Crystal-like tears ran silently down the item's face.
The awkward silence was cut through by the final winner who bought Isaiah.
"You sure this kid is 18?" he said. The final winner was the same merchant who was new to the empire but when money talks, familiarity means nothing.
The man just looked at Isaiah as he spoke "He turned 18 today."
Even though Isaiah's eyes were no longer covered, he dared not to look anywhere but the floor. Not because of fear but because of the betrayal of the very person he had trusted for 2 whole years.
2 years ago
"I caught a few fish... You want them?" Isaiah's eyes were covered in nervousness.
He knew fully that the man in front of him had not eaten anything except fruits until now.
He looked at Isaiah as he said "Okay and good job!" Isaiah's face lit up as his efforts were recognised.
After the beast attack in the village, Isaiah had nothing. Not to mention that his back was terribly injured. He wandered from hill to hill for almost a month. Later, the same man who had defeated the snake-like beast crossed paths with Isaiah again and, out of pity, took him in.
"My name is Lucien." The man said calmly while carrying Isaiah on his back.
Isaiah was in a daze. He had not eaten anything for over a month.
Lucien found a empty cave in midst of the forest. He gently put Isaiah down as he pulled out a piece of bread from his bag.
"Eat this." He said while giving it to Isaiah. Isaiah slowly took the bread and started eating it bit by bit.
At this point, he didn't know if he should be happy that he survived or scared that he had no idea if he would be able to survive in the future.
Lucien just stood there, waiting for Isaiah to finish that bread.
"You want some water?" Lucien asked as he pulled out his water bottle. Isaiah nodded and took the bottle to drink.
As Isaiah finished drinking, he quietly thought to himself 'Why did he save me?'
And as if Lucien could hear Isaiah's thoughts he said
"A young fellow like you dying would be such a pity!"
***
Empire Aureth, the empire of 4 moons.
It's Founding Mother was the one and only daughter of 4 moons. Her ability to manipulate reality, time and space themselves was considered dangerous.
At first, her gender as a female caused everyone around her to think that she was weak and fragile. Her siblings who were all males bullied her and people under 4 moons took every chance to humiliate her.
But little did they know that she was actually the most powerful person among them all.
One night under the guidance of Red moon, the strongest among the 4 moons. She left the same land that she grew up in. She wandered from land to land until she finally found that one land.
The land of Sagar.
The land where only water existed. Nothing less or nothing more.
Founding Mother just smiled as she said
"May this water be blessed with the light of red moon!"
And slowly and steadily the land only with water turned into an empire with countless gold. The Founding Mother became the idol that everyone knew since birth.
But, the peace didn't last long as one of the Founding Mother's siblings somehow found her land. He demanded that she let his people come into her empire however she refused.
The sibling wasn't very happy with the result. So, he tried to invade the empire. In spite of knowing that Founding Mother was way more powerful than him, he kept going until The Founding Mother finally made up her mind that she was done with him.
And that is how the curse started.
"In every land you and your blood go. After exactly 10 years, the 10 days will come where the colour of the moon changes. And according to the colour, a specific type of destruction will fall into your empire."
The sibling didn't take it seriously at first but after 10 years when it happened for first time. Tears fell down his face for the first time as he watched everything he had built from scratch vanish into thin air
He ran crying to the other 3 moons. Blue moon, Yellow moon and Black moon.
Even if they were the almighty 3 moons, they couldn't do anything against their own daughter. Not to mention by now, she has become way stronger than they ever were.
And for next 20 years, everything was silent again.
Yet fate didn't disappoint them as the descendant of Founding Mother and the sibling's descendant fell in love.
Founding Mother was unwilling to let the descendant enter her bloodline. However, their marriage was conducted secretly.
And thus, the curse that she started also ended up being with her.
Therefore, now it is called Night Polar.