Chapter 177 - Siege of the Soulless

Luna Katherine stopped suddenly. She heard a peculiar sound, a high-pitched shriek that was getting closer and louder. She paused and tried her hardest to hear again. With every second that went by, there seemed to be a little disturbance in the ground beneath her feet. “Do you hear that?” she asked them and they all paid closer attention. “What is that?” the commander asked, The others froze, paying closer attention. The sounds of tearing metal filled the air as the screeches became more distinct and loud, as if a horde of animals was on the approach. "Is that..." Jake said, but the ground trembled fiercely beneath them before he could finish. Papers and quills tipped off the desk from the tremors, sending everyone running towards the door. As Luna Katherine and the others hurried outside, their eyes sweeping the horizon, her heart thumped fiercely in her chest. They were met with an absolutely horrific scene. A dark swarm, resembling a plague, emerged from the distant mountain