Darn it. I went on another hiatus for far too long *sigh*. Sorry guys, didn't mean to leave you all hanging for any of my stories lol Hopefully I can push myself to update more often. Not sure about tomorrow's updates, but I'll try to attempt one ^^'
James Birdsong: Thanks!
Vchanny: I wonder the same too. Maybe it'll be explained later (though I did give somewhat of a hint) ;)
Red Moon Nine
21/ Gift
Fear coursed through Luna. Cronus wasted no time charging toward her as she stumbled back. Looking to where the feline deity stood, Bastet no longer graced their presence, and had indeed abandoned Luna to fend for herself. Why wouldn't the goddess help her? Wasn't she the one to enforce the slowing of time present around her? When he neared her, Luna barely dodged his quick grab for her arm, and managed to swing herself around so that her back faced frozen Artemis. Her heart thumped. Adrenaline washed over her.
"Luna, do not make this hard on yourself. Come with me," he grinned, and flicked his wrist. The same shadowy being from before swayed and cackled at her. The hairs on her back stood up. What could he possibly want from her? With a great hiss, the shade pounced her direction. Luna yelped. She swiftly turned and ran past Artemis, her hand grazed his arm for a mere few seconds.
She heard a frustrated roar come from Cronus, and so she decided to gaze over her shoulder, the scene behind her was shocking. Artemis had intercepted the being. Artemis had moved. But how? Puzzled, she stopped in her tracks where Lady Tefnut remained frozen in time. Luna watched as Artemis's peculiar blade emitted a golden hue, and sliced through the being. It hissed in pain before retreating to the ground and merging into Cronus's shadow.
"She is a gifted one," Cronus, his eyes clouded in anger, held her gaze. He unsheathed his own blade. "Just a simple touch that pauses nature in a still frame."
"Indeed. However, you should know that she will never belong to your family," Artemis growled. A simple touch? Frowning, Luna knew whom Cronus was referring too. But that was impossible, right? Stopping time went against the laws of nature itself, and was only reserved to the divine such as Bastet.
Rest your eyes, and remember.
The words whispered and lingered in her mind while her eyes gazed at the brutal fight taking place. What was so important for her to remember?
Looks like Cronus is hinting to Luna about something. I wonder what it is, and I'm quite sure what you have to remember, Luna, is very important. But we shall see. Until the next update!