The dairy Luna had just picked up was shot out her hands in an instant. Words set ablaze as the book crumbled into ashes on the floor.
Luna's body trembled, seeing a hope of knowing the truth burn before her ocean eyes.
In a flash, she snapped back to Echo, fists clenched.
"Echo! Explain!" she demanded.
"What lies was Akira talking about?!! Have you both been lying to me?!" Luna questioned with a lack of trust remaining in her eyes.
Her gaze locked with her sister's.
"Ah...! No, well- ... y-you have to trust me on this. It's not the right time to tell you," Echo tried to put lightly.
"Tell me what?!! What have you been keeping from me?? And what did Akira mean by 'start over'?!" Luna ranted.
"He... well, the thing is, he... ok, look, Akira... he had a secret, ok? But I can't tell you. I'm sworn to a promise..." Echo told her.
"A secret? To do with me?? Why can't you tell me?? Is it something to do with my memories?!" Luna desperately sought to know.
"Look, it's... kind of a long story... one that Akira promised to tell you himself," Echo added.
"He's keeping something from me and you knew all this time?!!" Luna crossed her eyebrows and pushed her lips together, causing her face to go red.
"I'm so sorry, Luna. I told him he needs to tell you!" Echo insisted, trying her best to justify herself.
"Tell me what?!!" Luna yelled, eyes searching desperately for answers in Echo's withdrawn expression.
"I can't say...! It's bigger than me, ok?! Akira promised he'd tell you one day!" Echo tried to excuse.
"Why can't you just tell me now?!! What is it he's been lying about?!" Luna demanded to know.
Echo hesitated, words failing her.
Luna's frustration grew, seeing Echo's reluctance to be honest with her.
"Uh!! I can't believe this!! Out of everyone, I never would have thought you'd lie to me, Echo!!" she stormed downstairs.
"Uh! Luna, wait, just hear me out!" Echo ran after her.
But suddenly, as Luna stormed towards the door...
"Uh!" Echo gasped as a giant creature pounced through the glass window behind Luna!
"GET DOWN!!" Echo yelled as Luna heard the broken glass behind her and dropped to the floor instinctively.
Echo quickly shot a burning laser of sunlight at the creature, causing it to crash into the wall just before it could land an attack on Luna. Bits of wood and glass shattered across the floor, over Luna.
Luna looked up from the floor to meet the faded dark eyes of an oversized black wolf!
"Move!" Echo called, running past her and grabbing Luna's hand to pull her up.
"What was that?!" Atomu wondered from outside the house, hearing the sudden noise.
"Luna!" Yurio called as Echo and Luna sprinted to the door, Luna's hand dragged by Echo's.
The wolf broke down the wooden entrance as it leapt after them, body launching out of the house.
Luna's foot tripped on a strip of wood attached to the floor, causing her body to stumble forward.
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The Demons of Shadow Moon
FantasyAwake. But the nightmare has not ended. It's simply been forgotten. With her memories wiped, Luna wakes up on an island all alone. Scared and fragile, she clings to the kindness offered to her by two demons. They take her in, and teach her magic! B...
