CHAPTER 46 regret 2

Dear Medusa
People have usually no idea what they have lost until the thing has gone far away from their hands and farther from heart. You were a pearl in my palm. Only person in the world that truly loved me unconditionally. Even if I am the monster you were the single soul that saw beyond that monstrosity but just look at the way I repaid you with nothing but sorrow and misery in your life.
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I did not destroyed our relationship what our future would have looked like if I had remained your father, the person who was meant to love you from the bottom of my heart instead of the Rogue king who took you to thousands and thousands of wars, made you kill innumerable people and get swallowed by the darkness.
How could I never see your misery and sorrows that made you weep every single night. What kind of a person I was? was I even a human or not because how could I see my own child.. the one with my blood running through their veins having such terrible life.
Today is the day that I realized that maybe it isn't your goal....... maybe it isn't your dream to achieve the Throne of the werewolf kingdom but it was my ambition that pushed you in the pit of fire myself.
Those Rogues, the creatures of night whom the people fear I made them fear you. Now that I think clearly I realize that them being terrified of you was what I have always wanted I thought that people are terrified of monarchs which is because the mind of a ruler is always too difficult to read and thus I made you into a weapon.
After so many years losing so much even after I won the war and established you on the Throne as the queen I realize after all this chaos and mayhem that I am unable to return your childhood to you that all that anguish and agony that I gave you was because of my own ambition...i am unable to compensate.
I cannot even come to meet you.... cannot make myself see you in the eye ashamed of what I have become, I hate myself. Once I killed my mate for my child and it was all worth it but now when I look into the mirror I find no purpose of my life, I am tired… exhausted even because nothing brings peace to my soul. Medusa you are my peace my calm and happiness even though nothing went right in my life.
The Garrison came today announcing to all the werewolf kingdom that you have borne a daughter, my granddaughter…… but I do not have it in myself. I don't dare to come even a bit closer to you I'm afraid that my shadow even would dirty the air which you breathe in.
In all my life I have never felt so helpless and this misery is all my doing I had a beautiful daughter… I had you Medusa, my baby grown so much to have a daughter herself.
You were 8 years old and still you followed me not even once thinking that the outside world will not bring you luxury you never carved it.
You carved for love care and affection and I'm glad… happy that youhave got it after all you have suffered from. I am happy that you made it worthy enough to be yours you deserve this throne nobody deserves it more than you.
You deserve all the smiles and happiness that comes your way because a person who has made you so weak in the name of making you strong and yet you came out of it as a Queen.
I had mentally destroyed you and thought that I would create a great Warrior. I have never even known what is a warrior… never know what is to fight in a battle because what I was fighting all these years was myself.
For all these years what I have done cannot be forsaken and forgiven even though you forgive me and take me back… call me your father I know that they would always be a numbness, a hollow place in your heart that would never accept me again but I am proud….. I have always been proud of you my heart feels so full while writing this but I know that you would always walk on the path of righteousness you will care about your subject take care of the commoners.
I don't even know how to describe the courage and the kindness in your heart even after suffering so much you knew what was right.
You took your time for yourself and then went back to your mate. Even though we may never meet each other again but I am sending this feather of a Phoenix, this was a family heirloom, I was going to give it to you at your marriage but unfortunately the chance never came now I want to give it to my granddaughter so that she may grow up and be like this, flying high and almighty but with the stability of soil, never falling never failing never getting defeated.
She might be as victorious as you and as brave as Rhysand, and when the day comes she will rule this Kingdom with love and affection but also with an iron fist, may she be the first of her name. The people will call her the queen of light who reigns the darkness.
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AFTER BIRTH OF EUPHORIA
A long time ago there were three brothers that have defeated their evil father who have abused them. They captivated him inside a cage that he could never escape from.This cage was referred to as tartarus, a very deep and dark place inside the hell. This tale starts from the very beginning of time. There were people all around who worship the three brothers and the world has known them to be the core Foundation of Immortal beings, they were gods.
With ambrosia nectar in their veins, they were born invincible.
The eldest was known as Hades, the god of underworld a place so deep inside the earth that no light can reach there. And how Ironic it was that he was the representation of death but not only the light but the goddess that was filled with mirth and joy was his counterpart. It was said that when Hades met Persephone flowers bloomed in the deepest and the darkest parts of Hell, inside the bones of the Dead souls.
There were dead bodies around and even then Rose blossom creeping as a vine full of twists and turns on it was shining. The journey of Hades and persephone was said to be extremely difficult and yet it was the most beautiful one as well.
A mortal Werewolf was bestowed to he god of Underworld by destiny and fate. Underworld rejoiced and hell breathed a sigh of relief as she was much more kind and benevolent then her dark husband.
Many people in the world have different weakness. All the beings are fragile in their own way yet some appear to be cruel to the outside world yet they are soft from the bottom of the heart. Hades was one of then and to conquer his heart Persephone was born, his weakness and his strength.
The Second Son of the Evil father was Poseidon, the god of sea and ocean. He was known to be violent and there was so much rage inside his heart there were earthquakes and maelstroms at his name. When Poseidon wrecked havoc none of the people were said to be safe. His goddess wife was called Amphitrite, the ruler of seas alongside him. Although Poseidon is considered one of the most important deities in the modern world pales in comparison to his brothers.
The third brother was Zeus, the King of Gods and the very protector of their fate. His consort Hera was known to be the oldest Goddesses which one of the most beautiful and alluring figure of all the time. Zeus tricked Hera by transforming into a bird and made her his wife. As the time have passed the King of Gods that can wield lightning and thunder in his hands has fathered countless children with other women then his wife.
Although the same can be said for Poseidon but Zeus has clearly surpassed it by numbers.
Hebe was reading a book about her uncle Hades and aunt Persephone. She read the book written by mortals again and again and was unable to determine how the relationship of her parents was so different from her uncle and aunt.
Hebe was the youngest child of Hera and Zeus. She never found her parents to be in harmony they were almost fighting most of the time even when without getting into an outraged discussion they were so indifferent to each other that it was very difficult to not see the invisible wall between them.
Although Zeus was a very handsome man but by each passing day Hera was only able to see a heart which did not had her in it.
Zeus and Hera were having a discussion in the main hall about the upcoming events of the world when Hebe walked silently until she was in front of her true parents. The couple discussing the matter was astonished that the child had for once taken an initiative to come to them without any cries and throwing a tantrum.
" Mother father, Ares got a book for me when he was in Athens some days ago and it thoroughly describes uncle and aunt and you two. Why does the mortals always describe and convey their relationship as all flowers and love. In all the pictures I have seen they are mostly kissing each other, sometimes uncle Hades is embracing the aunt.
The last time Ares went to Athens and brought a painting of you and mother why was it so.........different from this?"
Hebe was still a child and thus was completely unable to understand the twists and turns of life. It had already been 400 years since Persephone and Hades married but their relationship was almost still the same.
And Here they were discussing the running of the world as if they did not had life of their own at all.
