A/N: Hi guys! Um…. So this is my very first Lunar Chronicles fanfiction, and I hope you guys enjoy it! If you have any suggestions on how to improve the story's quality, or any comments, please review it! I appreciate it so much!
This story takes place about twenty years after Winter. I haven't read any of the other series as of yet, so if something big happened in those assuming they are after Winter, I don't know, so if any of you are confused by that, that's why.
NOTE: Very important, in this story, Cinder never got rid of the monarchy of Luna.
Also, in case any of you are wondering, in this story here's the ships (all of these four ships are married): Kaider, Wolflet, Cresswell, Wincin (I'm not sure if that's the common ship name for Winter and Jacin, if it's not feel free to correct me!).
Just a few more clarifications before I start this story! Cress and Thorne are still going on whatever adventures they go on together with the Rampion with a 15 year old girl named Camille (short, dirty blonde hair, blue eyes), Scarlet and Wolf are living on their farm with their 16 year old girl, Thalia (brown hair like Wolf, brown eyes like Scarlet), Cinder is the Empress of the Commonwealth and Queen of Luna, Kai is Emperor of the Commonwealth and King of Luna and they have 15 year old twins, a girl named Celeste (shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes) and a boy named Zane (black hair, copper brown eyes) and (last one I promise!) Winter and Jacin are still going around doing ambassador things with a 13 year old boy named Damien (male version of small Winter only without the scars, essentially).
Sorry for all the description thingies, just figured it would be best for you guys to know what's going on before I started writing! I'll stop now, and you know…. Actually write ;).
Celeste's POV- 2 weeks ago
Princess Celeste Blackburn was running through the halls. Deep inside her mind, she knew something was wrong. Her short brown hair flew behind her as she ran through the palace, down stairs, through corridors. Screeching to a stop beside her brother's open bedroom door, Celeste peered into her brothers room. It was in the state that she feared it would be in. Everything was thrown off the shelves, broken shards of glass glinting in the fake light that shone through the ripped curtains. His bed sheets were on the floor, ripped to shreds.
"No…. No no no…. I can't be late! I can't have missed it!" Celeste screamed at no one in particular. That was when she noticed the two dead guards on the outside of his room. Swallowing her disgust, Celeste looked at their wounds, attempting to see exactly what it was that had killed them, that had taken her brother. Claw marks raked their arms, both with a deep bite wound in their neck.
A few minutes ago, a vision had come to Celeste. Beasts covered in fur that walked on two legs, with huge jaws and massive daggers for teeth. Glinting eyes, claws on their hands. She'd heard rumors of the beasts her grandma had commanded. Half wolf, half men. People said they'd all been returned to a group of new sectors where they could live normally, or, as normally as they could live. Except, she'd seen a small group of these beasts, a pack, creeping silently through the palace. Heading towards her brothers room. Why, she could easily guess.
She and her brother were unique, in a terrifying way. Like most Lunars, they could indeed manipulate bioelectricity. They were both awful good at it, to. A simple thought could make a hundred men easily do whatever they wanted. With a lot more effort, they could manipulate a thousand. However, they both had two extra gifts, never heard of before. Celeste got visions. Visions of the past, present, and future. She couldn't control them. But when she had them, it always happened. Her brother could read minds.
They were easily the most powerful Lunars ever to live. Well, half Lunar, half Earthen. However, while they had the most powerful minds, they both had their weaknesses. Celeste had always yearned for one simple thing. A friend. However, everyone avoided her like the plague, besides the guards and the servants. Although Celeste had caught the servants arguing over who would do her bidding, and her guards seemed to be wary of her. The only people who didn't seem to be afraid of her was Zane, her brother, and her parents, Cinder (she had actually made a decree that everyone call her Cinder as opposed to Selene) and Kai.
The fact that everyone seemed to despise her made Celeste inexplicably sad. She knew her brother was much more reckless than her, and his only weakness was herself. In addition, they both frequently had horrible migraines as a result of the strain their minds were placed under. Celeste had almost clawed all her hair out one night.
She knew her brother would be extremely valuable to the beasts. Though she hated admitting it, they would also probably come for her. However, who would believe her? They had every reason to believe her, however time and time again they refused. All except her family.
Cursing, Celeste spun around and raced towards the throne room. Every afternoon her mother, Queen of Luna, held council there. With luck, Celeste would be able to arrive before it ended. Some days she would've been there, standing silently beside the throne. Despite how boring she found politics, Celeste wanted to be ready to pick up after her mother, being the eldest twin, should something horrifying happen to her parents.
Seeing her running towards the grand doors to the throne room, the two guards hurriedly opened them. Celeste burst into the room, her hair presumably a mess, her thin silver gown most likely wrinkled. The council (all represented by a member of every sector) frowned at her. Cinder, sitting on her throne, glanced worriedly at her daughter. It was unlike Celeste to interrupt anything. However, like her mom, it was also very difficult to maintain a proper appearance, so at least that part wasn't new.
