Shadowed Eons

Chapter 1- A Calamity and a Boat Ride

If you are reading this, then welcome to the (somewhat_ new and (hopefully) improved chapter! Fixing this PIECE OF SHITTAKE FIC was on my to-do list for a while, so be on the lookout for more changes to chapters 2-5. Because trust me, they need it.

Change made as of 10/03/2024

All she could feel was fear.

The once peaceful and serene night had become overwhelmed with death, darkness, and destruction. The village she called home was completely blown apart, huts reduced to little more than twigs and dust. Around her, the remnants of her people lay dying or dead, many of which little more than smoking skeletons, leftover flesh dropping from corroded bones.

The sight was enough to make Selene want to vomit.

Overhead, the source of such calamity was screeching an eerie challenge into the night sky, flying over the carnage it had so mercilessly delivered them. The monster was made-up of what looked like bones, poisonous in appearance. A purple gem-like structure sat at the creature's core, aiding the beast as it let loose powerful energy blasts, ravaging the already wasted landscape.

Selene could only look up, paralyzed by terror, at the skeletal abomination, displaying to all its unearthly visage. Further screeches echoed through the air as three shapes blazing with light raced toward the invader, engaging it in combat.

The beast that had crashed down mere minutes ago twisted in mid-air, facing them. A dark beam of energy was ejected from its mouth, missing the Blinding One and Luna, but catching Sol off guard and hitting him right in the chest.

The sun deity was immediately slammed to the ground in front of her, frightening her to the point of shrieking.

He looked to be stunned and in pain, only to get back up on his feet a moment later and shaking his mighty head, leaping back into the fray.

Above, Luna broke off from the fight and looked down, seemingly at her. Selene flinched as a feminine voice echoed in her head.

Flee, now.

She hesitated before nodding, the moon deity giving one in return, letting out a challenging shriek a moment later as she lunged at the abomination.

The girl tore her gaze away before looking around wildly. Where was her father? He had become absent following the start of the attack, and her mother had disappeared at dusk, again, and had yet to come back.

Before she could even begin to look for her lost parents, an attack from above gouged the earth not fifteen feet from her, sucking in nearby oxygen and causing a wave of heat that staggered her and made her gasp for breath. As the attack dissipated, Selene coughed and looked around once more with watering eyes before finally obeying the goddess's command, running into the forest on unsteady feet. She hated her act of cowardice, but in the face of such rage, she was left with little choice.

As the young woman made her way through the wilting brush, she spared another glance at the night sky again. Sol and The Blinding One were still fighting, but Luna seemed to have disappeared.

Unfortunately, that moment of inattention cost her as she tripped on a root, falling and landing on her wrist with a crack. She immediately cried out in pain, cradling her limb and wishing she could pass out. However, even she recognized that a broken wrist would be the least of her worries if she didn't get away quickly enough.

Selene started to get up, wincing and holding her arm close, before the view in front of her made her freeze. Just ten feet from where she tripped in the darkness was a large clearing, and it wasn't empty.

Under the canopy of the trees was Luna, levitating over the scorched earth and looking down at some bundle in her clawed wings. As Selene stood there enthralled, wrist momentarily forgotten, the bundle moved, weakly reaching up with a smoking hand.