GABRIELS POV,
When they are walking to the Inn to pack their stuff Julias says, "That guy Javier gives me the creeps."Gabriel nods, "Yes there is something very dark inside that guy. I noticed a certain blonde lady didn't give you the creeps though. You were looking like you had just seen an angel."Julias gets a dreamy look on his face, "Ow man she was an angel. She must be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. It was like no one else was in the room when she walked in."Gabriel smiles, "That's how I feel about Noelle."Julias stands still and looks at him with a sincere look for the first time, "I can see that you love each other. I am sorry that I keep judging you from your past. We all had to make some tough decisions in that time."Gabriel squeezes Julias his shoulder, "It's alright we will probably have to make some more tough decisions soon. By the way, great thinking to mention what happened to the Sea Realm when they stayed neutral. ThatJULIAS POV,It is too dangerous to talk about what just happened in the palace so Julias and Gabriel both go separate ways after the talk with Lord Midas. Julias goes to his room and when he lays in bed, he is still stunned by what happened. How can they be so stupid and ignorant and best of all trying to make a deal with Hades? That is just asking for trouble. Julias feels bad for all the people that must suffer the consequences of such a clueless leader. It takes him a long time to fall asleep and he wakes up the next morning with a big headache.It is still very early when he decides to go have some breakfast but to his surprise, Luna is there as well. He immediately feels nervous and tries to be relaxed when he walks to her."Hello, my name is Julias. I don't think we have met before."Luna looks up at him with her big blue eyes and studies him before answering, "Nice to meet you Julias, my name is Luna. I am Lord Midas his daughter. Who are you?"She ho
GABRIELS POV,For the last 2 days, Gabriel has been busy getting to know the city and its people. It is clear to him that there is a big difference between the poor and the rich. Unfortunately, everyone seems to be too scared to talk to him. He will have to talk to Angus tonight and figure out a strategy to learn more about what the people of Dandion actually think. He puts on some decent clothes for the dinner because Lord Midas has a dinner for the nobility of Dandion. Gabriel looks in the mirror and sighs, his eyes seem sad and not vibrant like normal. He really misses Noelle so much that it hurts.It is hard to concentrate on his task here when all he can think of is his beautiful wife. He wants to know if she is okay and what she is doing right now. If only he could send her a mind message. Just hearing her sweet voice would already make him feel so much better. He takes another look in the mirror and sighs again, it is time to man up and focus. He straightens his pos
GABRIELS POV,Gabriel hurries out of the castle, but he walks through the city first making sure no one is following him before heading to the Inn. When he walks into the Inn, Angus is already there. Gabriel looks around and the whole Inn is filled with people. Angus notices him coming in and nods to someone at the door, who locks it.Angus stands on a table in the middle and scrapes his throat, "Welcome everyone, I called you here because you all represent parts of Dandion. With the disappearances and murders going on I felt it was time to inform you of something. I am here without permission of Lord Midas, and he will not agree with what I am about to tell you. I have been to the Sea Realm a few days ago and saw with my own eyes what Hades has done to it. There is not a building, or a living soul left. The Sea Realm is destroyed. You have been told that you are not in danger of the war with Hades, but this is false information. We are all in danger and the disappea
GABRIEL’S POV,Gabriel feels the anger rage through his body when he looks at that pathetic excuse of a man. Javier looks at him with fear in his eyes. It is the first time Gabriel sees him show signs of fear. Javier quickly lets go of Julias and walks backward whimpering, “Please don’t kill me, I will do anything you ask.”Gabriel doesn’t take his eyes off Javier when he says to Luna and Julias, “Get behind me.”At the same moment Lord Midas storms into the hallway. His eyes go over the scene wildly and he quickly walks to Javier. “What on earth is going on?”Luna walks out from the dark and Lord Midas his eyes go over her blue spots and torn dress. Luna points at Javier and says angrily, “He tried to rape me!”Lord Midas gives Javier a strict look, “Those bruises on my daughter are unacceptable Javier. I cannot let you marry her if you will beat her.”Javier hangs his head d
JULIAS POV,At 6 in the morning, Julias is standing next to Luna on a plateau at the big square. The square is swarming with people and even on the streets, it is more crowded than ever. The people seem full of anticipation and Luna looks nervous standing there on her own in front of so many people. Julias gives her an encouraging smile. From the corner of his eye, he notices Gabriel rushing into the crowd and standing still next to Angus. He looks a bit bewildered and disorien-tated and Julias wonders why he was so late.He doesn’t have much time to think about it because Luna starts her speech, “THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I KNOW MUCH INJUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE TO ALL OF YOU UNDER MY FATHERS RULE. I BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT TAKING ACTION. HOWEVER, WHEN KING GABRIEL AND JULIAS CAME TO DANDION THEY HAVE OPENED OUR EYES AND GAVE US HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. I WILL NOT LET MY FATHER SACRIFICE HIS PEOPLE FOR A FEW DEEMED WORTHY. IN MY EYES YOU ARE ALL WORTHY! SO PLEA
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CAN CONTAIN TRIGGERING AND VIOLENT CONTENTHOLLY’S POV,Holly just said goodbye to Gabriel and heads back inside to discuss plans with Nolan and Zeus. The big table feels empty with just the 3 of them sitting there. They are all silent for a while and lost in their own thoughts. Zeus breaks the silence first, “I have been thinking how to reclaim an advantage now that Hades knows about the dragons. We should use our time to develop new weapons or something. Anyone any ideas?”Holly frowns, “Mmm we have a lot of different ordinary weapons, but they won’t do much good against demons. If there was only some kind of spell to capture light magic so we could make bombs and weapons with the light on them. Then the common soldiers would have a chance against a demon and the sky army can drop the bombs from the air.”Zeus looks at her intrigued, “That is actually a really good idea. I don’t t
HOLLY’S POV,It takes Holly hours to calm down after the bomb that Nolan dropped on her. She knew he would get sick of her at some point but it still came like a shock. She thought she didn’t have a heart left to give him but why does it hurt so much then? She can’t bear the thought of him being with someone else. Which means she must love him so why can’t she just give him the version of herself that he needs. She thinks about it the whole night but the answer is just as unclear in the morning as it was the night before. With a sigh, she gets up from bed and decides to go find Zeus. There is something she has to discuss with him.She finds Zeus studying the glow worms in the caves.“What are you doing?” She asks.Zeus jumps up because he didn’t hear her coming in. “I am trying to figure out a way to transform the light magic from the glow worms into a spell so I can make light weapons.”
HOLLY’S POV,Holly walks into the meditation cave and looks around unsure. Such serene surroundings are not really her thing. Just hearing waterdrops gives too much space to think and she has learned to cope by keeping herself distracted. She takes a deep breath and tells herself to suck it up because she decided she wants to face her demons so she can’t go back now when already the silence makes her uncomfortable.Zeus is putting lit candles all around the cave and just leaves some space in the middle. He sits down and she sits down facing him. She knows her eyes are full of fear, but she has suppressed these memories for so long. Zeus takes her hands in his and his calm eyes are the only comfort she has at the moment. “So, to begin the meditation all you have to do is focus on the flame of one of the candles and listen to the water drops. I will be there any step of the way, you will hear my voice and I can pull you out if it gets too intense, oka