Aphmau's Secret

Chapter 8 - EDITED

I'm alive!!!!! Just finished re-editing this chapter. And btw, this anime is the bomb! Yuri x Victor to the end!!!!! 

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"Why are the stars so bright tonight?" Lunar questioned as I rowed the boat back to shore.

"Well," I started as I tied up the boat to a nearby post, "the stars tell us of our strength. Usually, Shad was the one making them, but since I asked him to take a rest tonight, I'm making them in his place."

"But isn't he banished to the Nether?" Lunar questioned further, eyebrows scrunched up, deep in thought.

"Well, we didn't exactly banish Shad." I confessed, heading towards the trail, followed in step by Lunar.

"What do you mean?" She questioned further. (Please don't sing the song, it's getting annoying)

"We didn't banish him, we banished the Shadow Lord, his Father." I confessed, still looking straight ahead.

"Oh..." she finished, knowing that this wasn't a subject that I often talked about.

"It's alright Lunar, you didn't know. By the way, could you fly ahead and buy me a new sack please? It would be very much appreciated."

" Okay Aphmau." she agreed, taking the form of a swallow before flying away swiftly and silently into the night.

Once she left, I released a breath that I didn't know I was holding. I was hard to get the truth out when Sky himself got mistaken as the Shadow Lord. He was very upset for a number of days, but luckily, he didn't make any brash decisions to dominate the world or anything.

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Landing nearby a town called FalconClaw, I proceeded to its gate which already had guards at the standby.

"Who are you?" a dumb one said.

Alright Lunar, it's time to show Master your worth. Time for the baby attack.

Forcing tears in my eyes, I began to blubber, "Mommy just sent me here to buy a sack."

That was partially the truth.

"A sack for what?" the guard asked once more. He reminds me of me when I'm with Master.

"Mommy owes a man a sack after wolves tore through our last one which was lent to us from him."

Lies

"Alright then, you have to meet our Lord. It's compulsory my little lady."

Who is this lord? If Master was here, she would surely agree with me that he was self obsessed.

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Master's the best.

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After exiting that wretched, no good forest, I sniffed the air for Lunar's scent and followed it, my god Lunar, did you really have to fly that far to buy a sack?

I mean, there is literally a stall in the middle of the road right in front of me that sells sacks but you travel another 50 metres? Oh god, that determination tho' something that you won't find everyday.

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Walking further up ahead, I reached that village, FalconClaw.

Years ago, the Lord placed a request on the request board to 'vanquish' the hellhounds. Sure the hellhounds were a nuisance and were hard to handle but they were just threatened.

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Well, maybe they killed a few livestock.

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And burned a house down.

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Maybe a few people.

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But that's all! And they were mad at me for setting them free, because of that, I wasn't welcome in that village anymore. Oh well, I guess it's time to take another form.

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Walking to the Lord's house, I took the time to asses the background. It was pretty normal, except that there was a burnt down house in the far East. Thank Master for the hawk sight.

But even still, I wonder what happened to that house over there? I bet that it previously belonged to a few witches who were burned alive in there more than anything.

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Walking towards a lake, I looked at my reflection. Good, even after a few years, my disguise magick is still strong, I can barely even recognise myself.

Satisfied, I got up and looked around to find anything of use, as you know, you have to make use of everything that you can find anyways, right?

Looking around at all the pretty flowers, there was one that stood out the most. Although surrounded by a mass of flowers, it really does stand out the most. Appearing in a faded violet, the dew drops on it turns into whatever minerals that the holder desires. Although it may seem gentle and fragile, the holder must beware of the mist surrounding it. It will be poisonous to those of unpure hearts.

How would I know about this? It's all because I was the one who made it from my tears. It was a very heartbreaking time for me, but I couldn't stay there anymore, it was too much of a risk.

And because of that, I became a coward and ran. From that day, I lost my pride, my love, my trust and my carelessness.