Blood moon

== Prologue ==
Just keep running.
Just keep running. 
Don’t let them get to you. 
Just keep running. 
Run far far away.
Don’t listen to them.
They are lying. 
Just keep running.
You will survive. 
Don’t listen. 
Don’t, don’t , don’t, don’t. 
Then everything went black.....
== Chapter 1 ==
12 hours earlier
Reyna heard a knock on her door.
“Princess Reyna, it’s time to get ready.”
Reyna groaned.
Why did she have to be born into the royal family?
“But Daisy, the ball isn’t for another,” she looked at the clock. “10 hours.”
“It is the queens wish.”
Reyna sat up in bed. “Come in.”
In came Reyna’s personal maid, Daisy. They were so similar in age that Daisy was more like a friend than a maid.
Daisy was short with blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She was wearing a simple dress and flat shoes.
Reyna sometimes wondered if her and Daisy had been swamped at birth because Daisy looked more like the queen and the king than Reyna did.
Reyna had black hair and dark brown eyes.
Whereas her mother looked like Daisy, also with blonde hair but with darker blue eyes.
Reyna never really knew her father but from the portraits hanging on the wall of the castle, she knew that he also had blonde hair.
He had brown eyes just like his daughter so she assumed that is where she got them from.
Reyna’s father, the king, had died right after Reyna was born. He was sick with a horrible flu and eventually it took his life.
It left the queen to rule the land and take care of a newborn baby.
As for her black hair? No one knew. Not even her own mother.
“Reyna?” Daisy said, snapping Reyna out of her thoughts.
“Yeah?”
“I said are you ready to get dressed?”
She nodded reluctantly.
“Up you get then.” Daisy said while laughing. “You may think 10 hours is a long time but considering how you look right now, your are going to need it.”
Reyna’s room was huge, with a double bed in the middle of the room, her wardrobe to the left and a dressing table to the right.
She stood up and looked in the mirror beside her bed.
Oh gosh, how awful I look
Even Reyna, who hated getting dressed up, knew that she needs to be sorted out.
She looked at Daisy.
“Let’s do this.”
== Chapter 2 ==
Reyna looked at herself in the mirror.
“Woah.”
She looked beautiful.
She wore a green dress with jewels on the neck. The sleeves were black and puffed out.
She had simple pink lipstick on and her long hair fell down her back with a plait going around her head.
“Do you like it?” Daisy asked.
Reyna turned to look at her.
“I love it.”
Daisy looked very proud of herself for making the princess, who hated dressing up, enjoy wearing a dress.
It had gotten late and it was now dark outside.
“I never could have asked for a better friend than you.” Reyna said to Daisy.
Both of their faces turned pink with blush.
It felt like an eternity of them just staring at each other in silence.
Daisy was the one that broke that silence by saying, “We should probably go now.”
Reyna nodded as Daisy opened the door for her.
They walked down the halls of the castle until they got to the large doors of the ballroom.
Four guards were standing outside, watching the doors.
Alex, Reyna’s favourite guard, leaned over to her and said, “Are you sure you want to do this?”
Gosh, why does everyone have to know how much I hate my stupid ‘royal duties’.
“Well, I kind of have to be. You don’t know how angry my mother would be if I didn’t want to do this.”
“Ok, but know that you always have a choice. Don’t let anyone decide for you.”
She nodded, not able to get any words out.
One of the other guards knocked on the large doors to signal the announcer to get ready for Reyna.
They could hear him say, “Now, please welcome your future queen, Princess Reyna.”
== Chapter 3 ~ tw death ==
Alex smiled at Reyna as the doors opened.
She was greeted with a huge crowd of people from all across the country.
It was tradition for the royal family to celebrate their birthdays one month before the actual birthday.
They did this because of a legend of the royal family 500 years ago. They all celebrated on their proper birthdays and one month later they all died from mysterious circumstances meaning they had to find a new family to continue the line.
