Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 333

Elyra sat cross-legged in the center of the training chamber, her breathing slow and measured. The shard hovered before her, its light oscillating between silver and shadowy gray. Althea stood nearby, her watchful gaze unwavering as she instructed. "Focus, Elyra," Althea said, her voice calm but firm. "You must draw from its energy without letting it consume you. The shard will test you, but you are stronger than its pull."

Elyra closed her eyes, steadying herself as she reached out to the shard's power. Warmth radiated through her fingertips, and a gentle hum vibrated through the air. For a fleeting moment, the energy felt like an extension of herself, a natural current she could command. But then it shifted.

A searing heat jolted through Elyra, and the visions returned-visions of Dain, clad in black armor, leading an army of shadow wolves that blotted out the moonlight. His expression was fierce, his once-familiar eyes cold and distant. Around him, destruction reigned, with packs scattering in fear.

"No!" Elyra gasped, her connection to the shard shattering as she flinched. The shard's glow dimmed, falling lifelessly to the floor.

Althea knelt beside her, her tone both stern and compassionate. "You cannot let fear dictate your bond with the shard. Fear invites chaos, and chaos will destroy you."

Elyra's breaths came in short bursts as she clutched her head, the haunting images lingering. "I keep seeing him like this," she whispered, her voice trembling. "Dain leading them into darkness. What if I'm too late to save him?"

Althea's eyes softened, but her words were firm. "The visions are warnings, Elyra, not certainties. But every choice he makes pulls you closer to your own fall. You must remain grounded, or his descent will drag you down with him."

why am I even fighting this? If his choices affect mine, what hope do I

it is not unbreakable. The shard shows you what could

face and stood,

focus on your light.

more between silver and shadow. She concentrated on her connection to Dain, remembering not the darkness of her visions but the warmth of their bond-the brother who had fought beside her, laughed with her, and protected her when no one

of its light and shadow merging into a harmonious glow. Elyra smiled faintly,

shard will not always cooperate. It is alive, in a way, and it reflects the turmoil within

cue, the shard pulsed sharply, sending another wave of energy through Elyra. This time, the vision was different. She saw Dain standing at the edge of a cliff, the

again. The shard dropped, its light

arm before she could fall. "You're pushing too hard.

"I can't stop. He's out there, Althea. He's slipping further away with

what good will you do him if you fall apart?" Althea countered sharply. "This is a battle

shoulders slumped, her exhaustion finally catching up to her. "I just... I

choices, Elyra. But you can prepare yourself for what's to come. Rest now. We will