Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 327

The tension in the chamber was suffocating. Elyra stood between Dain and Luna Althea, her heart torn as she tried to make sense of the conflict unfolding before her. Althea's words echoed in her mind, the prophecy pressing against her chest like a heavy weight. But it wasn't just the prophecy. It was Dain-the darkness inside him was growing, and she didn't know how much longer he could hold on.

"Elyra," Althea said softly, her voice calm yet filled with urgency. "You have the power to wield the light. I can teach you how to control it-how to balance the darkness within you." Her gaze shifted toward Dain, her expression unreadable. "But Dain's connection to the shard... it's dangerous. The darkness is consuming him."

Elyra swallowed hard, her heart aching as she glanced at Dain. He stood with his arms crossed, his jaw clenched in silent fury. She had known the darkness was growing in him, but hearing Althea say it so plainly it was a gut punch.

"I won't let it consume me," Dain snapped, his voice rough with emotion. "You just want her to destroy me, don't you?" His eyes burned with accusation as he pointed a trembling finger at Althea. "That's your plan. Manipulate her into using her light magic and then watch me fall into the shadows."

Elyra's breath caught in her throat. She wanted to defend Althea, to explain that she didn't want any of this, but the truth was too complicated. Dain's anger, his pain-it was all consuming him, and Elyra didn't know how to stop it.

no mistaking the firmness in her voice. "I do not wish for anyone to fall, Dain. But the shard's power cannot be ignored. If you do not regain control

darkness my entire life, and now you want me to just... give up?" His voice cracked with the weight of his words, his anger turning into something more vulnerable. "You want me to let go of everything I've

and pleading. "Dain, I don't want to lose you. But we can't keep going down this path. We need to face the truth, or it'll

the ground. "No. I won't let you do this. I won't let her control you." His voice was barely above a whisper, but the finality in it cut through

her gaze flicked to Elyra. "You have a choice,

she looked between the two of them. She didn't want to choose. She didn't want to lose Dain, but she couldn't ignore the truth that was right in front of her. The darkness

to choose yet," she whispered, her voice breaking as she reached out to Dain. "Please, just-just listen

anymore, Elyra." His voice trembled, but there was a coldness to

in the silence that followed. Elyra stood frozen, unable to move, unable to breathe. Her heart

but her words were firm. "The choice has been made. But you still have time,

a pull in her chest, a longing to chase after him, but the path before her was unclear. If