to spend more than a month on this journey and we were also running out of food. So we were going faster with little rest.Earlier today we had come across a rabbit, just a single one. We didn't know what to think about that. Were we nearing wild life? Where did the rabbit come from? We had left the mountains yesterday but it was still deadly quiet and still. The rabbit was the only living thing we've come across. "We're close," Rion whispered, his horse riding beside Kaelan and I, eyes fixed on the map. "How close?" Kaelen asked, his deep voice resonating in my back. "A day at most." I focused my eyes ahead of the road, chewing on my bottom lips. I was nervous, excited and scared to finally arrive at Ember Hallow and get my long due answers, all whirlwind of emotions. The prospect of learning the truth is a mixed bag. On one hand, I'm excited
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Prison
SERAPHINA POV "Malakar said something to me once," I said, my voice low. "He said 'Bleed for me and set me free'. How will my blood free him?""Your blood…" the voices hissed. "Your blood will break his chains, When your true power you have gained…""What true power?" I asked, heart racing. "Upon your rebirth, powers you gained, From him they came, with your goddess' strength sustained…" My goddess. Yes, that should have been the first question. "Who is she?""She is both life and death,Light and darkness, the start and the end.Speak her name, and the world will crumble, only to be reborn.Speak her name, and boundless power will be yours.She is the god of all gods…" She was indeed powerful. The god of all gods… We have never heard of a thing like that, had never known there was a god that powerful. A goddess actually."What is her name?""To speak her name is to utter life and death,To call forth power itself.To speak her name is to welcome her rage, her sorrow, her love.
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Darkness
SERAPHINA POV I shook my head hard, feeling my eyes sting and my heart break. "No," I said, tears falling. "No, Leon, I refuse to believe this. You are dead." Leon's sad smile widened as his own tears fell down his face. It was the most heartbreaking sight I've ever seen. "Unfortunately, Seraphina, I'm not." A sob burst out of me and I would have fallen to my knees if somebody hadn't caught me. "No, no, no," I kept repeating. I had watched as they buried my friend, I had mourned him, Ember and Elara had mourned him. He can't be Eryndor. He can't be my killer, my doom."No!" I screamed. "No, I mourned you, for gods’ sake! You were buried in front of me. You can't be Eryndor. You can't be." Leon took a step towards me but stopped when Rion pointed his sword at him. He held up his hands and took a step back, looking at me. "We did meet again, Nymeria," he said softly. "Those were your last words to me. Fate is cruel, don't you agree? We met early in this life, I knew you, smiled at
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Pain
RION POV Seraphina was going to sacrifice herself just so we could live. I—we—couldn't let that happen. My memories may not have returned but I knew Eryndor was our killer in the last life. He couldn't be our killer in this life also. How cruel was fate? Seraphina turned to us with a sad smile on her face, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I wanted to scream at her but I was losing consciousness from how much blood I had lost. My eyes were slowly closing. And then I heard Seraphina whisper, "I'm sorry." And from before our eyes she vanished. All three of us screamed, strength returning to us only when she was gone. I looked over at Kaelan and Rion with my eyes blurry from tears and saw they were worse than I was. They were bleeding all over, same as I was. If we didn't get help soon we would bleed out and die, and we couldn't die now. We were going to save Seraphina. No matter which part of the world she was, we would find her and save our mate. I could no longer keep my eye
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Torture
SERAPHINA POV I had lost feeling in my hands after being in this position for so long. Chains held up my hands from the ceiling of this dark, small room, so tight I couldn't even move them. To make matters worse, my legs were dangling off the ground. My body had gone numb. I could no longer feel the pain but I knew it was still there. I was fading in and out of consciousness, my vision swarming. How many days have I been held here? I didn't bother to count the days, only focused on the pain I was always feeling. I had been tortured; restrained with a cloth over my head and held underwater; my limbs stretched with ropes and my joints popping; hot wax dripped into my skin. And I knew this was only the beginning. Eryndor was tasting the water before he went for the waves. If my powers didn't awaken soon, I knew what Eryndor was doing wouldn't be able to compare to what he would do. That night when he had captured me, he had apologized for so long, begging me for my forgiveness, tha
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Power
SERAPHINA POV I blinked open my eyes to see I was surrounded by a bright light. But the light didn't burn my eyes like I thought it would. It was soft, comforting like a warm blanket, and I wanted to drown in the light, to get lost and never be found.The light called to me, whispered to me, drew me in. And then I heard a voice. A soft voice, like a soft breeze on a summer evening, reviving my soul from where it had been lost. The voice was familiar but I couldn't place where I had heard it. "Selanara," the voice whispered.I couldn't tell where the voice was coming from. It came from all directions. I closed my eyes and welcomed the feel of the light on my skin. "Selanara. Selanara. Selanara," the voice kept going. On and on it went till the light faded and my soul was lost once again.***My chains were unlocked and I would have gone crushing on my knees if it weren't for arms that wrapped around me. I sagged against the arms, weak down to my bones. Fingers moved my hair away
