My little Luna: Power of the Lunar Arch-Mage

"Arch-Mage, the times have come. The eclipse of this eon is starting in five minutes." says one of my students of the lunar arts.

"Very well, start the preparations." I reply.

"Already under way."

"Once again, very well, I will meet the creed at the circle. Now go." I wave the student off, and he takes his leave. I stand from the chair I was sitting in, and grab my stave in my right hand, then exit my private study, heading to the center of The Hall of the Lunar Creed, a castle I inherited from my father, the last arch-mage.

Upon entering the courtyard, I am met with the entire creed standing around the circle, waiting for me to begin the thousands of years old ritual, the opening of the lunar portal to the higher realm.

"Fellow mages and apprentices, the time has come upon us to open the lunar portal once more." I tell the entire creed, I clear my throat before continuing, "I will allow my most prestigious mage through, along with myself, and a few select others. I will be leaving the Creed in the capable hands of my new moon. However, if the portal fails, I will be taking whatever came through the backfire with me on the immortal's journey, leaving the creed to my new moon." I earn a cheer for this, and I tap my stave on the ground once for silence. I notice the moon moving into position.

" 'Tis time to begin, mages! Lend me your power!" I say as I hold my stave in both hands holding it vertically above the ground. The other mages hold their staves out to me, while their apprentices hold their wands out, channeling their magic to me. My stave, with the moonstones set inside of it, starts to glow a deep blue. This process continues until the moon is in position. I start the incantation of the lunar portal.

"Come now, lunar portal, be awakend
to the realm of my existence, unseen light whose source I lack,
Come too, portal of old, to the lunar creed:
Come now, faithful folk, hateful masters, barbaric fires:
Come now hidden powers of the world of the lunar plane:
Come dark, come new, Come Watcher at the Lunar-Bed.
A sign of my desire here is inked with magic and essence
And carried to the edge of the spirit's hedge:
Come now, dark lunar portal, and use us well,
Come now, wielding all the powers of hell,
And see my will manifest, by moon and shadowed forest.
First an omen, the Moon's own talk;
A game of masks, a witch's road, a reversed walk;
Then a witching, a counterclockwise turn,
A creed of signs, a seven fold charm,
'Ere the art is accomplished at my behest." When I finished I slam my stave into the center of the lunar circle. The magic in my stave transfers to the circle.

I leave my stave where it was and start the chant.

"The arch-mage asketh for thy portal to open, oh sacred moon." I continue the chant as the rest of the creed joins me. power starts to weave around my stave and forms into a large sphere of swirling hues of blue. I hold up a hand and the creed stops chanting. I motion for the select few to join me by my side. after they took up their positions I start my way forward. As soon as I am about to enter the portal explodes knocking out all but me. I look at my stave and the creature that is next to it on the ground, unconscious. I pick up the creature, and look it over. It has the shape of a horse's foal, but has a unicorns horn and a pair of pegasus wings. The foal is a filly and has a deep blue coat and a light blue mane. I turn and pull the robe off of a nearby mage and wrap the foal in it. I then pull my staff from the circle and return to my private study, to prepare for our journey.

I enter my private study and close then lock the door. I then lay the filly on my bed and start to think of a name for her.

"What shall I call you child of the moon?" I ask aloud to no one.

The moon, now completely out of it's eclipse shines onto the filly and a scroll appears next to her. I pick it up, knowing it was from the goddess of the moon, and read its contents.

'Dear Arch-Mage Chase,
I have heard your plea to enter the lunar plane, and have declined. Instead i gift you with this alicorn named Luna from the realm Equus. Raise her as your own daughter and wait for the reward. I leave the rest to you.

From the moon,

Goddess, Izanami."

I look upon the alicorn foal with a new honor and pride.

I start packing my belongings in an enchanted satchel and also food for me and Luna. Once finished i hold Luna in my left arm, and my stave in my right. I then set off on my journey.