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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