From Man To Beast

urned his head slowly, every muscle in his body taut, heart thudding like a war drum. Drexler's hand instinctively pushed h

glowing golden eyes. Not human. No

rexler whispere

was t

den l

stopped a breath away, its massive form shaking as it inhaled deeply. It let out a low w

epped

e beast had stood now knelt a woman. Naked, bleeding, scarred. Her body bore the signs of countless battles-

ward, both terrifi

ken with exhaustion and pain. "Ethan Cross," she s

stripping off his coat and

have once been a smile. "Kaela. Last of

t. "What d

table behind them. "The manuscript wasn't a warn

kening. A gust of wind-though no wind should exist in the underground

n f

d. No smoke rose. Only flame that moved like it danced to an ancie

, one of which bled from its mouth. Ethan stared, dr

pale. "The Triad h

hidden compartment beneath. Inside lay three relics: a tarnished silver medallion with the same triad embl

a snarled and slapped his hand aw

e. The moment his skin met the relic, a surge of col

mber va

es littered the ground-some human, some twisted monstrosities. At the center stood a boy

ha

his mind, echoing from so

chamber. Sweat poured down his fac

hed beside him. "

war. And I was...

sel. The last one born with pure blood. The pro

a guy. A failed student. I don

than you were told. And you'

the ceiling. A rumbling sound echoed from abov

aela hissed. "We h

. The steel shimmered with a faint blue glow. "There's

itself, the air grew colder, tighter. The sounds behind

t-scenes of war, of sacrifice, of wolves standing over kingdoms. At the center of i

" Kaela whispered. "The B

"We don't have t

couldn't

wed faintly. When he touched it

scre

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