The Guardian turned on the infected wolves with terrifying fury.
Its massive claws tore through corrupted bodies like paper while ancient silver power exploded across the shrine. Infected wolves screamed as silver flames consumed them one after another, their blackened veins burning beneath the moonlight.
Chaos swallowed the mountain.
Warriors rushed to regroup while shattered stone collapsed around the cliffs. The Guardian’s roars shook the shrine violently each time it attacked, forcing everyone backward from the sheer force of its power.
But Lyra barely noticed the battle anymore.
Because the creature’s final words still echoed inside her chest.
Not the Queen.
Something new.
Kael reached her first.
Blood streaked across his shoulder and chest from the Guardian’s attack, but his
