Chapter 15 The Serpent's Bite

• Elara stood at the precipice of a nightmare, the horrifying reality of Gorok's ritual a stark contrast to the sterile training exercises in the Crimson Moon training yard.
• The air thrummed with dark energy, the guttural chanting a hypnotic drone that threatened to unravel her will. Before her, a sea of enslaved wolves, their eyes vacant, their bodies twitching, were being forcibly bound to Gorok's will.
• The monstrous figure of Gorok himself, radiating insane power, stood at the heart of the ritual, a dark god demanding fealty.