The Shifting Storm

She slammed into the faltering vanguard like a silver battering ram. Aethra’s jaws locked onto the lead rogue’s throat, driving them backward into a pine with a sickening crack. She ripped its windpipe free before the feral could even whimper.

Surrounding enemies lunged to overwhelm the beast, only to find empty air as a blinding pulse shattered the shadows.

Valera dropped into a crouch in her h