BOUGHT BY CRUELEST ALPHA
It's ours , a living torrent of sunlight that shatters the shield, engulfs the Priest, turns the sacrificial knife to molten slag in his grip.
"You dare—!" The Priest's scream cuts off abruptly as the flames consume him.
The earth trembles.
From the altar's base, shadows coil —thick as oil, hissing like a thousand serpents. The First Wolves, straining against the crumbling seal. Their presence presses against my skull, whispering things that make my bones ache.
More, they croon. Give us more.
Elara wails, the sound piercing through the battle's din.
I collapse to my knees, clutching her to my chest as the eclipse reaches totality. The world holds its breath.
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