Crescent Moon: The Peculiars [MOON SERIES #1]

CHAPTER 45

Section 36

"A Momentum of Catastrophic Power" 

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The beasts are approaching and we're not yet done with the moon bath. The moonlight continues to shine and beams into the water.

The first beast— looking like a giant bat with overly huge fangs came flying towards us. Aman flew above and fought the corrupted beast.

"Aisha, what are we going to do?" I asked.

"Kami na ang bahala sa mga nilalang na ito. Yung iba ipag-patuloy ninyo ang ritwal." wika niya. 

While the two of us were talking— a white corrupted snake same to our direction. Aisha's eyes started glowing in a bright blue tint. She controlled the snake's body and threw it across the forest. 

Sa sobrang lakas nito ay tumalsik ang katawan nito't nakasira pa ng ilang matatangkad na puno. 

Nilabanan ng lahat ang mga nilalang na nagtatangkang sakupin at kuhanin ang mga flames naming lahat. 

Hindi ko nanaman malaman kung bakit hindi ako maka-galaw. Parang isang rebultong nakatayo sa gitna ng sakuna na kahit gusto kong tumulong ay takot ang katawan kong kumilos.

"Astrid, continue the ritual," Aisha asked me.

Agad akong pumunta sa may lawa kung saan naroroon ang iba naming mga kasama sinusubukang gisingin ang flames nila upang makatulong sa pagpugsa sa mga halimaw na nagbabadya sa di kalauyan.

"Ano na ang nangyayari?" aking pag-kamusata kay Damien.

"Wala paring nangyayari. Mukhang kulang ang lakas namin para sa ritwal na ito." wika niya. "Sige gagawa ako ng paraan." sagot ko. 

I went to grab the journal while avoiding the fight among the other peculiars and corrupted beasts. I quickly searched for answers as fast as I could to stop the beasts this instant.

It took me a few seconds but there was no answer to be found.

"Come on!" 

"Why aren't things going my way?!"

I started to feel the pressure that I need to do more and look for an answer at that moment. Aisha and the others who have their peculiarity are fighting the beasts with all their might while the others who lost their flames are in the lake chanting as fast as their can— putting such effort to regain their flames back.

*growl

"Shit!" I jumped away from the tree.

There was a bear-like beast with thorns on its back that slashed the tree into half. It howled loudly at me causing the others from the lake to shift their attention towards me. 

I used the same rope that Lia and I used at the beast we've encountered from the mansion. It tied itself around the beast. It cried loudly as it tries to escape the rope.

While it was attempting to get out of the rope I was running away from it. 

It didn't take the beast that long to break through the ropes and came running towards me.  Its attention was focused on killing me alone. 

"Adolebitque!" 

The beast turned into ashes quickly after getting into the scorching fire summoned by Lia. "Astrid, are you alright?" she asked. I nodded after turning my face in her direction. She was about to say something more but then a beast hindered our conversation.