[Luna Syesha McCleen]
“Mama! Papa! We’re leaving!” Leena said goodbye to our parents.
“Be careful, my babies! We love you both!” Mama and papa said. They only kissed Leena because they couldn't see me. I walked towards them and kissed their cheeks, though they couldn't feel me. Leena turned to me and smiled. “Let’s go?” I nodded, then we walked towards the entrance where the car was waiting for us.
“Are you still sad? Aren’t you still getting used to it?” she asked in a worried tone. I let out a deep sigh. “It’s not like that, Leena. I’m sad because they still can’t hear me and see me either…” I said with sadness in my voice. Leena stopped in her tracks and hugged me. “Shh, don’t worry, okay? Mama and papa are trying their best to look for a way to see you. So, stay positive, okay?” she said while smiling at me, and I forced a smile.
We got inside the car and the driver drove away to school. I’m so lucky to have a twin like Leena because she accepted me for who I am and is always there for me. But I am still not used to being invisible. Also, I envy Leena for having the life I want. Sometimes I wonder why I was born when it was so useless because people don’t see me either. When I was born, they even heard my cries and they could still see me even though I was vanishing. But when I turned 1-year-old, they couldn’t see or hear me anymore except Leena.
Am I cursed? Why am I so unlucky? My parents don’t remember if someone cursed me. No one can explain what my condition is, and it bothered me so much. This is a big question mark on my entire existence.
But I have always had this dream, that I am on the moon. I don’t know, but I have these urges that I want to go there. Every night I stared at the moon, and it was calling out to me, but I felt scared to respond.
“Hey! Are you okay? We’re here!” It startled me a bit when Leena snapped her fingers in front of my face. She got out of the car first and I followed. Leena wore a wide smile as she walked inside the campus, and every student greeted her as we passed by.
“Hi, Princess Leena! Good Morning!”
“Princess Leena is so beautiful, right?”
“Yeah, she’s so kind too.”
“And she’s perfect!”
“Aye!” I turned my back when someone called Leena. It was Ameera, wearing a beautiful smile. They kissed each other’s cheeks as a greeting. And I just watched them.
“Where’s Jasmine and Ella?” Leena asked.
“I don’t know. They’re always late, anyway.” Ameera replied while shrugging her shoulders.
The two of them just talked while I just followed with a bored expression. Sometimes it’s also annoying to follow Leena around all the time. When I got the chance, I ran away from Leena. I teleported to the lake at the back of the school. A smile plastered on my lips as I looked around. This place is beautiful. I also play here sometimes. Since no one was around, I played with the water; I created a small whirlwind as I walked through the water. It is peaceful here and there is no disturbance.
But I was wrong...
“Who are you? Show yourself or else!” I looked to my right, and a guy stared in my direction, but he couldn't see me. I paused for a moment and stared at him. He has quiff cut brown hair which makes him look subtle, with mesmerizing eyes, a perfect set of eyebrows, a long nose, and kissable lips. In short, perfect!
“Speak! I know you’re there,” he added.
“Tsk. You can’t even hear me.” I murmured, and an idea popped into my head about how to communicate with him. I walked beside him and let out a snow-ice that surprised him, and I wrote a word there. He read what I wrote.
“You can’t see me nor hear me.” He read. “But why?” he said and frowned.
I wrote again. ‘I don’t know?’
“What? Why don’t you know?” he asked, puzzled.
‘I just don't know.’
“Tsk. Are you a boy or a girl?” he asked.
‘Girl.’
“Ok. I’m Bryle Henderson. What’s your name?” He said and smiled. Holy sh*t! He's so handsome!
‘Luna.’ I wrote.
“Luna?”
‘Just Luna.’
“Fine. Why are you here?”
‘I like it here because this place is peaceful.’
“Yeah. You’re right. I always come here often. But why didn’t I feel you before?” huh? He’s always here too? Oh, yeah.
‘I didn’t see you either. Maybe we didn’t cross each other.’
“Yeah, maybe. And I just came here early. I stayed out here after class.” Oh, that’s why! I looked into his eyes and he looked so sad.
‘You have a problem. Is that why you always come here?’ I wrote and stared at his face.
“How did you know?” he asked, puzzled. I smiled.
‘Because I have a problem, too. You know I’m sad because you can’t see and hear me.’ I wrote again and released a deep sigh.
“Your problem is worse than mine,” he said in a sad tone.
