All night, Athena tossed in bed. She couldn't sleep. All that ran through her mind was the attack she felt was going to come upon Antarti. Infact, she had a lot of things in her head and she couldn't quite place them properly. She was afraid. Athena had never admitted being afraid to anyone and sometimes, she lied to herself that she could take care of literally anything. So it made sense that she could feel intense fear tonight. Shivers ran down her spine and the more she tried to sleep, the more sleep evaded her. She made a final turn and was facing the window. The curtains weren't drawn as she had asked her maid not to touch it. As she looked out of her window, her eyes fleeted over the night stars that seemed to be prominent tonight. After a few minutes of watching the dark skies, she began to feel a sense of relief. Her eyes were trained on the nearly full moon as tomorrow was going to be a full moon and the time she would be crowned King. Slowly,
"Did you hear that?" Ciara who had been sleeping on the couch immediately sat up. She had been asleep but tbe piercing cry of a strange creature tore through the air and woke her up. It was Alex who had asked that question and Ciara immediately left the chair she was seated on to check on him. "You're awake," She whispered and also checked Daniel. But the man was in a deep sleep. Turning back her attention to Alex, she asked. "Are you good? How do you feel?" "Peachy." Alex replied. "Though, I wonder if Daniel feels the same way. I was able to tap into his dreams and he's having quite a nightmare. Don't wake him up. His nightmares are a form of visions." "I know." Ciara replied. "What's a Wyvern doing here at this time? They are only present in winter and blood moons." Alex sat up with a bit of difficulty but he was okay. He looked at the narrow tube connected to his arms and then at Ciara who sighed and gently pulled it off. She wiped his broken skin with
The cry of the bird kept piercing into the air from time to time and this woke people up. Inhabitants of Antarti were all wide awake and they either peeked through the slightly opened curtains or wide opened windows. Some of the men stepped outside and were talking as they stared into the night skies. "A Wyvern hasn't flown into Antarti for thirty years. What is it doing here?" Yuri, one of the men in the group, more outspoken, asked no one in particular. "Whenever it does, it means that whoever is going to reign would have an interesting one." "Note that being interesting doesn't mean it's going to be a good reign. There might be wars, lots of death, misunderstanding and Royal battles and there might also be economic growth, celebrations and victory. But we do not know which." Henry sighed. He was an astrologer but that had been a long time ago. Though he still predicted through the stars, he didn't fully practice astrology. All of the men were looking at him alr
"A Wyvern appeared for the first time ages ago. Around 800 AD. It came with a storm and piercing cry and human beings seeing the large creature as a threat, began finding ways to bring it to its death." Everyone who was seated at the empty dining table was listening. It was almost four o'clock and the inhabitants of the palace were awake. The people at the table consisted mostly of men, female shamans and other women of influence. As usual, Athena sat at the head of the table. They all listened as one of the oldest historians spoke. "The first place it appeared was in Northern Europe. The Celtic region. Those were the first people who saw it. A lot of people saw it as the end of the world while the mighty King of Cornwall saw it as something to defeat. They waged war on the Wyvern and the men lost as the Wyvern consumed them all with flames or scattered their battle ground with its large, powerful talons. People died a lot and for years, fighting this Wyvern seemed to be f
It smelt on the air. The wind of celebration. The spirit of festivity. Though it couldn't be compared to the Festival Of The Lunatic, everyone was anticipating this. Not just because they were excited but because they were curious. They wanted to witness the crowning of the first woman as King in Antarti and people had traveled from far and wide to witness this special occasion. Athena had been awoken by her maids as early as six. And that was because they wanted to make all the necessary adjustments to her dress. She had been used as a mannequin all morning while the rest of the people slept. Once they were done with her fitting, she jumped back into her bed and went back to sleep. Alexander was up as early as five. When he woke up, he opened the curtains and began to dress up. He needed to move around as he had been immobile for a long time. Daniel and Ciara had left yesterday and in all honesty, Alexander couldn't remember the details of yesterday night as
Alexander met Damien and Ciara kissing when he entered his room. They pulled away from each other as soon as he entered. "Why are you both in my room kissing by this time of the morning? Aren't you supposed to be at the palace getting ready for the ceremony?" Ciara stood to her feet and walked to the window. Daniel was the one to reply. "Well, we wanted to check up on you. See if you can move around and you're finally okay." Alex spread his arms . "As you can see, I am perfectly okay. I can even walk and talk, thanks for asking." Daniel chuckled. "Where are you coming from though?" "Oh, I took a walk to the cliff. Ciara, I couldn't find traces of blood back at the cliff." Ciara turned from the window. "Does it show that the sacrifice worked?" Alex nodded. He took a seat and poured himself a glass of water, gulping the whole thing down. "I saw that the palace was quite filled with activities." Ciara nodded. "No one is acting like a Wyvern visite
"Don't you think Athena was quite harsh with her judgment this morning?" Daniel asked as he watched his wife change from dress to dress. "No, I don't think so," Ciara said and removed the third dress she had tried on. She had come with a full trunk and was still searching for the best. Daniel was already tired because she kept finding fault even after he told her that the dress was nice. Every dress she had put on was equally beautiful and he had no idea why she was making it a big deal. "I think she put the woman in her rightful place. A lot of women have chosen to take her for granted because she's a crown king. Bitter people." Daniel sighed. "You're right though. No offense but I feel she should have handled it better." Ciara flung the fourth dress on a Chippendale chair before bending over to pick another one. "How so?" "Well, she should have just warned the woman or something. It's that simple." Ciara gave him a stern look. "If you keep giving people the a
Alexander was waiting for the right time to strike. He had been sitting out here for a while, watching people talk about the upcoming ceremony but that wasn't his business. His aim here was to monitor a bunch of men who stood around like they were tourists. These were spies and he was sure of it. They probably came with Zeus. Just as he had that train of thought, Zeus stepped out of the inn and walked to one of the men after looking around. Alexander immediately concealed himself from being seen as he pretended to be reading a newspaper. He could hear their conversation loud and clear and it went thus: "How are things coming?" "We already sent a few of our men to act as guards. They snuck their way in and have successfully entered." "Good. Now, I want you to find one of our guards amongst them. Give this to them. Instructions have been written inside the package. Tell them to make sure it is followed or there will be consequences." "Yes, sir." The guard s