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"Alright, everyone," Damien announced, clapping his hands together to gather the gang's attention. "Time to change and get ready for the festival. With so many people from different places attending, it's best to keep our identities under wraps without any unnecessary fuss.You'll find your outfits prepared for you in your rooms." he stole a quick glance at Luna before heading off to his own chamber.

"Ladies, allow me to escort you to your rooms," Adam declared, bowing dramatically to the two mages before gesturing for them to follow him down the hallway.

As they entered the town, the air was alive with the sounds of music; a clear sign of the festive season. Children were running around,their laughter adding to the lively atmosphere, while the scent of freshly baked bread filled the gang's lungs, entering them further into the heart of the celebration.

" ha! Paradise!" Adam twirled around while closing his eyes. Luna also closed her eyes enjoying the beauty, the soft wind slipping through her hair and the laughter of people and the little giggles of children. She felt free. She slowly opened her eyes, taking in everything she could.

She caught Damien's gaze,finding him already looking at her. But as soon as their eyes met, he quickly looked away flustered by her attention.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. When I clearly knew that you helped the innocent. I was a reckless fool to say something like that." damien who once was looking at the floor looked at luna. He saw the sincerity of her eyes and his eyes softened.

" Apology accepted." he said without breaking eye contact.

Helene, who was sitting in a nearby bakery eating a freshly baked bun, was really enjoying whatever she was witnessing. She chuckled to herself, savoring the food on her hand.

" hear ye!hear ye! Everyone gather around near the draven statue for we'll dance the night away with our special guest,'taylor swift' teylina swiferton

Everyone including luna and helene went towards the statue of draven. Each and everyone was given a mask to cover their identity to make the dance more mysterious according to the organizers they say.

"Omg I can't believe teylina swiferton is here in viltarin!" Helene jumped in excitement.

" I know right?!? Like she is really here!??" Luna also joined her beloved cousin.

Suddenly a hush fell over the crowds making everyone silent,ceasing their chatter. Everyone was anticipating for the infamous singer to come out to perform her new songs.

" We would like the gals and the lads to come to the center and enjoy the moment."

The announcer said and went to the side,giving access to the young singer.

"Lulu, let's go and dance.!!" Helene grabbed Luna's hand,

"but_" Luna couldn't finish her line as Helene won her to it.

" I know the princess is somewhere stuck inside the palace and we have a bloody duty to full fill! But certainly we have to enjoy just a little don't we? I mean when will we get to do something like this again?" Helene said while giving her best puppy eyes.

Well Helene was right. All these years they haven't enjoyed their life that much. Yes, once a year they would sneak out and go to the emri's festival, but they had to go back because of duty. A little fun wouldn't do a harm would it?.

"Okay let's go!" Helene grinned and both the sisters were off to the center. In the middle of the town there was a bonfire set out and everyone gathered around it. Dancing around the fire just seems to be a splendid idea to both Luna and Helene.

" May I have this dance my lady?" A familiar voice spoke to Luna from behind. The man was wearing a black and gold mask showing only his striking blue eyes. Luna could tell who it was just from the eyes.

" Well good day sir..you shall have this dance." Luna said while grinning from ear to ear. She saw Helene was also talking to a young man. Quite tall and had dark brown hair. 'oohh what is it that I see? I will ask her later.' Luna thought to herself and focused on the dance while Damien being her partner.

Damien's hand guided itself towards Luna's hand and the other free hand grabbed her waist. Luna laid one hand on his shoulder and connected the other with his.

"I'm like the water when your ship rolled in that night

Rough on the surface but you cut through like a knife."

As the song began their feet guided them around the bonfire. Luna could feel the warmth of the fire and certainly the warmth of Damiens hand on her waist. Both were looking at each other's eyes as if to say a million different things. They fight like wild creatures but at the same time find peace in each other's embrace. The more that they push each other away, the more they get closer.No matter what was happening they knew everything was moving fast.

" I just met her three weeks ago and here I am, almost catching feelings.uhh Damien focus!! You have a mission! Focus!" Damien tried to calm his mind down. And he saw that Luna was a little bit confused about his sudden mood swing.

" Let's just enjoy the moment. No one will get hurt."

