Shadow Heir
the heir ordered, but the ground shuddered as the beast slammed into the nearest rider, hurling man and horse aside like toys.
Another cage burst open under the strain of whatever was inside—this one spilling a swarm of shadow-thin creatures that clung to the snow like smoke given shape. They didn’t choose sides. The first they tore down was a Creed spearman.
The camp dissolved into chaos—soldiers screaming, arrows flying at anything that moved. Eolan felt the shadow at his back surge forward, eager to meet this new darkness. He didn’t hold it back. Black tendrils erupted from his hands, striking at the swarm, shoving it away from his own. But each touch left him colder, as if they were leec