Chapter 1 The Noctunia's book

it was morning on the town of Werrinton, a girl of just turned 18 moves calmly in her bed softly thinking that today was her special day her birthday just thinking about how she was going to spend it, she couldn't wait, a smile looking at her window as she reflected the sunlight across her fuchsia bedroom "Serena!" said a voice from downstairs it was her grandfather calling her, she laughed softly and got up "I'm coming!" she said happily.

I got out of bed and started reaching out and back and forth up and then back and forth brushed my long brown hair a little, a slight yawn came out of her mouth

"the last signs of sleep" I said laughing

, I put my favorite blue sweatshirt with trisce fuchsia I put on my dark brown halters with black ankle-length socks and finally finished putting on my favorite brown boots that my parents had given me two years ago, I had fully seen I felt ready for my day i took one last look in the mirror to observe myself and full of hope for the day i said "i'm ready" I went down the corridor stairs and reached the ground floor, entering the kitchen where I saw on the table my favorite breakfast, sandwiches with ham, tartar sauce and tuna with raspberry juice next to the plate

"good day Serena" said my grandfather Joshua

"good day grandfather" I said with a very emotional smile

"I see that you are already perky in the early morning" he said with his usual smile of good humor "because today is a special day" I answered "seriously, or who knows what day it can be? " he said sarcastically, he scratched his chin pretending to think that maybe "let's see, won't it be that about eighteen years ago a certain girl came into the world?" I smiled and replied "yes it is" he approached me and said

"I imagined it because otherwise I would have asked myself, could there be this gift?"

you bring me a long and solid package as if it were a box or a book, it was covered with an orange colored paper with purple stripes "happy birthday darling"

I took it but my grandfather stopped and said

"don't open it now tonight when the day is almost over, I did not understand the reason for this request but I replied "okay grandfather" "now eat them I made them for you" I nodded and started eating with tasting their flavor.

I had finished everything and I felt full like a hard-boiled egg

"now go to school"

"come on grandpa I know well that's why I packed my backpack in advance"

I said with my usual smile, combing my backpack

"ready to go" when I looking up I noticed that my grandfather's face became serious and melancholy, I worried I said "grandfather is everything okay?"

he turned and said "yes and that, you see, eighteen years have passed and now you are almost a woman"

I understood what it meant and with a serene smile I said "grandpa it's okay it's true I'm almost an adult but I won't stop be who I am, I will never abandon you, I love you grandfather "he smiled and hugged me, I knew it would be okay, I will never leave my grandfather alone. The doorbell interrupts our embrace, I opened the door and I saw in front of me

"Chara!" I said happy

"how are you birthday girl today"

"did you remember"

"sure, how could I forget my best friend's birthday" she said pinching my cheek, my grandfather walked over and said "hello Charlotte" "hello Mr. Frisker, I came to get Frisk "looks confused" Frisk? "I turned to him and said" it's me, you see Frisk and a nickname that Chara gave me, you see we used the first letters of our surname , for Chara I used the first part of the surname Charinton and I created Chara "" the same I did it "grandpa I look at us for a moment and then he said" oh guys today, God bless you "Chara took me by the arm" come on let's go "I calmly said goodbye to my grandfather and left with Chara.

Chara took me to a street far from the school I was wondering where we were going, I thought maybe he was taking another route to get there first, but he realized it wasn't like that when we walked around the corner around the park in the forest

"Chara but where are you taking me ? This is not the way to school! "

she smiled at me and said "I know, in fact today we don't go to school"

