Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

257

The forest had grown darker, the air heavier with the stench of decay. Each step Elyra and Dain took was filled with unease, as if the trees themselves were watching.

The attacks began subtly-a shadow flitting through the trees, a low growl in the distance. But as the days passed, the creatures became bolder, their grotesque forms emerging from rifts in the forest like nightmares made flesh.

One evening, as they rested near a stream, the first of the creatures lunged at them. It was a mass of shadow and teeth, its eyes blazing with malevolence. Elyra and Dain fought side by side, their movements instinctive and coordinated.

while Dain's raw strength shattered its twisted form. The

getting stronger," Elyra said,

Dain added, scanning the trees with

the last. The creatures seemed to target Elyra specifically, their glowing

for Elyra, she hesitated, overwhelmed by its ferocity. Time seemed to slow

roared, throwing himself between her and the beast. His body glowed faintly with a golden light as he struck the creature with a force that sent it sprawling. The glow intensified, burning away the beast's shadowy

too," she whispered, her