The air felt heavier here. Ancient stone walls rose around me, their surfaces covered in centuries-old carvings that seemed to hum with forgotten power. My footsteps echoed against the cold ground as Kael led me deeper into the ruins. Every stone seemed to whisper, and the wind carried a strange, mournful song, like the ghosts of those who had lived here long ago. "Do you understand what this place is?" Kael's voice broke the eerie silence. I shook my head, my heart beating fast. "No. But I can feel it. This place... it feels alive." Kael paused in front of a massive stone archway, its surface covered in symbols I didn’t recognize. He turned to face me, his expression unreadable. "This was your mother's clan, Nina. The bloodline you never knew you had. The people who protected the Lunar

