Gift of the Moon

"Asmo!"

I looked around the forest.

I almost kept looking everywhere. Dare to see Asmo, and maybe he will suddenly appear out of nowhere because that's his job.

Well maybe for some. It's his job to show up when Layla needs him but when it comes to me, you can't catch him.

Now I wonder if I'm still the main character or not. It's really stupid to think how Layla can just think about him, whisper his name and he will be there in an instant. Yet here I am screaming his name but to no avail, he is not here.

"Adra?" said by a familiar voice behind my back.

I turned around and our eyes met.

It was Silvana.

"Why are you here? What are you doing?" she asked.

"Uh...nothing. I'm just looking for Asmo. Did you see him here?" I answered.

She laughed.

I can't help but notice the way she dresses. Recently I haven't seen her but I know how Silvana usually likes to dress. She's more of the girly girl, who likes dresses and all. Whatever style or design it is, she will wear it.

But now...

Her style changed…

It's so much different from what she used to wear.

"You like my outfit?" she asked.

I pursed my lips and nodded.

Actually it looks good on her. She's wearing a lingerie top, showing most of her cleavage with a sheer cover up. Paired with thigh high boots and black leather pants.

Did she change her style for Silvhari?

To impress her?

Or does she just really like to mix up styles now?

I mean living for so long with one fashion style is kinda boring, it's the same for a hundred years over and over again.

I'm sure Silvana will look good in every style in fashion, whatever she wears. But her style right now fits her so much.

I see her as a seductive and feminine vampire before but now… she's seductive in her own way, still feminine but in a cooler way, she's not shy to show who she really is, that is what I'm getting from her vibe right now .

Like it's her true nature, to look cool, feminine, seductive and hot all at once!

"Thank you." She politely smiled.

Oh fucky!

I forgot that she can read minds.

"I'm glad that you like the new me, I'm trying to mix up and transition to a new style… since Silvhari finds my old style boring. Do you think this new look will impress him?" she asked.

Shit.

I try not to think of what I saw earlier because I know that Silvana will know about it.

Fuck shit! Why is it so hard not to think of it right now?

Why did he even mention that?

"What did I mention?" She asked.

My eyes widened in fear.

"Huh?"

"N-nothing..." I stuttered.

She shrugged. Before I could think of Alta and Silvhari. I changed the topic right away.

"Anyway, have you seen Asmo?" I asked.

She smirked. "Why? Do you guys have lovers quarrel?"

"N-no, I just wanted to talk to him."

Talk about what he did to Vlad.

"Well your luck is not here Adra. I don't know where he is. Heck I don't even know where Silvhari is so how will I know where your Asmo is." She laughed bitterly. Even though she was smiling, it was obvious in Silvana's eyes what she really felt.

The bitterness is evident in her voice.

She asked. "Anyways, did you see Silvhari today?"

Shit.

"Uh..." I pursed my lips.

"Not really."

Her brows raised. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"W-why? Aren't you and Silvhari making money?"

He smiled bitterly.

"We don't see each other that much."

"Is it because you guys are busy? Doing vampire stuff?" I smiled, trying to tease her. I tried to lighten up her mood. It's as obvious as it is sad.

She shook her head.

"You know you're just busy!" Others...

She looked straight into my eyes.

"We lived more than the human life span Adra, what are the things he would do that will keep him busy?"

Be with Alta…

Spending time with her…

"He is already bored with our daily vampire routine so how... How can he be busy and keep it from us?"

Silence grew between the two of us. I don't know what to say to Silvana. They're both my friends, a new one who felt like my friend for years and the other one who I grew up with.

I don't want to pick sides on both of them because I don't know the whole story. I don't want to keep secrets from Silvana but if I told her about them... then I would just betray Alta.

I don't know what to say anymore...

This is frustrating for both of them but overwhelming to me. I know what is going on but I can't say it to any of them.

"What could he possibly do, Adra? Tell me."

"I don't know Silvana. Is it because he's not around and you can't be with him all the time that you seem lethargic?" I asked. As if I don't already know the answer.

"Probably, I just miss him, you know. Lately he's been avoiding me. Oh maybe I'm just feeling it. Maybe I'm overreacting… that he doesn't like me anymore."

I reached for her hand. "What do you mean Silvana? You? You're the most beautiful vampire aren't you! The sexiest—"

"No I'm not. If you could only see Sexira you will definitely change your mind." She said as she shook her head.

"Sexira? Well I don't know that! Then you are the most gifted of all vampires I mean figuratively then physically!" I said as I glanced at her cleavage.

He smirked and couldn't stop laughing.

"You're just saying that to make me laugh, Adra. And I told you I don't know where Asmo is. So no matter how much you compliment me, I can't bring out Asmo," she said.

"Who said this is about Asmo? No no! Fucky no! Then it's true that you're beautiful, sexy, smart and gifted!"

"That's not true, I'm not the gift of the moon."

My forehead creased at what she said. "Huh?"

Gift of the moon?

What is that?

Does the moon also have cleavage?

They say it's gifted!

Fuck! What I can think of because of the gifted topic!

You really are Adra! You know a different kind of gift! It's not just what you think!

Is that some sort of thing for vampires?

Silvana's eyes widened. "Huh? Nothing. I didn't say anything."

My eyes squinted even more. Now I'm much more curious than ever!

Did she say something she is not supposed to say?

"No, Silvana. You said something. I'm not deaf! I'm deaf but not deaf. I heard what you said about the gift of the moon."

"Huh?" Silvana said, trying to make it look like she doesn't know, or ever heard of it.

That won't work with me. She knew that I heard it right.

"Gift of the moon, you said it!" I insisted.

"I don't know what you are saying, Adra. Anyways I'm going now." She said and turned her back.

