Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 322

The air around them crackled with dark energy as they moved deeper into the Crimson Ruins. The ground beneath their feet seemed to pulse, resonating with the ancient magic that thrummed through the air. The red light continued to grow, casting long, eerie shadows

across the landscape, as if the ruins themselves were alive.

Elyra could feel the shard growing stronger in her hand, its power urging her forward. But every step was a struggle. The shard was becoming more and more difficult to control, its energy pulling at her, threatening to overwhelm her at every turn.

Dain walked beside her, his dark gaze fixed on the ruins ahead. The shadows that clung to him seemed to grow thicker with each passing moment, his connection to the darkness deepening with every step.

"Elyra, we need to keep moving," Dain said, his voice low, his tone almost detached. "The longer we linger, the stronger the pull will be."

Elyra nodded, but the tension in her chest tightened. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was watching them, waiting for them to make a mistake. And then, as if on cue, a howl broke the silence.

The sound was primal, filled with rage and pain. Before they could react, a pack of wolves burst from the shadows, their eyes glowing with an unnatural red light. These were no ordinary wolves-these were feral, twisted by the same shadow magic that had consumed Dain.

The wolves lunged at them, their fangs bared and their bodies moving with a terrifying speed. Elyra barely had time to react before one of the wolves was upon her, its jaws snapping inches from her throat.

in her palm. A pulse of light shot out from the shard, slamming into the wolf and sending it flying back. But the attack left her breathless, and the shard's power surged through her, filling her with

Cassian shouted, rushing to

light as she fought it off. Dain moved with an eerie calm, his dark power swirling around him, the shadows seeming to bend to his will. He slashed at the wolves with his bare hands, tearing through them with a

emerging from the shadows. The pack seemed endless, driven mad by the shadow magic that twisted their minds and

through the chaos. "You need to control

heat was unbearable, and she could feel

gasped, her knees buckling as

of dark energy through her. "You have to!"

feel the shard pulsing in her hand, a dark rhythm that seemed to match the beat of her heart. It was alive-alive with an ancient, insidious power. The more she tried to control it, the harder it fought back. With a force of will, Elyra forced the shard's energy outward, sending another wave of light cascading through the air. The wolves howled in pain as the light scorched them, sending several of them retreating into the shadows. But there were still too many, and

strength wane with each passing moment.

voice low and steady. "You

her from the darkness. Elyra barely had time to react, the wolf's jaws snapping shut around her arm. Pain

as the wolf staggered away, its eyes locked onto her with an unsettling intensity. Elyra's heart skipped a beat. There was something

head as if trying to clear its vision. And then, in a broken, rasping

ascendant must choose," it muttered, its