Battle of Sol Obsuratus
By Maya Horn
Battle of Sol Obsuratus
By Maya Horn
In ancient times, there were two beings that ruled the earth-Luna, the elegant moon, and Sol, the mighty sun. Luna commanded over the palace of night, and Sol, the palace of day, where they ruled in harmony over the earth and its people. But that peace was not to last for long. For Luna saw how the people of earth worshiped and loved Sol and her palace of day, and she became extremely jealous.
“Why do the people love the day so much, but fear the night?” Luna bickered. “Am I not as elegant as Sol, if not much more? I should be praised just as much as her!” Luna’s jealousy became more twisted and rotten as time passed, until it completely corrupted her. She decided she had enough of sharing the reign of earth with Sol. So Luna came up with a mischievous plan to deceive Sol so she could have both kingdoms all to herself. While Sol was tending to her duties in her palace of day, Luna crept up to the edge of the night.
“Sol, Sol, may I pass into the castle of day, just this once?” she begged. Sol refused and kept tending to her duties, for she knew Luna couldn’t be trusted. Luna asked Sol once again, “It’s so lonely in my kingdom, for I have no one to talk to. May I visit you in your glorious palace of day?” But Sol refused yet another time. Luna was not to give up there, for her rotten jealousy and hate was festering as much as ever. She decided it was time to do something a little more drastic. “Sol, Sol please let me into your beauteous kingdom, for I have a gift for you!” Luna said, showing off her present. It was her necklace of stars, whose beauty always astounded the people of earth. Sol was entranced by the beautiful piece of jewelry.
“Alright Luna, you may come into my castle with your most generous gift. But you mustn’t interfere with any of my duties!” Sol said, allowing Luna into the day.
“But of course, my dear friend. Trust me, I would never cross you!” Luna gushed, hiding a sinister smile. Just as Sol was about to take her gift, Luna attacked her, pushing her away and taking over the palace. She shrouded Sol in darkness until you could only see her beauteous beads of sunlight, and even that was blocked out by Luna.
“Yes!” Luna cried. “Now I control the night and the day; the people will worship only me and my beauty!” The people on Earth began to worry.
“What have you done to Sol? Where is her light?” The people questioned, both angry and scared.
“We refuse to worship you and your cruel ways, Luna!” Luna became extremely outraged by this. While she was distracted by her rage and was about to punish the people of earth, Sol rose up from the darkness and pushed Luna out of the castle. Luna fell all the way back to the kingdom of night, and the people rejoiced to see Sol’s light once again. Luna may have failed to win over the day this time, but Sol knew this was not the last time she would try to trap Earth in darkness once again.
“No matter how many times you will try to take over my palace, it will not matter. For the light will always prevail!”
By Maya Horn
In ancient times, there were two beings that ruled the earth-Luna, the elegant moon, and Sol, the mighty sun. Luna commanded over the palace of night, and Sol, the palace of day, where they ruled in harmony over the earth and its people. But that peace was not to last for long. For Luna saw how the people of earth worshiped and loved Sol and her palace of day, and she became extremely jealous.
“Why do the people love the day so much, but fear the night?” Luna bickered. “Am I not as elegant as Sol, if not much more? I should be praised just as much as her!” Luna’s jealousy became more twisted and rotten as time passed, until it completely corrupted her. She decided she had enough of sharing the reign of earth with Sol. So Luna came up with a mischievous plan to deceive Sol so she could have both kingdoms all to herself. While Sol was tending to her duties in her palace of day, Luna crept up to the edge of the night.
“Sol, Sol, may I pass into the castle of day, just this once?” she begged. Sol refused and kept tending to her duties, for she knew Luna couldn’t be trusted. Luna asked Sol once again, “It’s so lonely in my kingdom, for I have no one to talk to. May I visit you in your glorious palace of day?” But Sol refused yet another time. Luna was not to give up there, for her rotten jealousy and hate was festering as much as ever. She decided it was time to do something a little more drastic. “Sol, Sol please let me into your beauteous kingdom, for I have a gift for you!” Luna said, showing off her present. It was her necklace of stars, whose beauty always astounded the people of earth. Sol was entranced by the beautiful piece of jewelry.
“Alright Luna, you may come into my castle with your most generous gift. But you mustn’t interfere with any of my duties!” Sol said, allowing Luna into the day.
“But of course, my dear friend. Trust me, I would never cross you!” Luna gushed, hiding a sinister smile. Just as Sol was about to take her gift, Luna attacked her, pushing her away and taking over the palace. She shrouded Sol in darkness until you could only see her beauteous beads of sunlight, and even that was blocked out by Luna.
“Yes!” Luna cried. “Now I control the night and the day; the people will worship only me and my beauty!” The people on Earth began to worry.
“What have you done to Sol? Where is her light?” The people questioned, both angry and scared.
“We refuse to worship you and your cruel ways, Luna!” Luna became extremely outraged by this. While she was distracted by her rage and was about to punish the people of earth, Sol rose up from the darkness and pushed Luna out of the castle. Luna fell all the way back to the kingdom of night, and the people rejoiced to see Sol’s light once again. Luna may have failed to win over the day this time, but Sol knew this was not the last time she would try to trap Earth in darkness once again.
“No matter how many times you will try to take over my palace, it will not matter. For the light will always prevail!”