My body felt like if it were floating in the vast sea. My senses were dull and everything appeared in my mind was hazy, I was stuck in state between dreaming and waking up. My eyes slowly open, and widen after I see my surroundings
What is this? I laid eyes on a vast endless void, full of dark clouds that reach as far as I could see. There was nothing, no people, no animals or even plants, there was only the nothingness around me broken up by the dark clouds.
Why do I feel so numb? I tried to move my body but with no avail. Why can't I move!? What the hell is going on!!??? My mind begun to panic, endless anxiety surrounds my head. What really going on!!! Cold sweat began to swept my body, I racked my mind trying to figure out how I got here, looking for clues on how to escape, but drew a blank as I realized I couldn't remember anything before this moment"
Suddenly out of nowhere a blinding light wrap around my body then the next moment I open my eyes I see old crumbling rocks and ancient writings on the walls. I look around and I see myself in a beautiful altar, then suddenly I realize that I was *****.
“what the heck!? Why am I *****!?” scratch my head in confusion. I jump out of the altar and Upon Jumping a sharp agonizing pain suddenly burst out of my head
“URGGHHH!!!!!” I grasp my head out of pain, I scream till there is no more air in my lungs. My head was experiencing a pain as though it was holding a colossus object. I hold my head tightly, snake like golden veins began to pop in my head then after a half an hour the pain has began subsiding.
“what…what the heck was that!?” my breathing became rugged after that excruciating pain. I look around to see if there anybody that may cause this pain but what I saw are just old crumbling rocks.
“it seems the pain is gone...” as the pain subsided, I started to wonder as to what's going on and evaluate the situations.
“Hello, is their anybody there!!??” I shouted to see if anyone going to respond but I was only greeted by my own echoes. “I'm probably the only one here.”
From the agonizing mental fatigue, I couldn't help but sat down even though I know that the floor was cold and moist.
“How the heck did this happened?” with no memory or anything that could help me find my origin, I felt a sense of hopelessness and loneliness. My heart ached from the series of event that have conspire and as I was feeling down, I suddenly slap myself.
“Come on this is not the time to feel hopeless, you should find a way out of this place!” I stand up and begun to look around not taking any step, only moving my eyes to see my surroundings then suddenly my gaze lock to a rusty dark metal door around 20 meters away from me. the door was huge, it was around 50 meters tall.
I walk towards the gigantic metal door that seem to radiant an eerie air. I stood in front of the metal door, it seems to be decorated with many colorful ornaments but due to age the color had already faded.
“what is tha…wait I should stop asking myself, its not like there's anybody going to answer me.” My gaze lock to a particular decoration, it look like a burning giant bird, it spread its two pair of majestic wings.
Once again I approach the metal door and started to open it then suddenly a powerful energy burst out from the other side, it felt as if something is distorting, which made my head I little bit dizzy. I began to hesitate but still proceed. My eyes shank from what I was greeted, my body trembles from the horrifying sight. Cold sweat run down my face, my heart throbbed violent and I felt a terrifying despair. I felt as though I was about to fall but thankfully I manage to maintain my balance.
Hundred of human bones was inside this gigantic room, the bones vary from sizes and many seems to be women and children base from there clothing which was glossy cloth that wrap around there body.
While I was taking aback from this disturbing scene, I still continue to walk and begun to look around, seeing this scene made my head dizzy. I ask myself how they ended up in this pitiful states. I stop in front of a man’s corpse and put my hands together, bowing my head in the process.
“Forgive me for what am about to do.”
I started to strips the mans clothing, the clothing didn't seems to decay even after so long. Even though I lost my memory, I did not forget my instinct which kept telling me that my action was disrespectful. I did not stop and proceeded to wear them, they seems to perfectly fit. After I finish, I once again look at the corpse and put my palm together.
“Forgive me for taking your clothing…May your soul forever rest and I vow that someday I will return and bury your corpses.” My gaze wonder around looking at every bone, I couldn't help but make a grieving Expression. I felt an intense guilt weighing me down, I couldn't bury them all for I am alone but I swear I'll return.
