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The Reaper of the Stars

In the days before skyscrapers, before the continents shifted into their current place, before even written word, it is said that the Sun and the Moon would shine on the Earth in tandem. The warm Sun loved the Moon and so gave parts of its light to the cold Moon which proudly shone the reflected light granted to her by her lover. The warm touch of Sunlight kept the humans on Earth alive, their crops thriving and their skin warm and brown. The Sun kept the humans alive, and She shone down on them with a smile, proud to be theirs.... And so the Moon was banished into the Night, where she shone her milky light onto an empty sleeping world below. The lovers were separated, but to keep them apart was impossible. And thus the deities were born. —————— The Deities, the physical manifestation of the Sun and the Moon, forever cursed to reincarnate and find each other anew each time. On Lucian's 16th birthday, he is awakened to his power as the Moon. Surrounded by an odd group of allies, he sets out on a search to find his Sun and save her from whatever fate may await them both at the hands of their many enemies. —————— DISCLAIMER: Not my art in the cover. Found at https://pin.it/L8i46AG Trigger Warning: Descriptions of violence, use of curse words and slurs as well as bullying and transphobia. Creator is trans (dw im not an asshole.) All writing is mine. All characters and ideas are purely fictional and any resemblances to real people or previously written works is purely coincidental.

ghostcryptid · Fantasy
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Prologue

Long ago, it is said that the sun and moon both shone during the day. The sun shone with a warm, inviting light, and the moon shone with a cold, harsh light. The sun loved the moon, so she let her shine at the same time. The humans did not like that. The cold light of the moon was not good for crops to grow and it was not warm or inviting like the sun. The nights were dark back then, only illuminated by the weak glow of the stars. The people begged the moon, "Don't shine during the day. You ruin our crops and scare the animals we hunt. Shine at night, so that our children may not fear the dark of the night sky."

The sun heard the people, and she got upset. How dare mere humans tell her lover to inconvenience herself for them?

The sun spoke to the moon. "You mustn't go my love. The humans know nothing of your life." The moon nodded sadly. "We were put in this world to protect the humans. It is my duty to do as they ask. Please my love, lend me your light as I move to the night sky." The sun begged and pleaded, but the moon would not budge. And so the sun lent her light to the moon, who now shines proudly in the night sky.

The lovers can never be out at the same time, and thus never see each other, but the moon feels the warm light from her lover, and she rejoices.