WHISPERS OF A GREATER DARKNESS
The forest lay in an uneasy calm after the battle. Faint traces of corrupted energy lingered in the underbrush, but the Queen’s shadow had been contained—temporarily. Kael, Nara, Lyra, and Riven moved cautiously, alert for any remaining threats.
Lyra floated slightly above the forest floor, golden light pulsing as she absorbed and stabilized residual energies from the corrupted awakened. Each wave of purification strengthened her, yet deep within her, a gnawing unease whispered that this victory was only the beginning.
Kael shifted into wolf form, muscles taut, ears flicking at every rustle. “The Queen is weakened, but she is not gone. I can still feel her presence… distant, but watching.”
Nara’s silver fire flared lightly. “And that’s not the worst of it
