The Alpha's Defiant Luna
But the creatures were too numerous, too relentless.
One of them reached the Heart, its claws closing around the pulsing orb. The light flickered, dimmed, and went out.
Elena screamed as the darkness surged forward, consuming everything. The chamber dissolved into shadow, the light extinguished, and she was dragged into the void.
She woke in a cage of shadows, her wrists bound, her body aching.
The First Darkness stood before her, its cold eyes fixed on her face. Its form was larger than before, more solid, more real. The Heart of Eternity pulsed in its grasp, its light dimmed but not extinguished, feeding the ancient evil.