Harmony of Lady Shadow Moon by DhNAi Divine (little red riding hood ebook TXT) 📕

ones engineered on Earth, but the ones born from the ether.”

He had no answer, all he could do was stare at his wife. The woman he's loved since the beginning of this universe. But something has changed and he knew he could never hold that fact from her. She sensed things about him that he didn't know yet and the same held true in reverse. He knew that if he continued the path he was on, she would withdraw from him and do damage.

If she felt her actions could save him or their Empire she would no doubt do it.

 

 

“Hmm,” Aanujah murmured, looking down at her blank piece of papyrus. She looks up, staring out her wide window, watching the hypnotizing colors play in the afternoon sky.

“Queen Aanu.” It was Sahkena in her human form, appearing at Aanujah's personal quarters door.

Aanu smiled, bowing her head from her seated position. “Yes Sah.”

“The council's been called.”

Aanujah nods her head, then stood from her table. “Thank you Sahkena. Thank you much.”

Aanu left from her own chambers to the Council Hall, taking long strides down the seemingly endless hallways. She made her last left turn and could see the Council Hall's doors, closed tight. Strange. The doors are only to be closed after all of Council made it in. A woman was standing outside the doors with her face balled into a frown.

It was Kalandruh (Kuh-lahn-druh). Today's meeting only consisted of four people, Anubis, Aanujah, Anubis' brother Yunaki (You-nah-key), and one of Aanu's choices which was Kalandruh. A young woman, only in her early hundreds, but a wise voice nonetheless.

“Kalandruh, my dear. You look as darling as ever,” Aanu smiled and pulled the tall, almond colored woman into an embrace.

“Thank you, Queen,” she said quickly.

“Why are you here and not in the Hall?”

Kalandruh smiled a tight smile. “Your husband, the King, Anubis lost it in his crown.”

Aanujah's eyebrows raised. “Lost what?”

“His mind!” She says urgently. “He told me to excuse myself. I don't know what this is Aanu, but you need to get a check on it and now. My counsel has greatly ascended our Order and I will not be treated as anything less. I had enough of that in my beginning days here, I won't go back. I won't.” She shakes her head.

Aanu nods. “I understand. You know I do. Let's go in here, handle this.”

Aanujah pushes the grand doors open and saw the Council. Anubis had not just called his brother Yunaki, but he called the entire Men's Council to play. In this great hall, there were two golden seats, built high to the ceiling. The high seat on the left belong to the Anubis, and the balcony seats to the left is where the eleven members of the male council sat. The high seat on the right was the same, except it belonged to the Queen, and the balcony sat the eleven women who made the female council.

The difference today was that Yunaki was sitting in her chair, directly across from her husband in the high chairs. Both Anubis and Yunaki looked up at the ladies at the same time. Yunaki smiled only at Aanu, happy to be in her presence. Aanujah ignores his face and glares at her husband. She was already grated by the doors being closed and the fact that he changed so much made this worse.

His voice speaking in English held a hidden layer of amusement, “Yes, my lovely wife. What can I do for you?”

Get him out her seat was her first thought, but she knew better than to say it. She took a deep breath, smiled softly, preparing to put her best face on. “Soir'lo'Soi (Sore-low-so),” was her reply.

“Excuse me?”

“Soir'lo'Soi. I've come to talk about Soir'lo'Soi. No, we've come to talk about them. We've been at odds with them for decades, the situation has only escalated. Now is the time to resolve it. So, Kalandruh and I came for session. A session that was only meant for the four of us, but somehow one whole side of Council is here.”

Anubis's eyes twinkled as a slow smile spread upon his face. He looks to his brother who only nodded with a smile.

Anubis took a deep breath, then exhaled. “As much as we would enjoy that from you both, we feel your Council isn't needed in this matter.”

Aanu licked her lips, waited to gain her composure, because she knew it was slipping in a direction she didn't want it to go. Finally, she questioned, “What matter exactly is it Anubis?”

“A male matter. The Women of Council thoughts are slanted. In matters of war; woman's ideas are a bit different. Softer, tender, motherly. That's not the kind of message we want to send.”

“War!” She couldn't help but to yell. “When was this decided?”

“It hasn't been as of yet. But see this is why we didn't call the women, who can get quite squeamish about the idea.”

“Especially when there are other options.”

He lets his breath out and levitated down from his seat, landing and walking to his wife. This time Anubis spoke in Khemetu. “Um, as a matter of fact honey I feel we don't need feminine council at all. Men are born leaders and let's be honest Aanujah, I have been leading our kingdom for much of our rule. Women, men, different natures. I still need you, you are the beautiful face of the Empire, and tending to the palace.”

Aanujah was so shocked she couldn't even hide the fact, or ready a response before he sat back down to continue discussing with the rest of the male council.

