Amoris ✔

War

Athena sensed the box shaking in her pocket. She took it out and saw a small figurine of Cunning looking happy as Kairos joined him and Nyx and Candy looking like they were about to murder someone. She searched for Phantasos as she looked to the Styx.

She looked at Veronica and knew she'd have to act soon.

"Factions! Search for Eric's friends! Except you," Athena said, holding Eric by the arm.

Sera looked at Eric as she went to search for others. A feeling of euphoria took hold of her as she realized that Eric would be hers.

It was one of the fairies who spotted them. Robert never knew that luck would be so sweet. Revenge was in the palm of his hands.

"Here they are!" he said, flying around to grab everyone's attention. Hans, Zest, and Mirabel froze, as Veronica looked at herself in the water.

Zest pulled out a potion from her purse and broke the bottle. A deadly gas seeped out as Poseidon clutched her hair and she screamed.

Hans' mane turned red with fury as he charged at Poseidon but he was too fast and had taken Zest with him.

"Well, Hans, if you want her back, then leave us alone. Leave Amoris. What's all this for?" Poseidon twisted her hair even further. Athena laughed as she looked at Eric.

"See them? You see your friends in danger?"

Eric became unfocused as his stance loosened. He couldn't see anyone, except that everyone started coughing and retching as Apollo looked around.

"What's going on?"

"Girl!" said Poseidon, kicking Zest. "What potion was that?"

Zest squirmed. "I don't know. I don't have the antidote if that's what you want."

In fact, it was true. She didn't. Her purse was empty. Hans looked enraged. Eric looked at him as he said something but wasn't caught by anyone due to the shouting. He saw Sera slap Mirabel in a hazy background. The mist shadowed them as he squinted.

"Sera!" he called out weakly. Sera turned and ran back as Mirabel coughed. Her leg seemed to be paralyzed as she fell to the ground.

Zest had her hair ripped out by Poseidon. Eric saw Hans charge at him like a wild boar. Zest screamed in pain as Poseidon kicked her again.

Mirabel wheezed as blood splattered about and her arms shook. She was going to lose Eric.

Poseidon lifted the water around him and the waters encircled Hans like a storm as he was lifted.

Mirabel looked up to see Eric put his arms around Sera and then kiss her passionately as Zest screamed again when Apollo shot her with an arrow. She half walked, half crawled to the place and took out a small leaf from the purse, putting it under the wound as she looked fiercely. The whole matter was making her head throb. Slipping off her shoe, she threw it at him as Apollo laughed.

"Honestly, a shoe?"

It wasn't a normal shoe at all. It was a metallic one and the force threw him off balance as he landed on his face, clutching his face.

"What the hell?"

Mirabel didn't reply, she simply pressed the leaf and a bit of water into Zest's wound as she whimpered. "It's okay...it's okay, Zest."

Eric cried out as Mirabel and Hans who was washed by the shores looked at him. He had a maddening look as he took an arrow from Apollo and went straight for Veronica.

Sera's lips tugged in a smile as Mirabel screamed. "Why? You don't even love him!"

Sera laughed. "Pity, I don't. But, if he's gonna be king, well, I need to have him. I must."

"He isn't. It's Hans, you idiot!" said Mirabel, her eyes widening because of shock.

"No. Haven't you heard all the legends? It's always someone who has a problem who's special. Eric's syndrome will get me to be queen," she smirked. "Anyway, who wants a unicorn for a king? A husband?"

Mirabel clenched her jaw as she saw Eric just in time to pull his hands back to spear Veronica, as she shouted.

"No, Eric! No! It's Veronica!" she ran as she panted, her lungs burning to get to the other side in time.

She knew the syndrome was overtaking him and hoped it'd be okay.

Veronica didn't notice. Athena smiled as Apollo gave a weary half smile in pain; his face was contorted in agony from the powerful blow of one stupid shoe and Poseidon looked triumphant.

Veronica looked up slightly, seeing the sword in his hand. Her eyes widened as she comprehended what was happening. The fear took over her completely as Mirabel came screaming and she saw Zest curled up, clutching her chest.

Hans was unconscious due to the water.

People were dying due to some smoke in the air.

Mirabel stepped in between them panting, as Eric pounced on her, tearing a part of her flesh away. Her hand was covered in blood and Veronica looked petrified.

Eric was going to kill her. 

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