The entire temple fell into an unprecedented silence.
The moonlight still poured down, but it no longer had that sacred glow; instead, it was tinged with heaviness and cold.
Standing on the altar, my heart suddenly stopped, and I gazed directly at Elias, the person I once thought I trusted the most, who had now become my greatest enemy.
Everything had been revealed. This struggle was not just about a contest for power; it was about my final choice between responsibility and sacrifice.
I felt a tremendous power surging within me. The Moon Goddess’s bloodline erupted at that moment, as if the whole world was tilting toward me.
Yet, this power was not the glory I had longed for—it was a heavy burden, something I had to bear.
“Elias,” I said, my voice low but filled with unmistakable p
