Purple Moon (FM5)

Purple Moon

Full Moon 5

    Angelica watched warily as two men got out of the van. For a moment, they talked about something before walking over to her. As they approached her, she pulled out her phone, ready to dial the police.

    "Sorry to bother you." one man said, "but would you happen to be Angelica?"

    "Why do you want to know?" She asked.

    The man looked at his companion, who nodded. The companion grabbed her arm, pulled her towards him, and spun her around. By the time she realized what was going on, her arms were pinned behind her back, and a cloth was put in her mouth.

    As she was being carried towards the van, she kicked and screamed, trying to squirm her way out of the man's arms. The man never let go, and she only ended up dropping her phone and messing up her clothes.

    They shoved her into the back of the van and closed the doors. As the van started up and drove off, Angelica realized that the men acted as if they had done this before and her chances of getting away were very, very slim.
    After a while, the van stopped at its destination. The men pulled Angelica out of the back and lead her towards a huge building covered with glass. They entered through a backdoor and Angelica saw lots of people moving around. Some were moving faster than others, but all of them ignored Angelica and the two men.
    The men kept a strong grip on Angelica and took her to the second floor. There were more people on this floor wearing lab coats, they seemed more relaxed than those on the first floor, but they still ignored Angelica. Then men brought her to a room with a researcher and an elevator.
    One of the men holding her coughed and the researcher looked up.
    "Ah welcome back seems like you brought something good with you."
    The researcher stood up and looked her over. Then he walked over to the elevator and swiped his card. The doors opened, and the men dragged Angelica into it. The researcher followed after them and pushed the only button in the elevator. The doors closed and as they descended Angelica couldn't help but think of what awaited her.
    The doors opened, and Angelica was pulled into a room filled with researchers and tanks. The tanks were what caught Angelica's attention. They were filled with water, and in each of them, a person was floating. But they didn't look like normal humans some only had abnormal color hair. Others were deformed with animal aspects that meshed horribly with the human parts.
     Angelica could only stare shocked and scared. Her mind came up with all the horrible things that they could and probably would do to her.
    An alarm went off, and researchers looked at a tank containing a female who had fins coming out of her side as well as spikes running down her spine on to a tail. She was thrashing around clawing as her throat with her abnormally small hands.
    The researcher who came with them sighed, "Another failure."
    The woman's slitted eyes in the tank went huge, and she reached for the glass. But just as fingers brushed against it, she sank to the bottom of the tank, dead.
    The researchers started the process of cleaning the tank and the one that came with them, turned to another man who had brought a syringe full of liquid. "This new subject will be the last of these experiments, the higher-ups want us to start on the next concept."
    The researcher with the syringe nodded before injecting the liquid into Angelica.

 

 

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Purple Moon (FM4)

Purple Moon

Full Moon 4

    Kat feels nothing, and she can't open her eyes. To her, its as if she is suspended in darkness.

    "Am I dead?" She wonders.

    "No," A soft familiar voice replies.

    "Who are you?"

    "Someone who knows you well."

    "Do I know you?"

    "You will discover that for yourself. Are you ready?"

    "For what?"

    "For the end of sleep."

    "...I didn't know I was asleep."

    "No one knows they are sleeping until they awake."

    "Then, I guess I am."

    There was a flash of light, and when Kat opened her eyes, she was in a girlish bedroom. She was sitting on a bed, and warm light streamed in from the window next to her. 

    "Angelica," A voice called from outside the closed door.

    "Just go away." Angelica sniffled and hugged her pillow closer.

    There was a sigh, "Alright, I'm going to the store and Phil should be home soon. But don't forget you can call."

    Angelica didn't say anything, and her mother moved away from the door. She waited until she heard the car start up and leave before getting off of the bed. She grabbed her phone off of the nightstand and pulled on the huge sweatshirt that was hanging from her bedpost.