Taking that they all died one month after, it was decided that from now on, they would celebrate one month before.
It was all eyes on Reyna.
This is why I hate these things. I don’t know how anyone can enjoy having this many people looking at them.
She started waving just like Daisy had taught her.
Laughing.
“Come on Reyna its simple. Smile and wave.” Daisy had said while doing it herself.
More laughing.
“This is stupid Daisy.” Reyna replied while giggling.
She collapsed onto her bed just to prove her point.
Weight beside her. “Oh come on, just try.”
Reyna put on her best smile.
She turned around to see Daisy walking away from her.
Daisy’s head turned to look back.
‘You can do this.’ Daisy mouthed to her. Then she kept on walking.
Woah, this crowd is huge.
Reyna saw the queen staring back at her.
She was wearing a very extravagant dress with jewels all over it. Her hair was up in a bun. Reyna could just about see a crown on her head.
The queen wasn’t seen by many people anymore. But recently it had become bad.
She was only seen, at most, twice a week. She spent all her days in her room doing who knows what.
Reyna picked up the corners of her dress and walked towards her.
She really makes herself look royal. The total opposite of me.
“Reyna.” The queen said.
“Mother.”
“It’s good to see you again.”
Well you could have tried a bit more to see me.
Reyna just nodded.
“You look beautiful. That Daisy of yours has done good.”
That Daisy. She’s my best friend.
“Now, go off and talk to people.”
“Yes mother.” Reyna said, turning to walk away.
She browsed the crowd, seeing where had the fewest people. She spotted a corner to the left that had not many people around it.
As she was walking over, a man approached her.
“Hello m’lady.” He said. “I’m David.”
He had light brown hair and green eyes. He wore a simple black suit.
“Nice to meet you sir.”
Why do I feel so comfortable with him? Maybe it’s just because he seems so kind.
“I have a question for you, if you feel ok with answering?”
“Go ahead.” She replied.
“What’s it like being a Mooner?”
Reyna was confused.
“A what?”
“A Mooner. You know, someone born under a blood moon?” He looked at her like she was insane.
Suddenly, he looked up at her, surprised.
“You don’t know?” He said.
“Well, no I don’t, but could you please explain how you do and what a ‘Mooner’ is?”
“I could tell as soon as the first picture of you was published in the newspaper. Your black hair. And as for what a Mooner is, it’s someone born under a blood moon. But on the first blood moon after their 18th birthday, they are cursed to die.”
== Chapter 4 ==
The first thing Reyna did was look over at her mother. 
They looked straight at each other. 
Reyna started walking towards the doors. 
“Reyna! Wait!” The queen shouted.
“NO!” Reyna shouted as she turned around to face her, “You don’t get to control me anymore!”
“That’s what I have been doing all these days, trying to figure out a way to help you. Even more lately.”
I can’t BELIEVE her.
“So even though you knew I was going to die in a month, you decide to lock yourself away from me!?!” 
“I-,” The queen tried to say. 
“Stop! You’re just making everything worse!” 
Reyna started walking away again. 
The guards saw her coming and opened the doors for her. 
Alex tried to talk to her. “Look, I know I said you have a choice but-“
But Reyna didn’t listen. She didn’t want to hear it.
Stupid mother, stupid royal duties, stupid blood moon, stupid world.
She passed Daisy as she was walking along the halls.
“Reyna, what’s wrong? The ball isn’t meant to be over for another hour. Where are you going?”
“Somewhere far far away from here.”
Daisy stood right in front of Reyna, blocking the way. 
“Reyna-“ 
“Daisy. Please just move.” Reyna said.
She hadn’t even realised that tears were streaming down her face. 
“Reyna just tell me what’s wrong. I can help.”
“Just go away!” Reyna told her as she pushed her way past Daisy. 
I never want to come back here again. But where can I go?
She could only think of one place.
The forest
She grabbed the sword from the hand of the knight of armour beside her. 
She took a few deep breaths before she did the unthinkable. 
