Navigating Hermes (Book Two)

Epilogue

Navigating Hermes is officially complete! I hope you enjoyed it and look forward to the next (and potentially last) book in this series, which should start being posted early in the New Year since I'll be writing it throughout November for NaNoWriMo! If you like my writing and want to read more of my fantasy works, check out my about section on my profile for a link to my books that are available for purchase, including the edited version of Apollo's Prophecy. If you can't afford it and still want to support, please see my GoodReads link in my bio and leave an honest review on Apollo's Prophecy to help get it out there :) Again, I love you all and hope to see bonus chapter/one-shot requests so I can post between this ending and the next book coming out! I hope to hear from you soon, and keep an eye out (or notifications on?) for those bonus chapters over the upcoming months. - Amy

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     The Theatre of Heaven was exactly what Julie had imagined based on Danika's description. She never thought she'd have the opportunity to see it, but it was happening. The cloud-like fog covered the floor as Julie nervously waited for her queue to walk forward.

     "Relax, Sissy," Marcus laughed at his twin. "You literally just got married last week in front of way more people. This is just a formality."

     Julie nervously played with her rings. "I know, but this is a bigger deal," she explained. "This is the last time I'll be a regular human."

     When Hermes and Julie officially started dating they were so overjoyed to make up for lost time that they didn't think about Julie's mortality versus Hermes being an immortal god. Eventually, Danika and Apollo asked Julie if she would become immortal, which nearly led her to having a mental-breakdown. 

     The idea of becoming a goddess was always appealing to Julie until she was faced with the reality of it. She understood that if she made the decision that she would be binded to Hermes permanently. While he was ready to jump at the opportunity, Julie didn't want to tie him down from the beginning. She wanted to spend a few years with Hermes like a normal couple to make sure they were both ready for a commitment that would last forever.

     After more than three years together, Hermes proposed and Julie couldn't say no, not being able to imagine her life without him. It was then that she decided that, after a long engagement and normal human wedding, she would go through with the binding ceremony and become a goddess just like Danika had several years prior.

     Marcus squeezed Julie's arm, bringing her back from her memories of just one year prior. "You'll be just fine," he assured her. "Just look at Hermes and pretend no one else is there."

     Julie smiled at her brother just as the music started playing—their queue to walk forward. "Don't tell me what to do," Julie laughed. "I am the older twin after all."

     Marcus shook his head, laughing, but didn't argue her statement for once and walked Julie toward her new beginning.

     The ceremony went by quickly, to Julie's content, and although it had only been a few minutes since it ended, she already felt different. "You weren't kidding, Danika. I feel great," she mused.

     Danika smiled at her best-friend. "And to think childbirth was still scary. I don't think I could've done it as a human."

     "You definitely would have," Julie laughed

     Persephone, Melinoë and Aphrodite all ran up to Julie, each giving her a hug and their congratulations. 

     Marcus joined the friend group after greeting Hera and Zeus, who were currently laughing in the corner about something. "Are you sure those two used to fight all the time?" he asked.