(Author's note: The words in italics are thoughts of a character or an flashback, illusion or dream.)
Chapter 1 - The Celestial Moon
What is it that earthlings wish for? Is it to be powerful or for peace, for love or for hatred? Why do beings exist when life is nothing more than an empty shell? What good is immortality when all of one's existence is spent alone? My love, I will be joining you soon.
The sound of a soft tune echoed in the night. Time seems to stand still as she continuously strokes the strings of her lute. Night arrived but was followed by day. The sun rise and fell. How long has she been here, playing, playing, until her finger bled dripping blood over the worn out strings, until her mind was clouded with nothingness. Yet she continues playing. Each note scattered its way across the Spiritual hot spring that lay before her. Water Lilies swayed in the nights wind.
Her jeweled eyes twinkled under the disappearing moonlight. The robes that lay draped over her body were of vibrant colours and golden stitching. Her long silver hair, as light as silk, shifted from side to side as the wind continued blowing. One who spots her from beyond the hot spring would see her as a beauty. But when she glanced at her own reflection all that appeared was nothing more than sadness. The music seems to attract surrounding demons. As if they were hypnotized, sprawling up, lashing themselves at her, if it had not been for the surrounding barrier giving off a celestial aura each time a demon was deflected.
The moon, it had begun to vanish. For centuries now, the Moon has controlled Celestial Powers just as it controls the tides in the realm of Earth. Maidens, Gods, Spirits of the Heavens look to the Moon for their strong points. When the Moon is at its fullest, the Celestial Powers of those from the Heavens increase to maximum. But when the moon is a mere sliver, or when there is no moon, the beings' powers decrease and remains dormant until it returns to the skies.
My name is Cyrus. I am the one and only descendant from the Heavens. I have been forbidden from my own realm, Earth bound here forever. All because of one foolish emotion, love.