War of the Gods: generation one

Chapter 3

 For a few weeks, we helped Hana get everything back in order. Repairing buildings, restoring plants, helping the people, and getting rid of any stragglers of the evil army. During that time, Virgo was very anxious.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I'm... I'm okay."

I raised my eyebrow.

"Something is bothering you."

She was silent for a moment.

"I'm just worried about my husband," she admitted. "He's very strong and can hold his own, but Moloch has been a thorn in his side for a while. He hasn't sent me anything that signals if he's okay or in trouble."

"I would assume that no news is good news," I told her. She nodded in response.

"Hopefully. Thanks for listening to me."

"Not a problem!"

"Virgo! I need some help!" Helena called out. Virgo headed over to her.

I headed over to Hana to help with the orphaned children. My heart broke for them. They lost their families in the battle and having to deal with that at such a young age is horrible. I loved taking care of the children and helping them find new families. Seeing their smiling faces when I played with them or made up stories for them always brought joy to me. It made me wonder if I was ever going to start my own family. I loved the idea of being a father and eventually a grandfather.

I was startled by a clap of thunder overhead. A few of the kids got scared too. I was quick to comfort them and kept them entertained while a torrential downpour began. Well, we were in a rainforest so rain is a common thing. But this rain seemed too heavy. Lightning flashed across the sky in a very peculiar fashion. The younger kids got scared and I managed to comfort them as best as I could.

"YANG, HANA!! WE NEED TO GO NOW!!" Virgo shouted at the top of her lungs as she came into the building. She was full of panic. Celena and Helena came in after her, just as panicked. Hana came over just as swiftly.

"What's wrong?!" I asked them.

"Pisces needs help! Dost thou not see the torrential downpour? Virgo told us what it meant."

"I would love to help but I can't just leave my people while they're recovering from the battle," Hana said.

"That's true," I said.

"I'll stay behind to help her." Helena offered. "I just can't leave her in this state! She needs the help and it would be good practice for me for when I someday become ruler of my own people."

"I would protest and ask you to go with them, but I know you well enough to know that when your mind is set on helping someone, you will not take no for an answer which is a trait you need to work on," Hana said. "And I do need the extra help."

Virgo grew frustrated.

"We don't have any time to waste! We gotta go help him!"

"Will you two be okay?" I asked.

They nodded.

"Give us a sign if you need any help!" Celena said. All three of us raced out of the building and followed Virgo to Atlantis.

The sight we saw when we arrived was horrifying. What used to be a seemingly beautiful island city was burning. There was a hoard of those dark beings and other fiery beings as well. I could hear the screams of the people. It was pouring rain, most definitely an attempt to put the flames out, however, it wasn't doing much. It wasn't long before we were soaked.