Luna Eclipse: the deserter's offspring

he had told Becca to disclose the secret to her daughter,

n the box. She unfolded it slowly, app

o longer with you. I didn't mean for you to find out my identity this way. I was the Luna to

here you belong. Dew will guide you, so you

d. Lov

s. The letter became a blur, a

r, and patted her back. "If only Bec

been 'weak' all her life, and she was determined to be st

e leaving,

mination in her eyes. This was the same Jenai who, moments ago, was

he tapped Jenai's hand thrice rapid

ou should too. Go get what y

would have been a good day for some ice cream," she thought as she walked past the ice

ging tail, but she ignored her and brushed past her into the house. She packed up some clothes into

is," she muttered as she packe

his too," she went on mutt

e bag and straightened it up. Her neck ached a little. She stretched her arms above her head and f

sed anything. She checked the time. It was already 6:

neighbour's collie came to her again with a wagging tail. She offered her a cookie

e way. This was a place she had lived all her life. She would miss all of it, but

her out of her reverie. She had walked o

shouted at her. He was a stout balding man in his f

to the stores. The smell of cheese and bacon drifted from th

ead her mind for barely having walked into her house when she said,

lk into a room and out, muttering to herself and making signals in the air.

fied with the things she h

" She

m." Jena

the time. "L

alked out of the house. Dew turned to lock the door after Jenai,

rs, with their hands entangled, serenaded themselves as they strolled under the even

tskirts of the city. Old and forlorn-looking houses spayed with untrimmed hedges

n that had a very large lawn. Although overgrown, it still added a fine touch to the hou

way into t

friends on the other sid

rlier on, she had asked

basement. "I didn't have friends back then until I met your mum. I'd lock myself up in my room, p

the contents of her bag, searching for something. When she saw it-a deep blue crystal ball-s

budge, she faced Jenai

aved and pushed on Dew's mark, pushing with all her strength. The table le

they both left the table, their chests h

d the crystal ball on the ground, drew a line around

he was saying. She stepp

ust of wind passed around the

rned into a passageway. Dew stopped chanting and looked at Jenai. She was bewilde

crystal ball into her bag and walked towards the portal. The portal let out little sparkles

ew could see she was nervous. She held her ha

fe has she thought she would be crossing into different worlds through a p

ght and strong wind hit their faces that they both had to close their eyes. A warm feeling passed throu

and met the biggest shock of her life. She was still in the basement of the ol

happened?"