Song: light royalty core playlist by Anne Lee

I was sinking no matter how hard I kicked.

My legs ached from the aggressive pumping but I couldn't stop. Drowning was not an option.

So I kicked. My arms dragged through the thick blue water as my lungs continued to beg for air. It was as if I was treading mud instead of liquid and I could feel the panic seeping in. My lungs were burning, throat clawing, and chest heaving.

I gave one last kick before the surrounding blue became black and pushed past my lips.

Mud flooded my mouth and I choked on the constant slew of sticky dirt. Gagging on the intrusion, I succumbed to the muddy grave as the-

The first star calls to you, the Moon Goddess whispered. He will try to drown you but you must never stop swimming...

Sin.

They were dying no matter how hard I was trying.

My heart ached from the weight of their deaths that I was fighting to bear. Giving up was not an option.

So I fought. My silver power wrapped around the dying wolves littering the ground. I willed my gift into their withering bodies. I forced life to take up a home where death lived rent free.

I gave one last push of power before losing every wolf in sight.

The weight of my entire Pack pushed down on me and I screamed in agony. Whimpering at the unbearable burden of their death-

The second star calls to you, the Moon Goddess whispered. She will try to steal your generosity but you must never stop being kind...

The Orb.

There was no light.

My eyes peered into the abyss hoping for only a scrap of light. Succumbing to the black was not an option.

So I ran. I ran with my arms held out and waved them around like a maniac. I shouted into the void but it was as if no one was home.

I gave one last look into the empty before the ground gave way and I sunk into the black.

Nothingness peered into my soul and burrowed so deep I feared it was taking over all that I was. Trembling at the complete loss of sight-

The third star calls to you, the Moon Goddess whispered. He will try to hold you in the dark but you must never stop looking towards the light.

Loathes-

"Venus!" A cold sweat drenched my entire body and I shivered. Mother's electric blue eyes bore into me. Black surrounded us and I panicked at the lack of light. Mother held me in her arms as I flailed wildly.

Venus.

Stiffening, I turned to the open window and stopped shivering as the moon came into view. Grounding myself in Her form, I leaned into Mother for comfort as she stroked my wet hair. Groaning, I doubled over at the sharp needle poking me in the side.

What was happening?!

"What is it?" Mother asked. I pointed at my stomach and she lifted my sticky shirt. The oddly shaped birthmark on the right side of my hip was burning. The pain coming from that area felt like it was on fire.

Mother's cold energy poured into me as I shook from the mind boggling agony. It was astonishing, confusing, and-

Pride was screaming.

Gritting my teeth, I tried to transfer my waning power towards my injured packmate but it wouldn't budge. The tips of my ears grew cold and it wasn't from Mother's power.

As a matter of fact, I couldn't even feel her Luna infused gift within me at all.

Point One: I didn't remember anything after reading the prophecy.

Point Two: I'd apparently slept for the entire day.

Point Three: The Moon Goddess had given me a dream.

Point Four: The dream hadn't finished.

"Venus?" Mother rocked me back and forth as I trembled through the living nightmare and its tight hold on my throat. Tears gathered as I fought to make sense of my sudden state of disarray. Streams of shame fell down my cheeks and I got lost in Mother's quiet cooing. "It's ok, Venus. We'll fix this. The Alpha King is here now. He'll help us find a way out of this."

Pride screamed louder and louder as I faded away. Pushing past the chunk of mud caught in my windpipe, I choked, "The stars."

Mother froze.

"It's the stars," I repeated in a voice that wasn't my own.

My gaze fell from the moon and all her beauty as black crowded my blurring vision. I stopped focusing on the light and let the third star claim me.

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