Chapter 1

Nature is Born

The goddess of Earth was nervous. She didn't know if she wanted this child. She didn't know if she wanted to go through the same troubles she went through with her first two. She wouldn't be able to take it. What made matters worse was the fact her beloved husband, Poseidon, left her just before she found out she was pregnant. He was chosen to be the mentor of the goddess of light, Palutena. He would teach her how to control her powers, and he wouldn't be back for another 2000 years. She'd receive letters from Poseidon daily, but it wasn't the same. She needed him here. The black haired Earth goddess looked up to see Demeter walk in with a very small baby wrapped in a sweet pink blanket.

"Congratulations, Gaea, you've given birth to a beautiful little goddess! She's so cute, I wish she was mine!" The smiling goddess of Harvest said.

"Thank you." Gaea replied in a hastily voice. "May I see my baby?"

The strawberry red haired goddess retorted with a grand smile. "Of course you may! She's yours, isn't she?"

Demeter gently placed the little baby into Gaea's hands. Gaea opened up the pink blanket only to see a beautiful little baby goddess. She had bright, golden hair with very pale skin. Then, she opened her eyes, revealing her amazing golden, Viridian green eyes. Gaea had never seen anything like them. They were so beautiful. She had the hair of her father, which made Gaea just fall in love with the little goddess. Gaea couldn't stop smiling at the baby. She was so happy, she had forgotten all her worries. Demeter gave Gaea a good long stare before breaking the silence.

"What's her name, Gaea?"
"Her name?" Gaea blinked, befuddled.

"Well duh! I don't think you're going to call her no name for the rest of her life!" The freckled goddess chuckled.

"Of course… What did you say she is the goddess of?"

"Nature. She inherited a lot of your powers!"

"Nature… Hmm… I want an uncommon name for her. Some people would name her Flower or Rosie, but I want something creative."

"Okay..?" Hestia replied. "So like what?"

"Well, her eyes are golden, but they're also green.. Sort of a Viridian color… Viridian… Viridi! Her name is Viridi!"

"Aw that's adorable! Little Viridi, so cute! I love her! Just wait until the other gods see this adorable little gal!"

"Oh yes, um… about that.. I'm moving from Mount Olympus."

"WHAT?!" Demeter replied, wide eyed. "Why? To where?"

"Calm down. I'll still be on Mount Olympus, but not living in the Temple. I'm moving farther down the mountain, to Valley Praeculam. I have a tiny little temple there just for me and her. I want her to be surrounded by nature while she's growing. I also want her to be able to raise her in peace and quiet. When my husband returns, we'll move back to Olympus."

"I see. Well, we'll miss you, and little cutie too!"

"I'll miss you, too, and we won't leave without saying goodbye to the rest of the Gods."

Once Gaea was able to walk, she went to Mount Olympus and showed everyone the little baby goddess. All the gods seemed to enjoy her cuteness, but Aries was focused on more than that. Aries saw the amount of power she had. It was prodigious. As violent as Aries was, he was going to find a way to get a hold of those powers, even if that meant killing Gaea. He never liked Gaea. The god of war thought she was just too powerful, by being the goddess of the Earth, she controlled all of the elements of the vast planet as well. Meaning fire, water, air, everything. In time, the god of war would change the little baby Viridi's life forever.

1000 years later, Gaea and Viridi were living in constant joy and peace. Viridi was a very energetic child. Curious of everything. The relationship between Gaea and Viridi was miraculous for they both had very special things in common, one of them was their love for nature. She and her mother would spend whole days just walking and admiring nature's beauty. Her mother would explain everything about nature to her, and how to preserve it. The two also loved books. Even though Viridi was only 1000, she would love it when her mother read her long books that were above her level. Gaea would also read Poseidon's letters to Viridi every night. She made sure that Viridi knew she had a father, and he'd be coming back. Poseidon's letters were often very long, writing about Palutena, the sea, his horses, and many more things. Sadly, their peace was going to come to an abrupt end. A life changing, disturbing, end.

Aries came to destroy Praeculam. He wanted to kill Gaea and Viridi. If Gaea died, Aries would be able to take her powers from her soul. Killing Viridi would make sure that the gods wouldn't find out about what he did. He would tell the gods that a fire happened and he went down to help, only to find Gaea and Viridi deceased. He then will be rewarded for trying to help them, and Zeus will make him the god of Earth, War, and Nature, at least, in his deranged mind. Aries decided to go through with the attack. He had asked Dintos to make him a bomb that would be so powerful it could easily wipe out a god. Dintos was younger then, and he would do things without question as long as he was paid in a great amount. But Dintos still had suspicions, so he only gave him one bomb. Aries then sent his army destroy the whole tiny village.

Gaea and Viridi were fast asleep. Viridi was too little for her own room, so she had a crib right next to Gaea's bed. She would often wake up in the middle of the night, but instead of crying, she would just randomly spoke in baby language. Gaea would often be woken by her outbursts, and would have to lay her back down into her crib, tuck her in, and kiss her goodnight. But this night was different. When Viridi woke up, she cried. Viridi never cried, she never had a reason to. Her crying immediately woke up the Earth goddess. With haziness, she tended to her baby.

