Miall BEFORE MIALL WOKE UP"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" Orion ranted as he walked up and down. "Fuck!" He screamed into the bright, open room.I sat down quietly and watched as he took out all his frustrations by kicking the air or swearing it out, things that he would never do before Amanah."You don't fucking listen," he directed to me as he stared at me from the corner of his eyes. "This is the last fucking place I'd rather be!" He shouted and gave the room middle fingers."Where are we?" I asked him, and he groaned, sitting down next to me; he wore a suit and didn't look as half bad as he normally does. If Amanah was here, she'd be swooning."The gods have summoned us," he replied, fixing my jacket. "Don't say a word," he said sternly, and I raised my eyebrows."You will do all the talking?" I asked amusedly. After all, he was the one fighting with the room just now."Yes, because you are a fucking idiot. Just follow my lead, and then we'll be out here quickly and back to Amanah," he
I groaned as I opened my eyes, rubbing my forehead. What the hell happened?"Oh, you're awake?" The woman who looked like Amanah knelt next to me, dressed in a black and white cloak dress. She had a small bowl next to her filled with water. "You were out for quite some time," she softly said, reaching toward my face.I grabbed her hand, stopping her, and she stared at me, surprised."What are you doing here, Amanah, and where's Orion?" I asked, and her eyes stared into mine, confused."I'm sorry, sir, but I am not Amanah. You passed out in the woods last night; you had quite the fever, but it's gone down now," she reached for my forehead and pulled the damp cloth. "If you're feeling okay now, you can leave my cottage," she pointed to the door as she got up with her bowl and left the cottage."Where is Orion?" I whispered to myself as I got up. I felt a bit woozy but quickly regained my balance. Leaving her tiny cottage, I opened the door, but I wasn't ready for the sunlight to blind my
Naja had disappeared into thin air after she said this trial would be fun. I was still confused about what was happening.In the previous trial, it felt like I was going through Orion's memories just to find myself standing at a door waiting for Orion to come out of his deep slumber. How we had switched positions was blurry to me, but it also felt like it made sense.It wasn't about me.That woman that Orion said was his wife Zyrah looked like Amanah, although a few things told them apart.Amanah's eyes were a lighter shade of brown compared to Zyrah's. She had a beauty spot right next to her left eye. But there was still so much that was the same. The way they were so mean with their words yet kind in their actions almost convinced me they were one person.Orion definitely had a type.I looked at Orion, but his jaw was still clenched."Are you okay?" I asked, and his left eye twitched."Tie your stupid hair!" He bellowed, and I leaned away from him, gathering my hair into a ponytail b
Third Person"So this is going to be pretty simple," Impa clapped his hands. The room was filled with fire, but it wasn't burning hot. The temperature was enough to cause discomfort to those of a different nature from the alpha’s, but it barely made a difference to Orion and Miall.Impa reminded Miall of Drystan, but he didn't seem like a betrayer.Orion and Miall had begun to better understand each other throughout the trials they had gone through so far. Miall could easily feel why Orion wasn’t so fond of Impa. The proud man was loud and clearly had a huge ego.Where Miall and Orion stood was like dried-up lava. Impa smirked as he formed a fiery rod and pointed it at Orion. "I want a duel against the god of Lycans," he said, emphasising Orion's title, and Orion rolled his eyes."A duel? Between a god and a lighter? Sure," Orion shrugged, rolling his neck. Impa's eye twitched as he stared at Orion in absolute hate. The two had a knack for getting on each other's nerves.They were poss
Miall"You guys made it through Inferno's Pit," the sun goddess said—yeah, we barely made it. "I'm so glad," she put her hands together.My arm had been restored, but Orion was still weak. He shot her a suspicious gaze as he asked her,"You're not going to torture us, right, Ylil?" I was tired, felt burnt out, and felt as if I was going to drop soon. This was exhausting; they should've chosen an intervention approach."No, but this journey is for Miall alone," Ylil said with a stern yet sorry look. Fuck, it's my turn now? "Whatever you see in there is never real, but it reflects you. Good luck."I pray I won't have to fight with anybody or explain myself anymore. Why were all these gods so obsessed with what it was in our lives and tried to use it against us? I knew I was no saint, but it was getting old.I should apologise when we were done with this; if I really wanted to move on peacefully this time, I needed to apologise to everyone back home."Won't you be going in?" Ylil asked, a
AmanahAfter Miall woke up, he had to stay at the hospital for an extra day to ensure his vitals were stable. Malakhi offered to stay with him, and Anin dragged me to her house.Where she made sure I ate...a lot. Not that I was complaining, but I had to say the most exciting part of staying with Anin was all the sleep I caught up on.The woman was a pregnancy guru; once she put me into the perfect position to sleep, I was gone. She put down a pillow to put my leg over and instructed me to sleep on my left side. I was pretty sure I snored and farted a couple of times, but Anin did not complain.She was reluctant to have me return to Miall's house, and I understood wholeheartedly. I had been ignorant of my surroundings and gave into fantasy, which had been nothing but horror, not entirely, but I had been fooling myself with the idea of things getting better.I sat in the kitchen, mindlessly stirring my cold tea."Good morning," Miall greeted softly, and I turned to greet him.“Good morni
