White.
So much white that my eyes stung even behind closed lids. My body didn’t feel like mine. I wasn’t touching the ground, and the air… it wasn’t air. It was heavy and alive, like a thick mist that pressed against my skin, flowing in patterns I couldn’t understand.
“Trinity.”
The voice echoed, deep and layered, like it came from everywhere and nowhere.
I opened my eyes.
Three figures stood before me. The Guardians. They were taller than any wolf I had seen, bodies shimmering with silver and gold light. Their eyes glowed faintly, impossibly bright, and their presence pressed against me, heavy, powerful, demanding attention.
“You’re finally here.” One of them said. His voice rolled like thunder, though his face was calm.
I tried to speak. “Where… where am I?”
“The Eclipse.” Anothe
