Prologue
[ Credit to Moonlight for writing the little lullaby and for helping me with the cover art :) ]
The border cracked even more than before, sending a shake to the world of Celestalia. From in the clouds, 5 gods stared down from the clouds. Stella shuddered at the damage, her long, wavy sunset color hair looking dimmer than before. “I feel weak…”
“We all do, it’s the border imbecile!” Luna commented rudely, touching his temple and glowering at the world below. The destruction had gotten worse. The border was half-way torn apart, ripping into shreds. The protection of Celestalia was being torn apart in front of their very eyes.
Solar stood up from his seat, slamming a fist on the table. “We must do something! We have to use the crusades!”
“But, that’s the last of our power! We all will die!” Nova argued, her dress flowing in the wind. Terra nodded, not speaking very much, but the worry and fear was clear on her face.
Solar’s face was grim, full of uncertainty but of so much sureness. He sighed solemnly. “It’s better that way. Celestalia has to survive, it must.”
Stella stood beside him. “Well, it seems like the only way.” She walked over and grabbed a jewel box from the ground, pouring out 5 glowing balls of light, the all powerful crusades. The first one was pink, the second was purple, the third was yellow, the fourth was white, and the last one was green. Stella grasped the ball of light in her hand, her face full of determination. “I will hide the Stellarite.”
The others nodded, taking their respective crusades. The gods took one last look at one another before shooting off towards Celestalia. Stella appeared in a cave. She hopped across the pillars that stood over the boiling hot lava down below. The cave’s walls darkened upon her as she got to a bridge. It was pretty rickety, so she made sure not to create too much disruption. She got to the end of the cave, opening her hand to reveal her crusade, the Stellarite. She closed her eyes shut, transforming into a stone statue.
The Stellarite glowed brightly, before dimming as the lava burst from below. It would be impossible to retrieve. If someone dared to enter the cave, they’d meet their fate at the bottom of the lava pit, in the vast darkness.
Gena Wreaths walked down Pollux Avenue, trying to move as fast as possible. She was trying to keep up her pace as she noticed the shadows on the street. She hated being out in public, fearing someone would try to steal her stuff. Sometimes owning one of the biggest shops in the city can be very stressful and tiring.
Out of the corner of her eyes, she realized something was off. She looked up at the sky and saw that it wasn’t pink. It was gray. It lacked any sort of color, which was odd. Stellaria was one of the brightest places in Celestalia. So something was obviously not right. However, Gena just kept walking. She didn’t have time to worry whether the sky was pink, gray or orange for all she cared.
She rounded the corner and continued to walk back to her house. She smiled once she reached her home. She opened the doors and walked into the shop. Her house was on top of the store, a pair of stairs leading up to it. Gena walked up the wooden stairs and entered the living area. Her 4-year-old daughter, Ariel, was busy drawing at the table. Her husband, Kale, was sitting beside her.
“Well what have you two been up to?” she asked, grinning as she walked over and kissed Kale on the cheek. He smiled at her, standing up and hugging her. His red hair was messy from working at the store. His light blue eyes shine through his glasses. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. They were incredibly different from Gena’s business casual jacket, a white top underneath and tan pants.
Kale chuckled. “Ariel has been drawing. I have been making sure she doesn’t get anything on the table.”
Gena laughed, smiling down at her daughter. “That sounds about right!” The laughter was soon interrupted by a blast of light that blasted off from out of the window. Gena raised a brow, running up to the door. She opened up the door to the balcony, gasping when she saw it.
A burst of pink fire burst through the air in the distance. The particles soon turned gray, and it was hurling towards Stellaria. Kale ran outside too, carrying Ariel in his arms. He was about to ask what was wrong before he saw it for himself. The two were both speechless, Ariel giggling and clapping. She had no idea what was going on.
“What the heck was that!?” Kale spluttered, his voice in utter shock and bewilderment. Gena was speechless, her eyes still fixed on the sky above. She shook her head, her wavy brown hair billowing in the wind as the wind started to pick up speed.
In her head, she didn’t want to believe it. She had read books all about a possible thing like this one happening. Never once did she think it would actually happen. She wanted to not believe it, she wanted to forget it, but she knew there was no other explanation. Gena grabbed Ariel from Kale. “Ariel, how about you go make some arts and crafts, huh?”
“Okay!” The red head ran inside, giggling gleefully as she picked up some crayons and started scribbling on a piece of paper. Gena sighed exhaustedly before turning back to her husband. He raised a brow. “What is it? Why did you tell her to leave?”
“Because what I’m about to say will scare her so much, and it will probably startle you too…” Gena took a deep breath. She knew from the start that this very thing would happen soon. As much as she didn’t want to believe it, it was the only logical explanation to what was going on. “I think the border has broken…”