She slowly brought the sword through her thick black hair. 
It was incredibly uneven with some bits longer than others but at least it would disguise her.
Mothers going to kill me. 
No no no! Stop thinking about her. She has been lying to me my whole life.
She quickly ran up to her bedroom to get a hat to disguise her even more. 
Reyna found a simple straw hat with a ribbon to secure it to her head. 
She left her room as quick as she had gotten to it.
Then, she ran out the doors of the castle, into the lashing rain, before anyone could stop her.
== Chapter 5 ==
(Credit to @/IceBlueTriumphsoverall for the name of the new character :) )
Reyna sobbed. 
How could she do this to me?
Why?
She ran and ran as far as she could. 
She was in the middle of the forest when she decided to rest. 
Reyna pushed away some of the bushes, trying to find a clearing to sit down in. 
But that’s not what she found. 
She found a small town. There was a few little shops around her and she could see an inn sign above one of them. 
I guess this is a good place to rest for the night. 
Reyna was walking towards it when she saw a young woman, about her age, staring at her.
She had golden skin, blue eyes and beautiful black hair. 
The woman started walking over to Reyna. Quickly. Very quickly. 
She grabbed Reyna’s arm and pulled her away into a corner. 
“What are you doing? Get away from me!” Reyna said. 
“I’m doing this for your own good. I’m Jane.”
Reyna was about to say her own name but then she had a thought. 
I can’t tell her my real name. She’ll know right away that I’m the lost princess everyone is looking for. 
“I’m.....Kate. Now would you please explain what’s going on?”
“You’re a Mooner, right?” Jane said. 
“Yeah, but I’m still confused about it.”
“I could tell. Well, I’m a Mooner too.” She told Reyna. 
“So you’re......” Reyna tried to say.
“Going to die soon? Yeah.” Jane asked. 
Reyna nodded. 
Jane led Reyna into the inn. She nodded to the inn-keeper to assure him that Reyna was with her. 
They walked up a flight of stairs and went into room number ‘155’. 
Jane gestured to Reyna that she should take a seat. 
“Is there a way to break the curse? There has to be!” Reyna said. 
Jane smiled. “I knew you would be my kind of person. I’ve been trying to find a way to break it. And I just might have found a way. But I need someone else to do it with me. Will you?”
“Care to explain your plan first?” Reyna told her. 
Jane opened a drawer and pulled a book out of it. She opens it to specific page and showed it to Reyna. 
“Look.”
If one must want to break the curse, they must know my riddle first. 
“What does it mean?” Reyna asked.
“Well, isn’t it obvious? We need to find out the riddle. And I know just the way.”
== Chapter 6 ==
Why am just trusting this stranger? A voice said in Reyna’s head. 
Because she’s like you. A different voice said. 
I guess. How do I somehow become friends with everyone? 
Jane was leading Reyna through the forest. 
They had been walking for ages and Reyna didn’t know how many times she had said, ‘are we nearly there?’ 
They were very deep into the forest. Reyna could tell because forest got darker the longer they walked. 
Suddenly, Jane stopped and turned to face Reyna. 
“We’re here.” 
“Where’s here?” Reyna asked. 
They were still in the middle of no where. All she could see was trees. 
“God, you really don’t know anything about the world outside of your palace.” Jane was acting very serious. 
Then she laughed, “I’m joking, barely anyone knows about this.” 
Reyna let out a sigh of relief. 
Jane was still laughing at her and Reyna was getting a bit annoyed. 
“I’ll show you.” She said when she finally stopped laughing. 
Jane grabbed hold of Reyna’s hand and held it out in-front of them. 
Reyna felt, weird, when she did that. But she didn’t know what it was. 
And, oddly, she could feel that Jane felt it too. 
Jane moved Reyna’s hand for a bit until she found the right spot. 
Click
“Woah.” Reyna said. 
The place where her hand was, just floating in mid air, had transformed into a small house. 