    She was almost drowning in the sweatshirt, but it reminded her of when her dad would give her hugs when she was little. She pulled the sleeves up so she could use her hands and opened the door. As she descended the stairs to the first floor, she tapped on her phone and called her best friend.

    "I was wondering when you were going to call," The female voice on the other end answered.

    Angelica sighed, "I don't need your sarcasm, Saph."

    "Sorry. So today was a bad one."

    Angelica walked into the kitchen and rummaged through the cupboards looking for something sweet, "You have no idea. She never understands."

    "I'm assuming she's gone."

    "Yep, she went to the store."

    "Cool, do you want me to come get you then."

    "Please, before Phil comes with his sickly sweet attitude."

    Laughter came from the phone, "Alright, let me grab my keys."

    Angelica hung up and sighed. There weren't any sweets to be found, which meant she would have to ask Saph to make a detour. Angelica left the kitchen, walked outside, and sat on her front porch to wait for her friend. Just as the cool fall air was beginning to seep into her clothing, a van stopped right in front of her house.

 

 

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Purple Moon (FM3)

I've been waiting to write this scene since I started Purple Moon. I'm excited now that it's out of my head and on paper and I wish I could see you guys' reactions to it. I tried to make it longer than what I've been doing recently. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Rose B.

Purple Moon

Full Moon 3

    Kat stares at the queen, and an odd calm settles over her. She raises her swords, planning her next attack. For a moment there was no movement then Kat rushes towards the queen. The moment before Kat's attack lands the queen creates a blood sword and blocks.

    "You have a very curious eye color," The queen says.

    "What about it?" Kat asks.

    "I wonder if your organization kept a tight hold on you because of it."

    They push away from each other, breaking the stalemate.

    "Why do you care?" Kat raised her sword again.

    "No reason but curiosity begs me to ask where they found you. You don't seem like the rest of them."

    "I found them." Kat responded, "After one of you burned down my village."

    Is that true? A voice whispered in Kat's mind. Kat winced as the question started the headache up again. Are you telling the truth? Kat tries to focus on the queen, but something flashes in the back of her mind making the pain worse.

    Kat falls to her knees, clutching her head and her swords clatter on to the stone floor. Seeing an opening, the queen goes to strike. For Kat, time seems to slow, and she wonders if this would be the end. She hears Cade call her name and she can see the insanity and joy in the queens face.

    Above Kat is the hole in the ceiling that lights the cavern. The clouds covering the sky part, revealing a full moon. The moonlight shines down into the cavern.

    The time has come. A voice calls and Kat looks up into the night sky. Her purple eyes reflect the moonlight.

    There is no need to pretend anymore. Remember and become what you were meant to be.

    Kat feels a buzz run through her as if the words jolted her cells and her purple eyes cloud over.

    Cade prepares his crossbow to fire, but thanks to his wounded arm he's a lot slower than usual. The queen races towards Kat and Cade grinds his teeth. He raises his crossbow just as the queen is going to strike down Kat. He knows he's not going to make it, but Cade fires anyway.

    Just as the Queen's blood blade is about to touch Kat's skin. A purple explosion of light launches the queen away from Kat, and Cade covers his eyes as wind whips through the cavern carrying little pieces of rock that cut his skin.

    When Cade lowers his arm, he sees Kat in a patch of purple moonlight. Her eyes are closed, and she is floating. Her clothes have changed into a lightweight dress and Cade can see her the purple moon on her shoulder blade glowing. But the biggest change is her hair. It originally went to her jaw, but now it brushed against her ankles, and instead of a midnight black, it was as purple as her eyes.

    Cade stares at this new Kat, astonished at her transformation. And from the other end of the cave, he hears the queen say bitterness and disgust.

    "Luna."

 

 

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Purple Moon (FM2)

And we are back to Purple Moon. I have work to do so this is all I can give you today but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Rose B.

