Carved by the Gods

Prologue

Long ago before man walked the Earth, titans ran rampant. It wasn't long before the Gods destroyed them and began their reign over the land, creating mountains, streams, rivers, meadows, beautiful lands but with no one to enjoy or replenish them once they had died and turned to sand. So the king of the Gods, Marcus, created beings that would care for their world, he molded them together in pairs using clay, and brought them to life with magic. Each person he made had a partner, someone to trust, someone to love, someone to care for. He would keep them separate on his ever growing wall, until one day the Goddess of wisdom and strategy, Lexa, grew jealous of one of the figurines, for his partner was one of the fairest in the bunch. So she stole her, and hid her away from her partner. Things would only get worse as she would go on to start feuds and eventually a war with one of the other Goddesses, Luna, who controlled the ocean and all other forms of water. Luna felt she should be the patron Goddess of Athens and bestowed them a fountain that would bring fresh water that would never stop flowing so long as she lived, while Lexa gifted them olive trees that would provide food, trade, and crafting material. The people chose Lexa and since then, the two began to argue. Oceans were rough beyond compare, the people argued endlessly and forgot their duties, families were ripped apart, and the world seemed to come to an end. Their struggle, their pettiness would bring ruin to the world. So Marcus put a stop to their childishness, and forced them to create a treaty that would last. They were to never speak to each other unless it was during the Solstice, where they could speak on civil terms. Until then they were forced to go to their homes, Lexa in the clouds where she spent hours in the libraries of Olympus studying and strategising, and Luna beneath the waves, calm and collected, working towards peace with man, and praying for their safety as they travelled her seas.Lexa kept the maidens figure close to her, and whispered ideas and thoughts into her head, hoping one day she'd meet her and win her over. However, fate had other plans.

On the mortal Earth, there lived a king, he had the most beautiful maiden in all of the land as his wife. However, he received a prophecy that his own child would one day bring down the kingdom, and destroy his monarchy. The king panicked and locked his wife Aurora in a copper tower with no windows or doors, only a small slit where the sun would let in light occasionally. She grew bitter as she stayed in there alone, and began to pray to the king of the Gods to free her, when he answered her, she showered her in a beautiful golden light that smelled of sunflowers and to her astonishment, hope. Suddenly she noticed a child in her arms, swaddled in pure white fabrics with golden trim.

"Bellamy." She whispered. She held her son close to her heart and thanked the Gods for her gift. Deep in her heart she knew he was destined for something great, his spirit was wild, his passion would be beyond anything anyone would see in a mortal. But he was no mortal, he was a demigod. The king heard him crying one night and ripped the walls down, when he saw Aurora with her son, he was furious, even the God of war couldn't compare to his fury. The mad king forced Aurora and Bellamy into a chest and cast them out to sea where they would float and drift at Luna's mercy. She knew what the chest held, and had the tides carry them to someone would would take care of them, a lone fisherman, brother to a king in another land. He picked the chest up in his net once he saw it. When he opened it and saw the woman holding her child to her chest, whispering prayers and stories of the past, he sympathized with them. He helped them out and took care of them, making sure they were fed, warm, and clothed. It wasn't long until the fisherman and Aurora were married, they were happy together for many years. When Bellamy turned nine, they told him they were expecting a baby, so their family was getting bigger. Bellamy was scared at first, thinking they wouldn't want him anymore because they were having a child of their own, but after assuring him they'd love him still, and his baby brother or sister would love him even more than they did. And they were right. His little sister Octavia was born, and he was struck with how beautiful she was, how fierce her eyes were at only one day old. He could tell she was going to be wild, even more than he. They grew up, giving offerings to Luna, thanking her for delivering them to their father, playing in the ocean, helping their dad fish, and living in their small home on a cliff by the shore. Their childhood was as golden as Bellamy's birth, when he got old enough, he began to apprentice with a swordsman, learning how to fight, to defend himself, he was going to join the army, but his father needed his help still. At least until Aurora could get work in the palace, she was a seamstress before she was a queen, and continued to practice even after she was the fisherman's wife. She made all of their nets and clothes, her embroidery was incredible, she wasn't close to Arachne, but she could hold her own. Her brother in law noticed her work and wanted to hire her, but only after they could pay for their place in the palace. The king didn't want his people to think there was favoritism in his kingdom. Things were going great for the family, Bellamy grew stronger each day, when he was twenty two and his sister was sixteen, they were working on the ship.

"Father, when will we get out of this life? We have more than enough saved to move on to better things." Bellamy said, he wiped the sweat off of his head with a towel. Octavia was helping their mother sew a beautiful garment on the upper half of their ship, she was doing intricate beading.

"Bellamy, we have more than enough. Your mother is happy to be here on this ship that helped rescue you two. We have a beautiful home, food in our stomachs and air in our lungs." He said, they pulled up their net only to find it empty.

"The fish have been coming less and less, have you been burning and leaving offerings to Luna at her temple?" He asked. Bellamy nodded, something in the distance shimmered, a rogue wave probably.

"Octavia's been leaving more for Echo, she wants to join her hunt you know." Bellamy said. His father laughed and smiled, the years of sun had permanently tanned his skin and added more lines to it, his freckles almost matched Bellamy's.

"Bellamy!" Octavia screamed, she pointed to the side of the ship. He looked over and saw what she saw, a giant wave was headed towards them, it was fast and tall and their small boat was no match for it.

"Octavia! Mom!" Bellamy yelled. They looked at him worried, and then rushed down to them, abandoning their work on the deck. His father wrapped his arms around them and said a prayer to Lord Murphy to be forgiving in the underworld, then one to Luna thanking her for bringing his family to him, and king Marcus for creating them. Octavia held onto her brother as tightly as she could, when the wave hit them, she was ripped away. Just like the rest of his family. The current from the sinking ship pulled the family under, and into the lower deck. Bellamy swam as hard as he could to reach a hole in the side of the ship, crates and planks blocked their way out, he could vaguely make out his mother through it, she was holding onto her husband still, Octavia struggled to release her leg from the net it was stuck in, his lungs screamed for air but he persisted, trying to break the wood blocking their exit. It was no use, his family joined hands and looked at him hopeless as the last of their air ran out, he screamed loud enough to be heard throughout the ocean. His mother went first, closing her eyes, the last of her air escaped her mouth in small bubbles, his father shortly after, Octavia fought and fought to get free but it was no use. Her energy was spent and she had given up shortly after, she looked into her brothers eyes as if to demand him to witness and avenge her. To make Luna pay for what she had just done to one of the most devoted families there was. Her eyes drifted shut finally and she stopped moving. The ship continued to sink to the dark, unforgiving depths, abandoning Bellamy in the endless blue sea.