THE FULL AWAKENING
The forest trembled with an unnatural energy, the air thick with tension that pressed on every breath. Shadows stretched like living things across the twisted undergrowth, curling around tree trunks, slipping silently over roots, and retreating only when Kael’s wolf form roared, his claws scraping against the forest floor in warning.
“This is… different,” Lyra murmured, golden energy spiraling around her arms. “I’ve never felt such a presence… so massive, so… alive.”
Kael’s amber eyes glinted beneath the moonlight, ears twitching at the faint, almost imperceptible vibration in the air. “It’s not the same darkness we faced before. This… this is the Primordial Shadow in its full awakening. We’re not just fighting tendrils anymore—we’re facing the source. And it knows we
