Front Lines

Chapter 2:

It's been two weeks since log-in day when we found out we couldn’t log-off from solaria, since then Luke, Ren, and I became a party and got enough money to buy a home in the village. So far about 5,000 players died from being reckless on quest, were killed by a fellow player, or killed themselves. Recently, Luke has been going somewhere in the middle of the night alone.

"Ren, do you have any idea where Luke goes at night by himself."

"Sorry, I can't tell you because I don't know my self."

Every night I would stay up hoping that he would come back home safely with his warm, welcoming smile. But I was done waiting for him to come home, so that night I followed him to come home. So that night I followed him to where ever the hell the place was.

"Luna, what do you think your doing? You know its dangerous to be away from the home safe point at night, you could have been killed."

"Come on, don’t you want to know where Luke goes at night."

"Alright, but I'm coming with you. If something happened to you and I wasn't there then I would be dead too."

After a while, Luke entered a building from the military generals.

"Well nice to see you again Mr. Silvermoon."

"Please, just call me Luke."

"Well then Luke, have you reconsidered the offering."

Ren and I looked at each other wondering what the offering could've possibly been.

"I thought it over and yes, I except your offer."

"Well than Luke Silvermoon you are now a member of the front lines in the solarian army."

Those words were what started to break my world.

"We will come to get you tomorrow, please be prepared for the journey."

When Luke came waling through the door, I ran in front of him yelling "Why Luke! Why didn’t you tell me you were joining the army! Why did you keep it a secret!"

"Luna. Ren. Go back home now!"

"Not until you tell me why your keeping this a secret!"

Luke managed to get me and Ren home then told me to go to my room. Ren told him everything about me being worried and sneaking out. Then he walked into my room sitting behind my bed.

"I was going to tell you, but I didn’t think it would happen so fast."

"How long have you been training with General Cara?"

"A week ago, she said I had a high enough level to help heal and defend in battle."

"But why are you leaving me. Why you out of all people."

"Luna, there are men and women fighting for their lives for others. If there is any chance I can make a difference to bring you home I will, even if it puts my life on the line."

I leaned in for a hug and cried on his shoulder.

"I don’t want to lose you."

"Don’t worry you won't; I promise." Luke said as he grabbed me closer to assure everything would be okay."

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The next day came and Luke had to go.

"I promise I will come back soon. Here, take this." Luke went into his pocket and grabbed a necklace with a cresent moon amulet charm. Then he got his necklace of a reaper staff out of his shirt.

"If you miss me, look at this to remind you that I'll never leave you."

As I looked closely at the cresent moon and his reaper I noticed that in each had our birthstone. He had my diamond while I had his ruby.

"Ren you better protect her, you hear me. If I hear shit about you, I will whoop your ass."

"Don’t worry, she'll be okay." Ren said while putting his hand on my shoulder.

"I have to go now, I'll be home soon." Luke put his items in his inventory space them walked through the portal. That was the last time I saw him.

Almost three weeks later General Cara comes to the house and tells us that Luke died in a recent battle. They where in a dungeon and they where ambushed by fallen angels. He risked his life to save a fellow solider and the general. She said Luke kept on saying "Sorry Luna. Sorry Luna" over and over quietly to himself on his last dying words. My world that was broken was now shattered.

Now Ren and I are on a hill with a purple tree where Luke's grave is placed.

"You said you would come back, so come on. Please don’t leave me."

"I'm sorry, Luna. He's gone you know the rule."

I kneeled down to the ground still having a little bit of hope.

"Please. Please come back to me big brother."

Then a gleaming ball of light appeared on top of the grave stone. From the light was a black cat with two tails was in front of me.

"Hello master I am your familiar. From the orders of Luke Silvermoon, I am here to assist you with your magic and be your 'friend'."

Luke found a familiar for me; wait how did he do it and when?

"How do you know my brother?"

"He saved me from being eaten by a demon, so I owed him my life and he said that a girl with purple eyes and a moon necklace would be my new master.

"so you did meet him. What's your name?"

"I don’t have one miss, familiars aren't allowed names until they found their master."

"Then I'll call you Lucifer."

Ren looked at me funny and said "Why did you name it that?"

"That's Luke's full name but he mainly uses it in games."

Ren puts his hand on my shoulder and I get up from the ground.

"Come on Lucifer, let's go home."