S I L V E R

Prolouge

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself: it is thinking of yourself less"
—C.S. Lewis

The mother ran, she ran as fast as she could in the poring rain being careful not to trip on anything as she was pregnant, also in labor.

She was like Usain Bolt, running faster than anything ever before. Hearing the monsters howling and the leaves crunching under there feet she needed to think fast, she quickly sprinted towards the thick tree in front of her climbing up quickly but not before the monster got a great big bite of her calf. Azar let out a cry but did not stop climbing until she got to the top, knowing that since she was in the magical realm the trees would not conduct any of the electricity as the fairies casted a spell not wanting the trees to die or get hurt thanks to the great amount of storms there have been.

Quickly Azar could feel her baby wanting to come out as she felt the need to push.

"No not here, please not here" Azar pleaded. She couldn't, wouldn't have her baby right now she thought, it's to early Azar cried out in pain knowing that she would be giving birth in a number of minutes.

Looking above the scene from the moon Selene gasped. Selene screeched "It's time! She's coming" as Artemis came down from her bed towards Selene.

Artemis gasps in horror "What's going on Selene I thought we have agreed to kill the child" Artemis glares in Selene's direction.

"We? No darling you agreed" Selene cackles In laughter as she watches Artemis's face morph from horror to anger.

"You know what destruction this child will bring!" Artemis screeches.

Selene smiles "that's only if the gender is a girl if the baby is not then we have just killed a infant male, an innocent one at that".

"Selene please, we cannot take that risk! We have to destroy the child she cannot grow older, she cannot live and if she does we and everything else shall be doomed!" Artemis screeches.

Selene just gives Artemis a grin. "Artemis lighten up, I need the drama I don't think I could live without it, I mean do you know how long it has been since the last scandal up here?" Selene says.

"Of course I know!" Artemis screeches "the last scandal up here happened to be Hera finding Zeus with another one of his lovers". Artemis says while shivering in disgust, staring incredulously at Selene wondering how she got so crazy.

Selene grins in response "I know darling poor Zeus, Hera must be awfully boring if he feels the need to continue cheating with literally every other god in Olympus".

Artemis just rolls her eyes "you are unbelievable Selene".

Selene just shrugs with a wicked smile "I already know that darling".

Artemis just watch's her carefully wondering why Selene would bring all of this up right now.

Selene as if reading her mind responds "oh Artemis, would you look at that you were right the child is a girl" .

Artemis's head snaps fast to the screen projecting the human realm and gasps, selene that witch she curses her out in her head.

Looking in the screen, Artemis sees Azar giving her last push tiredly as a baby pops out, a extremely gorgeous baby.

The baby has honey skin looking so soft even though she's covered in blood and mucus. She has curly thick black hair, with striking eyes.

Artemis gasps "do you see that to". Artemis asks Selene.

Selene gasps " Silver eyes".

The baby over all is stunning, no not even, there were no words to describe her beauty.

Artemis grumbles under her breath before turning around towards the door.

Selene seeing so stalks in front of her blocking her from exiting the room.

"Get out of my way" Artemis seethes to Selene "I have to warn the other gods".

Selene responds with "listen carefully Artemis, you and me are the only ones who know about her, a mere child someone who has no control over her own destiny please Artemis you have to reconsider".

Artemis glares at Selene how could she even think that she try's to push past Selene but Selene blocks her way.

"I'm sorry, but this needs to happen" before Artemis could even ponder over what Selene had said Selene has her hand to hers and Artemis's head in a matter of seconds repeating a bunch of words until none of them remember anything about the child.

Meanwhile back with Azar

The new born is crying while Azar is bleeding out Azar cry's are not heard while she rocks her baby.

As the baby continues crying Azar is fumbling with her long, dirty white dress as she try's to wrap the little girl up, trying to protect her from the little rain droplets soaring through the top of the tree.

"Sit rursus ut in occursum pulchra inter me".
(May we meet again my lovely one)

As Azar closes her eyes and kisses her baby's head, holding her close to herself, the baby cooes as Azar smiles while looking into her baby's eyes, before something snapped, Azar's eyes light up as she thought of a name.

"Maria Giovanna Salvatore".

Azar said as a tear slipped knowing that she wasn't going to be there for her child, also with the fear in her heart that nobody will ever be.

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