Memory of the Sun

Chapter 33: I Care About You

"Luna... Come here..." Celestia said softly, getting her daughter's attention as she knew the time for this conversation had finally come. "I want to show you something..."

A younger Luna ran inside, her bare feet tapping against the wooden floor as she followed behind her mother. A few turns here and there and they were headed down a hallway that Luna didn't recognize. Suddenly her mother stopped, sliding the paper door in front of them open as she entered the small room before shutting the door quickly behind them.

"Mom, there's nothing in this room..." Luna trailed off as she watched in confusion while her mother kneeled down, lifting up the bamboo mat in the corner of the room as a small latch was revealed. Celestia grinned as she opened the secret compartment, pulling a large, old looking book out before glancing up at her daughter.

"Nothing? This is the history of our people..." She said proudly, standing up while holding onto the ancient text carefully. "Our races legends, prophecies... Our wisdom and magic..." She went on, looking into her daughter's eyes with excitement as she was happy to have this knowledge to pass on to her.

She handed the book to Luna, smiling down at her as she held it in her hands, opening it up randomly as her eyes went wide at what was drawn on the pages. A beautiful goddess with long silver hair was staring back at her, cherry blossoms floating around her as the moon could be seen shining in the background as well.

"She's beautiful..." Luna whispered, unable to take her eyes away from the illustration as she noticed the weapon the woman in the picture was holding. A massive bow made out what seemed to be light...

"Mom, what is tha-"

A loud rumbling outside interrupted her sentence as the ground began to shake, the older woman's eyes going wide before turning back to her daughter. The sound of someone screaming echoed down the hallway as Celestia pulled her daughter close, gesturing for her to keep quiet as the sound of explosions drew nearer. More screams could be heard as someone running down the hallway was followed by a deep laugh as a bright light slammed into whoever was trying to escape. Luna gasped, dropping the book in her hands before clinging to her mother's dress as loud foots steps drew closer, passing the room they were in slowly before disappearing.

Celestia grabbed the small girl's wrist, pulling her out the door quickly as they headed towards the door leading to the mountains behind their home. She yanked her daughter around a corner, thick clouds of smoke suddenly filling the air as they both coughed, seeing flames up ahead as Luna screamed. It was starting to get unbearable as the walls around them were crumbling quickly... The silver haired woman knew this was their only chance of escape as she pushed through, seeing their exit up ahead.

"Hurry!" She gasped, sliding the door open quickly as they both exited their home quickly. Luna coughed while running behind her mother, trying to catch her breath as they sprinted towards the path to Ryuuto's. Another explosion made the ground beneath their feet tremble as Luna looked back, her eyes going wide as she saw her home, engulfed in flames as multiple other buildings had shared the same fate. An insane laughter filled her ears as her mother's scream pierced the night air, the young Acaiian turning around just in time to see her mother fall to the ground in front of her.

"MOM!"

Luna awoke with a gasp, her eyes going wide as she took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

A dream... It was just....... A dream... She sighed, pushing herself into a sitting position as she noticed it was already dark out. Bits of moonlight could be seen through the trees as Luna stood up and started walking, not really sure of where she was going or why.

Why do I keep having these nightmares? She thought to herself, wincing in pain as she remembered she had yet to heal the majority of her wounds. At least now she had a bit more energy after taking her little impromptu nap...