Chapter 20: The Last War
The Shadow Wolf rose above the fortress.
Its body covered the sky.
Every wolf in the kingdom felt its presence.
It spoke directly into our minds.
You cannot kill me.
I stepped forward.
“Maybe.”
Kael stood beside me.
“But we can end you.”
The creature laughed.
You are still only wolves.
I looked at the moon.
“No.”
I raised my hand.
“We are the descendants of the first guardians.”
Silver light covered the battlefield.
Damon joined us.
Mira.
My mother.
Thousands of wolves.
Every pack.
Every bloodline.
All united.
The Shadow Wolf attacked.
The final war began.
For hours, the mountains shook.
Wolves fought.
Fire burned.
Ice shattered.
The sky became silver.
The Shadow Wolf destroyed entire armies.
But every time someone fell, another wolf stood.
It couldn’t understand.
It had spent centuries ruling through fear.
It didn’t understand unity.
I reached for Kael.
Our marks connected.
The three bloodlines awakened.
Black Moon.
Silver Wolf.
Fireborn.
Our power spread through every allied wolf.
The Shadow Wolf screamed.
“No!”
I stepped forward.
“You were born from fear.”
I raised my hand.
“We choose love.”
The Shadow Wolf attacked.
Kael shifted.
I shifted.
Our wolves ran together.
We struck at the same moment.
Silver and black flames exploded.
The Shadow Wolf split apart.
But it wasn’t gone.
Its final fragment entered my body.
I screamed.
Kael shouted my name.
The world went dark.
