Kana's barrier trembled like a living thing, vibrating under the crushing weight pressing against it.
Every breath came ragged, each inhale searing her lungs, but she didn't falter.
Beyond the glowing dome, the wolf goddess's presence towered like a shadow over the battlefield, her aura a mix of beauty and terror, divine and feral.
Then the shadow moved.
The barrier exploded outward in shards of white light, Kana staggering as the wolf goddess descended.
Her form was half divine majesty, half primal beast—eyes glowing gold, hair flowing like a river of starlight, her limbs shifting between woman and wolf.
She radiated hunger, not for food but for destruction, for dominance.
Kana's throat tightened, her trembling hands curling into fists.
'This is the one who will tear everything apart if I falter.'
The goddess's lips parted in a cruel smile.
"So, you're the little human who dares to wield what doesn't belong to her."
