On the way back to Twin Moon City, Selene and Ronan discovered new images emerging from the crystal ball: in the distant eastern snowfields, a group of werewolves adorned with reverse moon silver ornaments were constructing a new altar. Their eyes held no fear, only a yearning for the twin moons. "This is the new Reverse Moon Tribe," Selene exclaimed with delight. "They can feel our resonance of power." However, the calm did not last long. The remnants of the Moon Temple's forces allied with some conservative wolf clans, gathering at the outskirts of Twin Moon City, vowing to destroy the "blasphemous hybrids of the Reverse Moon."
Selene stood on the city wall, gazing down at the densely packed silver-armored troops, suddenly recalling her first experience at the altar of the Moon Temple—back then, she had been isolated and helpless, but now an entire tribe of wild wolves stood behind her. "Let them see what true werewolf power looks like." Ronan drew his battle blade, the Wolf King mark gleaming brightly in the morning light. Selene raised the crystal ball; the reverse moon patterns intertwined with the twin moon totems, causing all the guards on the wall to glow simultaneously, forming a transparent shield that enveloped the entire city.
The battle erupted at noon. Selene commanded the spirits of the Reverse Moon from atop the wall; those wolf souls once sealed by the Moon Temple transformed into silver-gray armor that covered the wild warriors. Ronan led an elite force into a charge; each swing of his blade carved a path through enemy ranks, igniting it with the fire of the Wolf King. When the enemy leader raised the Judgment Spear, symbolizing the authority of the Moon God, Selene and Ronan leaped simultaneously. Their hands clasped in mid-air as the twin moon totem descended from above, crushing the Judgment Spear into dust. Below, the werewolves witnessed this scene and began to remove their Moon God totems from their chests, revealing hidden reverse moon silver ornaments—more and more clans had grown weary of divine oppression.
As dusk fell after the battle, Selene and Ronan stood on the broken city wall, watching as the sunset stretched the shadow of the twin moon totem long across the ground. A young werewolf warrior approached them, newly inked with a half reverse moon and half Wolf King mark behind his ear. "We want to establish an academy to teach ancient knowledge that has been forbidden by the Moon Temple."
"Let’s call it 'Twinborn Academy,'" Selene said with a smile as she gently stroked his wolf ear, and the reverse moon patterns shimmered softly in the twilight. Suddenly, Ronan knelt on one knee and took her hand. "Before everything settles down, there’s something I need to do." He produced an exquisite wooden box containing two wolf tooth rings—one engraved with reverse moon patterns and one with a Wolf King totem. "In the tradition of the wild wolf tribe, only true twinborn partners exchange wolf teeth." His ears flushed red. "Selene Lexington, will you allow me to be your eternal bonded partner?" Tears welled up in Selene's eyes again, but this time they were accompanied by a joyful smile.
She placed the reverse moon ring on Ronan's finger while slipping on the ring with the Wolf King totem herself. The moment their rings touched, brilliant auroras lit up above Twin Moon City—a resonance of all reverse moon and Wolf King bloodlines—a song celebrating werewolves embracing their complete selves. As night fell, Selene leaned against Ronan's shoulder, watching through the crystal ball as Ying Yue's final image appeared: her mother Aelia standing side by side with Ronan's mother, planting the first reverse moon vine amidst the ruins of the Moon Temple.
"They must have known we would come this far," Selene whispered. "With love, not hatred, we will rewrite the future of our world." Ronan kissed away her tears as their marks—the Wolf King and reverse moon—merged completely in the glow of their rings. In the distance came sounds of young wolves playing and elders discussing reconstruction plans. Selene understood that the last battle before dawn had ended and that their eternal bond was just beginning—in the radiance of twin moons and in every werewolf's longing for freedom, it would never fade.
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