Wings

Chapter Eighteen

Your eyes open to find Julianic head in your chest almost squishing the baby. You shifted away from him sitting up taking Ravenic into your arms. His grey wings fluttered cooing as he unleashed an second smaller set closer to his neck. You recognize the owl wings wondering if you had passed down your demon somehow, or maybe it was in your blood somehow. You summoned the small owlet your own coming out of curiosity. It acted like a mother your sons eyes going dark. You decided you wanted to cradle him  while walking about feeling anxious. As you do so, you begin singing making the little child laugh. Julianic wakes up to it asking if the child was okay. You nodded just spending some time with him.

" You can go back to sleep."

" I can't help but to be awake if you are. Do you think you need a sleep aid? My mother has a variety of things for that sort of thing."

" It would be nice but don't go bothering her tonight please. See about it tomorrow."

" Alright. While you're up, I was wanting to talk about something."

" Sure. What is it?"

" Your demons. How do tale did you get those monsters?"

You glared disappointed by his mind again.

" They're not monsters. They're quite tamed."

" You didn't answer my question."

" I messed up on my first job wnd got punished for it."

" Was it... painful? Are they alive? I won't let this stand."

" It was, and no, I killed them and got away."

" You shouldn't of been put in that position to begin with my Queen."

" Speaking of that, have you heard from my sister?"

" Some Gods are trying to have her banished, but your mother refuses it."

" Her mother. My died a long time ago."

" Don't be like that. I'm sure she cares about you. Now, get back in bed. I need cuddles."

" You're just needy in general."

" Don't be mean. Come."

You obeyed laying the now sleeping child nuzzling his neck. You lay feeling his hands creep to your back. You looked him in the face smiling at his touch. You bring a hand up to his face.

" I don't deserve you-."

You were caught off guard by a blade to your back. The wound sizzled with poison as you clawed at your chest before wrapping your arms around the child it beginning to cry for you. You looked back up at Julianic wanting to ask why. His face was expressionless as he watched you begin to seize.

" Do you honestly think you get to live after disrespecting me so many time? You sealed your fate when you flared that hand of yours and became a monster before my eyes. Your suppose children, though I consider them abominations, are buried. I see why Maeve gave you away. You were truly a mistake."

The bartender at No Name stops pouring his drink sensing your death. He just shakes his head as his form contorts changing into Dionysus himself. He curses himself seeing you as his own daughter shedding a tear. He looks out at the empty bar as he feels your heart beat stops the stone in his pocket now lifeless. He gets out his phone dialing Chiron. He picks up as the God takes a shaky breath.

" She's gone."

There was silence over the phone.

" So are the Hundred. We had no choice but to kill the Hunters too."

He knew you had no knowledge of the war commencing down here. The mortals were nothing against the camp plus the Gods that got involved. The Gods trapped down here were once again ignored by their parents and slaughtered.

" What are we going to do with the kids?"

" Just let them be rocks."

Dionysus thinks of you telling his friend goodnight. He had failed Pan once again. He ticks his phone away wondering if your spirit returned to the Earth where it belonged. He could feel Pan weeping as it begins to storm outside. He refused for it to end here as he shuts down the building taking a trip down to Hell. He follows your energy trail until it led him to a dying garden. He laughs not needing to even dig as the children shuffled to the surface sensing their mother's stone. He collects them one by one quickly though preparing to fight if needed. He takes the thirty-two Gods and takes his leave. He glances at the palace once knowing you shouldn't of died this way.

" The Gods on Earth will return. You just watch."