Zeus rubbed his head a bit, his face gone blank for a moment, golden hair locks falling onto his forehead glistening with sweat before he saw Hera getting up silently and giving a smile to Hebe. It has been a long time since she smiled at him like that.
When Zeus pondered hard, it has almost been years since she never smiled at him and he couldn't help but observe Hera for a moment without breathing.
Honeyed hair falling into lock and curls till her hip, soft tendrils were covering her forehead as she moved, her clothes were comprising of a pale blue dress decorated with flower pattern and before he could say anything, Hera and Hebe were walking hand in hand outside the hall. Zeus was silent for sometime now before his throat constricted as he came to realize something.
Blue.....Hera was wearing Blue.
Once when they were yet to be married, Hera was given a pale blue broach by Poseidon consisting of emeralds and the most precious stones ever found in the sea and yet Hera refused to wear it ever.....she had told Zeus at that time 'I hate blue, it is such a melancholic colour'.
In this world where nothing was constant, it is absurd to take things as they were, the constellations change every year and so did the heart of person. The very nature of the universe is change and conversion, out of everything that is wanted and wished some are blessings while others are a curse.
What was cherished might be discarded.
What was true might be false someday
What has been seen might be fabricated
And what was loved might be hated.
Zeus shook his head a lazy smile covering his features as if thinking from where did these nonsensical thoughts came to him but the bright shine in those cyan irises dimmed a bit when he realized, with each passing day, the woman he had married has changed and now she almost was too prefectuary.
She only said things that were meant to be said, only talked about the mortal realm or sometimes about the gods....when has she last asked him about something concerning her or their children. If it was Ares she talked with him many days concerning his war tendencies and the mother son pair laughed and discussed with closed doors.
When it concerned the upbringing of Hebe, she took her to mortal realm and sometimes to Hades's palace and to Poseidon for enjoying their leisure time together. It has been years since they have been together in the throne room of Olympus just spending time as a family.
What was truly going in her mind, Zeus pondered.
Hera's hand was tugged down by Hebe who looked as if she wished to say something yet was unable to.
"What is it Hebe?" The golden woman with skin translucent and glowing asked her daughter and the reply shattered her heart.
"Why do you live with him mother? Why do you choose to cry for him every single day when he clearly does not pays attention to any of us."
The tears that were hidden came out as a glossy exterior. She was the goddess of marriage and for all these years she maintained fidelity. Never once disrespecting him, she remained eternally faithful. If she could do so then why can not he?
The answer was too painful yet so true that Hera closed the door of her room and bent down to Hebe's level and when those blue eyes of an innocent child met hers, sobs after sobs broke free from her chest.
For Zeus she was not worth trying.
For him she was just a woman he could return every single day after sleeping with other woman and she as a revengeful queen without any true abilities infront of all these goddesses she only could give terrible life to his affairs and the woman he courted.
Was that correct? tears after tears flowed as waterfalls down her eyes as Hebe comforted her mother, rubbing her back.
To hurt somebody on behalf of others, this was tyranny. Since when had she become so cruel to hurt the woman Zeus slept with but not even complain to him.....she had become weak, so damn terrible that she could not even see her reflection without feeling disgust.
Where had all those promises that they made disappeared to, she was always tried to made this marriage work no matter what happens, she had once loved Zeus too much to leave and abandon him. She had so many duties to do and yet when she though about all those she could not help but wonder where has the true Hera disappeared to.
She had once been a protector of the females and they worshipped her as their deity but now....they were even terrified of her name. They though that she was some revengeful, cruel person who would hurt anyone coming closer to her.....like a caged beast.
She truly was a caged bird in this golden palace of Olympus, there was luxury, wealth, food and ambrosia but where was respect and love. Where was happiness that she wished for. There was a golden chain binging herself and her freedom.
This was truly a place that she was married to, she loved it once...decorated every single corner of it liker her own peroneal home but now she despised this very place. The walls seemed to scream and cry at nights, she usually woke up with the anguish she had havocked on Zeus's lovers.
Maybe she truly has become this, a cruel woman with no conscience. As the tears continued, the sobs were turned into hiccups as Hebe clutched her mother and her own eyes leaked.
She saw her mother everyday and with such a father, he made her nothing but miserable and bitter. Ares too when talked to Hebe always said that their father did not deserved mother so wwhy was she bound to him always.....did she not trusted her abilities.
She was the Queen of Gods but still there was a seed of suspicion in her heart which continued to saw herself as someone who had no value and self worth.
Hera broke down bit by bit and the pale blue dress she had never wore in her life, became the very witness of her chaotic destruction.
"Hebe please be out, I will see you at night." Hebe did not wished to go and only after she saw there was so much pain in her mother's eyes did she relent.
'Hera, the mighty Queen filled with hopes and wishes all the world shall bow down at your feet. The true and sole Empress of Olympus, River Styx is the witness that your reign might never end and every mortal and immortal shall bow down to you.
Hail Queen of Gods!
Establishing the Empress.'
"NO! NO! its enough ENOUGH!" The small cries were transformed into the screams of helplessness as she felt her heart being stomped on and shattering as crystal glass that she picked up thousands of time and put them again together, no matter it got embedded into her hands till she bleed red crimson drop by drop. Her heart was bleeding and at the moment a cry so despairful broke free from her throat that even the entire Olympus drowned in agony.
She felt Zeus everytime he had sex with another, the bond told her, sang a tune of betrayal and hurt. Those terrible wounds of her heart....where she would go and to whom she shall show, because a queen is always strong.
It was as if somebody was carving her skin out of a dagger and the love she had for Zeus.....she hated him, so much pain......so much devastation, he had finally achieved his goal and today he had ruined her till nothing was left but an empty person whose eyes only can cry desperate tears.
This was the first time Hera had her heart harden and she decided, no matter what it takes, she would end this life, everyday was equivalent to thousand deaths and every second was a torture. Right now the only thing she wanted was liberation.
She clutched her mouth and cry when Zeus closed the bond as if sensing her cries...did he think she was faking her emotions.
Cruel
She wanted to escape this, her life has been long enough.
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"Hades" A song of utter helplessness it was, the voice so sweet yet the contracting emotions so high like a whirlwind, he felt her before his eyes could see her, she was his sister and best friend after all and when she teleported infront of his throne Hades smile vanished replaced by a horror so deep that he was left without any voice, rhyme or scheme, without a voice as ifhe had a setback to see someone so dear to him like this.
So heartbroken that it was visible.
Who was the woman standing infront of him?
She was once considered to be the most precious of all, a true beauty inside and out, the goddess who has veins of steel and never backed even if it meant raising hell. She was the one who treated his wounds when they were younger, she was Hera.
She had been kind, had been cruel but defeat, Hera never knew the word.
But not today.
