Chapter 77
Third pov
Wind knifed across the shattered ruins as Gabriella and the Alphas ran—
but the Devourer’s presence followed like a collapsing universe.
The sky tore further.
Shadow bled like ink across the clouds.
A soundless roar vibrated through the Vale, rattling bones, shattering cracked stone pillars.
Rhael stumbled first.
He hit one knee, hands gripping the earth, veins pulsing black beneath his skin.
“His aura—” he gasped. “He’s too close. I can’t— he’s shredding the boundaries—”
Leo grabbed his shoulder. “Stay with me! Don’t let him into your head!”
Gabriella’s breath came in sharp bursts as they ducked into a fractured temple archway. She turned back instinctively—
And saw it.
The Fallen Guardian’s light—
once the last flicker of ancient hope—
was being drowne
