Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 318

The temple was quiet when Dain arrived, the only sound being the distant rustling of the trees outside, the wind whispering through the ancient stone walls. The air felt thick, as if the very atmosphere had become charged with tension, ready to crack at any moment. Dain's heart pounded in his chest, his mind swirling with confusion, anger, and fear. He couldn't shake the vision he had seen-the vision of Elyra, her eyes filled with pain, watching as the darkness consumed him. This is not how it was supposed to be.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles white from the pressure. Elyra had been pulled further away from him with every passing day. And now Althea-Althea had been manipulating her, twisting her thoughts and pushing her away from him.

Dain's footsteps echoed in the hallway as he made his way toward the central chamber. His jaw was clenched, his body tense, and the shadows seemed to stir around him, responding to his emotions. The energy within him buzzed, dark and untamed, like a storm ready to break loose.

When he entered the chamber, Althea was standing by the altar, her back to him, her hands resting lightly on the stone surface. She didn't need to turn around to know he was there. She could always feel him. Feel the darkness that was growing inside of him. "Althea," Dain's voice was low, cold, as he stepped forward.

The older woman turned slowly, her gaze meeting his. She didn't flinch at the fury in his eyes, nor the anger that crackled through the air between them. Instead, she stood still, waiting for him to speak.

"You've been manipulating her," Dain spat, his voice growing louder with each word. "You've been twisting Elyra's mind against me. Against us."

Althea's expression was unreadable, her eyes steady. "I'm trying to help her, Dain. To keep her from making the wrong choices."

took a step forward, his fists tightening. "Wrong choices? What right do you have to decide what's right for her? You don't

am doing what needs to be done. You cannot see it now, but you will. The prophecy must come to pass. She cannot stay

is about control. You want her to follow your orders, to do what you say. But she won't. She's not like

of something in her eyes. "You don't understand, Dain. She's the key to balancing everything, but her heart-her emotions-are her greatest weakness. She is not ready for

out of control. "You think you can control everything, that you can force us into

him to act. The energy was rising, swirling through his veins, tugging at him, calling him to unleash it. He could feel

darkness fully. He could feel it, the power

swirling like a storm, and before he knew it, he was raising his hand, the power surging

The force of it sent a shockwave through the room, shaking the very foundations of the temple. The air seemed to ripple with energy, the stones cracking and groaning under the pressure. A pulse of raw, uncontrolled power

moment, everything

and the very ground beneath their feet seemed to shake as the power Dain had unleashed coursed through the chamber. The shadows twisted and writhed around him, as if the darkness itself were alive, feeding off the energy he had

She had underestimated how far Dain had fallen, how deeply the darkness had

voice barely a whisper. "You've