And then at a closer look she wasn't the Hera he knew, a defeated and isolated look was etched upon her face, there was no happiness just sorrow and god the way she wrapped her own arms around herself, body trembling with eyes red and swollen,hot tears flowing nonstop. Hades quickly went up to her and Persephone feeling his distress ran to the throne room wide eyes.
The woman was unable to balance herself as she slipped down falling on the ground making Hades rush to her supporting her up.
"Hera!" The golden haired goddess clutched his black suit and the moment his arms supported her providing warmth to her ice cold body the silent tears turned to loud wails. When Persephone opened the throne room and watched the scene her own palm covered her mouth in horror and astonishment.
"What is it Hera please tell us. What is it love?" Persephone came behind the breaking goddess rubbing her back to sooth her but it was futile. The couple supported Hera and before they knew Hades had opened a black portal making them walk to a comfortable room when they help the goddess sit, on both side of her were the King and Queen of Underworld.
"What happened Hera?" Persephone clutched her hand while Hades asked the woman even though he knew what was happening.....it has been so many centuries since this sick game of Zeus was being played.
"I don't want to live like this anymore Hades, its...I just want to die. too much.....its getting too much." As if a thunderbolt had struck Persephone she went on her knees infront of Hera on the ground looking up at the woman who was considered as her closest friend.
"Hera we both are going to talk and Hades, if I may ask please go to that King of gods." she spat.
"Ask him is he satisfied now, does he feels happy to push her to such an extent." Hades wasn't paying attention to anything now. With a completely numb look he asked one question that he had dreaded to ask for so long.
"Do you feel it?" As if someone had poured cold water all over her body, the cries got hysterical yet silent as Hera facepalmed before brokenly answer a yes.
"It hurts, it hurts so much."
Persephone was unable to see Hera in such state and held the goddess in her embrace.
Hades had no answer, no question left anymore and he silently came out of the room, rims of his eyes red as he opened a portal leading him to somewhere where he wished to truly go and ask some question buried in his heart since so long.
Zeus was walking back and forth in the while embellished throne room when out of the black smoke his brother appeared before him making me go to him and open his mouth to ask a question but his movements froze when he saw the look in Hades' eyes.
"What...Where is Hera?" Although he was certain that she was the queen and could take care of herself yet he could not help but be truly worried. Even Hebe did not know where she was.
"What have you done Zeus?" The man with electrifying blue eyes looked at Hades in turmoil. He was so confused in the morning regarding Hera, he saw her withdrawing and could not help but sleep with a nymph just now to see if it evokes the emotions inside her, by now she must be screaming and throwing things at him.
She must have been cursing that nymph but where was she?
For the first time in centuries, Zeus felt his heart beating erratically, something bad was going to happen and he could feel it in his bones, once Hera was here, safe and sound and they have done fighting only then he could feel secure and assured that everything was well. With her by his side, nothing could defeat him.
She was his strength but why was Hades watching him like that.
"What do you mean, where is Hera? Why is she not here? The bond is close, I cant...I can not feel her." As if the arrogant god was feeling something was wrong his own heart trembled.
Why is she not here raising hell and destroying his precious artifacts?
Why is she not chasing the girl he had sex with today?
"Do you remember brother? Centuries ago she was personally escorted by you, she refused to be your Queen countless times, yet you did not let her be and finally after tricks and lies....you finally made her your queen. At first I wasn't satisfied with your ways but then I saw how much you loved her.
You truly loved and cared for her and wanted to give her so much, you wished to give her the world you told me and that true love in your eyes changed my view.
I saw that day in your wedding, you both were so happy and I could not be more proud of you. That day the girl I saw was so lively, just by looking at her would bring the world to life, bring dead to life..."
Zeus had a sharp pain in his chest before his palm pressed there to sooth the pain and indeed he remembered, after so long finally Hera was his and he had got her all for himself. She was his queen, only she deserved to be at that position and no one else. He remembered looking at her and feeling as if she was beyond beautiful.
She was his soulmate, the time had stopped the day when they were married and the cerulean irises of Zeus became the most electrifying that day when he came to realize that this woman, the goddess that was beyond the reach of others was his consort and she would be it till eternity.
There was not even one single time when she wasn't the perfect wife but he......he was never a husband to her. Zeus clenched his eyes shut when he concluded that indeed, it has been so long and now he wasn't even completely aware of who she was. She did not came to even curse him today.
She had changed.
"Brother, please tell me where is she. I promise-"
"Your promises are as worthless as your vows to keep her safe Zeus, your wife came to me today. My best friend who used to scare the demons even was standing infront of me so vulnerable crying and weeping. I saw her break down Zeus, saw each and every part of her soul blooded and wounded by you."
A tear trailed down the eyes of Zeus, he thought things were fine, they have been like this for thousands of years and not once she just....disappeared like this as if she did not even wished to see his face.
"She said she wanted to die Zeus." As soon as those words left Hades whose eyes were crystal shards crumbling beneath the hard exterior, thunderstrokes roared into the oblivion.
"W-What did you said?"
"Your presence is so toxic to her Zeus, you have taken such a kind soul with nothing but love and devotion filled inside of her and then at first you slowly clipped her wings with your rubic chains decorated with gems and diamonds.
You have caged her like some animal inside this great white palace of yours. See these Zeus, these snow palace walls of yours made with the most extravagant marbles and stones, do they bring you happiness, calm knowing after your wife is so exhausted that she wants to give up her immortality and die.
Thousand of years she had endured this terrible pain caused by you. Bit by bit you ripped off every sane part of her replacing it with dark gloomy chaos and then they expect her to show mercy.
If I had been at her place......I would never. I don't possess such strength.
She has stopped loving you a long time ago Zeus but this marriage that you thrusted upon her binds her to be honest with you, but you....lord! you are......since when did you become such heinous creature brother. I had loved you and respected you since eons and now, now I can not even look at you without seeing how you made her such a revengeful soul.
I feel disgust Zeus. You will remain my brother till eternity but how can I forget that Hera too is my god damn sister."
Zeus staggered back as if been slapped. His face crumbled as he looked, for the first time really looked into Hades' grey irises as Hades transferred the images of Hera breaking down into his mind. He saw her crying and shivering.
He had taken a Queen.
When did she became a lonely girl?
How long has this been going on?
Tears freely flowed down the cerulean irises as Zeus clutched Hades' hand and the lightning intensified.
"I will.....I will do anything to bring her back. I swear I will never cheat again-"
"Brother she is not tired of marriage this time......she is tired of living."
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Hera's POV
It has been thirteen days since I have been here, this place was neither the domain of Hades nor did it belonged to any other. This was the deepest parts of forest grounds on which Artemis hunted and one of the places where I have spend the sweet moments of my childhood but after being crowned as a queen all this was long forgotten and the once favored place was abandoned.
Just like me.
The vines and creepers were not tamed anymore, they were not filled with flowers but more or less it was still as enchanting as it was centuries ago. There was this small hut made up of simple woood that I was living in. With thick canopy of trees above me I was very sure that nobody could detect my location unless told otherwise.
