The thunder of ceremonial war drums echoed off the ancient granite amphitheater of the High Summit Grounds, vibrating through the cold mountain morning. High above the stone pit, hundreds of regional Alphas, Betas, and elders gathered along the tiered benches, their heavy gazes locked onto the center of the ring. In the middle of the arena, the High Council elders had drawn a twenty-foot circle in crushed white silver chalk. At the eastern archway stood Alpha King, clad in gold-trimmed leather armor, a heavy silver broadsword slung across his back. His dark eyes glinted with arrogant amusement, his aura oppressive and suffocating. At the western archway, Elias stepped into the light. He wore only simple black trousers, his broad chest bare, scars running down his golden skin. In his human form, his eyes remained sightless and milky pale, navigating the arena purely by scent, sound, and the primal vibrations of the earth. At the edge of the royal dais, Lord Blackwood...Elias's f
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