" And if it was an open-shut case

I never would've known from that look on your face

Lost in your current like a priceless wine"

Everyone stopped dancing and glanced at their partners. Luna's right hand entangled gracefully with Damien's left. His blue eyes gleamed,reflecting the shimmering moon above, while hers twinkled like stars adorning the night sky surrounding the moon.

"The more that you say

The less I know

Wherever you stray

I follow

I'm begging for you to take my hand

Wreck my plans

That's my man"

The meaning of each word seemed so familiar with the situation they were in. She had to follow him without thinking of the consequences that she doesn't even have control over. something that scared her the most. Not having control over a situation.

But right now did she care what's going to happen next? Her overthinking mind is alarmingly calm. And that feeling is enough of a warning to let her know that there will always be calmness before a storm. Damien's hand once again found Luna's waist and he held her so close to him she could feel his calm breath on her cheek. They were just an inch away from sealing their lips.As the tension in the air suddenly grew wider between them, both parted ways in a panic. One glance at each other they both went to separate directions leaving their unspoken intentions hanging around the air.

Helene, who was currently dancing with Adam, saw Luna and Damien walking away from each other. She was about to go after Luna when suddenly she was passed on to a stranger during the dance. The sudden change made her stumble upon the new man she just met.

"Sorry!" She saw Adam mouthed while dancing with another girl who was very much enjoying the warmth of the handsome man she was swaying with. The man caught Helene by her hands and the deep green eyes made her remind of someone she had a special bond with once. Those eyes had warmth and softness in them but these eyes are more filled with emptiness and darkness.

"Thank you and sorry I have to go!" Helene once again looked at where Luna went. But before she could leave, a deep voice Infront of her stopped her where she was at.

" Now now, young lady.. that's not very nice of you to leave a man without a proper dance?"

"Okay now he is being an arse " Helene couldn't think straight at the moment,cause her sister just went away looking very disappointed because of a certain ass hat, and this guy Infront of her is bugging her to her limit even though he didn't do anything.

" As much as I would love to dance with you sire,I'm not in a situation to do that I'm afraid. So excuse me." She gently bowed her head as a polite gesture as she was also in a new city, if not she would not bow to no one except for the ones who deserves it. The young gentleman In Front of her felt almost surprised. It seems he never have been rejected. But Helene didn't care at all. Because all she ever thought was about sticking her precious sword into Damien's precious little skull.

"Luna, where are you?" Luna heard Helene's voice echoing through her mind.

" I'm in the woods. There's a porch, you'll find it." She said to the link and silently admired the half moon shining above her. When the moon is whole again she'll be back home. Everything she is feeling now, everything she is experiencing will be soon over. Tears filled her eyes for an unknown reason but she didn't dare let it leave her eyes in any possible way.

"Hey.. what happened?" She heard her beloved cousin's voice from behind and turned over to her.

" Nuh. It's nothing. I just had to clear my mind so I excused myself. That's it." She replied.

" Seriously lulu!! I freaking left a dance with a cute handsome boy?!" Helene cried like a kid who lost her candy.

" Well you should have asked me from the link!" Luna said while chuckling at the now pouting Helene.

" I tried! But you had your wall up for a while."

" I'm sorry hells.. why don't we go back again. huh?" Luna said while turning back to leave.

"You better find me that guy to dance again!" Helene huffed and went away leaving a laughing Luna in the back. Did she have a crush on a guy who she didn't even properly see? Luna simply thought and followed behind Helene.

After they arrived at the festival again Luna saw Damien also had come back from wherever he went. She took a deep breath and went towards him.

" So what's the plan? We need to get inside the castle and this seems to be the moment."

She asked while observing her surroundings. Many of the people were drunk and enjoying the music. And among the drunk men she could see there were armored men swaying back and forth. Talk about taking a duty seriously. She sarcastically thought.

" Logan went to check the perimeters so we can make sure that we shall be safe. Right after he comes back, we are going to head in."

Just after Damien was finished talking ,Logan came running towards them saying the coast is clear that everyone is safe to go.

