Cursed By The Moonlight - Chapter 77

Mirrikh, commonly called the red planet, is the second place that could support life.

When Earth was slowly dying, the leaders from each clan had no other choice but to look for another place to live on. They found Mars, the next planet to Earth.

When it was first discovered, the bright rust color of Mars was known due to iron-rich minerals in its lunar soil— the unconsolidated dust and rock wrapping its surface.

After years of planning and preparing, the humans were ready to move to Mars. They already built huge structures on the red planet, enough to house half of Earth’s population. They had decided to abandon Earth and leave it to the mythical creatures who wanted to live there.

However, the Goddess Terra gave the humans another chance and decided to give life to Earth again. It was a gift to the legendary werewolf who the Gods favored. Earth’s name was eventually changed to Terra.

Mars or the red planet was abandoned for years before some creatures from Terra moved there. They were creatures forsaken by their families and clans. Most of them were beaten and tortured by other beings, so they ran to Mars to hide.

Isei and Cyran, the two hybrids who were now elders of Terra, were the first creatures of Mars. Both were a product of an experiment and were hidden in an underground facility.

The two escaped and went to Mars. They decided to create their own clan and named it The Night Howlers, a group of different creatures that were abandoned or forgotten by their own kind.

The Great War happened both on Earth and Mars. But the latter had a greater loss than Terra. The planet’s rusty color became bloody red, and the stench of blood covered the atmosphere.

The Elysian Elders voted and decided to change the name of Mars to Mirrikh, meaning death or slaughter.

Most of the creatures living in Mirrikh had a grudge against those residing in Terra. But Isei and Cyran, set some laws and rules that every citizen of Mirrikh should follow. One of them was never to attack any creature without permission from the elders.

But there were a lot of creatures that the two elders could not control, and they would sometimes ask for help from the Clan Leaders.

One of the residents in Mirrikh was the Prorocisté, Phoebus. He was also a Titan God who decided to stay with those below them. He was a God who could read the future of every creature. He wrote the Book of Malum and was the only one who could explain the meaning of those prophecies.

“I lived with him ever since I was little. I was neglected by my parents and left to die in the streets of Aramoor City. He saw me from one of his visits and brought me with him to Mirrikh. He was like a father to me. But a few days ago, we were attacked by some night howlers. Phoebus told me to hide, so I did. I couldn’t see their faces or what kind of creatures they were since I was blind. But I know their scent. Before I hid myself, Phoebus told me that once he was gone, I had to go back to Terra and search for the child of the moon and the legendary Alpha. I’ve been walking around Terra for weeks and didn’t expect that I would find my mate here.” Shelly shared her story.

Amaris didn’t answer. Diana, Maxine, and Zoila were staring at her, waiting for her to tell Shelly that she and Zion were the ones she was looking for. She closed her eyes and focused on Shelly. She wanted to know her true intentions and if she was telling the truth.

There it was again—the smell of fear and loneliness. Amaris opened her eyes and took Shelly’s hands.

“My name is Amaris, Luna of the Blue Moon Pack, and I am the child of the moon. My mate is Zion, the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack and the legendary Alpha.” Amaris introduced herself.

Shelly’s face lit up. She couldn’t see the woman who was holding her hand and claimed herself as the child of the moon, but she felt happy that she finally found them.

The girls glanced at each other when tears started falling from Shelly’s eyes. They suddenly pity the girl. She might be exhausted and scared from running across Terra. She didn’t even know where to go or where to start to search for them.

“I’m glad I found you! I’d been alone for weeks and was hiding myself from other creatures. I suddenly smelled my mate’s scent and followed it. I didn’t know he was with you. I’m really glad I found him and you.” Shelly smiled.

Shelly had shoulder-length black hair and a pair of gray eyes. At first, you won’t notice that she’s blind, but if you stare directly into her eyes, you could see that they didn’t have any sparkle, and you could not see your reflection in her eyes.

“By the way, did Phoebus tell you the reason why you have to look for me? We actually had a plan of traveling to Mirrikh after the first task. I was looking for him and wanted to ask him something.” Amaris asked.

“Yes. He told me to give you a warning. He said he had expected something like this to happen. Before we were attacked, he was mumbling about the same thing that had happened with Athanasia, the Demon Princess who fell in love with the Terran, Allistair.” Shelly paused.

Amaris frowned. She couldn’t understand the connection between her and her Aunt Athanasia.

“I apologize, but I cannot understand the connection.”

“You don’t know? Athanasia had the same doom as you. Phoebus didn’t know that sometimes, I read his prophecies. The demon princess was once prophesied as the bringer of death and destruction. She was also sent here in Terra by her father, the Demon King, Asmodeus.” Shelly continued.

“Shelly, do you know what Phoebus’ prophecy of me is? We saw it in the Book of Malum, but the last part was missing. It looked like it was torn from the book page.” Amaris asked.

Shelly nodded.. “Yes, and I also know the Alpha’s doom.”