I've decided to make thoughts more obvious since the way I handled inner monologue took a lot of unnecessary time and this way is more simple. There's a lot of dialogue, my biggest weakness. None the less, enjoy.
"Yes, I can hear your thoughts, ever since you got the privilege of being bonded, however, I will admit your binding with Star Butterfly is quite... unique and can see a reason to why you wish to undo my blessing." Her eyes darkened a little while having a sympathetic face.
Marco stood in front of her, his anger dwelled down, how could it not, the goddess who sounded so sincere, but he still wanted answers.
"If you see the last page of your book, there is no more space to keep your thoughts hidden, it's why you emotionally are breaking down, normally you would not notice that you were guided-"
"Manipulated" Marco cough. Luna just rolled her eyes as she continued.
"To keep it brief, there no more storage, therefore, I forcefully took your thoughts, but no longer, now I'm graciously aiding you with the unbinding."
Marco narrowed his eyes, doesn't matter who, everyone has a hidden intention, no one acts of the good of their hearts, he learned that the hard way. Marco remembered when he foolishly trusted the castle staffs, only to be humiliated, beaten, turn into a laughing stock, he used to give the benefit of the doubt hoping not all were rotten to the core, but after being disappointed and betrayed over and over again, he can't help but think the worst of people, and naturally that applied to higher beings.
"First stop reading my mind, second why undo something you call a blessing, something you clearly adore, what do you stand to gain."
"I'm sick of what my power has turned into, it was once a way to have a guaranteed happy marriage and family between two lovers, a blessing. Now it's a way to manipulate just like Tom Lucitor tried on Star Butterfly. And another reason is my twin brother, Solis Obscuratus, the god of the solar eclipse, he has taken notice of your determination, talent, and heart, he wishes to speak with you, and is the only one who can help you unbind my power."
Marco gulped, he knew better than to trust a divinity, but what she spoke dipped in so concentrated hate and disdain, it couldn't be a lie, and he didn't really have a choice. "I'll meet him after my questions"
Luna expression turned 180, into smiled, to indicate he should continue.
"Why am I the only one affected of the blood moon." His voice high pitched a little, afraid of the answer.
"you are not the only one, she was affected once, right after she left earth, she was so broken that it resulted in a mild obsession with you, smelling a beyond filthy red hoody of yours. But she now resists the blessing, because of her raw magical prowess, however, fret not she will be affected again." Luna sounding very amused.
Marco hid his annoyance. "What length will your binding go to force Star and me together and is it possible to break the bond without your brothers help."
"The binding will ultimately turn you two insane, you had the early sign of it being in effect, first emotional outburst, then obsession, where you'll end up making a mannequin of Star and her family, dreaming they are real until you go insane and kill every- "
"Stop, I get it, answer the other question," Marco shouted, not wanting to hear what he could have come.
"haha, so innocent, enjoy it while you can Marco." Marco couldn't help but feel a cold running down his spine, the last part wasn't hostile, but rather it was just fact.
She then continues in a nonchalant voice. "There are two other options, simpler and less troublesome than accepting my brother's aid, the first is death to Star Butterfly, the second option cut your bounded souls, but be wary if you are just a millimeter off you will both die, a horrible and painful death."
Marco paled at the answer, there was only one way to unbind them and he now knows, he and Star were truly at the mercy of this solar eclipse god.
"You do understand, there is a hidden fourth, the best and obvious option, to stop your suffering, accept the blessing and make Star yours," Luna completely serious.
"And rob her of her choice and destroy her life, no thanks," Marco's words powered by anger.
Luna sighed "Such complicated creatures" She then completely changed mood "Alright let us go to my place, you may even spend the night in my bed," Luna said playfully, winking at him, trying to make him embarrassed, worked but he didn't show it, to her disappointment yet also amusement.
She opened a portal, which Marco walked into instantly without saying a word. "Wait, Marco" she shouted but she was too late, Marco had already walked through the portal.
The room he entered was like a giant living room, with red chandeliers over a pitch-black couch. Outside the window was the blackness of the night, but no stars could be spotted it was as if the sky itself was sleeping.