I was surprised by your answer "but today there is an exam preparation test, today we can't miss it" I said worried "fuh" I snort at heaven, he stopped and told me looking at me with his usual provocative look "come on today it's your birthday, it's not a hundred a day like many others, you can afford a little fun at least today" I didn't think like her and I tried to answer, but she stopped even before I could open my mouth "I know what you're going to say but Chara we can't or will risk ruining our evaluations, blah, blah, blah" he said imitating my voice which annoyed me, always made me feel teased "listen to me well Frisk the school is overrated, it only teaches you things that have no value" he said, I replied "it's easy for you to talk, you're one of the best students" "that's why I tell you that school is overrated, when you have grades like mine and easy to solve these nonsense and then if you want it to be a small absence, we can recover it at another time "I a still insecure, which irritates Chara a lot, I grab my arm and said" listen now let's go have fun and that's it "she said seriously

" you should be grateful because I decided to let him spend a day of fun and pleasure and you repay me like that "I saw her look at me with indignation that made me feel uncomfortable, in the end I lowered my head and said

" okay "

Chara's gaze was happy again, she smiled at me and squeezed my cheek

" well, I knew you would make the right choice "she told me, even though I strongly doubted it.

We arrived at the park, it was in itself an adventure park where you could fly with ropes on trees, climb and for the bravest you explored underground caves, obviously accompanied by expert guides, Chara approached me and said "let's jump, the adventure begins" I feel the last doubts in me vanish into thin air as the adrenaline grows inside me, an incredible desire for fun invades me and as if I were a five year old girl, I ran towards the first attraction of the park climbing the rock wall, they put on the harness and they carefully explained the safety rules to avoid accidents, which Chara a lot, I saw her snort and roll her eyes in frustration from all that babble. The climb turned out to be a lot of fun at first obviously this was before I realized the height was frighteningly high, as we were three or five meters tall, for a moment I froze in fear as Chara was in front of Me I face noticing my sudden stop I look at myself and with a playful smile said

"come on Frisks when I'm on top, don't tell me you're scared"

I looked at her puffing and said

"of course not! I just got a little tired and I was tired of them resting "

she looked at me and then said

" I see "said this he started walking again and I went after him but it was almost as if he was dragging me on top of the rope that held us together, it bothered me I hated as it was, she treated me superficially and never let me decide for myself, once at the top she stretched out her hand to help me climb and said "you see it wasn't difficult, sometimes you have to face them" the little breaks "isn't it? "she said, gently touching my tip of the nose with the index finger, I smiled astray ignoring the prejudices I had a moment ago I thought that deep down, she just wanted me to face my little act of fear.

we spend the whole day like this, in the strongest and wildest fun possible, my favorite attraction was the flight with the rope I seemed to be a free and carefree bird, I felt the adrenaline flow in the back like a pleasant tingle, I laughed divvertita amovo the feeling of the wind in my hair and of feeling suspended in the air, I wish it would never end.

once all the activities were finished i realized it was five in the afternoon "oh no" i said surprised and scared "my grandfather will be worried i told him i would be back for lunch" i quickly got my iphon to call him but Chara took it from my hands and said "what are you doing?" she said with a frown "I have to call him will be .." she interrupts me and replied "and what do you tell him you skipped school and went to the park in the forest" I got angry and said "but it was you who forced me to go there, I wanted to go to school! "but she calmly replied" but you had fun, right? and then I'm not the one who insisted on doing all the attractions "at which point I got even more angry and I said "well then when I decided, now I decide to go back to my house ... alone!" I took my backpack and left without saying anything, for a moment I hoped that Chara would stop me or follow me to apologize to me, but he didn't, she just looked at me from a distance with derision and frustration

as I walked I was trying to figure out how to explain my absence from school, but with every excuse that came to my mind I just felt a great sense of guilt gripping my stomach, after all I did nothing to enforce my decision and I let myself go like a little girl "maybe I should just tell the truth and that's it?" I thought to myself, when suddenly you hear a moan, at first I get scared but then a thought goes through me, what if it's someone in trouble ?, follow the sound until I found a bat blocked by a trapped wing, it squirmed and screamed desperately in an attempt to free itself, seeing that scene I didn't hesitate an active I immediately ran towards the trap and tried to calm the little creature

