LOGINMia’s POVThe throne stood before us.One throne.Half silver.Half black.I couldn’t take my eyes off it.Kael stood beside me, equally stunned.The Council remained silent.The old woman who had revealed the prophecy watched us carefully.“What is that?” I asked.She smiled.“The throne of Origins.”“But there was never one throne.”“There wasn’t.”“Then why is it here?”Her eyes moved between Kael and me.“Because you changed the prophecy.”My heart tightened.“We changed it?”“No.”She shook her head.“You completed it.”The Crown inside my chest pulsed.Kael’s mark responded.Silver light moved across the floor.Black light followed.They met beneath the throne.The entire palace shook.The Council members stepped backward.One of them whispered,“They’re bonding.”I turned.“Bonding?”The old woman raised her hand.“Enough.”The Council immediately became silent.She looked at us.“Come forward.”Kael didn’t move.“Why?”“Because the throne has chosen you.”I shook my head.“I d
Mia’s POVThe moment Kael and I stepped through the doorway, everything changed.The valley disappeared.The warriors disappeared.The First King.The Guardian.Ava.Everyone.Gone.For a few seconds, there was nothing.No ground.No sky.Only light.I felt Kael’s hand around mine.“You still there?”His voice sounded distant.“I’m here.”“Good.”Then—We landed.My feet touched smooth white stone.I looked up.And forgot how to breathe.A city stretched across the horizon.Towering silver buildings rose into the sky.Bridges of crystal connected massive towers.Water flowed upward from rivers and disappeared into clouds.And above everything…Two moons hung beside a golden sun.Kael stared.“This place is impossible.”I shook my head.“It’s beautiful.”A voice answered behind us.“You’ve seen nothing yet.”We turned.The ancient warrior stood there.He removed his helmet.He was older than he had appeared through the doorway.Silver hair.Golden eyes.A crown resting against his fore
Mia’s POVThe sky was changing.I couldn’t look away.A black line stretched across the horizon.At first, it looked like a cloud.Then it grew.Higher.Wider.Darker.Until it swallowed the stars.The entire valley had gone silent.Thousands of warriors stood frozen beneath it.The Covenant army.The Hollowborn.The Guardians.Everyone was staring at the same thing.The First King whispered,“It has begun.”I turned toward him.“What has?”He didn’t answer.Azael did.“The separation.”My stomach tightened.“Separation of what?”“The realms.”He pointed toward the sky.“The barrier between worlds is breaking.”The Guardian looked at the darkness.“How long?”Azael shook his head.“Not long.”A deep rumble passed through the valley.The ground trembled.Several warriors stumbled.Then the black line in the sky opened.Not like a crack.Like an eye.A massive eye.Watching us.The Crown inside my chest burned.I heard the Hollow whisper.It sees you.I swallowed.“What is that?”The Fi
Mia’s POVThe doors exploded inward.Darkness flooded the chamber.The warriors raised their weapons.Kael stepped in front of me.The Guardian lifted his sword.Azael stood beside him.Even the First King prepared for battle.But the shadows didn’t attack.They stopped.Every single one of them.Hundreds.Maybe thousands.Tall figures covered in black armor stood across the chamber.Their faces were hidden beneath dark hoods.Their eyes glowed silver.And then—They knelt.One after another.Until the entire army was on one knee.Silence filled the chamber.I stared at them.“What are they doing?”Azael lowered his sword.“They’re waiting.”“For what?”“For you.”My heart pounded.I stepped forward.“Who are you?”No one answered.I looked at the First King.“You know them.”He nodded.“They are the Hollowborn.”“The Hollowborn?”“Creatures created from the shadows left behind by the ancient world.”I looked at the army.“Are they dangerous?”“Yes.”The answer came from the Guardian.
Mia’s POVThe silence after the Hollow spoke was terrifying.No one moved.No one breathed.The symbol above my chest continued glowing.Silver.Black.Together.Balanced.I stared at it.I had spent my entire life believing that darkness was something to fear.Something to destroy.Something that would eventually consume me.But now…The darkness wasn’t fighting the light.It was standing beside it.Inside me.For the first time, they weren’t enemies.They were one.Kael stepped closer.“Mia.”I looked at him.His eyes softened.“Are you okay?”I wanted to say yes.But I wasn’t sure what okay even meant anymore.“I don’t know.”He nodded.“That’s fair.”I almost smiled.Then the chamber shook.The Guardian immediately raised his sword.“What was that?”Another tremor.Stronger.Dust fell from the ceiling.The Keeper looked toward the entrance.“The kingdom.”Azael frowned.“What about it?”She swallowed.“They felt her.”Everyone looked at me.I frowned.“Felt what?”The Keeper point
Mia’s POVI couldn’t move.The words echoed through the chamber.I created you.The Hollow.Created me.No.It couldn’t be true.I looked at the First King.For the first time since I had met him…He looked completely terrified.Not angry.Not powerful.Afraid.“You’re lying,” I whispered.The Hollow’s enormous silver eye remained fixed on me.“I do not lie.”My heart pounded.“Then tell me the truth.”Kael stepped closer.“Mia, don’t listen to it.”I looked at him.“But I need to know.”He didn’t stop me.The Hollow spoke again.“You seek answers about your birth.”“Yes.”“Then look.”The darkness beneath the chamber suddenly expanded.The world disappeared.I was falling.Not physically.Through memories.Through time.Through something older than anything I had ever known.Then—Light.A world before the Covenant.Before the kingdoms.Before wolves ruled the land.The sky was silver.Two moons hung above an endless forest.And in the center of the forest stood my mother.Selene.Sh
Mia Heather POVThe moment the door clicked shut behind the last student, Liora stepped closer, eyes filled with concern. Brin hovered beside her, fingers nervously twisting the hem of her uniform."Are you– Are you really okay?" Liora asked, voice low, almost a whisper, as if speaking louder might
Loren’s POVI stood in the doorway longer than I should have, watching Mia curled beneath the blankets, her breathing slow and even.I was sure she'd have a long first day and a part of me wanted to stay and guide her through, protect her from the ravaging wolves in Aetherion but I thought against
Alpha Bladen's POVBy the time the meeting concluded, the moon was high and full, heavy with silver light that scattered across the courtyard stones.Anderson saw off our guests and dismissed the guards, leaving me alone in the lingering quiet but peace didn’t follow. Not tonight, not with my peopl
Alpha Bladen’s POV“So what happened this time?”My face was stern but also pitiful. I was expecting a good reply from the face her was, i could tell that it was not going to be a good response.“The doctors are not sure but they baby is gone.”Her face was pale, like she just came out of a fight a







