Luna (The Sovereign's Soul)

The Sovereign's Soul

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Rummages. Early in the morning, Peter heard rummages coming from the storeroom when he came down the stairs to prepare breakfast. He peeked into it to find Luna is inside, rummaging around. Just when he intent to greet her, "Found it!" Luna exclaimed in excited whispers. To which Peter saw what she's holding onto. It the metal box he kept away long ago. He meant for it to stay hidden but now Luna founds it. Peter is conflicted, he wanted so much to dash into the room and took it away form her, but doing so, will only make Luna angrier and more curious. He know her very well and believe that the more you hide from her, the more effort she will exert to find out. Luna hold it up on her chest ready to leave the room, she turn around to find Peter standing there. They both exchanged look for a moment. "You, found it. I thought I've forgotten about it," Peter finally said breaking the silence. The fact that he already tells her what really happened that night, makes him decide not to hide anything from her anymore.

Both of them sit on the couch with Peter slowly opening the metal box, he reached out to the ripped pages, "These were the ripped pages from the memoir. What written here is, L'âme du souverain s'éveillera, translated as The sovereign's soul will be awakened . We don't know what that mean, knowing you were a curious child, we hid it to safe the trouble of having you asking us about it."

Luna eyes widen as she recognize that sentence, L'âme du souverain s'éveillera, from her dream. "I heard of that, from my dream." Peter eyed her curiously, "Dream?"

"Yeah a woman in white came to me few night back and said this," Luna took the papers from Peter then glances at the details in the paper. Peter, put his hand over his mouth trying to hide his distress from Luna. His eyes darted left and right. "It couldn't be, could it?" Peter muttered to himself. "It'll only happens once in thousands of years." Peter said to himself not realizing Luna has been looking curiously to him.

"What happens once on thousands of years?" George asks coming down from the stairs. "Lady Sekhmet, visited Luna." Peter replies looking at George solemnly. George, quickly step down the stairs and sit beside Peter on the couch, "What? How?"

Luna still in daze, watch as both of them discussed about it grimly.

"Legend in Cathopia says, when a catastrophe is about to arrived, Lady Sekhmet, will visit the chosen one. Giving her hints," Peter says grimly while looking at Luna. "Something is about to happen and Luna, has been chosen," Upon hearing what Peter said, Luna is speechless while George cover his mouth in shock, "What are we going to do, Peter?"

Peter stare into the distant and reply, "George, we will do everything in our power to protect Luna in whatever challenges coming up ahead." He grabbed George hand while George is unsettled by what he just heard. "So, now what?" Luna is baffled. With a stern face, "We prepare you for it."

Luna came out of her class, bid her farewell to Connor and headed off with Elena to meet Nolan. In the car, what Peter says this morning, flashes back in her mind again.

"We still trying to figure out what is really happening, but I have long suspected that what happened more than decades of years ago, is not as simple as it seems. Moon's fiance, Grande, is killed, your parents death, seems to have some connection to it. I know this is sudden, but Luna, no one can protects you better than you protecting yourself. George and I will have to give you a drill of training. Remember Luna, do not go after anything other than protecting yourself. Leave the rest for us to investigate it." Peter have never look so serious before, Luna understand how serious this has gotten. But Luna have no intention of leaving that matter alone, which is why she decided to seek for Nolan's assistance secretly in the first place.

"Lady Luna?" Elena called out to Luna the third time, finally she snapped out from her daze. "Oh, sorry." Luna steps off the car and went to the reading room. Inside, Nolan is sitting by the window. He look gracious by the window, when the sun ray reflected on his dark blue hair. Nolan looks elegant with his black long sleeve turtleneck and ripped light blue jeans. Luna can't help but to admire that scene for a moment. Noticing her presence, Nolan took off his frame-less glasses, closes his book, giving Luna an impish look, "Do I look that majestic to you?" Luna admiration instant turns into annoyance, "too bad your narcissistic confidence ruined it." Nolan chuckled lightly, "So, did you bring it?"

Luna searched her bag and handed him the ripped pages. Nolan took it and study the pages. "Do you know my parents?" Luna asks impatiently. "Oh yeah, Peter? I was the one told you about him didn't I?" Nolan ask casually still studying the pages.

"No, its my biological parent, Genieve Isolde Lidia and Ethan Mason Fang" Luna ask while giving Nolan a gullible look.

Nolan froze, looked up from the pages his holding and deliberately turned to Luna. He blinked in disbelief, for that name he heard is very much familiar, sentimental even. Never did he anticipated that Luna was Ethan and Genieve's daughter. Luna rubbed her neck giving him the most naive smile, "Hahah, I forgot to mentioned I was adopted because, you-know, since my parents are...dead." Luna's expression gradually turned gloomy. Nolan, seeing that, gently lay down the pages by the side, slowly approached her with intention of holding his arms out to held her, he stopped halfway. Hesitated, tenderly gives her a pat on head instead.

