Chapter 22: The Beast That Answered the Moon
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The battlefield stood frozen in disbelief.
Hundreds of wolves—royal soldiers and rebels alike—stared at the massive Shadow Beast with wide, fearful eyes.
Moments ago, it had been tearing through everything in its path.
Now—
It stood perfectly still.
Its glowing red eyes were fixed on one person.
Alina.
She felt it again.
That strange connection.
The Moon-Bound power inside her pulsed in rhythm with the light of the moon above. Silver energy spread outward from her feet, drifting across the ground like mist.
The Shadow Beast slowly lowered its head.
A collective gasp rippled through the battlefield.
“It’s… bowing,” one of the royal guards whispered.
Kael stepped closer to Alina, his massive Lycan form still tense, every muscle ready to strike.
“Alina,” he said carefully, “don’t move.”
She swallowed.
“I’m not doing anything.”
But even as she spoke, the glow around her hands brightened.
The beast lifted its head again—
And took a step forward.
The ground trembled beneath its weight.
Several warriors instinctively retreated.
Across the battlefield, Magnus watched with sharp, calculating eyes.
“Well…” he murmured.
“This just became far more interesting.”
His second-in-command stepped beside him, unease clear in his voice.
“My Alpha… we should fall back. That creature will destroy both sides.”
Magnus didn’t move.
“No.”
His gaze remained locked on Alina.
“That beast didn’t come here by accident.”
He pointed toward her.
“It came for the Moon-Bound.”
Meanwhile—
Alina’s heart pounded.
The creature was now only a few steps away.
Its shadow swallowed her completely.
But the fear she expected…
Never came.
Instead—
She felt something else.
Recognition.
The power inside her surged.
Without thinking, she raised one glowing hand.
“Don’t!” a soldier shouted.
But the Shadow Beast didn’t attack.
It stopped.
Completely still.
Its red eyes dimmed slightly as it looked at her.
The connection deepened.
And suddenly—
Images flooded her mind.
Ancient forests beneath a silver sky.
Battles long forgotten.
Wolves fighting alongside creatures like this one—
United under the moon.
Alina gasped as the vision vanished.
Kael noticed immediately.
“What did you see?”
She looked at him, shaken.
“I think… it knows me.”
Kael frowned.
“That shouldn’t be possible.”
But before he could say more—
Magnus moved.
In a flash, he sprinted forward, cutting through the battlefield with terrifying speed. His sword gleamed under the moonlight.
“If the beast listens to the Moon-Bound—” he shouted,
“Then I’ll take the Moon-Bound!”
Kael reacted instantly.
With a furious roar, he lunged forward.
But Magnus was already striking.
His blade sliced toward Alina.
Time slowed.
Her eyes widened.
The Shadow Beast saw it.
And it moved.
With a deafening roar, the creature slammed its massive claw into the ground between them.
BOOM!
The earth shattered.
A violent shockwave exploded outward.
Magnus was thrown backward, crashing hard into the battlefield.
Dust filled the air.
Silence followed.
When it cleared—
The Shadow Beast stood in front of Alina.
Protective.
Unmoving.
Its red eyes burned with fury.
A clear warning.
No one would touch the Moon-Bound.
Not even Magnus.
Kael stepped beside her slowly.
His voice was low.
Almost stunned.
“It’s protecting you.”
Alina stared at the massive creature guarding her.
Her silver aura burned brighter than ever.
And for the first time since the war began—
The rebels looked afraid.
Truly afraid.
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