"What are you crying for, my sweet baby?" Gaea asked her. She couldn't figure out why she was crying. If she were hungry, she'd squeal and point to her stomach. If she were thirsty, she'd open her mouth wide, stick out her tongue, and pant like a dog. But then, Gaea glanced to the window in the corner of her eye. She saw fire. Not just any fire, she saw blue fire. Only Aries made blue fire. She then put the pieces together, and realized that Aries was trying to destroy Praeculam. Gaea grabbed Viridi, quickly wrapped her in a blanket, and took her little plush bunny so Viridi would have something to distract her from what was coming next. Gaea ran right outside, only to be greeted to giant rubbles of ash and burned wood that were once beautiful houses, crystal blue fire destroying everything in it's path, divine inhabitants that once lived peacefully in the village now scurrying for their lives, and the place that once was home come crashing down. Gaea was in shock, but quickly got a hold of herself once she heard her beloved baby cry. The black haired goddess knew she needed to get her baby out of the place, so she ran as fast as she could, not for her life, but for her child's, whom she loved so dearly. She jumped over fallen logs and trees while a million thoughts went through her head. Why is Aries attacking? What does he want? He knows I live here, does he want Viridi? Does he want my powers? Gaea, moving frantically, saw some of the divine citizens of the village climb into a chariot. They were escaping, but The chariot was too crowded for Gaea. Suddenly, she had an epiphany… She knew it had to be done.

She looked down at her baby and smiled. The snow golden baby stared right into the eyes of her mother, and smiled back. Gaea was immediately at peace again, and she calmly walked right up to the chariot.

"Sorry, ma'am! My chariot can't hold anymore people!" The chariot owner said.

"Please sure, just take my baby. Take her to Mount Olympus, to where Aphrodite and Iris live. Please sir, she's very tiny, and I have a basket you can put her in. Just please take her." The goddess replied.

"B-but, what about you?"

"Sir, there's just not enough time left, please take her with you."

"Maybe… Maybe we can make space for yo-."

"Sir! There is no time! By the time I get in we'll all be dead! Just take her and go! Please…"

"… Okay."

"Thank you."

The Earth goddess gently placed the basket into the chariot. She then put the innocent baby in and tucked her in with her blanket. She put her plush bunny right next to her, and gave her a big, long kiss. This kiss transferred all of Gaea's powers to Viridi. Weak, Gaea fell to the ground. Viridi gasped when she saw her mother fall, but Gaea got back up to say her final goodbye to her child. She came close to Viridi, and softly whispered,

"Mama has to stay here, sweet baby. She wants you to know that she loved you for 1000 years and she'd do it again."

Then, the chariot owner cued the horses to move, and they pulled the chariot out of the city. They entered a tunnel and the tunnel entrance closed right after they entered. Viridi looked out the back window only to see her mother waving bye to her. Then, an blue explosion covered up the scene. The nature baby couldn't see her mother any more. She couldn't see the whole city. Everything was covered up in black smoke and blue flames. Tears spilled from the little one's eyes. She didn't understand why she couldn't see her mother anymore. She didn't understand what had happened during this whole night.

"Mama?"

That was Viridi's first word.

Chapter 2

Constant Suffering

The sky was beautiful. It was full of watercolor techniques, a brilliant pink and purple gradient wash, patted on with explosions of orange from the sun arriving from it's slumber ready to work. It was early morning. The chariot had finally arrived to Mount Olympus. Viridi cried all night, but with the comfort of others on the chariot, she was able to fall asleep. She woke up very early, staying silent and looking at the window. She wondered where she was going.

The chariot arrived at it's destination. The chariot owner took the basket and walked up to Aphrodite's temple. Viridi peeked out of the basket. The temple was gigantic compared to what she had lived in. Gaea wanted Viridi to live in a tiny temple until Poseidon came back, so she would be able to teach Viridi about life on her own, so she wasn't used to it. The temple was pink with red and burgundy pillars, and the top half of the temple was white. Hearts and diamonds were hanging from the ceiling, completing the scene.

He knocked on the temple door. A little girl answered. She seemed to be about 13,000. She had the green eyes and the black hair of Gaea, but not the facial structure. She wore a shirt with the sleeves on her arms instead of shoulders. Her skirt was a rainbow tutu. She had a rainbow crown, and rainbow jewelry. She even had rainbow shoes! She examined the man and saw the basket.

"Hello?" She spoke, confused on why this stranger was at her presence.

"Hello… I got a message from.. Uh, I didn't catch her name. She said to bring this baby here?"

Now the rainbow goddess was even more confused. "Baby? Here? Maybe Aphrodite would know something about that. This isn't my temple, Aphrodite is my sister, I live with her. We like it here, it's pretty great. Whoops sorry for getting sidetracked! I'll get my sis, wait here, don't go!"

One thing about the little rainbow goddess is that she talked a lot. She was very perky and energetic as well. The chariot man stood there, waiting for the goddess of love. Then, a blonde haired girl arrived at the door. She appeared to be about 21,000, not too old. She wore a beautiful pink and velvet dress with hearts decked all over it. She wore a heart crown, and had bright blue eyes. She stared coldly into the eyes of the man.

"What is it, man? What brings you to my temple?" She asked, sternly.

"I got a message from a woman in Valley Praeculam. She wanted me to come here."

"Ugh, must've been mom. She lives in Valley Praeculam. What does she want with me now?"

"She… She died. Valley Praeculam was destroyed."

The blonde goddess looked in astonishment. Her mother was dead, so abruptly as well. She never showed any signs of love to her, and for a minute, she felt guilt. But she decided to make up a million excuses to herself of why not to care about her mother.

"Oh.." She replied, softly, but still with a hint of arrogance.

"Yeah… Anyway, she had a baby, and she told me to bring her here."

