Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Huedhaut, The Snarky Intellectual: Story 11

Instantly my head beings to pound, indicating a headache. My limbs are sore from attempting to do any type of motion. It's felt like someone has knocked the wind right out of me, making it hard to breathe.

Where the hell am I?

I think to myself, but even talking with my inner thoughts is exhausting.

Releasing the power that had been sleeping inside of me, had opened up a doorway to another dimensional zone. The place twists and turns, making my vision disorient as I try to focus, but the gravitational pressure of this place makes it all the more unbearable, I only wonder how long I'll be able to last here.

Damn it... why did I have to go and do something like this?

I heavily breath as I drag myself through this mysterious place.

Hue...you better not be dead by the time I get to you or I swear I'll kill you...

I vow, while thinking of Hue is the only thing that's making me move forward.

Unable to tell if I'm making any progress, I start to feel light-head.

"Abbey...?"

Cool hands wrap around me from behind, pulling me close to something solid.

I breath reassuringly, but shakily. "Hue..."

"Why did you call my name?" He asks, puzzled.

Remembering the first time he met, he asked me something similar from the first time we met. Why I chose him. I didn't have an answer then. However, with hazy memories filling my head, I know the answer. I can tell him why.

I cling to him with little strength I have in me. "I'm here...to save you. I...don't want to lose you... I can't lose you..." With bated breath, I say the words.

Hue looks at me shocked, but soon enough his typical grin spreads across his face. "You. You are..." He peers into my eyes. "You are really stupid, Abbey."

"Is that... the thanks I get for...for coming all the way here... to save your stupid ass?" I lowly chuckle.

But looking into Hue's eyes I sense that he's talking to me and the goddess. Unsure of who he's referring to when he says my name, but all I know is that I don't care. Knowing, and feeling Hue here with me is all that matters.

Then the agonizing pain to be in this dimensional void slowly fades, as I only feel Hue's embrace. Then my consciousness dwindles.

Opening my eyes, it's a familiar place. Large roman styled pillars with variety of flowers and vines growing and intertwining around the structures are placed, surrounding a large pool of water.

"This place...is from my dreams..." I tell myself aloud.

Wait, does that mean this is a dream? Or another memory of the goddess?

While standing there, confused, all I know is that it feels different from my dreams. In fact, I come to realize I'm not looking through the goddess's eyes anymore, but through the eyes of a third party. And Hue is the only person here.

Hue peers into the large fountain. An expression so upsetting it makes my heartache.

"You were always, always so reckless. Throwing away your life... What a stupid thing to do." Hue says.