Chapter 3

She immediately turned away from the pavilion after realizing that she was once again catching the attention of the other goddesses that went out of the pavilion and ran towards the direction heading to the Pond of Living.

The Pond of Living is the portal that the Goddess of Goodwill uses to communicate well with the enchantresses. It was actually forbidden for young goddesses and even to some other full-grown goddesses as well but she was feeling extra lonely tonight. She was sure that the Goddess of Goodwill was still inside the pavilion, having fun with the others so no one else would know that she had sneaked in.

She carefully looked around before she sat by the pond where she can hear endless chants and voices of enchantresses addressing the concerns of their people.

Amira stared at the rippling waters that showed the reflection of the glowing fireflies above it. Her forehead creased as she bit her lower lip as she thinks of a way to figure out how this communication tool actually works. She lost track of time as she works out everything she could think of to connect with someone.

“Goddess Celestia’s all over the place to look for her. She even asked the young goddesses to help search for Goddess Amira,”

Amira’s eyes widened after she heard the familiar voice of Goddess Agatha, the Goddess of Goodwill. She was talking to her daughter Goddess Elpis, the Goddess of Hope.

“I hope she’s doing alright. Maybe she just fell asleep somewhere? She wasn’t used to crowded places since Goddess Celestia secluded her,” Agatha said, her voice laced with worry.

“I’m sure Goddess Amira is doing alright, Mother. The stars are with her, she will never lose her way,” Elpis said as she comforted her mother.

Meanwhile, Amira was currently in a dilemma. There was nothing and nowhere she could hide. She turned around and saw two approaching shadows heading her way.

She looked around once more and closed her eyes tightly after her eyes fell on her reflection on the pond. She took a deep breath as she heard the voices getting nearer and before the two goddesses see her, she already dived into the water.

Her eyes widened and she opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out of her lips as she felt her whole body being sucked by a strong force beneath her and she just found herself falling.

Amira gasped as she paddled her feet up after feeling the shortness of breath. She was panting hard as she tried to catch her breath after resurfacing from the water. She can feel the rapid beating of her heart.

Her eyes were all around the place as she tried to take in the foreign surrounding. She tried to recall what happened but all she could remember was that she jumped into the Pond of Living, got sucked up by something, and then, she was falling.

How did she end up in the water?!

She turned around and her eyes bulged as she saw a tall guy standing and staring at her.

“Who are you?!” she shrieked in panic.

“Don’t be afraid! I won’t hurt you!” The guy said as he sat on the ground with his arms raised in a surrendering manner.

She stared at the guy standing before her. He’s probably a bit taller than her, the hair knot behind his head was eye-catching, but what really caught her attention was his glowing eyes.

Amira and Morgan remained still while staring at each other. They were memorizing each other’s features and were working on getting used to each other’s presence.

“Your eyes were glowing,” Amira pointed out as she stared at his bright eyes.

“Yours too,”

“I’m a Goddess of Love and Light. Of course, my eyes would glow,” she said chuckling, but it only made Morgan’s eyes bulged. He suddenly remembered Drake’s lessons about having a connection with the goddess.

Misfortune?

He was about to take a step back when he saw her staring at his feet. As if wondering what he would do, so instead of backing out, he stood up straight and walked up to the falls instead. He walked around the lake and went near her and offered his hand to help her get out of the water.

Amira was hesitant to take his hand but still ends up accepting his help. He took off the flannel polo he was wearing and let it rest on her shoulders as he guided her away from the falls so that they can talk properly without the loud noise of the water gushing to interrupt them.

“Hi, I’m Morgan.” Morgan introduced shyly while offering his hand in front of the beautiful woman.

“Morgan? That’s a nice name,” she said.

“I guess. But maybe yours was better?” He asked while gesturing to his hand that remained hanging.

“Oh!” She exclaimed before she frantically accepted his hand afraid that she would freak out the first creature who ever initiated a talk with her.

“I’m Amira.” She introduced with a bright smile.

Morgan was mesmerized as he stared at the goddess’ charming face. Her long damped golden locks fell down to her waist and her very fair complexion accentuated her bright amber eyes and thin lips.

“You’re so pretty…” he said and reached to touch her cheeks.

Amira just found herself closing her eyes as she felt the first warm touch on her skin.

All her life, all the warmth she received came from the stars. It was her first time to feel something that warm and it was immediately engraved in her mind and heart.

She opened her eyes when she felt him take his hand away.

“I’m sorry…” Morgan apologized while looking down.

“It’s alright,” Amira responded with a smile before she looked up into the sky and frown when she saw the moon.

“Do you mind if I ask you something?” Amira turned to look at him again after she heard him ask. Morgan took her silence as permission to go on.

“I… Are you really the Moon Goddess?”