Chapter 23: The Battle of the Southern Pass

The first clash reached us through the mountains.

A roar rolled across the southern range, followed by the distant impact of hundreds of wolves colliding inside the pass.

Alistair’s force had met Magnus’s army.

Axel paused on the river trail, listening

Chapter 24: The Judgment of the Storm

The Storm Vault lay beneath a cathedral of stone.

Axel, Clara, and I descended through a passage lined with silver carvings and black roots. Thirty Supreme guards followed until an invisible barrier stopped them near the final chamber.

Only three of us could

Chapter 25: The New Dawn of the Territories

Three months later, spring covered the Supreme Capital in green and gold.

The war banners had been removed from the Obsidian Citadel. In their place hung the symbols of every recognized territory, including smaller Omega communities and border settlement