This people might had taking shelter here and was probably planning to escaped, after whatever is going on outside but they ended up trap here, dying of starvation and most likely fought each other for food. Base from the decaying bones they have probably been trap here for a hundreds or thousands of years.
“All of you may rest easy now because I vow to bury all of you once I escape.”
I scout around to see if there is anything useful and after half an hour of searching, the only thing got was a rusty dark blade that seems to be sharper compare to the other blade that I found and a torch-like-object, the torch is a metal like rod and in the end of the rod is a stone that light up the place.
Once again I pursue my goal of escaping. I look around and saw a normal metal door, upon opening it I was greeted with a dark tunnel, this place seems to be deep underground.
“Damn I couldn't see a damn thing but luckily I have this thing.” Glancing to the metal torch that gave light to the place. Before I began to walk, I gave a glance back at the bones. I promise, I will not disappoint you.
A deafening silence echoes around the dark tunnel, every steps I take it cancel the silent of the cave.
As I walk, I began to organizing my thought. First, I to forgot who I am yet my body remember my habits from who I was. Second, I wake up without any clothing or anything that may help me know my origin. third, after I get out of here I should find civilizations and gather information.
I do not know how long I was walking around but I felt like I been walking for about week or so, yet I never felt hungry? As I was lost in thought, I accidentally push a button that open a hidden room.
The path of the hidden room seem much cleaner than that of the place I was few days ago. As I walk toward the end of the path, I felt that the air seem to get warmer for some reason.
This place is probably important to be hidden so well. As I walk, I face many traps and tunnels that lead into a dead end. After an hour of walking and dodging from the traps, I finally came to huge circular room with many pillar decorating it and in the middle of it is a metal pillar with many mysterious symbol.
As I walk around, I saw that around eight pillar circulate a center pillar. I stop walking and observe the mysterious symbol on the metal pillar. It was so captivating and I couldn't help but stare at this mysterious symbol.
What are this? The mysterious symbol in the wall of the pillar seems to radiate majestic air around it. As I stare my mind began to feel relax and calm, my mental and physical fatigue was almost gone.
I walk towards one of this mysterious symbol and ponder, this things seems to have help ease up my mind. There's something about this thing as though it's speaking to me. As I was lost in thought, I unconsciously touch this mysterious symbol, then suddenly a fluctuations of energy burst out of it.
*whoosh*
Another excruciating pain spread out, not only in my mind but my whole body. I drop down in my knees and scream in agony, every muscle fiber are being torn apart and reconnected, a surge of energy spread out around me as if a cocoon of a butterfly. A golden vein began to appear in my skin as if it were a tattoo.
I sat down cross legged and concentrate, gritting my teeth in the process. Even though my mind was in disarray I still tried to compose myself.
As I close my eyes and concrete the pain seems to slowly subsided. I don't know why but I get feeling that I could manipulate this energy. After thinking a few things I began to try and control the raging energy that surging around me.
My eyes was close yet I could see a broken pieces of shards floating around in this dark abyss. My eyes widen to what happening but my shock was cut short after the raging energy suddenly enter this dark place and coiled around at the broken shards.
Ah, it seems this broken shards could help me with this crazy energy. As I try to manipulate this energy it began to make a cyclone of energy, picking up the broken shards in the process, then suddenly I tried compressing it together, A loud explosion echoed through out the hidden room. The whole place was trembling as it create an earthquake.
*cracking*
A loud crack echoed as every bone in my body reconnected. My body seems to have change and became much solid and been refined, my broken bones seem to have reconnected and the pain have disappeared.
The broken shard seems to have form into a mix of dark and white orb like object that float in this dark void, it float as though everything is mere ant. It seems this orb have save me. As I open my eyes I could see that a small crater about the radius of 20 feet have appeared.
“Woah, my body seem so light and I feel like I could crush small boulder! I feel so refresh!” as I was testing my body if there's anything wrong, just to find out that my body have change drastically.
“well whatever happened earlier was blessing in disguise!” I am pleased to what happened, even if I had to experienced a excruciating pain the pay off was worth it.
As I tried to jump to see how is conditions of my body is, then suddenly from a small jump a gush of wind suddenly burst out and I was shot out 10 feet off the ground, Oh my god, good things this place is huge or I would probably hit the ceiling.
