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

Huedhaut, The Snarky Intellectual: Story 12 (END)

After a brief moment of silence, Huedhaut remove his hand from his mouth, revealing a grin.

"It seems you've misunderstood." He says.

"...Huh?" I respond, dumfound.

Hue continues, as his grin reveals to more of a calm smile. "I'm not doing this because the goddess is gone."

"B-but you said—"

"The goddess is gone. My sad past is in the past. You're here now." He touches my cheek. "That's why I'm doing this. I'm risking my life because I want you to have a future Abbey."

"Doing this...for me...?" I repeat, astonished by the words I never thought I could imagine anyone saying to me.

Then that means Hue cares about me too... Thinking to myself as I'm overcome with a wave of happiness.

I shake my head, as the feeling quickly passes. "It's pointless for you to risk your life!"

"What?" Hue looks at me puzzled.

I cling to him without saying words but think them instead. I don't want to see anyone that I love perish before me again. So, stay with me.

Hue chuckles. "You've got quite the powerful grip. I give up. No...I mean, I won't give up."

I smile.

When all is calm the roaring winds subside as well. Zyglavis, who had been held at bay by the winds, looks our way, clearly annoyed.

Hue directs his attention at Zyglavis. "Give up! This is not going to go like you want it to. I'm going to risk my life but not out of hopelessness."

If gods grant human wishes, who grants the wishes of the gods. I recall asking myself that question once. Right now, though, I feel as if I can answer it confidently. The answer is the same for both gods and humans. We all grant our own wishes. We all fight for what we want, we all have that power inside of us. At least, that's what I want to believe.

"You've been spouting nothing but nonsense since I got here. Enough is enough. How about some silence?!" Zyglavis says, pointing his palm at us aggressively.

Hue pulls me to safety just in the nick of time. The energy ball misses me by a hair. However, Zyglavis doesn't stop at one, he rapidly fires one after another.

Huedhaut sighs. "I suppose that means you're not going to let us go."

Zyglavis shouts. "I guess I have to teach you that the hard way!"

"Oh, come on..." I groan.

"You really don't know when to call it quits, do you?" Huedhaut cheekily grins at Zyglavis.

Hue, in a flash fires back with quick balls of energy of his own.

I watch the two gods, both seem to be evenly matched in power.

"If you had just surrender on your own...I was going to give you a peaceful death." Zyglavis points at me.

I growl. "No! If I'm going to die, I'll die my way, not by the likes of you!" I stick out my tongue.

My action and words only angers Zyglavis more as he shoots another energy ball. But Hue quickly deflects it.

"I don't care what you say. I won't let you harm her. I will protect her this time!"