How The Moon Was Created

Chapter 20: The Puzzle

Both Luna and Terrance were once again wandering around the catacombs searching for the four statues.

"We should split up." Terrance suggested. "It seems like the best plan right now... But, what if one of us were to get lost?" Luna said cautiously. "Just find your way back here. This will be our meeting point. Also, it seems quiet open in here. Try shouting." Terrance deadpanned. Luna glared before replying sarcastically, "Great idea, it's so simple to find your way around a dark foreign maze..." She then sighed and walked away.
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After a while of searching Luna heard Terrance yell "Hey! You should see this..." Luna followed where his voice came from and she put her hand against the wall slowly making her way towards Terrance through the darkness.

Once she found where Terrance was he held out his torch near a nearby wall. Luna looked up to see a statue of a woman that looked exactly like the woman who helped her and has been training her.

'Queen Echo...' Luna thought.

The statue had the same flowing dress and the same tiara with the moon-like gem in it and she even had the same kind look on her face. Terrance then pointed to a plaque below the statue that said, Goddess of the Moon, Queen Echo. Why would there be a statue of the Moon Queen here?

"What about the key?" Terrance said interrupting her thoughts.

Luna reached behind the statue and felt something under her hand.

A key! The key was a deep blue with a silver crescent on the top.

"One down, three more to go." Luna said sighing as she and Terrance split up to find the rest of the statues.

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Luna held a torch in front of her trying to find her way around while searching for the statues. She looked up to find another statue.

"Hey! Terrance! I found another statue! " Luna screamed into nothingness. " 'K. I'm just going to keep looking for the others!" Terrance yelled back. "Alright!" And with that, Luna walked towards the statue.

The statue was of a man who wore a crown with a golden gem that seemed to glow in the center. He had a smile yet, his eyes looked sad. The plaque by him said, Ruler of the Sun, King Sol.

She reached behind the statue and grabbed a pale yellow key with a golden gem that seemed to glow at the top. Luna stood up and walked back into the dark maze to find the rest of the statues.

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After a lot, I mean plenty of wandering through the catacombs Luna still couldn't find the last two statues. Luna dragged her hand across the wall as she walked, bored to death. But as she ran her hand across the wall, she felt something different underneath her hand.

Luna looked towards the wall and held her torch up to it. The wall was a deeper shade of fading gray and barely noticeable cracks were surrounding this part of the wall.

As Luna held up her hand and rested it against the wall, a familiar deep blue mist surrounded her arm and seeped into the cracks in the wall.

Out of surprise, she jerked her hand back and stared at the wall as the ground began to slightly shake. The wall disappeared to reveal a passageway.

'What could trigger something to steal a bit of my magical energy and use it to open a secret door? Cliche if you ask me...' Luna thought.

Luna looked down the dark passageway contemplating whether to follow it or not. After a bit of thinking she decided to follow it.

She held her torch in front of her as the passageway got narrower and darker. Eventually she reached an opening.

Luna walked into a well lit room with a statue in the middle. The room looked well taken care of without a single speck of dust. The statue had a beautiful tiara with a gem that sparkled in the center. She had a kind smile on her face and welcoming eyes, her dress reached a bit above her knees and she wore flats with little bows on them. At the statues feet was a plaque that said, Bender of Light, Queen Lumi. In front of the plaque was a small chest.

Luna walked up to the chest and tried to open it but it was locked. Luna put her hand on the chest to inspect it but more blue mist surrounded her hand and entered the lock.

She stared at the chest for a second before retrying to open it and to her surprise, it opened! Inside was a scroll and another key. The key was yellow with a beautiful white rose at the top.

"I found another statue!" Luna heard Terrance yell. Luna quickly grabbed the key and the scroll and put them in her quiver. Luna then hurried of to find Terrance.
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Luna rushed through the maze, excited to finally get the last key and get out of the stinky catacombs. "MARCO!" Luna screamed. "...Polo?" "Thanks!" Luna shouted following Terrance's voice. When she got to the statue she waved to Terrance and turned to look at the statue.

It was of a man with a crown that had a gem as dark as the catacombs in the center. He had a solemn look on his face. The plaque at his feet said, Lord of the Darkness, King Ater. Luna put her hand behind the statue to grab the key but she felt nothing beneath her hand.

Luna held her torch up as she looked around the statue but after she looked for a bit realization hit her like a rock, The key was gone.

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EDIT: 1/3/18
EDIT: 12/20/18