"A BABY? AND SHE DIDN'T TELL ME?"

"She needs someone to stay with, her mother's gone, and she's really sad and confused."

"So… You want us to take care of her?"

"Yes."

"No."

"She has no one else, I can't take her, I'm not a god, I can't teach her how to be a god."

"I don't want the responsibility!"

"But she's your sister."

"Okay okay, fine. If I take her will you leave?"

"Of course."

And with that, the rude goddess snatched the basket from his arms. She slammed the door on his face, and vigorously swung the basket onto the table. The rainbow goddess was fascinated by the basket. Once she heard the news of a little sister, she couldn't be any more happier. She hated being the youngest, and having someone to play with would be fun. Aphrodite, on the other hand, was not happy about this. She was jealous of the baby. She felt the baby's aura, and it was abnormal for a baby. She was way too strong. She noticed that her mother gave her all of her powers. Jealously turned to hate, and she was going to show it. She violently ripped off the baby's blanket, making Viridi wince in pain a bit. Aphrodite examined the baby.

"Well," she started, "what's your name?"

Viridi didn't answer. She was too sad and confused to. She also couldn't talk well.

"I said, what's your name?"

She said it much more violently that time, giving her a stern look and painful glare. But the baby still didn't answer, she didn't know how to. She just looked down. Aphrodite was furious, and slapped the little baby in the face. The little goddess's cheeks were a vibrant red, and she placed her hand on it. It hurt. She was put into a moment of shock, she had never felt anything like it. Tears fell from her eyes. That was her first encounter with pain.

"You see what happens? You think you can disrespect me like that? I don't care if your mother is dead, you're going to learn to respect! Now, what is your name?"

"Vi-Vi-Vi-."

"Hurry it up, rat!"

"Vir-Vi-Viri-Viritee."

"Was that so hard? Good. I'm Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. Just because I am the goddess of love, doesn't mean I have to show you any, got it? Now, what are you the goddess of?"

"Viritee?"

"That's your name, dumbass. What are you the goddess of? Answer me or I will hit you even harder this time."

"… Nauta?"

Aphrodite hit her again, but this time, even harder. The little baby burst into tears. Aphrodite didn't like the crying, for sure. She picked the goddess up and started shaking her up and down violently.

"If you cry, I will hurt you even more, so shut it." Aphrodite said. Viridi went silent. "Good girl, now, we will try this again, what are you the goddess of?"

The baby took a little time before she answered, scared of getting it wrong, "Nayture.."

"Thank you. One more question. How old are you?"

Viridi help up one finger.

"Words, please." Aphrodite said.

"One fousfand."

"A one thousand year old speaking? Hm, pretty smart. Alright kid, I got work to do. Listen, if you're loud, I won't hesitate in hurting you again. I hate loudness, and I hate messes. If you make a mess, you will wish you were never alive. You will address me as Lady Aphrodite, is that clear?"

The little baby nodded. Aphrodite put her down and Viridi scurried off. She crawled faster then she could ever crawl, and for a a solid 5 seconds, she was able to levitate! She didn't even notice, for she was too busy trying to escape Aphrodite. Just then, she bumped right into Iris. The black haired rainbow looked down at the baby. Her eyes widened with joy as she gasped at the cuteness of her. She picked her up and hugged her. Viridi started to cry.

"What's wrong?" She asked. "Do you not like me?"

The baby shook her head. Iris then realized that she had been injured by the one and only, Aphrodite.

"Did Aphrodite do this to you?" She said, as she pointed at the baby's cheek.

"Da." Viridi responded, nodding.

"I'm so sorry! She doesn't do things like that to me! I don't know why she's mean to you!"

"Viritee."

"Huh?"

"Name Viritee."

"Aw! That's such a cute name, Viridi! I'm Iris."

"Eeers?"

"No silly! eye-wrist!"

"Irist?"

"Close enough. I like you, I think you're cute! It's sad you lost your mom, you need some love!"

The teenage goddess picked the baby and brought her into a tight hug. That was the first good feeling she had since her mother passed. Viridi retorted in a big smile. But the love all ended when Aphrodite entered the room.

"IRIS! What are you doing? Stop hugging that rat! It hasn't even had a bath!"

"I'll bathe her. She's so cute I love her!"

"No, you'll get a disease. She's not cute, she's manipulative. Don't fall for it."

"Aphrodite, you're just being cruel to her! Stop being mean! She's been through a lot."

"Iris, you know better than that to speak to me in that way! She's been through nothing!"

"Her mother died!"

"Our mother died. And so what? Mother was never good to us."

"She was too! You were mean to her! And you took me away from her, she never hurt me!"

"ENOUGH. She was terrible, and I saved both of our lives! What do you know, you're just a kid. Now, shut up and go to your room, and leave the brat here!"

In tears, Iris ran away into her room. Aphrodite could be so irrational. She thought being beautiful was the most important thing in the world. She had no compassion, and was terribly closed minded. Even if something was put right in her face, she would still not believe it. She was terribly stubborn and terribly horrid. Her mother, always showed her compassion, but once she believe something, she never ever believed otherwise. Even though this was not the case, she would blame her mother for her divorce with Zeus, her father. She also blamed her mother for committing adultery with Poseidon, even though she had already been long gone divorced with Zeus. Aphrodite tried many times to rat her mother out, but only to see them fail, as many gods performed adultery and didn't care. In rage, Aphrodite stole Iris from her home and ran away. She used her powers to build her own temple. Gaea would try many times to get Iris back and make amends with Aphrodite, only to be shut down and ridiculed again and again. Evidently, she just gave up.

