THE BANISHED LUNA
Every movement flowed, every cut precise.
Kieran staggered to her side, bloodied but unyielding. His blade crossed hers, and together they drove into the rogue with all they had left.
Steel cut deep. Blood poured. The beast shrieked, thrashing. Still it fought, healing even as it bled.
Then Aria felt it—something beneath the steel, deeper than flesh. A pulse, raw and ancient, inside the creature’s chest. Serena hissed in recognition.
The heart. It’s bound. Strike the heart, and it will not rise again.