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In an instant, Marissa shifted, her Lycan form towering over Ivy’s smaller frame, muscles rippling beneath her fur as her blood pulsed with ancient power. Ivy’s wolf growled, her dark energy swirling like smoke as she met Marissa’s challenge, her own eyes alight with bloodlust.
The two launched at each other, a blur of fangs and claws as they tore thrigh the clearing. Marissa‘ s claws raked across. Ivy’s side, but the dark energy around Ivy cushioned her wounds, healing her in seconds. Ivy twisted, her teeth snapping at Marissa’s neck, but Marissa dodged, feeling the searing heat of the dark power brush against her skin.
“You’ve got no chance, Marissa,” Ivy sneered, backing away just enough to give herself room. “All that Lycan blood of yours is nothing but a curse.”
“It’s power you could never
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understand,” Marissa shot back,
advancing again, her eyes burning with intensity. “And it’s going to be the last thing you ever see.”
With a snarl, Ivy lunged, her teeth bared as she closed in on Marissa‘ s throat. But Marissa was ready. She sidestepped, her claws tearing into Ivy‘ s shoulder, her grip like iron. Ivy let out a screech, the dark energy around her faltering for a split second.
In that moment, Marissa‘ s gaze flicked to Idris, who was fighting the Rogue King in the distance. He moved with brutal efficiency, each blow striking true, his eyes flashing with cold purpose. And then, with a single, final blow, he ended the Rogue King’s life. Blood spattered, and the king crumpled to the ground, lifeless.
“No!” Ivy screamed, her eyes wild, her fury overtaking her as she twisted to stare at her father’s fallen form. Her gaze
snapped back to Marissa, crazed and
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desperate. “You’ll pay for this,” she screeched, the dark energy around her exploding like a supernova, crackling and distorting as it pulsed through her.
She charged, her strength amplified by her fury and loss, but Marissa stood her ground, her own power intensifying as she tapped into the ancient strength of her bloodline. The two wolves collided in a clash that shook the trees, the ground beneath them trembling as they fought.
“You’ll die alone, just like he fucking did.” Ivy spat, her claws scratching desperately at Marissa. “No one here cares about you–Caleb, even Idris-”
But Marissa s focus was unwavering.
“You‘ re wrong,” she growled, forcing Ivy back with a powerful strike. “They chose me. Not you.”
Ivy snarled, her dark energy blazing, but Marissa’s own power flared, matching it, pushing against Ivy‘ s corruption. She took. a breath, feeling her energy surge as she
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tapped into her Lycan blood one final time. And with a powerful, bone–crushing lunge, Marissa drove her claws deep into Ivy‘ s chest, feeling the sickening crunch as they pierced through.
Ivy’s eyes widened, her dark energy faltering as she struggled, her gaze meeting Marissa s one last time. “No….. no, it can‘ t… end like this, m–my baby… Don’t kill me, my baby will-” she gasped, the darkness draining from her as her body weakened. Her form grew limp, and Marissa held her steady, refusing to let go until every trace of the rogue’s dark power had dissipated.
“It’s over, Ivy,” Marissa said, her voice a low, final growl. And with a swift, merciful twist, she ended Ivy’s life.
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