The sky was split in half.
On one side, obsidian clouds rolled in waves, devouring stars.
On the other, a silver-white halo hovered above the crater—the new moon, born from sacrifice.
Seph’s presence pulsed through every living wolf on the battlefield, a heartbeat made of memory and promise.
No more madness.
No more soul-lost howls under blood moons.
Only stillness. Clarity. Peace.
She had become the very prophecy they feared.
And rewritten it.
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Leo stood at the crater’s edge, armor scorched, hair damp with snow and sweat.
Behind him, the coalition army watched in silence.
Even the captured zealots knelt, eyes reflecting the celestial flame above.
Ravik whispered, “It’s… stabilized. The lunacy frequency across packs is dropping. Entire bloodlines are shifting.”
Cormac, bruised and breathless, limped forward. “She did it.”
Leo said nothing.
Just stared up at the soul-gate glowing like a second moon, Seph’s silhouette barely visible inside the crystal orb.