Chapter Two

Jean walked over to the bed and bent over to read the line Marie pointed to. She looked up at Marie dazedly and spoke the line aloud: "Tu es dea, filia lunae." Jean whispered softly.and then continued in the same whispered tone "You are goddess, Daughter of the Moon."

"That's why I'm different, why I feel safe when the moon is out, and why I know so many languages!"

"Apparently, and why when the other night when that thing was trying to grab you-must have been one of those Followers-you said that prayer!" Jean replied, suddenly putting facts together.

"Yeah, the scroll says the prayer is only said in moments of extreme danger."

"What was it again? ~Mater Regina nunc~.... No...."Jean said looking at Marie for help.

"O Mater Luna, Regina nocis, adiuvo me nunc."Marie answered softly, and then continued " It means: Oh Mother Moon, one who reigns the night, aid me now."

"Wow!" Jean said, "Goddess! Amazing. So what do you do now?"

"I don't know what to do!" Marie answered quietly, looking down at her perfectly painted nails.

"Well, I think you should find the other Daughters of the Moon. How many of them are there supposed to be?" Jean said looking down at the scroll she now held in her hands, "What does this say again..... There are five daughters of the Moon all together? I think so.... my Latin isn't perfect, you know." she continued before Marie had a chance to answer.

"Yes, there are supposed to be five of them. Four less powerful ones and one with the powers of two of them combined. I fit the description. My word! I'm a god!..."Marie stated with a groan, and then was cut off by Jean.

"Goddess, not god." Jean corrected her.

"Right, sorry. But still!" Marie answered.

"But, getting back to what I said before, are you going to try to find these other goddesses?" Jean asked handing Marie back the scroll.

"I have to. The only way to destroy the Atrox is to join all the goddesses together and fight him."Marie stated glancing nervously at the ring on her finger before continuing, "At least I can not be harmed while wearing the ring!"