From Man To Beast

seemed

it vanished altogether, swallowed by the cavernous pit. Just when he thought he would be torn apart by impact, a strange

ed, dis

e cavern walls, and a soft wind circled the hollow chamber. The ground be

now, casting shifting shadows on the walls. As he moved, the cavern came alive. Stat

ame th

re not

t echoed inside his mind

sharply. "W

le

erged from the darkness. Cloaked in smoke and wearing a hood of bone

d," it hissed. "But the

s place?" Et

the voice replied. "And a prison

onto Ethan's wrists and ankles. He cried out, tr

e blood of the Alpha Triad. You are the

ched his j

ows, eyes blazing in her wolf form. She collided with the figure, claws tearing int

ns relea

, breathless and bloodied. "You

hat?" he as

"They guard the Hollow.

l now lit by eerie red symbols. Ethan noticed the wall

This place is the Vein. Beneath the Hollow lies the Heartstone

t sl

didn't

ck glass, pulsating with a blood-red glow. Hovering above it was a heart-not hu

e. "We're

burst wi

ow-wolves with molten eyes and skeletal

w her bla

an didn

bone. A pulse of blue light exploded from him, sending

shouted. "No

la

mber sh

nding in darkness once more.

efore him-ghostly trees and glowing grass. A stag watched

he sa

te. Eyes like

"You were never mea

you?" Eth

they erased from prophecy. The truth

into his mind: wolves bowing before a child with silver hair, a t

ey hoped for," she whisper

ed and jol

was gone. Kaela knelt beside him, he

ded. "Who

me on-we need to get to the surface. Drexler's s

remains of statues and burning glyphs. Every step

e floor

d to catch her, but a burst of flame erupted be

her name, but

the altar, the air thick with

tcher's voi

Vessel. And now...