Umqaphi Ekukhanyeni Kwenyanga

I-Moon Shadow yayihlukile kumathoyizi avamile athambile. Yayinoboya obumpunga obuthambile, futhi izindlebe ezinde zazihlala zilenga phansi kancane, njengokungathi zilalele imisindo yomhlaba. Noma nini lapho kufika ubusuku, amehlo e-Moon Shadow ayekhanya ngokukhanya okufudumele, okwakuwuphawu lwayo lokuvikela uXiaoya.

UXiaoya uyintombazane enamahloni, futhi ubumnyama bobusuku buhlala bumethusa. Kodwa njengoba kuyisithunzi senyanga, konke kuhlukile. Njalo ebusuku, isithunzi senyanga sizongena buthule elangeni likaXiaoya futhi sisebenzise umzimba waso ukuzungeza uXiaoya ngezwe elincane eliphephile. Lilandisa izindaba zasendulo, eligcwele isibindi nokuhlakanipha, okungenza uXiaoya abe nesibindi emaphusheni akhe.

Ngesinye isikhathi, uXiaoya waba nephupho elibi, ephupha ukuthi ulahlekile ehlathini elimnyama, ezungezwe ukwesaba okungapheli kanye nesizungu. Lapho nje esezolahla ithemba, ukukhanya okumnene kwangena ebumnyameni, kwaba yiNyanga Emnyama! Yama phambi kukaXiaoya yambheka ngokuqinile ngamehlo ayo akhanyayo, sengathi ithi, "Ungesabi, ngilapha." Ngaleso sikhathi, uXiaoya wezwa isibindi esingakaze sibonwe, wabamba isandla sikaMoon Shadow waphuma ehlathini ndawonye.

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayebhekene nobunzima obungakanani, uXiaoya wayezocabanga ngalelo phupho kanye namandla awanikwa yiMoon Shadow. Wayazi ukuthi uma nje iMoon Shadow iseceleni kwakhe, akukho lutho olwalunganqotshwa.

I-Moon Shadow yayingeyona nje ithoyizi elithambile, yayingumlindi kaXiaoya kanye nokukhanya enhliziyweni yakhe. Njalo ebusuku, i-Moon Shadow yayihlala buthule eduze kwefasitela, ilinde inyanga ukuba iphume, ngoba yayazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuvikela uXiaoya. Futhi uXiaoya wayethi ngobumnene ku-Moon Shadow, "Ngiyabonga, mlindi wami."

Kule ndaba emnandi, amathoyizi acwebezelayo awasewona amathoyizi nje. Angumthombo ofudumele kakhulu ezinhliziyweni zezingane kanye nomthombo wesibindi sazo sokubhekana nomhlaba.