It was run-down and old. Windows were broken and the door sat ajar.
“What is this place?” She asked Jane. 
Jane gazed at it like an old friend. “This, is the home of The Seen.”
“The who?” Reyna said. 
“Not a who, but a what.” Jane told her as she took Reyna’s hand again. 
She dragged her into the house. 
It was just as old and bad looking as the outside had. It was completely empty except for something covered by a large sheet. 
“That,” Jane said while pointing to it. “is The Seen. Legend has it........”
It was rainy and stormy. 
“Help! Help please! My husband is dying and I need your help!” A lady said. She was standing in the rain outside of a witches house. 
The door opened. A tall figure stood there. “What do you want?” The figure asked. 
“Please! My husband is dying and I want your help!” 
They were at a house. 
A small house, but cosy. 
A fire was lit and there was two figures inside. 
“So this will help?” The lady said. 
“He will be inside here for a hundred years, then the mirror will chose another person that is in need to take for itself. Now, he will now everything answer the every question. It is a side-effect of the spell and you mustn’t let anyone take it for granted. 
“Ok.”
“Because of that spell, you can only ask it something once.” Jane told her. 
Jane pulled off the cover to reveal a big mirror. It had gold along the edges and was very beautiful. 
Even thought it was hundreds of years old, it still had a crystal clear reflection. 
Reyna stepped towards it and opened her mouth but no words came out. 
This lasted for a few minutes before Jane had to do something. 
Jane stepped forwards and said, “Oh, dear seen, what does this poem mean?” 
== Chapter 7 ==
“Why did you do that?” Reyna whispered. 
“Well, I could tell that you weren’t going to do so I did. Anyways, why are you whispering?” Jane asked. 
Reyna hadn’t even realised she was whispering. 
“Uh, I guess I just feel like I need to be quiet around the........” She pointed to the mirror. “When is it going to answer?” 
“It needs some time to think about it before it gives us a response.” 
They stood there in silence, waiting for it to answer. 
“While we’re waiting, tell me more about you?” Reyna asked. 
Jane glared at her. 
“I’m Jane, I’m 18 and I live here in our little town of Royal Valley. Royal Valley is a town right by the castle of the royal family. I know, so creative. I don’t know why the founder of this place chose that for its name. I live in the inn because both my parents died and I have no siblings. Now that I’m done telling you about me, how about you tell me about yourself?” 
Reyna panicked. 
How am I meant to come up with a whole backstory right now?
“Uh, I’m Kate, I’m also 18. I........” Reyna had to think quick. “I used to live in a town far away from here, but then I ran away and have been surviving by myself for a month or two.” 
Jane looked embarrassed. 
“Oh. I’m sorry about my joke earlier about you ‘not knowing anything outside your palace’.
Reyna smiled. 
“It’s fine.” She said. 
Suddenly the mirror lit up. 
Jane nudged Reyna. 
“This is it.” 
I am The Seen, strong and powerful, I know things that are just wonderful. 
Here is the answer to all you desire: To break the curse, one must travel far and wide across the land, to find things that are quite grand. 
The heart of a frozen tiger. 
A flame from the heat of the eternal fire. 
Earth from the ground where no one dares go. 
Once you have collected all, go to the place of light, but do not fall.....
Then the light faded away. 
“Woah.” Reyna said. 
“Woah indeed.” Jane agreed. 
Jane walked over to one of the windows. 
“It’s getting dark, let’s go back to the inn and we can figure this out tomorrow.” 
Reyna nodded and off they went. 
They didn’t talk much on the way back. 
Soon they were back at the inn and they made their way up to Jane’s room. 
Jane went over to some drawers and pulled out some pyjamas. 
“Here you go. I assume you don’t have any for yourself.” She said with a smirk on her face. 
Reyna laughed, grabbed the pyjamas and went to the bathroom to get changed. 
She came back out in a pair of bright pink pyjamas on. 
