The courtyard erupted into chaos.
Howls split the air as wolves scrambled back, forming a jagged circle around the two titans at its center. The ground trembled under the weight of their snarls, each reverberation echoing through the stone walls and into the marrow of every onlooker. Silver light bathed Selra’s radiant form, her fur shimmering like molten moonfire, while Arthur’s massive black wolf loomed, his eyes glowing a terrible crimson.
Every heart in the courtyard seemed to hold its breath, caught between fear and awe. Dust swirled beneath pounding paws, the air thick with tension so sharp it could slice skin.
Ivy’s heart and Selra’s spirit beat as one. Every breath burned with fury and clarity. We are no longer prey. Tonight, we rise.
Arthur lunged first, a blur of muscle and s
