Chapter 112: The Awakening Power
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The monstrous creatures charged across the temple floor with terrifying speed.
Their claws scraped violently against the ancient stone as they surrounded the group.
Roars filled the massive chamber.
Kael didn’t hesitate.
His golden aura burst outward as he shifted partially into his Lycan form.
His claws glowed like burning metal as he leapt forward and slashed one of the creatures across its chest.
The monster roared and crashed into a pillar, cracking the ancient stone.
“Roran, left side!” Kael shouted.
“Already on it!” Roran replied.
The commander swung his sword with powerful precision, cutting through another creature that lunged toward him.
Darius dodged a massive claw and rolled across the floor.
“Seriously,” he muttered, “why is it always giant monsters?”
He snapped his fingers and unleashed a burst of dark energy that knocked two creatures backward.
The temple shook as the battle erupted across the chamber.
But at the center of it all stood Aria.
The silver mark on her arm glowed brighter and brighter.
She could feel the power rising inside her like a storm waiting to break.
One of the twisted beasts turned toward her and charged.
Its massive jaws opened wide.
Aria instinctively raised her hand.
A burst of silver light exploded outward.
The creature was thrown across the chamber like it had been struck by lightning.
Everyone froze for a moment.
Even Kael glanced back in surprise.
Darius whistled.
“Well… that’s new.”
Aria stared at her glowing hand in shock.
“I didn’t mean to do that.”
Another creature lunged toward her from the side.
This time she was ready.
The silver aura around her body flared brighter.
Moonlight gathered around her hand.
She pushed her palm forward.
A powerful wave of energy blasted the creature backward, slamming it against the temple wall.
Stone shattered from the impact.
The Blood King watched from the throne with growing interest.
“Excellent,” he murmured.
His crimson eyes gleamed with curiosity.
“The Moon’s power is awakening faster than I expected.”
Meanwhile, the battle continued across the chamber.
Kael fought like a storm of claws and fury.
Every strike he delivered carried immense power.
Two creatures charged him at once.
He grabbed one by the throat and slammed it into the floor before tearing through the second with his claws.
Roran fought beside him, blocking attacks with skill and discipline.
But the creatures kept coming.
“There’s too many!” Roran shouted.
Kael glanced around.
The monsters surrounded them on every side.
But suddenly—
The temple floor began glowing again.
The ancient runes lit up with bright silver light.
Aria felt the energy pulling toward her.
The temple voice returned.
“Moon’s Daughter.”
The ancient voice echoed across the chamber.
“You have proven your strength.”
Aria looked up.
“But the trial is not finished.”
The silver light intensified.
“You must now choose.”
The battle around her slowed as if time itself had weakened.
Aria saw Kael struggling against three creatures at once.
Roran had been knocked back against a pillar.
Darius was surrounded.
And the monsters kept multiplying.
The temple voice spoke again.
“You have the power to destroy them all.”
Images appeared in Aria’s mind.
Silver energy exploding across the chamber.
The creatures turning to dust.
But the vision continued.
The power spreading too far.
Destroying the temple.
Destroying everything.
Aria clenched her fists.
“No.”
She lowered her glowing hand slightly.
“I won’t destroy everything just to win.”
The temple voice seemed pleased.
“Then what will you do?”
Aria looked around the battlefield.
Her silver aura expanded slowly.
“I’ll protect them.”
The light around her body suddenly changed.
Instead of exploding outward violently—
It spread gently across the chamber like soft moonlight.
The silver energy wrapped around Kael, Roran, and Darius like protective armor.
The creatures hesitated.
The moonlight weakened their movements.
Kael looked at the glowing shield around his body in surprise.
Aria raised both hands.
“Everyone… move back!”
Kael trusted her immediately.
“Fall back!”
The others retreated toward the center platform.
Aria’s power surged again.
Silver chains of moonlight shot from the glowing runes on the floor.
They wrapped around the monstrous creatures, binding them tightly.
The beasts roared and struggled.
But the chains held.
The temple voice spoke again.
“You have chosen protection over destruction.”
The chamber filled with soft silver light.
“The second trial is complete.”
The creatures dissolved into dust.
Silence returned to the temple.
Aria slowly lowered her hands.
Her breathing was heavy.
But she was still standing.
Kael walked toward her with pride in his eyes.
“You did it.”
But across the chamber—
The Blood King stood very still.
His crimson eyes burned with dark excitement.
“Interesting…”
His voice echoed through the temple.
“Very interesting.”
The ground suddenly began trembling again.
Darius groaned.
“Oh come on. What now?”
The Blood King slowly spread his arms.
“Now…”
His crimson aura exploded outward.
“…we begin the final trial.”
The temple walls cracked as dark power filled the chamber.
And this time—
The enemy was not a monster.
It was the Blood King himself.
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