Traded To The Lycan King

T'll go check the inscriptions, Valeria said as she started up the worn stone steps leading to the top of the hill.

Follow her, Celine.

Protect her at the slightest danger.

Celine nodded and climbed after her toward the site, which looked nothing like the previous Altars.

The clock was frozen, covered in ancient numbers and spheres indicating the lunar phases.

Moss and vines had overtaken it.

It seemed like part of the tree itself, surrounded by the gnarled knots of the bark.

I watched as Valeria traced her fingers over intertwined letters bordering the artifacts face.

Iglanced at the sky, where clouds were moving faster than normal.

Something was about to changeI could feel it.

The forest whispered warnings.

form stood on end when I heard

lullaby, she said aloud, and then she began to sing

and what followed brought anything but

The moon began to hide behind the clouds as the wind picked

Goddess is not in the sky, the specters will find you...» She had barely finished

my distraction, I failed to see the danger

spectral shadow emerged from within the twisted

watch out! Run, get out of there! I shouted,

of the creature were already too

thought she

to unleash her powers, but

Celine acted faster.

pained howl echoed as my sisters wolf was struck by the

terror, thrown onto

specter and lunged at it, ready to

strong far too

dark shadows of its body without injuring it, while

tree, which seemed to be its