Persephone suggested me to shift from Underworld as soon as possible and if possible not tell her the place as well. If she and Hades both were not aware of where I was then certainly Zeus would not be able to ask from them no matter what method he used.
When Persephone had to come here, she would just call my name and whisper a spell and I would blindfold her before bringing her to this dimension myself. At first when she came to the realm I was a bit worried if all those centuries ago if she would be able to control and govern the Underworld alongside Hades because for all I knew was that she was a very magnificent person but as a queen.....I had no idea.
But now that I see, her vision and way of doing things are on a different level than others. My eyes were red and swollen from crying when I came here the first days but since then it had been nothing but a deep numbness because it was not the first time Zeus has done it but the first time I understood the reason of his doing it.
'The act can be forgiven but the intentions are what make it much more heinous. Supposedly a person falling down and getting hurt by someone when it is an accident is completely different when someone has deliberately pushed you down to make you bleed.'
Persephone had said those words before leaving, giving me time to think and go over my throughs spilled all over the place.
And how come I not see why he was doing this....Zeus was always said to be an uncontrollable mighty god, think about adding a goddess that over powers him mentally, where would his pride go to. I was supposed by him to be a queen who would be obedient and let him have his ways, always supporting him because after all his children were heroes who saved the mortal realm countless times.
He thought that even though he was a great god I was his barrier that stopped him from doing every single thing he ever wished for. I was his chain.
The most ironic thing that I silently conjured these days was a realization that he did loved me, if not then why would he take up my insults every time I hurl it at him and why to keep up pretenses, Zeus was a very straightforward person.
He loved me.
He wanted me.
He needed me.
But he never respected me, not loved me enough to only commit himself to me.
In his eyes I was easy, a weak willed creature who would accept him no matter what happens. And I have made him like that myself.
If there was someone who destroyed my life, it was Hera....it was me and myself much before Zeus. Even Ares, my son looked at me as if there was something wrong with me. He always used to tell me that he would be there if someday I finally decided to stand up myself. Even a child, Hebe could see how ruining my relationship had become and yet I was blind.
I find this familiar and accepted it without having the courage to change it myself.
It has been many days since Zeus persisted in my mind link trying to push the closed barrier to make him talk to me yet everytime he had probed my mind I only felt one thing.
I wanted to be free, there were countless of times when I felt him through our bond and pushed it myself to stop him from having sex with another but he never listened. For now there was one thing left in my hurting chest.
This bond
And this must go.
I opened the barrier that has been closed from the past thirteen days and then all of his anxiousness came crashing it, that overwhelming sadness from his side brought tears o my eyes as he whispered my name as if confirming if I was truly there.
"Hera" I could not respond.
"Hera...Hera please tell me are you alright, I love you, I am so so sorry.....please come back, you can curse me as much as you want but this time I am-"
"Zeus" I replied as my lips wobbled, the reality was heart wrecking but this is the time I accepted it.
"I love you Zeus." As soon as those teary words escaped my lips, a sob resonated from his side as if sensing the way I had given up this time.
"It has been so....so long and I have come to realize that my love for you has no bounds Zeus, I am tired of cursing and blaming......fighting and trying to have your attention.
I have been the person who has taken away your freedom and now I-"
"NO! NO! Hera please!" His cries and sobs were desperate but my heart was already so dead that there was no hope in there to reconcile and he must have sensed my words because he was wailing in despair to make my heart turn.
How do you alter something when you have already lost its essence.
"When I married you Zeus, I knew what it entailed. Spending eternity with someone is a great commitment and thus I tried to always maintain excitement and rejuvenation in our marriage but now I have no expectations and certainly....Zeus by the law abiding fates, I, Hera, the goddess of marriage annul this companionship of ours."
My voice got stuck in throat as I choked before the skies about me rumbled furiously, lightning striking each and every tree in vicinity but I sat still listening to the roars and powerful wave of sadness that it brought from his end.
"Hera! What are you doing? Please listen to me, even though you don't wish to be married to me but still we can work this out, you can take your time Hera. I beg of you my queen do not leave me please!" Those words would have moved the previous me, even brought immeasurable joy but now an ironic smiled covered my face.
"My life was like the sand in a sandclock Zeus and I am afraid it had already ran out." Another roar of thunder made me sit down on my knees.
"Hera, I have been a bastard my love, you should punish me..... why are you giving up your immortality. Please its....don't do this my Queen please."
I smiled in between the tears as if I found the thought of killing myself absurd. I was not coming a suicide or anything even close. I had long lived my life, it has been millions of years and it was now upon me to choose my rest if I wished to.
"Our bond.....do you remember when it was created, how full we felt, it was a feeling so ethereal that I was bewitched. I do not want for you to feel agony on my behalf."
"ENOUGH! Hera this is madness! you will do no such thing, our bond is sacred-"
"Yet not sacred enough to stop you from cheating.." We were bickering like the husband and wife we are....were.
Zeus was crying as much as I was when I said those words if not more, his heart shattered and I felt the pain.
"Hera....please. I would never cheat on you again please."
The universe was meaningless to me now.
"I, Hera, goddess of marriage and queen of gods reject Zeus, the king of thunder and lightning as my mate and King, by this day shall my powers as the queen return as I shall no longer abide by it."
"HERA!" I felt it and without a doubt he felt that too with how powerful the skies blasted lightning, burning the entire realm but I could not witness a single thing as my bond ripped slowly and agonizingly as if someone was opening my mouth and burning it with hot coals.
As if my chest was smashed with knives again and again till I bleed dry.
"Hera! HERA! PLEASE COME BACK!" He had yelled across the other side of the Olympus but by then the bond was gone along with his weeping voice fading away into nothingless.
I sat there for an hour without moving.
my eyes seeing nothing
ears hearing nothing and despite the whole world in turmoil, I was eerily calm.
before I could think very much ahead Persephone was already knocking on my magical door seeking permission to enter my dimension and this time without even blinding and restricting her sight I let her in.
The woman with trembling lips stood before me, we both looked at one another before my world collapsed and I held her before the dam of emotions, all guilt sadness broke free as we clutched one another and continued crying without any abandon.
I failed to see the man behind her, the one who did not even showed emotion when he was given underworld to rule, he had accepted it too without any tears.
I failed to see as his arms came around Persephone and I, all the three people mourning what we have got and finally what he have lost.
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Zeus' POV
The most glorious hair she had, so golden and divine as if the rays of sun and the waves of water were reflecting there shine on its curled surface. She smelled so much like the lilies that she admired and loved. When we were yet to marry I promised her to give her, her favorite sacred lotus every single day and the smile that graced her lips......I still remember that moment when she grinned at me, soft dimples forming on her face made the entire Pantheon glow with her radiance.
The very next day I had brought her a glittering lotus whose petals were made from glittering red diamonds and in place of leaves there were green emeralds. Hera was happy not for the fact that I spend lavishly on her but regarding that I cared enough to spend my time and give my sole attention to her.
