She was the harbinger, the living embodiment of the moon's eternal will, destined to stand as the ultimate bulwark against the encroaching tide of darkness that threatened to engulf all of creation. The weight of her newfound destiny pressed down upon her like a mantle of stars, both exhilarating and terrifying in its immensity.

Yet, beneath the cosmic grandeur of her revelation, a part of Brielle clung to the more earthly desires that had set her on this path in the first place – the burning need for vengeance against Darius Thornfield, the monster who had robbed her of everything she held dear.

As she gazed out over the decimated...