Cursed By The Moonlight - Chapter 70

Amaris was surprised by what the girl had said.  The child of the moon, how many times did she hear about it? She thought inwardly.

“My name is Amaris, the Luna of the Blue Moon Pack. I am here to meet my protrea. What is your name?” Amaris asked.

The little girl’s face lit up, then kneeled in front of her.

“I am Azalea, your protrea from the Fae Clan and the tenere of your crystallum. It’s a great honor to finally meet you.” The girl said.

Amaris looked at Zion. They were both glad that they didn’t need to search for her. But she wondered why Azalea was covered in filth.

“Azalea, where do you live? Why do you look like that?” Amaris asked.

“I’ll show you! Come on!” The girl excitedly pulled Amaris.

Zion and Amaris followed. Azalea took them to a small house covered in vines. A smoke was coming out of the chimney and it seemed like someone was cooking inside the house.

The house had wooden fences around and some farm animals were lurking outside.

“Grandpa! Grandpa!” Azalea shouted.

Then a man came rushing outside. He was wearing an apron and like Azalea he was also covered in dirt.

“Hello.” Amaris greeted the old man.

The old man bowed and seemed confused.

“Grandpa, I found the child of the moon! She’s our princess!” Azalea proudly said.

Amaris smiled at the old man who was surprised by Azalea’s introduction.

“Come in! Come in!” The old man said.

Amaris glanced at Zion to ask if they should agree. He nodded so she followed Azalea and the old man.

They sat down in the living room as the old man served them some refreshments.

“Oh, thank you.” Amaris politely said.

She looked around the house and saw that it was a mess. There were unwashed dishes on the sink, two plates of rotten food and a pile of dirty clothes.

“Azalea’s parents died five years ago. Your original protrea was my son, but our territory was attacked by monsters. They were searching for the crystallum. My son didn’t tell them where it was so they killed him and his wife. Azalea is just a kid, I’m not sure if she could help you, but ever since her parents died she had been waiting for you. She’s an earth fairy and all of her parents’ powers were transferred to her. She’s a good kid.” The old man said.

Amaris felt the love and care of the old man towards Azalea. It wasn’t easy to raise a kid on his own so he was asking them indirectly to take care of her.

Zion glanced at Amaris then to Azalea. She was skinny and was not even wearing clean clothes.

“Don’t worry, we will take care of her.” Zion answered.

The old man was teary eyed when he heard those words from him. He looked at Azalea who was getting some clothes ready. Amaris stood up and walked closer to Azalea.

She knocked on the bedroom door before stepping inside.

“Can I help you?” Amaris asked the girl.

Azalea nodded and smiled at her. Then Amaris looked at the things inside the bag. She felt pity and sad when she saw the girl’s torn clothes.

Amaris stared at the girl and slightly smiled while patting her head.

“Let’s buy some new clothes for you. Would you like to go shopping with me?” Amaris asked.

The girl was confused and was just staring at Amaris.

“What’s shopping?” Azalea asked.

Amaris was surprised that she didn’t know about shopping.

“I’ll show you. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.” Amaris answered.

After bidding farewell to her grandpa, they went back to the main house to introduce Azalea to everyone. Amaris was happy that they already found two protrea and they just needed to find the remaining two.

“That little girl is a protrea?” Cole asked, confused while looking at Azalea.

“Yes. She’s the next generation. Her father was the original protrea but he died with his wife five years ago. She’s young and tiny, but all of her parents’ powers were transferred to her.” Zion whispered.

“She’s an earth fairy. Her powers include plant and soil manipulation. She can make flowers bloom and move vines and trees to restrain an opponent. She could manipulate the soil of an area. Azalea is powerful, that’s the reason no one wanted to play with her. The kids here were scared of her.” It was Elder Halia who came suddenly.

Zion and Cole bowed to pay respect to the elder.

“I was wondering who attacked your territory five years ago and why didn’t you report it? I mean there was no news about the Fae Clan being attacked.” Zion asked, curiosity piqued.

The elder didn’t say a word for a moment. Zion looked at Halia and waited. With her green eyes and brown long hair, she stared back at Zion.

“The elders knew about it, but we decided not to tell it in public. Azalea’s parents were killed because of the crystallum and the only one who knew where it was after their death was her. If they found out she was alive back then, she wouldn’t be with us right now.” Halia explained further.

“Elder Halia, do you know why the Gods want Amaris? I’m not sure if they want her alive so they could exterminate her themselves or what their plans are with her.” Zion asked.

Halia once again became quiet. Zion felt like the elders knew something about Amaris’ existence. They wouldn’t be interested in her if they didn’t know anything about her.

When they met with the Elysian Elders, they first thought that she was an ordinary Terran. But Zion saw the different expressions from them after Amaris told them what kind of creature she was.

“Every creature in Terra had their prophecy from the moment they were born, but Terra also had one.” Halia started.

“Terra? Are you referring to the Goddess or to the land?” Zion frowned.

“To this land.” Halia answered.

Zion and Cole stared at the elder as she told them what she knew.

“Terra had a prophecy that a child from the moon will come to the land of our forefathers to reclaim what was rightfully hers. No one could figure out what she will reclaim but according to the prophecy, she will bring death and destruction to all of us.” Halia continued.

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Reader’s Guide:

Tenere – keeper

Crystallum – crystal key