NARRATORSigrid lowered her hand in utter disgust, grabbing Lucrecia’s withered, lifeless hair with monstrous strength, forcing her to kneel.“Look at me!” she commanded, facing her.Lucrecia didn’t even have the strength to scream, tears of blood streaming down what had once been one of the most beautiful faces of this era.“I only regret not being able to stay forever, to destroy you over and over again. I would keep you alive just to break every inch of your soul, like you did to him,” she said in a low, cold, and ferocious tone.Sigrid’s magic poured out of her body in a furious blaze, burning Lucrecia’s scalp as she lay dying.Sigrid summoned a dagger in her hand.“Silas, free them with your magic,” she instructed her companion.He looked at her intensely and nodded.Soon, two massive specters appeared at his side and leaped into the abyss, corroding the iron of the chains.Terrified screams echoed from the depths. Trembling moans and ragged gasps filled the air.The clinking of

NARRATORBut after only a few steps, Sigrid collapsed to her knees again. The sound of the forbidden chants forced their way into her mind through her ears.Where was it coming from? Damn it! BEHIND HER!Sigrid rolled, barely avoiding the treacherous sneak attack.Crouched low in the grass, she spotted her emerging from the dark shroud of the pines—it was that wretched Drusilla.She was the one filling the air with those curses that were driving Electra insane.Sigrid stumbled forward, trying to summon her magic, but when she cast a spell, it failed.It wasn’t that Drusilla was growing stronger—it was her.Sigrid was struggling more and more to maintain control over the body she had stolen.Drusilla held the Book of Risorgimento in her hands. She was reading that ancient spell from it, and Sigrid knew exactly what it was—she was trying to trap her inside Electra’s body.That was why she was losing the battle.And to make matters worse, Drusilla suddenly yanked on a chain she held in h

NARRATORMérida stepped out of the house, a lantern hanging from her old hands, and when she saw them in the state they were in—covered in wounds, dirt, and blood—her eyes widened in shock."For heaven's sake! What happened to you?" She rushed over to examine Sigrid.Her skin was burning hot, trembling, and drenched in sweat, her eyes shut tight as she endured excruciating pain, constantly battling against Electra."I need you to heal Sigrid with your herbs! HEAL HER NOW!" Silas roared uncontrollably, darkness cloaking him entirely, on the verge of breaking free from the restraints of his sanity.He was begging for help from an elemental healer when, with his own magic, he could heal wounds.But he knew he couldn’t keep her trapped inside Electra’s body.He didn’t know how to wield that kind of magic—he only knew destruction and combat. He wasn’t a real mage, nor did he possess such abilities."Calm down, calm down… Don’t feed her here, it’s too dangerous. It’s better to take her insi

NARRATORIt hurt so much to have witnessed the catastrophe her actions had caused.She had been the first to look away, to go live her life without caring about anything else, intoxicated by the power the Goddess had placed in her hands, feeling superior.She had begun manipulating that dark, black magic over the lake, experimenting and playing with it.She had believed she was doing good, had only wanted to eradicate it from the world.Not only had she failed in her endeavor, but she had also created a method that later fell into the wrong hands and was used for all the atrocities the witches committed.Silas had been infected by it, had fed on his resentments—she herself had indirectly created the monster called Umbros."Find him, Sigrid, wake him from his hatred, and give him all the love he deserves, the love that was stolen from his life. No one deserves happiness more than he does…"As Juno’s words fell, the silver light grew intense, like a supernova on the verge of exploding.

ALDRIC"They’re lycan pups! Aldric, they’re lycans. Baby, you’re going to have two little wolf pups… no, no… wait…"Azarot roared in excitement, drunk on love for his mate, but suddenly, he stiffened.Doing the math, he realized that if two male lycans were born from his powerful lineage, he would have to share his mate with two more males."Aldric, why didn’t we make more girls?""You’re just realizing this now?" I huffed, never stopping my kisses on my Vale’s soft skin.Males, females—it didn’t matter. These were the fruits of my love for the woman of my life, the only one for me.The happiness would have been overwhelming if it weren’t for the critical situation we were in."You have some great timing, my wolf," she said with a tired smile, "with Sigrid also pregnant in the middle of the storm.""We’ll get through this, just like last time," I told her, taking her hands and kissing them.Truth be told, I don’t feel as sure of that as I want to seem.I hug her again, pressing agains