A truth shared

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• Rejected mythical Luna   Rebirth

  Aries' POVI didn’t move. I couldn’t move.Her voice echoed in my head like a ghost across the shattered pieces of my world—faint, fragile, but real.“Hey.”One word. That was all it took for my breath to hitch, for my heart to stutter like it was relearning how to beat.For a moment, I thought it was grief playing cruel tricks. That my desperation had finally cracked me open. That I’d imagined it, conjured her voice in my head like a hallucination. That my refusal to let go had become delusion.But then I saw them.Her eyes. Those storm-filled, soul-cutting eyes fluttered open. Slow. Hesitant. But unmistakably hers.It was real. Like a whisper peeling through layers of silence.“Rex…?” I choked out, unsure if I even dared believe it.Her lips moved again. Slower this time, but they moved.“Hey,” she repeated—hoarse, raw, but whole.My knees buckled. I dropped to the ground beside her, my hands reaching for hers as if her touch was the only anchor I had left. My fingers clutched hers,

• Rejected mythical Luna   Between Realms

  Darkness.That was the first thing that greeted me.It was everywhere—silent, still.Not cold. Not warm. Just… empty.Like the pause between heartbeats.The moment before a storm breaks.The last thing I remembered was lying inside the circle.The shift—that was supposed to save me.I felt it coming… right before I slipped into whatever this was.I wasn’t floating or falling. I just was.For a second, I thought this might be death. It was peaceful—comforting, even. But that wasn’t me.Not when people were still waiting for me.Not when he was still waiting.And then—I felt it.A tug.Like a thread tied deep in my core was pulling me back.A heartbeat followed.Weak. Faint. Barely there.But mine.And that was enough for me to know:I wasn’t gone. Not yet.If there was a way into this place… there had to be a way out.“Ria?” I whispered into the void.No response.“Ria…” I called again, louder this time. “Where are you?”“I’m here,” came her voice—soft and distant.It echoed around me,

• Rejected mythical Luna   Unsteady

  She still hadn’t moved.Not in seconds.And those seconds stretched into minutes—agonizing, endless minutes—without even the faintest breath.I held her tighter, cradling her body as though my warmth could defy death. Her skin was still warm. Her scent still lingered. But no pulse… no flutter beneath her chest. Just stillness.“Rex…” I whispered her name like a sacred chant, again and again, each syllable tearing my throat apart. Maybe if I said it enough, I could call her back. Maybe she'd hear me—somewhere out there—and come home.I bowed my head, pressing my forehead to hers, holding her like gravity alone could keep her tethered to this world. To me.“It was supposed to work,” Rose murmured behind me, her voice hoarse, disbelief cracking through every word. “She was fighting.”“She still is,” I growled, not looking up, my voice shaking with the lie I desperately needed to believe. “She has to be…”No one answered. No one corrected me. Maybe they were too afraid. Afraid I’d break m

• Rejected mythical Luna   The shift

  Aries PovThe room felt colder than ever tonight.I stood by the window, watching the moon rise—round, silver, quiet. It should have brought comfort. Our supposed source of strength. But tonight, it only reminded me how powerless I truly was.My gaze drifted to Rex’s sleeping form, and my heart clenched at what tonight might mean for her… for us.The circle for the shift had been prepared. Robin and the Banished warriors helped draw the ancient runes—symbols passed down through their tribe, ones said to deepen the bond between wolf and soul. Crystals lined the perimeter, pulsing softly with energy. The thick scent of sacred herbs hung in the air, burning in my lungs with every breath.My mother had checked the perimeter herself. Still, nothing felt enough.“She’s not ready,” I muttered as I crouched down, adjusting the circle’s pattern. “Not when she’s like this. Not when she’s already…”“Fading?” Julian said quietly, kneeling beside me.I didn’t respond. I didn’t need to. The word al

• Rejected mythical Luna   Turning point

  We waited in silence, just me and Aries, curled up against each other—his arms steady, his warmth grounding. It felt like hours, but it was only ten minutes before the door creaked open and they all walked in.Lucy. Robin. Julian. Rose. Lily.It was time.Time to hear what they’d found. Time to face whatever hope or risk they brought with them.Aries helped me sit upright against the pillows. His hand hovered at my back like he was scared I’d fall apart again.“Alright,” he said, his voice firm but tired. “Now that everyone’s here, let’s hear it. Robin?”Robin stepped forward, eyes flickering to me, then to Lucy.“Well, Alpha… Elegida,” he began. “Back at the Banished camp, there was a woman—she wasn’t a witch, but she was good with spells. I remembered something she always said, and when I told Lucy, she agreed it might work.”“What did she say?” I asked, my voice dry but steady.“She always said: ‘A new shift has the power to unravel any and all spells.’ And since you haven’t fully

• Rejected mythical Luna   Steady

  I hadn’t passed out again—not since the reunion with Rose, Julian, and everyone else. My eyes had stayed open, and I intended to keep it that way. It was the least I could do, knowing everyone was turning over every stone to get the globe out of me.Ria still hadn’t spoken, but I could feel her presence inside me now, quiet but steady. And that gave me hope—hope that she was okay, that we were okay.Robin had visited after the others left. Like everyone else, he blamed himself—for not protecting me, for Maron’s death. I had to make him understand: it wasn’t his fault. It wasn’t any of theirs. The blame belonged to Ron, and Ron alone.I hadn’t gone to Maron’s grave yet, but it would be the first place I visited once I could get out of this bed. I’d been here a day now, and Aries told me I could finally move back to our room this morning. I was sitting up, waiting for him to come take me there—to take me home.I was still being drained. I could feel it, like a slow leak in my soul. Ever