Kalandruh touches her arm, willing her to get back into the game. Aanujah clears her throat. She questions as calmly as humanly possible, “Are you telling me Anubis, my only job is to sit pretty and quiet by your side? And that that's all I've been doing all these years?” She looked at Kalandruh who was still fuming. “Oh, and satisfy you in all needs.”

Anubis didn't even look her way to answer. “And of course, the most important job of all which is have and raise our children. Wife, I no longer want you exerting yourself or concerning yourself with these matters. I don't want my wife to bear it. I will carry this load for us.”

“Fine,” she said quietly.

Kalandruh looked from the King to the Queen. “Is that it? You're gonna let his word be final?”

Aanujah eyed Kalandruh. “Yes, it's fine the way it is.”

Anubis spoke. “You see Kalandruh, that's why she's Queen and you're not. I told you to excuse yourself.”

Aanujah left the Council Hall with Kalandruh all on her back, wanting answers. But Aanujah didn't answer them, her mind was busy plotting her next move. She had no plans of letting Anubis's word be final. He knew she would be plotting and she knew he would know. But to Anubis if she did as he asked then all would be fine.

The forecast was free from clouds of doubt, storms of rage, and raindrops of oppression, but only for a little. Anubis wanted another child, a boy, but Aanujah refused to lay with him, let alone give birth to another child. He was corrupted and she was afraid of what she would give birth to. Anubis did another unforgivable action. He brought in another woman.

A woman who would do as he said when he said it. A human female from some pitiful village in the cold mountains. Life as they knew it began to take a dangerous turn.

 

 

She slowly shook her head, silent tears streaming down her soft face, watching him sleep...with her in their bed. But it wasn't the girl she had a problem with. If Aanujah was in her shoes she would have jumped on the opportunity, not so much to rule, just to get a chance to be a part of the God realm. Aanujah's hand went to her heart, placing a weight on her heart, making it heavier than it already was. Her husband was losing himself in the new era and was fixing to make his entire world lose it with him.

His aura even began to change. Where once it was a brilliant electric blue, it became muddied and murky with gray, dirty specks of shame pooled through his water of energy. But the shame wouldn't stop him, neither would guilt, he was on a mission. He was determined to experience a life he never knew, but to do that he had to grow into a different being.  She knew he believed himself to be right.

That evening she went to her personal quarters, which was much like an office with a bed thrown in there and waited. She waited for an army of men to come and collect her to the Hall of Judgment. She wasn't surprised when she heard the news, that her title along with the power would be taken from her. Aanujah wasn't living up to her duties as Queen, which was only to be of service to the King. She was still of royalty and to be treated as such, but not in total reverence as the Queen.

Her full name would be burned from her throne and soon replaced. Anubis didn't hesitate to take her power as Queen away from her and distributed it amongst the Men of Council. To Aanujah that was simply enough, she wouldn't stand for any more. Losing her throne was bad, but it could get worse. Anubis now accumulated enough power to throw her out the realm and she would have absolutely no influence.

She would wander the realms between their underworld and the Earth above them. Before she would suffer another indignity at his hands she planned to do what she hoped she never would have to.

A voice echoed in her mind, “I am a simple woman Aanujah, but I can see through every veil.”

“What is it Vylaht?” Aanu remembers asking, the night of her wedding. “I've just been married and you have a word.”

“I do. Now listen to it.” Aanujah was quiet and prepared for Vylaht's words of wisdom. For Vylaht was an old goddess, older than both Anubis and Aanujah combined. “After you two are finished exhausting one another, come see me. I wanna give ya Mkisiight (Mm-ki-see-ight).”

“What is Mkisiight?” Aanu lightly laughed.

“An old ritual. A spank on the ass when one needs it. You can't see the possibility right now 'cause you're in love. But the world will change and if we're not careful we could change for the worse with it. If that man ever acts up do Mkisiight lightly, but if he goes in deep, do it heavy. Don't let the Underworld suffer for his mistakes. And don't dare allow yourself to suffer for his ways. I mean that.”

Aanujah let the memory run through her as she nodded absentmindedly to it. Aanujah dressed in the color of the womb, solid black, a smooth fitted dress, and an intricate head piece sat atop her head. Dressed properly for the occasion she slipped out of sight. She made strides to the belly of Seven Lotus Garden, the garden ran deeper than Anubis ever knew. Aanujah walked through an indigo portal and on the other side was the Seven Lotus Forest.

A forest filled with animals, trees, and flowers of Aanu's creation and all the Women of Council's creation. Ever since the new changes in the kingdom the women have secretly gathered in the Forest, far away from male eyes. Tonight, Aanujah called them in, informed them on all the items needed for Mkisiight, and each followed through. There were drums, food for the spirits, live animals, candles, incense. Several gourds of sacred blood from the River Hathopian, blessed by the goddess Hatho.

Branches retrieved from elder trees in mass. And the Haze magic of the sacred feminine council. All was here and in ample supply. Tonight was a lunar eclipse, perfect. Aanujah stood in the middle of the circle of women and gazed over them all, Black women of every age, hue and