She was the woman I could never had enough of at that time and when we were finally married. I remember moving all constellation of stars to the west of the skies so that they were infront of her window and she could see them every single day, so that every moment of hers must be filled with the memories of how cherished she was.
Then came a day five hundred years later when I cheated with Callisto, a nymph and princess, the daughter of King of Arcadia and to save her from the rage of Hera I made of Hera I transformed her into a constellation. That was the day I first saw something break inside Hera and those stars that she once admired so much became her foe.
She rearranged them all back to their respective places and thus my gift to her dissolved into nothingness.
But I still managed to win her back and till the time never broke my promise of giving her the Lotus flowers. Then there came a time when I simply forgot and when she did not said anything that ritual too was forsaken.
She had fought and cried, cursed and banished. Showed her most cruel side and been a revengeful soul and now she was not anything......she had enough of me.
The tears made my throat dry and eyes red.
When I touched her for the first time. I reminisce that time and cried harder.
Those soft arms of her were around me as I kissed her infinitely. Her hair wrapped around my fist in a coil as I tilted her head above before covering her necks in kisses, those love bites and marks were stating that she was mine. My wife, my soulmate. With every single thrust inside her body I found pleasure even more than when I was crowned the king, even more than anything else in the world.
I loved her so much, so much to not leave her ever.
The skies rumbled as I roared not knowing how to ease the pain spreading throughout, each and every pore screaming for her and then the realization that my promises to her were empty and indeed I have left her alone was enough to make me facepalm and pour my grief.
The last time I had made love to her was a month ago and then I could not understand that why it was so heartbreaking....as if she was saying goodbye.
When I had kissed her the bond leaked her pain, when my fingers glided through the touch of her skin my eyes had cried as she did not spoke but had sex in a perfectuary manner. There were no moans or pleasure filled sighs like before. My Hera was so cold, she took the position I wanted her too yet those eyes were so empty.
"My love" I clutched her face in my palm as I saw those beautiful blue eyes......nothing absolutely nothing, no emotions for me and my heart beat fast in horror.
I had gathered her in my arms and wept silently. why was she showing such behavior? She told me today that she wanted me, especially called me from the council and I abolished them for today so that I could just be with her and yet the moment I step into her chamber I knew something was off.
"Zeus, I love you." I wanted to ask her then why was she so different today, almost as if she was not here at all and somewhere else in this world.
She had said goodbye then, the last night of us as husband and wife together.
After that day she did not talked to me, did not argued on any matter. Previously the demigods and my children on the mortal realm whom she spied about....she was least concerned about them now. So I had thought that she did not loved me and did not disturbed her peace.
When I had sex two weeks ago with some mortal that I could not even remember ,she reached out to me and I remember pushing her away out of anger that she had forgotten me now but who knew......My hands went to my hair ripping apart the golden locks in insanity as the entire Heaven mixed and swirled in water and it started raining with thunderstorm and lightning continuously.
If I had known she was thinking to severe our matebond I would have never left her alone. She was thinking this from so long. To give up being my Queen, to give up being my consort.
At last she took nothing, every single thing I gave to her was forgotten and left. This is what she must have felt when I left her here thinking to that these luxuries would keep her sated. These vile things haunted me now.
Everywhere I looked was Hera, every second I breathed I could smell her intoxicating scent.
She was here some days ago and now she had completely disappeared.
"Father" Someone sat beside me on the marble stairs, I kept up my head looking at Hebe who stared at my tear streaked face with her own eyes glistening with tears.
"Hebe, Hera is gone." My daughter was younger than all of us but her mind was sharper than any mortal being and as soon as those words left my lips her face crumbled before tears trailed down her eyes.
"I do not know what are you going through father but the only thing that I am aware of is that mother did right and now that she has decided for herself I can finally say that I am proud of her decision. She cried every night father and you were not there but me and Ares has seen her breaking every single day and this was impending so long. I hope she finally finds her happiness after so long she finally finds love."
As soon as those words escaped Hebe's lips I was stunned. My daughter, the one I had thought to be innocent, even she was aware of our barely there relationship and Hera cried every night?
My heart broke.
And love?
Hera wanted to find love.....
At that moment I realized what I had lost.
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The ancient council of Olympus comprised of major gods.
Zeus- God of sky, Supreme God of Olympians who are the most powerful weapon thunderbolt.
Hera- goddess of marriage mothers and families
Hades- God of underworld, the most feared Supreme king
Persephone- moon goddess, Queen of Underworld
Poseidon- God of sea Supreme God of Olympic, weapon Trident
Demeter- goddess of agriculture, architect of seasons
Ares- God of war
Apollo- God of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, sunlight, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young
Artemis- goddess of hunt and childbirth
Athena- goddess of Battle and strategy
Hephaestus- God of Fire and craft
Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty
Hestia- goddess of family and domestic life
Hermes- messenger of God Gods and guide of Dead souls to the underworld
Dionysus- God of wine
The council was in deep shock for and the silence prevailing was enough to give the witness of how deep the breaking of Zeus' and Hera's mate bond had affected them.
Zeus sat there with no emotion, everything was fleeting for him and his eyes were moist, red and scary as if he was already dead.
"Where is she?" Artemis asked lowering her head to Ares who out of all the people present here looked most unique. his golden irises were relaxed even...satisfied. No matter how much he tried to show sorrow but there was a different light on his face, the one that is found when a warrior has fought a relentless battle and finally the outcome of war was in his favor.
Victorious.
"She must be here any moment now." As if the former Queen of gods has heard her son, Hera appeared out of blue smoke wafting thought the skies and aromatic like lilies.
Zeus who appeared stumpted and silent finally had a hope shining in his eyes as if she was here to return and accept everything back but the moment the smoke parted the man who had stood in happiness stumbled back falling back onto his throne.
"What are you doing.....what is all this Hera?" His voice was shaky as if she refused to see the scene infront of him.
Semele, the princess of Thebes was once a mortal with whom he had an affair.
She was then an otherworldly beauty and was tricked by Hera in getting killed. She was then resurrected and made a goddess by Zeus and her son- Dionysus, the god of wine and one of council of Olympians
Not even Zeus but Dionysus himself was left speechless when his mother, now called goddess Thyone followed behind Hera as if they not had blood feud between them.
The place belonging to Hera beside Zeus was empty and a tear drop escaped her eyes when she understood that this was her last meeting with everyone present here.
She did not sit just stood in the middle of the magnanimous hall and steeled her heart.
"I, Hera the goddess of marriage and families have decided to give my throne to Semele because she had suffered a lot because of my incompetence as a Queen.
Today in front of all of Olympians, all major and minor gods I accept that I have been a revengeful soul who did not had power to go against the king of gods so I took off my wrath to the weaker.
I am begging for forgiveness from all those that I have wronged and I will compensate them by distributing my powers among them so that they could protect their souls and live a meaningful life, my curses from today shall be lifted upon from them and they shall naturally restore to their forms."
