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23. A Strange Family Dinner
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Princess of Faerl 24. Here Comes the Sun
*Elentari* The door to the room burst open and a man with hair like Selene’s entered. “Pardon my intrusion, Majesties of Faerl, but I could not ignore such a large family gather.” He took the empty chair that Lucinda would have occupied if she weren’t within me. “How have the children of my sister been?” His eyes landed on each person around the room. I shivered a bit, but Stacie shivered more. “We are just peachy, uncle.” The outspoken one answered him. ‘Elentari?’ Stacie mind-linked me. ‘I feel weird, like I’m being drawn to that man. I don’t like it.’ fear laced her sentence. ‘Fuck.’ I heard Selene mutter. ‘I never gave that playboy a mate, nonetheless a mortal teenager.’ I let out a long, deep exhale. “Who are you?” I asked. “You’ll have to forgive me, history has never been my strong suit.” It was Selene’s turn to be annoyed. ‘You realize you just gave him a chance to brag about himself? You could have just asked me.’ she retreated to the back of my consciousness, presuma
Princess of Faerl 25. The Lost Twin
*Aranelda* It’s cold and dark. It’s been this way for a long time. No light, no warmth. Just darkness and pain. I don’t know what I did to deserve this. They keep calling me names, saying I’m the son of a whore, pieces of shit that not even the slut wanted to claim. A worthless being that’s only useful when Hades is angry so he doesn’t whip the others. Persephone tried to save me once. That ended tragically. Hades didn’t want to kill me and I didn’t want to give him a reason to, so the next couple times she tried, I didn’t use the items to escape. I simply buried them next to a large rock. Maybe someday I could leave here. All I could feel was despair. The imaginary friends from my youth were still with me, but they didn’t speak much and I couldn’t see their mythical forms any more. I was too depressed for them to come around me. I had taken to carving my story on the wall, maybe someday someone would read it. Probably long after my death. I started from my first memory. *Thirteen y
Princess of Faerl 26. Nin Gwanuning
*Aranelda* Suddenly I was no longer under ground. I was in a strange place that reminded me of my life above ground, before Hades. The sun was kissing my skin, but blinding my eyes. Panic filled my heart as I had no idea where I was. I had no idea who I could trust or if I should trust anyone. Persephone told me to think of something happy, so I thought of the little girl singing her song. Would I find her? There were houses in rows greeting my eyes. Outside one of the houses was a girl about my age. She had the same color hair as me, and I assumed I would have the same skin tone if I hadn’t spent years in the dark. As I walked closer I could see her eyes were sapphire blue, just like mine. My heart started beating wildly, I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. She was singing that song. Absentmindedly I started singing along with her. Her eyes looked up as the song ended. “Hi!” She cheerfully greeted me. “Wanna play?” Her hand was extended to me. I was hesitant. “I promise i
Princess of Faerl 27. Finding the Host
*Helios* We moved Elentari to her room. I exchanged a worried look with Alaric and Belle. I couldn’t understand why Aphrodite would have done this. If she wanted Chaos for herself, she would let us wake Endymion and keep them bound. She knew as long as those two were together, Chaos would never get to Selene. It was so confusing. I rubbed my temples as the three of us turned to leave the room. There was a loud thump on the floor behind me, and I turned to see what happened. A tall malnourished man laid on the floor. His wrists bore deep cuts, his neck rubbed raw from something that had been around it. He was barely clothed, but had strong muscles. He was barely alive. Belle ran to the man, turning his face up to hers. “ALARIC!” She cried out, “Alaric, it’s him! Oh Starlight, Starlight, stay awake.” Her words were repeated again and again. I felt my form turning to mist. This must be the boy I was meant to be with. A smile traced across my thoughts. “Helios..” She turned to where I
Princess of Faerl 28. Is Your Phone Broken?
*Elentari* This was beginning to be a habit. Meal time, new news, my vision goes blurry, I wake up on the floor. I blinked a few times, trying to gain my bearings, hoping to be able to speak soon. My throat was dry as I gasped for air, tears pooling as I realized what, and who, I just saw. I tried to sit up, but I wasn’t allowed to. “Oh no, Princess, you lay yourself back down.” a velvet voice filled my ears. Where was I? I wasn’t on the floor, this is too soft. I moved my hand a bit and realized there was a blanket over me. “You’ve been through a lot. I do apologize for your lack of strength at the moment. I needed to talk to my sister and figure out what was going on, what you had seen. Saying Hades can mean a lot of things, and she was able to tell me more than you could.” He patted my shoulder gently. “Now that you’ve woken, though, I will leave you in the capable care of your assistant and the rest of our family. I have a situation to remedy.” The imposing figure stood and made
Princess of Faerl 29. The Truth of Yin and Yang
*Unknown Third Person* They gave way to sleep, a deep sleep, each within their own room. The open zone was the same for both hosts. Meadows, cliffs, waterfalls, forest all included in identical patterns. The two circles sat mirroring one another. The masculine and feminine in perfect balance. At first it seems like they didn’t see one another until their circles merged. A perfect balance of yin and yang, creating a center point for energy, connecting the two hosts as they should have been since birth. Deities and beats souls operating together to cleanse darkness, purge negativity, Elentari and Aranelda becoming one with the four souls each held within, the five merging to create one spirit for each host. A brilliant silver mist pulled Arashi, Lucinda, Silk, and Serenity into Elentari’s image. A black sparkly mist pulled Ambrogio, Lucius, Falx, and Puck did the same, merging into Aranelda. They didn’t disappear, but created a perfect union to create Spirit. The best of all elements a
Princess of Faerl 30. Welcome Home
*Aranelda* I walked the room, slowly, looking at each weapon upon the wall. Each one had the mark of a Deity on them. Some Greek, some Roman, others Egyptian. There were even marks of the Orisha and Celtic Deities. I wondered if this was the training place of all the Gods and Goddesses. It would seem unbelievable that they would be able to coexist in such a space without feeling the need to battle for superiority. I jumped a bit as Helios laughed a bit. It was still very odd to hear others in my head and identify them as something other than imaginary beings or creations of insanity. ‘I wonder what we’re looking for.’ My fingers ran over many hilts, none seeming to have the right… connection with me. I traced my fingers over all the symbols until I found a set of swords marked with a blazing sun and my body felt a shiver. I couldn’t help but smile. ‘These are the weapons you want, huh?’ I studied them, one was a very long sword with a handle meant for both hands. The next was a set
Princess of Faerl 31 Finding Perfection
*Elentari* There were so many weapons with the moons on them. I was having a hard time as it was all conflicting and sending me different messages. I had no idea how to pick up a weapon. My brother seemed to have an easy time with this and was with Alke at this point. ‘Selene, how do I choose? There are so many that seem to belong to the moon, but none seem to be ours.’ I couldn’t understand what was going on. ‘I’ve never been a goddess of hunt or battle. I have no weapons of my own. There are those that live in my moonlight that use weapons and have had beautiful creations crafted by Hephaestus. This is something that will be decided by you and you alone. Unless you wish to craft a weapon of choice for you that will belong to you and only you. My Guardians had previously chosen a master craftsman to create something unique for themselves.’ I hadn’t realized that was an option. Once Alke seemed done talking to my brother, she came to me. “You seem conflicted, child.” It wasn’t a qu
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