Eternal

Chapter 6

Selene walked to the cave which was hidden by the highest trees on the hill. She saw the big stony cave which looked so much different from the cave in which her sweet Endymion slept. This cave was dark and gloomy it had this weird vibe around it which made the hair on her skin rise. She knew there was nothing in the cave that could hurt her or even scratch her. But when she entered the cave she felt as if she was entering the mouth of a giant old monster. She kept her imaginations at bay and walked in with her head held high and her spine set straight. She was trying to look bigger than she was and probably even intimidate the pale mam to listen to her. Selene walked in silently and went deep in the cave. Before she could reach the end of it or maybe even half of the cave a hooded figure came towards her. The sunlight was long lost as the cave swallowed Selene in. She knew the hooded figure. It was the pale man. He had willingly come to meet her. He might've thought it wise to agree, Selene thought and smirked inwardly.

" Pale man, I hope you have made your choice till now and I hope it is wise because I wouldn't want to hurt such a beautiful face. "

Selene said trying to keep her happiness in. The hooded figure looked up and removed the hood to show the dark navy blue eyes of the pale man.

" Selene, I have actually made my choice and I think it is very wise of me to do so. I have been tortured and not cared upon by your kind, which will be the gods, the immortals. And I do not look forward to care for them either. As they say, an eye for an eye. I wont be helping you Selene. You may go to your beloved now. "

He says in a monotone not even taking in the fact that he is talking to a goddess. He had become immune to the power of the gods as he knew all they could do was cause destruction. Their power had hurt him enough and could not hurt him anymore cause there was no one he loved and cared for. All they could do now was kill him and he would think that as a cowardly move to strike him down.

Selene's eyes widened when the pale man refused to help her. She was furious and simply wanted to freeze him to solid ice but she calmed herself down with deep breaths. She had to be patient with this man. He was not a powerful and immune man but a broken and destroyed man. She had to make him the way he was as a boy. Always happy and positive. Before he had seen all the sadness and deaths in his life. She had to be the clever one and act smart.

" Listen, I know what the gods did was not right. I know the way they ignored you was not right and you have all the right to be angry at them. But please listen to what I have to say for once. "

Selene pleaded like the million times she had in front of Zeus but this time it was different. This time she actually had hope that if he understood her pain he could help her.

The pale man started to turn and leave for he did not want to show this goddess the sadness her voice had brought him. He didn't want her to see that the way she pleaded tore his heart. He knew if he listened to her any longer he would agree to help her and this will make him feel defeated and small in front of the gods.

" Please wait. Please, I didn't know what was happening to you while I was locked up. I think it was all Zeus's plan to hurt me and I'm really sorry that you had to come between this forever going fight. I wont tell you why I think so but I know if I would've been around you when all this was happening I would've helped you come out of the darkness and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Turn around and see the light at the end of this cave. Although it is so long it still has the hope and promise of bringing brightness to our lives. It was a hard time for you then. But take it as a positive thing. All the pain and defeats you suffered only made you a stronger and more caring man. I know how much you hate the gods but I also know how much you love your kind. How much you love to help the humans down the hill. I know there is someone in you who cares for every one. Please.."

The pale man was trying to resist the urge to turn and help the helpless goddess. He removed is heel which was planted so strongly to not turn around. When he did turn he saw the goddess losing all her hope. His heart broke when he saw that expression on her face. But he couldn't. All the people who had died by being with me came to his mind and he couldn't do it anymore.

" I'm sorry too Selene. I cant. "

" You can. Only you can help me. Please, I beg of you. I've waited for this time for ages and now that it has finally come don't take it away from me. "

The pale man simply forced himself to turn and almost ran in the darkness of the cave which he had felt warmer than anything. He ran in and sat at a rock on which he normally did and pulled his hair in frustration.

Selene saw the retreating back of the pale man and slumped to the ground. She had thought if he didn't help her she could torture him till he did. But she couldn't. His face when he had talked about how the gods were always against him tore her heart. How much ever she loved Endymion she couldn't make an already broken man break even more under her pressure. She stayed for some hours in the cave on the ground where the pale man had left her. She cried. She released all her pent up frustrations and sadness in her tears and cried. From the time she was trapped away from Endymion to this time when she lost all her hope. She removed all her frustration. After she was sure no more tears could come she pulled herself together and left the cave. Selene saw that the night had come and she felt as if she was home. For the first time she didn't want to go to Endymion's cave. She couldn't  face his sleepy face which will never wake up now. She would never be able to see those ocean blue eyes staring at her again.

Selene walked upto the top of the hill and lay on the grass all alone. She stared at the dark night sky reminding her of the navy blue eyed boy. She remembered all those times when he was a kid and he used to cry because of a simple scratch on the knee. They way she would get worried when he fell from the swings and broke his teeth. And now that same boy has become a man. Selene could never imagine thag the small pale boy would grow up to become like this. Like a heartless man who doesn't even care about the gods. The one she cared and nurtured for so long. It was her fault to leave him for ten long years. She would've never thought in only ten years something like this could happen to the poor boy. Selene felt his pain of loss but she felt the pain of losing hope too. She had now completely given up on the fact that Endymion will never wake up. He will never wake from his deep slumber and he will never love her the way she does. She will have to spend her eternity simply listening to his heart beat.

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Long chapter...I know. I wasn't planning for it to be this long but...it just happened. Anyways I really hope you are all liking this and are wanting to read more. Love you readers!

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