"HERA!"
"MOTHER!" Ares hollered as gasps were heard all around.
Zeus got up from his throne in haste his eyes wide and tears rolling down without abandon. Giving up the throne and breaking the bond was different but giving away your celestial gifts that you were born with, it broke one's soul to shards until nothing was left.
immortality would be revoked and she would die.
Before Hera could wave her hands to dispel her power Zeus was in front of her in a flash as thunder bellowed and raged. The sun was covered with dark clouds as the skies darkened to black.
"HERA, I ZEUS THE KING OF GODS PROHIBIT YOU FROM GIVING UP YOUR THRONE!"
"That's not up to you Zeus, we are nothing anymore."
You were my king, you are now a stranger.
You were my husband, you are not now.
You were my mate, you are nothing to me now.
Do you remember the time you were having sex, I felt each moment from the bond as if something was stabbing me over and over again, I was so hurt but did you felt it?" A tear droplet trailed down her cheek.
"I am nothing to you Zeus.
I have done being your toy that you could break and mend as you like."
"Hera, I am so so sorry my queen please." The wounds were heavy and the peace was no where to be found. When Zeus went on his knees begging the woman in front of him looked into his eyes before she whispered.
"I have been the Queen for so many years that it is instilled in me, the tricks and ways are as if they are a part of me.
Before even coming here I have distributed almost all my powers to other, only a small part of me is left that only came here to establish Semele as a Queen."
Zeus was beyond reasoning as he clutched her shoulders crushing Hera into his chest.
"NO! you cannot do this to me, please Hera I beg you please." The couple cried into each others arm and the council was silent with the goddess weeping and Hades rubbing Persephone's back to stop the sobs.
Last night the trio had gone through everything. Talked and laughed, cried and wailed and finally letting the woman, their closest friend go because this was her only way out.
When Zeus felt the stature of Hera getting lighter he looked as her body getting partially transparent as if fading away. Those blue eyes got wide in horror as he roared before falling down on the floor as if sensing she was disappearing, his soul understanding the loss of her dying even though she stood there barely present.
The woman beside Hera was silent before the goddess pulled her forward making her sit on the position that originally belonged to her.
"Establishing the Queen."
The moment those words left Hera, her visage completely disappeared into thin air as Zeus roared flinging his arms and trying to grasp her.
And just like that she was gone.
Ares was standing wide eyed as he mourned the loss of his mother.
She died.
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MORDEN WEREWOLF DOMAIN
REINCARNATION OF HERA- SEA
Zerx- Commander of demons, he is NOT Zeus.
100 YEARS LATER
"Has it been my own incompetence or you really have turned out to be wilder than my thoughts and are not willing to obey me. His eyes were furious, turning the tangerine glimmers in them to that of the ink black.
"I-I am s-sorry Zerx…but you are teasing me alot." The girl having her back to him did not saw how his mood had plummeted down to the rock bottom thus she continued her willful behavior, her fingers twiddled with one another as she tried to come up with another one of her excuses from her ‘excuse box', Zerx wished to know why was Sea so adamant that she was not his mate despite his insides screaming and her body body reacting to him.
"Baby princess, if you did not dropped that attitude right now I will teach you a lesson that you will not forget even in your dreams." Rough horns were blazing with charcoal black fire while the deep blood scratches had long healed that he was adorned with after fighting another demon from his realm.
For that young woman Sea, he was a this man was a god that she could just stare at in awe for hours and thus she defined their relationship as friends but he could not take how was he just friends with her when she slept on top of him, throwing one leg on his stomach while making continuously curling up her body in his when in deep sleep.
That was not what friends do.
"You-you cannot say mean words Zer!" Cute, precious and naïve in terms of bodily attraction, these were the three words that he would use to describe her even before saying that she was a beauty, despite acting like a little poppy flower made from the most gentle and softest of the petals Sea could be stubborn when she had to.
Was she behaving as such because she disliked him and his touch?
"Little one look at me, tell me what it is." The small girl turned with teary irises of azure that were electrifying and exquisite yet were wide with stress, there was longing and a need in her eyes but the moment they saw his muscular naked chest marked with blood her heart almost stopped breathing.
"God! Zer how in the world you got hurt?!" She took out her handkerchief with trembling hands wiped off all the residual of a fierce fight on his body making him feel better. Although Zerx could have said that he was healed but he enjoyed her care and devotion too much to complain.
"Little baby listen, lets just say you give me one chance to prove that I am your true mate." His arms flexed making her heart go ba-dum as he held her shoulders pulling her close to him.
"I am…I am….I will do just fine, sleeping all alone with nightmares haunting me I am perfectly alright umm-" The rambling words were swallowed as the girl was crushed to his chest, her frail body and little worried mind in his grasp as his lips collided with hers corrupting the little angel and taking her first kiss.
The gentle passion with his palm cupping her face escalated quickly leaving Irene breathless and panting yet the demon warrior was far from done as he picked her up in his arms cuddling her to his chest before the plump pink lips met her before and the widening of those beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with tears of pleasure did not disappoint him.
His fingers were entwined with hers, red irises glowing like blooming sun and crushed glimmer of stars were watching her intensely when she stood up in alarm of what she had done, she freaking kissed him!
"What do you want Zerx?" She asked him shyly trying to walk past him but it was impossible that he would let her, her palm slipped from his as their skin brushed creating a spark of electricity.
"My sweet darling are you trying to run away from me?" Head adorned with black silky strands was dipped as he rested it on her shoulders.
"I-I..dont talk nonsense Zerx, I am getting late for my class..yeah my class…." Sea tried rushing past him for only Zerx to only pull her back and push her to the wall locking her hands above her head.
"Little baby, why do you defy me? Don't you feel my heart yearning for you." Her lips wobbled, what would she say or rather how can she refuse him when he was so close to her, their breaths mingling with each other.
"So vulnerable for me darling......do you think I would leave you all alone for other boys to see what precious treasure I am hiding ." Sea looked at him innocently making him leave her hands and let her take the breath that she was holding for so long.
"Do you believe that I don't recognize you my love? No matter if you change your name or your appearance I will always recognize your soul."
"Zerx, everyone in the pack knows that I was born without a mate, if you choose me today, then what about your true soulmate?" Saying those words Sea had tears of sadness and burst of jealousy in her eyes and yet what he did was only chuckle and pull her closer.
"My baby, its such an irony that my soulmate is jealous of her ownself." Sea had her nose scrunched in confusion, why was this man talking gibberish?
According to the sweet girl he was a demigod that she had most adored but dared not go close to thinking that she would ruin him and eventually break her own heart.
The way she had to play hide and seek with her family to hide him with her heart beating out of her chest ,only she could imagine the deep shock and excitement when he suddenly appeared with his huge black wings one day and saved her from the storm that destroyed everything in the vicinity.
"What do you mean?" She whispered softly trying to distract herself from his close hold, the way he engulfed her while body.
