All Chapters of Moonbound: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Emily stayed pressed against Kael's chest long after the black energy disappeared.His arms were wrapped tightly around her.Neither of them moved.The room was silent except for Emily's breathing.Finally, Kael whispered,"You're here."Emily nodded against him."I'm here.""You sure?"She pulled back enough to look at him."Yes."He studied her face.Her eyes were silver again.No black.No darkness.Just Emily.He brushed a strand of hair away from her face."I was scared."Emily smiled faintly."So was I.""No."He shook his head."You don't understand."His voice cracked."I've watched you disappear too many times."Emily's smile faded."Kael...""I watched you die."He swallowed."I watched you sacrifice yourself.""I watched you forget me.""I watched the world take pieces of you."He touched her cheek."And every time, I couldn't do anything."Emily took his hand."You did something.""What?""You stayed."Kael looked at her."You always stayed."He closed his eyes."Because I

The crack spread across the frozen lake.Emily didn't move.Neither did Kael.The First Wolf stood rigidly at the edge of the ice, its ears pinned back and its teeth exposed.Elara slowly raised her sword."Tell me that's just the ice settling."Emily shook her head."It isn't."Another crack.This one was deeper.Louder.The entire lake trembled.Kael moved closer to Emily."Whatever is underneath there..."He looked into the black depths."...it knows you."Emily nodded."I know."A third crack split the lake.Then the ice exploded.Water erupted into the air.Kael grabbed Emily and pulled her backward as enormous chunks of ice crashed around them.Elara threw herself aside.The First Wolf howled.Something rose from the frozen lake.At first, Emily couldn't understand what she was seeing.It looked like a tower.Then it moved.It was a creature.Enormous.Its body was covered in ancient silver armor, and chains wrapped around its arms and chest.But its face...Emily's heart stoppe

The sky had gone completely black.Not nighttime.Not clouds.Black.The stars had disappeared as though someone had reached across the heavens and extinguished them one by one.Emily stood beside Kael, their hands locked together.Above them, the First Shadow watched.Two enormous silver eyes stared down from the darkness.Elara and the First Wolf appeared at the top of the ridge."Emily!"Emily looked back."Elara!"Her sister ran toward them."Are you okay?"Emily nodded."Kael is."Elara looked at Kael."Are you sure?"Kael gave her a tired smile."I've been better."Elara laughed."That's the most Kael answer possible."Then the ground shook.The laughter disappeared.The First Shadow spoke again.You think love makes you strong.Emily raised her sword."It does."Love makes you weak.Kael stepped forward."No."The Shadow's eyes narrowed.You are the reason she is vulnerable.Kael looked at Emily."And she's the reason I'm alive."The Shadow laughed.Then I know exactly where to

The lake exploded.Ice shot into the sky.Emily was thrown backward, but Kael caught her before she hit the ground."Emily!""I'm okay!""You sure?""No!"She looked at the lake."Definitely not okay!"Elara grabbed their mother and pulled her behind a massive boulder."Everyone move!"Emily looked toward the center of the lake.Something was rising.At first, it looked like smoke.Then it looked like a mountain.Then Emily realized it was neither.It was a creature.Its body was enormous, covered in black armor that seemed to move like living shadows. Long chains hung from its shoulders, disappearing beneath the water.Its head slowly emerged.Two enormous silver eyes opened.The First Wolf immediately dropped to the ground.Emily had never seen the ancient wolf bow to anything."Kael..."He stared at the creature."What?""The wolf is afraid."The creature looked toward them.And smiled.Emily.Her stomach turned."How does it know my name?"The Silver King answered from across the

The army charged.Thousands of silver-armored warriors thundered across the stone bridge, their weapons reflecting the strange blue light of the underground kingdom.Emily stood completely still.For one heartbeat, everything around her seemed to disappear.She could hear only Kael's breathing.Then his hand found hers."Emily."She looked at him."I'm here."He nodded."So am I."The first warrior reached them.Emily raised her sword.CRASH!Steel collided with steel.The force drove Emily backward.Kael appeared beside her, knocking the warrior away.Another attacked from the left.Elara intercepted him."Got him!"She spun, struck his weapon from his hand, and kicked him backward."There's a lot of them!"Emily blocked another strike."How many?""Too many!"Kael laughed despite the chaos."That's never stopped us before."Emily looked at him."You're enjoying this?""No."He ducked beneath a sword."I'm just trying to stay optimistic.""You're insane.""Probably."He struck the wa