Chapter 88

---- T'll go check the inscriptions, Valeria said as she started up the worn stone steps leading to the top of the hill.

Follow her, Celine.

Protect her at the slightest danger.

Celine nodded and climbed after her toward the site, which looked nothing like the previous Altars.

The clock was frozen, covered in ancient numbers and spheres indicating the lunar phases.

Moss and vines had overtaken it.

It seemed like part of the tree itself, surrounded by the gnarled knots of the bark.

I watched as Valeria traced her fingers over intertwined letters bordering the artifacts face.

Iglanced at the sky, where clouds were moving faster than normal.

Something was about to changeI could feel it.

The forest whispered warnings.

Lycan form stood on end

then she

the lyrics of the lullaby and what followed brought anything but

«Sleep, Juno, sleep now, or the shadows will come...» The moon began to hide behind the clouds

will find you...» She had barely finished the last line

but in my distraction, I failed to see the danger looming over

spectral shadow emerged from within the twisted trunk, looming over

of there! I shouted, racing

of the creature were already too close

thought she

her powers, but

Celine acted faster.

struck by

screamed in terror, thrown onto the

the cursed specter and lunged

strong

shadows of its body without injuring it, while its attacks tore

to emerge further from the tree,

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