Chapter 24 Logan stepped in , shielding her . His voice was steady . " Meghan , stop . There's no going back . " I raised my blade . "Good . I didn't come to go back . I came to make you both pay . " Then a voice boomed from the stairs . " Enough . " All eyes turned to the top of the stone path . An old man descended , his silver robe shimmering faintly in the firelight . Elder Kael . High arbiter of the Neutral Council . He hadn't been seen in public in years. 1/8 Chapter 24 + 5 Points " Felicity Simons ," he said , voice sharp . " You are of the Fallen Clan . Touching the Moon Core violates three foundational decrees ." Felicity didn't flinch . " I carry Holloway blood . I have a right to contest the Luna title . " Kael's eyes narrowed . " You are not on the inheritance scroll . You were never recognized by the Temple . " "She never received the ritual baptism either ! " Felicity snapped . " She's only first because she was born first ! " " No ," Kael said . " She is Luna because the moon chose her" I stepped forward . " If she completes this blood rite ," I said 2/8 * + 5 Points WOY " qisre nooMedi pr 299109b len d yswollow ur neutrality ends . You'll be ur entire future to a Clan that's fed ws and lies . " " eltit sou Merek , of the wolf capital . His voice elder stepped out from the crowd o fon 916 id : 1999 you're retired . You have no authority ef ad lou smiled grimly . " I speak for the Goddess . " erla erek scoffed . " Don't sanctify your olitics . With Felicity's rise , we gain Fallen lliance . Three times the warriors . Triple the resources . " Kael roared back , " And if she fails , we lose everything . We become oath - breakers . " My hands tightened around my blade . 3/8 Chapter 24 + 5 Points The Pack … is already cracking . Felicity stepped closer, breath ragged . " You know the first time I saw you ? " she said . " You were standing on a podium , perfect little uniform , talking about Luna honor . The whole school said you looked like the Moon herself . " She laughed - bitter and bright . " And I had no name . No family crest . Nothing ." I stared at her. " That's why you want the throne ? " " I want it because I never had anything ! " she screamed . " And you were born with it all ! " 4/8 hapter 24 + 5 Points Rwhispered , " You're still unworthy ." We clashed again - magic and steel . She fought with fury , but it wasn't enough . I slashed the Moonchain from her waist , pinned her to the altar . "You lived in my shadow ? " I whispered . " Then burn in it . " I raised my blade to strike- Logan stepped in front of her . Blood poured from a gash on his shoulder . He didn't flinch . " Stop " he said softly . " I gave her my word ." I stared at him . " You're going to die for her ? " 5/8 Chapter 24 + 5 Points "She believes in me , " he said . " That's more than you ever did ." I laughed , but it cracked . " I gave you a title . A name . I broke myself in half to keep you safe . And you still chose her ? " " You never really saw me ," he whispered . " And you never earned me . " The moon burst through the clouds above , its light blinding . My Moonmark seared . My blood howled . The Awakening had begun . Felicity screamed and charged , dagger raised . Logan moved to flank me . I countered - just as the altar exploded in white fire . 6/8 Chapter 24 + 5 Points Time froze . I heard Lunara's voice , soft but full of thunder . " Choose , Meghan . Rise as Queen … or fall with them ." My vision swam . " Meghan ! " Elias's voice cut through the storm he was charging through flames , arm outstretched- But it was too late . A black vine whipped from below the altar , wrapping around my ankle . The oathstone beneath my feet split in two . 7/8 Chapter 24 + 5 Points Kael lunged , trying to catch me , but the shockwave sent him flying back . Felicity , bloodied and smiling , watched me fall . " Goodbye , sister ," she whispered . Blood rain poured from the sky . I clutched the altar's edge , breath ragged . " You can't die , " I told myself . " You haven't finished what you started . " But the earth gave way, and I tumbled into the pit. Into the dark .