Part one of The Revelations Chronicles
Dark and mysterious, Min Yoongi is an enigma. Bad news, in other words. Exactly the kind of preternatural being that Brianna Smith knows she should steer clear of. She doesn't need to be a Seer to know that.
Bu...
Brianna blinks owlishly, eyes attempting to make sense of the blurred shapes before her. The Antediluvians have always enjoyed hiding their faces, but there is something about this whisper-like haze that doesn't sit well with her.
"Because you're all assholes?" She half gasps, bravado fading as she realizes just how far away her voice sounds to her.
"Watch your tongue girl, " one of the faceless beings proclaims, "you speak to the Gods."
A peal of harsh and biting laughter rises unbidden from Brianna's fevered lips. The air about her feels stale and empty. The very atmosphere seems to be intent on sucking her very soul from her.
"See, most societies expect deities to be benevolent, and that's certainly the one word I wouldn't describe you with." Brianna retorts.
In truth, she's frightened.
Somehow, she can still hear the echo of Yoongi's panicked voice despite the silent air around her ears. It sounds directly in her head and rings in her skull like a sweet siren's call. Brianna wants to go back. She wants out of this nightmarish void, and back into the arms that she has come to love so much.
But it would seem that her soul has been summoned before the Gods, and she realizes that she is not meant to walk away from this encounter.
"Fight it! You don't have to give them what they want!"
Yoongi's pleas reach her, and puzzle her entirely. How can she fight against fate? And whether you support the Gods and their selfishness or not, one must admit that the Gods' will is strong. It bears down upon her like a hammer, and her soul nearly buckles under the weight.
"You have tempted one of our reapers, " one of the faceless Gods reveals. "He has gone rogue. For this transgression, you forfeit your immortal soul."
Tempted? Transgression? Forfeit?
No, these words don't sound right.
She and Yoongi fell in love. It was unexpected, but real nonetheless. And love is always a thing of beauty, real love like hers and Yoongi's anyway. There is nothing vile or vulgar about her love for Yoongi, or his for her. Temptation is not the word for what they have. Neither is transgression. As if it were a sin to love.
And forfeit?
As if she would.
Brianna would not forfeit her soul willingly, and the Gods are daft if they believe otherwise. It grates on her nerves that they expect her to willingly cease to exist, just because they say she should.
"Fight it Brianna!"
Yoongi's voice rings loud and clear in Brianna's mind, and fills her with a sudden sense of determination. Why should she just disappear? Has she not always tried to be a good person? Has she not wept for others, and loved her friends well enough? Why should she owe loyalty or obedience to the beings that caused Yoongi so much suffering?
"The Gods are cruel, " he'd told her.
It should have been obvious to her then, but she sees it now.
"Relinquish your immortal soul!" One of the Gods cries out. "Heed our commands!"
"No." Brianna refutes. "I don't think I will."
And just like that, her vision fades to black.
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