Chapter 86: ANCIENT SECRETS
Chapter 86: Ancient Secrets
Liana dove forward as Celeste’s arm whipped toward Talia. The shadow arm wrapped around Liana’s waist instead, burning like acid through her clothes. "Gotcha!" Celeste shrieked through her twisted lips.
But instead of fear, Liana felt something else rising. Power. Pure, ancient power that made her bones hum like tuning forks. "Let her go!" Kael roared, lunging forward with his claws extended.
The limb holding Liana suddenly froze. Steam rose where it touched her skin, and Celeste screamed in real pain. "What’s happening to me?" Celeste wailed, trying to pull away but unable to let go. Lyra’s eyes went wide. "Impossible. She’s burning dark magic with pure light." "Not impossible," the phantom wolf said quietly.
"Inevitable. Show them, young guardian." Liana didn’t understand what was happening, but she could feel old memories flooding through her mind. Not from the old Luna this time.
These were older. Much older. Her skin began to glow with silver light that hurt to look at. Where the light touched Celeste’s shadow form, the darkness cracked and peeled away like old paint. "You’re hurting her!" the First Shadow snarled, its calm face finally slipping.
"Stop this!" "I can’t!" Liana gasped. The power was pouring out of her like water through a broken dam. "I don’t know how!" Lyra stepped closer, her face pale but determined. "I do. Listen to me, Liana. Your ancestors weren’t just royal blood.
They were guards." "What does that mean?" Jace ordered, still ready to fight but unsure what to fight. "It means everything we thought we knew was a lie," Lyra said quickly.
"Omega position was never about being weak. It was about having the purest link to protective magic. Your family has been guarding the barrier between worlds for thousands of years." The silver light around Liana pulsed brighter. Celeste’s screams got louder.