"You're a burden." The love goddess said to the nature child. "You've turned my sister against me, and she hates me. You're so manipulative. this will not go unpunished."

She grabbed the confused child by her arm. She swung her around in the air multiple of times. She then threw the scared baby goddess, which made her slam right into the wall. Bleeding and bruised, the baby sat there, crying and shaking. This was only the beginning of her torture.

As the years went on, Viridi, being a baby, made more mistakes. But more mistakes meant more suffering. Viridi was now 3,000 years old, and she had suffered almost every day for 2,000 years. When Viridi made small mistakes, she'd be punished. She once dropped a plate on accident. Aphrodite grabbed her staff, pointed it directly at the baby, and sent out a series of energy beams to hurt the child. The beams felt like a million little daggers piercing into her skin, as she cried trying to find a way to escape the never ending pain. When Viridi couldn't answer her malicious sister's questions, she would be hit repeatedly until she could figure out the words. If she made a mess or cried, she wouldn't get any food for the rest of the day. If she just acted like a baby, she would be punished. Aphrodite wouldn't even read any bedtime stories to her. Viridi forced herself to learn to read, since she adored books. But that often put her into constant stress. Viridi was turned from a healthy baby girl to a skinny, scarred, and bruised little girl. Some days, she didn't even have enough strength to get up. Winters were the worst. Since she was connected to nature and the Earth, when winter hit, she'd be the one affected. She'd get terribly sick. If her sickness got too much for her to handle, she'd hibernate all winter. Hibernating was frequent for her during these times. It was also the only way to get out of all the torture and suffering cast upon her.

But not everything was dark and dull for Viridi. Iris, the goddess of Rainbows, would constantly support Viridi through these times. She showed Viridi the love she needed, and played games with her and such. She would constantly promise to always protect Viridi, and stand up for her if she were around. And she did, she'd keep her sister away from Viridi the best she could. Never actually coming in contact with her older sibling, of course, but helping Viridi clean up her messes and feed her when Aphrodite wouldn't. Cupid, Aphrodite's captain of her guard, was also sweet to Viridi. Cupid was only 5,000 years old, and had developed a crush on Viridi. He'd play and care for her when he wasn't out serving Aphrodite. Viridi and Cupid both had one thing in common, they were both treated like trash. Aphrodite believed that Angels were objects, and had no feelings. He was even treated worse then Viridi. That's why he bonded with her so much. But the deep trust between Iris and Viridi was about to come to a disturbing end, just like the majority of things in the baby's life. Something was about to happen. Something that would change Viridi's view on people forever.

It was fall, the leaves were turning their beautiful colors, and Viridi was just beginning to show signs of sickness again. She'd often take long strolls during the day, admiring nature's beauty, just like her mother always taught her to. When she arrived back on her daily stroll, she came along a disturbing sight. Iris was trying out Aphrodite's jewelry! That was an extreme no no. Iris, Cupid, and Viridi all knew how important jewelry was to her. It was more important than her own life. Words could not describe how Aphrodite felt about her jewelry. Viridi, being the good child she was, did not want to see her sister get in trouble. She ran into Aphrodite's room, snatched the jewelry out of her sister's hand, and put it back on her dresser.

"Iris, what were you doing?" The nature goddess asked. "You know how important jewelry is to Aphrodite. You could get in serious trouble!"

"I know." The now 15,000 year old goddess replied, grabbing the jewelry from the counter. "It's so pretty! I just want to try it on, I'll put it back when I'm done."

"Don't be so foolish! What if you break it?"

"Relax, sis, I ain't breaking anything."

Right after she said that, she dropped the pearl necklace, and it snapped right in half. The goddesses both looked down at the fragmented necklace. Both wide-eyed and jaw dropped, the goddesses bended down to tend to the injured necklace.

"I told you, Iris! I told you!" Viridi replied, shaking.

"Oh Viridi, I'm scared, what do we do?"

"Well, I don't think she'll be back from the meeting of the gods anytime soon, so we should-."

"Who won't be back?" Said an all too familiar voice, walking into the room, only to see her shattered necklace on the ground, and two very suspicious goddesses standing beside it. Aphrodite grew cherry red in the face, and glared right into the eyes of the children.

"Who. Did. This." She said, sternly. She didn't get a reply.

"WHO DID THIS?" She said, but with rage in her voice, and fire in her eyes. The goddesses gulped. Then Iris opened her mouth.

"Um… Well I… Um… I… It was um.. Viridi."

"WHAT?" Viridi screamed, with fear written all over her face. She started shaking and gulping. The one who promised to protect her just ratted her out.

"VIRIDI." Aphrodite yelled, grabbing her arm. "Did you do this?"

"No Aphrodite, I didn't! I didn't! Please, I didn't!"

"You did too!" Said Iris. Her face appeared to believe her own lie. "You did this Viridi, I came in here to stop her, but she just kept trying them on. She didn't even stop when asked! When she broke it, she tried to get me to cover up for her!"

"Iris stop it… please."

"She broke it all! She did it!"

"Stop!"

"She did it!"

"STOP IT, PLEASE, I DIDN'T."

"Enough!" Yelled Aphrodite, with power and rage. "Iris, thank you for telling the truth, leave the room, and close the door. I need to have a little chat with her."