Marcos attention toward Luna, he would be surprised, if not for an ominous man beside her sitting in a black leather chair, he had handsome features with black hair, and in a black outfit, his total pitch-black eyes were sucking Marcos gaze, to his terror in like a black hole, but worst of all was his aura. The man was like the incarnation of death, no even worse, if Tom's mother could be compared to the devil, the ruler of the underworld, then this man who Marco stared right into, was like the incarnation of the underworld itself.
Death was nothing new to Marco, he had killed many monstrous creatures including other mewmans and had self been close to biting the dust on multiple occasion. Marco had already conquered his fears of death a long time ago, but this was completely different, yet not, like death wouldn't be the end, only the beginning if he was killed by this being. His instinct told him to run, but this was his only chance to save himself and Star from the binding. His determination was for the first time not enough, the infighting of his emotion left him frozen.
"If I move forward, I'll meet a fate worse than death, but I have to, no matter what I have to move forward, no more wishing of the past, no more chasing Star, I have to walk my own path even if I meet a fate worse than death," Marco thought, pep-talking himself.
Yet, it was not enough, he was terrified, the seconds between him and the incarnation of hell felt like minutes. But if his determination wasn't enough then he'll use hope, compassion, even the power of love and friendship, but still... not enough.
"Foolish boy, you can't act on broken feelings. To change your fate, you must first change yourself and only then, can you truly try to change your fate. What drove you away from Star, what changed in you?" The man voice crude and absolute, very fitting to its owner.
Every word struck Marco "What drove me from Star? What changed in me? It was... it was... it was what I apparently had been feeling, like how infuriating and frustrating it was never going on an adventure to have fun, just every Tuesday, the day where I don't have to work, but no she dumps Gloss on me, sent me to work on coexistence or the best of them all, forcing me to be the 3. Wheel, no it's not that, it was the realization that Stars view of me was no different than that of the castle staff." Marco recalled in his head.
Marco closed his eyes, thought of the castle staff, "the pieces of shits, who all have prejudged and resented me for not being mewman, beaten me, humiliated me and played with my trust."
He thought of Tom, "Tom that bastard, if he didn't fucking use the blood moon curse, I wouldn't be here in the first place or question every single good memory I have with Star, like did they only happened because of the blood moon manipulation.
And lastly Star, "Star... My former best friend, now the bane of all my suffering and she didn't even notice until now, am I just that great an actor or did she just not care... Whatever doesn't change the fact she downgraded me from best friend to servant, only because she isn't stuck on earth... isn't stuck with me."
Marco spent a few minutes on recalling his past treatment, the treatment he had turned a blind eye to for Star's sake, but now he has no reason to ignore.
Marco opened his eyes very slowly, trying to act cool, but fail miserably. " Solis Obscuratus, I have come because you requested an audience with me," he said as he walked as confidentially as he could towards Solis and stated his business.
Luna could hardly contain her laughter. Solis just rolled his eyes pretending Marco didn't look like a complete fool.
"I don't like beating around the bush and surely you feel the same, so I'll get right to the point, I want you to become an undead knight, a champion of me and my dear sister, in return your binding will be undone, you'll gain unimaginable power and most importantly you'll be free from the binding."
Marcos eyes widen until it turns to normal again as he thinks about it, It did make sense as he thought, "if Stars death would break the curse then my death would also break the curse and since an undead wasn't technically alive it could work, but losing my humanity. "
"W-what will happen to me if I accept, do I become mindless and violent? how can I be sure you won't turn me into your bloodthirsty pawn?" Marcos voice lost it's earlier confidence, but he needed to be sure he could trust Solis and if he wasn't satisfied, he'll find another way to break the blood moon curse, no matter what.
Solis stood up from his chair, chest out as he said. "Marco Diaz, I promise in my name as the god of the solar eclipse, you won't become a mindless pawn blindly following orders, as a matter of fact, my dear sister won't even be able to read your thoughts, you will be granted freedom if you survive, this I vow."