'Do you want to hear a secret?" The girl nodded in reply.
'Sea, I am an archdemon, the one who is destined to be mateless till the end of time but its your soul that found me first and accepted me as yours…..now you must take responsibility little love."
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Important Note: Zerx- Pronunciation, Zer-axe
He is NOT Zeus.
"Zerx" She cried as his mouth opened to bruise the soft creamy flesh of her throat. Her legs were wrapped around his waist as he picked her up, ripped muscular arms supported her bum as she moaned.
The dress was partially off her shoulder as his mouth latched onto her shoulder blade leaving a series of hickeys on her skin. The white cloth contrasting his own black ones was dangling from her shoulders and the strap of her dress was lowered making one of her breast peak out.
"Sea" He whispered in the manly hoarse voice that he was bestowed with making her panties cream. Her pussy that was in contact with his huge bulge unconsciously as she rubbed herself on him when the man opened his completely black eyes making the tiny innocent angel gasp.
There was no white in those, every single time he made out with her, his orange irises converted to onyx with it completely spreading.
His head burred in her neck as he left open mouthed, wet kisses on her untouched pale skin. The girl was unaware of the emotions she was feeling and thus whimpered before her soft palms held one of his devil-horns that were blazing and rough yet they did not burned her skin and on contrary brought her immense pleasure.
"Oh Daddy you-"
He lifted her even higher before she finished speaking as the soft clothed pussy of hers rubbed with his demon cock encased in his trousers and then pushed his entire hardness towards her as if making her feel his length. He dragged her tiny frame up and down in a rhythm as her palms held his horns making him grunt.
"Come on little girl, cream on your daddy's cock." Zerx usually spoke those filthy words making Sea blush and her body wither beneath him as he tested each time that how much pleasure she might be able to receive without making her teary faced and pass out.
They were an odd pair and their bond was even a unique one.
When Sea was born as a pale sensitive beauty to Alpha Bezos and Luna Iris, an oracle had predicted that she was to be loved because she had never got that and one thing and her soul only searched for it but the reality shattered her parents to the core was that she was never destined to have a mate or a wolf of her own.
She was said to be the miracle and charm of the Crimson Pack and till the time she would be cherished not even the mightiest of storms would be able to harm or even touch the foundations of their Pack. The prophecy was spread far and wide making the green eyes angel more famous than ever. since the moment Sea started to walk she was bestowed with happiness and love.
There were many strong Alphas that came forward to accept her as their Luna after she reached the rightful age of eighteen yet neither Sea nor her parents relented.
But right now she was in the arms of a Demon who had appeared in front of her one day four months ago, his mighty black wings flapping furiously making her shriek in fright before he landed in front of her wrapping the wings around her. The girl was afraid to her tiny bones until she realized he was covering her from the storm that had uprooted nearby trees making the entire place crumble into dust.
Zerx seemed to enjoy her defiance as she refused to open her mouth and relented by attacking his lips with hers instead. She had gotten much more courageous with time as her lips moved with his in a beautiful melody before he overpowered her, his fingers threading through her golden locks as he dominated the sweet girl.
"Not here my pearl." Zerx removed her palm from his crotch making her pout. When the orange eyed demon looked at his mate pushing out that cherry lip he bit onto it softly making Sea burst into a fit of giggles.
His mate
He held her more tightly as his mind remembered the memories of past.
A crime
A lie
A blessing in disguise
It had been centuries since demon soldiers did not grew horns anymore.
The darker and rougher the devil horns were the more rage they were said to have accumulated with time,it was said to be almost extinct because their wrath was much buried after their Queen Persephone took the throne.
There were only three ancient demons currently ruling the dark pits of Tartarus, River Styx and one as the protector my Queen mother Persephone.
The trio- Demeos, Alecdon and Zerx.
Zerx, the commander of River Styx and was doing rounds to ensure none of the shades or dead souls have lost their path or gone to the places that was strictly prohibited when he encountered the soul of a mortal maiden who flew without knowing the directions, he waited for some time to see if she was sent by some enemy but when he saw her wandering deep dark places and coming out disappointed he could not help but reach out to her.
"Who are you?" His sword was out of the sheath while he kept it at her neck before asking the question in his demonic voice. If a demon sword touched a shade then it barrs their only chance of salvation hence the female soul relented before closing her eyes and making a golden glow ball of light appear out of nowhere.
"I am Feray, one of the women whom goddess Hera distributed her part of soul and power before dying. Now that I have lived my life completely satisfied, I do not need it anymore so I am searching for King Hades to return-"
A minute before the demon that was astonished after hearing the name of the former Queen of gods and started thing about her tragic end, sympathizing with her, now growled when a movement from Tartarus shook the River Styx, its water swirling high in tides before being splashing.
Demon warriors surrounded the area making the King and Queen alert on that a sinner was trying to escape the deep pits of hell.
The shade that was talking to Zerx now hid behind the warriors as shadow beasts were released from inside the pit.
A fight broke out making Zerx having no choice to say the statement which he dreaded his whole life.
"I will take care of her soul." The shade for once was astonished but as soon as she saw that souls like her were moved away she had no option but to hand Queen Hera's soul to the commander before she too was made to move out, it was uncertain that they would be able to survive and not end in some dark deep magma so the shade had no choice but to relent.
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"What...What have you done Zerx?" Persephone looked shaken from the very core as she stood from her throne in alarm.
"You accepted Hera's soul....Do you even know what you have done?"The Queen of Hell was as radiant as ever but the anxiousness in her eyes was too dark to be not seen.
"Queen mother.....I don't understand."Zerx was confused beyond comprehension. As said by that shade he had done his task without any mistakes and brought the burning ball of light to the rulers as soon as they got the fighting situation under control, except this light was soothing before and now it was brighter and hot as flames.
Zerx even though felt the heat but neither his arms burned nor he was harmed.
"You have taken the soul and it has accepted you...... the soul of the Queen of gods has accepted you as her soulmate the moment you touched it. Lord! if Zeus knows....no it is not possible, it should never come out, if Zeus knows that Hera has accepted a new soulmate he would leave no stone unturned to hunt you down." The commander looked nonchalant as if his Queen mother was talking about weather.
Who fears death when one has already died and talking about torture, what kind of torture has he not endured to become the fiercest demon witch his black horns getting darker by each passing century.
"I want you to do something for me, will you do it Zerx?" There would have been a question or doubt if any one else had asked him the most dreaded question but it was Queen Persephone, the one who had taken care of all of them like her children and to say she would even think of harming him, the though in itself was absurd.
"Order your majesty."
"I have seen my friend die a decade ago and the thought that she never got the love of her soulmate while I am enjoying mine pierces my heart every single day.
Now that the soul of Hera has accepted you as her own we just have to wait for her being born in the mortal realm, we do not control matters of life so it is not certain where she would be born and how but you have to find her and when the time comes...please do your best to be her mate."
Mate
Zerx was stumpted and awed, how many demons dreamed of having a mate and how many of them were actually able to achieve the place to gain love.
