The Blue Moon by Madeline Gottlieb (top ten books to read txt) 📕
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Zachary Hunter has a secret destiny - one he never could have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Zach's life, since he turned 17. When the dreams he begins to have become reality and his best friends are actually his Protectors, Zach knows everything is about to change and there's nothing he can do about it.
But he could have never have guessed the truth - he's the last Warrior of Light, powerful beings that have sworn to protect for the rest of their lives. A simple pawn in a deadly war, Zach will learn just how far he'll go to save thousands, to stop the powerful magic beings that were exiled so long ago... and to fall in love with a young girl who would rather see him dead than touch her broken heart.
Something has always felt slightly off in Zach's life, since he turned 17. When the dreams he begins to have become reality and his best friends are actually his Protectors, Zach knows everything is about to change and there's nothing he can do about it.
But he could have never have guessed the truth - he's the last Warrior of Light, powerful beings that have sworn to protect for the rest of their lives. A simple pawn in a deadly war, Zach will learn just how far he'll go to save thousands, to stop the powerful magic beings that were exiled so long ago... and to fall in love with a young girl who would rather see him dead than touch her broken heart.
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to come here and fight for our realm. I wouldn’t blame him if he just left.”
“Faith…” Garret echoed, staring at the boy who was strange to their realm and yet fought for it as if it was his own.
After that, no one spoke. Chris and John had come out with Meri and Seyren, but they had sat down to watch Zach train as well. Despite Rayl blocking his magic easily, Zach was getting much better; he learned quicker than anyone Cara had met.
Zach concentrated on both wind and fire, wanting to try something out. When he let his power go, he watched as the fire hit Rayl square in the chest, knocking him off his feet and the wind blew around the old warrior, putting the fire out. With a grin, Rayl got his feet. “It seems as if you’re a natural with magic was well. I wasn’t able to sense that you would use fire because you mainly concentrated on wind; it confuses your opponents.”
Rayl wiped the sweat off his face as Zach took a seat next to Cara. “How do you think Teriha is?” He whispered, chugging down water.
Cara’s eyes found his. “Renin will not harm her yet; she is the crystal, it would be pointless.” Her voice showed no emotion and she turned away from him, staring to where Chris and John were. “She is safe, Zachary, for now.”
From the corner of her eye, she saw him nod. They all knew they’d have to tell him sooner or later, and still no one could do it. They could easily see how much he cared for her, even if she didn’t love him. Sighing, Cara stood up. “Zach, come with me, there is something I must tell you.”
As if her words were a curse, everyone looked at her. She knew what they were thinking; Zach would never forgive them for keeping this from him, but Cara had faith that he would still do the right thing. In the end, it all came down to what he decided to do. He nodded and the two walked off away from everyone else. “What is it, Cara?”
Blue found brown as they stared at each other and Cara bit her lip. “There is something you must know… before I left Aulinaber, I was told of a prophecy.” Zach just stared at her. “It was said that ‘there will be one, the true holder of the crystal, which will join the Light. But as the blood continues to drown the rivers, the Light will have to destroy the crystal to bring peace’. At first, I thought it meant Garret, since he had held the crystal when I’d learned of it, but now it’s obvious it’s Teriha.”
“And the Light…” Zach whispered, not wanting to finish the sentence.
Cara finished it for him. “The Light is you, Zachary Hunter. None of us wanted to tell you, but you needed to know.”
Zach’s eyes widened. “You think I will just waltz in there and murder Teriha?”
“No, Zach, I don’t. I have faith in you to do the right thing.” She took a deep breath. “And no matter what you decision comes to in the end, I will stand by you.”
Zach knew how much it would hurt Cara if it came down to having to kill Teriha; it would hurt everyone. Not answering, he grabbed Cara and pulled her into a hug, holding her there. “I swear to you that it will not come down to that.”
--
“Teriha, I was sent you by my master, Zere. He wishes to give you a message.” Teriha looked around the field where she was. It looked similar to the field near Ahuson. Standing in front of her was a ghost thing, shimmering every now and then. Teriha waited for it to speak. “My master did in fact betray you, but he did it with good reason. Renin told him that if he did not, he would have killed Zere and you, so master did what he could to protect you.”
Teriha stared at the ghost, wondering if it was true. “Is that all?” She asked.
The ghost shook it’s head. “Master wished me to show you his death, so you would know he was being truthful.” Teriha didn’t believe that Zere was dead, she didn’t want to. When she nodded, the ghost floated towards her and Teriha was no longer in the field, but instead in the middle of the woods with Zere and the man he’d met.
