Chapter 65: The Gate Awakens
Luna’s heart raced as the ground continued to tremble beneath her feet. The air crackled with an unsettling energy, one that filled her chest with a cold dread she couldn't shake. The shadow in front of her, the figure of her father—or what used to be her father—stood with an ethereal presence, its eyes glowing an ominous red.
Her breath came in sharp bursts. She took a step back, unwilling to let herself believe that this was real. Her father had died years ago, consumed by the flames of the Shadow War. There was no possible way he could be here, standing before her.
Yet, here he was.
The figure stretched its hand toward her, the gesture filled with both an unmistakable familiarity and an unbearable distance. "Luna," it said again, its voice a hollow echo