"calm, good, not move! "I said trying to calm him down, but I was very nervous and it was all in vain, the bat panicked, squirmed even harder, damn it will hurt even more! I thought in panic what I could do, then something comes to mind, animals calm down when they realize that they are not in danger and to do so they have to calm them with a gesture of friendship, I put my hand on his shoulder and you start to caress him gently touching his dark brown fur too, you understood that it was the time to talk to him so as to calm him down

"calm, calm, calm, I don't want to do anything to you I just want to help you, calm"

I said in a calm and serene voice to convey to him peace of mind and to let him know that I am not dangerous, I feel the muscles of his little body relax until he stops squirming, I look deeply into his bright blue eyes like I have never seen them, they were really beautiful, I turn away look to focus on the trap, it was a simple trap used to catch foxes or wolves, luckily there were no spikes so it didn't bleed in the extraction, I put my fingers inside the slot and I started pulling with all my strength, it was harder than I thought, with my strength alone it would have been impossible to open it so I looked for another solution, I looked around hoping to find something to open the trap , when I caught a glimpse of a broken branch near a blackberry bush, I got up to pick it up, noticing that it was hard and tough enough to withstand the pressure of the trap, I went back to the club and calmly said

"quiet little friend, now you I bring out "I pushed a little to open at least a bit of a crack and I slid the branch and pushed forward doing leta on it and so I could open the trap and free the bat.

the bat flew quietly and landed on my hand and I took the opportunity to look calmly and carefully at its shape, it was strange but it was familiar it had long brown hair and silver wings and fur on its dark brown chest and those eyes of that blue color so beautiful , it was the first thing that attracted me to this little creature I don't know why but they were really special, at one point I fly to my face looking at me carefully with those sapphire eyes of his, when they began to shine with a blue light that paralyzes my body from surprise and fear, suddenly a female voice is heard saying in a serious but at the same time sweet tone

"Serena, you are worthy"

thing! I looked around but no one was there, I heard the voice speak again and say "follow the bat" I turned around and the bat started flying in an unknown direction, I ran you followed it, waving to understand what it meant " wait! What do you mean !, What do you mean worthy! worthy of what !? "I kept screaming, looking for answers

Pov Chara

I saw Frick leave, until I couldn't see her anymore, I was annoyed that she didn't know how to have fun and she was always so fussy, it just made me sick that she was so attached to her grandfather and that she couldn't help but follow her rules. family is only for those who cannot manage alone, who wants a family? if the only thing she can do is oppress you, but I certainly couldn't leave her like that, I knew her all too well, if I didn't apologize she wouldn't talk to me for months even if I didn't do anything I regret, I decided to swallow this bitter mouthful and to apologize. I entered the forest when I saw her run after a small bat as she persistently called out: "What the hell?" I thought watching her run towards the river "what is she doing?" I said to myself, it was certainly nothing good, it was not like her to behave in that bizarre way, without wasting time I ran to her to understand what was happening

Pov third person

while Chara watched Frisk go away, some mysterious shadows looked at her with a smiling and mischievous face, from the top of a tree

"we found her" one of them said

"yes I know"

"Zotz will be very happy"

"shut up now, if she goes away "

one of them said, observing as the girl walked towards the forest" we must not lose sight of her we must lead her to the book "the other two nodded and spread their wings and flew towards the girl unaware of being chased, they did not lose her seen until they stopped seeing, Frisk with the bat

"damn there is also annoyance" said the first with a growl

"don't worry after all we knew she would be there too and then look" said another pointing at the girl, they looked below seeing Chara running towards them "one way or another everything will go as planned" they started laughing with a dark laugh as they chased their target

Pov Frick

Before I realized I had arrived on the banks of the river in the city, I was exhausted and I stooped down for a moment to catch my breath, when I saw the bat approach me

"what does all this mean!? Where are you taking me !?"

