The Stars of the Moon

by Otterssoul

Escape (prologue)

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I am drifting- drifting slowly in the void. Cold, so very cold. My eyes are weighted by more sleepless days than I can number. I’ll just let my blink last a little longer- No, no. A step forwards, my hooves solid in the ethereal surroundings. I can't let her down. The Princess will be free. Just as long as we all are still going... So cold... I looked ahead across the emptiness of space to the eternal sphere that had guided my way all these years. All these years…
How long has it been? 100 years? 300? 8? Please, can I fall asleep now? Is there any of my body that the cold hasn't seeped into? Beautiful sleep... NO! They are all still trying. Of course they are! Our Queen has done nothing wrong. She is depending on us- we cannot let her down. I cannot let her down. Another step. Her prison is so close. But, how long has it been close for? I will never reach it... It's time to rest. No, no I can't! They are relying on me- She is relying on me. Another torturous step. I'm coming, my Princess... I'm coming, my Luna.
One hoof feels different. Is that... ground? I can’t even remember at this point. At last. I tiredly look back up, over the crater. Flames? Good. Seth didn’t give up on us. And there, frost. Oh, I pray the other two are here. I'm too tired to look any further. Now that odd feeling is on all four hooves, and now my chest. The world is getting thinner. I simply cannot force my eyes open any longer. Where, where is Luna? Where is- no. No! Why is the Nightmare still here? I try to push myself back to my hooves, but I cannot find the energy any longer. A flash of purple flying away? She cannot return. We did not save her to be banished again by the Elements’ new holders. I did not fail to kill the Wielder to fail here. "Luna... Where are you going? We are here, my Princess.” Even as the Nightmare, why would she abandon us? Where is our praise and thanks? Our comfort... And that smile? Luna, I cannot understand... What... what have ... we...

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