‘All right, I have to go. Until I see you again. Bye.’ I wrote and stood up.
“All right. It’s already class time. Bye, Luna.” he said, then stood up too and walked away. I teleported back to the classroom. Leena frowned when she saw me. I know she will ask me again where I went. I just sat in the empty seat next to her. She reserved the chair for me.
She looked at me with ‘Where-did-you-go-look’.
“I was just in the lake at the back of the school.” She nodded and turned her attention to the front and listened to what the professor discussed.
“I’m going to the library. It’s boring here,” I said, and before she could confirm, I already teleported to the library. I walked toward the bookshelves and selected some books, but an old book on the far end of the shelf caught my attention. It was full of dust, so I used my powers to get rid of the dust.
‘The Moon’ is the title of the book. The title seems interesting, so I read it.
A long time ago, there was a girl named Luna who lived alone on the moon. One day, she went down into the Moondrous World and interacted with a gifted human. She then meets Lucas, the prince of the Faraway Kingdom, and later on becomes her boyfriend. Lucas didn’t know that Luna was a goddess. They get married and give birth to a child named Lumeena. The Gods and goddesses knew she was having an affair with a gifted human below. As a result, the Gods and goddesses punished her for breaking the sacred rules not to fall in love and have an affair with a gifted human below. They sent Luna back to the moon and could never go down again. Luna didn’t know the consequences of loving a human below, but Goddess Athena of Wisdom told her the consequences later on. And that is, her generation is the one who will suffer the consequences.
Despite Luna’s sadness, looking at her family below makes her happy and content. She promised to guide them by her light. Although, she's sad because her family can't see or hear her anymore, at the same time she’s happy just by seeing her daughter grow up so beautiful and strong.
“Huh? It’s cut out? Where’s the next page?” I groaned and put the book back on the bookshelves.
[Leena Ayesha McCleen]Luna disappeared again? She really likes to wander a lot. Tsk. When I went to the library, I didn’t even see her. Maybe she had already gone home again without me. I rolled my eyes. Tsk. I know she's glued to a book again.“Leena!” Jasmine called, and I turned to her. “Oh, Jas, why?”“We are going to Thumbelina City tomorrow, are you coming?” she said while smiling widely, and I nodded.“Cool!” I uttered. “All right! We’ll just meet at our previous meeting place.” I nodded and waved her goodbye.When I arrived at the Palace, I ran to my room and checked to see if Luna had returned home. I smiled when I saw her reading a book. I jumped up on my bed beside her and faced her. “What are you reading, Luna?” I asked. She did not even take her attention away from the book she was reading. “Just nothing,” she answered shortly, and I just shrugged my shoulders.I got up and walked towards the wardrobe cabinet to change clothes. Afterward, I strutted out of the room an
[Luna Syesha] A few days have passed, but we still haven’t found a solution to my condition. I was just walking around the forest until I saw a gigantic tree. It amazed me, so I quickly went there to see it closer. “Wow! This tree is so huge!” I uttered in amazement and touched the tree, but my hand just slipped through. My eyes widened, and I was about to take my hand, but there was a force pulling me forward. I tried to use my power to escape, but it wasn’t effective until it swallowed me. I closed my eyes as the light blinded me. When I fluttered my eyes open, I couldn’t help but gasp in amazement at what I saw. I am here on top of a mountain and I can see up here the entire town below. There are many colored houses and on the other side of the mountain, there is a huge purple medieval castle. Another gasp let out of my mouth when suddenly the sunlight hit my skin. I could feel the heat, which I didn’t feel before because it used to just penetrate. “What happened? Where am I?”