Marco didn't completely trust Solis but he could trust in Solis pride, but he still hasn't got the consequence, no the consequences don't matter as long he has his free will, free to choose his own way of life. "I will take your word for it, as such, I Marco Ubaldo Diaz take an oath, that whatever the obstacles may be, I will push through and become the champion of the blood moon and the solar eclipse, the champion of Luna Sanguis and Solis Obscuratus."
"haha, I didn't know you could be that bold, so decisive, it's really attractive," Luna said earnestly.
Marco could not hide his reaction of getting redfaced, to Lunas delight, how could he resist the compliment, after all, a sincere compliment is what he wants, just getting acknowledgment for his accomplishments and hard work.
"S-so what now," Marco said to change the air.
"You will receive training from My sister and I, but I know you need some time to pull yourself together especially after you destroy the book," Solis said, even if Marco knew Solis was showing regards to him, he still got goosebumps.
"W-why would I destroy the book," Marco said.
Solis turned annoyed to Luna and said in a loud and why scarier voice than before "Why didn't you tell him about the fact, all the mental pain, the book has stored will return to him all at once if he doesn't burn the book little by little,"
"ups... I forgot," Luna said in an innocent voice which only angered Solis more.
Solis was about to say more when Marco intercepted "W-what a-about burning the book."
Solis sighed loudly. "To keep it brief when you are about to die all the content the book has, will return to you all the feelings will be felt in a few moments, but in your case when you turn undead. The book has over a months worth of grief and will most likely be mentally damaging to you, therefore you should burn the book little by little, to only intake a small dose of the content at a time, as such you will take two weeks to relax, to digest your emotion."
"I understand and thank you for helping me," Marco said bowing deeply to Solis and Luna.
"No need to thank us, my brother and I will also gain from helping you, think of it as collaboration," Solis nodding to Luna's words, before Marco could answer Luna placed a soft kiss on his cheek and hands him a letter, Marco blushes uncontrollably. "Marco I have placed a spell that will hide your cheek marks when you use magic."
"uh t-thank you, I will take my leave now," Marco almost spat out.
"Marco let us shake hands as a sign of our oath," Solis said stretching his right hand, Marco nodded, grabbed it and he then felt something like electricity going through his body from his hand, it was so intense he actually knelt, still holding his Solis hand, Marco looked up into Solis eyes.
"Marco I have given you my blessing, my sister will also personally give you her blessing, but that will be when you return in 2 weeks," Solis said letting go of his hand.
Marco embraced his pulsating hand, "I'll be going now then." Marco took his scissors and cut open a portal and jumped through.
He now stood in the hidden path again where he first meet Luna. Marco couldn't leave butterfly kingdom just yet, he needed to say goodbye to Lavabo and get his things, now that he isn't the royal squire he will have to move out of the royal squire bedroom which sits just fine with him. It would have been easier to warp directly into his room, but he couldn't the whole butterfly castle has been warded, the only place where one can warp in the castle is in the teleportation room and the hidden paths which are not in the range of the warding.
"The last thing I want is to be confronted with the staff, everybody properly knows I have insulted Star and broken my royal squire oath," Marco thought as he tightens his grip on his book and the letter he got from Luna.
Marco stood in front of the oneway transparent painting near the royal squire bedroom, he saw that there was none nearby and got out of the painting. He walked as quickly and quietly as he could toward his former room, he got into the room and closed the door quietly behind him.
Now he just needed to get his essentials. Besides his bed was a wooden chest which contained his squire armor, he didn't open the chest but shoved it aside, he wouldn't use the butterfly kingdoms belongings, not when he has broken the oath he took when becoming the royal squire, regardless of Star herself being responsible for breaking the most important part of the oath that being best friends until death do them apart.
Marco didn't know what the punishment was for breaking an oath, but if the game "flag" that's just like "the king of the hill" but involves demolishing your own family to win, there were even one who got decapitated in the game.
With that in mind, Marco quickly opened the trap door under the chest, under the trap door was his sword El Choppo and his savings, the reason he hid them was that people would constantly steal from him.
He grabbed his black carry strap only duffel bag, he put his book and the letter and was about to fill it with his savings, but he saw a package on his bed with a note on top, it was Lavabos handwriting.
