Unmasked Truths

Chapter 2 - River

"Do you take me as a fool? She is old enough to carry out her duties as my next heir to the thrown. So why must you stop me from sending her out?" 

"I'm not taking you as a fool Derek but this is my daughter as well, what if she gets hurt or worse? She may be immortal but if she's hit with divine light you know shell die. Why can't she be the heir without fighting? Why must you put her in danger?" 

"Because she needs to bring honor to this family not disgrace, she is our first and only daughter she needs to prove that we didn't raise a useless child." 

"So that's what this is about? Honor? The only person who brings shame to this family is you, look at how you treat our daughter. She has been isolated her whole life, shes acts like fucking robot who's only job is to serve you. She isn't a soldier." 

"That isn't even my daughter, I know you slept with another god. So don't try to play that card, once she brings honor she'll be apart of this family until then she isn't my concern." 

"For the last time how could I sleep with another when I stay locked up in this fortress, when I love you and no other?" 

"You know damn well that's a lie, I've provided this child with a home and food aswell as clothes and everything else, as well as you. I take care of you both, you live in a kingdom in the fucking sky, I made you a fucking god. You were a mortal and i made you so much more yet you disrespect me? You act as if your high and mighty but you are nothing and will not speak to me this way."

 I punch my punching bag as I listen to my parents try to whisper as they argue about me. That's the night I realized my father would never truly love and accept me unless I completed the list, once he gives it to me I'll complete my duties as his daughter and finally have the kingdom and love that belongs to me. I take a breathe waking up, I hate having that dream. Those are memories that just won't go away. 

I get dressed and grab my dagger, putting it in my shoe. Today is the day I get rid of her once and for all. I know she's somewhere in this city and now I have to find her, great. I jump out of the window and wonder around, surely I can get something sweet before finding her.

 I stop at a street vender since he is my favorite but sadly I won't get anything sweet today. Just my luck, I run through the crowd of people trying to get to none other than Lilith but she spots me and runs. I just wanted something to eat and a easy day is that to much to ask for? I follow her as quickly as I can but I'm not as fast as she is. I am a god, I am the only one who can set the balance, my father who once loved me will love again once I finally cleanse this world of its sins. 

"Please allow me to cleanse your sins, what reason do you have to keep running?" 

"A will to live? Why would I let you kill me? Your outdated ways are not needed, what reason do you have to chase me?"

 I pull the knife from my leg launching myself at her, her question angers me. She knows the reason so why ask. 

"This is getting old," She says as she dodges and runs. 

I chase after her pushing people out of the way but I'm not fast enough. "fucking hell." I walk around searching for her until I find her in a alley, I slowly walk towards her but she kicks me in the stomach. I stand up straight and use the ground to launch myself at her she jumps up on top of the building and I chase after her. 

"Fuck! How the hell are you running so fast?" I say jumping over the top of buildings trying my best not to fall. "YOU KNOW THOUSANDS OF YEARS CHASING YOU IS NOT VERY FUN" I groan as she only turns her head giving me a faint smile. 

"THEN STOP CHASING ME." She says as I try my best to speed up and tackle her. 

I fall and pop my bones back into place. Luckily I caught her and put her in a headlock. 

"Your off your game." The smile on my face evident as I go to push my dagger into her.

 "Or maybe I'm having fun" as soon as she says that she elbows me in my stomach and grabs my arm throwing me over her. 

I land and punch her into the wall trying to throw her off. I throw my dagger at her and kick her through a building. "I'm going to make you suffer." I say as I'm walking towards rolling up my sleeves and punch her in the face. My anger was boiling but not because of her, well sorta. She knows she could beat me yet she won't even fight back. 

"Lemos el vom, soco vir la acutoro" as the enchants on my arm glow with my words I summon a dagger made of fire, "elso Miro shoto." 

I teleport behind her but she moves at the speed of light throwing me into another building, as soon as I stand I'm struck down by lightning. Groaning in pain as I stand I pick up a handful of rocks from the ground tossing them up. "Bullet transfer, exchange my words for reality. These rocks are bullets and my hand is a gun" I say as I start flicking rocks at her, I watch in amazement as they act as actual bullets. 

She gets hit by the first three before she starts dodging, "today is really not your day, 3 different spells? What's your limit four?" 

"Do not insult me" I turn around as I feel her presence behind me flicking the last rock. I punch her in the chest pulling my dagger out of the wall, I attempt to stab her. I miss her chest and hit her stomach instead. 

"That's a close one a little to close for my liking" as she speaks she snaps my neck and I'm overcome with darkness. 

I wake up gasping for air and stand up. Fuck I lost her again, and my suits ruined. I glance around to see people frightened, although it's a secluded town how will the damages to the building be explained. "Milo as recutembla" 

I cast a forgetting spell so anyone who has seen while believe a tornado happened. I walk home with a sigh. 

Well atleast she doesn't move cities anymore, I love it here. Why am I chasing her? It is after all illegal amongst the gods and it should be beneath me. Yet I feel incomplete without the list being finished. Why must she run, can't she see this needs to be done? No that's selfish, why do I chase her?

 I just want my father to welcome me once again but is it really worth another's life? Of course it is. She isn't another life, she is a god killer, a monster forged from sins. A monster made to be imperfect, made to be killed and slayed. 

I am the savior of this world. I have to stop second guessing. I am a god who will ascend to the thrown, I will succeed. I am River.