"Mom! Er…. Your Majesty! It's….. It's….." Celeste stumbled on her words. Cinder hopped off her throne and picked up Celeste's shaking hands in her own, steady hands.
"What is it? What happened? Just take a deep breath, and tell me from the beginning," Cinder whispered. Wiping a tear before it could slip down her face, Celeste took a deep breath.
"I…. I had a vision, ten minutes ago approximately, of…. Of…. The beasts the stories told, of Levana's old army…." Celeste started, more tears coming. Cinder flinched at the mention of her aunt before urging her daughter to continue.
"Sneaking around the palace….. They got Zane, mom, I know it. I tried to make it in time, but his guards were mauled to death and his bedroom was a disaster and…. Mom, he's gone. They took him, I'm positive," Celeste breathed. Cinder frowned.
"You're sure?" She whispered. Shaking, Celeste nodded. Releasing her daughters hands, Cinder stood up.
"Guards! Lock the front gates. Ensure no one leaves this palace until these thieves have been apprehended, and my son safely returned. Barricade all exits. Gather everyone in the Great Hall, and double the guards on every entrance," Cinder exclaimed without wavering.
The court was escorted to the Great Hall by at least fifteen guards. Another five were surrounding Cinder and Celeste. When they turned towards the Great Hall with everyone else, though, Celeste stopped.
"Celeste, hun, we don't have the time for this," Cinder whispered, taking Celeste's hand.
"No, we don't. I refuse to cower in the Great Hall with everyone else while the guards risk their lives. They will escape before they are found, believe me. I…. I might be the only one who can stop them," Celeste said the last part quietly. Before her mother could respond, Celeste slipped in between the guards surrounding them and took off down the halls to the place her vision had told her they would escape.
She heard pounding footsteps behind her, a desperate call from Cinder, all of which she ignored. Her desperation spurred her along through the halls, even though she was breathless from running through the palace minutes before. Though she was light on her feet, the guards caught up to her within minutes. Of course her mother had sent the fastest after her.
Skidding to a stop, Celeste spun to face the guards. A hint of fear passed through their gaze as her own steely one met theirs. Narrowing her eyes, at the guards, she ordered them to leave her.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, however Queen Cinder ordered us to ignore your commands and bring you back safely. You do realize, that if the attackers were after your brother, surely they would come after you, as well? We mean no disrespect, however you truly would be safer in the Great Halls," one of the guards responded in a gruff voice.
"You WILL leave me, and go back to my mother without so much as a hint of disobedience, and protect her with your life no matter what she says," Celeste ordered. Though ordering eight guards to directly do the opposite of what she wanted should've put even the slightest strain against her, Celeste manipulated them with ease. Even though she felt just a little bad about it. Though she figured her mother would spare them if she knew they'd been forced.
Finally Celeste burst into one of the ports on the edge of Artemisia. This time, she'd even been lucky enough to catch them. Her worries were confirmed when she saw at least a dozen big hulking human like creatures, one carrying an unconscious Zane with a bad bruise on his head.
Celeste reached out with her mind towards the creatures. She'd heard that it was impossible to manipulate them, and instead in the past, Queen Levana's Thaumaturges had simply tortured their minds, immediately making a pain so harsh rush through their bodies, that they would immediately collapse in agony.
Sweat dripped down the side of her head as she struggled to manipulate their faint traces of bioelectricity. Celeste had never felt such a strain on her mind. No wonder it had been impossible for even the strongest Thaumaturges. Finally, she managed to slip inside the mind of half the beasts.
Release my brother IMMEDIATELY. Put him safely by the control panel. Kill your other pack members.
Immediately, the one who had carried Zane trotted off to the control panel in the corner and set him on the ground roughly. The rest were clawing at their heads, and one let out a sharp howl. The five not under her control twisted to face her, their lips curling and revealing sharp teeth.
Celeste struggled to keep a hold on the others, however she repeated the last command. Finally, they shook their heads and charged the others. Claws ripped at throats, jaws snapped at arms.
A sharp pain ripped her concentration to shreds. She let out a sharp, strangled cry and clutched her head. Never had she felt a migraine this bad. Celeste felt her control slip from the minds of the few creatures she'd managed to control. Only two dead bodies lay on the ground. With a last, desperate thought, she plead that they wouldn't see her. Would forget that she lay there, screaming, digging her nails into her head in an attempt to be freed from the agony.
The last thing she saw was one of the beasts grabbing her brother before boarding one of the podships and zipping away to the looming blue planet. Darkness crowded her vision, and all traces of consciousness slipped away.
A/N: Hi guys! I really hope you liked that! Also sorry for all the explaining I did, I promise the explaining will die down a bit soon. If you liked that or had any ideas or questions, please totally feel free to leave a review which helps me a lot! Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next update!