All Chapters of THE BANISHED LUNA: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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The first strike

Chapter 21 – The First StrikeTime fractured into glass shards.The rogue bore down on her, a mountain of fur and twisted sinew, claws outstretched. The roar in its throat was a sound born of hunger and something crueler—intent. It wanted her, not the others. It wanted Aria.Her breath caught. Her arms shook as the sword lifted, heavy and foreign, yet burning with the weight of decision. Kieran’s voice—raw, desperate—echoed behind her. “Aria!”But it was Serena who held her steady.Strike. Before it tears him apart. Before it tears us apart.The world snapped forward.Steel met flesh.The blade plunged into the rogue’s chest with a sickening crunch, cutting through hide and bone as if it had been waiting for her hand alone. The beast shrieked, its momentum carrying it into her even as the sword drove deep. The impact knocked the air from her lungs, hurled her back into the snow. Her ears rang, body screaming, but she held on, knuckles white on the hilt as the rogue convulsed above her

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To the Brink

Chapter 22 – To the BrinkThe malformed rogue thundered across the courtyard, each step cracking the frozen earth beneath its claws. Wolves scattered from its path. Even seasoned warriors who had not flinched at the tide of lesser beasts faltered now, their hackles rising as instinct screamed this was no ordinary foe.Kieran braced himself before it, sword raised, his body a wall between Aria and the monster. But she felt his weakness—his pulse racing, his muscles trembling from exhaustion, his blood dripping into the snow. He had already given too much.The rogue’s coal-bright eyes fixed on her again, not him. Always her. Always the bond.Serena snarled in her mind, the sound reverberating through bone and marrow. This one is ours. Let me through, little one, or it will tear us apart.“No,” Aria whispered, though her hands tightened on the sword. “Not yet. I can do this.”The beast lunged.Steel and claws collided. The impact sent a shockwave through the courtyard, sparks flying as K

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The Edge of Ruin

Chapter 23 – The Edge of RuinThe monstrous rogue slammed forward, its sheer weight shaking the frozen ground.Aria darted to meet it, sword gleaming in her trembling grip. Serena surged inside her veins, lending her reflexes faster than thought, but even with the wolf’s strength the impact rattled through her bones. Steel clashed against claw. The shock knocked her stumbling back, boots slipping across blood-slick snow.Kieran was already there, his own blade biting deep into the beast’s flank. It barely slowed. The thing’s snarling face swung toward Aria again, as though it knew who it had come for.Focus, little one, Serena hissed. It wants you. That is your advantage—draw it, control it.Her stomach turned, but her arms steadied. Aria lifted the blade higher and stepped back into its path.The rogue’s claw struck—she twisted just enough, the edge grazing her arm but not tearing through. Pain burned hot, but her swing followed through, steel slashing across its shoulder. Black bloo

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The Brink

Chapter 24 – The BrinkThe malformed rogue lunged, its weight shaking the courtyard stones, and Aria didn’t retreat. The sword felt alive in her grip, burning cold against her palms, as Serena’s growl rolled through her veins like thunder.The beast’s claws came down in a blur of bone and shadow. Aria swung with all she had. Steel scraped across its arm, tearing muscle but not stopping it. The sheer force of its strike sent her staggering, knees almost buckling, the jolt rattling her bones.“Aria!” Kieran’s voice was a roar as he shoved himself between them, blade flashing. He parried the next blow, sparks flying as steel met claw. The impact nearly drove him to his knees, but he forced himself upright, teeth bared in defiance.They fought together. Aria darted to the side, slashing at the beast’s exposed flank as Kieran drove upward at its chest. The monster snarled, a sound that split the night like tearing metal, blood spraying where their blades found purchase. But still it came,

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Ashes in the Snow

Chapter 25 – Ashes in the Snow The courtyard reeked of iron and smoke. Blood blackened the snow in great swathes, trampled into mud beneath the chaos of bodies. The clash of steel had ended, but the silence that followed was worse—raw, ragged, carrying the weight of every cry that would never rise again. Aria stood in the center of it, the sword still in her grip, slick with gore. Her arm trembled from exhaustion, her whole body screaming in protest. Kieran’s hand hovered at her back, not quite touching, but close enough that she could feel his warmth anchoring her against the cold. His chest rose and fell in shallow heaves, blood soaking the torn fabric at his side, but still he remained on his feet. Still he refused to yield. Around them, the survivors gathered in broken lines. Warriors shifted back into human form, their breaths clouds in the freezing air, their bodies scored with claw marks and bruises. Others lay unmoving on the ground—wolves and rogues alike. The cost of surv

