𝒪𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒪𝓁𝓎𝓂𝓅𝓊𝓈 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒮𝒽𝑜𝓉𝓈

"Of Course, He Did."

¡Angst¡

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"Most of us will live in peace."

The Aphrodites Manor, it was at first merely one of Aphrodites many palatial summer homes that she ended up forgetting about... mostly due to it being one of her smaller, less grand houses.

The manor stood idly for possibly a few hundred years. The garden had overgrown, and soon enough it was going to be claimed by nature.

But then, Bryan appeared.

He wouldn't return to the Human Realm, not without forgiveness from those he hurt the year prior.

Bryan stumbled upon this ancient mansion and realised his mother owned it - evident by the soiled, porcelain statue of her atop what seemed to be a fountain.

It wasn't that far off camp...

Bryan saw the opportunity and and took it upon himself to refurbished this old manor.

He with the help of the builders he hired, had the place renovated and redecorated - he had the statue of Aphrodite removed for... obvious reasons.

He alone, planted and nurtured the flowers in the garden, no help. Just him and his hands.

Bryan then took over the mansion... his new abode. A new start.

Everyone who ever visited was always enchanted by the manor, so aesthetically pleasing... especially at night, with all the warm lights, it felt romantic and magical - fitting for the home of an Aphrodite.

And the garden... nothing was more impressive than his garden... some even said Bryans garden was more breathtaking than the Sakura trees of the Asian camp grounds.

Bryan turned this forgotten house into an unforgettable home.

And he couldn't wait to share this home with Inpu... the two were married, so it was only a matter of time.

...

But I guess they'll have to wait a little longer.

Tragedy struck one night... the Seductive Rose... it was defeated! But, Bryan was taken down with it...

So today. Inpu was going to wander the mansion, he wasn't moving in. He couldn't stay there... not when he wasn't there.

"Most of us didn't die..."

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Inpu took in a deep breath, as he gazed at the place, he and his husband once dreamed to spend the rest of their lives in.

He walked into the garden, and gazed at the woeful flowers. They seemed sad. The garden seemed darker, more quiet and lonely.

To be honest, the entire places demeanour had changed.. and it wasn't a good change.

Inpu continued walking into the mansion. It felt so unwelcoming.

He wondered to Bryans room and something caught his eyes that made his breath hitch.

On his vanity, within a white pot thrived a flower... It was sitting in sand and was very well taken care of. The flower didn't fit anything in the room, heck! Nothing in the mansion suited the flower.

Inpu wondered towards the flower, tears falling out his eyes as he got closer, it was the same flower he gave Bryan all those months ago...

The Mystical Black Flower.

"He kept it." The jackal smiled at the healthy plant before him.

"Of course he did..."

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Sorry it's bad...

I was lazy, had the idea, didn't know how to write it.

But I uh.. hope you enjoyed 😅