Iris hesitantly left the room. She shut the door, and went downstairs. Both she and Cupid could hear the terrible yelling from all the way downstairs. It was painful to hear. Iris realized what she had done when she heard all the terrible things Aphrodite was saying. Aphrodite blamed the death of her mother on Viridi, and then raged at her for lying to her face. Iris couldn't bare to hear it. Viridi was telling the truth, and now she's being punished for it. Iris went down to the basement, where she couldn't hear the screaming. The silence lasted for at least 15 minutes, until she heard fast running steps from the floor above. She ran up the stairs only to see Viridi covering her face and running outside. She ran to the top of a hill, sat, and cried. Iris decided to go comfort the sister she just betrayed.

"Are you okay?" Iris said to the baby, who was covering her eyes. She didn't get a reply.

"Viridi… Answer me."

No reply.

"Viridi, please!"

Still no reply.

"Viridi, I got scared. She raised her voice she freaked me out, I'm sorry!"

No reply.

"Viridi, she scared me, I didn't mean to!"

Then, the little Nature goddess lifted her head. She uncovered her eyes, which revealed a bloody face with blood gushing out of her forehead. The blood was rolling down into her eye, and down her face. The blood dripped from her chin, and her tiny hands looked like they had red paint on scene was disturbing. Half of her face was pale and normal, and the other half, drenched in blood.

"You promised.." Viridi softly said.

Iris was absolutely stunned. She sat there in horror, realizing her mistake. "Oh my gods…"

"I thought we were friends…" Viridi said, again.

"We are, Viridi!" Iris said, with tears dripping from her eyes.

"… Then why, Iris? Why?"

Viridi got up, and slowly walked into the temple, leaving Iris distressed. She had so many feelings at once. She was sad that she betrayed her sister, she was mad at her choices and her sister, she was happy that she didn't get caught, and she was guilty that her choices made a baby get injured, especially one she promised to keep safe forever. She had to find a way to make it up to Viridi, somehow, and it'd be the most difficult and stressful thing she would ever do.

That night, Cupid had spent all his time fixing Viridi's wound on her head and talking to her. He comforted her and put her into her pajamas. He kissed her a goodnight and tucked her in. Viridi held onto Cupid's hand tightly before falling asleep. He was the only thing she had, besides her plushy. Her plush bunny was the only toy she had, and it kept her safe at night.

"Are you going to be okay, Viridi?" Cupid said, concerned for his baby friend.
"Yes, thank you, Cupid. You're my only friend.."

"Aw Viridi, don't say that." He said, stroking her long blonde hair. "Iris is your friend."

"She no she's not. She lied about me. She really hurted me…"

"Viridi, it's, she really hurt me."

"Oh, I'm not very well at grammar."

"I can tell.. But you're just a baby. You'll learn that in time, I will teach you everything there is to know about grammar!"

"Really? Will you really learn me?"

"I'd do anything for you, Viridi."

"Oh, Cupid… You really are my best friend… Will you stay with me forever, Cupid?"

"… Yes."

"Thank you."

Viridi proceeded to fall asleep, letting go of Cupid's hand. Cupid turned off the lights, walked out of the room, shut the door, and sighed. It really made him happy to hear Viridi say that about him. Even though he and Viridi were just little babies, he still had a crush on her. He loved her golden-viridian eyes, and her beautiful pink lips. He loved her white, golden hair. It was so long! He truly liked her a lot. He walked into his room and got ready for bed. As soon as he got out of his shower, he heard Viridi scream. He quickly put on his pajamas and ran to Viridi's room. He opened to door only to see Aphrodite pointing her Glam Grenade right at Viridi's face. He realized that Aphrodite was trying to kill her! She really lost it! Viridi was crying and on the floor, bleeding. She hadn't been shot, but Aphrodite weakened her down so she couldn't run away.

"Finally, this is it for you, rat." Aphrodite said.

"Please… Don't do this to me.." Viridi begged.

"Why not? You've been a burden to me for so long. You miss your mother? How about you go see her."

And with that, the blonde haired goddess took a shot at Viridi. Viridi closed her eyes, expecting a sharp, piercing pain. It never arrived. She opened her eyes, only to see that her beloved friend, Cupid, had taken the shot for her. He stood, shaking, then collapsed to the ground. Viridi screamed and crawled to her hurt friend. She cried as she tried to shake him. He opened his eyes and looked straight into Viridi.

"Run."

Viridi heeded his warning, and burst out of the temple. Iris distracted Aphrodite from running after her. She winked at Viridi, but Viridi didn't even look back. She ran out into the terrible storm, for Zeus was testing his powers, and told all the gods to stay indoors. Viridi, on the other hand, ran right into the storm, tripping over a log, and tumbling down mount Olympus. She tumbled right into a river. The river's current carried her towards a waterfall, where she fell right into new territory, which would later be called, "Overworld," for it was in between Skyworld and Underworld. She washed up on new land, where she lay, shivering and crying herself to sleep.

Chapter 3

Learning to Love

The morning was beautiful. The dew on the leaves was falling onto the grass, making it shine a brighter green. The sun's rays shined on the little blonde baby's face, making her wake up. She blinked redundantly, and looked around. She then realized the pain she was in, and put her hand onto the place she was wounded. She then remembered everything. Why she was out there, and miles away from her home. She got up, brushed herself down, and wandered. She admired the beautiful forest, it was so green and wonderful, and it was miles and miles of just green. She was later joined by some forest animals, who willingly followed Viridi on her stroll. As she continued to walk, she noticed a gigantic hill with trees all over it. But one spot on the top was bare, with the sun shining right on it. She flew up to the spot on the hill, and decided she wanted to make a living in this area. Even though she was injured, she knew she'd still be able to use a little bit of her powers to make herself a temple, and she could finish the rest when she was fully healed. She tried her best to try and make a temple, failing ten times. She just didn't know how to, for she was only a baby. But then, she tried again, and with determination, a beautiful temple appeared at the spot. It was pink and green, and quite tiny. She'd finish the rest of it when she wasn't so tired. She walked into the temple, and created rooms. She then flew down the hill, looking for some decoration for her new home, when she came across a beaten down man, laying in pain.

