Chapter 33 : The Lunaveil Pact : The Forgotten Ascension II
Al's POV
Then, in a flash of movement, the air itself seemed to harden—thickening with a pressure that made the hairs on my neck rise.
“Oh, shi—”
I didn’t think. I lunged, instincts slamming into overdrive. My body collided with Ruby’s, shoving him back just as a massive shadow dropped from above, landing so hard the stones under its paws cracked. The impact rattled through the path like thunder.
A low, rattling snarl vibrated from the attacker’s throat, claws screeching against the stone as it crouched. Its eyes glowed sickly yellow, feral and fixed on us.
A heartbeat later, more shapes broke from the darkness—silent at first, then circling like wraiths, their outlines solidifying into fur, muscle, teeth.
Growls filled the
