ZEUS-Aurora is the love of my life, but it doesn’t seem like a forever kind of thing with her. Because we’re destroying each other, bringing ruins in ways we haven’t even thought about.The power we exchanged even while being at our difference has turned into weakness, and my weakness is the kid growing in her.She’s having a baby and I don’t know how to tell her that without making myself look like a bad dad. I can’t even figure out if I am happy about it or not.When I first heard about it, I could kill, I could die but when I gave a thought about maybe, I would be the worst thing that will happen to this child.It felt bad for some reason, and I wasn’t angry on Aurora for hitting me. I wanted her to end my pathetic life, end my misery. But I know my words must’ve hurt her.I could only think about parting so that she can bring this child up in peace. Because if he stays near me, all he’ll learn is how to handle a sword. How to shoot a man in the middle of the forehead and activate
AURORA-“Don’t worry… both of them are fine!” I hear a voice, I felt like someone is banging my head with something over and over again.Both of them?“Your daughter is a fighter!” I heard the doctor say, I open my eyes, I don’t know what to feel because I feel a lot of emotions coursing through my body, to which should I address first?The rage? The fear? The happiness? The anguish? Which one? “W---what daughter?” I got up ignoring the agony, I am just hearing things or maybe this is another foolish idea of Zeus to make my blood boil.“Uh!” both of them took a long pause. I look at the doctor, because I can’t see Zeus right now. “You guys need to talk!” he taps Zeus’ shoulder and begins to leave.“You stop right there, and speak… what daughter?” his steps stumbled into a halt. His gaze at Zeus with an apologetic smile on his face.“You are pregnant, Ms. Aurora. Your husband was keen on forcing me to hide it from you but---” I turned my gaze at Zeus who is piercing at the floor.I fee
AURORA-Problems, what are they? Demons that come for our soul and the demons we can’t chase away until we win or lose, die perhaps?So, who won? Zeus or I? Who died? Zeus or I? Both of us are hurting, both of us are parting, so maybe the demons won. While we lost, Zeus and I.There will always be regrets in my life, if I hadn’t left Zeus perhaps, I wouldn’t be like this, but there are possibilities my daughter would be… dead.Zeus always wanted a baby, a daughter but now that I have it, he’s running away. I know what he is running away from however, I can’t compromise, not with her.When he is so unsure to have a child, I won’t give him that. And I won’t cry, I don’t care how hard his battles are but for this child he should’ve shown some courage.I don’t hear footsteps following me because he knows it is for the best perhaps, because he’d ruin this kid, we’ll ruin this kid.We were in love when I escaped last time, we had a chance of coming back together and we did but what about wh
AURORA-A house, two rooms, four eyes, uneven breaths falling around. An empty space, enough for me to slouch around.A pretty kitchen with no one to cook, a hopeless smile probably for the last time. I barehandedly place my sorrow on the table and thumped my body down on the couch.“It’s nice…” I exhaled, I don’t even know where my life has taken me, or where I am going to take my life. I missed him the moment I stepped into this car.“I---I’ll try to look for a job a---and…” he went silent, and I tasted iron on the inside. I got up, “t---the ba---bath…” I couldn’t say it.“On the left perhaps…” he panicked; I don’t know what is happening to me. He slammed all the doors open, and pushed me inside one.He held my hair, rubbed my back as I puked nonsense down the drain. “I don’t know what we’re supposed to say, but it is going to be fine…”I heard him, he thought I didn’t but I did. He left while I managed to bring myself back into the right state of mind.“I don’t know what we’re supp
AURORA-His hands had visible veins that popped out every time he tossed the omelet in the pan. He had sharp jawline, and a faint grey color in his dark brown eyes.He was taller than me, a lot and his shoulders were broad comparatively less than Zeus---His shoulders were broad and a lean midriff with flesh sticked to his skin forcing all the necessary curves to pop visible.He wore black shirt with matching pants and formal black sneakers, and still, I could see his defined frame. Black tends to hide solid curves but his were so firm that it was impossible to unsee them.I was drooling all over the place as he placed the plate in front of me. “What are you looking at?” he shrugged his shoulders and I halted.“Looking at you cook; I didn’t know you can cook…” it came out creepier than I imagined. I cringed on my own words and he didn’t move for a while, stiffened at his own place, he looks around.“Well, my father’s a chef so, it’s a given… I guess.” He blushed and I saw heat rising
AURORA-A white dress, drenched in my sweat, a white suit, drenched in his sweat. Both of us panting as we managed to escape the fashion show.We forgot to click photos, but made memories as our bodies collided. As our soul became one and a sacred bond formed under the light of the stars.That white dress, drenched with my blood, that white suit, drenched with his blood. A knife through our chest and the sacred bond severed.This was all I could remember as Azrael handed me over the photos. Memories he clicked, memories he triggered and I threw them away on floor.A wedding gown reminds me that I will never wear it, I can wear it. Because I see happiness walking away from me.My hands are sweaty, my grip is loose and I can’t hold on it. My dreams are fake and because they can never make it into reality.I see the photos of us smiling as we storm through the ramp, where has that smile gone? Where is has that time gone? When we confided in each other and now we hide from each other?We