The little nature goddess gasped when she saw the body. She knew that she should help him, but she was also scared of him being evil. She also had her own problems to deal with, as she was terribly injured. But something in her heart made her go to that man. She flew to the body and landed on her knees. She grabbed the nearest leaf and wrapped it around his wounds. She then kissed his wound, healing him. The man woke up, and blinked profusely. In the corner of his eye, he saw a little goddess run behind a log. He got up and saw the bandage on his wound. He took off the bandage and revealed a perfect pile of flesh that never had been mended. He wondered who could've done this for him. He then remembered the little girl. He looked around, and she was nowhere to be found. He then proceeded to call out for her.

"Hello? The person who helped me? Please come out." He said softly. He then looked to his left to find a little girl peering from behind the log. He smiled at her and held out his hand.

"Come out." he said, with love in his voice. "I won't hurt you."

"…"

"Come now, I promise I won't."

"Really…?"

"Really."

The child crawled into his gigantic hand. He brought her and his hand up to his face. He smiled at the little girl. She stared into his face. She started to tear up. The man opened his eyes and saw the weeping child, he felt bad for her, he looked around, and saw no one was there to take care of her.

"Why are you crying, little one?" He asked, calmly.

"I'm hurted.." She replied, holding her wound.

"Oh poor thing. You can't heal yourself?" He asked, concerned.

"No, my powers don't work that way…"

"You poor thing, where's your mother?"

"…"

"Oh… No need to say anymore… What about your father?"

"I don't have one. I Never meeted him."

"Who takes care of you?"

"NO! Do not take me back!"

The tall man was confused. "Huh?"

"Please don't take me back to my sisters… I ran away."

"Little baby, why did you run away?"

"She hurted me a lot. Then, one night she tried to kill me."

"Oh my! Um.. I see. So while you were running away you got those bruises, huh?"

"Nope, all of these are from my sister."

The man looked at the child in shock. He couldn't believe it. She was just a baby, and a cute one at that. How could anyone be cruel to her? She couldn't go back, but by the looks of it, she didn't have a home. The man pondered on what to do, before being interrupted by a child.

"So what happened to you?" The baby asked.

"Well… My mistress just passed away… I tried to protect her but I couldn't… She told me to run some errands for her. When I came back she was dead, and a man was there. I beat up the man, but I was still too late, she was gone…"
"Wazza mistress?"

"It's a lady that you serve with all your power and might. You try to protect her at any costs, and you always show her love. You never let anyone hurt her or touch her, and you always are there for her."

"Kinda like a mama?"

"Well… Yes, I suppose. Like a parent."

"Oh that's so sad! It's hard to lose someone you love… I know that feeling all too well…"

The baby looked down and closed her eyes. The man couldn't believe all the pain this child had gone through. She didn't even look like a kid yet, she still looked like a baby. He wanted to care for the child, but he didn't know a way how to. He then realized he had no home. He couldn't go back to his mistress, she had died, and her temple had crumbled. He had the greatest epiphany ever. He would serve the little baby goddess, he'd be a father to her. one she never had.

"Little one, I wish to serve you."

"Huh?"

"I'd like you to be my mistress."

"M-me?"

"Yes, I want to serve you with all my life."

"Really? Why me?"

"You have no one to care for you, you're just a child living on your own. You need someone to defend yourself until you can really use your powers… Even the most toughest gods have an army."

"So you want to be like..a father?"

"Yes, I suppose so."

"Oh thank you! Oh thank you very much! I'm so happy! Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you! I'm just so happy I could cry! I'm going to cry! I'm crying!"

The adorable baby started to tear up. She hugged the tall man while she smiled and teared. The man smiled at her, admiring her adorableness. One thing he valued so much were children. He always loved them, and knowing he'd now be taking care of one lifted his spirits.

"My name is Viridi." The baby goddess continued. "I'm the goddess of nature and Earth."

"I am Arlon the Serene, but please, my mistress, just call me Arlon."'

"Hello Arwen!"

"N-no, my mistress, Arlon.."

"Alone?"
"Arlon."

"Arwon?"

"…Close enough. Come on, show me to your temple."

Arlon picked Viridi right off of her feet and carried her in his arms. She then led the man to her temple. He helped her set up the temple, and by the time they were done, it was night. Arlon tucked Viridi in after he read her a bedtime story. He then walked to his room, and fell right onto his bed. He thought about Viridi and the pain she went through. When he changed Viridi into her pajamas, he saw all the deep cuts and scars on her body. He saw bruises that were so bad they were black. Even the balls of her feet were bruised. Arlon almost cried when Viridi told him her age. He just met the child and he already cared about her. His thoughts were diminished by the sounds of Viridi screaming bloody murder. Arlon threw his blankets off of his body and ran to the screaming goddess's room. She was having a nightmare, and a bad one. Though she wasn't awake, she was screaming and crying. If she flailed her arms anymore, she'd break them. Arlon quickly grabbed the baby and shook her awake. She woke up, with tears in her eyes. She clenched onto Arlon, shivering.

