Midnight in the Forest

Meeting

        Running in heels was the worst idea. I wanted to fly, desperately, but I couldn't tell if anyone was behind me. But did it even matter? My plan...it was simple, but did I need to erase their memories of me? What if I just disappeared? I'm sure it would make everyone's lives easier. Including my own. This forest is vast and empty, yet so full at the same time. Maybe it's better to assume that humans would consider it empty. It has no trace of them. Just nature, and the Moon. 

        ...The Moon. Luna, that daring fool. I miss her with all my heart. I felt the tears already filling my vision had begun to grow. Luna. Luna. Luna, Luna, Luna. I lost her before she left me. Before she left everyone...as well as the Earth. Something began to hurt once again, just as it had been for the past year. Anytime I thought about Luna, my head would begin to ache with horrid pain. I pushed it too far at one point and passed out due to exhaustion. 

        Thoughts raced through my head, keeping me thinking of other things besides the pain and horrid things I had just done. The Crest-Moon Wand had much more than my Star added to it. Now, the Moon was bloody, worse than the blood on Pluto. It still shimmered brightly in the real Moon in the sky, I kept it hidden away from sight so no one could find me. Trees flew past me as I ran to the only safe place for someone like me to hide. The trees turned to bushes, I pushed through them, getting scratched by thorns and bruised by branches. The simple white dress I was wearing became torn, not to mention the blood dying it red. 

        By the time I had broken through the bushes, it looked like a Fly Agaric mushroom. But the damage I had taken was worth it, I knew none of those idiots would want to 'mess up their perfect outfit'. "Ha...those little idiots don't truly care about me..." I spoke as I gasped for air. Having magic powers doesn't mean I suddenly have infinite stamina, that is something I'm still having trouble with. My battles can't last longer than twenty minutes, and that one in particular wasn't even a battle. 

        I had just barely processed what had happened before I ran away. I dropped my act. I screamed. I ran and...summoned my magic in front of humans. Humans who couldn't even see the horrid creature I saw eating my sister alive. Well...my old sister... 

Yes. Your old sister. You're not a human anymore, remember? You must remember that. You are not a human, so you cannot be related to any humans whatsoever. Why did you attack that creature? You do remember that Koros keep the balance between magical and non-magical people. Why did you attack them?

        I sighed hearing that stupid voice again. I thought maybe becoming a Magician would be worth it! That maybe I could help humanity.... or save people from the creatures I would see attacking our towns. Maybe I thought that I would mean something to the world. I was foolish. Tears began to flood my vision again, I thought I couldn't feel human emotions anymore, but that was either a lie or I'm an exception. 

        "How can the world be so cruel to me? All I've done is help it thrive." I wondered aloud, I didn't think anyone else was around. I heard something behind me. Then inside me. "Huh-?" I stuttered as I felt my magic grow again. Then I heard another voice speak to me. 

        "Come, little one. You are in danger, come hide in the Blue Pond. It will belong to you soon enough. Come hide inside it." 

        I listened to it's soft, caring tone. The entire reason for coming to this place was the Blue Pond, but I didn't know what was so special about it back then. I turned around to face the open sky. The trees parted in a half-circle surrounding the pond as they still do. I slipped off my heels and dug my feet into the sand at the water's edge. I stepped into the cool and refreshing water. The cuts on my feet were washed off of my soft, pale skin. I stepped farther into the Pond.