A/N: Crap sorry it's been a while since I updated, writers block and life stuff. This isn't the final chapter, but it's coming soon.

APPROX AGES IN CHAP THIRTY FOUR

DROMEN: 49

SOLARIA: 43

LUNA: 65

NATHANIEL: 64

RAE: 89

Aman: 16

Alba: 12

Disclaimer: I don't own Demon Diary, or information from any website that may be mentioned at the end of this chap, but do own the idea for all OC characters in this fic.

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Chap 34: "Hellish war"

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Two years later...

At Castle Raenef

Night hung dimly outside as Luna and Solaria cleaned up after dinner. "This is the fifth year of war. Mother sometimes I feel I'll never see Dromen again." Silver-withered cherry locks fell over her face. Leaning fatigued against the wall she put her head into her hands.

"Since the day your aunt Phantasia declared your betrothal, Dromen has never wanted to be apart from you." She wanted to reassure her daughter whilst herself worrying for the remainder of their family in battle.

"Your husband has a spirit the likes of my fathers, as well he should." From the occasional message they received, she knew her nephew drew upon his demonic capabilities. He could perform no magic, but these abilities were innate.

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At war...

"Their numbers have dwindled greatly my lord" Eclipse noted as they stood nearby a brigade of allies.

"Do you think we'll end this soon?" Raenef asked his partner quietly.

For Luna's sake I hope so...

As the eldest veteran among them, Eclipse needed to remain emotionless, and sensible. "Sire we must strike while they lick their wounds."

"What is your plan of attack?"

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In Castle Raenef

They fended off enemy surges for three days straight. When both women were highly fatigued, a shaman broke through a crack in the castle barrier.

Luna ordered her daughter to take Aman and Alba to safety while she took on the enemy. Though Solaria and the boys could perform magic, they did as told.

It was a strenuous battle which cost princess Luna her right leg. The shaman was not defeated, but retreated to heal his wounds.

When Solaria sensed the enemy depart she teleported to find her mother with one leg torn from her body. She had knocked a curtain down, and held it against the exposed flesh in attempt to pause the blood-loss.

"Mommy!" She reached for the severed limb, but Luna yelled "Do not touch it!"

Crying, Solaria reasoned "I can reattach it, you'll be-"

"We must burn it!" Without her fathers there was no knowing what poisons and curses may be sealed inside.

Solaria set it aflame.

"Now... return to the boys while I fix this up." She didn't want the young ones to hear her screaming as she cauterized it with flames.

She was never as tough a warrior as her fathers, but hoped to live through the coming agony.

Aunty Erutis, uncle Chris please help me through this...

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One hour later...

"Mommy are you in great pain?" Solaria asked urgently. The air wreaked of scorched flesh.

Laying on the visually unchanged red carpet Luna wiped tears and sweat away from her eyes. Breathing heavily, "Five years of war, and this is my only sign of it daughter." Blackened flesh reached her blood-soaked left hip.

Solaria bit back useless words.

"I must rest. Go with the boys to my bedroom..." - Her fathers and other family members placed many spells of protection therein throughout her life- "Go, and pray for our family."

"But I can bring you a salve for the pain, something to-"

Her mother shook her head. "Yes mother... Go."

Luna closed her eyes, labored breathing steadying with slumber.

In dreams, for the first time in many years she saw the faces of her life-givers defending against creatures she could never see clearly.

As Erutis and Chris laughed together with they, and her grandchildren Luna knew her daughter must have given her some magical remedy.

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One moon later...

At war

"Lord Raenef", the forty nine year old addressed his uncle as such when discussing battle tactics, "We can end this war today."

"I believe so anipsiós. Speak of our plan to no one." The three knew of likely betrayers among those they called allies. Dromen allowed his uncles to put a seal on his thoughts several times over the years, so that no combatant could read, or change them.

"Go." Eclipse went forth to begin the finale.

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Dromen moved his forces onward. This war cost him his son and daughters, there was no energy left in him for the games these demons and monsters often played.

I wish to visit the graves of my children, and hold my phanlanya in my arms again...

Across the land he ripped skulls, sliced limbs, and in water he captured and gutted doyarchu and delpie the way he would fish.

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Having not slept in two days Eclipse meditated to regain his energy, and focus his power. He pulled blood from enemies then in a shower of bloody bolts he took down the remaining opposing commanders.

Raenef recalled every friend and loved one whose lives were stolen senselessly; knowingly hypocritically slaughtered hundreds at a time with spells, and hand-to-hand combat.

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As the moon slipped away from sunlight three comrades marched ahead with what remained of their troops.

Few spoke as wounded were dragged and carried across desert sand.

Responding to word which finally reached them, commanders came to their leaders. "Lord Raenef, Lord Dromen you called for us?"

"You are to lead our troops to the nearest allied land."

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In Castle Raenef

"I will not tell him again Solaria" Luna stated as her daughter pulled Aman apart from bruised Alba.

"I truly believed they were past such rivalry."

"It is more difficult with just us two raising them, I hope I wasn't so with your grandfathers."

"By the gods, how many years past..."

"Princess" Luna quipped, "I am not so old."

"Apologies mother" she said, again pulling the brothers apart, signing "You are not the lord of this castle, and you two are not enemies."

"The lord of this land is one of my fathers" her mother said, suddenly in tears.

"Mother?" She sensed power she hadn't felt for what seemed like decades.

"Solaria" called her husband from the doorway.

"Dromey!" the forty three year old felt youthful leaping into his arms.

"Daddies you are home at last" Luna smiled, reaching to them from a chair.

Seeing their daughters loss of limb pained Raenef and Eclipse, and they embraced her. "We apologize for being gone so long Moonbeam."

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End of chap 34

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Sorry again for the late update dears.

Definitions

*Petherós = Greek for father-in-law

*Gamprós = Greek for son-in-law

*Pappous, or Pappouli (more sweet way) = Greek for grandpa

*Yiayia = Greek for grandmother

*Anipsiós = Greek for nephew

*Anipsiá = Greek for niece

*Megáli anipsiá = Greek for great niece

*Engoni = Greek for grand daughter

*Kouniáda = Greek for sister-in-law *Kouniádos = Greek for brother-in-law *Theíos = Greek for uncle *Theia = Greek for aunt *Xáderfos = Greek for cousin *Khu man = Lao for betrothed *Phanlanya = Lao for wife *Sami-khong = Lao for husband *Luksav = Lao for daughter *Luksai = Lao for son *Aem = Lao for mom *Pho = Lao for dad

*Nongsav = Lao for sister

*Ai = Lao for brother

*Māṁ = Hindi for mom

*Pitā = Hindi for dad