Shadow of the Abyss

Chapter 19: Lunafreya

"And wh have I ever be your's to offer as if I were some piece of meat? My Dear Mother?" A soothing voice called as the moon's glimmer showered the Aros Estate in a transcdt array of moonlight.

Altair's eyes wt wide as every fiber of his being stilled, froz in the presce that seemed to capture the radiance of the moon. He stared at the woman, attracting moonlight. Hair a vibrant silver, and eyes of gold, carrying to the crest of the cresct moon in each of her pupils. Wrapped in snow- robes, she stepped out of the forest, her movemts graceful as though she were a dancer.

Yet it held a regal touch that Altiar could not pull his gaze from.

'Pretty,' he thought.

"Luna," Tebrae said, a beautiful grin on her face. "Come let me show you, my baby!"

A curious glimmer swelled through Luna's gold eyes as she slid her gaze to the small eyes. She grew closer to exquisite features shaming the very stars with her beauty. She bt down, raising her finger.

"Poke. Poke.Poke."

Altair blinked as Luna pressed her fingers against the buns of his cheek. Her eyes glowed ev brighter as she smiled. "It's like pudding. So squishy."

"See! See! Told you he was a cutie! He's so fluffy! He's like a fluffy panda!"

Luna nodded abstmindedly. "Hello, little brother. I'm your elder sister, the second eldest, to be exact. Lunafreya of the Moon. It's a pleasure." She said. She offered a hand, her expression warm, carrying the familiar warmth of the moon itself.

It wasn't fierce like light nor empty like the dark. It was soothing, like a warm whisper.

"Hello, big sis. I'm Altair." the Prince said, a faint rosy hue trailing over his cheeks. But a warm smile over his lips.

Luna's gaze grew brighter as she turned to Tebrae, a protective hue now in her eyes: "He's too good for you. I'm stealing him. I, Luna, shall protect him for eternity."

Tebrae merely nodded triumphantly. "The cutess is strong in this one. He's going to steal so many hearts. Do you think you'll be able to handle him?"

"I do feel a little guilty about training him. But I can do it. I'll make sure he doesn't break wh Iliana shows up. God knows why you are letting that monster train your child. She'll destroy him."

"We'll see," Tebrae said, tilting her head to Altair. "Take off your shirt and sit in the lotus position. You know, the one, right? The crisscross apple sauce one. I'll set up the Infinity Circle for you."

The boy nodded, dropping to the g at a momt's notice.

"Infinity Circle... You're really going all out, huh? Guess with the Arcadians trying to invade. You got no choice." Luna mtioned, her words not going unnoticed by Altair.

'Arcadians? Invasion?' He pondered, unsure if he should ask. But before he would inquire.

Tebrae shot Luna a cold stare, silcing her as she turned back to Altair, the coldness dissipating. She took a long breath in front of Altair. And snapped her finger. Suddly a dagger appeared from out of thin air, startling the young boy so much that Te giggled as she took his wrist.

"Don't worry. Mommy is only taking a little blood."

Altair couldn't ev speak before a warm sting whipped out at him, following the pool of blood spilling from the cter of his palm. His eyes wt wide for a mere second, but the panic and fear he had waited for never arrived.

"Mom?"

Luna frowned. 'Is he not scared? Ev if she's his mom. That reaction seems off.' She thought, 'Hmmm, I'll have to test the limits of this boy's mtal acuity. I'll sd him to a dungeon tomorrow. Perhaps he may... impress me.'

[System has resisted Tarnishing]

A chill rippled through Altair's heart, as deep within the core of his being, within the cter of his heart where his charcoal back Heartstone belonged, a small spiraling black circle with a hollow cter began to gather. Swirling as blades of dark violet mana spun in a clockwise motion. The web of elongated veins scattered throughout his flesh sunk back into his body.

Bones began to crackle, and flesh began to shed, bringing about a warm sse of being to the young prince.

By the time his eyes had oped to the coming dawn, his obsidian eyes seemed stained by a violet color, while his pupils seemed to slanted to mirror those of a serpt.

[Strgth: Increased by One]

[Dexterity: Increased by One]

[Constitution: Increased by One]

[Mana: Increased by One]

Name: Altair

Age: 9

Circle: N/A

Cultivation Method: Circle of Gluttony [F]

Class: Young Prince Lv [First Awaking]

Strgth: →

Dexterity: →

Constitution: →

Wisdom: 5

Charisma: 5

Mana: 0 →

Skills: Dark Moon Blade [F], Circle of Gluttony [F]

Passive: Heart of Darkness[???]

Circle of Gluttony [F]

Proficicy: 0%

???: 0/3