Mutagen Chapter 1152: The Pair of Moonlight, The Reemergence of the

Day 368 - 6:11 PM - Mountain Back, Balong, Pucakwangi, Pati Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

Luna opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling. No, there was no ceiling at all. It was, without a doubt, the roof.

While staring at the roof, Luna felt a little confused. She woke up from her slumber. It was sothing she imdiately realized. Was her eting with the Goddess of Moonlight a dream? Was the massacre she witnessed the sa?

However, everything was all clear in Luna's mind. It was not a fleeting mory from a dream of sothing she experienced firsthand.

Everything she talked about with the Goddess of Moonlight was fresh in her mind: her sad fate and determination. Everything.

In Luna's eyes, it was not just a simple talk. It was as if Anaelldenalia wanted to leave her mories because she knew everything about her would never be passed on to the future after she fulfilled her fate.

So, instead of leaving it by chance, the Goddess of Moonlight decided to pass on her everything straight to soone from the future, bypassing the horrible passage of ti.

"Wait... I feel like there is sothing we forgot."

Luna thought.

It was when she realized.

"The fusion she ntioned at the start!"

Luna blurted out in panic as she abruptly raised her body from the bed.

That was right. Anaelldenalia said sothing about Luna's mortal soul and her fragnt not being fused. It was one of the reasons Luna's soul was destined to travel to the past and et the Goddess of Moonlight. However, during their chat, the said fusion was never talked about.

Did Anaelldenalia forgot? That was impossible. She was a Goddess. Nonetheless, the Goddess of Moonlight did not seem to behave like a Goddess at all. It was indeed possible that she forgot.

"No way..."

The utter sense of confusion started to fill Luna's mind.

"Luna!"

"Master!"

It was when two voices overlapped from the door of the shack.

Luna turned her head towards the voices and saw lfiss and Edge.

"lfiss? Edge?"

"Edge..."

"Ack!"

The mont Edge's face registered in Luna's mind, a different person sharing the sa appearance flashed in her mind.

And then, holding her head with both hands, Luna wailed in pain.

"Luna!"

"Master! Endure it!"

The two rushed to Luna's side. Worry filled Edge's mind after seeing Luna in extre pain. On the other hand, it seed lfiss understood what Luna was going through.

And the reason for Luna's pain was the mories suddenly flooding into her mind.

mories that did not belong to Luna. It was mories of Anaelldenalia. It was not the whole mory of the Goddess of Moonlight. It was fragnted, leaving only the important parts. Unfortunately, the fragnted missing parts were what made it even more painful.

As Luna clutched her head in pain, she understood from the mories in her head. It was not that the Goddess of Moonlight forgot. It was just that the fusion would only happen after her soul returned to her body from the past.

"Luna, try to lie down properly. It should help a little."

Edge grabbed Luna's shoulder and tried to make her lay down properly. It was sothing Edge experienced firsthand. After all, the pain of mutation was excruciating.

But when Edge grabbed Luna, he froze. It was as if Luna was being electrocuted, and Edge stupidly grabbed her, only to turn into another victim.

Nonetheless, instead of electricity, it was mories. So mories flooding Luna's mind transferred to Edge for so reason.

However, the mories entering Edge's mind were not the mories of the Goddess of Moonlight but soone else's.

Seeing the situation of the two, lfiss sighed and decided to walk out of the shack.

"The battle on the other side is intensifying."

lfiss stared at the sky as the world roared as a warning for its incoming disastrous attack. It was an attack that could likely kill Deities and harm Lower Gods.

"Sadly, that won't be enough," lfiss comnted as the terrifying vortex ford in the sky. "Gods are far more troubleso to kill than cockroaches. Even my first Master and creator managed to slip a fragnt of her away from the enemies. If she wished to, she could likely revive herself by taking over the body of the current fragnt."

"But Master isn't like that. With the kindness and courage she had to march alongside mortals against their adversaries, she would never want to harm others to live once more."

"That is why... Luna will still be Luna. And her warrior would still be Edge. It was the fate of the two. The bearer of moonlight and her warrior. The forgotten legend will rise once more."

lfiss stood guard outside. With the awakening of Luna from her slumber, the barrier protecting them dissipated. It was why the two of them were outside when Luna woke up. Fortunately, the battle on the other side was tilting against the enemy, forcing the shadow tentacles to leave this place.

But while the two were in the process of inheriting the necessary mories, lfiss could not just lay her guard down.

THOOOM!

lfiss watched as the [Disaster Vortex] fell onto the enemy. The roaring of thunder, the coldness of the water, and the gust of the wind, all these aspects intermingled, forming a city-wide calamity to destroy the enemy.

But as lfiss said, it would not be enough.

At this mont, a film of firm but gentle energy seeped out of the shack.

"Looks like they're finally done. Just in ti."

lfiss said as the [Disaster Vortex] dissipated, accompanied by the Night Goddess' angry and creepy roar.

"HA!"

lfiss shouted, facing the incoming shockwave.

An invisible force appeared in front of the Giant [Infected Turtle]. It was sothing that most of the people present might have failed to notice, but lfiss was the reason the Giant [Infected Turtle] they stood on did not get that much affected by the shockwave.

Even so, lfiss could not prevent all of it. As a living weapon, her powers had less effect and efficiency if she was not wielded by her Master.

