SACRIFICE TO THE MOON (Completed) #Wattys2020

CHAPTER 30

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO @SHEDRACH INYANG

Waya found it difficult sleeping even with Ziana draped over him. His thoughts were with Freya.
      Although Sai and Saie had informed him Freya was alright resulting from the Goddess healing, he was much still troubled.
    Finally, he fell into a deep sleep.
Athena was in the middle of a snake massage when she felt intense onerousness.
She was startled for it was the signature move of her ex-husband Poseidon.
Healing Freya had taken a great toil on her Strength, she was easy prey for Poseidon but she knew it wasn't her he came for, he came for Waya.
Waya found himself in the middle of an ocean bed.
He was about to chalk it up to one of Athena's trick but just then, the trident of Poseidon materialized in front of him.
Waya recoiled in horror. He was about to have direct confrontation with the emperor of the sea; Poseidon.
He readied himself for any eventuality. His sixth sense alerted him to a possible existence of a being behind him.
Without giving himself to fear, he whirled to face who or whatever it was.
All he could make out were the glowing blue eyes of Poseidon before the emperor of the sea delivered a powerful slap to his chest causing his eyesight to fail and his body to fall to the ground limb.
Only then did Athena feel Poseidon's presence leave the moon.
For a moment, she forgot he possessed the ability to teleport at will and proceeded to sprint wildly towards her son/lover's room.
Athena fiercely  attempted to shake Waya out of his trance while Ziana wailed uncontrollably but
all to no avail.
At this point, Freya and her bodyguards had equally stormed the room.
She could feel the presence of a powerful curse hovering over him.
With one swift jerk, she tore off Waya's upper garment revealing the outline of Poseidon's palm.
Athena was flabbergasted.
"Quick, a healer" she wailed.
Immediately, an elderly woman was ushered into the room.
The healer dismissed all from the room save the goddess Athena, the grand commander Freya and the Prince's handmaid Ziana.
Athena stood around sheepishly as the healer told her what she already knew.
"The emperor of the sea has marked him with the hand of the sea. It will bring him severe sea sickness and in three days, he prince will die".
Athena knew there was no known cure to the hand of the sea. Only a god of full strength could reverse the curse. She had already spent most of her strength healing Freya.
If she reversed the curse in her present state, she would be stripped of her immortality and made human.
Unable to sacrifice her immortality, Athena turned her back on Waya and left the room with hot tears pouring from her eyes.

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