All Chapters of POWERS OF THE MOON BEARER: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Alec suddenly broke in, eyes lighting up in revelation. "The Moon Relic. It's still resonating with her energy!" Kade crossed his arms and expressed a skeptical attitude. "And what is it we do? Some magic trick to yank her out of the void?""Got a better idea?" Alec snapped impatiently.Just as Kade was about to respond, a faint light shimmered into view in the atmosphere over them, and there was silence as they watched the light shape itself into a form."Luna?" Jax whispered in disbelief, hope glimmering in his voice.But it wasn't Luna. The shape revealed itself to be a spectral entity, its face obscured by a hood."You have trespassed too deeply," the figure spoke, and its voice rang out like a choir of whispers."Who are you?" Alec asked forcefully, stepping forward."I am Guardian of the Veil," it stated, glancing at the group. "What you have done has upset the balance. The Moonbearer's interference has awakened dark forces that are beyond suppression.""Then bring her back!" A

Alec gasped, his breath coming hard and fast, as the shadowy Luna stepped toward him, eyes filled with accusation. "You let me go," she said, her voice echoing. "You chose to sever our bond.""No-no-no-no," Alec protested, shaking his head vehemently. "I would never do that!""But you did," the shadow-Luna whispered, the words cutting deep. "You let me fall into the darkness."Kade's shadow morphed into a smaller version of itself, trembling. "You could never protect us," the boy said, his voice hardly above a whisper. "Time and again, you have failed."Kade took a step back in disbelief. "That's not true!"Morgana's shadow looked like her, only blood oozed from its hands. "You've always known how this will end," it said, cold as ice. "You will betray them, like you have betrayed everyone else.""I haven't--" Morgana had started, but her voice failed her."You'll never be enough. No matter how hard you try, you'll still fail," Jax's hissing tone broke through like a dark shadow.Jax

It was a narrow passage, lavishly lit with silver light, and the walls lived, dependably swayed by shadows’ bustling. Air stood heavy, every step echoing like the heartbeat."The silence between us is being broken," Alec said. "We're getting closer. I can feel it."Kade looked at him with disbelief. "Feel what? Because all I feel is this place getting into my head."Morgana walked with her grimoire open, fingertips grazing its pages as if for comfort. "The Veil is not done with us yet. Keep your wits about you, yes?"Jack hung back a little, jaw set. "It's too quiet. Whatever's coming isn't going to arrive subtlely."A low hum started to come into being around them, like the distant sound of a tolling bell. They stopped suddenly and looked around, seeking the source of the sound."Here we are," Kael muttered under his breath, gripping his sword tightly.The hum grew louder still, and from the shadows, shapes began to materialize: warped versions of themselves, features twisted and cru

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

"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