a's

remained fixed on me f

inct told

beneath the palace. Behind me, the sounds of battle still raged above as

final words ec

of the kingdom

th and forced myse

ith silver light. As its light spread, the darkness slowly retreated, r

wl came

o

erf

ci

ough the stone

rying to sound bravier tha

e shado

lf stepped i

ned. His silver-white fur shimmered like freshly fallen snow beneath t

ey

ant blue I had seen watch

ped only a fe

acking.. He lo

e echoed in

home, Que

asp

you're s

with

was calm a

onnected through

at him in

ontinued. "I am the First G

rst Gua

nod

Heart of the Moon Kingdom while waiti

allo

here... all

e to those bound

other question, the g

ed from t

lifted

etting

lak

at wolf

. Queen Elena cannot hol

ened aroun

to hel

came withou

urn now, yo

red my

just le

until his enormous he

already mad

ice so

must ma

silver crown res

I suppose

and began walking de

low

ment, I

I fol

into a breathtaking

ed the walls and ceiling, filling t

etched along both

as I look

gnificent kingdom ben

s and queens wearing c

thir

y hear

air stood beside a smiling

em was a l

have been old

ore a tiny

pped

at'

stopped

pare

eath

the mural with

moth

ly like the woma

uti

i

ro

r stood m

protectively ar

ooked s

y we

happ

lowered

tra

hoed through the t

ed tow

e every

blue eyes fil

e yourself,

truth will cha

s remained fixed on

Orion and Queen Selene were loved by every corner of the Moon Kingdom. They b

ke my eyes of

ook...

y we

a sadness that mad

Malakar

rystals arou

d walking, and I

atest generals. He was brave, brilliant, a

chan

bit

hoed throug

n as the Blood Flame. It promised immortality and unmatc

ran th

acce

at wolf

was too great if it made h

the end of

rmous chamber unlike a

ol of shimmering silver water. The crystal pulsed gently, like the steady

n't loo

beau

id. "Every blessing, every guardian, every shield pr

ser, the crystal

ead throug

s shimmered, and the Moon Crown

I hea

artb

l

ea

ci

t the cr

as m

m matched

ion s

cogniz

d out ca

the crystal, a brilliant flash of

flooded

this very crystal, placing bot

father, holding a ti

e

kissed m

spered, "this king

sion c

am

re

ce under

gh the royal guards w

ng desperately t

clutching

ce as she placed the Moon

he begged someon

of silve

dar

ision

ckward, breat

ey died pro

so you could live," As

d freely do

ven got to

nswer, the chambe

on echoed through t

ead across

water rip

's ears

s he

echoed throu

where you've

r as the massive e

de, his crimson cloa

lently, forming a wall of bl

settled on the

y shifte

you a

smi

years searching for t

fted his blo

now

surged aroun

r story

t of the Heart of

ds tre

dn't mov

let you t

ar la

this battle is ab

mile

ever

directly i

ways been

he meant, he pointed his

al sudden

read across its

t out a thu

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k as silver light and c

had begu