"lfiss." Luna's voice entered lfiss' ears. "Thank you for protecting everyone."

lfiss then felt a hand on her head. It made old mories resurface as she felt the familiar touch.

"Are you copying her?"

lfiss glanced over her shoulder and asked Luna.

"Did it feel like that?" Luna answered with a bit of confusion. "It just felt natural. Maybe because of the mories..."

"Sa here," Edge chid in. "But it is weird that we don't feel anything weird after all that."

Edge now understood everything. Not only did lfiss share the story with him, but the mories now in his head bolstered it all even more.

Luna nodded in agreent and spoke.

"The only thing different is the feeling of power flowing inside us now."

"There is sothing else."

lfiss murmured as she looked at Luna and Edge. The two would not notice it themselves, but other people would. It was the strange change in their deanor. And, most importantly, the change in how the two looked at each other.

Did the love between Anaelldenalia and her lover take over the feelings of the two? Fortunately, no. The feelings were already there. The mories they received just bolstered those existing feelings.

"Edge, lfiss," Luna spoke. "Let's go. Our friends need us."

Edge was a bit surprised but still nodded. It seed that Luna was aware of the situation, even though she was unconscious all this ti.

"I relayed the information to her while she was asleep," lfiss explained to Edge. "It's similar to how I can talk directly to her mind when I'm being wielded by her."

"But are you okay?" Edge asked Luna one last ti. "You're asleep for a few days. Your body must be feeling sore."

"Not really," Luna stretched her arms and back. "I'm just a bit hungry. After this, I want to eat sothing nice."

Then Luna began to walk forward, ignoring the pressure released by the enemy enveloping the surroundings.

"What are you two waiting for? Let's go."

Luna urged, and the two followed.

***

It led to the current situation, where the three stood in front of everyone who was now in a pinch.

But...

"Is that you Luna?"

Limabela asked in utter confusion.

It was not just Limabela. Everyone still conscious had the sa sentint.

One reason was the change in Luna's aura. It felt as if the person standing before them was a different one wearing Luna's face. Another was her hair color. Before, it was just dark purple. But now, her hair had a platinum tinge covering her dark purple hair. It was as if each strand of her hair had been coated with silver to reflect any light shining on it.

"Edge too."

Nelia said with uncertainty.

As a weeb who spent most of his ti either playing gas or tinkering with things he liked, Edge had so bad habits and posture. But the Edge standing before them right now seed to have gotten rid of those traits of his. While holding onto his sword and tower shield, he valiantly stood with his back straight.

What happened?

It was the question in everyone's minds.

On the other hand, Magwayen just stared at Luna. She realized what happened.

And sensing the gaze of the Goddess of the Underworld, Luna stared back. Then, with a smile, she spoke.

"Thank you for lending us your help. Both now and in the past."

"It really is you, huh?"

Magwayen replied.

That exchange surprised everyone even more. How co that Luna and Magwayen sohow knew each other.

However, Luna did not answer Magwayen's question and just gave a smile.

Then, turning her back away from the group, Luna faced the enemy.

"There's no ti to talk right now, unfortunately," Luna spoke. "In any case, leave the next part to us."

The rest of the group could not fathom Luna's plan. After all, everything they did already failed and the Night Goddess just would not die.

But the mbers of the Moon Chasers could only open their eyes wide in surprise.

"lfiss."

Luna called.

"Okay~"

lfiss lazily responded as she turned into a ball of light and flew into Luna's right hand, where she turned back into her original form.

The silver keris with dark-colored accents begin releasing a particular glow. And that glow slowly spread out to cover Luna's body.

And with a flash of light, Luna's appearance changed. It was why the mbers of the Moon Chasers were surprised.

It was the appearance Luna had in one particular instance. It was her appearance when she rescued her niece from the vile clutches of that evil group.

Luna stood with her white robe fluttering in the wind. Her silver hair waved with the every sa breeze. Her pupils also turned golden. And with a slight tap on the ground, she began floating.

"What the hell is this?"

General Wijaya could not believe his eyes. He could not comprehend what was going on at all.

"Alright. too."

Edge shrugged.

Then, for so reason, Edge's back began emitting a bright glow. Strange enough, the glow began forming visible lines through Edge's clothes and armor.

It was as if there was a glowing tattoo on his back. The lines soon ford what seed to be an emblem or crest. Its intricate patterns had the symbol of a full moon at its center.

"With the blessings of moonlight, the warrior calls. Co! Gaardenalia!"

Edge chanted. And then, from the sky, a bright ray of light landed in front of him.

That ray of light began to gather and deform. It then turned into a four-legged creature made with bright light before landing on the ground. And with a flash, the creature's true appearance was revealed.

It was a white wolf-like creature. While it was a canine creature, it was definitely not a wolf. It was not a dog breed either. It sure was a strange creature.

Not to ntion its size. It was the size of a horse.

As if waiting for its master for a very long ti, the wolf-like creature whined as it affectionately rubbed its head on Edge's chest.

"It's been a long ti, partner."

Edge said as he caressed the wolf-like creature's head. He then jumped on the creature's back.

"All of you just stay here. We're going."

Edge said as he and Luna began soaring into the sky.

Luna floated just like before, while Edge used his mount to traverse the air.

And basked in the baffled gazes of everyone, the two charged towards the wriggling mass of despair in the distance.