bat, however, was only beckoning me to continue following him, I did not understand why but I did it, I felt something strange in me, as if a mysterious force was calling me to itself, I did not know how to explain it but I was not afraid, I followed him to understand what he wanted from me, we came to the middle of the river near the waterfall, there was a huge gray tree the size of a canopy with dead branches and in the center at the foot of the tree there was a huge hole big enough for a person to enter, the bat perched on one of the branches and beckoned me in, I doubted for a moment thinking about what I was doing wondering if it was wrong or not, I was deep in my thoughts when you hear n egg that voice playing softly like a melody, you feel it close as if they were embracing me

"believe in yourself" she said, a strange energy was flowing inside me, I don't know what to call it if security or strength, but one thing I knew for sure I had no more doubts, I entered the tree and found them a kind of column with various symbols where various scenes were depicted, but above all two of them were a sort of female bat with the sign of the moon and a huge and scary male bat almost like a demon,

i looked up and noticed a dark blue book above the pillar, it had some little sparkling stones that reminded me of the night sky but what caught my attention was the midnight blue sparkling stone on the cover, the 'I touched it with curiosity and it turned out to be a pendant and when I touched it I unintentionally detached it, I don't know why but you feel you have to wear it as if it were important for something, once I put it around my neck I saw that the pages of the book were shining I approached my hand and opened it.

Pov third person

Chara followed Frisk to the banks of the river but lost sight of her "where did she go?" she said a little tired, I look around but I don't even find a sign of Frisk "damn where is he !?" she said with frustration, at that moment you hear dark giggles around her "who's there !?" I exclaim looking around "do not be afraid of us miss" said voices, but Chara did not see anyone "who are you!?, Let me see if you have the courage!" she said, screaming in her throat "don't get angry, sir, we just came to help you" Chara saw those shadows were big bats flying close to her with little reassuring expressions, "we came to help her find the way our lady" "follow us "they said, showing her the direction as they flew, Chara looked at them in shock, she saw some talking bats calling her" lady "I don't seem real to her" her friend may have already been taken away "said a female with fiery red hair" what! " exclaims Chara "it's in danger, if I were her, I'd start running" Chara ignoring the shock, ran after the bats to find Frisk, the bats led her to the tree and said "in there" Chara entered the tree at the same time in which Frisk opened the book, at that moment a multicolored light enveloped the two friends carrying them in a long rainbow colored "Frisk !" Chara yell calling her, Frisk saw her and tried to take her hand, but when they were almost on the point to touch the three huge bats grabbed Chara "what are you doing! Leave me !" Frisk tried to help her, but the female slapped her and pushed her even further into the "Frisk !" Chara yells as she is taken away by the three bats.

Pov Frisk

I was diving deeper and deeper into the mysterious rainbow tunnel, as I fell so many thoughts went through my mind "what's going to happen?, Will this tunnel ever end?, Who were those bats and why did they kidnap Chara? And what will become of me? ? Will I ever see my home, my mates and my grandfather again? "I was afraid that I would never see anyone again, not my friends, not Chara, not my grandfather, but suddenly I saw the same bat that had brought me here approaching me, he was two centimeters from my face, a light enveloped him and I change his appearance, he transforms himself ... into me! she was identical to me but her eyes were bright blue which had the same charm as when I first saw them, she smiled at me and approached me until she became transparent and entered my body as a kind of spirit, the voice it rang again but this time you hear it in my head "young Serena Frisker, I saw how kindly and carefully you acted in helping another creature, I felt how sweetly you calmed his fear by showing you possessing great tenacity, intelligence , ingenuity, but at the same time a light heart, compassionate and caring, that's why you are worthy to possess the power that I just passed on to you, the northern lands need your help, save them and save the world with them " feel a strong energy flowing inside me enveloping me like a sort of spiritual cocoon, at that moment you feel as if my eyes are heavy and my head is clouded "but ... who .. are you?" I asked before closing my eyes, I remembered that the last thing you heard was a name "Nocturnia"