The Original Royal Line (An Extension of Aurora's Tale)

A Free, but Empty Life: What Would I Do?

"You okay Megara?"asked Amphithoe she was sitting precariously on the edge of the sailing boat. "I found these silver crystals under the four beds of the crew members, that the bribery incentive you pointed out to that frisky lad. Fools, cheaters and bribers don't get passed me." She dropped 4 bags of silver crystals down next to her companion. Megara's jaw draw in disbelief how could a 26 year old man be so idiotic with his ill plannings if he really wanted to get away he'd never leave so much wealth behind.

"Nothing, it's just I am Hades' servant, but if I do fulfill my debt what the heck am I gonna do with the rest of my life I have lost my faith in all mortal men, because of the jerk who dumped me in the first place, if I do pay my debt in full and am free to leave the Underworld what piece of adventure am I missing out on? There'd be nothing but an empty life waiting for me, I'd better off choosing to stay in the Underworld. I can barely imagine living 365 day seeing mortal men be as cruel as that kid. I'd probably kill myself if I saw it more than a 100 times per month."

Megara's words would soon hit hard with a stubborn king who would be no other than Aurora's own Father, King Stefan. For a stubborn woman can break a stubborn man completely.

"I'm sorry you feel that way that all men might be like to that one or the one here." Amphithoe spoke. "Many are cruel but there are a few families who teach their sons to be decent and more modest and humble than others." She hugged Megara as if she were big sister trying to comfort the young lady she had done this when Ceto her younger sister lost her pet to Perseus she was therefore her. To comfort them and provide them secured companionship in their sufferings. Amphithoe loved being a sort of big sister. Callianasa was forced to clean up barnacles for a month off the Aegean sea palace pillars because of her vanity the rest of the family did not approve of this ugly weakness. A tear fell from Megara's eyes and Amphithoe caught it tucked it away in a flask she had conjured in the right moment. Human tears were precious to her as much as the very sea currents she controlled.

"Dear Captain we have a problem." Amphithoe announced narrowing her eyes at Kenneth darkly. "You have had a mutiny done by bribes. Just look at these sacks. Everyone of those silver crystal stones were inscribed with a K printed for Kenneth."

"How dare you little rascal make me go on an impossible journey so you could run away from your problems you little killer."

"IHATE YOU MEG!" He yelled furiously.

"NEVER CALL ME MEG, laddie!" Megara said with such a sharp hissy tone of voice.

"No one should be afraid of you fake bodyguard, at least not on this vessel." Amphithoe. "But you should be afraid of me. I can drown you in no less than 3 seconds flat asI am the nymph of the Sea Currents and no one does wrong on my homely seas!" Her eyes flashed blue her body outlined in a blue glow the waves revealed tons of skeletons torn upon rocks bones laying there untouched for years.

"You touch her and do anything more to insult her I'll make sure you're dead be you can say quit it, madame!" A typhoon of water lifted him up off the deck he could hardly breath the sailors stood shellshocked it had been awhile since a nereid acted out of rage reasonable rage that is. The water stream was choking him. Her fists were clenched tightly holding the gush away from their ship. "ARE WE CLEAR?!" She demanded of him.

"Yes, Your wateryness." He coughed up an answer. She dropped him and dropped the hold on the tide of the Ionian sea. The gush of the wave collapsing back into the water pushed the boat on its course 20 miles ahead of its normal schedule.

"Brace yourself!" Actaea shouted to the sailors and they did as the waves hit the sides of the wooden sail ship.

"That was some show you put on display sister." Calypso told her. "More deadly than my gales."