Luca enveloped by the dazzling brilliance of the pendant as the cavern shook one more time, the shadow disappearing into the air. The connection pulsed strongly.
Aria rushed to be by his side; her heart constricted at sight of his worn eyes. "Luca? "She whispered softly.
His voice solid but strained, he added, "I'm good," then "We're done."
But the voice returned, its tone darker than before as the light dimmed: "You passed the test, Alpha. Still to come is the biggest challenge, however.
Luca's grey eyes started to narrow. The then we shall be ready.
"The Moon conceal something."
Aria locked her eyes on the now-dim patterns etched into the stone walls and her words reverberated across the Moonlit Cavern. The air seemed strained, the pendant's light flickering as if the connection itself were gasping.
Luca came in closer, his grey eye narrows. "What then do you mean?"