[Luna Syesha]After our long talk, they let me stay in their house. It is almost six o’clock in the evening and people are getting ready because any minute from now, their appearance will change. They will transform into wolves. Grandma Mela and Berting told me not to leave the house until morning. But I want to see their transformation. They left the house in a hurry because it was only a few seconds to six o’clock. I just peeked out through the window. All the people are outside.At exactly six o’clock, they all transformed into wolves and howled while looking up at the moon. Then, I saw a woman in black riding a broomstick and I could hear clearly what she was saying because of her loud ugly voice.“Bwahahaha, how are you, my pets? Hahaha haha, you all deserved it!” The ugly woman laughs like a witch. Oh, she’s really a witch. And she’s so ugly!I saw all the wolves looking like lost sheep. They seem terrified of this witch. A smile curved on my lips. I didn’t follow Grandma Mela’
[Third Person POV]People living in Sampa town are happy again. The curse of witches from black wizards finally lifted. Everyone is having fun and they are thankful for a girl named Luna. Fearing that the other witches would return, Luna cast a spell to protect the entire town against the black wizards.Everyone witnessed Luna make protection barriers around the town. At first, the people were afraid of what Luna was doing. But Luna informed them what she did was for their safety. When Luna flew upward into the air, it amazed everyone. Luna doesn’t even use a wand like them. The Mages use a wand to unleash their abilities but with limitations because their body is weak. Too much power will kill them. “Luna! Luna!”Luna wandered around the entire town with Riget when someone called her. The young girl rushed to her and eventually smiled widely at her.“Hi, Luna! I’m Mirai! Can I talk to you for a moment? Please?”Luna hesitated but later on agreed. The young girl smiled broadly and pu
[Luna Syesha]A gasp let out of my mouth when suddenly a giant snake came up from the stream. It looked at me evilly.‘I guess I’m lucky today. I haven’t eaten for a long time bwahahahaha.’My forehead creased, and my eyebrows furrowed when I heard a voice. I looked around, but there was no one else here but me. Therefore, I conclude the snake is the one who speaks.The snake suddenly rushed towards me, but I dashed away. I jumped on a tree branch.“Why do you want to eat me, giant snake?” I asked, and the snake stopped attacking me.‘You can understand me?’ the snake asked for confirmation. “Yes.” I jumped down and landed on the rock where I was sitting earlier. The giant snake looked at me and bowed slightly.‘Forgive my audacity, princess...’“How did you know I was a princess?” I asked.‘You have the blood of a princess and the blood of a goddess.’ the snake said. Afterward, the snake suddenly glowed. My mouth hung in awe to see the snake’s new appearance when the dazzling light
[Luna Syesha]The sound of the alarm clock on and off woke me up. I got up and did some stretching. It’s another day! A smile formed on my lips as I glimpsed Regit sleeping on the sofa peacefully. He’s so cute. I quickly took a shower and when I finished, I realized I didn’t have any clothes. But I found a dress laying down on the bed. I slipped it on and smiled as I dashed out of the room. I found Grandma Mela in the dining room while preparing something to eat. “Good morning, Grandma Mela!” I greeted. She gave me a sweet smile and said, “Oh, good morning, Luna. Come here and help me prepare our breakfast.”“Sure, Grandma!” I replied energetically and helped Grandma Mela prepare the table. After that, we ate in comfortable silence. “Where is Uncle Berting?” I asked, after noticing that the man wasn’t home.“He left so early. Every morning before the sun rises, everyone begins their training. This is the second war that will take place throughout Majika. So we must prepare ourselves.
[Luna Syesha]“Armani, we need to get down and help the people below,” I said, and Armani growled. “Luna, they have now begun the war,” Mirai said nervously.Suddenly, the sky darkened, and now dark smoke covered the whole place. To the east, knights from the palace marched towards the town. Witches and black wizards rushed toward the knights, so the battle began. Even in the palace, the fight also started. Armani flew downwards in a swift motion and shortly after we landed and Mirai got off his back. The fight stopped when they saw us. Armani blew a white smoke, and it surprised the witches and black wizards.We immediately charged to continue the fight. I didn’t realize that the war would take place right now. Lots of flying witches and black wizards casting black spells. Mirai prepared herself and fought the black wizards that attacked her. I’m still riding at the back of Armani. We flew upward and fought the witches, who were also flying around. We both sighed as we saw the treme
[Luna Syesha]“No! I’m not your child! You killed my parents! I will make you pay for what you did!” Mirai said, her eyes narrowed with a clenched fist. “They deserve to die because they took you away from us! It was their fault that we lost you! They took you, Mirai! And I did everything I could to see you...” Asgar said, while tears escaped from his eyes. “No. I don’t believe you!” Mirai cried. I knew the truth hurt her. She looked so confused because of Aira, who looks like her.Everyone looked at me as I walked towards the air bubbles where Asgar was.“L-Luna...” Mirai called, and I just smiled at her.I looked at Asgar and said, “There’s only one way to find out if you’re saying the truth, Asgar. Once you are lying, I will not hesitate to kill you.” Asgar nodded. Because of the little air that he inhaled inside the air bubble, made him weak. I blew the air bubbles, causing Asgar to fall weakly to the ground. His children approached him.“Are you okay, Father?” Aira asked worrie