Chapter 41: Blood Queen's Reckoning Ashes danced in the wind, curling like phantom wraiths as the battlefield lay in eerie silence. Luna stood amidst the devastation, her golden eyes locked on the distant mountains where the shadowed army had gathered. Her heartbeat thundered in her chest, but her stance was unshaken. Behind her, the ancient beast loomed like a sentinel, its breath casting ripples through the air. "What now, Luna?" Selene’s voice broke through the silence, trembling yet defiant. She had taken her place beside Luna, blood and soot streaking her once-pristine armor. Luna's gaze didn’t waver. "We prepare," she said quietly. "For war." Dante stepped forward, his face drawn with exhaustion but filled with resolve. "We barely survived Lucien. What are we supposed to do again

