Nightfall to Daybreak

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

3rd Person Point of View

"Zendaya's power is steadfastly growing. However, there are boundaries. The more she uses it for the world, the more her power takes from her. It is only a matter of time before she breaks and the real one awakens." Ngumisi ang lalake habang pinaglalaruan nito ang kaniyang koronang suot. Prente siyang nakaupo sa trono, sa harap ng limang mga salamangkero. "Veyrondale was so close at unleashing the sleeping beast within that woman."

"Veyrondale is a fool, though. And he has fallen from grace. He was asking for it." A girl from one of the five mages rolled her eyes. "He thinks he is almighty because he was God-sent. Fool. How the mighty has fallen."

"At least he was useful." The crowned man replied.

"However, we did not see his brother, Vandersnatch, coming. He interfered and saved Zendaya with an ancient and lost magic. If not for him, things could have gone as planned." Sagot naman ng isa sa mga salamangkero. "They really believe the tale that you lose control and become mad when you overuse the Creation magic, little do the Nightingales who wield this legendary magic know that they are just mere vessels to the Supreme Lord. Within Zendaya is the Supreme Lord and she is sealed—the only way to unseal her is to make sure Zendaya keeps on using her magic as in return, she loses parts of herself and is replaced by the Supreme Lord, whom we serve."

"No rush, though. We still have time."

"Indeed." The magicians replied.

"Let's watch her struggle first in building an empire, before awakening the Supreme Lord inside her. The empire will be taken over by our Supreme Lord as a gift for her revival."

Ngumisi lang muli ang lalake at saka nito hinubad ang kaniyang korona. "It is a good thing that one of her Night Courts is one of us—it will be easier to keep track of her."

"Anyway, what are your plans about Vandersnatch? It seems that all this time, he has pretended to be Enzo, the loyal knight of Zendaya."

"God will punish him." Sagot ng isa sa mga salamangkero, "God knows everything. He'll forsake him and will send another angel to monitor the Creation magic wielders... Which in this generation's case, happens to be Zendaya."

"What do we do then?"

"We watch and wait for our time." The man at the throne replied. He is only one among the few people who knows of the truth about the Nightingale family—especially of their background and history. The story that they knew was nothing close to the actual truth.

One upon a time, there were two powerful beings who ruled over the universe—the one who is known today as God, a man, and the other one who is called the Supreme Lord, a woman.

God was the life-giver and the Supreme Lord was the life-taker. Together, they kept the balance and harmony in the universe. However, as they were total opposites—they were not on good terms. They decided to end it once and for all and waged a war against each other that lasted for a thousand years.

In the end, the Supreme Lord lost. She may be immortal, but she can still be killed by God. She can also do the same to God, but she was already worn out from their last battle.

Barely escaping from God to Terra Forma, she met King Arthur by chance and they made a deal. In exchange of great power that may be passed down through his blood from generations to the next, she would be sealed within as she recovers. King Arthur agrees as he never knew of the entirety that he would lose himself the more he uses the Supreme Lord's magic and the same fate would happen to all Nightingales who wield it.

God found out about this and sent two angels, Veyrondale and Vandersnatch, to watch over the Nightingales and ensure that the Supreme Lord does not awaken. God cannot break the bond that the Supreme Lord and the ancestor of the Nightingales has created, but as God was merciful and he loves the Supreme Lord too as she was his lover once, he decided to let the bloodline of the Nightingales flow despite the fact that they are dangerous vessels of the Supreme Lord who has fallen from grace as well.

This is the truth that even the Nightingales do not know.

"It is only a matter of time before the Supreme Lord takes over her."

"We better save the Supreme Lord from Vandersnatch, then. If that happens..."

"No." Ngumisi ang lalake pagkatapos niyang ibalik ang korona sa ulo, "he would never dare to hurt our Supreme Lord, after all—the vessel would be Zendaya... And he is madly in love with that woman. He'll do us a favor, too. He'll do anything to keep harm from her way which is advantageous for us... He will protect Zendaya until the Supreme Lord inside her awakens."

Ngumiti ang mga salamangkero, halata ang tuwang naipinta sa kanilang mga mukha.

"Everything is going as planned."

"Indeed, everything is."

"Anyway, what do we do when the Supreme Lord awakens?"

"Are you seriously asking that?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ng isa sa mga salamangkero. "We pledge our loyalty and serve her, of course."