Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 328

The training chamber within the temple was unlike anything Elyra had ever seen. The walls shimmered with a silvery light, their glow pulsating in rhythm with the shard clutched tightly in her palm. It was meant to calm her, Althea had said, but the shard's energy felt anything but calming. It throbbed with a life of its own, its whispers swirling in her mind like a storm.

"Focus, Elyra," Althea instructed, her tone firm yet patient. The ancient guardian stood in the center of the chamber, her ethereal presence radiating an otherworldly calm. "The shard is powerful, but it does not control you. You control it." Elyra clenched her jaw, her breathing uneven. "It doesn't feel that way. It feels like it's... pulling me. Like it wants something from me."

Althea stepped closer, her silver eyes gleaming with understanding. "That is the nature of power. It calls to those who wield it, tempting them with promises of greatness. But you must learn to resist. To harness its energy without letting it consume you." Elyra nodded, though doubt gnawed at her. The shard's whispers grew louder, a chorus of voices urging her to let go, to embrace the strength they offered. She closed her eyes, trying to drown them out, but they were relentless.

"Feel the shard's energy," Althea continued, her voice steady. "Let it flow through you, but do not allow it to take hold. You are the master of your power, Elyra. Not the other way around."

Elyra took a deep breath and focused, reaching out with her mind to connect with the shard. It responded immediately, a surge of energy coursing through her veins. Her heart raced as the power filled her, intoxicating and terrifying all at once. She tried to keep it contained, but it was like trying to hold back a raging river.

"I can't-" she gasped, her voice trembling. "It's too much."

"You can," Althea said firmly. "You are stronger than it. Prove it."

her will. Sweat dripped down her temples as she fought for control, her entire body trembling with the effort. For a moment, she

in her mind grew louder. "Let go, Elyra," they whispered, their tone seductive. "We can give you everything

unleashed a burst of light. The energy shot out from her, slamming into the walls of the chamber. She collapsed to her knees, panting, as the shard's

said, her voice gentle. "The shard's power is immense, but you are learning. Control will come

head, tears stinging her eyes. "I don't know if I can do this. It's

"The shard's influence is strong, but so is your light. You are the key to balance,

still lingered in her heart. She glanced down at the shard, its faint glow seeming almost mocking. What if she wasn't strong enough? What if she failed, and the shard consumed

within her. She couldn't let the shard win. She couldn't

her voice steady despite the fear bubbling beneath the surface. "I need to

smiled faintly, a glimmer of approval in her eyes. "Very well. But

face its energy once more. She closed her

the shard's energy surged, a vision suddenly filled her mind. It was vivid and horrifying-a battlefield shrouded in darkness, an army of shadowed figures marching toward destruction. At their head stood Dain, his eyes glowing with a sinister black light, his expression