VALERIA

I lifted my eyes and gazed upon the world where Umbros was imprisoned.

The sensation was horrifying, as if all happiness had been sucked into a vortex of evil.

A floating island loomed in the distance, far beyond our reach, the only solid thing in this place.

Everything else was shrouded in ink-black mist, with distant flashes of lightning flickering through storm clouds and darkness.

It felt like floating in the void.

“Take the first step and get us to the Lunar Island.”

“The first step? To where?” I asked, looking down. The vertigo made me step back quickly once again.

“Don’t be an idiot. I saw you had raven wings when you fought the Lycan King—use them and stop wasting time. Fly to the island.”

I closed my eyes and summoned the transformation, hoping it would work. The truth was, I couldn’t control it so easily.

However, the itching sensation began on my back, followed by discomfort.

My dress tore slightly, and enormous wings covered in dark feathers spread powerfully, but