Why does it feel like I'm doing community service? Had I been probably arrested, and yet I never realised it? All this training felt like a punishment for something I did, but I couldn't even think of something bad.I mean, there might be a few things I had done before that would fill at least five pages back to back, but it wasn't so extreme for me to be working like this. I thought I was supposed to be in paradise here!Resting, and everyone else would be tending to me. But no, I had to train to become Luna!"Luna, Luna!" One of the kids ran toward me, holding a paper against his chest. "Yes, Shawn?" I answered, leaning forward as much as my heavy belly allowed me. My cheeks ached from smiling so much. Every single day, it was something new, with school involved. Michael wasn't sweet about his lessons either; the closer the date drew, the more the pressure grew...lucky me."What do you have there?" I asked, pointing to the paper, and he grinned, looking up at me. "I made a drawing
My door opened as I cried, and something was thrown onto my lap. I saw Miall close my door before jogging to his side. I looked down at my lap, and a paper bag sat there.Did he get me something? Oh, I fall in love with him every single day.Without waiting for him, I opened the bag, and I was surprised he got me the pet! Although it was a teddy dragon. My lips slowly folded into a smile before I started laughing."Thanks," I whispered as I looked at the black dragon with strips of gold lining around it. It was so cute, and I loved it already. I sniffled as I felt the tears well up in my eyes; if this wasn't an action of love, I had no idea what else could be.It was big enough to fit my whole lap, and for me to hug it while I slept, well it wasn't like those huge lifesize bears, but it was great enough.Miall drove to his next destination, and I slowly fell asleep when he left the car. This time, he came back with flowers. It was a huge bouquet, but I wasn't a fan of flowers; I guess
Miall"Where are you guys going?" I asked Amanah as she held Amira and Auri's hands.They were dressed in matching pink sun dresses, and Amanah wore a cute hat while the twins rocked pink bow hairpins.My girls are beautiful!"We're going on a girl's date," Amanah said as she smiled. "We're just waiting on Maniah.""Alright, let me get my keys, and we'll go together," I said as I pointed to the kitchen, and the girls voiced their opinions."No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," Auri shook her head as she waved her small hands."You stay right here," Amari warned as she pointed a finger at me."It's a girl's date, Dad," Maniah said as she passed me; unlike the three, she wore jeans and an oversized hoodie."What are you wearing?" Her mother asked as she took in her attire. "I thought we agreed on wearing sun dresses?""No, the three of you agreed on wearing pink clothes, and I agreed to come along," Maniah shrugged as she raised her book.Amanah pouted and rolled her eyes."Teenagers," s
"Woah, it's really her," I heard as I felt tiny fingers touch my face and giggles.What's going on?"When was the last time we saw her?" Another voice sniffled, and I heard a thud."Stop crying, Kenji," a softer voice said as she hiccupped."What are you all doing here? She's resting," that voice.I knew it all too well.It belonged to the owner of the phone that was in my pocket.Wait a minute, where are my pockets? I touched my sides and felt a soft, silky material covering my body.Waking up, I blinked as I stared at the ceiling."She's up. Shhh," one of them said, a younger male. Two faces that looked alike stared at me with gummy smiles, and I frowned."Why did you guys put Amira and Auri on her bed?" Miall scolded as he walked closer to the bed."They just climbed on their own. They're old enough to do that already," the soft voice said as she took the other baby away from me.Sitting up, I held my head and groaned, feeling a slight ache. Looking around the room, my eyes paused o
I wiped the counter thoughtlessly as I stared ahead. On all the days this bar could be empty, it chose today?Only a few regulars were here and none of them were exciting."You should plaster a smile on that face, Amanah," I stared at Frank with an annoyed look, and he laughed as he flipped the cocktail shaker in the air and caught it with his right hand behind his back, show off."What are you even doing here?""I came to help," I whined as I leaned against the counter and stared at Frank as he worked."You're scaring my customers away; look attractive," he scolded, and I widened my eyes."But I am attractive," I pulled my overalls and stared at him, disappointed. "Anyway, I had this dream, right," I started excitedly, and he put his hand up."Tell me all about it after you serve that customer over there. He only ever comes here whenever you visit," he said, and I raised my eyebrow."So you think it's safe for me to go serve a potential stalker?""Uh, yes. I have bills to pay, Miss Mi
Third Person"What caused you to wake up, Supreme Goddess?" Seifer asked as he stood up from his kneeling position."All the persons I created from my guilt have finally passed on, so that freed me from my prison," Lunaria smiled as she answered."Are you really free from your guilt?" Ylil asked as she glared at Lunaria."No," Lunaria answered simply. "Are you free from your guilt, Ylil?" She asked as she stared into her eyes."I have none," Ylil bit out, and Lunaria nodded as she looked around her temple."That is sad," she whispered.Her eyes landed on Miall, who was still having a hard time breathing. He pressed his head on the ground, writhing in pain."You're the one that's sad!" Ylil shouted, and all the other gods gave her a warning look.Even though they didn't agree with Lunaria's decisions, they still were obligated to protect her."I know," Lunaria said as she kept her eyes on Miall's form. "What's wrong with them?" She asked as she pointed to Miall. "Why have you sealed Ori
Lunaria POV"Are you just gonna stand by the door?" I asked.The day was so heavy today and I was truly exhausted. I lay on my bed face-front refraining from screaming."It's so crazy how you've become so aware of everything since you became the Supreme Goddess," Orion chuckled as he entered my room."I have eyes everywhere now," I said. "And they're all weeping," I whispered as I got up and faced him."Come on, it's not that bad," he smiled as he sat beside me, and pressed a soft kiss on my shoulder. "You're just under a lot of stress.""I really thought I'd just be a disciple at best, Ylil is most suited for this role," I said as I leaned against him."You've been saying that for three years already, but you were chosen for this role because you have something Ylil doesn't have," he said as he massaged my head."What is it that I have besides being terrible at making decisions? I'm not even a scholar," I grumbled. "That feels really good," I sighed closing my eyes."You're empathetic.
