LIGHTNING AND THUNDER

(7) Henry

*Henry*

                I picked Levi up and I stood in the middle of the deserted road and I let the lightning take me once more. I felt scared and I felt desperate. As I was moved off the ground into the sky I saw a stag with a wreath of leaf and twigs wrapped around its neck.  As I was transported, I landed roughly on the clouds near the gates. Levi was so still I was afraid she had died until I saw her chest slowly rise and fall in an uneven pattern. The seasons looked startled as I ran I bellowed to them

                “Help me! Please!”        

                Fall and Winter both opened the gates while Summer ran to me. He stopped when he saw Levi in my arms. He still looked worried for her, but I was in ruins, compared to how frazzled he was. I wanted to screech at him, loud enough to make a banshee proud, I needed to take her into Olympus and have Apollo heal her, but he wouldn’t let me. A wild snarl ripped out of my mouth, red tinted my vision, I was rabid. I was ready to go balistic, when Summer murmured in a low, rumbling voice

                “Humans have never entered here before, and never will.”

                I roared at the top of my lungs at him, unable to control my voice

                “I have!”

                “You are half immortal, you are permitted. Not her.”

                I felt like I was breaking to pieces, frothing at the mouth, desperation gripping my chest--making it hard to breathe, every second wasted was a second that she may be taken by Hades. I was dying right there with her, the unimaginable grief slicing through me like the sythe that could be piercing her now, my throat constricted, somehow a rock was wedged right above my adams apple. I pushed past him, strong enough to push him down to the ground. He yelled at Spring, but I was too fast and I pushed Levi up onto my shoulder and I punched Spring in the stomach, she heaved and she went down. I felt guilt, but it was instantly diminished as I dropped Levi into my arms again and I heard her give a moan of pain. My vision was fractured and my stomach was splintered into a billion pieces, I felt like I was going to vomit with this tight ball of stress constricting in my stomach. Winter, thank Zeus, didn’t try to fight me, nor did Fall, whom was restrained by Winter. I ran into Olympia’s grounds, and I ran to the stables with Levi in my arms.

The Satyrs wouldn’t listen to me, they wouldn’t get me a horse I ran to the stables with Levi giving groans of pain. My loud desperate, godly voice would have made a mere mortal crumble where they stood, and it looked like the saytr's wanted to too. I pulled out a black horse and I put Levi in my lap and I wrapped my arms around her.  They whinnied at me, but I ignored them, I gave a loud cry at my own fumbling. I kicked the horse's sides harshly, gripping tightly, and we galloped to Apollo’s large temple. He was lying there, charting the sky.  He turned to me and his eyes went wide. I yanked the horses reins, throwing my leg over its neck-- I know it was improper, but sue me-- and leaping down with Levi in my arms. She was crying in her sleep, good god Zeus, please dont let her die. I can't live without her. I cannot go on in this life without her. I would rather join Hades than be here without this divine creature with me. I barreled into Apollo's temple, with the man himself in hot pursuit, I wiped off all the fruit and wine- ignoring the loud clangs and crashing that would normally stress me out. I laid Levi down as gently as I could and after Apollo had touched her head he said

                “She’s human”

                “Yes and?” I spluttered desperatley