Cronus
"Do you trust me?"
"Yes but what you're going to do---it's suicide. You said yourself you wouldn't survive an outright attack," Gia says, as I stare at my writings on the wall, trying to make sense of it. I need to focus. I need to be ready to do what must be done.
"I know. But I'm not going to survive as it is. It's taking me, Gia. I'm too late, the Sun has already risen, his sister the Moon shall soon rule the skies with him. And I will be over. I can't defeat them, War nearly killed me, he could have if he'd wanted," I say, as she puts a hand on my shoulder. "Raising my dead brethren is my only chance to possibly end them."
"But it will kill you," she says.
"Yes. But it may save you, and your daughter, and her child, that's all I want," I say, putting a hand on her face, "I really want to save you."
"You think Anna's pregnant?" she asks.
I nod.
"Why?"
"Are---are you going to be upset if I say it's been prophesied?"
"No," she laughs, squeezing my arm, "I'm going to beg you to live long enough to see your daughter one more time. To tell her you care about her. To stay with me as long as you can and end peacefully."
"Then you ask me the one thing I cannot do. I want to make the world safe for you, and your child, and grandchildren one day, and the only way I can do that is to end those monsters. Now. Once and for all," I say.
"But even you said it might not work—"
"Might isn't won't. It could---could work. It will just surely end me," I say, putting my hands on her face, "I love you so much. It hurts more to let you go than all the lightening he could inflict upon me."
"I love you too," she says, kissing my face, "I wish you could stay."
"I wish I could too."
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Olympus Drive Book 2: Nothing to See Here
FantasiThe Rheas adapt to life in Winfell as they deal with a mysterious threat. The sequel to 'Everything is Fine' and makes more sense if you've read that one. Content Note: language and violence throughout. Some gore/creature violence. Brief sexuality...
