Authors Notes: Sorry again, I had a lot of work to do for school. Another thing, this is the last chapter for October. There WILL BE NO CHAPTER on the week of November 1st, because it's my birthday week. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: Living in the Hands of the gods.
After a good night's rest, Paige and I woke up pretty early to start the day. I thought to myself, if Lily Moon lied to us to be funny, well she'll be my enemy number 1. Since Paige can't cook, I decided to cook some pancakes and eggs. While I was making breakfast, Paige was stretching...
"So whatcha makin'?" a young girl asked.
"Paige I told you! I'm makin' pancakes and eggs." I said annoyed.
"Uhhhh... That wasn't me..." Paige said confused.
As I turned around, it was Lily Moon. She had a cute panda t-shirt with skinny jeans.
"Lily Moon, sup?" I said busy.
"Nuthin'." She replied, "I thought you didn't believe when I said I'll give you a tour of the island."
"Oh~ I remembered." Paige lied.
"Shall I join you?" she asked kindly.
"Well, I couldn't say no. She was actually telling the truth." I thought and then I said, "Sure."
The three girls sat together at the circular table with the pancakes and eggs finished.
"Oh my gosh! You should be a cook!" Paige said as she ate hot pancakes on her plate.
"Good, I guess. What milk did you use, sis?" Lily moon asked.
"Soy milk." I said.
"Yeah, you stick with buttermilk. It would make the pancakes be softer and have a creamy texture. The eggs that you did are creative. Putting potatoes, green peppers, red peppers, and tomatoes in the eggs are very exquisite. Where did you get the recipe, sis? How did you get it?" she asked.
"Well, my mom used to make the eggs when I was young. When I was old enough to cook, she taught me the recipe." I answered, "But, how do you know?" I asked.
"Well, I used to be a cook at the restaurant that you went in yesterday." She said proudly.
"What?" Paige said surprised.
"Well, I am impressed." I said.
"Do you still work there?" Paige asked.
"Nah, the chef is bossy! He always wants me to do this and that. When someone insults our food, I get into fights. So yeah..." she explained.
Both of our eyes were opened wide. Everything was quiet. Paige got up first, and then I did.
"Well, I'm getting dressed." I said.
"Hey, is it okay if I washed the dishes for you?" she asked.
"Wow, such a helper." I thought, again I said, "Sure."
After "sure", she got started on the dishes. I walked to my room. I change into my blue t- shirt, ripped-sleeves thin jacket, and short jeans. Once I got out, Paige was ready and Lily was standing.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yep." I said in a happy attitude.
"Well, let's go!" she said gladly, and she open the door and the sun was luminous. We started our tour there.
We started at the lovely neighborhoods called "Barrios".
"These barrios are the Luna barrios. They worshipped the Moon Goddess. The Luna clans always are kind."Lily said.
"Oh." I thought.
"The Luna clan learn, be peaceful, and they want to escape from being materialistic. They are probably like monks or something. They are good people, I know it." Lily said confidently.
As we walked closer to the homes, we found a guy with blond hair with an orange shirt was beating up a middle-aged man.
"Sir! Sir! Please, I have not done you anything. Please, leave me be. I do not wish to fight you." The middle-aged man begged.
"I know you didn't do anything. You are a sin to the Sun god." The blond thug said.
"What?" the man asked.
"The Sun god hates the believers of the Moon goddess. They should perish by the Sun god's wrath.
"Yo! If you fight any longer I have to report you to the police!" Lily yelled.
"Sheesh! I can't even... You're lucky old man that girl saved your ass." The thug said, and then he ran away.
"What was that?" I asked.
"That is one the people of Sol, the Sun god. The Sun god believes in violence, corruption, deceit, deception, and all evil. The people of Sol are thugs, magicians, stealers, blasphemers, and the mostly boast a lot. Let me show you something, sis." She explained and she ran.
We ran as well, and trying to keep up with her. Paige and I saw a whole city with the Sun symbol on the houses. The houses are like mansions. The streets were filled with rich folks.
"Lily... The Sol people are very prosperous." Paige said calmy.
"Do you want to know how they got prosperous?" she tears up.
"Huh? How?" Paige asked curiously.
"Tell us..." I said calmly.
"They took the treasures of the Moon goddess! They traded the treasures for wealth and left the Luna clan with nothing! Sis, the reason why I wouldn't be in the Sol clan is because they are a bunch of thugs. Those people are a bunch of thieves that deserve justice! The Luna clan laws are so dumb. They wouldn't fight back if they could. They say, "It would disrupt the peace of every living creature. We learn how to control our anger and deal things the peaceful way. You can say, we are pacifists, people who don't like to fight. These are the rules of the Moon goddess." Lily cried.
"Whoa...That's sad." Paige said with empathy.
"Dang. To think that this island was like heaven, truth is, it's really hell. No offense Lily, I think you showed us enough truth for today. Let's see the other sites okay?" I asked.
For the rest of the tour, we saw mystical fountains of Sol and Luna to the Temples. For our afternoon lunch, we had Roti with curry. Lily was very silent.
"Look Lily, this island is going through some huge crap. If you want escape, you can." Paige said while eating.
"It's not easy as you think it is." I said deeply.
"Sister Kayla is right. This island is my home. I can't just leave like that. What about my friends? I can't leave them too. It's so hard to make this decision." She said sadly.
"Can't you do something?" Paige said as she sips some fruit juice.
"What can one person do?" she asked.
"One person can make a difference... You can change this island." I said.
"You think..." she said with little hope.
"Sure." Paige said with her mouthful, and I just smiled.
"Hey, it's Priest Kira; he has come to speak the words of Sol." One man said excitingly.
"Oh bless his name!" the girl said tears up.
"What the heck?" I asked.
"Oh that's Priest Kira. He's the head of the church." Lily said.
"Priest Kira? Let's see!" Paige said curious.
"Fine by me." Lily said with ignorance.
"From the word of Sol: Thou shall help the weak, for the need a savior. Hate the non-believers! For they do not know the word of Sol! If they do not comply, pillars of fire shall from the sun, and consume them. Blessed are they who worship the god Sol!" he said.
The people cheered, clapped, and chanted, "All hail the power of Sol!"
"I don't believe that crap!" I shouted.
The cheering stopped and people started to look at me...
"It seems that we have a non-believer on our lands." Kira said seriously, the grinned evilly.
End of Chapter 4