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the arms of the ocean are carrying me
the arms of the ocean delivered me

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But I love every minute of it

[lightthedarkness]

Of sorts, yes. [She smiles because her crystal is always a comfort for her. Its light and warmth pulsed in time with her heartbeat, as it was her heart. She smiles brighter, warmer, like a full moon on a dark night, because it makes her happy to be helping Luna, to be able to do something good in the face of so much darkness.]

It is.

[She gestured to her forehead, where Luna's gaze rested.]

It is my magic. It is the moon's magic.

And for 24 hours, it is also a part of your magic. [She gestured to Luna.] Go on then, give it a try.

[creidim]

[ It is my magic. It is the moon's magic. Luna stares at her curiously for a long moment; Usagi's magic is the moon's magic. Belatedly, she remembers Rei talking to her once some time ago about being the incarnation of Mars, or the goddess of Mars. It was something along those lines. Rei didn't get into too much detail about it, but that was the general gist of it.

Wonderings click into place; Rei and Usagi are friends. But she didn't think they'd have connection. It slowly dawns on her just who Usagi is. Luna utters out a soft 'oh', awe-struck. ]

... You're the moon, aren't you? [ And as Usagi says, it's now part of her magic now. She has the moon's magic. There's a... quiet reverence that comes with that, and she raises her wand to stare at it for a moment.

She knows exactly what to do, how to do it best. Emboldened, she turns from Usagi towards her home — steps forward with her right foot and raises her wand to the air. ]

Protego Maxima—! [ A golden light pulses from her wand and fires a silvery-blue flare into the sky. It pulses once more in the air above her home and then spreads outwards, falling like a delicate dust, forming a barrier. Luna speaks more spells to join it: Protego Totalum, Salvia Hexia, Repello Inimicum.

She speaks them over and over, more flares of silver-blue firing off; the magic almost like a silver stream. The spells join one another to add to the protective enchantments as they fall downwards upon the building; it's an impressive sight, even Luna can't hide her wonder at herself. ]

[lightthedarkness]

I am. [She smiled, almost with a giggle of sorts, as Luna immediately clued in. But she allowed her crystal to disappear, her crescent moon slowly fading away until it was only a memory.

She watched Luna pull out her wand and begin to do all sorts of spells. She didn't understand any of the words or what they meant but it was beautiful to watch as spell after spell wrapped around the house. She was grateful to know Luna, she was certainly improving Usagi's experience with witches from home, to be sure.

She can feel Luna's magic as much as she can feel her own. And considering Maul's Force abilities, if he happened on Luna's home, he may very well sense her light and what that meant.

Then again, Maul could be an idiot.

Usagi clasped her hands behind her back and watched as more and more spell work was done, wondering what everything would do if someone, anyone, tried to attack Luna now.]

[creidim]

[ Usagi is the moon. Luna wonders if it means there's others, more than just Usagi and Rei. Makoto too, maybe. The idea is not... completely foreign to her; her friend Clarisse is the daughter of Ares, after all. But she's never experienced this before, not been given the power of the moon's magic — letting her borrow it to compliment her own. It's no wonder Usagi wouldn't speak of this usually.

The protective enchantments finish falling into place, the blue-white shimmering for a moment before disappearing to the naked eye. They're still there, perhaps a light iridescent haze can be seen by those who sense magic — but otherwise no longer visually obvious. Luna smiles a little, pleased with herself. ]

This kind of magic is usually only done by the most accomplished of witches or wizards. [ Powerful stuff; Luna might be capable, but she's certainly not like some of her teachers, or older magic users. She still has a lot to learn and practice. ]

I feel like I can do a great deal of good with this. Do some extra things around the house, replenish my potions stocks. Thank you, Usagi. [ Protecting her home is one thing, but if she has the power of the moon for a whole twenty four hours? She really could do all sorts. It's not like she's going to be doing much sleeping anyway. ]

My mum used to sing to the moon, when she was expecting me. Even as lullaby, too. [ There's another little smile there, quietly sombre. ] She always believed it would protect. I'm sure she'd be very happy to know I've used the moon's magic to protect my home.

[lightthedarkness]

[If Luna asked, Usagi would be happy to delight her with tales of the others: of Jupiter, Goddess of Protection, Lightning, Thunder, and Plants, of Mercury, Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge, and all matters of Water, of Venus, Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Metal. She would tell her about Neptune and Uranus, Goddesses of the Sea and Sky, of Pluto, Goddess of Time, and Saturn, Goddess of Death. All of them are wholly magnificent and awesome.

But if Luna does not ask, Usagi will not tell, and even if she does, she will not reveal their other names, that is not her place to do so.

At the mention of being able to do all sorts of things, she grinned and pushed some of her hair back.]

You're welcome, I'm just glad I could help, honestly.

[She leaned forward, smiling.] Luna, should you need it, you will always have the moon's protection. I cannot speak for the moon here, but I can certainly speak for mine.