The Mistress

Chapter 14

I burst into the Mistress office armed with a tile that I found upon the floor. "Iris, darling, I have been expecting you." She starts to disfigure and becomes a distorted creature similar to the sea serpents. Though it is odd because it has the face of the Vapori and the height and legs. It swings its tail around. I duck trying to find the tile from the floor. I throw it at the creature and it transforms again. She is her normal self. "Get up! Iris, fight me like a mortal, fight me little girl."

I lunge at her narrowly missing her face. I run again at her stumbling with every step, she moves swiftly to the side and I fall, she laughs, "you are no Goddess to me. Look at you. Look at yourself do you see a Goddess? Didn't think so. You are weak. Unloved. Well you were. Squirmy. Little girl, no wonder James died he was just as weak as you." That did it, I used every piece of strength left in me and shouted "Alatrama!" The rainbow burst from my body and tore the Mistress apart. Slowly pulling her a part I shout over her screams "you shall die unloved, alone, weak and far from special. For I am Iris Goddess of the sea and sky! And now Mortica, you shall die!" I twist my hand to the left and She explodes. All that is left is Black dust and ashes. It was over.

A strange cloud encircles me and raises me higher and higher into the air. The clouds above are so close I can almost touch them. My hand begins to glow white, then changes to the spectrum colours. I look down at my legs they are doing the same thing. Every injury that I once possessed is healed. As if it were never there. The gates of Olympus, big and golden, open freely. The cloud which I am standing upon through guides me to and suddenly it disperses. I am floating, flying even. The rainbow that encircles my body lifts me up higher into the air. I feel free until I land gently upon the ground. Two strangely familiar people. Gods. Step forward with their hands linked. A voice booms. "Welcome, Iris, Daughter of Thaumas and Electra. At last, welcome home." Zeus, lord of the sky, ruler of all Gods spoke to me! His hand gesture is a signal to allow Thaumas and Electra to step forward. Then I realise that they are my true parents. Those of whom were mortal were relatives of my real Mother and Father. I embrace them both so tightly. "Welcome home Iris." Mother says.

"Welcome home daughter, you are just as beautiful as your mother." Father says.

"Mother, Father, I am home." And for the first time in my entire life I felt like I really do belong. I belong here on Olympus. I belong somewhere. I belong here. Home.

This is where our story finishes I am afraid. But let me tell you this. To belong is a great gift, and no one should ever feel as if they don't. The feeling of home is the greatest sense of belonging that one can ever have.