The splintering wood and thunderous roars continued, as trees collapsed around us, shaking the earth beneath our feet. Panic rippled through the pack like a wildfire, their eyes wide with fear.
"Take cover!" Malik bellowed, his voice a commanding presence amidst the chaos. "Protect each other!"
But the shouting and the cries continued.
"What is happening?"
"Didn't the Moon Goddess accept the sacrifice?"
"Are we all going to die?"
The world around us was shattered, the once majestic trees lying broken and scattered like the fragments of a forgotten dream.
I turned my gaze towards Kael, his strong features etched with a mix of determination and bewilderment. The weight of uncertainty hung heavy upon us, mirroring the stormy clouds that clung to the night sky.
"Kael?" I whispered to h
