Our Farewell
The goddess Hera walked alone through the God's clouded home of Olympus, night had fallen, the stars were out, all was quiet. Her blond hair was down and flowing around her, half covering her face, her nightdress trailed behind her.
It had been four days since Hercules was stolen from Olympus, Hera's heart was full of pain and grief over the loss of her precious son.
"In my hands
a legacy of memories " she sang as memories flashed through her mind.
Flashback
Hera sat on the sofa, Hercules lay in her arms, gazing up at her with his blue eyes. Night had come, candles bathed the room in a soft cream light. Smiling at her son she dangled a necklace for him to catch, a white ribbon with a simple rose quartz heart dangling from it. Looking up at the heart Hercules tried to catch it, his eyes flicking between it and his Mother. Then he caught it, gurgling happily as he looked up at his Mother.
"You've got it little one, careful now" Hera said cuddling her son tightly and kissing him.
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"I can hardly hear you say my name
I can almost see your smile
feel the warmth of your embrace
but there is nothing but silence now
around the one I loved
is this our farewell ?" Hera sang as she walked through the clouds, her eyes full of tears, her hair falling across her face.
"sweet darling
you worry to much, my child
see the sadness in your eyes
you are not alone in life
although you may think that you are" Hera sang as she fingered a golden heart shaped locket that hung from a gold chain.
"Never thought
this day would come so soon
we had no time to say goodbye
how can the world just carry on?
I feel so lost when you are
Not by my side
There is nothing but silence now
around the one I loved
is this our farewell?" Reaching a high point Hera looked down across Olympus, to where the other gods slept silently and peacefully. In her heart she couldn't understand how they could be sleeping so peacefully when her son was living with mortals.
"sweet darling
you worry to much, my child
see the sadness in your eyes
you are not alone in life
although you may think you are" her voice rang out loud and clear, a voice full of pain, tears streaming down her face as she sank to her knees.
"so sorry your world is tumbling down
I will watch you through these nights
Rest your head and go to sleep
Because my child,
This is not our farewell" Hera looked down through the clouds, to where her son lay asleep in his crib.
Then in her mind she saw a sudden vision, of her son in several years from now, a teenager long and lanky. He was sitting next to her on Cloud 33, both were talking happily together, then Hercules wrapped one arm around his mother.
The vision ended as quickly as it had come. Smiling she looked back down at her sleeping son. Brushing away her tears she smiled, one hand fingering her gold locked, one hand reaching out towards her son.
"Because my child
This is not our Farewell."
Song is by Within Temptation