Burned in Memory – Chapter 75: The Moon Goddess
The Moon trembled beneath their feet.
Silver dust drifted through the endless darkness as cracks stretched across the battlefield like spiderwebs. The war between gods and mortals had reached a terrifying peak.
At the center of it all stood Diana.
Her silver aura shimmered like cold starlight, spreading across the broken lunar surface.
Across from her stood two warriors.
Wang.
And Lance Poll.
For a moment, the battlefield fell silent.
Wang slowly straightened his back.
Moments ago he could barely stand. His body had been shattered by Diana's overwhelming power, his energy nearly gone.
But something inside him had changed.
His breathing became steady.
The invisible pressure around him began to expand once again.
CRACK.
The ground beneath his feet compressed as if the Moon itself was being crushed.
Lance glanced sideways at him and smirked.
"Good. I was starting to think you died."
Wang wiped the blood from his mouth.
"Not today."
Diana watched them quietly.
Her silver eyes were calm, but behind them burned something deeper—something ancient.
"You still believe you can win?"
Her voice echoed through the silent vacuum, carried by the force of her power.
Lance twirled his energy blade in his hand.
"Not believe."
He pointed the blade toward her.
"Know."
Wang stepped forward.
The crushing pressure around him intensified, bending the lunar dust downward.
"Let's end this."
For a split second—
No one moved.
Then—
BOOM.
Wang disappeared.
He shot forward like a meteor.
Diana reacted instantly, raising her arm—
But Lance moved at the exact same moment.
"VECTOR STRIKE!"
Space warped around Diana as Lance's attack bent gravity itself.
Diana's movement slowed for a fraction of a second.
That was all Wang needed.
"CRUSHING PRESSURE!"
An invisible force exploded outward.
The gravity around Diana multiplied.
Her body slammed into the lunar ground.
CRASH.
The Moon's surface shattered beneath her.
But she wasn't finished.
Her silver aura erupted violently, pushing the pressure away.
She shot upward, her fist aimed directly at Wang's chest.
But Lance appeared between them.
CLANG!
His energy blade intercepted the strike.
The shockwave blasted outward, carving a new crater into the Moon.
Wang appeared behind her instantly.
"Now!"
Lance smirked.
"Already on it."
"VECTOR BREAK!"
Space twisted again, pulling Diana's balance off-center.
Wang's fist descended like a hammer.
BOOM!
The impact shook the battlefield.
Diana flew across the lunar surface, crashing through stone ridges before stopping hundreds of meters away.
For the first time since the battle began—
She slid across the ground.
Lance whistled softly.
"Hey… we're actually winning."
Wang didn't relax.
"Not yet."
Diana slowly stood.
Her silver hair drifted gently in the lunar gravity.
For several seconds she said nothing.
Then she laughed.
A quiet laugh.
"You truly believe this is enough?"
Her aura began to change.
The silver light surrounding her intensified, becoming brighter… colder.
The sky above the Moon began to glow.
Wang frowned.
"What is that…"
Diana closed her eyes.
For the first time during the battle—
She looked almost peaceful.
"I suppose it is time."
The Moon trembled.
Silver energy began flowing into her from every direction.
The surface cracked.
The sky shined brighter.
And when she opened her eyes again—
They had turned pure white.
"Moon Goddess Mode."
Her voice echoed like a divine whisper.
The pressure around the battlefield multiplied instantly.
Wang's knees bent slightly.
Even Lance felt his breathing become heavier.
"Whoa…"
Lance muttered.
"That can't be good."
Diana slowly rose into the air.
Behind her, a massive halo of lunar energy formed.
Her power was no longer merely strong.
It was overwhelming.
And in that moment—
Her memories surfaced.
Diana's Past
She had not always been a warrior.
Long ago—
She had been a child.
A lonely girl born in a forgotten lunar colony that existed in secret centuries ago.
While humanity thrived on Earth, a small group of scientists had built a hidden research base on the Moon.
That was where Diana was born.
But the colony did not last.
Resources ran out.
Communication with Earth collapsed.
One by one, the people there died.
Diana survived longer than most.
She was always… different.
The Moon responded to her.
Even as a child, lunar gravity bent around her without explanation.
The scientists called her "The Lunar Anomaly."
Some believed she was humanity's next evolution.
Others feared her.
Then one day—
The colony fell completely.
Everyone died.
Everyone…
Except Diana.
She wandered the silent Moon alone for years.
A child walking across an endless white desert.
Until one day—
Someone arrived.
A man cloaked in darkness.
A man whose power felt colder than the vacuum of space.
Lord.
He stood before the young girl and simply asked one question.
"Do you want purpose?"
Diana had stared at him quietly.
Then she nodded.
Lord raised his hand and gave her power.
Real power.
Power that awakened the true connection between her and the Moon.
"You belong here," he told her.
And from that day forward—
She became his weapon.
His warrior.
His Moon Goddess.
Back to the Battle
The past faded.
The battlefield returned.
Diana's eyes glowed brighter than ever.
Her power now rivaled the Moon itself.
Wang clenched his fists.
"…This is bad."
Lance nodded.
"Yeah."
Diana lifted one hand.
The Moon's gravity bent violently.
Then—
She moved.
BOOM.
Neither of them saw her move.
She appeared instantly in front of Lance.
CRASH.
Her fist struck his chest.
Lance shot across the battlefield like a missile.
He slammed into the ground and rolled across the lunar dust.
"LANCE!"
Wang shouted.
But Diana was already in front of him.
Her kick descended like divine judgment.
BOOM.
The impact shattered the ground beneath Wang.
He barely blocked it.
The pressure crushed his arms.
Blood drifted through the air.
"You fought well," Diana said calmly.
"But you cannot defeat the Moon."
She raised both hands.
Hundreds of spears of lunar energy formed in the sky.
Then they rained down.
Wang roared.
"CRUSHING PRESSURE!"
Gravity exploded outward, shattering dozens of spears before they could reach him.
But dozens more struck.
BOOM
BOOM
BOOM
The battlefield vanished beneath explosions.
When the dust settled—
Wang was still standing.
Barely.
Across the battlefield, Lance slowly stood again.
"…Man…"
He cracked his neck.
"That woman hits hard."
Wang staggered toward him.
"You ready?"
Lance grinned.
"Always."
They both turned toward Diana.
For a moment—
The battlefield fell silent again.
Then they attacked together.
Wang's gravity pressure crushed the battlefield.
Lance warped space with vector strikes.
Their combo attacks became faster, sharper, more desperate.
They fought like two storms colliding with a goddess.
The Moon shattered further with every clash.
But Diana was still stronger.
Even so—
Little by little—
They pushed forward.
Minutes passed.
The battle became a blur of explosions and shockwaves.
Until finally—
Diana slowed.
Just slightly.
Wang saw it.
"Now!"
He unleashed everything.
"CRUSHING PRESSURE — MAXIMUM!"
Gravity collapsed inward.
Diana's body froze for one second.
Lance moved instantly.
"VECTOR EXECUTION!"
His blade cut through space itself.
A final strike.
A final explosion.
BOOM.
The shockwave echoed across the Moon.
When the dust cleared—
Diana stood motionless.
For several seconds…
Nothing happened.
Then she slowly fell.
Her silver aura faded.
Her eyes dimmed.
The Moon Goddess… was gone.
Wang collapsed to one knee.
Lance dropped beside him, exhausted.
The battlefield was silent.
But far away—
Another battle still raged.
Asher vs Lord.
And that war was far from finished.