Eclipse of the Pack
Flames shimmered along its outspread wings, flickering in the dimness yet somehow not consuming the feathers beneath.
Everything else fell away: the wails of the wounded, the clatter of concrete, even the scorched air in my lungs. All I could see was the phoenix—otherworldly, overwhelming.
Lucan staggered beside me, clutching his chest. “The bond,” he choked out. “It’s…connected to this.”
The phoenix glowed brighter. Then a voice—not spoken but resonating deep in my mind—reached me:
From the ashes, you rise. Together, you are the flame. Unite, or all will burn.
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