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The forest was a cathedral of shadows as our strike force moved through the darkness. Thirty Nightshade warriors rode in perfect silence, their horses' hooves muffled by strips of leather wrapped around each shoe. We were ghosts in the night, death given form and purpose.

I rode beside Darius at the formation's head, my borrowed armor feeling strange against skin that had grown accustomed to servant's clothes. The throwing knives Moira had given me hung at my belt, their weight both comforting and terrifying. In a few hours, I would discover whether I truly had the stomach for war.

The bond mark on my wrist pulsed faintly, not with warning but with anticipation. Whatever power lay dormant within me seemed to sense approaching violence, stirring like a predator scenting prey.

Marcus raised his hand from behind us, signaling a halt. We had reached the interception point a narrow valley where mountain streams converged, creating the only viable path through the rocky terrain. If my intel
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  • A Luna's Vengeance    40

    The final test began at dawn, but its effects were felt instantly across every corner of alliance territory. Through the Eclipse Covenant network, I sensed the simultaneous manifestation of threats so precisely calculated to exploit our vulnerabilities that they could only have been designed by beings with intimate knowledge of supernatural warfare."Multiple breach points," Marcus reported, his voice tight with controlled panic as intelligence flooded in from compromised positions. "Entities specifically adapted to counter our enhanced abilities, moving in coordinated strikes against our most critical settlements."I extended my senses through the network and immediately understood the scope of what we faced. These weren't random attacks they were surgical strikes designed to force impossible choices. The beings assault our territories possessed abilities that perfectly countered the supernatural entities in each location, making conventional resistance futile."They're targeting the

  • A Luna's Vengeance    39

    The Archival Bloodlines wasted no time beginning their evaluation. Within hours of their arrival, they had established what they called "testing protocols"carefully designed scenarios intended to stress every aspect of our confederation structure until something broke."First assessment," Chronicle announced, their crystalline form reflecting scenes of historical supernatural conflicts. "Resource scarcity pressure. Multiple alliance settlements will experience simultaneous supply shortages, creating competition that must be resolved through confederation mechanisms."I felt the manipulation immediatelynot natural scarcity, but artificial constraints imposed by Archival abilities. Through the network, I sensed alliance members in distant territories suddenly facing depleted food stores, failing water sources, and equipment breakdowns that couldn't be explained by normal wear."They're creating the crisis artificially," I told Darius as we stood in the

  • A Luna's Vengeance    38

    The Archival Bloodlines arrived like a procession of living history, each representative carrying themselves with the careful dignity of beings who had witnessed the rise and fall of entire civilizations. They materialized from different directions simultaneouslynot through conventional travel, but via methods that bypassed normal concepts of space and time.I watched from the temple steps as they assembled in the main courtyard, their diverse forms reflecting the breadth of supernatural evolution across millennia. Some appeared as wolves enhanced with elements I couldn't identify, others took shapes that had no relation to any natural creature, and a few seemed to exist as pure consciousness given temporary physical form."Fifty-three distinct entities," Moira reported quietly, her healer's senses allowing her to count accurately despite the visual confusion. "Representing at least twenty different bloodlines, some of which I thought were purely mythological."

  • A Luna's Vengeance    37

    The negotiations that followed Memory Keeper Solas's revelations were unlike anything I had ever witnessed. Supernatural beings whose very natures should have made cooperation impossible sat in circles throughout the temple, their voices raised in passionate debate about constitutional frameworks that had never been attempted in recorded history."Mandatory consent protocols," the Crystal Singer representative was arguing with a time-walker whose temporal shifts made following the conversation challenging. "Any network expansion must require unanimous agreement from all existing members.""But what about emergency situations?" the time-walker countered, their form flickering between past and future iterations. "If hostile entities attack and potential allies seek immediate connection for survival...""Then we establish emergency protocols with built-in time limits," I suggested, moving between discussion groups to monitor the various debates. "Temporary connecti

  • A Luna's Vengeance    36

    Dawn brought an unexpected visitor to the templea figure cloaked in mist and starlight who materialized from the forest without triggering any of our early warning systems. I felt their presence only when they were already standing at the temple doors, radiating power so ancient that it made my Eclipse Covenant abilities feel like flickering candle flames."Selene of the awakened bloodline," the figure said, their voice carrying harmonics that spoke of eons rather than centuries. "I am Memory Keeper Solas, guardian of the old truths. Your beacon has stirred knowledge that was meant to remain buried."The supernatural entities gathered in the temple went silent, their various forms of radiance dimming in the presence of something that predated most of their bloodlines. Even Astral, whose star-bright eyes had seen the rise and fall of civilizations, bowed her head respectfully."What knowledge?" I asked, though something deep in my bones already knew I would

  • A Luna's Vengeance    35

    By evening, the Hollow Moon Temple had become the epicenter of a gathering unlike anything in recorded history. Supernatural beings from bloodlines thought extinct for centuries filled every available space, their diverse abilities creating displays of power that turned the ancient building into something from the oldest legends.I moved through the crowd carefully, my Eclipse Covenant armor humming as it adapted to interact safely with each entity I encountered. A fire-elemental's touch should have burned through normal protection, but the armor converted the heat into harmless warmth. When a being whose form flickered between past and future briefly displaced local time, the armor shielded me from temporal distortion."The interface capabilities are remarkable," observed a creature whose crystalline body refracted light into prismatic patterns. "I am Resonance of the Crystal Singers. Our frequency manipulations typically shatter organic neural networks, yet your armor allows safe co

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