21st Century Literature

Monday, September 24, 2018

Reading 28


Plot
Falling Action:

The disappearance of Moon became a mystery but when the Night goddess would go to her usual routine, she noticed a glowing white ball in the night sky shining majestically and she knew that it was her son, Moon. Love can do wonders that's why Moon's love for his Sun was more than enough for the universe to make Moon's promise come true - to follow her wherever she go.

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Reading 27

Plot
Climax:

The god of Day had to give his powers to Sun for his daughter to heal, but Sun might heal too much for she is the one that the prophecy talked about - that a daylighter would become too powerful that he/she had to go to the higher realms. The ceremony had begun and the god of Day had disappeared and Sun became well again but different. The time had come for Sun to ascend to give light to the world and so, she glew brighter and brighter that everyone had to look away.

Sun disappeared and Moon felt hopeless, he felt anger and confusion. Moon started to glow bright -although nightseekers don't glow - he glew so bright and disappeared as well.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Reading 26

Moon's love for Sun was so strong that the higher realms had permitted him to be with her, to follow her as he promised. But, Moon and Sun stayed in different skies. The Night goddess had noticed this and felt Moon's pain and sorrow. So, she bargained Time to let the two lovers met once in a while and sometimes, Moon catches up and sees a glimpse of Sun's ethereal glow. He would stare from a distance hoping to catch her eye.

He does.

She does.

That's how it is, day after day and night after night. Moon would chase her sunsets every single day and to him, that was enough. But there are special days when Moon completely catches Sun and he becomes selfish; shielding her from the earth and keeping her all by himself and that's when we look up in the sky and see a magnificent eclipse.

The Moon glows because of the Sun, for the Moon belongs to Sun as the Sun belongs to the Moon.


- END -

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Reading 25

Moon's disappearance was a mystery.

When the Day had gone to give way to Night, the Night goddess went on her routine to shroud the world in shadows and she saw a glowing white ball situated in the high heaves. She stopped to stare, tearing up the sight.

She knew that it was her son, Moon, glowing majestically in the night skies.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Reading 24

She's gone, he thought, panicking. She's really gone...

Moon felt like the universe was coming down on him - anger, pain, love, confusion. He felt like his heart was ripped out as Sun took it with her.

He wasn't even paying attention to her mother calling his name, he was filled with several emotions.

Moon glowed and as the healer, nightseekers do not glow. Everyone took a step back and watched Moon glowed brighter and brighter - so bright that everyone had to look away. The moment they opened their eyes and looked back, Moon was nowhere to be found.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Reading 23

Just then, a scream was heard and Moon realized that it was from the healer, his hands were slightly burnt. Moon then recalled what the god of Day told him that once their energy emerged, Sun would be too powerful for any of them.

Sun panicked not knowing what was happening to her but the goddess of Night was there to explain about the prophecy - that Sun needed to ascend and that she would be the new ruler of Day. But Sun didn't want to, she didn't want to leave Moon. But Moon took his courage and assured Sun that everything will be okay, that they would still be together, and talked about how Sun felt she didn't belong in their Kingdom because she belonged to the higher realm. Moon promised that they would see each other again and that he would always follow his Sun.

And with that, Sun left. Sun shined brightly and disappeared.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Reading 22

On the day of the transformation, Moon felt empty. He felt at fault - for, in love, it's easy to take the blame. Moon noticed that the god of Day seemed to have a dimmer glow and Moon felt something heavy on his chest.

The ceremony had begun and the enchantments were made. He watched the god of Day, sitting next to Sun, their hands interlocked as the healer chanted a melody.

And then, Sun began to glow brighter until the room was filled in a blinding light, so bright that Moon had to look away. The god of Day had disappeared, nowhere to be found, and some statements said that Sun killed their god.

The healer approached Sun who was looking scared of what just had happened. As the healer helped her up, Sun's eyes immediately looked for her Moon. Moon gasped as their eyes met, noticing how golden her eyes had just become, looking otherworldly.

Reading 32

Climax Cordelia fell in love with Atlas and so she kept sending him gifts but Atlas thought that it was nothing but an act of kindness. A...