Darius was walking at the sea’s shore with the full moon hanging brightly above the night sky. The waves were gently splashing on the shore. He was sighing every moment, deep in thought why he got mad when Lucas said something bad about Ivy. "Hah..." Darius sighed once more. "Why am I feeling this way? Is what Lucas said true? Did Ivy cast a spell on me to make me agree to her terms?" Darius was looking at the night sky deep in thought. "But I don’t believe she did such a thing." Darius said. "I mean, there are no set backs in agreeing with the sirens terms. Having them as citizens in my territory gives me great benefits. Sirens are good healers and medical practitioners. Both sides will benefit from the agreement."Darius was thinking of the benefits his territory will have by agreeing with having sirens live here as well. That was when he remembered Ivy’s beautiful face when he walked into his office. He can remember how mesmerized he was when he saw her standing in the middle of

The waves under the cliff is crashing ferociously on the rocks. A loud splash was heard and all went dark. Ivy’s body quickly turned into a siren’s upon contact with sea water. She opened her eyes the moment she felt her body touch the sea. "Darius!" Ivy quickly realized that the body that shielded hers were separated upon impact with the water. "Where are you? Darius?!"Ivy frantically called for his name under the water. Her heart was beating so fast that she felt it will explode inside her chest. She swam at the vicinity where they fell and looked around. Without a minute passed by and she saw Darius floating under the water unconscious. "Darius !" Ivy swam at a fast speed and got to where Darius was. She quickly lifted him up from under the water.Once up, huge waves were hitting them hard. Ivy was having a hard time keeping Darius afloat. She then thought to swim at a much safer place. "Hold on Darius." Ivy said. "I will get you to safety."Ivy swam with difficulty while ca

Kyler has been fighting since he was young. By the time he could walk, he has been helping his mother that was all alone raising him. They were living at a far away village at the outskirts of Sparta, in a small shabby little hut. 🛖 Spartans were wary of the mother and son pair that came to their village. At first, they accepted the pregnant mother with pity and offered their help because of her circumstances, being a single mother. The Spartan villagers were helpful and kind. But when Kyler was born, they saw his black eyes and hair, something that is not common for Spartans. They deemed the baby as a cursed child, a heretic.Since then, the mother and child were cast away at the very edge of the village near a cliff. Kyler grew up with other Spartan children bullying him.One day when Kyler was at least five years old, he was fetching water in a stream. He was carrying a bucket that was at least half his size. When he reached the stream, he saw no one and sighed in relief. He went

[One year after the war]Kyler was standing by Ragnar’s side in the emperor’s office. Since the empire has been newly establish, the work Ragnar has been doing increased tenfold, compared to when he was just the king of Avalon. As Ragnar’s right hand man and personal assistant, Kyler has been helping him with his work as much as possible. "Hah, the sun has nearly set and I only have just done half of this mountain of documents." Ragnar sighed. "I want to get this done before dinner. I want to spend time with my family, as I have promised Isabella that I will never skip it now that the twins are growing up." "The twins just turned one year old your majesty. They would really need time and attention from you, their father." Kyler said with a smile. "Why not leave the rest to me? I do not have anything to do back in my house." "You really are a life saver, Kyler." Ragnar smiled with Kyler’s gesture. "But you cannot do this every time, you also have your own life to live. You are now t

Aura told Brad how she and Kyler first met. "I was a pick pocket when I was in my teens, trying to live by and buy medicine for my sick mother. My father just died because of the same illness and I do not want my mother to follow him in the afterlife and leave me all alone." Aura explained. "Back then, other people were not so fond of Spartan refugees and we were not given a chance to work for a living like other people do. And so, I resort to picking pockets and thievery on the streets, and that was where the captain caught me doing such unlawful things." "I never thought you were a thief back then." Brad teased while chuckling. "Hey, don’t tease." Aura replied. "I also never wanted to do such things. It was just... I had no other options left for me back then." "But then, Kyler came to save the day." Brad smiled. "Yes. I still remember that day I first met the captain." Aura smiled. "I was running away from the city guards that were trying to catch me. I bumped into him after