Dear Marco, I don't know the details of the circumstances between the relationship of you and princess Star, but I do know what the consequences will be for insulting royalty, as such I have prepared some new clothes, I wish you the best of luck. Ps: That armor is yours, it's a gift from a mentor to a squire. Lavabo the knight of the wash.
Marco smiled bitterly, only for a moment. He shoved the package in his bag, as well as his savings. He got to his table, on the table was his belt and a crowbar. He equipped his belt and sword. Marco packed his crowbar, he then took a look around the room for anything useful, but the room was pretty empty, it was the result of being despited, whenever he came back from a mission some item would be broken. He thought of having an animal companion to guard, but the extra work that would create, it was simply impossible.
Marco took a few deep breaths, thinking about how his life is going to be turned around, his curse is gonna be broken as well as Stars, he understood that becoming an undead, have a chance of death or the like, but he feels like he will go insane if he is with Star and know he will become insane away from Star and that must not happen, either way, Star will be free from the curse, no matter what happens one of them will benefit.
As Marco was about to turn around and head out, the door was kicked open, heavy pants could only be heard, the seconds seemed so long. "Princess may I know how you knew I was here," Marco said, breaking the silence.
It Star took a few seconds before answering "I-I placed... a-an alarm spell on your door... your room is pretty empty, y-you going somewhere," Stars exhausted voice said.
The silence dominated the room again, Marco knew who was behind him, damn he wished he could use a portal right now. But he can't. "Princess, this room has been empty for quite a long time, my possessions seem to be an eyesore to any who passersby," Marco said.
"What do you mean-"
"It's nothing royalty should be worrying about," Marco interrupted her, " I'm sure you have more important matters to mind like-"
"Marco! Please, why are you like that, all formal and stuff, I know I owe you an apology. I'm sorry Marco, I spoke with Lavabo of why you exploded, what you have gone through and I'm sorry, I know you are useful, I know all of your commitment, you are more than deserving of being the royal squire, you are the ideal squire, so please don't leave," Star plead.
Even tho Marco couldn't see Star, he could hear her trying to hold back tears, still her pleads are not enough to penetrate or even waver Marco's heart, "it's always like this, Star set a goal and try to complete it, damn the consequences then she looks back and see all the mess she had made and try to redeem herself, but this time there is no redemption. She doesn't know what I've gone through, but maybe." Marco thought
"Princess, don't act like you know my hardship, you don't even know a quarter of what I've been through if you want to know I can show some of it but know that what you learn will only reveal how narrowminded and ignorant of a person you are. Do you still want to know." Marco said.
Marco turned around, Star took a step back, there was something wrong, yes his eye, his right eye was not right, maybe it was the lighting playing a trick, but it looked like his right eye loses its brownness, becoming more black, a blackness that's so deep it sees inside her soul.
"Do you want to know," Marco said again this time through gritted teeth. Throwing Star out of her shock, Star blinked rapidly for a moment, locked eyes with Marco again, his eye brown.
Star was a little relieved and answered, "I want to know, Marco."
Marco pulled out a book from his bag, "Princess, this is my... uh... diary, I will allow you to read it if you promise me two things, one when you have read a chapter, you rip the chapter out and burn it, two it is for your eyes only, if you can swear to honor these conditions, you may read it."
Star was bewildered, not by the fact he has a diary, he seems like the type to have one, but he would let her read it if she burns it. Stars confusion was only momentarily, she didn't have a choice if she wanted to make up with Marco.
" Only if..." Star wanted a promise from him, but couldn't bring herself to demand it from Marco, because did she even have the right to." I promise."
Marco lay the book on the table and paced to the door past Star. Marco was about to leave but Star grabbed his hoodie, "Please, don't leave... you don't have a reason to, the royal squire bedroom is now called your room and I'll treat you better from now on... so please don't leave." Star said in a weak, regretful voice.
"Too little too late," Marco said as he slapped Stars hand that was grabbing his hoody off.
With those words, Star didn't try to stop Marco, she fell to her knees, embracing Marcos book like a mother would embrace her child all the while silently crying. Star lifted her head only to see Marco gone from her view.
I'm sorry it took way longer than I had planned, but hey, what can I do when I'm not unemployed anymore.