CHAPTER 36: THE DOOR THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE OPENED
The monstrous creature towered above the shattered eastern district like a nightmare dragged from the oldest corners of history. Its hollow silver eyes glowed beneath a wolf-like skull, and every breath it released carried dark mist that seemed to drain warmth from the air itself. Around its feet, the crimson roots continued spreading through the broken streets, cracking stone and swallowing anything left in their path. No wolf moved. No warrior spoke. Even the scavengers that had moments ago attacked without fear now crouched motionless around the giant creature as if awaiting commands from a king. Luna Hayes stood frozen for only a second before instinct forced her forward. The Moonfire inside her surged violently, reacting to the pres
