Semua Bab Twice Marked,Twice Loved : Bab 21 - Bab 30

The starlight figure stood serene amidst the chaos of the collapsing lair, their cloak shimmering with a celestial glow that pushed back the lingering shadows. The entity’s roars had faded, the seal reinforced by the child-vessel’s destruction, but the air still crackled with residual magic—Callisto, Order, and something older, deeper. Autumn leaned against Gale, her body trembling from the strain of Alina’s reintegration, her silver light dim but steady. Elias lay nearby, his breathing shallow but persistent, Amaya’s healing vines keeping him tethered to life. The guardians, led by Veyra, formed a protective ring, their pendants glowing in sync with the starlight figure’s aura.“Who are you?” Autumn demanded, her voice hoarse but resolute. The bond with Gale pulsed, his golden strength anchoring her, though his wounds bled anew. Levi and the surviving rebels secured the vault, dragging Gina’s unconscious form away, her Order magic spent. Nathaniel’s body lay still, the pendant shatte

The scream echoed through the Veil like a rift in the stars, Levi's pain slicing through the bond with brutal clarity. Autumn staggered in the crystalline citadel, her hand flying to her chest as if the wound were her own. Gale caught her elbow, his eyes wide with alarm, Kane's growl vibrating through him. "Levi!" he roared, the name bouncing off the spires, but the connection had severed, leaving only a haunting silence.Lysara's constellation eyes darkened, her starlight cloak flickering as she waved a hand, summoning a scrying pool in the citadel's center. The water rippled, revealing fractured images: the lair in ruins, rebels fleeing, and Levi—bloodied but defiant—clashing with the armored figure at the ravine's edge. The leader's black armor gleamed with crescent runes, their helm obscuring their face, but the stance, the silver aura peeking through—it mirrored Elias's."No," Autumn whispered, horror coiling in her gut. "It can't be him. Elias is here, healing." She glanced at t

The Veil's crystalline citadel materialized around them in a swirl of stars, the portal snapping shut behind Gale as he carried Autumn's limp body through. Her skin was pale as moonlight, her chest rising in shallow breaths, Alina's presence a faint echo within the bond, whimpering like a wounded pup. Gale's heart pounded, Kane's fury and fear blending into a roar that echoed through the spires. "Lysara! Help her!" he demanded, laying Autumn on a glowing pedestal in the central chamber, where Elias still lay in his healing cocoon, vines of starlight weaving over him.Lysara rushed forward, her constellation eyes widening at Autumn's state. "The amulet's price was too high," she murmured, placing hands over Autumn's chest, channeling Lunar Veil energy—a cascade of ethereal light that seeped into her. Amaya joined, her healer's magic intertwining, but her face was drawn, the strain of the battle and her pregnancy evident. Levi paced nearby, his wounds bandaged hastily, guilt etched in h

The citadel shattered in a cascade of crystalline shards, the Veil's eternal night sky ripping open like torn fabric, revealing glimpses of the mortal realm below—Lockwood forests ablaze, Silver Pack lands cracked with fissures, the entity’s influence spreading like a plague. Alina's manifested form towered over the chaos, her ethereal fur glowing with integrated light and shadow, fangs bared in a snarl that shook the collapsing spires. The entity's colossal maw loomed, its breath a foul wind of decay, but Alina met it head-on, her claws raking across its void-hide, drawing ichor that sizzled against the air.Autumn hung suspended in the ritual's vortex, essences swirling around her—Elias's silver, Elara's moonlight, Gale's gold, the guardians' amber—all threading into her core, weaving the hive's shadow into harmony. The pain was exquisite, a burning fusion that made her scream, Alina's manifestation drawing from her strength, the bond with Gale the only anchor keeping her sane. "Hol

The march to the old war ruins was a symphony of tension, the packs moving as one under the blood moon's crimson glow, their footsteps crunching over frost-kissed leaves in the Lockwood forests. Autumn led the way, her silver light intertwined with shadows, casting elongated forms that danced like living entities on the trees. Alina padded beside her, fully manifested and larger than before, her ethereal fur rippling with integrated hive essence, eyes vigilant for threats. Gale walked at her side, his hand occasionally brushing hers, the bond a steady rhythm that kept the shadows' whispers at bay—whispers that grew louder with every step, urging her to recognize the pull toward Gina's child.Elara and Elias flanked them, Elara's staff—repaired with guardian pendants—glowing softly, her moonlight aura a counter to the encroaching darkness. "The ruins are the nexus," Elara explained, her voice low but carrying to the packs behind. "Where the first Callisto sealed the entity millennia ag