White Moon

Chatter - chatter - chatter

Everyone were chattering with each other

They are bunch of royal blood from all over Eden archipelago, guests of my father scattered in my castle's huge ball, shimmering with golds and jewels on their hands and neck, their dress, their hair and even on their shoes...

It was the 7th week of Blue Moon, the night before the rare White Moon that only comes for a week...

And it was also Father's birthday...

The entire Kingdom of Sphiel was celebrating tonight, celebrating their most precious King, King Percival XII's birthday...

There will be fireworks, parades, and a chanting music and of course my favorite , a play...

Though I love the play performed at the castle, for once I wasn't paying attention at all to the story..

I was outside...

I smiled...

While looking far into the woods that separate us from the city...

It was dark... The only thing I can see was a surround of light over the dark woods...

And I rely on my ears to take me to my imagination of what's beyond there...

"Aia..."

The heavy voice I'm familiar with called my name. I thenI turned my head to my second brother with a bright smile as he walked to my side.

"This is the first time you've ever walked out from a play... Are you okay?", he placed his hand on the balustrade and rotate the glass of champagne on his hand.

"Yes my brother, I'm fine" I paused. I take a look back at the glimmering light on the other side of the woods, suddenly a wonder come into my thought, "have you ever been to their party, brother?"

"The citizen? Well yes of course, Aia. I went there last year don't you remember? It was my troops time of duty to secure the celebration"

"Ou.." I remembered the time he mentioned, "how was it like?"

He took a sip of his champagne, "well...it sure is livelier than here" he turned his body, leaning on the balustrade and looked inside the ball. "I was never amused by father's party. This is bad you see, the thought of wanting to go there, the citizen party and leaving this royal suckers behind. It's so not what a prince should have felt. So thank God that I am not the first son, not that I agreed on Brother Damon becoming a king." He gulped down his drink. "It's not that I hate father's birthday or anything but I prefer to be with all of our citizen than here with those old ladies that keeps staring at us"

I giggled. Well, I feel the same way since I too kept getting stared.

"No..."

"Heem? Did you say something Aia"

"I'm saying that it's alright for you to feel that way, brother. Because I do feel it too. For once I was hoping that I'm not a princess or at least...strong enough to stroll... Anywhere I want...", I really want to cry but not a single tears come out from my eyes. I admit it is sad, the fact that I can't walk far and that my body was so weak. But it's also has a good impact, especially for the kingdom. It seems that My brothers and I were actually one of the reasons of our kingdom chosen to be the capital (something to do with marital agreement of course), part from being geographical and its natural resources,etc. 

No words came out from my brother after, he just froze. He seems to feel empathy for me and yet he don't know how it really feels, to be weak like me, so he made a good choice by remain silent. Because unlike me, both of my brother are perfectly strong in physical. They are both the head knight of their troops.

My first brother for example, Prince Damon, the successor of the King. He is huge and strong like our father (and most of the other late emperor). Brilliant in term of close combat using the famous giant sword my great grandfather had passed to him, the Varadim. Its rumored that he actually the best Crusader ever since my great grandfather. Not to mention he is a real gentlemen, kind to a lady and respect the other gentlemen, a very king material as my second brother said.

On the other hand my second brother, Prince Albatross aren't so huge and strong. Although his brain seems to be having more gyrus than any other human being, meaning he is a pure Genius. He leads the lowest rank battalion called Blue Alces instead of Arctos (The Royal knight chevalier, that most of the prince was sign into like my first brother) by his own demand. I find it quite funny actually the fact that he uses a Tonfa-Gun as his weapon, his own design, made by him, and my brother even named it after himself, The Albatross V.1. I admit that his Albatross is cool but it's not so... knight material.

"Aia..."

"Ha?!" I flinched, woken up from my day dream by the sudden appearance of my first brother. "Yes, brother Damon?"

"It's late... the moon is going to change soon, shouldn't you take a rest?", my first brother gently stroked my pink hair, his pair of  pale green eyes looked at me attentively.

"No, I'm fine brother. I can handle it"

"My dear Aia...", My brother took my hand, kiss it gently while rubbing it with both of his hand. I looked at them, full of scars... battle scars. My first brother might be the royal prince but he refuses to just sit down and watch his men handle the enemy alone, he fought so many monsters from a weak gulp to the mighty dragon, and every single epic battle lies on the scars on his hand. "Aia...what's wrong?"

"Your scars brother, are they hurt?"

"This? It's an old wound Aia, don't worry...", he held my arm right on my arm ring. He then looked at me with his usual stare (usual by the meaning he used to stare at me like that), a stare so different from other people, deeper connection. "I'm very happy that you worried about me... but I'm worried about you more, so please take a rest at your room. The moon is going to change soon"

He pleaded me, how can I refuse it?

"Here, let me take you to your room", he was ready to lead my hand, when suddenly...

"Brother!" brother Albatross suddenly patted brother Damon's shoulder. His face was fierce like an angry wolf, but quickly changed back to my brother I knew. "I'll take Aia to her room, you should accompany father and the other guests. Isn't also your celebration of being the head knight of Arctos?"

We walked into the ball and then proceed to go into one of the door lead to east wing of the castle.
I don't know what's with the fierce face my brother Albatross made to my brother Damon, but it was full of hatred. Like a wolf stare to its Hunter. It might not be a good idea to go further into the matter, so I just let it slide.


Hallway - in front of my room...

"I thank you brother Albatross for accompanying me to my room," I gave him a bow with both of my hands gently lift my glittering white dress's skirt.

"Aia..." he look serious.

"Yes?"

"....." nothing came up. "Nevermind, please have a good rest and sweat dream"

"Why thank you my brother, I'll dream of us watching a play in the citizens party"

He smiled, then I slowly closed the door.

The large empty dark room of mine...
Without turning the lights on, I twirled around like a ballet dancer... as the quarter blue - three quarters white moon shone over my dress, letting it's bits of light shine all over the room.
I'm too excited to go to sleep right now...
I walked to my balcony and saw... The near end of the blue moon is coming...
The week of full powered Sphiel is coming...
Shouting of the guests' counting down to the end of the month can be heard from here...
5 more second...
4...
3...

"AAAAGGGHHH!!"

What?

"HELP ME!"

What is that?! Where is that image come from?!

"Please... No... Don't do it... SHIVA!!--"

NOOOO!!!


"1!!!"

DOR!

"Happy White Week everybody!!". All the Royal blood were shouting and rose their glass.

"AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!" one of the maid shriek in terror as the princess body fell, passes the ball's balcony in a horrible short glimpse that took everybody's attention. The King, the Queen, the Princes were all shocked as if seeing a ghost.
The three of them ran as fast as they can to the balcony.

"AIA!!!" the king shouted, reaching his hand out even though he knew it was too late.
As all of them thought that they'll see the princess's reaching in the death's arm, her body stopped, right before reaching the ground, in the arm of Dark Phantom.