Chapter IV

It has been one year since Lunox found the power of light in the cave, and Lunox is now seen as the little hero of the tribe instead of an ominous girl. During this year, her mother has taught her everything that she needs to know about the power of light. Her mother shared her past when she was in the biggest tribe of the north. They worship the Lord of Light. And one day, the elder of her tribe disagreed on starting a massive war against the biggest tribe of the south. But the Lord of Light had made his mind to do it. Because he believed that the order would only come back to Land of Dawn after defeating the Lord of Abyss. However, prophets from her mother's tribe predicted that they would lose this war. This made the Lord of Light feel challenged and he decided to let the tribe of Lunox's mother lead the charge with the whole army. At last, her mother became the last survivor of her family.

Lunox tried to pull her mother out of this sad story. She told her mother that she had the same dream, ofter after she got back from the cave. She dreamed of the unique god, that he made a world of order and chaos. She couldn't see the face of God. But she thought of the teachings from tribe's shamans. That god should be the Unique God and he made the Land of Dawn out of order and chaos. Lunox also saw in the dream when the God waving his hands, the light and darkness was controlled by him. And in that dream, Lunox often felt terrible because of absorbing too much light and dark power. She cried, she struggled to get out of this dream. When she was trying to leave dream, everything became obscured all of sudden. She saw an amazing halo around her. With this halo, Lunox felt comfortable and familiar. She always woke up when she was trying to touch it.

After done listening to her, Lunox's mother said maybe because you are tired, or maybe your destiny would need this ability to look back at past in the dream. And her mother continued that not everyone in the world has this ability. This ability is a gift from the Unique God for someone special, like the shaman of the tribe can predict and the tribe's leader can control the element of fire. Lunox's mother also let her girl keep this ability as a secret in case of unnecessary troubles. She never wanted her daughter to suffer from war and she was often trying to stop Lunox from making new breakthroughs with her powers. However, the curious Lunox didn't agree. She practiced a lot in secret. And She found that she can not only attack with Starlight Pulse but also recover a bit after hitting a target. This effect surprised her.

One day, a newly promoted hunter ordered some younger kids and Lunox to go find fruits and vegetables in mountains. Lunox took that order immediately. Because she knew that hunter hates her and her family for their difference from others in the tribe. She didn't know if the hunter would do something extreme to her family. Those kids were always afraid of wandering beasts in the mountains until they knew the youngest mage in the tribe would also come. They became very assured and asked to get in deeper for more food. They found the wandering beasts they heard from rumors were actually aggressive monster rabbits. Lunox handled them with ease, at first, but with the appearance of more monster rabbits, she found she didn't have more capability to protect the other kids. After tens of monster rabbits handle, kids grew worried because these beasts were coming in groups. Lunox started to feel tired so that she wanted to take them back to the tribe as soon as possible.

On their way back to the tribe, a black monster much bigger than an adult obstructed the way. Lunox let other kids run back to get some help and she stayed to delay the monster. After lots of attacks, Lunox could no longer fight. She decided to use the final spell that her mother taught her. This spell is called Brilliance. It can create a light shield. According to her mother, you can not use this spell unless you have the recognition of the Lord of Light or the Unique God. And of course, much more power is needed with this final spell.

Lunox was focusing on accumulating power as the black monster was dashing towards her. When the monster almost touched her, she succeeded in casting the spell. A light shield appeared which protected her from the monster. She saw the monster couldn't get through the shield and for some reason, it was also suffering. When Lunox tried to figure out if her spell went wrong, she saw a sharp red arrow hit the monster. She looked back and she saw her father with some other hunters from the tribe.

That night, most of the people in the tribe were happily enjoying rabbit meat and vegetables. However, Lunox spent the whole night explaining to her parents why she and other kids went into the mountains. She also told her mother that she cast Brilliance successfully. Also, it seemed there is a relation between Starlight Pulse and Brilliance. Her dad told her that she would be able to cast Brilliance after she accumulated three Starlight Pulses. Her dad was willing and happy to share what he knew with his dear daughter. Lunox went to sleep early in order to get up earlier the next day and practice new spell. That night Lunox dreamed of a battle, the 2nd catastrophe that a large number of dark monsters attacked the tribe.

The next day, Lunox spent more time mastering Brilliance. In her best state, she could hold the shield for seconds when she could also damage her enemies bit by bit. She became a well-known and capable little mage. She was also generous and happy to help others. With the time passing by, all the other kids in the tribe started to respect her appearance and her family. They also started to admire her ability and her personality. When everyone in the tribe was living a peaceful life, countless dark monsters appeared in front of them. It's the first time that Lunox's dream got realized. Lunox was so surprised that she forgot to react.