Chapter 1 The moon goddess

the moon goddess:

Silver Tides

Chapter 1

Selene gazed down at the slumbering Earth, her ethereal form shimmering against the backdrop of stars. For eons, she had watched over the nights of mortals, guiding tides and dreams with her gentle luminescence. But tonight was different. A restlessness stirred within her, an ancient power awakening after millennia of dormancy.

Far below, in a seaside village, a young woman named Aria tossed fitfully in her sleep. Strange visions danced behind her eyelids - visions of celestial shores and lunar palaces. She saw herself walking on silvery sands, her bare feet leaving glowing footprints in their wake. A voice like distant chimes called to her, filled with longing and forgotten memories.

Aria bolted upright, gasping. Moonlight streamed through her window, bathing her room in an otherworldly glow. She stumbled to the window, drawn by an inexplicable urge. The full moon hung low and impossibly large on the horizon, its reflection rippling across the ocean's surface.

For a moment, Aria thought she saw a face in that argent orb - eyes filled with ancient wisdom regarding her knowingly. A chill ran down her spine as an impossible thought took root:

The moon was calling her name.

Little did Aria know that her destiny was intricately entwined with that of the immortal moon goddess. As Selene's power waxed to new heights, an age-old prophecy was stirring to life. Soon, the veil between the mortal and divine realms would be tested, and Aria would find herself at the center of a cosmic upheaval that would reshape the very nature of night and day.

But for now, she simply stood transfixed by the moon's hypnotic pull, unaware that her first step onto this mythic path had already been taken.