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In the Quiet of Ashes

Chapter 26 – In the Quiet of Ashes The night lay heavy over the stronghold, muffling the cries that had wrung the courtyard raw. Snow drifted again, soft and relentless, trying to bury the bloodstains as if the earth itself wanted to forget. But the air still tasted of iron, and no silence could wash away the memory of screams. Aria sat on the edge of the bed, her hands limp in her lap. The fire in the hearth cracked and hissed, but the warmth never reached the chill that had settled deep in her bones. Her sword leaned forgotten against the wall, the steel dulled by blood she hadn’t had the strength to clean. Kieran knelt before her, his fingers steady though his face was drawn tight with exhaustion. He had stripped away the tatters of her battle-worn clothes and was binding the gash along her ribs with strips of linen. His touch was careful, reverent even, but each brush of his hand made her flinch—not from pain, but from the storm pressing harder in her chest. “You should rest,”

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Whispers at Dawn

Chapter 27 – Whispers at Dawn Dawn came slow, as if even the sun hesitated to rise over the wreckage. Smoke hung low in the courtyard, curling from the pyres the pack had built through the long night. Snow clung to blackened stone, melting into rivulets that ran red where blood had not yet been scrubbed away. The world smelled of ash and grief, heavy enough to choke the breath from Aria’s lungs. She stood among them all, though every fiber of her body begged her to hide. Her side still ached where Kieran had bound her wound, and beneath her ribs Serena prowled restlessly, sensing both mourning and danger in the air. The pack gathered in silence, their faces pale with exhaustion, their eyes flicking—again and again—to her. Some with awe. Some with fear. Kieran stood close enough that his arm brushed hers, his stance coiled tight. He was bruised, bloodied, but unyielding, his gaze sweeping the courtyard for threats that hadn’t yet shown themselves. She could feel his presence like a

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Cracks in the Courtyard

Chapter 28 – Cracks in the Courtyard The courtyard did not empty quickly. Even with the Alpha’s word still ringing in the air, the pack lingered, their boots crunching slow in the snow, their glances darting between Aria, Kieran, and the dark archway where their leader had disappeared. It was as though no one dared to move too swiftly, no one dared to show too much of what brewed in their eyes. The silence stretched taut, heavier than the storm-laden clouds above. Aria stood rooted, the cold seeping through her bandages, her body aching from wounds not yet closed. But it wasn’t the pain that held her still. It was the eyes. Dozens of them, cutting across her skin like blades. She had known fear before—on battlefields, in blood-soaked nights—but this was something sharper, quieter, more dangerous. It wasn’t only fear anymore. The first few wolves left in pairs, their shoulders brushing as they whispered into each other’s ears, heads bent low. Some glanced back once, sharply, as thou

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The Alpha’s Game

Chapter 29 – The Alpha’s Game The council chamber was colder than the courtyard had been, though no snow crept through the stone. Cold here came from silence—thick, deliberate silence that pressed down like a weight. The fire in the central pit smoldered low, smoke curling toward the rafters, the scent of pine and ash threading through the air. The Alpha stood at the head of the long table, hands braced on the carved oak, his shoulders drawn taut beneath the heavy cloak of authority. The room was empty save for his most trusted lieutenants. Men and women hardened by decades of war and politics, their eyes sharp, their postures deferential but restless. Each had been in the courtyard, each had seen what had unfolded. And none of them had dared speak first. Finally, the Alpha broke the silence. “She’s awake.” The words were calm, measured, but they struck like stones against still water. Ripples ran through the room—shifts in posture, sharp breaths, quick flickers of exchanged glan

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The Alpha’s First Move

Chapter 30 – The Alpha’s First Move The hall was still heavy with the stench of smoke and blood, though the bodies had long since been carried away. Silence reigned where laughter used to gather; even the youngest of the pack tread lightly, as if sound itself might awaken more death. But in the Alpha’s chamber, silence was a weapon, sharp and chosen. Darius sat at the head of the long oak table, fingers steepled, gaze fixed on nothing but the fire licking against the stone. His lieutenants stood arrayed behind him, uneasy. They had seen him furious before, but this quiet was something different—measured, deliberate. “She has unsettled them,” one finally ventured. The voice was low, careful. “Half the courtyard watched her bleed and rise again. They whisper as if she carries more than just wounds.” Darius’s eyes slid toward the man, slow, dark. “Whispers are seeds,” he said at last, voice deep enough to draw the air taut. “Left untended, they grow wild. But pressed into the right s

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