She watched as Zere knocked him onto the ground and jumped on him. Her hands came up to her mouth as she started to cry as she watched him get stabbed and the man leave. Kneeling down next to him, she heard him whispering to the wind to show her his death. Not being able to take it, she screamed, tears streaming down her face.
“Faith…” Garret echoed, staring at the boy who was strange to their realm and yet fought for it as if it was his own.
After that, no one spoke. Chris and John had come out with Meri and Seyren, but they had sat down to watch Zach train as well. Despite Rayl blocking his magic easily, Zach was getting much better; he learned quicker than anyone Cara had met.
Zach concentrated on both wind and fire, wanting to try something out. When he let his power go, he watched as the fire hit Rayl square in the chest, knocking him off his feet and the wind blew around the old warrior, putting the fire out. With a grin, Rayl got his feet. “It seems as if you’re a natural with magic was well. I wasn’t able to sense that you would use fire because you mainly concentrated on wind; it confuses your opponents.”
Rayl wiped the sweat off his face as Zach took a seat next to Cara. “How do you think Teriha is?” He whispered, chugging down water.
Cara’s eyes found his. “Renin will not harm her yet; she is the crystal, it would be pointless.” Her voice showed no emotion and she turned away from him, staring to where Chris and John were. “She is safe, Zachary, for now.”
From the corner of her eye, she saw him nod. They all knew they’d have to tell him sooner or later, and still no one could do it. They could easily see how much he cared for her, even if she didn’t love him. Sighing, Cara stood up. “Zach, come with me, there is something I must tell you.”
As if her words were a curse, everyone looked at her. She knew what they were thinking; Zach would never forgive them for keeping this from him, but Cara had faith that he would still do the right thing. In the end, it all came down to what he decided to do. He nodded and the two walked off away from everyone else. “What is it, Cara?”
Blue found brown as they stared at each other and Cara bit her lip. “There is something you must know… before I left Aulinaber, I was told of a prophecy.” Zach just stared at her. “It was said that ‘there will be one, the true holder of the crystal, which will join the Light. But as the blood continues to drown the rivers, the Light will have to destroy the crystal to bring peace’. At first, I thought it meant Garret, since he had held the crystal when I’d learned of it, but now it’s obvious it’s Teriha.”
“And the Light…” Zach whispered, not wanting to finish the sentence.
Cara finished it for him. “The Light is you, Zachary Hunter. None of us wanted to tell you, but you needed to know.”
Zach’s eyes widened. “You think I will just waltz in there and murder Teriha?”
“No, Zach, I don’t. I have faith in you to do the right thing.” She took a deep breath. “And no matter what you decision comes to in the end, I will stand by you.”
Zach knew how much it would hurt Cara if it came down to having to kill Teriha; it would hurt everyone. Not answering, he grabbed Cara and pulled her into a hug, holding her there. “I swear to you that it will not come down to that.”
--
“Teriha, I was sent you by my master, Zere. He wishes to give you a message.” Teriha looked around the field where she was. It looked similar to the field near Ahuson. Standing in front of her was a ghost thing, shimmering every now and then. Teriha waited for it to speak. “My master did in fact betray you, but he did it with good reason. Renin told him that if he did not, he would have killed Zere and you, so master did what he could to protect you.”
Teriha stared at the ghost, wondering if it was true. “Is that all?” She asked.
The ghost shook it’s head. “Master wished me to show you his death, so you would know he was being truthful.” Teriha didn’t believe that Zere was dead, she didn’t want to. When she nodded, the ghost floated towards her and Teriha was no longer in the field, but instead in the middle of the woods with Zere and the man he’d met.
She watched as Zere knocked him onto the ground and jumped on him. Her hands came up to her mouth as she started to cry as she watched him get stabbed and the man leave. Kneeling down next to him, she heard him whispering to the wind to show her his death. Not being able to take it, she screamed, tears streaming down her face.
“Teriha, get up. Teriha, wake up, it’s me, Christian.” Christian shook her gently as she cried. After minutes, she opened her eyes and looked up at him. “What’s wrong?” He moved her blonde hair from her tear streaked face.
“Zere… he’s dead. Christian, he’s gone.” She cried as he pulled her close and held her there, trying to comfort her. “I saw his death, he was no traitor.” She took a shaky breath. “He did it to protect me. It was that or have both of us die.”
“We’ll find everyone again, Teriha. You won’t be alone, I promise.” He whispered, rocking her in his lap.
She looked up at him. “How do you know that?”
“You need to have faith, Teriha.”
Publication Date: 07-06-2011
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Dedication:
To my mom, for reminding me that magic does exist.
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