Mahnu, An Immortal's Journey

Chapter 30

The next day, at dawn, Mahnu watched as King Richard slept. He was still holding her, and his legs were entwined with hers. He looked possessive, even though he was sleeping. Trying to escape his hold of her, she felt him hold her even tighter.

Sighing, Mahnu poked him with her finger, "Let me go, Richard."

"...mmnnoo..."

Mahnu chuckled at his sleepy mumbles, "Yes!"

"Never let you go!" His small voice and possessive movements only made her chuckle again.

Mahnu pushed him with all her strength, only to have them both fall off the bed.

"Oww! Dam!" The King said, touching where he hit his head.

Mahnu got up, laughing, "Well, you should have let me go!"

"Oww. I'm sure you could have made it happen another way...Other than pushing me off the bed!"

Mahnu stopped, hearing words coming into her head. 'Another way, other ways. What other ways could I try? Did I try them all?'

"Mahnu?" The King's voice didn't quite reach her.

It had been my own voice, she thought, and it had sounded...Sad. What was the previous me trying to do?

"Mahnu!" The King yelled, snapping her back to the present.

"I feel like...I've forgotten something extremely important."

King Richard sighed. Things were already very strange, he thought.

He remembered her screaming and not breathing, most likely because of being tortured in her past. She knowing about the tablet, when it was known she could no longer hear thoughts. And now, she seems sure to have forgotten something that seems to be important.

But it is interesting that she feels that way. She was trying to get the tablet over two years ago. Does she have that much obligation to finish what she had started? Or is it something else?

He sighed, I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried about her.

It really started to dawn upon him on how troublesome this woman of his was!

But she was so magnificently naked in front of him right now, how could he feel like she was a burden in any type of way!?

Before his desire pooled down to his groin, he tried to calm himself down, seeing her still somewhat serious...Again, he was worried...

"But what are you worried about? That I might actually remember what it is that I've forgotten?" Mahnu stared at him. "That I can read your thoughts? That..." She looked down at her hands, "That I used to be a God..."

In a stunned silence, King Richard blinked and felt an ache in his heart...

King Richard pulled her into his arms in the next moment, "You've remembered? All of it?"

Mahnu shook her head, "No...Just glimpses that seem to make sense. But my mind is filling up with them, even right now."

The King sighed and wondered if it was okay, even if she did remember.

"Do you remember me?" He asked.

"Only from two memories...Three. One was when you were alone, and I was...Snapping necks." Mahnu was very confused to this memory...

"Right! You were really strong...And angry at me. But I was angry at you too!" The King pointed at her childishly.

"Why were you angry with me?" Mahnu asked innocently. She honestly couldn't remember.