Orion held my hips as we kissed in the dark alleyway, his hands slowly trailing down my thighs to my ass, where he gently squeezed.Lifting me up and pressing against the wall, he grunted as he sucked on my tongue and pressed himself against me.I moaned as his hand rubbed my thigh softly, his teeth bit into my bottom lip, and I pressed my chest against his.Pulling away from the kiss, Orion stared at me with drunk eyes, and I believe I gave him just a lust-filled gaze. Without saying anything, he helped me down and held my hand, guiding me through the alleyway.Orion would occasionally squeeze my hand, and I would squeeze his back just to let him know I was okay. I couldn't believe that had happened. Was he mad? Did he like it as much as I did? I want to kiss again.Biting onto my bottom lip, I sighed softly, feeling the pain from his bite. Orion turned around and stared at my lips. Moving in closer, he held my chin and released my bottom lip from between my teeth."Don't do that," he
ℭ𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔄𝔤𝔬"So, how was the exam!?" Ylil asked me as she wrapped her arm around my shoulder and exited the examination centre."Argh, don't even ask me about it! At this rate, I won't even make it to being a disciple," I groaned as I wrapped my arm around her waist."That bad, huh?" She whispered as she held me tighter."Seriously bad," I whispered, feeling the tears form."I probably will just be a normal human by next month," I gulped as I roughly wiped my tears."Aria," she said softly."Enough about me, how was the exam for you!?""Hmm, it was okay," she nodded and I knew she was saying it was okay so that I wouldn't have to feel alone."It was super easy, wasn't it?" I asked her, smiling, and she clenched her teeth."Yeah, sorry," she whispered, and I laughed, shaking my head."You don't have to be sorry that I was born a bit dumber than you," I joked, and she stopped walking, looking furious. She hated it when I would be negative or mean to myself."A bit challenged
Third Person"What just happened?" Evander whispered as he stared at the broken window where Orion stood. "Where's Amanah?"Looking at Ylil, she had an unreadable expression as she held Auri in her arms, and Miall stared out the broken window blankly.Evander ran downstairs.Reaching where she had fallen, his steps slowed as he looked around the courtyard."What the?" He panicked as he looked for her. "Where is she?" He looked up at the third floor, wondering if he had been deceived."Hmm?" Ylil groaned as she looked at the spot where Amanah's lifeless body was supposed to be."Where is she?" She gritted as she stared at Evander."I should be asking you! I knew you were a sketchy bitch the moment you showed up," Evander roared, pointing his finger at Ylil. "And you!"He turned to face Miall.Evander felt rage coursing through his veins; his heart broke for Amanah. He knew what it was like to be killed by someone you loved."How could you do that to her?" He asked as he approached him.
I stared at the huge statue that Evander had fished from the water. It looked exactly like the one I saw in my dream when drowning in the ocean."So, nothing?" Evander asked as he put his hands on his hips, waiting expectedly.I slowly shook my head and gave him an apologetic look."No, I can't sense anything. It's just stone," I shrugged, and he sighed as he dropped his head."Just stone?" He squeaked out as he kicked a rock on the ground. "She's just stone!""Maybe it needs sacrifice?" I tried, and he looked at me, amused but mostly annoyed."What kind of crappy neighbourhood did you grow up in? Sacrifice? No, her stone body won't crack because her soul isn't here anymore," he said as he pointed between me and the stone."Well, where is her soul?" I asked, amused at how stressed he was about all of this."It was in you. It's probably buried deep somewhere in all that anguish you keep to yourself.""Anguish?" I asked, smiling. "I'm happy," I shrugged, and he groaned as he rolled his e