VenatIO (Book I Of The IO Series)

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DAY SIX

1724 HOURS

LOCATION- EARTH, UNKNOWN

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It was another world. It was another world but unlike the horror I would have thought it was, it was beautiful.

"Is it supposed to be so," Michela said and then paused looking for the right word, "Peaceful."

I shrugged, I didn't care what it was, I loved it.

I smiled and walked forward, allowing myself to admire the rose bushes growing in the middle of the grassy land I was crouched on the floor, my fingers entwined against the rose when I heard a melody wafting in the air.

I stood and was looking around when Eli walked to me.

"What," he asked, "did you hear something."

I didn't respond as I followed the tune in the air. It was beautiful and it was doing things to my soul, I couldn't explain.

And then I saw it. Saw her. A woman stood tending to some large sunflowers next to a brown fence. She had not seen us yet and I walked towards her, trying to be quiet as not to startle her. Eli followed me.

As I neared, I wondered what I was going to say but then she turned a brilliant smile on her face.

"Neptunian," she said, "Welcome, it has been too long."

I froze and then looked back to Eli who shrugged as confused as I was. The woman's gaze went to Eli too and she smiled, "Mercurian."

"Yes," I said as my eyes went to her Idecelet, she was an earthling, "who are you."

"Are your friends here," she asked. Her voice was soft only carrying in the air.

"Who is that," Alex's said from behind us as they all appeared as a group toward us.

"She won't tell us," I said. The woman smiled and then looked back to the sunflowers.

"I am surprised you have not guessed, surely I do not look so different."

I was still clueless.

"I am Athena," she said. There was a silence in the air and then she smiled.

"You do not believe me," she laughed, "but am I not immortal, the possessor of the tree of eternity."

"Th tree is the olive tree," I said immediately.

"Indeed, it is but isn't the Olive immortal."

I shook my head, raising a brow. I did not know what to make of this situation, confused as to if this woman was alright.

"Come, I shall serve you some food and tell you my story and then, you shall receive the next clue you have come so far to find."

"okay," ty said. and I turned to him, the situation was so bizarre, none of really knew how to respond. She lead us away from the garden to a little hut like construction. Tea and biscuits already were steaming as we walked in an she motioned for all of us to sit down.

We sat.

"My children" she said with a smile, "I will tell you a story today and I shall ask you to spread it."

"As I have said I am Athena."

She continued speaking as no one of us said a word, "I was very young when my earthling Parents were killed, about two years at most. When the killers came tour house, my father shut me into a portal and sealed it on his end so I could not return."