Moonlight consumed the battlefield.
The appearance of Selene silenced everything.
The winds stopped.
The screams faded.
Even the monstrous claw emerging from the shattered doorway seemed to hesitate.
For one impossible moment, time itself appeared frozen.
Luna stood at the center of the ruined fortress, surrounded by silver light so brilliant that the broken stones beneath her feet glowed like stars.
Above her towered the Moon Goddess.
Selene was beautiful.
Terrifyingly beautiful.
Her form seemed woven from moonlight, starlight, and ancient memories. Silver hair flowed endlessly through the sky, becoming rivers of light that stretched beyond the horizon.
But Luna immediately noticed something strange.
Selene wasn't looking at the prisoner.
She wasn't looking at the doorway.
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