Abigail's POV
But as the light faded, the battle wasn't over."
The Keeper of Shadows gave a final shout, the noise piercing my ears as its form dissolved into the darkness.
Defeated, I thought, but then I felt it, a sinister pulse spreading from where the Keeper had fallen, seeping into the ground and tainting the air.
Black smoke like snakes came out from the fading shadows, creeping over the land and infecting all they touched.
The trees withered instantly, their bark darkening as if burnt by invisible flames.
The sky above us dimmed and the earth itself let out a groan as the curse began to consume it.
I watched in abject horror as some of our pack members stumbled back, clutching their heads in desperation, dizziness filling their eyes with an eerie darkness.
This was not
