LUNASTRA TRILOGY: Advent of Lunastra Arc (Arc 1)

Episode 6: Battle Under The Blood Moon

Luno shifts ever so slightly and glares at "Bloom". He felt a sense of cold unease creepy into his veins like serpents of some sort trying to dissuade him from fighting this imposter. He felt his nerve starting to freeze on site as his heart felt a chilling sensation. It is his soul immersed in a deep freeze and he couldn't break himself free from it. But another thing was being felt in his heart and mind. "Bloom's" eyes transitioned from icy blue to bloodcurdling red as the sun began to set over the horizon, the blue moon creeping its way up into the starry night, casting an eerie light blue onto the city. Something about this enemy didn't sit right with him.

Wait a second, Ahra suddenly mused within Luno's mind as if recognizing something. Those eyes...that color red..!! Luno, do you remember them!?

Luno took a closer look at them too. One tense minute passed away-then it came rushing back to him like an unwanted torrent of floodwater. His Big Sister giving him one last hug...Him looking over her shoulder...the figure in the dark-colored robes and the deformed, crow-like mask with the same pair of red eyes glowing back at him.

"W-wait! Hold on! That voice...! Are you--!?" Luno stammered without any further words as the traumatic memories came back to him like an unwanted legion of rats swarming into a house.

"Bloom" was puzzled, but then a twisted smile came over their face. "So, you remembered me? It's been a while. I remember you when you were running away while your Big sister tried her best to stop me...", "Bloom" said, looking at their hands as if remembering and admiring the implied gruesome handiwork they committed. "It is too bad then...that her fate was sealed!"

Luno gritted his teeth in anger; a faint yet bright cloak of Eiseichakra spiraled and covered his body. He held back marching tears and focused his fury into focus. He glances back at Flora who is still lying on the ground; he looks into her eyes, and she looks into his. Her eyes convey tiredness, desperation, shock and a plea: to help her finish this battle.

Luno gave her a reassuring look and smile. He glances to the pink haired female also unconscious on the ground. He let out a small gasp; it was at that moment he recognized her from the other alleyway battle only days before, along with the dog, man and long brown-haired female in the flowing, green, queenly gown and large wings.

Luno, stay focused! Ahra snapped at him. Luno turned his gaze to his enemy. "Is that so? Well, then...allow me to get your ass handed to you!"

*Music plays and extends until the end of the fight:

Luno suddenly weaves several hand-signs together, clasps his hands together and his hands glow an ethereal emerald with a blue lining swirling into it like a maelstrom of wind imploding into his hands. He whips out both hands in front of him. He has his right hand's palm facing down and his left hand facing up. No sooner had he separated his hands, a burst of black-tipped emerald Eiseichakra burst forth in front of him.

It fluctuates wildly like an elongated, mystical burst of fire, flaming intensely as the shape becomes smaller and lithe in shape. Like a miniature inferno, it contorts and whips until it shapeshifts into a pole-like weapon. Flora watches, absolutely spellbound by the appearance of this new Eiseichakra form; her mouth is agape, and her expression is contorted into both awe and intense confusion. Then, at both ends of the weapon, two large flame-like streams of Eiseichakra stream upwards, illuminating the darkening alleyway. Finally, the flames disperse. "Bloom's" smile disappears into a small frown as they observe the weapon in Luno's hands. Flora blinked twice in surprise, almost not believing what she is seeing.

In Luno's hands is a 7-foot-tall staff with two large, curved blades at the end, shining the reflection of the bright blue moon in the sky. The blades themselves were elongated but also knife-like in shape. The blades were three quarters the length and height of Luno and at their base, were hollowed. In that space, emerald, fire-like Eiseichakra burned brighter as if fuel was pouring into them every second.