Luna (Character)

## Luna Heart

A comparison of Luna through the apocalypse, starting before (top left) and ending (bottom right).

## Physical description

### Height

5'6

**Luna** is the **main antagonist** of **Chase** and part of the **main five teenagers**.

Luna was born in **New Dove on'*April 11th 2004****. In the time the book is set in, **she is 16**. She is described as having* **'long, black hair, all tied up in a ponytail; dark hazelnut eyes** .

Not much is mentioned else about Luna other than her being Chase's closest friend, and also hinting towards the fact that she has feelings for him.

## pre-apocalypse

Luna does not appear for long in Day One of the book, and the only peek of her character that we see is from a conversation with Chase. She invites him to round to her house, and he agrees, before going off to class. Since Chase and Luna do not share the same classes, this is the last time we see Luna before the apocalypse begins.

## post-apocalypse

**At the start of Day Six**, Chase calls Luna and they talk for a while before hanging up the phone. Luna mentions her tribe had just been robbed and she is now stranded in the forest. Chase confesses to raiding her camp, which triggers slight emotion within her, but she ends up forgiving him, before mentioning that she is headed toward Tennor.

**Near the end of Day Eight**, Chase attempts to call Luna again and succeeds. This is one of the most intense scenes in the book:

'*Through the call**, Luna unexpectedly screams out in pain, before muttering to herself and dropping her phone. Just before screaming, however, she mentions that there are** too many of them*'. This could either be referring to a tribal group, which is unlikely. However, the more reasonable explanation is that she was being chased or surrounded by a horde of mutes.

'*While you could say the scream was out of fear**, or her wound was small, neither of these could be the case. Luna clearly shouts '*****OW*' and then proceeds to whisper to herself*** *oh god...*' over and over, showing that whatever has happened is not good. We can only assume that Luna has been scratched or bitten.

## trivia

* Luna's full name was originally *Luna Hart*, before a swift change was made to present her as more appealing and add more to her character.
* There was originally going to be a dark torture scene with Luna and Chase, with Chase escaping before he could meet the tip of any knives. For obvious reasons, including plot holes, this scene was removed from the plan.
* Although it is untold in the book, it is heavily implied that Luna was the original leader of Eliza's tribe group.
	+ After Chase and Bryant rob the tribe group, Chase can be heard calling '*Luna?*' out to the treehouse, before being steered away. Later, when Chase calls Luna, she mentions she is alone in the forest and has to keep moving, toward Tennor. This suggests that the reason she was stranded in the forest was due to her tribe being raided and disbanded, with Luna getting stuck in her own crossfire.
* Along with Bryant and Eliza, Luna is part of the first characters to wake up after the bombings.
* Since Luna's birthdate is April 11th, her birthday will be on Day 12.
* Luna was originally going to attempt to murder Chase and Eliza after seeing them together, but this was scrapped as there were plot holes and it did not fit her character.