Daughter of the moon god

Chapter 7: The Awakening

Selene’s mind swirled with Kael’s words, each one carving a deep crack into the foundation of the life she had known. The last daughter of the Moon God? Hidden away for her own protection? It sounded like something from a fable, not her reality.

She took a step back, needing space, needing air. “I don’t understand,” she murmured, clutching the strap of her satchel as if it could anchor her to the world she had known.

Kael remained motionless, his silver eyes unwavering. “You will, in time.”

“That’s not an answer!” Her voice came out sharper than she intended, frustration mixing with the whirlwind of emotions inside her. “You say I’m some... descendant of a god, yet I’ve lived my whole life in a quiet village, gathering herbs and tending to the sick. Why? If I am who you say I am, why would Marwen keep this from me?”

Kael’s gaze softened slightly. “To protect you.”

Selene frowned. “From what?”

A shadow passed over his face. “The ones who seek to end your bloodline.”

The words sent a chill through her. The wind around them stirred, rustling the leaves, and for a brief moment, Selene felt something unseen shift in the air—something ancient and knowing, as if the very night had turned its gaze upon her.

Kael’s eyes flickered toward the trees, his body tensing. “They will come for you, Selene. The moment your power begins to awaken, they will sense it.”

Selene shook her head. “You’re talking as if I have some kind of magic. But I don’t.”

“You do,” Kael said firmly. “You just don’t know how to reach it.”

The memory of the wolf flashed in her mind—the way it had looked at her, the strange pull in her chest, the whispering voices in the wind. Was that magic? Was it something buried inside her all this time, waiting to be unlocked?

Doubt warred with the undeniable truth that her heart already seemed to recognize.

“If I go with you,” she said carefully, “what happens next?”

Kael hesitated, as if measuring his words. “I will take you to a place where you can learn the truth about yourself. Where you can awaken what has been hidden.”

“And if I refuse?”

His expression darkened. “Then you will be left defenseless against those who wish to see you dead.”

A lump formed in her throat. She thought of Eldoria, of Marwen, of the life she had always known. Would she ever see it again if she left? Or was this the moment everything changed forever?

She looked at Kael, searching for deception, for anything that would tell her this was some cruel trick. But all she found was unwavering certainty.

Selene took a slow breath.

“I’ll go with you.”

Kael nodded once, a flicker of something unreadable passing through his gaze.

“The journey won’t be easy,” he warned.

Selene lifted her chin. “It never is.”

And with that, she took her first step into the unknown, leaving behind the quiet village that had sheltered her—walking toward a destiny written in moonlight.