DESCENT INTO THE HEART
The fall seemed eternal. Lykos and Aria plummeted through the void, silver light and shadow swirling violently around them. The abyss beneath them churned like a living thing, molten silver and black coils writhing as though tasting their fear, probing their strength. Every instinct screamed danger. Every fiber of their beings screamed: survive.
Aria’s hands clutched Lykos tightly. “Lykos… I… I can feel it! The heart… it’s alive… breathing… waiting…”
He gritted his teeth, wolf instincts flaring despite the loss of his Alpha power. “Then we fight… together. No matter what waits!” His silver eyes glowed faintly in the void, reflecting the fearsome energy around them.
Below, the colossal figure—the master of the abyss—waited. Its molten gold eyes burned like twin su