"What did I even sign up for!" Helene whisper yelled, while crawling through what seemed a tiny secret door leading inside the castle. One by one the group got in and surprisingly where they were standing there were no guards. The reason is quite simple. They were inside the palace Library. Helene and Luna have favored books since they were very little. From romance to magic they read quite everything they could find. And this humongous Library was their dream becoming their reality.

"Woah!" Luna looked around her where she was surrounded by many books. The books reached up to the corner of the room and also to the ceiling.

" As much as you find this interesting darling we must go" Damien's voice brought back Luna to her senses. She had a princess to save.

"So Damien I'm going to let you get whatever you came here for I'mma look for lily.. I meant the princess" she fumbled on her words causing Damien to smile. "Better go now love" he said whilst opening a map of the castle. "Jeez fine" she rolled her eyes, "hells you take the west wing i'll do the east, she could be hidden anywhere" hence the two mages departed .

Luna was roaming around the east wing. The architecture of Viltarin is not what she was used to. The walls were more sturdier and bigger, as their climate was more cold than Otos. The interior were all antique and gothic the walls were decorated with pictures of their ancestors all dressed in regal clothing and fur. But what she was most fascinated by was the collection of weapons that were displayed on the wall. 'They sure pride themselves in their craft don't they... wait lulu don't get distracted we need to find the princess....'

Luna walked around for what to her felt like an hour, still she saw no sign of the dungeon. But the further she went into the castle the more she felt like someone was watching. As if she was just a prey for a far more dangerous predator. F**k I'm being followed... I can sense someone strong nearby. As she felt this person closing in on her, she drew her sword "who goes there?" she said as she turned only to find no one was behind her. whew that was a close one before she could catch her breath, someone from behind her threw a ghastly kick at her.

She fell to the ground, in shock she turned "I'm guessing you're lost... but then again, what kind of guest comes to a sacred festival with a sword... kinda rude if you're asking me " there stood a girl maybe a few years older than Luna herself wielding an axe which compared to her body frame seemed way too huge. Her raven hair reached to her torso, although she had smile on her face it you couldn't help but feel intimidated by her mana. "Well i guess i can go straight to the point then" Luna said slowly getting up. "You tell me where the princess is.. And I'll let you go " she took her stance and picked her sword. "Ahhh a friend from Otos what an honor... but I'm afraid you are mistaken. I made the deals here.. Surrender yourself or I'll drag you to the king himself" she started to spin her axe and it started to glow in a dark hue. "I'm sorry but I don't deal with kidnappers" Luna lunged at her with her sword using all of her force in the swing. I got her while she wasn't ready, no way she could miss that. But to her surprise the huntress moved swiftly and with one swing of her axe she tore Luna's sleeve off. "Ok enough chit chat let's get this over with" the huntress moved fast, too fast. Her axe cut through Luna's skin, not too deep but deep enough for her to bleed. Luna started to conjure Emris's flame into her hands. I just need to catch her at the right time. With a sword in one hand she turned her back to a wall and waited for the huntress to come closer to her range. And as perfectly timed as soon as the huntress got close Luna punched her using her Emris fire. "Arghh'' the huntress screamed as she fell to the floor. Luna got you now closed in hoping to deliver one final blow.

Her hand was stopped , it seemed the huntress hadn't given up. "You b***h" she screamed and twisted Luna's arm. Luna screamed in agony she could feel her muscles beginning to tear. She dropped her sword Draven!What do they feed her? After a few minutes of struggle she let go of Luna's arm. She fell to the ground and started screaming, holding her hand. she must have infected me with some sort of poison. She looked at the cuts in her skin and it seemed to be infected. The sound of metal clacking came further from the hall. "Ahh the poison takes effect finally... need to tell master Roden to speed the time up" She said, holding a part of her face which was bruised by the Emris fire. "Guards take her to the throne room... Our guest should meet the king" The young huntress shouted as the guards came to pick her up. Luna spat at one of the guards, he kicked her in the stomach, she let out another cry "I don't make deals with you devils' ' she hissed at him. Just then the huntress tied her arms behind her "Don't make this harder than it already is...'' she whispered there was almost the sound of sincerity in her voice. But another push from her made Luna think that she must have imagined that.

f**** I can't believe I got caught... hopefully the others are doing okay... Which in reality was far from the truth.