meet luna: part two

What better way to kick off a new week than by sharing more about Luna?! Last we left off ages ago, Luna's yoga teacher, Riley, asked her to stay after class to disclose some pretty HUGE information: that all those years of wandering at night have a purpose, and GASP there are others like her.

On the back deck off the yoga studio, under the night sky, Riley gives Luna a black bag and sealed envelope for her sixteenth birthday (a new yoga mat would've been more than sufficient). The envelope has a strange silver insignia stamped on it of a girl holding her hands up to the moon and stars above. Luna considers, briefly, if this is a weird situation that she should extricate herself from quickly. But curiosity compels her to stay. The letter explains that she was gifted powers from the night sky at birth, and, for years, those powers have been growing inside of her (uhhhh, what?!). And, now that she is at last sixteen, it's time to harness the powers she was gifted lest they destroy her or anyone else. The gifted powers (OF COURSE) come with strings: she's meant to use her powers to protect the town and all its people (from what?!). The letter concludes in careful cursive:

It is time to earn the name you were given at birth: Protectress. Tonight, your journey begins. We shall meet soon. - The Council

Luna obviously has a lot of questions. Like what is a Protectress?! Is that even a real word? And who is the Council? What can my powers do? So many questions. Is this some kind of trick? A prank? Riley, who has never been one for pranks, solemnly shakes his head and tells her to open the bag. She obliges and half expects confetti to explode in her face. Instead, her fingers close on silky fabric. She pulls a plain white cloak from the bag and thinks, "Not my style but okayyyy." When she puts the cloak on, it feels so pleasant and cool on her skin. She looks down to admire the strange piece of clothing and gasps. The white cloak is no longer white. It's shifted to a shade of midnight blue. And, across her heart, a full moon and unique alignment of stars had been etched like a patch. SKIES what in the midnight sky is happening here?! Riley calmly explains that the fabric is utterly unique, just like her, and it changes according to the wearer's source of powers. A buzz fills her ears. How can she believe any of this? Who could believe this? That's when a dazzling display of white sparks erupts from her fingertips.

Stay tuned for more from Luna's story...