Mount Selas.
The piercing cold and the dreadful night ended as the sun started to rise slowly. The warmth floated in the air, giving hope to the people. But to Goddess Luna, it was a symbol of perturbation.
With every moment that passed, they were moving closer to the time when her children would face the most frightening phase of their lives. While she had merged with Hecate, she had looked into her mind and had seen and heard her conversation with Finnegan Morr, the man who had disturbed her during her meditation.
Every word of his was filled with a sense of apprehension and with the devil's curse now being lifted, she was now terrified of what lay ahead for her oblivious children.
But what scared her more was that she had sensed the negative energy in the air around the kingdom of Aranill and she realized that she could not stop the blood from spilling. People were destined to die. But if it was under the hands of the devil or not, she did not know.
Even though she was filled with tremendous energy after merging with Hecate and Diana, she was emotionally exhausted and Luna collapsed in her spot as she stared at the rising sun.
'How do I save my children from this tragedy? They do not deserve this. They do not.' She thought to herself as she watched the sky filled with the hues of red and orange. 'How do I stop the devil?' She thought again even though it was impossible to stop him now that his curse had ended.
'Please be safe, everyone. I am helpless this time. You will have to fight your war alone.' Luna took a deep breath to calm her aggrieved heart. But to no avail. She was too worried and distraught to think about anything else. Her children were her priority, and now that they were in grave danger, her mind could not stop conjuring all frightful scenarios.
The people who had been watching the miraculous event of the three deities becoming one from below were stunned to find their Goddess collapsing to the ground. Although they were far away from her, they could sense her anxiousness and they frowned lightly.
Other than the advisors who knew the reason for their Goddess' uneasy state of mind, none among the followers knew about it. And they could not help but worry about her. But nobody dared to take a step in her direction.
The power around the Goddess was too strong and it was impossible for anyone among them to survive and reach her. A few obstinate and strong-willed men had attempted to reach her previously, only to end up as ash the moment they took even one step towards Goddess Luna.
All the followers could do was wait for their Goddess to calm down on her own even though they were worried about her.
Not knowing the dilemma her followers were in, Luna sat still as she tried to compose her heart. Closing her eyes, she focused her mind before she held her palms facing each other. The next moment, a blue light emerged from them.
When she next opened her eyes, she saw the sealed castle where the devil was currently staying at. The castle was entirely sealed by a curse, making it impossible for Luna to invade it and she could only watch it from outside.
Even from where she was, she could sense the wickedness and the stench of blood and she understood what was happening. The devil was feeding on his own people to gather his strength, and it would not be long before he would be powerful enough to break the seal around the castle.
Her face turned pale as every moment passed. But she could do nothing about it. All her powers were useless before him and she could only hope for the person destined to end the devil to take action soon.
Luna forced herself to stand up, and the moment she did so, a notion entered her mind and her eyes narrowed immediately.
"Neither am I allowed to leave Mount Selas nor can I help my children to deal with the devil. But I can at least send them a warning about the devil."
Without that thought, she snapped her finger and the blue light disappeared. In its place now lay a floating parchment and she smiled lightly, hoping for the message to reach one of her children.
Once she was done with her message, she held out her hand and a bow and arrow appeared on her palm. She then attached the parchment to the end. Closing her eyes, she fixed her arrow to the bow and took a deep breath.
'I hope this message reaches the rightful person and he will help me deal with the catastrophe that will strike them soon.' With that thought, she let go of the arrow, not knowing who she was looking for. All she wanted was for the message to reach the most honest and trustworthy person.
Once she was done, she opened her eyes. Now that the arrow had left her bow, she had no way of finding out to who it had chosen to convey the message.
Luna was utterly helpless as it was the year of the moon and she could only watch her children from Mount Selas. Any help she sent them would either not reach them or would reach them without her finding out the details about it.
'Please.' That was all she thought in her mind before she started to climb down from where she was.
Meanwhile, the arrow swooshed in the air and landed right in front of the person it had chosen to convey the message. The sudden sound of the arrowhead hitting the floor startled the man. But it was the parchment tied to the arrow that surprised him more and he opened it immediately to see what it was.
As soon as he saw the contents of the message, his frown vanished and a smile landed on his lips.
'Goddess Luna wants me to help her to keep her children safe.' He thought to himself as he read the letter again. He did not doubt even for a moment about the genuineness of the message. It had to be from the Goddess herself. Otherwise, how was the arrow able to find him when he was in a closed room.
'Now that the Goddess had assigned me this task, I will fulfill it for sure.' He smiled to himself before he crumpled it and threw it into the fire in the hearth, watching it burn the next instant. It was only when he was certain that the parchment had turned to ash that he left the room.