As I descend, I sense something about to happened, seems like this is not the end. Another energy burst out of the metal pillar and I couldn't help but grin.
Grinning in front of a terrifying burst of energy, I didn't hesitate and face the imminent danger head-on. Come! I immediately sat down and concentrated, a hurricane of energy swirl around me. After closing my eyes, I once again enter the dark abyss. Now how do I get that thing in here? I don't really know how it got here?
As I was pondering endlessly, trying to figure out how to let the energy enter this dark abyss. Suddenly it occurred to me that a while ago I felt a burning sensation below my abdomen and that gave me an idea.
The swirling energy then suddenly soar toward my lower abdomen, slowly the energy disappears but the pressure of the energy lingers. Yes! I manage to absorb it! Looking at the energy swirling around in the dark abyss where the black and white orb reside.
A burning sensation was spreading throughout my body, I couldn't help but grit my teeth in pain yet despite the pain I concentrated my mind on absorbing the energy.
Before putting the energy to the orb, I noticed that the orb seems to have many cracks and hasn't been fully repaired. Interesting seems like I haven't fully repaired it. Then eat this! I began to manipulate it then direct the energy to the orb.
Like a serpent, the energy coiled around then shoot out toward the majestic orb.
*Crack*
A sound of crack echoed throughout the dark abyss. I glance at the orb and saw that some of the cracks began disappear.
I couldn't help but be satisfied. A few minutes of absorbing, the energy was fully devour by the orb and the cracks had disappeared.
*Boom*
Suddenly I felt a root like vein burst out of my lower abdomen through out my body. It's like a plant that began to sprout.
Oh seems like this thing is like a seed and would grow if I have more of this energy. While observing the strange phenomenon I concluded that if I manage to absorb more energy, I would grow stronger.
Well, it’s time to open my eyes. Upon opening my eyes, the 20 feet radius crater had suddenly became around 30 feet radius.
I stand up then glance at the central pillar, it seems the energy have fully disappeared and the mysterious glow of the symbol began to dim.
I couldn't help but be disappointed. Dammit! Huh well it’s not the time to be greedy. Though disappointed, I was still satisfied of the result.
I began to bow with my utmost sincerity. “I thank you, I am forever grateful for this and it is maybe fate for this encounter then I vow to use this gift with utmost care!”
As I gave my gratitude at the metal pillar and began to stand up I suddenly felt that my body became sluggish and heavy. My vision became hazy, I sway side to side trying keep my balance with no avail.
*thump*
I Couldn't help but fall in my knees and slowly my mind drifted away. My body was heavy as a boulder.
*thump*
With another thump, my body and mind fell unconscious.
My body felt another numbness like when I was a few days ago. Again? I scout my surrounding and my eyes widen upon seeing a glittering light all around this dark void. Wait…somethings different?
Suddenly a blinding golden light envelope the dark void. I shut my eye then when the light slowly disappear, I open my eyes just to see that I was standing in a verdant and majestic filled of grass.
Where am I? Is..is this a dream? The shackles of numbness bound me in place only able to move my head, I look around and saw a woman sitting beside a majestic tree. I couldn't help but be at peace just looking at her, she radiates this air of someone who is easy to approach.
Slowly the numbness disappears and I manage to take one step. Woah, finally I can move!? Upon taking one step, I started to check my body if anything else wrong and after I finish checking I once again glance at the woman. Who is she? Why does she looks so....familiar? A feeling of ease was enveloping my mind. I began to approach the woman, slowly in a walking pace.
Observing the back of the Woman, she wore a velvety and glossy dress that covered her jade white skin, Her beautiful white hair was trailing behind her. My heart tightens as I was getting closer.
A sense of guilt was welding up within me, why..what the hell am I getting this feeling!? I clench my heart for the pain was unbearable.
Slowly she turn her beautiful face toward me, time was moving so slowly as if time have stop. An intense sense of anticipation welling inside me.
Once our eyes was lock to each other, time seems to froze and my heart was throbbing nonstop. Her gaze was so soothing and her face was so beautiful that would make any women jealous. Her whole appearance made her look like an innocent girl.
