LOGINEmilia's POVThe words sent a chill through me.The Void was hunting me.Not Nyxara.Not the First Darkness.Me."Why?" I asked.The Seventh Guardian stepped closer."Because you carry the balance.""The Celestial Flame.""The Crown.""The Heart.""The Sword.""You are connected to every force that can oppose the Void."Wesley stepped forward."Then it will have to get through all of us first."The Guardian looked at him."The First Beast."Its silver eyes narrowed."You carry ancient power as well."Wesley tightened his grip on his sword."Then we're both targets."The Guardian nodded."Exactly."A deafening explosion shook the chamber.Dust fell from the ceiling.The Void had entered the palace."We don't have time," Liam said."Tell us what we need to do."The Seventh Guardian turned toward the center of the chamber.A circular platform rose from the floor.Seven symbols appeared around it.Six were glowing.One remained dark."The Seven Guardians were never created simply to fight
Emilia's POVThe gates of the black palace opened slowly.No guards appeared.No army waited beyond them.That absence unsettled me more than any attack ever could have.Nyxara stood on the highest balcony, watching us.Her dark hair moved gently in the strange wind of the Shadow Realm."You came."I tightened my grip on the Sword of Eclipse."You have my mother."Nyxara smiled."Your mother is not here."My heart stopped."What?""The image you saw was only an echo.""Then where is she?"Nyxara turned toward the palace."That is what you came to discover."Wesley stepped beside me."We don't trust you.""You shouldn't."Nyxara's expression remained unnervingly composed."But if you want the truth...""Come inside."The palace doors opened wider.Chloe whispered,"This feels like a trap.""It is," Liam replied.I looked at them."Then we'll walk into it together."We entered.---The interior of the palace was unlike anything I had ever encountered.The walls were not made of stone.T
Emilia's POVWillowbrook appeared on the horizon just before sunset.But something was wrong.The academy's towers were surrounded by a faint black mist.No students moved through the courtyard.No bells rang.Even the enchanted lanterns along the roads had gone dark.Wesley slowed his horse."This isn't normal.""No," Orion replied."It's a warning."Chloe's hand tightened around her wrist.The golden crescent beneath her skin had begun glowing."It's calling me."Liam looked toward the academy."Or something inside it is."I stared at the ancient school.This place had once been my refuge.Now it felt like something was waiting beneath it."Let's go."---The academy gates opened before we reached them.No guards.No teachers.No students.Only silence.We entered cautiously.The moment I stepped into the courtyard, the Crown of Luna began glowing.A whisper passed through the air."Come below."I froze."Wesley..."He heard it too."Yes."Orion looked toward the center of the court
Emilia's POVThe dark tower stood against the northern sky like a wound carved into the mountains.Its walls were impossibly tall.Black stone spiraled upward toward the clouds, etched with glowing symbols that shifted whenever I looked away.Six dark sigils hovered above its highest spire.The remaining fragments.Liam stared at them."That tower wasn't there yesterday."Orion’s expression was grim."Because Nyxara created it."Chloe glanced at the golden crescent on her wrist."It's calling the fragments."I nodded."And it's calling us."Wesley tightened his grip on his sword."Then we need to understand what we're walking into."Before anyone could respond, the tower doors opened.A deep voice echoed across the mountain."Moon Queen...""Enter."The sound made the ground tremble.Liam frowned."That isn't Nyxara."Orion nodded."No.""It belongs to the Guardian of the tower."I looked at him."Guardian?""Every fragment has a protector.""Some guard the darkness.""Others guard th
Emilia's POVThe darkness consumed everything.One moment, I had been standing beside Wesley, Liam, and Chloe.The next...I was alone.The underground city was gone.The crystal towers had vanished.Even the ground beneath my feet had changed.I stood in a vast, black forest beneath a moonless sky.No wind moved through the trees.No birds sang.No sound existed except my own heartbeat."Hello?"My voice echoed into the darkness.Nothing answered.Then a familiar voice spoke softly behind me."You always believed you could save everyone."I turned.Nyxara stood between the trees.Her black eyes reflected nothing."You cannot."I tightened my grip on the Sword of Eclipse."Where are my friends?""Safe.""For now."She smiled faintly."This is not your trial.""The Shadow Fragment reveals only what it chooses."The forest shifted.Suddenly, I was standing inside Willowbrook.But it was not the academy I knew.The halls were burning.Students ran through the corridors.Darkness crawled
Emilia's POVThe seven dark stars disappeared beyond the horizon.For several seconds, none of us moved.The underground chamber continued to tremble around us.Dust drifted from the ceiling.Broken pieces of the Heart of the First Shadow covered the stone floor.Chloe stared at the silver mark on her palm."What did Nyxara do?"Orion approached carefully."She awakened the remaining fragments."Liam shook his head."That shouldn't be possible."Orion looked at him."Yet it happened."I stared at the empty space where the Heart had floated."The First Shadow said Nyxara could only be separated from it through choice.""And she chose darkness."Chloe lowered her head."Because of me."I immediately turned toward her."No.""But if I hadn't been here—""She would have found another way."Wesley stepped beside Chloe."Do not blame yourself for someone else's choice."Chloe looked at him."Why are all of you still helping me?"I answered quietly."Because you are not Nyxara."She looked d
Emilia POV "Why can't I smell you?"That was the question burning on Wesley's lips as he edged slowly towards me,his breath against my neck sending a wave of electricity through me.He frowned slightly, leaning towards me as his eyes stayed on me as if trying to solve a puzzle.My heart pounded
Emilia POV Today was my first day at Willowbrook High School, the most prestigious school.My heart pounded with excitement and my nerves tensed up as I walked across the campus of Willowbrook with my school bag hanging on my broad shoulders.My name is Emilia, a half-witch and half-wolf Luna, whi
Emilia's POV He led me into the cabin. It was an old house, rusty and dusty, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.The place was shabby, with cobwebs nestled in the corners, and the clothes there were damp.“ Where is this place?” That was the question burning on my lips immediately we ente
Emilia's POV Tonight was supposed to be a perfect night, marking a new beginning for Darian and me.The night we would make things official, a testament to our love over the years.I strode carefully through the hall, the clanking of glasses and the laughter that spread across everyone's lips fill







