Chapter 4: Bound by Instinct
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The beast roared again.
Its deafening cry ripped through Silverveil Forest, sending flocks of birds into the sky. Trees trembled, and the earth split beneath its enormous claws.
It towered over everyone like a living nightmare.
Its obsidian scales reflected the crimson light of the Blood Moon, while molten lava pulsed beneath the cracks in its armor.
The soldiers froze.
"What... what is that?"
"Retreat!"
"It isn't a normal spirit beast!"
Panic spread through the royal army.
Several knights turned their horses around, only for the creature's massive tail to sweep across the battlefield.
Boom!
Men and horses were thrown through the air.
Kael narrowed his sapphire eyes.
"Everyone, fall back!"
His commanding voice cut through the chaos.
"I'll hold it off!"
"No, Your Highness!" Rowan shouted.
But Kael was already moving.
Blue flames erupted around his sword as he dashed toward the monster.
With one powerful leap, he slashed across its shoulder.
Clang!
The blade sparked against its scales.
Not even a scratch.
The beast turned its burning eyes toward Kael.
For the first time in years...
The Alpha Crown Prince felt genuine danger.
High above, hidden among the branches, Lysander watched in horror.
"He can't defeat it alone..."
The High Priestess's warning echoed in his mind.
Never reveal your powers.
If the kingdoms discovered the Celestial Omega...
They would never stop hunting him.
Another roar shook the forest.
The monster lunged toward Kael, its claws crashing down like falling mountains.
Kael barely rolled out of the way.
The ground exploded beneath him.
Dust filled the air.
"Your Highness!" Rowan cried.
The royal knights tried to charge, but the creature's terrifying aura forced even powerful Alphas to their knees.
No ordinary warrior could stand against it.
Lysander clenched his fists.
"If I do nothing..."
"He'll die."
His heart made the choice before his mind could.
A silver light burst through the forest.
Everyone looked up.
Lysander stepped from the trees, moonlight dancing around his body.
His silver hair shimmered like flowing starlight.
His violet eyes glowed with divine power.
The forest became completely silent.
Even the beast paused.
Kael stared at the young man in disbelief.
"It's him..."
"The omega from my dream."
Lysander slowly raised his hand.
Soft silver light gathered above his palm, forming an ancient symbol that illuminated the sky.
The air itself seemed to bow before him.
"Return to your slumber," he whispered.
The words were gentle.
Yet they carried the authority of the heavens.
The monster roared defiantly and charged.
Lysander didn't move.
Instead, countless chains made of moonlight erupted from the earth.
They wrapped around the beast's body.
It struggled wildly.
The chains tightened.
A brilliant pillar of silver light descended from the moon, engulfing the creature.
Its furious roar became a cry of agony.
Then...
Silence.
The monster dissolved into countless glowing particles that drifted into the night sky.
The forest was peaceful once more.
No one spoke.
Every knight stared at Lysander with fear.
Some instinctively stepped backward.
An Omega...
Had just displayed power greater than an entire royal army.
Kael slowly approached him.
The closer he came, the faster his heart beat.
Lysander looked up.
Their eyes met again.
This time, neither looked away.
An unfamiliar warmth spread through Kael's chest.
At the same moment, a faint silver mark appeared on Lysander's wrist.
Then...
A matching black mark appeared on Kael's wrist.
Both men gasped.
The marks glowed for only a second before fading.
Neither of them understood what they had just seen.
But deep within their souls...
Something had awakened.
Before Kael could speak, the High Priestess appeared beside Lysander.
Her face was pale with fear.
"We must leave. Now."
She grabbed Lysander's hand.
A circle of moonlight formed beneath their feet.
Kael instinctively reached forward.
"Wait!"
In the next heartbeat...
They vanished.
Only drifting silver petals remained.
Kael stood motionless, staring at the empty space where Lysander had disappeared.
For the first time in his life, the Alpha Crown Prince ignored his father's order to capture the Celestial Omega.
Instead, he whispered a name he had never learned, yet somehow felt he had always known.
"...I'll find you."
Far away, hidden deep within the sacred temple, Lysander looked down at the faint silver mark on his wrist.
His voice trembled.
"The mate bond..."
"It has begun."
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