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Poison
SERAPHINA POV A violent tremor coursed through me, rattling the chair beneath me. Blood slicked my skin, and a swirling cloak of magic began to envelop me. "Yes," Eryndor whispered, stepping closer, his breath cold against my bruised skin. "There it is. Let it out. Don't hold back, Nymeria. Let it free you."My eyes flared open, and I knew they were glowing with an unnatural light. With a cry that was part pain, part fury, I pulled the magic to the surface.The pain, the torture—it was no longer my enemy. It was my catalyst. It was the spark that lit the fire inside me. The heat burned away the weakness, the terror, the helplessness. My body trembled, not with fear, but with the overwhelming power that was now pulsing inside me. My hands clenched into fists, the chains rattling, and before Eryndor could react, a burst of energy exploded from my body.The whip cracked in his hands, but he was thrown back by the sheer force of my magic. The room seemed to tremble as the power within
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Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening The End
SELANARA POV It pains me deeply to watch my oracle go on with her life without me, but oh the joy it fills me with. She was happy, dare I say happier, than she had been when she served me. There was no goddess to burden her life with her problems and needs, her sadness and rage, her love and hate. She was free from that burden in this life, and I wanted it to remain that way. Mortals would do well without the gods mingling in their lives. That was a future I hope to bring about. A future where mortals would have no connections to the gods, where there would be no oracle and envoy. That was what I should have done centuries ago but I was selfish. Now, I had seen that it was the right thing to do. Some gods and goddesses would resist, that was expected, but they would be forced to obey. The immortals liked having a link to the mortal world, a tool to carry out their works, some dirty works included. Why have I not done this sooner? The immortals have polluted the mortal realm eno
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Anything
SERAPHINA POV I was confused when I blinked open my eyes to see familiar walls surrounding me. Was I still dreaming? Had my dreams been diverted from the past and now to the present?The familiar scent of my room wrapped around me, enveloping me in a warm hug as if telling me welcome.I was back in the palace, but how? How long have I been asleep?I searched my mate bonds for my mates and it seems they were nearby because it responded immediately. Not long after there was a knock on my door and my men entered inside."The sleepy beauty finally awakes," Aric said as he leaned in to kiss my forehead. I smiled up at him. "Hi." He smiled back.Kaelan and Rion took their turn kissing me before they sat, waiting. "How am I in the palace?""Well, we carried you on a horse and rode here," Rion said, with a smirk on his face. "Fast, if I may add."I rolled my eyes at him and turned to Kaelen, knowing he'll give me the answers I needed. "You've been asleep for two weeks," Kaelan said, his voi
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Fulfilled
NYMERIA POV (Two centuries ago)"You look brighter than the sun in that dress, my pretty," Varrik teases, a small smile on his face.I giggled. "Oh stop being silly, you." The dress I was wearing was the exact opposite of bright. I was dressed in a gown as black as the night. It flowed to my feet and pooled at the ground, a long slit that shows my leg when I move at the left side. My black hair was tied up and swept away from my face, showing my neck."Nah. I would say she looks as serene and captivating as the moon," Lysandor added, his arms crossed as he leaned against the pillar. I shot him a look but my smile was wide."It would seem I'm the only one not in a poetic mood today," Myrran said as he stepped into the room and placed a kiss on my forehead."And bless the gods for that small mercy," I said as I turned to face my mates. They were also dressed beautifully, each in their different, unique colors and styles. There wasn't a special occasion today. It was just one of those
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Home
RION POV Selanara was strong, stronger than any goddess recorded in history but Malakar seems to be her match. Malakar turned shadows into spears and they went flying towards Selanara.I wasn't going into a panic mood yet because I knew any harm that came to Seraphina's body would be healed when Selanara left her. But still, panic was at the top of my chest as I watched the shadows tore through the air with unholy speed, the jagged tips aimed straight for Selanara’s chest, her heart—her very soul. She couldn’t move fast enough.No! I screamed in my mind.But Selanara’s power surged one last time. With a defiant scream, she thrust her hands forward, and the temple exploded in a torrent of light. The ground shuddered and cracked, sending stone and dust flying into the air as the cosmic force she unleashed sent the shadow spears flying off course.For a moment, I could only watch in awe as Malakar was consumed by the explosion, his figure disappearing into the swirling void of light.
