LUNAR

Chapter 5

"I don't know what this is about but it's better to be good Athena." Artemisia said not knowing where all this secrecy was taking them and where she got it from.

Athena was one person who would spill out anything anywhere, who taught her how to have secrets?

"Listen, it's about Aunty Alala," "Ok, what about her?" Artemisia asked with one eyebrow raised.

Athena found herself lowering her voice as she spilled the beans about their aunty, which shocked Artemisia including the lowering of her voice.

"Ok so everything you've told me is really true? Or are you just messing with my head?" Artemisia asked after being told everything that Athena knew about their aunt.

"Artemisia that is the truth, I'm sure Atticus may know something but please don't tell him as of now."

"Alright i get you now," she responded then they set out finding ways on how to fake their loyalty to their aunt who was now working with the king to overthrow them.

The first thing they had to do was to finish Athena's training which was now miraculously good.

"How on earth were you able to be this good when you've been the worst so far?" Antonia asked.

Antonia, one of the trainees, was very friendly and was the only nice person to Athena because even Aella was not good towards her for personal reasons.

"Well who knows maybe the gods just had some mercy on my life you know," she replied, still practicing her swordsmanship. "Ooh please," Aella said as she rolled her eyes at her.

"I don't know which gods,"Amanda said, cleaning her sword.

Amanda, just like Antonia, was just as bad towards her. She was Aella's minion and she practically worshiped the ground Aella walked on.

"The ones above me if you've studied well," she replied, not looking at her. "You have no right to talk to me like that, just because you are a god doesn't make you superior." Amanda said, trying to sound threatening.

"I don;t know why you hate me but i know that you are wasting your time. You can't keep whining about gods because you are not one your whole life, get a life," she said trying to sound harmless.

"What did you just say to me?" Amanda asked her going closer while building up energy, "I don't think there is anything difficult to understand about what she just said," Antonia said looking in the sky as if she did not say it to them.

"Just shut up Antonia, I wasn't talking to you," Amanda said, sounding just as threatening as before. "Then don't talk to you." Athena said, sounding a bit serious this time.

"Then you will try to murder me like you did with Drangir?" Aella cut in, ooh how this girl loves death she just takes her butt right in the middle of danger.

"Ooh Aella shut your mouth before i shut it for you," Athena said punctuating each word. "Sometimes just keep your butt out of my business. I don't want you to be the first creature I kill on planet earth." She said then packed her staff and left with Antonia.

"How dare she?" Aella spat forgetting that they were once friends. Her anger towards innocent Athena has been understandable since the day Atticus chose Athena over her.

"Well she can, can't she?" "Amanda, don't talk rubbish." "But it is true if you check through it nicely," "Amanda!" she shouted at last, "well don't scream at me, that is a big mistake to make." Amanda said then left the arena for Aella to munch alone.

"Ok so pissing Aella, check, becoming the best swordsman, check, making Att—" "aah no no nope you can leave that one out," she said not wanting to hear one of the worst plans on the list.

"Ok then tell me how this is gonna work if you do not talk about it?" Artemisia said, looking at her with a serious expression.

"Atticus is the destined soul or creature that you will ever bond with your entire life," Artemisia said, "and it is up to you to take that in," she continued, " by the way, the young man likes you already so what can be difficult about this?" She asked her.

"Atticus is a wolf in disguise." Athena said, looking down at her feet. 

"What do you mean?" Artemisia asked with keen expression wondering how her sister got to know all that information that she did not know herself and when that happened.

"Well," she began, "Atticus is really a wolf who just managed to disguise himself as an elf all the way from the planet of supernaturals."

"Super what?" Artemisia asked, disbelief in her voice,  "Supernaturals," Athena answered not caring what her sister thought as long as the truth was told.

"Athena what are you talking about?" Artemisia asked, thinking her sister had lost part of her brain in her coma.

"Well as funny as it may sound, Atticus is actually a millennium wolf. He ran away from his planet because there was a prophecy that he will be the one to overthrow the current evil ruler on their planet and......" she paused for no reason, at least that is what the anxious Artemisia thought.

"And......?" Artemisia asked, taking her head forward .

"You don't have to bring your potato head like that, I will be loud enough," Athena said, pushing her head back.

"You better be in fact , you should." Artemisia said with emphasis.

"He found someone who could make him look like an elf so he is able to find his queen, who is also there in the prophecy. He is the prophesied millennium wolf who Aella reads about and keeps saying he is her soulmate." Athena paused, not sure if she should continue.

"Athena what are you saying, the wolf was said to be dead years ago." Artemisia said she did not know what to believe, this could only mean their Aunty had killed their mother.

How could this be possible?

"Athena, mom died because aunt never wanted her to give birth to the queen who would control the moon with the king of the supernaturals. I....I was told only one of the perfect twins would give birth to that child. Athena you being Athena is wrong." Artemisia said with tears rolling down her face.

"Diana.... Diana you are Diana and not Athena, You are the moon goddess, I......I.... Oh my god." Artemisia said tears flowing like she was being paid.

"What are you saying, Artemisia? I saw all the gods and goddesses. They called me Athena and blessed me and gave me a gift . I talked to them and they recognised me as Athena." Athena stood up looking vexed, she did not know what to take in again.

"No, tell me the truth, I'm not going to take that from you Artemisia."

"Diana," Artemisia said while holding her hand.

"Athena never reincarnated, she became a supreme god and she was never seen by anyone. Diana...all those were just illusions to lose you. You never got or summoned any demon because you are part demon and your mate is a demon.

"Artemis was mom's trusted god-like demon; she was always there to make sure never, even once was mom ever lied to." Artemisia said

"Al......all those stories aunty ever told us, me, was or is still a lie? Artemisia I'm not taking a third identity," Athena or maybe Diana cried. Shewas always in the dark.

"Is this when it occurred to you to tell me this? Which of course is not the full story of my life, Artemisia. Tell me everything please.'' Athiana( Diana+Athena) cried uncontrollably. 

"Diana I was created to keep secrets, even the gods trust me with some serious secrets. About your life, you are different, things get reviewed when the correct time arrives. You also have the power to see someone's life just by touching them, that is why Alala never allows you to touch her." Artemisia said trying to be as strong as possible for her sister's sake.

"Listen to me, you go to Atticus and ask him to tell you what the truth is." Artemisia answered, ushering her sister outside.

It was still so awkward that she was not Athena, she really had gotten used to the name.

She kept on thinking on how to carry on as Diana once more.

So just to keep it clear Diana was actually meant to be some millennium wolf's mate so she can be the most powerful lunar making it possible to be close as powerful as Athena, her mom.