Aria's POV.
Silver light shot out around me. The whole Silver Garden shook under my feet. The flowers that had died just now started to blossom once more, their petals gleaming under the light of the Moon Crown.
The Shadow King stared at me in silence. Then his smile widened.
"There you are."
His voice was almost relieved.
"I've waited centuries to meet the Queen at her full strength."
My chest rose and fell rapidly. Luna had vanished. Her final smile lingered in my mind.
"Find your mother. Restore the Four Seals."
I squeezed the Moon Key more firmly.
"I won't let you hurt anyone else."
The Shadow King took one slow step toward me.
"You misunderstand. I don't like killing."
"No?"
I looked around the dying garden.
"Luna is no more. The garden is crumbling. You attacked Kael
