Chapter 124: The Crimson Sky
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The sky above the Lycan Kingdom slowly turned red.
Citizens filled the streets, staring upward in fear as the moon transformed into a deep crimson orb.
Whispers spread everywhere.
“The Blood Moon…”
“It’s happening again…”
Inside the royal courtyard, Kael’s eyes remained fixed on the sky.
“This isn’t natural.”
Roran nodded grimly.
“The Blood King’s ritual is forcing it.”
Darius rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
“I really hate ancient evil magic.”
Aria stood silently, her silver eyes glowing faintly.
The power of the Moon inside her reacted violently to the change in the sky.
It felt like two opposing forces pulling at the world.
Light.
And darkness.
King Alaric stepped into the courtyard, his cloak moving sharply in the wind.
He looked at the crimson moon with a hardened expression.
“Sound the war horns.”
A guard immediately ran toward the tower.
Moments later—
A long, powerful horn echoed across the capital.
The signal of war.
Across the kingdom, thousands of Lycan warriors began gathering in the city square.
Armor clanked.
Weapons were raised.
Commanders shouted orders as the army prepared to march.
Kael turned to Aria.
“If the Blood King completes that ritual, the balance of power will shift in his favor.”
Aria nodded.
“I know.”
Her voice was calm but determined.
“I can feel it growing stronger.”
Darius frowned.
“So what’s the plan? Do we just sit here and wait for twenty thousand angry blood warriors to knock on our door?”
Roran crossed his arms.
“We stop the ritual before the army reaches us.”
Kael looked toward the eastern horizon.
“That means traveling straight into the Blood Army.”
Darius groaned.
“Fantastic. I always wanted to fight an entire army.”
King Alaric stepped closer to them.
“You won’t go alone.”
Everyone turned toward him.
“I will send an elite squad with you.”
His golden eyes locked onto Aria.
“If you truly are the Moon Queen…”
He paused.
“…then you may be the only one capable of breaking the ritual.”
Aria looked up at the crimson moon again.
The dark energy swirling around it made her chest tighten.
But deep inside her, the Moon’s power glowed brighter.
“I’ll stop him.”
Kael stepped beside her.
“Then we’ll stop him together.”
Roran nodded.
“Like always.”
Darius sighed dramatically.
“Great. Another suicidal adventure.”
But he still grabbed his sword.
The four of them stood together as the war horns echoed across the kingdom.
Far away on the eastern plains, the Blood King slowly opened his eyes.
The ritual circle burned like fire beneath his feet.
The crimson moon now hung fully awakened in the sky.
He smiled coldly.
“The Moon Queen is coming.”
His red eyes gleamed with excitement.
“Good.”
He raised his hand as dark lightning crackled through the ritual circle.
“Let the war truly begin.”
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