All Chapters of THE LUNA HE SWORE TO KILL: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Chapter EightyThe Heart CracksThe battlefield had gone silent.The golden army was gone.The gate between worlds had disappeared.The mountains were still.For the first time in what felt like forever, Ariana thought they had won.Then the Heart cracked again.Crack.A thin silver line spread across its surface.Kael looked up."Ariana...""I see it."Another crack appeared.Crack.The Heart began shaking above them.Eryndor's face changed."Everyone step away."Ariana looked at him."Why?""Because we don't know what's inside."Aster slowly raised his spear.The ancient Guardian moved beside him.The former First Shadow stared at the Heart with an expression Ariana couldn't understand."You knew."Ariana turned toward her."Knew what?"The woman didn't answer."Tell me."She looked at Ariana."I knew something was sealed inside the Heart."---Kael stepped closer."You never mentioned that.""I didn't know what it was.""Then how do you know now?"The woman looked at the cracks."B

Chapter Eighty TwoThe Star King's MachineThe machine roared louder.Golden light filled the throne room.Ariana stared at the enormous structure behind the Star King.It was connected to the walls by hundreds of golden chains. Strange crystals floated inside its center, spinning slowly around a dark empty space.Lyra stood beside the Star King.She looked tiny compared to the machine.And terrified.Ariana took a step forward."Get away from her."The Star King didn't move."You still don't understand.""I understand enough.""No."His voice remained calm."If I wanted to hurt Lyra, I would have done it already."Ariana looked at the machine."Then what do you want?"The Star King pointed toward the Heart fragment in her hand."Your connection to the Moon Heart."Then he pointed toward Lyra."And her original power."Ariana's eyes narrowed."What happens if you combine them?"The Star King smiled."My world lives."---Kael stepped forward."And what happens to them?"The Star King

Chapter Eighty-FourThe Real Moon QueenThe forest had become strangely quiet.Too quiet.Ariana stood at the edge of the trees, the First Blade glowing faintly in her hand.Behind her, Kael and the others watched the darkness.The golden warriors who had followed them were gone.One moment they had been surrounding the group.The next, the white wolf had howled, and every one of them had disappeared into the forest.Ariana looked at the wolf.It stood several steps away, watching her."Why did you help us?"The wolf didn't answer.Instead, it turned toward the mountains.Then it began walking.Ariana followed.Kael caught up beside her."You trust that thing?""No.""Good.""But I think it knows where we're going."Kael glanced at the wolf."That's probably worse."Ariana smiled."Maybe."---They walked until sunrise.The mountains grew larger with every step.The air became colder.The golden light covering the Star Realm began disappearing behind thick clouds.Eryndor stopped sudd

Chapter Eighty-SixThe Choice of the First StarThe golden ocean rose around Ariana.Waves of light moved beneath her feet, but there was no wind.No sound.Only the Star King's voice echoing through the endless darkness."You cannot hide from me."Ariana looked up.The golden crack in the sky widened.The Star King descended through it, his wings spread across the darkness.But Ariana wasn't looking at him.She was staring at what had followed him.A massive creature emerged from the crack.It had no wings.No face.Only a huge golden eye surrounded by darkness.Kael stepped closer to Ariana."What is that?"The First Star's expression became serious."The Devourer."Ariana's eyes widened."The same one we thought was guarding the Star Realm?""No."The First Star looked at the creature."It wasn't guarding anything.""It was waiting."---The Devourer opened its enormous eye.The golden ocean began disappearing beneath its gaze.Wherever it looked, the light faded.Lyra grabbed Aria

Chapter Eighty-EightThe Mark Beneath Her SkinThe creature's words hung in the air."I was the one who chose you."Ariana couldn't move.The First Blade trembled in her hand.Kael reached the top of the tower and immediately stood between Ariana and the creature."Who are you?"The creature smiled."Still protecting her."Kael raised his sword."Answer me.""I have many names."Its eyes shifted toward Ariana."But she knows the oldest one."Ariana frowned."I've never seen you."The creature laughed softly."You've seen me every time you closed your eyes."Ariana's stomach dropped.The dreams.The endless darkness.The strange voice that had followed her since childhood.She had always thought they were nightmares.Now she wasn't so sure.---The First Star moved closer to Ariana."Don't listen to it."The creature looked at him."You're still pretending you can protect her?"The First Star's expression hardened."You won't touch her.""You already lost once."The creature raised one