Chapter 77 The Aftermath ofWar

　　Caitlyn’s POV 　　Silence. 　　For the first time in what felt like an eternity, the battlefield was silent. 　　The Abyss Wolf was gone. Sealed away. Its monstrous presence no longer clawed at the edges of reality, no longer threatened to consume everything I loved. The sky had cleared, the Blood Moon’s cursed glow extinguished, replaced by the soft silver light of the real moon. 　　The ruins of Eldoria stood in broken silence, a graveyard for the war that had just ended. 　　But I could barely breathe. 　　Pain tore through my body like fire, sharp and unrelenting. My vision blurred, darkness creeping at the edges. The ritual had taken everything from me—more than just my strength. I could feel the fracture in my soul, the raw emptiness where my power once burned. My body felt weightless, as if I were already slipping away. 　　The ground rushed up to meet me. 　　Strong hands caught me before I collapsed. 　　“Caitlyn!” 　　Raymond’s voice—desperate, agonized—was the only thing keeping me tethered t