Chapter 81RUBINThe surrounding seems to glow an ethereal blue; gentle breeze streaming inside the tent from the entrance, revealing the detritus of the blazing fire from last night. I yawned, unable to control how wide my mouth becomes when I stretched my arms. Next to me, Caelum softly breaths; his hair thrown to the side as he lie on his left facing me. I smiled.The harsh rustling from the nearby trees wipe the smile off my face as I frowned – what could that be? I slipped on a robe and gingerly crawled to the entrance only to be surprised of the golden glow emitting from the side of the tent. Tying on my robes, I looked back to the sleeping Caelum who gently stirred. Making up my mind, I turned and slowly approached the golden glow. Robes whiter than the ones I was accustomed to see here on earth, are worn by the tall beautiful woman whose face would change from young to old on various occasions according to how she feels. She stands there by the brambles, looking regal and

Chapter 83CAELUMAeon held out his arm to avoid himself from falling down from the tree, “How – I mean – are you certain? Aphrodite – the Venus?” I nodded, scratching my fingers on the bark and started peeling them away, trying to distract myself.“What did she say? Why did she even meet with you?” “She told me about my soul and how I’ve come to possess two.”“What? Is that even a possible?” I can almost imagine Aeon’s brain working over the words and before a minute is up, he speaks, “I see. It explains much – how torn you are and how it seems that there is the two of you acting out all the time.”“Pft. It is still weird and doesn’t make any sense. I am willing to give up both of my souls if that will give Rubin another life. What matters to me now is her, alone.” I bit my lip and decided to tell Aeon about all of it. “Did you know that she made a bargain with Hades so she can return to me when he caught her?”“Blasted girl! She’s really foolishly brave. I don’t know if I should be

Chapter 85CAELUMGreeks consider it rude to barge inside their temples without paying proper respect to the gods – they consider it much disrespectful to march up to the plinth and demand a drink from the gods - yet, what I did is considered suicidal.I’m delusional and stupid and I don’t need anyone to prove that to me for I can easily perceive it. The marble stone pillars shakes as I materialize in the middle of the collapsed temple just within the acropolis – old Greek men and women basking about in the early dusk and I almost envy them for being so simple. They were thoroughly engorged with their conversations until the pillars groaned, which made them scurry off. With only half a minute to spare, I ran to the other side of the temple so as to avoid it from collapsing on me. But the pillar did not fall on me, instead, it shifted as though someone has carried it to move it to the side. it did not bother me but it rose the brows of the Greeks who witnessed it. They shifted their

Chapter 87CAELUM“NO!” “Treachery!”“Cheating. You cheated me your soul!”I smiled. “I did not cheat, Hades. I simply tried to survive as how you told me that I should.”I can feel my wings cushioning my fall. There seems to be nothing that matters to me now – nothing that holds me down on earth. I am conscious but I can’t seem to make sense of anything. I remember Hades screaming and me being pulled from his realm but before that, what happened? What I should know about and what I should be doing is a great question mark - a great chasm.My brain painfully throbs and I lurched back from the cold earth as though I was electrocuted – I remember now, Her! My Psyche, my soul – her kind smile and careful gaze, red hair blazing as though it were on fire, her petite freckled face. Yet, she was begging -begging for me not to save herm I fell back to my knees, “Oh Zeus, what did I do?”I reached out to touch the arrow on my chest, remembering the events that happened as Aphrodite cond

Chapter 89 RUBIN“Psyche!”I sensed him before I saw him.Aeon stilled next to me while I sprung forwards, staring around the field, “Caelum?”A few moment has passed and I heard distant mutterings. Aeon is still frowning next to me – his purple eyes trained in the dark, the fireflies glowing as they drifted around.“Psyche!” Caelum’s voice sound like it is coming from under the earth, muffled and hoarse. It is so full of raw emotions, full of guilt and misery.I frowned, wondering about the name he is calling out. I dove down at the bushes, searching frantically, “Caelum?” I turned my head and glared at Aeon as he stands there, watching me, his eyes not leaving the space in front of him. I have this sudden urge to slap him off his trance but figured that it won’t earn me a cooperative Aeon, instead, I tugged at his cloak, “Aeon,” He shook his head to the side as though he was beginning to wake from a dream, “Aeon!” I shouted, having no more of the patience I once had. Aeon remai