"Arlon, my sister. She killed him." The shaking baby said.

"Killed whom?" Arlon asked, rubbing her back.

"My best friend. Cupid. She killed him… She killed him… S-she-."

Arlon cut her off and brought her into a big hug. He rocked back and forth as he held her head. He told her that she needn't worry because she wasn't there anymore. She listened to his soothing words. He told her he would protect her. Arlon then proceeded to tuck her back in.

"Arlon…?" Viridi called.

"Yes?" Arlon retaliated.

"This plush bunny means a lot to me. My mama gave it to me. Can you make sure it never gets lost?"

"I will protect it and you with all my life, mistress."

"Arlon..?" She began again.
"Yes?"

"Will you kiss me goodnight?"

"Of course."

Chapter 4

All Good Things Come to An End

A thousand years had past and Viridi was now 4,000, and happily living with Arlon. She had nightmares often, and started to show signs of anger more and more frequently. Not to the ones she loved, but towards the humans. Arlon couldn't blame her, they made her sick often, but the way she hated them was way too demented for a baby. Besides her minor signs of aggression, she was still a sweet child who wouldn't hurt a fly. She was very shy, and this concerned Arlon. She needed a friend. Sadly, Arlon didn't know any goddesses her age, which made it difficult for her to learn how to be a goddess. Luckily, that all changed when she met a certain someone in the woods. Viridi had gone on her early morning stroll, like she did every morning, when she heard laughing of a little girl. She wandered closer to the sounds. When she arrived at the location of the sounds, they were no more. She was then tackled by a little girl with an afro. She had bright green eyes, dark freckles, and very dark skin. She wore a white and purple dress, and had bows and arrows on her back.

"What are you doing intruding into my territory?!"

"I'm I-I"

"Do you know how sacred this place is? Do you even KNOW what it takes to be included in my club?"

"I- I."
"Great you're in! The name's Artemis by the way, but I go by Arty. I'm the goddess of the moon and hunt! I'm 8,000, how old are you?"

"…."

"What, can't you talk?"

"…."

"Okay… I like you, kid! You're cute! Come on! I wanna show you somethin'"

Arty ran ahead of Viridi, jumping tree branch to tree branch. Viridi decided to follow, even though she was highly confused on what just happened. The hunt goddess led her into a huge pasture filled with horses, unicorns, and pegasus. Viridi gasped. She loved all the little equine horses. Then, Arty ran right up to Viridi and grabbed her hand. She jumped over the fence and ran into the pasture with Viridi.

"Alright kid, each and everyone of these horses are mine!"

"R-really?"

"Well, no.. I only own two. But the rest are owned by my family! My twin bro owns two, my mom owns two, and my papi owns two! And hey, you spoke! You can speak, you sly dog!"

"I like them, which ones are yours?"

"These two! This is Quinn and Pete! My best friends! I compete in horse shows!"

"Horse show?"

"Yeah! The Olympian games always hold them! Most of the gods who ride compete. Almost all divine creators compete. Even demi-gods!"

"Wow…"

"I know you know nothing about horses, but I'll talk anyway cuz I talk a lot. I ride English, and do dressage!"

"What?"
"Dressage is like ballet except on horseback."

"Oh wow!"

"Yep! I've been training for my next show!"
"What else do you do?"

"Well, that's all I do, but my twin bro does show jumping."

"Show jumping?"

"You see those fences over there? My bro jumps over them. It's really cool."

"You're cool! I'm Viridi, the goddess of nature."

"Viridi? Hmm.. Alright, your nickname is Kitty."

"…What."

"Kitty! Because you're a kid, and you like animals, so you're a kitty!"

"… Makes sense."

Then, a red haired boy walked into the pasture. He seemed about the same age as Arty, but totally different from her. He had red hair and red freckles all over his face, arms, and legs. He had green eyes just like Artemis.

"Sis, who is this?"

"SIS?" Viridi said, appalled by the differences.

"Yeah, she's my sister."

"Oh cool it, bro. We look totally diff. But truth be told, we're biologically related!"

"Arty, you know better than to put a little girl in the pasture. One of the horses could hurt her."

"Oh chill. I was just showing her my horses. Come on Viridi, let's go before Hater Apollo hates on us even more."

Artemis took Viridi's hand and jumped out of the pasture. She spent the whole day playing with Viridi. Viridi hadn't had fun in her life before. The sun came down and Arlon was out looking for Viridi. Artemis brought Viridi to him when she heard him calling. The tall man thanked Arty for watching her. Arty smiled back and handed Viridi over to Arlon. As the two walked home, Viridi told Arlon about all the fun they had that day.

Another thousand years passed, and Viridi and Artemis were the closest of friends. They'd play together everyday for hours and hours. Artemis even started to teach Viridi how to ride. One day, it stormed. Viridi and Artemis were playing in the stormy weather. Arlon had told them to come inside many times, but the two were having too much fun together to even notice the man's calls. Viridi decided to step in a river, only to be carried away with the strong current. Artemis yelled her name as she tried to grab her, but the current was too fast. Viridi had been swept away. She then told Arlon about what happened. Arlon burst out of the temple to the river, only to see no trace of Viridi. She had totally vanished. Arlon teared up as Artemis comforted him.