ZEUS-I saw her leave, and I knew I wouldn’t stop her. She’s a flower that’s better off alone on the ground than stay in a broken vase like me.I didn’t follow her however my knees weakened and I found myself crawling on the floor for the air. I couldn’t look up, Aurora left and I couldn’t do anything about it.I didn’t want to; I don’t want to hold her back. I have always wanted a daughter, just like her but now that my wish is front of me, I'm scared.I'm scared I’ll consume her light, I’ll ruin her childhood, I am not a good human being let alone a good dad.I don’t know what kindness is, I don’t know what affection is and whatever Aurora taught me has gone down the drain…“Mr. Zeus…” I heard a voice; I looked up and my gaze fell on the ring in nurse’s hands. I looked away all of a sudden. Aurora gave it back and the ring on my own finger began to suffocate me.She handed it over to me with an apologetic face, its right, I am a problem. I need to be fixed, or maybe I come with no c
ZEUS-I open my eyes and six years have passed in a whim. I'm lying, it’s been exactly, two thousand two hundred and eighty days since she left me.And I miss her every second, every second my breath falls to rise up again I miss her and when I look around, I see nothing but emptiness. It has been six years of sleepless nights and infinite fights, within my mind.My souls seek her sight, I haven’t found her yet because I haven’t tried. I'm afraid to show up before her, not knowing how I’d act.I'm living on meds, apparently because I’d be dead otherwise. I had a series of panic attack after she left and Arthur forced me to go see her or go see a doctor of some sort.I chose the latter one, it’s less painful that way. So, my body functions on drugs and my conscience occasionally torments me.I haven't talked to my mother yet because I thought it was Aurora’s job to fix the bond between us but ever since she’s gone, I didn’t even look at my mother.Things are going smoothly, for others
AURORA-My body is aching, Zeus was merciless yesterday, and I believe I’ve slept for fourteen hours straight. No one bothered to wake me up, and I opened my eyes to find out that a new day has begun.I got up leaving outside, Zeus and I are finally together, and I loved every moment of it. I'm glad he didn’t hate me, I'm glad everything went well, despite the problems we had to go through.“No, no, no.” I heard the familiar voice and whatever sleep I had in my eyes vanished.“Elinor?” I shouted running toward the ground. The voice turned into laughter and I saw Elinor giggling with Zeus, both of them lying on the ground, as Zeus was tickling her.“Don’t ruin it.” my legs stopped on the voice and I turned to see Azrael standing before me.“H---how are you---”“How am I here?” Azrael muttered and walked in my direction. “it was time for me go out of the picture.”“What’s that supposed to mean?” I shivered just by his words.“Elinor found your wedding photos, Aurora. I couldn’t do much.
ZEUS-I love her, and my undying love for her knows no bound. But, I'm insecure, I'm insecure she’ll again choose whatever over me, and can I be blamed for that? Can she be blamed for that?My meanness and her kindness always clash, always. And I don’t believe in opposites attract but fuck. I am angry, jealous and dying every moment she looks at other man, even if it is Arthur, they are bonding way too much now, they need a fucking break.And I am angry because I can’t stay angry at her, so maybe I'm acting to be rude while I don’t give a fuck about my own pride, this girl ate me alive. And as much as I want to drag her to my room, I can’t.“Are you going to fill me up with your silence?” She is so nervous that the dark part of me is enjoying it very much, more than I should. “I wonder if Alfred should serve us today?” I posed a question again but she didn’t dare look at me. so apparently, me mentioning Alfred’s name was not much of a trigger.She wasn’t saying anything and it was now
AURORA-Three more days and nothing, we have nothing on our hand. Zeus is still unconscious, still very much the same, though he’s breathing and maybe healing, we see positive signs but I need more, more than that.We avoided war, not we, Alfred did it. He stopped him pack, the soul sorcerers, the Alpha or Kian for that matter didn’t come after me because Alfred chose to let me go. And they had to listen to him, everyone knew Alfred will single handedly kill the whole pack, or maybe cause severe damage if not that.Arthur is still dying with the pain, the loss of Halsey but nothing can’t be done. She and Dabria plotted against us, Dabria informed the soul sorcerers about my existence and that I have a daughter, she thought I have broken all ties with Zeus, which was right. And that I would have no backup.I am a mother now, and I want to say I get how she felt but I am a selfish mother. And she tried to take my daughter away from me, and nothing, nothing could make me angrier than thi
