The four new alphas emerged fully from the treeline, their terrifying forms now clearly visible to all. My brows furrowed deeply as I took in their mutated appearances.
This... wasn't exactly how we expected things to go.
The monstrous eagle spread its wings wide enough to blot out the morning sun, lightning crackling between its feathers. Each powerful wingbeat sent hurricane-force winds carving trenches through the snow. Its eyes burned with unnatural violet fire that made my skin crawl.
Beside it stood a grotesque, bloated bear that dwarfed even Frostfang's massive form. Its maw hung open in a permanent, jagged grin, acidic drool hissing as it melted craters in the snow where it landed.
To their left prowled a gaunt, skeletal wolf wreathed in deathly mist. Where it stepped, the very air seemed to wither, frost spreading in unnatural spiral patterns that defied the wind.