Reyna started laughing when she noticed that Jane was wearing matching yellow ones. 
They talked for a while before they both went to bed. 
Reyna’s thoughts were all muddled. 
She was having so much fun with Jane, but when she went to bed all the bad thoughts came back. 
The whole world probably knows you’re missing. 
Mom probably has people looking for me. 
I’m lost. 
I’m going to die.....
And to make things even worse, the last thing she heard before she drifted off to sleep was the sounds of soldiers shouting to each other while searching for her outside the window.....
== Chapter 8 ==
“Time to get up.” 
It was early in the morning and light was shining right into Reyna’s eyes. 
Reyna groaned. 
She finally opened her eyes and immediately saw Jane standing in front of her. 
“What time is it?” Reyna asked. 
“6am.” Jane replied. 
“Too early.” Reyna said while she got comfy back in bed. 
Suddenly Jane pulled her blanket off of her. 
“Come on! If we are going to stop this curse we need to get going! I know that you still have a month left but I only have two weeks. So get up if you want to save my life.” 
Reyna jumped out of bed. 
Jane smiled at her then turned around to the drawers. 
She pulled out rolls of fabric. 
“Here you go.” She said to Reyna. 
Reyna took the clothes and went into the bathroom to get changed. 
Jane talked to her through the door. 
“So we need to start figuring out the clues.” She said. “Which one should we do first?” 
Reyna thought for a second.
“I like the sound of ‘the heart of a frozen tiger’.
“Ok. I feel like a have heard a poem about a frozen tiger.” Jane said. 
Reyna could hear her walking around. 
“Oh!” Jane shouted. “Up up north, the farthest you can go.......”
“Lives a tiger, dark and cold!” Reyna finished.
“You know that poem too?” Jane asked.
“Yeah. My mother used to sing it to me.” And for once Reyna was telling the truth. It had been her favourite poem as a kid. 
Reyna had finished getting changed and stepped out from the bathroom. 
Jane had given her some leggings, a simple top, a jacket and boots. 
“How do I look?” Reyna said jokingly. 
Jane smiled, “Perfect. Now let’s go.” 
They left the room and went outside into the small town. 
It was busy and bustling with people. 
“Get your bread here! Just baked and fresh!” Reyna heard someone shout.
Her stomach rumbled. 
“Jane, can we get some breakfast? I’m hungry.” 
“That’s a good idea. We need to stock up.” 
They were making their way over the stall when they heard a shout. 
“That’s her! Get her!” 
Suddenly guards were closing in on them. 
“Kate....do you know what’s happening?” Jane asked. 
“Yeah but I don’t think this is the time to explain.” Reyna said as she grabbed Jane’s wrist and started running. 
“Don’t let her get away!” 
“I am very confused. We definitely need to talk.” Jane said as they ran. 
“Yeah yeah yeah. But right now we are getting chased and need to get away!” 
They kept on running until they got to an empty alleyway. 
“Ok, think we’re good.” Reyna said and she sat down and closed her eyes. 
“Uh I don’t think so.” 
Reyna opened her eyes to see guards on either side of them. 
“Now, don’t try and get away this time little ladies.” One of the guards said to them. “There’s no place to run.” 
Jane grabbed Reyna’s hand carefully. 
Reyna assumed she was just doing that to comfort her but then Jane did something unexpected. 
“There may not be anywhere we can run. But we can climb.” Suddenly Jane grabbed onto a washing line that was hanging above them and pulled them both up. 
“Hey!” The guards shouted. 
They walked along the line and jumped onto the nearest roof. 
“Oh my god. Where did you learn to do that?” Reyna asked. 
“You only met me yesterday, there’s a lot you don’t know about me. But come on.” They ran along the roof until they came to an edge. 
They heard a laugh behind them. 
Oh no
“Now there is definitely no where you can run.” 
But Reyna had a thought. 
It was a really bad one. 
But it was the only option. 
She held Jane’s hand, and jumped. 
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