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PAIN EBBS THROUGH HER BODY AS SHE WAKES. Her soft groan of pain echoes more than it should and it has her eyes opening quickly, all hints of exhaustion gone from her.
"Athena,"
Her father's voice echoes around her and she's unable to pinpoint where it's coming from, or if it even has a true source.
"Athena, you need to wake up. You are stronger than this."
"What– what happened?"
"You were killed by someone trying to get to Elena," Her father's voice booms, faint irritation seeping into his tone. "But you can wake up. You're a goddess, you cannot be killed so easily."
"But," She pants, standing on the heels she's been wearing all night at the masquerade ball. "But I've died before. If I was killed this time, wouldn't it be permanent?"
"You've come into your powers, you're nearly immortal now. It will take much more than a few broken bones to kill you."
Athena rubs at her sore neck, groaning under her breath. "So, what? I can come back to life? What happens after that?"
"You'll be stronger, for one. Your body has already gone on defense from the accident, it won't take to this attack kindly. You can protect yourself, Athena."
Her eyes widen as she stumbles around the large temple she always appeared in when she dreamt of Olympus. "Stefan and Damon– are they okay? Do they know that we're gone?"
"I'm sure they're aware by now. You've been out for some time, even Elena's starting to get concerned,"
"How do I even wake up?"
"It's like a lucid dream, darling. Just tell yourself it's time to wake up."
She nods, beginning to gain more and more traction on her feet as her soreness disappears into nothingness.
"Before you go, Athena,"
She looks up instinctively, though her father's disembodied voice has no true source. "What?"
"Remember, you were made to fight. You know how to protect yourself,"
Athena furrows her brows, but her mind screams at her to wake up, and she sits up on the dusty couch with a short gasp that startles Elena into yelping.
"Oh, god," Elena's hands come up to her mouth as she looks at the suddenly conscious girl in shock. "Athena– I– I thought you were dead. They kept saying you'd wake up– I think they think you're a vampire,"
