【Dream Realm Creature Log】No.001_Moon Lantern Insect
Insect Class／Dream Light Family
Rarity
★★☆☆☆
Danger Level
☆☆☆☆☆
Affinity to Humans
★★★★★
Appearance Features
The Moon Lantern Insect is a nocturnal insect, approximately five to seven centimeters in length. They possess translucent wings with veins that shimmer in a silvery-white glow like moonlight. At the tip of their abdomen is a round luminescent sac that emits a soft milky-white light while flying, resembling tiny floating lanterns in the night sky.
Juvenile Moon Lantern Insects cannot glow; they must absorb a dream for the first time before their abdominal lantern can light up.
Habitat
Moon Lantern Insects primarily inhabit the Moon Sleep Forest, Silver Dew Grassland, and old-growth forests near human settlements.
They prefer quiet environments, especially those with children living nearby.
Dietary Habits
Moon Lantern Insects feed on emotions scattered from dreams.
They most enjoy dream glimmers formed by calmness, joy, and longing.
If nightmares appear nearby, Moon Lantern Insects will actively approach and consume some of the fear and unease.
Therefore, nights when Moon Lantern Insects appear often allow people to sleep more peacefully.
Special Abilities
Moon Lantern Insects scatter fine “Moon Glow Powder” while flying.
Moon Glow Powder can soothe emotions, gradually relaxing living beings.
According to research, many long-distance migrating creatures of the dream realm also follow the light of Moon Lantern Insects.
Legend Records
An ancient legend circulates across the Dream Realm Continent.
If three Moon Lantern Insects are seen landing simultaneously on a windowsill on the night of a full moon, then in that night’s dream, one will meet the person they miss the most.
Thus, many residents regard Moon Lantern Insects as messengers of longing and blessings.
Fox Observation Notes
Last night, the little boy and I took a walk at the edge of the Moon Sleep Forest.
The night was very quiet.
So quiet that only the sound of grass blades brushing could be heard.
Suddenly, the little boy tugged at my sleeve.
“Fox, look.”
I followed his pointing finger.
A group of Moon Lantern Insects was slowly flying out from deep within the forest.
They looked like floating stars.
Or like moonlight scattered by the wind.
We stood there watching for a long time.
Until the last Moon Lantern Insect disappeared into the depths of the forest.
——《Fox Observation Notes》
Short Story｜Light by the Window
That night, the little boy had a nightmare.
He dreamed he was walking alone in a pitch-black forest.
There was no sound, no light around him.
Just as he was about to cry, a faint silvery-white glow suddenly appeared in the distance.
It was a Moon Lantern Insect.
Then a second one.
A third.
More and more Moon Lantern Insects flew out from the darkness.
They circled around the little boy like a gentle river of light.
The forest was no longer frightening.
The path in the dream gradually brightened.
The next morning, the little boy opened the window.
He found three tiny Moon Lantern Insects resting on the windowsill.
They quietly fluttered their wings.
As if saying:
“Don’t be afraid, we were here.”
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