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Fury
KAELAN POV I stared, stupefied, as Seraphina, no, Selanara, floated off her feet, so she was staring eye to eye with Malakar.My Seraphina was still in there but the goddess was in full control. I knew this wasn't hurting Seraphina in any way—her goddess loved her the way we did, so she wouldn't bring any harm to her.Malakar tried to keep his expression blank but a flicker of something flashed in the god's face, there and gone the next."And how do you intend to end me, my love," Malakar said, his tone flat. "We've had this dance before. It resulted in you losing your name, your legacy, and me being imprisoned. And you losing your name meant no one has been praying to you. You're weak, my sweet."A god grows weak when no one prays to them or offers offerings to them. Selanara being forgotten for centuries meant no one has been praying to her. How she was even standing here was a wonder. It has been recorded in history that three gods have vanished to the void after being forgotten
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Selanare
SERAPHINA POV A ball of darkness formed on Malakar's palm, moving like snakes, darker than the night. He was in front of me before I could blink, slamming his palm onto my chest with so much force, I went flying back.The crash of my fall wasn't what made me scream, nor the crack of my bones that made my eyes water. It was the agonizing pain that ate at me from the insides. The pain was beyond anything I’d ever known—like something was eating me alive from the inside, consuming my flesh and bone. My organs twisted, each breath a fire of searing agony, as though my very soul was being ripped apart. I fell to my knees, gasping, screaming, my body shaking uncontrollably. The darkness burrowed deeper, turning everything inside me to dust. I screamed—raw, desperate—and tears streamed down my face as the torment tore through me with brutal force.Joining this brutal pain, I felt the mate bonds in my chest, their own agony adding to my pain. My mates… My mates…I couldn't bring my head
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Acknowledge
SERAPHINA POV "Eryndor," Malakar called, his voice booming. Eryndor was immediately at his side, his head bowed."Yes, Dark One," he answered.Malakar's eyes were still fixed on me when he said, "Restrain her.""Yes, Dark One." Before I could speak, shadows had already coiled around me, restraining me so tightly that I couldn't even move a finger. It felt as though the wall had returned, and once again, my powers were sealed away."You will understand that this is for your own good, Nymeria," Malakar said, his eyes darker than the night. "Your mates are distractions, liabilities. You'll survive without them. Losing your mate's bond would not kill you."I would survive without my mates but it'll leave me empty, hollow, just a shell. Panic squeezed me. I tried to fight against the shadows, but it was useless. The more I fought, the more they tightened, but I still didn't give up. I kept fighting. Death would be better than to live without my mates.Malakar turned away from me and faced
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Wrath
SERAPHINA POV "Oracle," Malakar said, his voice soft and smooth, "This day has been far too long in coming. I've waited an eternity for your wolf to awaken, for your true power to be unleashed." His finger gently pressed against my chin, a subtle reminder of his presence. "My impatience got the better of me at one point. I sent others to test you, thinking a little danger might be the catalyst. Alas, my hopes were dashed when it failed to ignite your transformation." I gasped at him. "Y-you sent people after me?" That wolf that had attacked me in the woods that day I went training with Kaelan in the woods. That soldier that had taunted me and then touched me. My first months in the barracks when those bandits had attacked the barracks. Those were all Malakar. "I did indeed.""But...you were imprisoned," I breathed, my head pounding. "I was," was his short reply. I stared back at Malakar's eyes, feeling a storm of emotions—fear, anger, hate, panic. But underneath all that there wa
Whispers Of Ember Hallow: The Luna's Awakening Malakar
SERAPHINA POV When it comes down to letting the greatest evil be released, letting the world be ruined, letting darkness reign, and my mates, I was choosing my mates. There was no need to think about it. I looked at each of their perfect faces, their eyes telling me what their mouths couldn't and I knew I was making the right choice. I would burn the world to ashes myself if it meant saving them. I looked back at Eryndor standing in front of me, his eyes still pitch black. "Give me your word that you'll release them," I demanded, my voice cold and detached. "Including Miranda."Eryndor nodded. "You have my word."I stared at him, letting him know how painful his death would be if harm were to come to my mates and friend and nodded. He gestured towards the diagram and I stepped into the center wordlessly. Eryndor picked up the bowl he had dropped earlier and walked to me, a dagger in hand. I offered him my palm and winced when he cut me, blood flowing out. My mates fought agains
