Lunar ch1
It was a women I don’t know with a face I see everyday, every night. The shape of the twin pearls, the curvy lips and that melodious voice. I am familiar with them all; they were mine, years ago when youth hasn’t leaved me, when I haven’t regard myself as masculine. As for the stranger in front of me, I know nothing about her.
She looked at me with such a sorrow, such sadness, such a tearful face. Her hand lay on my forehead as I focused my eyes on her. And another drop of her tears fell to my cheek; it freezes me as the temperature drastically went down. I feel the air is scarce and I fight for every gasp while dark shadows appeared from nowhere begun to surround us.
“Selesaikah perkaramu, dinda?” A guy speaks in language I can’t decipher and my vision turns blurry.
“ Ya, seperti yang kanda sabdakan. …” I can’t hear it anymore, my consciousness fades away and I start to sink into abyss.
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It is always the same dream, the same face, and the same lingering regret in my heart. Who? Who is she? A woman 15 to 16 years younger than me, such similarities.
Well, it could be your previous self
Ridiculous! I don’t believe in reincarnation.
Then it just a dream, for there is only one iron lady of Chronos, and that’s you, Miss Dis Crysally, no one else. A maid knocked the door and I came back to reality, a bittersweet reality that cracks me sometime.
I live in Chronos, the continent of light, whereby we see sun for 24 hours a day. Well, the world is round but it only rotates 180 and then goes back again. We have dawn but after that we are back to noon.
“My lady, where would you like your breakfast?”
“Here please.” I have meeting with senate at twelve, I need to sort up my research and all so, I’ll skip having breakfast with papa and the others.
The maid bows and excuses herself while I helped myself to a shower.
I looked at myself in the mirror, short golden hair and cobalt eyes, I often mistaken as a guy, especially with my height, 187cm. That explain why suits match me so much. But the girl in my dream, she has a long silky brown hair. Even though we have the same face, there are no questions about her feminine features. And her tear stained purplish pearls was carrying so many emotions, it intensify her beauty.
Compared to me, I am much smarter and sharper than most man around my age so I am far beyond their reach. I am not feminine at all. Papa always says, “If you are a boy, Dis”
“Hmphh…” Even crown prince bows his heads to me, leaving most of the state affair and senate in my hand. No one would actually believe that most of Chronos largest construction projects are handled by women barely in her 27.
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“Morning gentleman” I walk in with a blue shirt and black long pants.
I took my seat, right at the left side of the king. I made myself comfortable and I started to sort some of my paper.
“We have something urgent today” Rusell, the mayor of Franchoise, an important border state between Chronos and Jev begin.
“Lots of missing cases has been reported.” He continued.
“Missing cases? Senate is not a place to discuss missing cases.” Others interrupted.
“The number has almost reached a thousand; the longest one has dated a year.” Rusell forces his way in.
“A year means, considered dead.”
“Yeah and there are no trace, no evidence, no witness, it just as if they all been teleported.” Rusell continues.
“And the vast number, once it happened to a family of ten and I know, it might lead to something big..maybe..”
“You are implying that Jev might start a war with us, that they actually the mastermind for the missing cases.” I raised my voice in the discussion. I see shocked faces and uproar begin to stir.
“We have lost our diplomacy connection with them for over twenty years; we don’t even know what kind of new alchemy and incantation they had developed. Fifty years ago, we have witnessed teleportation conducted by their magicians, their technology probably unimaginable by our mind.” Being the mayor at the border, Rusell do have a peek or two about the continent of darkness, Jev.
“It’s too early to conclude! It might be Moa as I believe Just will never do something with such cowardice or it might also be the act of terrorist.” Some other shouts their opinion.
“But if we didn’t prepare, it’ll be too late.” Other shout and the room now full of disputes.
“Silence!” The king raises his right hand and silence befalls. The king look at me and says,” What’s your opinion, Dis?”
“I say we must build up our military forces and try to find out other continent situation. I don’t think we need to worry about Just, they will never begin war with us considering our diplomatic relation with them. But I insist that we sent spies to both other continents. However, considering the differences between us and Jev, they will discover our spies from first glance and Moa, we know nothing about them so..I suggest, we hire one of galaxy mercenary group.”
“That narrows to Lunar, Cluster and Spinel.” Other senate member speaks up.
“I say Lunar, since the current owner, Leroy R. Opaque has much more experience dealing with Jev and Moa.”
“Alright, so who’s going to make the call?” Hector, a good friend of mine speaks up, looking to the person next to him.
“Well, my lord should make the call.” I looked at the King and he looked unsure.
“I shall leave that task to you Ms.Crysally, be grateful.” As he says so, the discussion moves on. While in my heart I was shouting; ”WTF?”