Everything was a blur when Luna opened her eyes. Smoke is in the air and the smell of something burning is mixed with the salty air from the sea. She felt dizzy as she tried to move from the floor. The ship is rocking back and forth due to the massive waves.
"Fire!" A man screamed.
Everyone is running around and screaming. Some are coughing from smoke inhalation.
A while ago, Luna heard a commotion. People were running and yelling. She rushed outside with Natan when an explosion happened. They saw smoke and people holding their swords and other weapons. The knights were fighting with the ship's people. The second explosion happened when she rushed towards the commotion. Thankfully Coco transformed just in time to block the second explosion from hitting them. Coco turned back to his original form before anyone noticed.
She look around and saw Natan, sitting on the floor with surprised and confused eyes.
"Natan, are you alright?"
He nodded. He looked at her and then gazed at Coco. His eyes are bewildered.
"Is that animal a mystical beast?" Natan asked as he pointed to Coco beside her.
"It's not important right now. Let's go find my friends." Luna answered and pull him from the floor.
They walked towards the explosion as people around ran in a panic.
Luna saw Sebastian fighting with his sword against the people of the ship.
"Sir Sebastian!" She called but the man did not notice her.
She tried to run in his direction but Natan grabs her arm.
"Stop! It's dangerous."
A group of men attacked Sebastian from behind. He tried to avoid it but led him to the edge of the ship. He lost his balance when one of the men tried to pierce him with his sword. Sebastian falls to the sea.
"No!" She screamed.
Luna grabs her hidden dagger under her dress and attacks the men with swift moves. In a glimpse, everyone falls with non-fatal but deep wounds on their bodies.
Natan was surprised at how fast and accurate her attacks were. She looks delicate and noble but acts differently. He did not expect her to be skillful in fighting one-on-one combat with men. Is she a woman?
"Sebastian!" Luna yelled as she ran toward the railing. Her face a full of concern.
Grey was fighting with the ship's men that were blocking his way to the captain's cabin when he heard Luna's voice. Grey turned and saw her running towards the railings. He turned to stop her but he saw a man grab her.
She was about to jump when Natan grab her waist and drag her back.
"Let go!" She screamed.
"Are you crazy? You'll die if you jump there!" Natan answered back.
Grey grabs Luna from Natan's arm. His countenance is hostile as he glared at the unfamiliar man. Natan felt the intensity of this man's aura and prepare his defenses. He did not expect him to grab Luna from his arms that easily.
"Grey! Sebastian falls-" Luna uttered hysterically.
"Luna! I'm here."
Luna turned and saw Sebastian climbing back to the railing. He did not fall into the water. He was able to grab a rope that was hanging at the edge.
Luna breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him.
"I thought you fall!" She said as she rushed to him.
"Were you worried about me?" Sebastian asked with a smile.
She pouted. But she was really worried earlier. It was like losing someone important. She was so afraid and wasn't thinking rationally. She would have jumped in the water if Natan didn't grab her.
"Luna, why did you leave your room? And who is this man with you?" Grey asked.
Grey and Sebastian looked at Natan with suspicion.
"He's a friend I just met. His name is Natan. Natan, they are my friends, Sir Grey and Sir Sebastian. We heard fighting outside so we went out to check and saw the explosion." She answered.
Luna introduced the three without exposing their real identities. Grey is the empire's prince and his right hand is Sebastian, Natan is a tribal prince who just happens to be captured and brought here as a slave.
Grey and Sebastian's faces looked alarmed and aggressive especially when they gazed at Natan.
"Are you saying that you let this man enter your room?" Sebastian asked. A hint of fury in his voice.
"Yes, I let him and his sister stay with me in my room. It's a long story, I tell you later. Anyway, what happened here?" She asked as she looked around.
The two protective men relaxed a little upon hearing that another woman was with them. Besides, they remember that Mira is in the room with Luna as well.
"The captain is heading the ship to the monster. We were trying to capture him but he escaped and hid somewhere on this ship. His people stopped us from arresting him. They also hid an illegal explosive in this ship and tried to use it on us." Grey responded.
"Since the captain is nowhere now, can we turn the ship to another route?" Luna asked.
"No, the captain can control the ship using his ability. As long as he is inside he can control this ship's direction. He has to capture him to stop him." Sebastian answered.
The knights arrested the captain's people and bind them all together. Grey and Sebastian interrogated them for the captain's whereabouts but they refused to cooperate.
"Luna, your friends seem strong. Who are they exactly?" Natan asked as he observed Grey and Sebastian.
"You are strong too. When you grab me earlier, I couldn't break out from you."
"The poison is losing its effect. My strength is coming back. Our tribe is known for our strength. We can fight monsters with our bare hands."
Luna's eyes move from his biceps down to his formed abs under his fit shirt to his muscled legs. Natan's face turned red when he realized what she was doing.
"What the hell are you looking at? Don't you have shame?" He uttered as he tried to cover his bare chest with his arms.
No woman in her right mind would dare to look at a man's body shamelessly just like that. How could she gaze at his body nonchalantly?
"You have a good build so I just thought that you were telling the truth," Luna muttered.
"I am telling the truth! Our tribe is very strong." He said defensively.
Luna giggled. She finds his defensive tone fascinating.
"I believe you." She said then wink at him.
Natan is taken aback by her adorable response.
"A-alright." He responded in a stutter.
"Now, let's go find the captain and stop him!" Luna said then grabs Natan's hands.