Page 58 of The Last De Loughrey Dynasty (The Legacy of Aquila Hall #1)

THE TALE OF WISHING UPON A FALLEN STAR

They say your wish will be granted if made upon a falling star.

A blessing from the gods who open the heavens to peer down at the earth, to the people who look up at the stars and wish.

Merely a boy he was when the night sky darkened the home he grew up in, allowing the stars to shine their light down upon the child. A wish lay upon his tongue as the gleaming of a shooting star reflected in his eyes.

But he was a child of wealth and glory. He could wish for material things at any time of the day, and his wishes became reality within the blink of an eye.

What could a boy like him possibly wish for that none but the stars could grant?

The desire to be the first to capture the beauty of a star drew him under the spell of his own mind, and he spoke his wish as the shimmer of the shooting light flew past him.

I want to meet a star.

Now, such a wish was difficult to grant, since the stars liked to keep their place in the night sky as part of their very own constellations.

But the boy’s belief was full of honesty and hope, which earned him the star's admiration, and his wish came true.

A fallen star was fated to cross his path in human form when the destined time came. When the child had grown into an empty body with a soul darkened by memories, the light of his fallen star would find him to fulfil his dearest wish.

Sadly, stars aren’t meant to wander upon the earth's land for the entirety of a human's life. The star would have to return to the heavenly gates to fulfil its destiny, granting wishes to others.

The boy’s heart would bleed at the loss of the light, and darkness would corrupt his soul with sorrow and rage. He would search in desperation for a life where they were meant to be one.

But the star had achieved its destiny, where love had never been written in its fate.

If a fallen star is wished upon the earth, ruin will follow its every path.