Nolan breath a heavy sigh, "Yeah, I know them. They were amazing people. One of few, who is very respectable to look up on." Luna buried her face in her palms, "You really think so?" Nolan, heard her softly sobs, he felt a tinge of gloom in his heart. He doesn't understand why he felt so, but he wanted to comfort her, so he said, "Yeah, they were...honorable." Nolan is not ready and is conflicted of letting Luna know that he used to be very close to her parents.

"Its not fair that they--" Luna started weeping. Nolan, eyes redden, look up to the ceiling in attempt to contain himself from tearing up. "If only they wasn't involved, then maybe they could still be alive," Luna sobs and rubbed her eyes. Nolan, felt a pang of guilt risen. Luna took a deep breath and continues,"That is why I will find out what happened and get to the bottom of this." She looked determine, grabbed Nolan arms firmly, "And you, will help me on this. Help me learn of it, bring me to Cathopia, I need to get to the bottom of this, but keep this a secret from Peter of course." She gave him a determine stare, to which he was slightly moved by her determination. He finds her tenacity is interesting. Hence, Nolan secretly, vow in his heart that he will protect this girl at all costs."I gave my words remember? You know I will help you."

"Tell me, about them. How they end up there. Am-am I cathonion, you know, since my parents are, living there? " Luna eagerly asks.

Chuckle by her reaction, Nolan speak, "No. They were human. Just that they were chosen as the Expatriate Peacemaker between human and Cathonion if anything should come up or happens which involves both side."

Throughout that session, Luna learnt that her biological parents turns to be very favorable at Cathopia. Her parents was chosen as the Expatriate Peacemaker by the The Wise Catgrates Chamber. Because the oldest Catgrate, Mamosa Fluenz, said the Lady Sekhmet has hinted him they should be the Expat and so they have. She also learn bits and pieces about Cathonion.

"Awesome! I didn't know Cathonion were sometimes mistaken as vampire because of their fangs! So, when can we visit Cathopia?" she is wildly enthusiastic about visit Cathopia. Nolan looked at her, about to said his reply when there's a sudden knock on his door.

Knock, Knock. "Mr. Quez have arrived," Elena speak behind the door. Nolan is puzzled, "We did not arrange a meeting today did we?" The door open shortly after, and Mr Quez stride in. He saw Luna and walks up to her, "You really resembled her, you really do.What's your name?" Luna turn to Nolan, as if asking permission to speak, Nolan nodded slightly. "Luna Estelle Fang" Mr. Quez hum slightly, "Now it makes sense. What Mamosa said is bound to happen." Nolan puzzled by what Mr.Quez said, "What did Mamosa said?" Mr.Quez, stride towards the floor-to-ceiling high window, "Mamosa doesn't have much time left, have you found it? The Amethyst Pendant?"

"Not yet, but I know I am close," Nolan answered solemnly. Mr. Quez then turn to Luna, "We found her, all we need now is the key. Before The Sovereign Soul be awakened once again, Luna must obtain her destiny bestow upon by Lady Sekhmet." Luna and Nolan exchanged looks with each other, dumbfounded by what Mr. Quez said.

"Help my Grande, put this to end. Let her rest in peace." Mr. Quez then set his foot off towards the door with Elena leading him out of the room.

Luna turned to Nolan, who seem absent minded at the moment; She step in front of him, "Who is he?" Nolan look up to the ceiling and answered, "Mr. Quez Lef Feu, father to Grande del Feu."

"Oh my god, isn't she the fiancee of Moon? When you said you were looking for someone, was it Moon? If you found Moon, then Grande can rest in peace? But What does the ripped pages have anything to do with these? So you came into school to get the pendant he mentioned?" Luna bombarded the questions unintentionally because she is baffled by everything she couldn't process right at the moment. Nolan seems uncomfortable and a little agitated, "Get out." Luna puzzled by his sudden coldness, "Hey, I was just--"

"Get out!" Nolan shouted at her. Luna, bit on her lips, holding back the lump of unjustified feeling at the back of her throat, tears well up at the edge of her eyes but she still gave him a glare before she ran out.

"Arrgh!" Nolan punch his fist on the desk. He doesn't know what to feel, every emotion churned inside his stomach. He is conflicted at everything that came up to him, Grande, Ethan and Genieve, Luna and lastly, the name Moon, makes him despised himself. Elena came up to him, "Lady Luna ran pass me, should I catch up on her?"