THE BURNT FACE LUNA
They were tall, faceless horrors of solidified smoke, wielding blades that looked like shards of midnight.
"Wraiths!" I roared, my claws unsheathing with a metallic snick.
"How tedious," Charles drawled, though his eyes flared a violent, predatory purple.
The skirmish was short but visceral. One of the wraiths lunged for my throat, its blade whistling through the air, but I ducked beneath the strike and buried my claws into its misty chest. It didn't bleed; it dissipated with a shriek that sounded like grinding glass. Behind me, Sofia was a whirlwind, her daggers carving arcs of silver through the dark, while Charles moved in a flick-step, decapitating three of the horrors before they could