𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓛𝓲𝓮 || 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝒾𝑔

𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕟

A/N: bring on the tissues for this one...

"Ajak, it's just this one time! I promise!"

"No Vena, absolutely not!"

"But-"

"No buts, Aphrodite. We cannot interfere! How long will it take for you to understand this?"

"They're killing themselves and yet you people do absolutely nothing! Ajak, you can't seriously expect me to just stand here and watch yet another war break out! We've watched entire dynasties fall due to their wars and yet here we stand, in the Domo doing absolutely nothing!" I exclaimed with tears in my eyes as the rest of the Eternals looked down at the ground. "I can't take it anymore!"

"You can and you will! This has gone on long enough, Vena. I've seen you interfere during minor inconveniences and had to defend you from Arishem countless times." Ajak scolded. I grabbed a random object and threw it at Arishem's statue in anger. "Vena! That's enough!"

"It's always Arishem's rule! Can't you see they're practically turning into cannibalistic savages! We have the power to do something, to help them evolve! They worship us and expect us to defend them. Why can't we defend them from themselves!?" I cried and wiped my tears in frustration. "Just this once, Ajak. Just let me help this one time and that's it. I can deal with Arishem myself. Just let me help them."

"You've grown attached to this planet, you all have. But we should remember the rules given to us and focus on the mission."

"Why should we? What good did it ever do to us? It's always the same argument over the same thing. A civilization goes to war, Vena wants to stop it, you won't let her resulting in her getting panic attacks, Ikaris being a smartass as usual and all of us are forced to sit here and watch Vena die on the inside." Druig scoffed opening his arms for me. I walked towards him and fell into a fit of sobs. "They shouldn't have evolved this way."

"I'm afraid this is out of our hands, Druig."

"I've seen men kill their wives over jealousy when all I have to do is snap my fingers to stop it. I've seen them beat their lovers and children half to death and I stood by doing nothing because of a rule that someone we've never seen has given it to us. How is that just, Ajak? Explain it to me." I choked out through sobs as Druig rubbed my back comfortingly. "I can't take this bullshit anymore!"

"Vena, we must follow the role that has been given to us. We are to protect them from the Deviants, not from themselves." Ikaris sighed. "It's always the same thing with you."

"They see us as gods... how can a god who is just allow such pain and suffering be bestowed upon them?" I asked and turned to face him. "Answer me that question and I'll let it go."

"Because we're not gods." Ajak butted and stood in front of me. "I think it's time we do the thing we've been talking about."

"And what's that?" Sersi asked concerned and I started to hyperventilate clutching my head pulling away from Druig. "Vena?"

"No, no... Let me keep them, please. I want to keep them." I begged falling to my knees crying.

"You've lost your focus."

"I want to keep them. Please let me keep them, Ajak."

"Keep what?" Makkari asked crouching down in front of me.

"Her memories." Ajak said in a soft tone just as I broke into another fit of sobs.

"I don't want to forget. Don't let me forget, please I beg you." I pleaded holding onto Druig's leg. "I want to remember."