Purple Moon

Full Moon 2

    Kat sits against the wall of the cavern and tries to cure her pounding head, but it seems to only get worse. Cade is hidden in some other corner, engaging the blood alteration. Kat can hear the echos of their battle bounce of the walls, and she knows that Cade can't win this without her, but she can't muster up the strength to move.
    Cade suddenly squats next to Kat startling her. He has blood running down on his arm, and it is in his hair and face. He is only holding one crossbow, and he is low on arrows. Kat gets the feeling that she missed some of the fight, but doesn't remember blacking out.
    "How are you feeling?" He asks quietly.
    Her headache is still there, but it's more of an echo than a throb. "Better." She replies, "I can help you now."
    "Are you sure?"
    Kat ignores his question and asks, "Where is she?"
    Cade shrugs, "One moment she suddenly couldn't move, so I came to check on you."
    Kat stands up with Cade following to make sure she doesn't fall again. Kat sees the Queen looking around the cavern. Kat throws Cade a glance and pulls out her swords. Ignoring her head, she focuses solely on the alteration.
    Sensing her presence, the Queen turns and faces Kat. For a moment, the Queen sees another girl settle over Kat's features. Then she blinks, and the apparition is gone.
    "Your expression reminds me of someone I use to know," The queen says.
    Kat doesn't say anything but raises her swords. The queen smiles and shoots spikes of her blood at Kat. Kat blocks but the blood turns back to liquid and drops to the floor. As soon as the droplets hit the ground, they harden back into spikes and aim for under Kat's defense.
    Kat jumps backward landing farther from the Queen. Kat closes her eyes and breathes in deeply as she exhales she opens her eyes, and for a moment, the Queen can see a flicker of old knowledge in their purple depths.

 

 

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Halloween Special - Abyss

Last day of the Halloween special, since the last one was short this one is longer. Its the start of the rewrite of a story I did before, really its just the parts of the previous story I want to keep. If you want to read more say so in the comments and I'll do so once Purple Moon is done.

Rose B.

Abyss

    There once was a village that was well established and untroubled by the issues of its country when a girl was born. The girl was like many other kids in the village, she ran around playing games and learning from others. But unlike other kids she had the potential to become a powerful light user and it had been decided that she would become the next village protector.

    When she was old enough to speak clearly and walk properly her village burned down and the girl was the sole survivor of it all. Government scientists passing through the area found her covered in soot and minor burns, sitting in the charred remains of her home. They took her to the secret lab that they worked at and she became a part of their experiments in magic.

    They were not planning to pick up more kids when they found her so, despite her potential in light magic; they suck her in the dark class which was always in need of more orphans. The dark class experiments were harsh and kids died easily. New kids were brought in often and old ones disappeared just as frequently. No one made friends so the kids retreated into themselves. The girl was no exception. By her third month there the girl had forgotten her own name.

    A couple months after the girl could no longer remember her own name, the scientists found rare sample of Darkness. It ate all light and killed any light class kid immediately. When they decided to try it on a Dark Class kid they picked the girl. To the girl it was like any other experiment: done in a white room on a table with straps in case they were needed with equipment and scientists. It wasn’t until they injected the girl with a piece of the sample, that things started to go wrong.

    Pain tore through her system in pulses until it synced with her heartbeat. Her vision blurred and the girl screamed. The sound of cracking filled her ears, which was the sound of her identity breaking. Her vitals stopped and her vision went black. That is when the girl came to visit me. I found her interesting since she survived an injection of my power.

    Lost in the darkness she didn't cry or call out for help. So I offered her the power that she had already been tainted with. She had been broken and didn't fully understand but she accepted anyway. She could never go back to who she was before but I helped her build an identity and once she could fully comprehend what I was offering, I told her the rule that all those under my care live by: consume or be consumed.

    Even knowing that she would be consumed one day she still accepted my offering. I told her the way back and she left. She is older now and remains unconsumed. But when she comes again I so believe it will be the last time.