Aria nodded, her mark still just faintly glowing. "then we go to her to fight." Tonight brings the end of this.
The ground rocked as the pack collected back-up. The moon above seems to move with more concentrated light sharpening.
A voice cold and unrelenting emerged during the night.
"You dare reject me, Aria? Then personally negotiate the wrath of the Moon Goddess." Aria went onward, her determination intact. "We are ready for you."
If we collapse here, everything we have struggled for vanishes!
Her words resonated across the meadow, her mark shining more brightly than it had ever done, a lighthouse of defiance against the coming Moon Goddess as the pack gathered around Aria and their breaths came as one under the cold, silver moonlight.
Kels went to her side and low in voice hissed. Then we do not fall tonight.
Ryker adjusted his blades; a dark determination replaced his grin. We have one shot at this; let us count it out for sure.
