Oneshots (Book 2)

(OoO S3) Safe and Sound?

(This is a request made by Blue-wolves23, and with their permission i made it into a part 3 for the Hey Aphrodite's Ball Queen story, part two is the one in Wingdings before this story)

Outside pov

The two Godlings fought throughout the large home. One filled with pure unbridled anger and killing intent. The other is trying to defend himself from the other's merciless attacks. But the fact remains the first's creations that he so dearly loves were harmed, and they were harmed by the second. There are metallic clings and clangs as their two weapons strike each other, the one of anger holding a holy sword that was a final gift from the love of his life, the one that harmed innocents wielding a three pronged trident. The shouts of the two echoing throughout the empty house, until finally a single strike ends it all. Panting, the victor looks over the dead body of his advisory, before letting out a weak cough his wounds from the other making themselves known. Wince in pain and regret for having taken a life, the winner turns and heads toward the room he left his precious treasures.

Femi pov

The darkness lifts from my hazy mind and I slowly sit up, despite the pain in my back, and look around "Atlas? Lotus?" I whisper out and the two stir. Lotus's laying on me and I noticed their wings...one was missing and I let out a sob, Lotus's head shoots up to look at me and in their eyes the pain and worry they are feeling. I hug them tight and apologise on repeat, Atlas wanders closer be it slowly clearly also in pain, but i guess that's more from our combined link we share. The three of us hug, both happy to have seen/met Brydad and horribly worried as we were just attacked by King Mitch.

A weak cough makes us all jump and look to the door, there stands out father....badly wounded. "PAPA!" I shout in alarm while Atlas cries out "Dadpu!" Lotus is rendered speechless. Papa's head shoots up and he stares at us tears filling his eyes "my treasures..." and rushes to our side giving us a mighty hug "I am so sorry little ones I couldn't protect you" we all hug back tears in our own eyes.

Inpu pov

I hug my children tight, feeling my life slipping and I'm terrified, while I may have killed Mitch, I don't think I'll make it the night and I don't want them to be left alone, sure I could trust Xylo but...they're my kids. I let out a weak cough and they all worry and fuse over me and my tears just fall seeing their worried tearful eyes. Reminding me of the faithful night i told them about Bryan, they had come crying to me asking why the ghosts of the underworld talked about second parents but they had only me and i told them about him, they cried and begged me not to leave them as Bryan had. I let out a soft sob-like-laugh remembering the song i sang for them to calm them down, they stare at me like i have two heads and i smile gently back before starting to hum the melody's tune.

"I remember tears streaming down your face

When i said i'd never let you go

And all those shadows almost killed your light

I remember you said

Don't leave me here alone

But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight"

I hum again my own eyes closing for ^just a second^

"Just close your eyes

The sun is going down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come, morning light

You and i'll be safe, a~and, sou~ound"

My kids shake me harshly, waking me up, yet when my eyes open i see a faint light and a silhouette someone i so dearly love