While our gaze lock, she slowly smile at me. Such a tender smile. My heart felt another sense of guilt.
“ah…d..ddo-" as I began to speak I suddenly heard a loud voice of child crying. I turn my head and saw another familiar child.
The child had glossy white hair that reach neck down, it's face was hard to distinguish between a boy and girl.
The child wore a beautiful black clothe, that made the child look ominous. As the child approaches the woman, I saw that tears was falling down on its face.
“mama! Look, this bird was hurt!” the child was carrying a wounded bird in the palm of its hand.
“oh my, let me take a look?” she slowly stood up and walk towards the boy. Her jade white hand touch the little bird and at that moment a jade colored energy surrounds the bird, Slowly the wound of the bird closes.
“Here you my boy, the little birdie is all better." yet another tender smile was shown.
“woah, mama is super amazing!” the boy made a innocent smile, it was so similar to the woman.
After a moment, the boy sat down with his mother beside the tree. The boy slowly lay down the bird, it look back at the mother and child as if thanking them and flew of in the distant.
The mother and child enjoy the beautiful orange sunset accompanied by a cold breezes and the sound of insect. It was a peaceful sight to behold.
“Luna, my child isn't life so beautiful?”
“yes, its super duper beautiful, beautiful as you mama!”
“hehe but child listen if there is light then is darkness.”
“mama, what do you mean?”
“Your still a child but when you grow up, you will face many hardship and when that time come you must be always be grateful for such fate. For darkness is the time when light rest and for the light is the time when darkness rest.”
“It is why we grow stronger because we face many hardship and survive, so promise when you face hardship in life and always be grateful for it. You need to grow stronger as well to face this hardship, my child.”
“Yes mama I will and become strong enough to protect mama and papa!”
“oh my sweet child Luna.” Her innocent smile have been buried deep within my mind. At that moment my eyes widen because the scenery change into a dark grim sight.
Flame was all around in this grim forest. A Dozen of dead rotten corpse lay on the ground. I look around and saw the woman from earlier whispering to a young man around 15 years old. That the young boy from earlier.
Suddenly I hear a woman voice echoed in my mind. I was confused for what's happening but I couldn't do anything for another numbness shackled me.
“child…run! They must not capture you!”
“No! I won't leave!!”
“Child… be a good boy and listen to mother, you must run and follow our clan to the other continent!”
“ No I can't…”
“Child you can do this. When you were young you promised me you will become strong enough to protect me and your father right?”
“ye..yes."
A tender smile rose from the lips of the woman, she caress her hand on the face of the young boy. “But child your are too weak right now you need to live to become stronger and punish those who did this, But child remember you must not bare grudge, you must show mercy if they surrender. Do not kill blindly my child.”
“y..yes mother! I promised!” tears was falling down, the young man look at his mother for the last time.
For a moment he hesitated then suddenly his mother put her palm on his chest. A ray of glittering light shower the young man.
“Child this is my last gift to you. Remember I'm always with you, watching you!” the woman hug young man tears falling down on his face, he tighten his grip as not to let go.
Suddenly a loud sound of a person echoed through out my head.
“They're here!” a voice of a man could be heard, alarming his comrades.
“Child run! Farewell my child!" with a final kiss on the forehead, the woman turn her head towards the voice and run.
“You dare hurt my family!” the woman lead the pursuers to another direction to protect her child.
My heart felt an excruciating pain that can't be compare to pain that I felt when my bone and muscle fiber torn apart. I tried my damn hardest to mutter a word but due the numbness couldn't. Do..don't..
“Don't leave me!” my voice and the child sync then suddenly my eyes open wide and just to saw that I was laying in another place, A forest with tall lushes tree.
I slowly arise and look around just to endless tree in the horizon. Suddenly I felt my face was a little cold just to realize that I was crying.
“why am I cry-URGHH!!!” another excruciating pain swept my mind, after a few minute of agonizing pain, it suddenly disappeared as if nothing happened.
My heart throbbed violent as I finally regain a memory. My lips rose into a smile and I look up in the sky.
“I remember now..Who I am!!”
“I am Luna Nawa!!!”
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