LOGINChapter 193: Shattered IllusionsElena's POVFor a frozen moment, Elise and I simply stared at each other across the clearing. The silver fire had faded from my hands, but I could still feel its residue tingling beneath my skin, still seeing the afterimages of those visions burning behind my eyes.The girls' faces cycled through emotions so rapidly I could barely track them…shock, fear, understanding, and finally, it settled on something that made my blood run cold."So it's true," my sister breathed, taking a step into the clearing. Her hand rested on the hilt of her knife, not threatening but ready. "Everything they've been whispering about you. The power you manifested in the labyrinth. What you did at the training grounds." Her eyes fixed on the moss clutched in my hands. "You are one of them…. The old blood." Sarah said, her gaze burning with hatred."Elise…""Don't." She held up a hand, cutting me off. "Don't try to deny it. We just watched you summon visions from thin air, wat
Chapter 152: The Avatar's TrialElena's POVShe was tall.That was the first thing I noticed as the woman with the spear rose from her seat among the northern champions. Everything about her was simple, actually. Plain leather armor, unmarked and unadorned. A spear that looked like it had been carved from ordinary ash wood. No magical auras, no glowing runes, no elaborate enchantments.She walked into the arena with measured, unhurried steps. Her boots made soft sounds against the sand, and somehow those quiet footfalls seemed louder than all the crowd's roaring together."I am Astrid," she said simply when she reached the center. Her voice was calm, almost gentle. "Avatar of the Northern Kingdom."I realised she added no titles, nor grand declarations. Just her name and role.But the weight behind those words made my wolf instincts surge with sudden, primal alarm.Danger, every fiber of my being screamed, Predator. Astrid looked at me with eyes the color of winter ice, and I felt
Chapter 151: wolf unleashed 2Eleana pov"First match for the Southern Kingdom!" the herald announced, his voice cracking with surprise.I released Solveig's broken staff and stepped back, my heart pounding. The wolf instincts that had guided me through the fight were already receding, leaving me feeling strangely hollow and shaken.What had I just done?I had won in less than a minute… maybe forty-five seconds total. The fight that should have been impossible had been... easy. Too easy.The crowd's reaction shifted from shock to wild celebration in our galleries. But in the northern section, the mood had turned dark and tense.Before the herald could announce the next pairing, a figure stepped forward from the northern champions.Brynhild… the warrior with dual short swords who had defeated Seraphina. Her expression was thunderous."No," she said sharply, her voice carrying across the arena. "This is unacceptable."King Frostborn leaned forward in his seat. "What are you doing?""Tha
Chapter 150: The Wolf UnleashedElena's POVThe silence that followed my declaration was absolute.Even the wind seemed to hold its breath."You can't be serious," someone from the Council gallery finally said, their voice dripping with disbelief."She is still wearing chains, for gods' sake," another added.King Theron stood slowly from the royal box, his expression unreadable. "Remove her chains."The guards hesitated."Remove them," the King repeated, his voice cutting through the arena like a blade. "If she is to fight as our champion, she fights unbound."The guards approached me cautiously, as though I might explode at any moment. Perhaps I might. The silver chains fell away, clattering to the ground. My wrists were raw and bruised beneath them, but the sudden freedom made my whole body feel lighter, more alive."This is madness," Lord Rashford… my former father… muttered loud enough for everyone to hear. "That creature nearly destroyed the Grand Hall. Now we are unleashing her
Chapter 149: trial by combat 2Elena povBrynhild moved like water, her swords flashing in complex patterns. Seraphina met her head-on, her blade singing as steel met steel.For perhaps thirty seconds, they seemed evenly matched. Seraphina's technique was top notch… years of training evident in every movement.But then Brynhild smiled.Blue energy suddenly wreathed her blades, crackling with magical power.Murmures errupted from our people seeing magic publicly used, but it was part of the rules, magic was allowed.“Useless scum, hiding behind your magic.” seraphina spat, but i could see her eyes filled with tension.They clashed again, but this time, brynhid feinted left, and when Seraphina's guard followed, Brynhild's enchanted sword slashed across her opponent's side.Sefaohine reacted with fast reflexes no onw saw coming, but this time the strike was different from before. The magical energy exploded on contact, sending Seraphina sprawling. Her armor was scorched, the metal twiste
Chapter 12: Trial by CombatElena's POVThe Grand arena had been transformed again into a fighting arena in less than an hour.I was shocked at the precise and efficient manner that everything happened within minutes.That showed the power of a kingdom. It's nothing any pack could compare to.The spectator galleries filled rapidly… nobles, dignitaries, and court members pressing close to witness what would either be a triumph or a complete humiliation for our kingdom.I stood in a preparation chamber off the main hall, still wearing the silver chains. They had been loosened enough for me to move, but not removed. A constant reminder that I was here not as a champion, but as a weapon. A tool to be used and discarded."The chains stay on until you enter the arena," a guard informed me curtly. "King's orders."Of course they did.My sister entered the chamber, her armor gleaming, her expression carefully neutral, but I could see the tension there. Behind her came the other two champions







