GODDESS OF WAR

Chapter 10

AMARA

"I'm sorry, it won't happen again, Ma'am... Yes, thank you..." I heard Sage say before she hung up. She had probably excused herself from work.

For the rest of the ride, she was silent. Dead silent. She was too terrified to speak.

Honestly, I had no immediate plans to kill her or her sister. I only threatened her. But if she dared to ruin my mission? I wouldn't think twice. I would slaughter her on the spot.

My eyes remained fixed on the road, but a sudden realization hit me. Something was wrong. We keep taking the same road over and over, and it feels like we're just going in circles

"Are you sure this is the way to your house?" I asked. I watched her flinch at the sound of my voice. She was utterly paralyzed with fear. "Y-Yes..." she stuttered.

I tightened my grip on the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. Something was deeply off. I slammed my foot onto the gas pedal, accelerating hard.

"Something is not right," I whispered. In a split second, an object crashed onto the asphalt ahead.

No, not an object. A person. I slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching to a halt. Then a silhouette of a man stood directly in front of us, illuminated by the headlights.

"Amara..." he sang out in a mocking, melodic tone before launching into the air and vanishing.

They knew. They finally learned of my existence, and they were already making their move. "W-Who was that?!" Sage panicked, her voice shaking violently.

"That's Hermes," I said flatly, scanning the dark surroundings.

Hermes. The son of Zeus and Maia. The messenger of the gods. The fastest entity alive, bound by winged sandals.

"Stay here," I commanded. Sage nodded frantically, sobbing in the passenger seat. I stepped out, slamming the car door shut behind me.

Suddenly, a gust of wind dashed behind me, followed by a low, mocking chuckle. "Where are you off to, Amara?"

"Stop playing games, Hermes. Show yourself," I said lazily. Beneath my hair, I could hear the sharp, agitated hissing of my snakes.

I hadn't wanted to reveal this side to Sage. But since she already stumbled upon my dark secret, there was absolutely no point in hiding anymore.

I saw Hermes rushing toward me. He was blindingly fast, but instinct kicked in, and I managed to dodge his incoming blade just in time.

"Your father wants to meet you..." he whispered, his voice brushing against my right ear as he dashed past.

I opened my palm, summoning my snake sword into reality. "I'm dying to meet him, too," I smirked.

Before I could strike, he took flight, hovering effortlessly above me. "You really do possess the beauty of your mother... I'm almost mesmerized by it," he said, his laughter echoing through the night.

"Why don't you stand still and face me then? Afraid to turn into stone?" I taunted, my eyes straining to track him as he zipped erratically through the air. Damn it. The sheer speed of his movement was starting to make me dizzy.