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Chapter 40 - WHAT RISES

The ground didn't just crack.

It broke.

Selene felt it beneath her hands first—the violent tremor shuddering through the stone as the fracture beneath them widened with a deafening crack. The floor split apart in jagged lines, racing outward like lightning frozen into rock.

Dust exploded into the air.

The corridor groaned.

And from below—

Something breathed.

Not a metaphor.

Not imagination.

A real, deep, dragging inhale that echoed up from the darkness like the earth itself had lungs.

Selene froze.

For half a second.

That was all it took.

The former Luna twisted beneath her.

Not to escape.

Not to fight.

To move with it.

Selene tightened her grip instantly, slamming her opponent back against the fractured stone.

"You don't move," she snapped.

The former Luna didn't resist.

Didn't even try.

Instead—

She smiled.

Calm.

Certain.

"It's already moving," she said softly.

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