<h4>Chapter 80: Chapter 80: ra Unleashed</h4>


    Tobias stepped closer, his ck eyes gleaming with hatred. "You’ve all been such perfect pawns," he said in that wrong voice. "Leading me right to the greatest collection of magical power in centuries." "Tobias?" ra turned, confusion and deception hitting her like a physical blow. "What’s happening to you?" "He’s not Tobias anymore," Darian said, his truth-seeing eyes shing gold.


    "Something else is wearing his face." The thing wearing Tobias’s bodyughed coldly. "Smart boy. I am the Shadow King, and I’ve been waiting inside this body for months, learning your weaknesses." "The rogue who helped me," ra whispered, her heart breaking. "He was never trying to help. You were using him to get close to us." "Every warning, every piece of advice, every moment of trust—all lies," the Shadow King confirmed. "And now, thanks to yourbined magical disy, I can finally take what I came for." Dark strands shot from Tobias’s body toward each member of the pack. But they never reached their goals. Because ra burst. Not literally—but her power exploded outward like a nuclear st of pure silver light. The tendrils disintegrated quickly. The rising monsters froze mid-climb. Even the massive Devourer fell backward. "What is she?" the Shadow King gasped, his arrogant mask cracking. ra floated three feet off the ground, her hair whipping around her face as energy poured from her skin. Her eyes zed like twin suns, and her voice echoed with the force of a thousand thunderstorms. "I am not just Luna," she stated, her words shaking the very foundations of reality. "I am not just an omega with secret strength.


    I am the Moon’s Chosen, the Bnce Keeper, the one who decides whether worlds live or die!" The boys stared in awe. They’d known ra was special, but this—this was beyond anything they’d imagined. "The prophecy," Evelyn breathed, understanding filling her face. "You’re not just part of the forecast. You ARE the prophecy." Silver light continued to pour from ra’s body, but it wasn’t harmful. Instead, it was healing the world, mending the cracks, pushing back the darkness that had been spreading. "Impossible," the Devourer growled, its voice smaller now, less confident. "No single being has that much power." "She’s not single," Kael said, stepping forward. "She’s our mate. Our Luna. Our everything." "And we’re hers," Ronan added, his silver mes dancing higher. "Completely and forever," Darian finished. The three brothers joined hands and reached for ra. The moment their fingers touched hers, the silver light burst again—but this time, it was controlled. Focused. Precise. The Shadow King screamed as the light hit him. "This cannot be! I am forever! I am—" "You’re nothing," ra said calmly, her words carrying the weight of absolute authority. "You prey on fear and doubt and hate. But we have something you’ll never understand." "What?" he asked, his form already starting to crack apart.


    "We have each other." The light increased, and the Shadow King’s stolen body began to dissolve. But as it did, his true form was revealed—not a person at all, but a twisting mass of pure darkness. "You think you’ve won?" it hissed. "I am just the beginning. The real threat ising, and when ites, your precious love won’t save you." "What threat?" ra ordered, but the Shadow King was already fading away. "Ask her," it whispered, its voice like dying wind. "Ask the Moon Goddess herself what she’s been hiding from you." And then it was gone. But the battle wasn’t over. The old monsters were still climbing from their prisons, and the Devourer was gathering itself for another attack. "ra," Evelyn called frantically. "You need to control your power. Too much at once will tear you apart." "I can handle it," ra said, but her voice was stressed. The silver light was starting to flicker. "No, you can’t," Darian said gently. "I can see the truth, remember? You’re burning yourself out." He was right.


    ra could feel her strength ebbing, her life force being drained by the massive show of power. But the monsters were stilling, and the pack was still in danger. "I won’t let them hurt anyone," she said fiercely, pouring more energy into her shields. "You don’t have to do this alone," Kael said strongly. "We’re your mates. Let us help." "The triplet bond," Ronan realized. "We can share the load." They’d done it before, but never like this. Never with this much power at stake. If they got it wrong, all four of them could die. "Do it," ra said, her silver light starting to fade. "I trust you." The brothers pressed their hands against her back, and suddenly ra wasn’t carrying the weight alone. Kael’s shielding strength flowed into her. Ronan’s boundless spirit steadied her. Darian’s cunning mind helped her focus the power. Together, they turned toward the Devourer. "Your move," ra said, her voice steady now, backed by her mates.


    The Devourer roared and charged, its massive ws extending. But ra was ready. She raised one hand, and a shield of pure moonlight stopped the creature cold. "How?" it gasped. "Because I’m not fighting for power," ra exined. "I’m fighting for love. And love is stronger than hunger." She clenched her fist, and the moonlight barrier began to shrink, locking the Devourer inside. "You cannot cage me forever," it snarled. "I don’t need forever," ra answered. "I just need long enough." "Long enough for what?" ra smiled, and for the first time in the fight, she looked truly confident. "Long enough for the real cavalry to arrive." The sky above them began to glow with a different kind of light—not silver like ra’s power, but pure white like starlight. Figures were falling from the heavens, each one radiating divine energy. "The Moon Goddess," Evelyn whispered in awe. But as the divine figure came into view, ra’s smile faded. Because she could see the Goddess’s face clearly now. And she looked exactly like ra. "Hello, daughter," the Moon Goddess said softly. "It’s time you learned the truth about who you really are." The Devourer’s eyes widened in fear. "No. No, this changes everything. If she’s—" "If I’m what?" ra demanded, but she was afraid she already knew the answer.


    The Moon Goddessnded gracefully beside her, and the family resemnce was obvious. "If you’re my girl. If you’re not just Luna, but the next Moon Goddess." "That’s impossible," ra breathed. "Is it?" the Goddess asked sadly. "Haven’t you always felt different? Haven’t you always known you were meant for something greater?" "But I’m just—" "You’re not just anything," the Goddess interrupted. "You’re my son. My recement. The one who will take over when my time ends." "When does your time end?" Darian asked, his truth-sight already showing him the answer. The Moon Goddess looked at her daughter with infinite love and infinite sadness. "Tonight.


    The moment ra epts her fate, I will fade away forever." "No," ra said strongly. "I won’t let you die for me." "You don’t have a choice," the Goddess said gently. "The bnce must be kept. One Goddess dies, another is born. It’s the way it’s always been." "But I don’t want to be a goddess," ra argued. "I want to be Luna. I want to stay with my friends, my pack, my family." "I know," the Goddess said sadly. "But the world needs you. And if you don’t ept your power soon, everything you love will be destroyed anyway." She pointed to the horizon, where new shadows were gathering.


    "The Shadow King was telling the truth. Something much worse ising. Something that only a true Goddess can stop." "What?" ra whispered. The Moon Goddess’s face went pale with old fear. "The Void itself. The force that lives between worlds, that feeds on the destruction of everything good and beautiful. It’s finally found a way into our world." "How long do we have?" Kael asked. "Minutes," the Goddess answered. "Maybe less." The sky started to turn ck at the edges, and the temperature dropped twenty degrees in seconds. The Void wasing, and when it arrived, it would unmake everything. "Choose quickly, daughter," the Moon Goddess said anxiously.


    "Will you save the world, or will you let it die?" ra looked at her mates, at her pack, at everything she’d fought so hard to protect. And then she looked at theing darkness that would destroy it all. The choice was impossible. But she had to make it