Aurora’s POV
The warning came at midnight - a breach in the sanctuary's defenses that sent ripples of dark energy through my carefully constructed wards. I was in the middle of a training session, hovering mid-air with celestial wings spread wide, when I felt it.
"They're here," I whispered, just as the shadows began to move unnaturally along the walls.
Mason burst through the door first, his eyes wild with urgency. "Aurora, we need to move. The Shadow Lords - they've found a way through."
Before I could respond, Ethan appeared from the opposite direction. "The Council's barriers are falling. They're using some kind of ancient dark magic-"
"I know," I cut him off, landing gracefully. "I can feel them."
The shadows coalesced into humanoid shapes, their forms writhing with otherworldly