AURORA-“I knew you’d come back to me.” He smiled and I looked around to see if Arthur is here or not, I am being delusional, of course, he is not here. Alfred took care of him, them.“I didn’t come to you.” I say, without looking him in the eyes. Because I am embarrassed of my own self, of my own stupidity of breaking hearts though it is always intentional.And truth be told, this shouldn’t worry me even a bit, but it does, and it shatters me in ways I don’t expect. Alfred as a being is kind inside that coating of pretending to be callous, he is not cruel, or maybe not to me. Alfred deserves to be loved by someone who truly cares for him. I'm not that someone, I love Zeus and look at the damage I've brought to him, so what will happen to Alfred, who I don’t even love?“You’re not?” He tried to smile, I noticed the dark circles under his eyes, the sleepless eyes that wanted to shut off but he wasn’t allowing them to. The tiredness on his face and the glow of those amber eyes was lost
AURORA-I woke up, my eyes burning from the poison, probably the side effects of wolfsbane, but I was breathing and was back in our mansion.I was back home, safe and breathing, in my own room. The first thing I do is look for Zeus, I want to see him. his wound was closer to his already healing heart, plus that poison was made for primordial not a normal werewolf.My breathing went erratic, and I paused before entering his room. There was no sign of Elinor here, she was not back, and was safe with Azrael, this gave me some peace of mind and I gulped.I don’t want to have bad thoughts and barged in, my heart heaved a heavy sigh and it got stuck in my throat, I couldn’t move and only saw him lying lifeless on the bed.“Zeus---” I etched, my voice not coming out firm and my lips wobbled as I took a step not having energy to move further. I tried to smile, “Zeus, I know you’re angry with me.”I didn’t want to believe the sight before me, I was in denial and wanted to stay that way forever
ZEUS-Death? What is it? Death is the look Aurora had on her face when I let go of myself, when I said things, I wanted to regret but didn’t.When I said I hated her because for a moment I actually wanted it to be true, but I can’t, I can’t hate her. She will be the death of me yet I won’t be able to hate her, she gave this life a life so, why would I hate her if she takes it back?But only after Arthur’s taunting I realized that I was complete jerk for the girl who was again sacrificing again her happiness because of me, so that I can breathe, and I hated my life, myself to be this helpless.All the arrogance I had in me, about being the strongest, rigid and stout, it all crumpled into a piece of paper later on dumped into a bin.Aurora is forever gonna choose everything over me, saying it her duty to keep me safe, what am I doing? This girl lost her world, the beautiful life she had before she met me, I ruined it. I became the death of her happiness and yet she’s doing her best to k
AURORA-“Somewhere safe… for now?” Kian teased and my nerves tensed up with fear. The dread of happening something to Elinor made all the possibilities to think numb in my brain and I paralyzed.I looked at Alfred who promised to keep Elinor out of it had nothing to say, but for some reason, he was just as shocked as I was however, I wasn’t foolish enough to believe him, or his fake reaction.“I always love having an upper hand, especially when Alfred is dumb enough to gladly listen to all the ranting you do. we wanted power and fear in our enemy’s eyes gives us that.” Kian almost snorted.“You are of no use, we need soldiers and not those who defy us. You became a rebel the day you stood up before me, we don’t want that shit. Henceforth, I’ll train Elinor or I’ll kill her there’s no third option.“W---what happened to Azrael?” I gasped for air, I failed, like every time I failed and nothing, nothing went my way, I failed.“He’s alive… barely. So, either you back off or see her die. W
AURORA-“Hurry, we need to leave.” He muttered panicking.“M---Mirage and Ian, they’re inside.” I say still looking down on the ground, processing the reality.“Don’t worry about them, they escaped too---”“Where will we go? They will come after us, he will come after me, he will kill you. no---, Zeus you have to go back.” I shiver merely from the thought of seeing Zeus de---.“Aurora stop being like this and just come home.” “He’ll make sure, I don’t have a home. This is bad.” “Aurora, I'm trying to fight here for you, I don’t want my daughter to live without a mother, when she clearly has one. Do you get it? I'm not as strong as them, but I have the power of love, now stop looking down on me and just hold my hand, dammit. My pride has a limit too.” I looked up as he extended his hand, worry cascading his face, his eyes glowing, mine as well, I missed him and he’s before me.I got up and hugged and firmly, my whole body trembled under his touch and my dead soul awakened. I missed h
AURORA-It’s here, my death, my end, standing and the door and I just invited it in. I'm here sitting in this wedding gown which feels more like a death bed.I'm getting married to Alfred Hestia, in order to survive, in order to see those who I love breathe, I love Zeus, and I miss him, I just want to see him one last time and could even trade my life for his one look.I feel my bones shattering just as my will and Zeus is my only redemption. “Come here…” Alfred pulled me closer, his eyes fixated at mine and whenever I look away, he forces my gaze back to him.His eyes are making me feel naked, the way he looks at me, and the way he licks his lips like he wants to devour me, his smile tells me how victorious he feels right now, and his laugh is like he gives no shit about this world.I didn’t take up on the fifth tier, it was a good thing I didn’t see Mirage here. He probably listened to me, and I'm glad he did so. All I see is one vow and the Aurora who smiled, the Aurora who lived w