Night Of The Living Writer 2020

October 23rd: Constellation

"Alright Nova time for class." Giel stated as he pulled out a large black book that had shining dots sprawled across it. "Today I'll give you a list of stars and I want you to name the constellation it makes up. This will be your final try at getting permission from me at summoning celestials."

As soon as Nova had a look of fear in his young eyes Giel hit him with the first star

"Algorab!"

"Corvus the Crow!"

"Alphard!"

"Hydra the Dragon!"

"Shaula!" And that's the first one where Nova went blank

"Cetara!" Giel tried again but Nova's eyes just gathered tears. "These are obvious constellations Nova! Altarf!"

"Cancer the Crab?" Nova questioned with his eyes squeezed shut just ready for himself to fail the test and done with getting yelled at.

"Finally you got something right." Giel mumbled before closing up the book and putting it back into his spot. "Test is over. You will never be granted a celestial by the king of stars." Giel barked out before storming out of the room.

Nova was only six at the time and within that brisk month of November he learned all eighty-eight constellations and their full star patterns. Not that he had the guts to confront his father about it. And then there was the day that Giel died and left Cerberus in Nova's care.