I grabbed her wrist to stop her. "Come on Silvan, I'm curious. What is it?"

She pursed her lips.

I knew it! It's something important that she's not supposed to say.

"Why can't you tell me? I mean, I won't tell others, please?"

She took a deep sigh. "Fine."

My lips form a smile. "Aw! Thank you Silvana. Promise I won't tell anyone. I'm just really curious."

"Fine, Adra. I will tell you… but don't ever… don't ever tell it to anyone. Even to Asmo, or to any human you know because I will know about it and both of you will be in danger. I will make sure that I will bite both of you to death."

Fuck shit.

I gulped at what she said.

"So this is really serious huh? At first I'm just curious but now my life is at stake to hold this secret of the gift of the moon."

Now I'm not sure if I should ask her about it.

"You shouldn't Adra," she said.

I took a deep breath.

Something inside me is telling me to know what it is. It sounds familiar to me for some reason. I don't know why but I feel connected to the gift of the moon's secret for some reason. I have never been so curious in my entire life. Just right now. When I heard it...

And I'm dying to know what it is.

"Just say it Silvana. I don't care if you bite me or what. I'm not going to say it to anyone so I'm good," I said to her.

I even cross my heart so she knows that I'm serious with this one.

"Fine." She rolled her eyes.

We sat on a big rock with a flat surface.

I don't know why but the forest seems quieter now. It's like the forest is listening to what Silvana has to say. You won't even hear the chirping of a bird, even if the wind hits the leaves is not really there.

"There's a prophecy for millions of years.

Every time the moon turns green, there is an enchanted and secret ritual that you can chant, if you do it right and the moon finds out that your heart and soul are pure. Then he will choose you, to give his gift. Which is all the extraordinary power, strength, and immortality that no vampire has, even the power of a vampire king can't compare to what the gift of the moon promises."

"Is that true?" I asked.

"It's a prophecy, Adra. The moon will choose someone who has a pure heart and soul. Whoever the moon chose, that would be a powerful vampire and everyone will bow to that vampire. Even the bloodline of the king, even me."

My brows furrowed. But vampires don't have souls. So how is that possible?

"Bloodline of the king?" I asked.

She nodded.

I didn't know there was anything like this among other vampires. I thought they're just normal vampires.

"Of course there's such a thing in our world, Adra. It would be chaos if there's no one that rules all the vampires."

"If that's the case then who is the king?" I asked.

She smirked. "It's a queen."

My eyes widened.

"Really?" I stutter in shock. I didn't know how modern they are now. They really have a queen. Just like a royal family! Vampire edition!

"Yes, the late king had one and only daughter."

"Oh..." I said. I can't say anything else because I'm really amazed by what I found out.

"Anyways I got to go–" I cut her off.

"Wait Silvana!"

"What?"

"If the gift of the moon is more powerful than the queen of vampires, then isn't that vampire a threat to the one who rules?" I asked.

Because if that vampire is powerful, he will do everything he wants, and he doesn't care about the things that should and shouldn't be done even if there is a queen of vampires because she is clearly stronger than that.

The vampire queen will be ignored because of the gift of the moon because it is stronger and more powerful than her. Maybe the gift of the moon also usurped the throne of the vampire queen.

"Well, that's the thing, Adra. Even if the moon chooses a vampire who has a pure heart, power can change someone. If that's the case, then the vampire queen will eradicate the gift of the moon. But the blood vampires will surely search for the gift of the moon so they can use it against the good vampires, against the vampire queen. To dethrone her so they can rule and spread chaos not only to vampires but to humans as well."

"Blood vampires?" I asked.

There is too much information entering my brain and I can't handle it all but I'm still hungry for learning so why not give it a try and know more.

"You really don't know that much Adra, and you call yourself a vampire addict?" She teased and laughed.

I rolled my eyes. "That's a low blow, Silvana. What do I know about the kind of justice system you have? There's still gaps to my knowledge so don't blame me, besides I'm trying to know more."

She laughed even more. "I'm just kidding!"

"Tsk, now what? What are blood vampires?"

"You're so into this topic Adra. I'm not even supposed to tell you about anything."

"Come one, Silvana. Don't fucky make me wait."

"Fine! Blood vampires are the leftist of the vampire government. You know they don't like how the queen vampire rules, they're always the opposition. They're the enemies of the vampire queen. They're the ones who really kill people just for blood, they don't want to transition to modernization. Like alternatives, they still believe that killing is worth human blood."

"Couldn't they be the ones I saw in the jungle, that ritual? Could it be that they plan to sacrifice the woman to get the gift of the moon?"

"Maybe that's them. They've been trying for years to have the gift of the moon Adra, they have rituals, chants and sacrifices just for the moon to favor them... but it's already done. They said the gift of the moon is already wandering around us."

"Huh? How did they know?

"Don't underestimate the vampire queen Adra, she is more powerful than you can imagine. She knows it, she can feel it. Just like Zabellana. They had the same vision that the gift of the moon was already born."

"But why do blood vampires still perform rituals?"

"Well they are hoping that they can ask the green moon to give them one too. But for sure they are hunting the gift of the moon already. To extract the power and give it to themselves. That's how desperate they are."

But I don't understand it...

"What if you're the gift of the moon Silvana?"

"That's impossible Adra, I came from a shameful bloodline of vampires. I know the moon won't choose me."

"So if the moon is shopping, is it possible that you also have the gift of the moon?"

"Yeah." She nodded.

"But it's also possible that the gift of the moon is from somewhere that we don't know. That's why it's complicated Adra. It's thousands of years of being anxious and terrified of when the gift of the moon will come because it can be good or bad news for us."

"But how sure are you that you are not the gift of the moon?"

"Well, for starters… the gift of the moon should have green eyes."