Now that he was given one he would fight the world for her. He did not cared if it was Queen Hera, it was just his woman at the end and whoever she was he would learn to love her infinitely.
Even though the king of gods would know about this whole ordeal sooner or later but he feared not. His mate had already endured a lot because of that cheater who had broken her heart countless and countless of times. Which part of the universe did not know about his scandals and infidelity. No matter what happens now she was his.
She belonged to him
Hera was his
"I will do whatever it takes to keep my mate beside me Queen mother."
"Zerx, Hades should not know about this, none will know about this matter or a war will break out at our doorsteps. Hades does not likes Zeus but he is his brother at the end, the consequences of this would be lethal. Hide all your life Zerx..hide as if there is no sunlight out there for you to see."
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Zeus had stopped thinking nowadays, stopped smiling and pretending to be patient with anyone. When he looked into the mirror the person who graced him was even unrecognizable to his own self.
Once he had begged Hera to show mercy to Semele when he had an affair with her and when Hera had laughed and proceeded anyway he found her to be so very cruel. He hated that side of her, who knew that one day would come where she herself would place the woman to be the queen, at her position and Zeus himself would hate Semele to guts.
As said by her, all the mortal women that she cursed were given her parts of power and they had went ahead to live a better fulfilling life, some even worshipped in Hera's shrine themselves but the one who could do nothing and just sit was Zeus.
It had been three decades since she left and nothing remained the way it was, Hebe who had once the apple of his eye had grown considerably cold towards him, Ares never visited him anymore and his mortal children that were a result of his scandals were safe and thriving without any obstructions, the gifts and abilities he had bestowed upon them were increased to some extent making Zeus believe that Hera not only apologized but also granted them good future.
Even the mortals ones that she had cursed and killed were either in Elysium or in Hades's realm of Asdophel meadows which was Elysium's counterpart.
The only one that was left behind was him. People that once paid respects to him had been now detached. Even Poseidon and Hades were a bit distant and Zeus could not do anything but sit on his golden throne that he had boasted to everyone about and told Hera once that she was the Queen and with all those luxuries she must not be too worried about affairs not concerning her.
And she had.
In a twisted way she had stopped being concerned.
Stopped craving his attention and finally stopped existing.
For the past three decades Zeus had cried each day and realize that this is what she must have gone through every single day.
The way Hades kissed Persephone sometimes made his heart hurt. He had lost his love and wife and now was free to go and pursue anyone he wished.
A tear trailed down his eyes. He could not come forward to touch another now with Hera gone he could not even think about it.
He had lost a treasure and now he had to spend a lifetime regretting it.
Now he would not get to feel her eyes smiling at him, those possessive irises following him everywhere he went to, no longer would his body smelled of lilies when he had just made slow tender love to Hera.
There was a buzzing fiery passion in between them that made the surroundings come to life when they kissed, where have those moments disappeared to, where has his happiness gone.
The answer was simple, he had lost a diamond while looking for stones on the ground. And he himself was the biggest fool to let something as beautiful as his soulmate go away.
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The girl sitting on the bed looked at Zerx in the mirror with anxiousness...should she tell him about it. Even if she did not told at the moment he would know eventually. While she had prepared various gifts for him but this one was the one she could not say no to because she had to have it. It was a part of him and her that she would carry with pride.
"Zerx" The said man was taking out the flowers decorated in her hair as he sat on his knees behind her on the fluffy bed. He hummed before untangling the beautiful designer braids that twisted her silky strands made up of golden threads.
"I got something for you."
"What is it baby?" His fingers were now gliding on her scalp, threading through her hair that formed complex knots earlier, the smooth cool movement made Sea heave a sigh in satisfaction and relief as her green eyes glimmered
Those pretty forest eyes looked at him as she pulled down the straps of the dress which did not allowed for a bra, her movements were agile as if she was waiting for this moment. The dress was lowered till just above of her shoulders beside her neck was visible and there lied the two fangs marks embedded in her skin- his mark on her that she proudly displayed whenever she got a chance to.
Zerx looked at the pink mark that had darkened to a darker shade on her soft skin below the neck and met her eyes in the mirror looking at him in excitement yet fear.
"Do you like it?" The demon commander was flabbergasted, his muscular arms turning her body towards him to have a clearer look as his heartfelt emotions bursted in small confetti pieces of immense happiness.
His deep dark fangs had displayed a colour darker than original, indicating that his mate was pregnant with their child. She was raising his child in her womb and by the looks of it she was already aware and excited about the whole ordeal.
"Baby..." he did not had any words, absolutely speechless. His lips parted only to kiss Sea deeply who encircled her arms around his neck sighing in the blissful feeling of happiness.
"I wanted to tell you that you have now two people to take care of."
A moment ago the precious girl was sitting and the very next he body was beneath her demon who hovered over her like a shadow, keeping his weight off her yet breathing life in her.
Sea looked into the orange irises that glimmered with his love and she could not even comprehend how come such regal male was hers. Zerx was one of the most handsome man she had ever seen and his irises promising her his utmost devotion was her safe haven.
His dark locks and darkest horns made him an epitome of masculinity and when her pale skin contrasted with his tanned smooth skin, she found it beyond erotic.
Black and Orange were her favourite colours because they represented unlike blue.
She hated blue and disliked golden, but not her golden hair because her mate usually said that her hair was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, all parts of her were unparalleled to any other.
"Then let me properly take care of you pearl." When the ripping of her flimsy material was heard and Sea realized he had ruined a frock again instead of getting angry the beautiful girl laughed and then burst into a fit of giggles. Zerx could not keep his hands off to himself even it was for a day but now the man who was watching her had a far off look in his eyes as he cupped her cheek, his lips descending upon hers before he whispered.
"I am glad it was me. I can not see you with another." The girl did not even had time to ask as her demon mate kisses every inch of her skin, he hovered above her taking care of not putting any weight but his shadow let him breathe in her. She was so beautiful as her heart heaved up and down.
Zerx took one darkened nipple in his mouth before sucking gently. His palm exploring her entire body without leaving an inch untouched.
She was his....belonged to him.
She was not Queen Hera, she was his Hera, his Sea.
"MINE" He growled but his hoarse voice did not affected his gentle actions as his cock slipped inside her without any resistance. Sea moaned as Zerx made slow sensual love to her, gently exploring every inch of her.
"You like that baby?" He made love to her repeating his passionate actions again.
Sea felt every single time Zerx held her as if someday faraway, once upon a time she was tired and exhausted like a peron with no love and no where to go, she was dying with no purpose and love, her heart bleeding and soul weeping when Zerx found her in his heart, held her in his arms and gave her a home of his devotion.
"Zerx" She moaned making the man smash his lips with her, she was so divine in every way.
She was a queen meant to rule his heart and even when the man could not give the riches and jewels he had given her something much beyond that, he had offered her his heart and soul with a promise of not letting go.