Chapter 70 Blood Moon Rising

The blood moon hung heavy in the sky, casting its crimson hue across the fields of Mooncrest. The land was cloaked in an eerie silence, the kind that settled just before a storm. In the distance, drums sounded—low, guttural beats that shook the earth like the pulse of a vengeful god. Selene stood on the highest point of the ridge, a crimson cloak billowing behind her. Beneath her feet, Mooncrest spread out like a fortress preparing for its final stand. Fires were lit along the border, illuminating the makeshift barricades. Archers crouched on towers, mages marked runes in the dirt, and warriors clad in steel and fury lined the outer wall.