Inside the colosseum that Arethusa had constructed and gifted to her pair a thousand years ago, and right in the presidential office where Arethusa had spent nights and days with the founding father, Amalthea's mother and the current president of New Island had finally located the enchanted object that continued to distort the history of the Women’s revolution.‘Did it have to be the fuc*ing mirror,’ Hylas thought to himself.“So now we know,” Arethusa choked the words out.“Why are you this bothered by it?” He eyed Arethusa suspiciously. She just shook her head.He couldn’t believe it.“Are you still keeping secrets from me after everything you just told me?!” Hylas exclaimed.“It is not a secret... it is just something painful for me to talk about, young one,”He scuffed at that.“What could be painful about a mirror for you?... Unless…”Hylas remembered what his uncle, the former president, had told him about this particular mirror. It was true that the object was used by each and
The fire essence’s words hurt Arethusa, but she could not have refuted them.Could her love for her daughter be a selfish one?Was she as Amalthea’s mother not allowed to love her selfishly?But it was not the case.“Your excellency, your love for my daughter has been nothing but generous. You have loved her from afar, very much like I have done for my own pair after the short mortal year we spent together…” she trailed off, looking inside two red eyes.“I do not appreciate the comparison,” the fire essence said dismissively, the queen of the nymphs had not responded to his question yet.“It is true, for your love for her is the love of an immortal, a powerful being such as yourself, you had the opportunity to stand by her side, to help her when she needed you, to pick her up when she fell,…”Thud!Hylas picked up a chair and threw it over to the wall. The two immortals were distracted by his burst of anger for a second before they went back to ignoring him.The president did not want
In the presidential office of the ancient colosseum, right before a couple of hours from the first sunlight, the fire essence, the queen of the nymphs, and the current president of New Island were having a confrontation that would change everybody’s life. “How are you planning to put the mortal’s life at risk?” the fire essence asked looking at Arethusa.“What is in it for you, freak?” Hylas interjected.The fire essence smirked at the president, acknowledging his existence once more. When he opened his palm, a flame of fire came out of it reaching the ceiling, but it burnt nothing in its way.Hylas glared at him, unintimidated by the show of brutal force.“Your point, devil boy?” Hylas returned the evil smirk to the fire essence.“I would like to take care of that risk factor for you,” he turned his attention to Arethusa again, as if the life that was going to be put at risk was not the president’s life that happened to be inside the room.Arethusa thought about that for a long mi
The sea was never this blue before, it was warm and glowing today. The waves that were usually shy were outstanding, reaching lengths they never reached before by the shore of New Island.The biggest event in the modern history of immortals was tangible. It was the night that came before the day that sea folks were looking forward to for a millennium now, a long overdue joy that was only matched by the amount of respect everyone had for Amalthea and Nereus.Deep down in the calm warm sea, Cetus stood, his words failing him, as he gazed upon his daughter in her ceremonial gown, she was going to have final adjustments made over it. Amalthea did not look like a real female in this gown. The serene silver gown had been exquisitely designed for Amalthea by many creatures in the sea, they all came forward with their most prized treasures, begging for an opportunity to decorate her flawless figure. Pearls and unknown jewels sparkled over the transparent fabric that had been made from the
The darkest shade of blue was gazing deeply into the clearest shade of it. The bond between Hylas and Amalthea longed for skin to skin contact, it longed to bring the pairs together so much, that for a long moment, Hylas stopped feeling the fire biting on his flesh. He could only feel the indescribable attraction that pulled him towards his female. And Amalthea could feel every single thing that her pair was feeling. Her energy tingled all over, begging her consciousness to go be with her pair, even if it meant burning inside that cage of fire with him. It was only befitting of all the fire that burnt inside both of them. But she needed to act fast, her pair, however his body was changing, was a human in his very core. He was dying a while earlier. “Hephaestus,” Amalthea spoke to the fire essence without looking his way. The strong immortal closed his eyes, savoring the name that left her lips after all that time. But he did not look at those alluring lips while she addressed him.
“Why are you lying to her, Nereus,” Arethusa breathed the words out. Nereus glared at her, daring her to go on, threatening her silently. But he already knew exactly how stubborn of a creature Arethusa was, he knew that when she puts something in her mind she would not stop until she accomplished it. It was something that he admired in her once upon a time, it was a time that eternity folded, a time that he almost did not recall. He never considered Arethusa an enemy. She had always been a friend. He knew how deeply she cared about Amalthea and for him, that forgave her many flaws. He was forever in the debt of Arethusa. She was the one who brought his Amal into the immortal world and subsequently into his life. He could not possibly ignore that Arethusa was his life partner’s own mother and for that, he never shunned her away. When every single living creature in the sea neglected or blamed Arethusa, Nereus was neutral towards her. It was extremely generous of him. A courtesy tha
Amalthea’s lips and Hylas’s lips were at war with each other.Whenever hers found a moment of sanity and decided that it was enough, he captured them into yet another cycle of insanity. Soon, Amalthea wasn’t able to breathe anymore. Her energy needed the oxygen, it burned with the desire that Amalthea and her pair had for each other.She pushed herself away from him and panted.“Haaah…”“NO!” He objected loudly and pulled her back into his embrace.Their kiss this time was salty.When Amalthea realized that what she was tasting were her pair’s tears that got mixed inside their passion, her body rebelled against her.She could not handle being the reason behind his sorrow, and so her body took the form that Hylas created in her.Her hair was a mixture of black strands and white ones, her human form felt immediately heavier than her sea folk one, and though she wasn’t sure, she knew that the color of her eyes would have gone back into being black now.She opened her eyes to watch her pa
The ceremony was phenomenal. Atlantis had never shined so brightly. The city was not only back to its previous glory. It was reconstructed in a way that allowed better traffic flow and placed more emphasis on the glorious history of sea folks.The advanced knowledge the immortals had on how to utilize natural energy was taken advantage of, and the new design integrated modern tastes into ones that remained ageless.Immortal beings were more than fascinated, they were awed.The sea shimmered with the sweetest of all temperatures. Everyone who was lucky enough to see the path partners up close could see exactly how much love they had for each other.Nereus looked at Amalthea with so much longing, as if he only had a few hours left to spend with his gorgeous path pair. And the strongest being in the immortal world looked at him with an equal amount of longing.All the sea folks were gathered to witness the couple’s union and hear their eternal vows. But the couple was too busy, they wer