Chrome and Claws
he said quietly, voice like a growl in the tensioned air.
“They’re more than coming,” Raven murmured, the sense of foreboding crawling over her like cold fingers. “They’re relentless and they’re not alone.”
From the mist-shrouded valley below, shadows began to shift as Hollowborn emerged first, monstrous and twisted, their forms vaguely human but malformed by the dark magic that gave them life. Their eyes glowed with an unnatural crimson, and their claws dug into the earth with a sound that made even hardened Riders shiver. Wolves with sleek black fur moved with them, unnaturally synchronized, their snarls cutting through the silence. But Raven’s heartbeat quickened as she noticed the humans