The current led Viridi into a jungle. She grabbed onto a vine and pulled herself out of the river. She took a good solid minute to catch her breath, and then she looked around. She was in her beloved domain no more. She got up, brushed herself down, and walked through the new domain. She then saw a strike of lightning fly by her. Confused, she tried to find the flash, but it was gone. It reappeared again. It was gone. Again. Gone. Again. Gone. Viridi got irritated at the game, and decided to find out what it was.

"Flash of lightning, please stop at once!" VIridi called out, with anger in her voice.

"hahaha, no." The flash replied.

"I am the goddess of nature." Viridi replied. "Who are you?"

"A goddess?" Said the figure, who at last revealed her true form. "I'm Phosphora, and I am lightning."

"Uhh… You mean a lightning goddess?"
"No, I'm not a goddess. I was legit born from a flash of lightning."

"So you're like… Lightning itself?"

"Yes!"

"Oh. Cool…"

"Cool… So hey, if you're a goddess, why do you look 2?"

"I'M 5,000, THANK YOU VERY MUCH."

"BAHAHAHA, YOU'RE 5,000? I WAS ONLY 3,000 YEARS APART!"

"KINDLY BLEACH YOURSELF, WILL YA?"

"Okay, hold on…"

"…."

"I'm back."

"HEY HEY, PUT THAT BOTTLE OF BLEACH DOWN IT WAS A JOKE!"

"Haha, you're so gullible! And you're really cute when you're flustered!"

"Leave me alone…"

"Woah, sorry, I didn't mean to upset ya. It was all satire."

"You're mean."

"I was joking!"

"Hey, is that bracelet from Lenach?"

"Yeah, I love that shopping brand."

"Oh my gods! Me too!"

"No way! Well, do you like Roid?"

"I love Roid! I have their newest perfume!"

"No way, I've wanted that scent of so long!"

"I'm wearing it right now!"

"Le gasp! May I?"

"You may!"

The lightning girl grabbed the toddler's hand and smelled it. After that, they continued to talk about shopping. They then both talked about their burning hatred for humans. Viridi talked about how the humans made her sick by pollution, and Phosphora told her about how the humans chased her out because her powers were too reckless. Phosphora also mentioned how she hadn't a home due to traveling so much. She never stayed in one place too long.

"But… But wouldn't you like a home? Somewhere to stay before you venture again?"

"Yeah… Yeah I guess.."

"Well, how's about you serve me?"

"Excuse me?"

"How about I become your mistress? You should join the forces of nature!"

"That doesn't sound bad… But I really can't stay in one place for long."

"Well.. How about whenever I need you, I call?"

"Sure!"

"Alright then!"

The lightning deity knelt as Viridi tapped her head with her staff. A large vine then wrapped around Phosphora, proving her to be part of the forces of nature. Phosphora then led Viridi out of the jungle and back to her forest. Artemis and Arlon ran and brought her into a ginormous hug. Viridi smiled as she enjoyed all the love she had received. Artemis apologized for not grabbing her sooner, but Viridi didn't think it was her fault. And even if it was, she wouldn't have met Phosphora if Artemis had grabbed her. Phosphora came back to the temple every 3 months and stayed for 2 weeks before venturing off again. Arlon would also guard the Lunar sanctum, as Viridi had fought and imprisoned a dangerous monster called the chaos kin. But Viridi wasn't alone. She could come to the sanctum anytime she wanted, and Artemis was always there to keep her company. But one day, that all changed.

"Hey Arty! What are we gonna do today?"

"Viridi…."

"I can't wait for next week's horse show, I'm totally prepared!"

"Viridi…"

"Sometimes I wish I had my own horse."

"VIRIDI."

"Huh? Arty?"

"Sorry I yelled, but I gotta talk to you, Kitty. It's real important. Here, sit on my lap."

"Um, okay…"

"Zeus sent an invitation to my parents to live on Mount Olympus in the big temple… I don't want to go… But they accepted anyway."

"Does that mean.."

"Yes, Kitty, I'm moving away to mount Olympus."

"B-but you can't! We're friends! We stick together?"

"I know I know… I don't want to leave you, Kitty, I love you like a sister… It's like leaving family behind…"

"No Arty, you can't move. I can't take it! I can't take another sudden departure!"

"I'm sorry Viridi… I've let you down… I'll come and visit you whenever I can."

"But that's not good enough, I want you here with me… I don't have anyone else…"

"Arlon and Phosphora?"

"Arlon is an old man, he can't run and play and do all that stuff. Phosphora is barely ever here…"

"what about those creatures you keep randomly making? Your forces of Nature?"

"They aren't you…"

"…. I'm sorry, Kitty, I'm so sorry."

Viridi and Artemis held each other and cried all night. In the morning, it was time for her to leave. She got into her chariot and waved to Viridi. Viridi waved until the sight of her dearest friend was no more. Viridi had a hard time after that. Her sadness turned into hatred. It was like she had no light in her heart any longer. She grew bossy and cold. She was a mimicry of her sister, who had never left her mind during the times of her sadness. She started ruthlessly destroying humans for her own enjoyment. While Phosphora thought this was amazing, Arlon was broken. This was not the Viridi he remembered. This was not the child who came to him when he was hurt. This was not his baby. She acted more and more like the rest of the gods. Driven with greed and hate. At first glance, most would think that she was naturally cold, but truth be told, she was far from that. She was suffering, mentally.

One faithful day, a certain angel she despised was in need of help. She decided to show her kind side again, and take care of the angel. Little did the angel know, he would be the one to bring Viridi out of her constant pain and suffering. He would turn Viridi back into the child that Arlon always loved.