Augus POV The sound isn’t just loud, it’s primal. A jagged, wrenching crack splits the air like thunder, followed by the metallic shriek of rust-iron bending beneath impossible force. My head snaps up. The bars. They're broken and he’s out. I don’t move at first. Can’t. My body’s stuck in this moment of absolute disbelief. It feels like time drags itself over broken glass as the beast rises from the remnants of his cage, thick dust swirling like smoke around his towering form. His fur is blacker than pitch now, dripping with silver-ash sweat, and his breath fogs in the air like a storm about to break. I’ve never seen anything like this. Not even during the Blood Eclipse riots. Not even when his mother died and he nearly tore through five enforcers to get to her. This is different. This is beyond. Before my feet can register the movement, I’m sprinting. “Astra!” I yell his name even though I know damn well there’s no Astra in that thing anymore. It’s just the beast. It’s al
Last Updated : 2025-07-13
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