Chapter 100: When the Sky Turned Red
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The kingdom had never seen a night like this.
The sky above the valley had darkened unnaturally, heavy clouds slowly circling the glowing red moon that hung over the world like a silent omen.
The Blood Moon had risen.
Its crimson light poured across the mountains, forests, and rivers of the kingdom, painting everything in an eerie red glow.
Inside the castle courtyard, warriors had gathered in uneasy silence.
Every soldier had heard the roar that came from the northern mountains.
And every warrior knew that something terrible had awakened.
Commander Roran stood at the front of the assembled fighters, his sword strapped to his back as he stared toward the distant mountain peaks.
“We’ve faced monsters before,” he said loudly.
“But tonight we face something older than any war we’ve ever fought.”
The warriors tightened their grips on their weapons.
Fear filled the air.
But so did determination.
Above them, on the highest balcony of the castle, Kael stood beside Aria.
The red moonlight reflected in his golden eyes as he watched the dark sky carefully.
The wind had grown stronger, whipping through the towers of the castle.
Aria stood beside him quietly.
Her silver hair flowed behind her like moonlight.
“The creature has left the mountains,” she said softly.
Kael looked at her.
“You can feel it?”
She nodded.
“It’s flying.”
A cold silence followed.
Darius suddenly appeared behind them, leaning casually against the balcony railing.
“Well,” he sighed.
“That’s never a good sign.”
Kael ignored the comment and kept watching the sky.
Far away in the distance, something enormous moved between the clouds.
At first it looked like a shadow.
But then the clouds shifted.
And the shape became clearer.
Massive wings.
Longer than the castle walls.
The creature flew slowly across the sky, its enormous body illuminated by the red glow of the Blood Moon.
Villagers in the valley below began screaming as they spotted it.
The beast let out another thunderous roar that shook the entire kingdom.
Its wings beat once.
Twice.
Each movement created powerful gusts of wind that bent the trees beneath it.
Aria’s eyes widened.
“It’s coming here.”
Kael’s expression did not change.
“Of course it is.”
Behind them, Roran and the warriors rushed onto the castle walls, staring in disbelief at the monstrous creature approaching through the clouds.
“What in the gods’ names is that?” one soldier whispered.
The beast descended lower.
Now everyone could see it clearly.
Its body looked like a twisted combination of wolf and dragon.
Massive black scales covered its body, glowing faintly with deep crimson cracks.
Gigantic horns curved from its skull.
Its glowing eyes burned like molten fire.
Darius whistled softly.
“Well,” he muttered.
“That’s definitely bigger than the last one.”
Kael finally stepped forward.
His golden aura slowly began to rise around him.
The power of the Alpha King surged through his body.
The warriors on the walls felt the strength radiating from him.
But Aria suddenly grabbed his arm.
“Wait.”
Kael looked at her.
She stared at the creature flying through the sky.
Something about it made her heart pound.
Not just fear.
Recognition.
“The prophecy said something else,” she whispered.
Kael frowned.
“What do you mean?”
Aria’s silver eyes slowly lifted toward the Blood Moon.
“The Children of the Blood Moon…”
She swallowed.
“It wasn’t talking about just one creature.”
Kael’s expression hardened immediately.
“What?”
As if responding to her words—
The sky suddenly darkened even further.
More shadows began moving through the clouds.
Darius slowly straightened.
“Oh… that’s not good.”
From the dark clouds surrounding the Blood Moon…
More glowing eyes appeared.
One.
Two.
Five.
Ten.
Massive shapes began emerging from the clouds one after another.
Winged monsters.
Ancient creatures that had slept beneath the earth for centuries.
The first beast roared again as it circled the kingdom.
But it was no longer alone.
An entire swarm of Blood Moon creatures now filled the sky.
The warriors on the castle walls stared in horror.
One soldier dropped his weapon.
“There’s… there’s too many…”
The creatures began circling the kingdom like predators.
Waiting.
Watching.
Kael slowly stepped forward again.
His golden aura burned brighter than ever before.
Aria stood beside him, her silver power rising to match his.
Below them, thousands of warriors prepared themselves for the battle.
Kael looked up at the sky filled with monsters.
Then he spoke quietly.
“So this…”
His golden eyes blazed with determination.
“…is the war the prophecy warned us about.”
Above them, the Blood Moon burned brighter.
And the ancient creatures descended from the sky.
The true war had only just begun.
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