How The Moon Was Created

Chapter 25: Fight For the Moon Part 2

Luna's glowing white eyes peirced into Exium's blood red ones. Her expression, filled with rage. The young queen raised up her arm and blue mist swirled around her.

She hovered a foot off the ground and shot a beam of blue power towards Exium, slamming him into a wall, bricks crumbling around him.

"Ahh, young queen, that's how you want to play..." Exium mumbled sadistically as his insane grin seemed to get wider.

Exium summoned another sword, throwing it at Luna. It skimmed by her cheek causing blood to slowly trickle down her face.

Luna ran towards him trying to dodge the many swords Exium continuously threw, each of them thrown skillfully at her, many skimming her as they passed.

She then realized, he was only using the four same swords, just using his magic to sim them back at her. They becoming a better and better aim whenever they passed. Her eyes turned back to their hazel color as she lost hope and energy.

She quickly summoned another dagger reached out to slice his neck. But, Exium dodged and Luna only was able to slice his arm. All she knew was that she was weak she couldn't defeat him.

'Child, don't let anger be the only thing fueling you. Clear your mind and think of everything and everyone you're fighting for. Be strong and quick, young queen.' Echo's voice echoed in the girl's mind.

Luna stopped and time seemed to freeze. Her mind ran through many familiar faces. Beca, Bonnie and Ricky, the creatures of the forest, Grandmother Esther, Terrance... Her mind stilled and her parent's faces appeared in her head, they're kind smiles. Once again, she remembered the last thing she told them.

'I'm never talking to you again!' Luna remembered their sad faces she saw as she stomped up the stairs. 'Hell,' she thought 'I really was a brat.'

Then, a single thought rushed into her head. 'I have to live. I have to live to care for the world and let my parents know that I... I truly am sorry.'

Luna turned her head and time rushed back to her.

Exium was running towards her, ready to slice open her throat.

She did what she remembered Echo told her.

As Exium rushed towards her and once again she closed her eyes. She then repeated a phrase once over, putting as much power as she could into the spell; 'Lunam luna mihi telum in hostem vincere magnum...' Two short swords appeared in her hands. She opened her now once again pure white eyes and swiftly blocked an incoming attack from her new weapons.

"Much better." Luna mumbled while smirking.

She looked back up and her eyes met Exium's blood red ones. "Alright then, Exium... Let's dance.

Exium's suddenly shocked look soon changed to an angered one.

"Oh young queen, you've made me angry." The Ruler of Destruction growled.

Luna went to kick Exium's knee's to knock him over but, he skillfully dodged.

~Flashback~

'Come on child, continue practicing the fighting moves I taught you.' An ethereal Echo said to a very worn out Luna.