Rhea’s POV
I opened my eyes groggily and stretched out my limbs. Ouch! I winced as I felt pain radiate through my body. Why was I feeling as if I was run over by a train? Then the events that transpired came into my memory one by one… Going to the demon lair, hunting the demons, chasing the last demon and trapping him, being attacked by the rest of the demons and finally my wolf saviour and Artemis coming to my rescue…
I sat up on the bed suddenly and felt dizzy for a moment. Once In could focus my eyes again, I saw Adrian standing there and looking at me with an anxious expression. It felt like déjà vu and I remembered waking up like this in his for the first time like this after a similar situation.
“We have to stop meeting like this,” I joked and cleared my throat when I felt my voice break. My throat was as dry as the desert. How long had I been out this time? I was feeling like a pansy who fainted now and then.
Rhea’s POVThen my excitement dimmed a little as I thought of Adrian. He was treating me as if I was a fragile little princess made of glass. I was not sure if he would let me go to the demon after what happened yesterday. And I didn’t have the heart to go against him when I remembered the anguish on his face.Seeing my miserable look, Mercy let out a laugh. I frowned at her in question.“Relax. Adrian already knows that you won’t rest until you get to meet the demon. He had already asked me to bring you to the basement. He would meet us there.”I smiled as I heard her words. That man knew me so well!“What are we waiting for? Let’s go!” I declared.Mercy looked me up and down before raising her brows at me.I sighed as I realised that she wanted me to dress up for questioning the demon. Unbelievable! Was she afraid I would kill the demon
Rhea’s POVI knocked on the glass, diverting the demon’s attention from Adrian towards me. When it saw me, it lost its playful attitude.“You! I remember you! Trapped me! Will kill you!!” it hissed at me.It was weird to hear the creature speak, but I didn’t show how peeved out I was. Instead, I put on a brave face and stared at the demon fiercely.“It would be in your best interest to spill every secret you know, and we will just send you to the Otherworld. Else, we will send you directly to the Underworld,” I bluffed.The demon snarled at me in response. Then it continued to ignore us. This creature was getting on my nerves. We really needed to figure out a better way to make it talk. It didn’t appear to be particularly happy inside the cage, but it was not desperate to escape too. I had thought that the shadow demons were a bunch of creatures without any intelligence, a
Rhea’s POVFor a moment, I felt guilty for using such a tactic on the demon. Then I told myself that when the Goddess of vengeance gives visions, it would be about those who were wronged by the person. So, the demon must have seen something like the spirits of every person whom he had killed, swooping in for vengeance. Nothing to be guilty of…I stared at the demon which was still quivering in terror. With a sigh, I focused on my powers and made the hallucinations stop. The demon fell onto the floor and continued wailing. The creature was making it hard for me to stop feeling guilty. I would have felt better if it started cursing me the moment I stopped the vision.I cleared my throat, and the demon snapped its attention towards me. It stopped wailing and held still, as if I would start torturing it with the vision again. Damn it! I was feeling like the worst bully ever.I turned towards Adrian with my heart in my throat, afraid of his
Rhea’s POV“What is your master planning to do on Samhain?” I asked once more when the demon hesitated to answer. This thing was seriously getting on my nerves!“To open the Gates!” the demon screeched.I frowned, trying to understand what the demon was speaking about. Gates? Did it mean the Gates between the Earth and the Otherworld? But Adrian already told me that the Gates between the Earth and the Otherworld would open on the eve of Samhain every year. It didn’t have anything to do with Samael as far as I knew. This was so confusing!“What Gates?” Adrian asked.The demon ignored his question and continued staring at me with rapt attention. Adrian growled at it and the sound was so animalistic and terrifying to say the least. But the demon didn’t even bother to spare a glance at him. Oh, the nerve of that stupid creature!“Answer him!&rd
Rhea’s POVI looked at Mercy with confusion as she stared into space with a thoughtful look.“I am not sure, but I think it was because of your energy caging the demon. When the demon was pulled into the Gate, the binding was also pulled in. I think the Gate recognised the energy as a part of you and tried to pull you in too,” she said.Her words made sense, but it was painting the Gate as a sentient being. I shuddered as I remembered the Gate getting closed. Now that I think of it, it sounded pissed off when it couldn’t get me…“It was my fault! While doing summoning and banishments, we have to draw a circle of salt to keep the evil inside it. I didn’t put up a ward or the salt circle because your cage was so powerful and I was confident that the demon couldn’t escape from it. I never considered the possibility that without the ward, you may be pulled in because of the
Rhea’s POVI drew back from Adrian and stared at the direction from which the energy was coming. I had the feeling that the energy was emanating from the living room, the regular spot of appearance of Artemis.I glanced at Adrian, who nodded at me. Both of us padded back to the living room just in time for the figures to appear in front of us.I stood there for a moment studying the newcomers trying to decide if they were friends or foes. That was until I found a familiar face smiling at me… Morpheus, the God of dreams who had visited me in my dream a few days ago. And I realised what was happening. The Olympian Gods had finally paid me a visit…I smiled at them cheerfully, even though my mind was in a turmoil. They were my friends and family even though I didn’t remember them and I was seeing them for the first time. What will they think of me, Rhea? Would they see me as someone inferio
Rhea’s POVThe Gods looked taken aback at my sudden question. What? I knew that they didn’t come here for idle chitchat. Then why waste time acting as if it was just a friendly visit?I looked at Persephone, and Athena who looked hurt at my question. I had to admit that they looked genuinely happy to see me and didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives for visiting me. But I couldn’t say the same for the other Gods, not even my mother Nyx…It was Apollo who answered me.“As blunt as ever. I thought that losing your memories would have changed you and made you more mellow. But you seem as sharp as ever,” he remarked.I bared my teeth at him in the semblance of a smile. You have no idea, buddy…He actually flinched a little at the expression on my face and I wondered if I looked that scary. Then I wracked my brain trying to remember if I had ever read about any interaction
Rhea's POVMnemosyne gave me a small nod in acknowledgement. As she walked towards me, I tensed and thoughts flashed through my mind… The night I woke up without memories, how Sara and the others became my family, how I got Morris and finally, Adrian... Will I love them the same
(TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER…) Rhea’s POV
Rhea’s POV(Two weeks later…)
Rhea’s POVWhen celebrations raged around us, Adrian and I held our own celebration by hugging each other with tears in our eyes.
Rhea’s POVI raised my hands to call my power. Samael looked at me arrogantly, not paying any heed to my words.
Rhea’s POV “Just the Goddess I was waiting for,” Samael said with glee.
Rhea’s POV I stood in the middle of the battleground with the Titans and the demon army led by Samael on one side. On my other side stood the Olympian Gods led by the mighty Zeus himself.
Rhea’s POV I looked at Adrian and I suddenly felt scared. So scared… Tomorrow, we were going to fight in the war with Titans and demons. There was no guarantee that I would be coming back alive. Suddenly I felt as if I was the biggest fool for letting my insecurities come between me a
Rhea’s POV I sat in my room trying to find what exactly I was feeling. My thoughts were a jumbled mess right now, and thoughts flashed in my mind with a speed that I couldn’t process. Was I angry that he hid his identity? A little… Was I sad that he had to go through everything alone
Adrian’s POV Rhea was staring at me with an expectant expression, and I thought of where to start. I decided that I had to start from the very beginning of my existence.