Sea of Thieves.

Disclaimer: I don't own it and I never will. I make no money from this endevour and seek only to silence the Muse who is singing in my mind.

So I've done it again, I've started a new fic without finishing the one that is currently screaming at me from one corner of my computer. I know why I don't want to finish Darkness, I will have to psych myself up to it. This is a work in progress and this is just a little teaser that gives the general idea for what I am doing. Please R&R, I can't make any promises for when the next part will go up, but it will be by this time next week.

Prologue:

Jaylen stood tall and proud before his father, Haldin, and his sister, Ilyinya, in his hand he held a jewel the size of one of his mismatched eyes. It was the same pale blue as the sky that shone over the Labyrinth, the same sky that shone over the Goblin Kingdom and he knew that this stone would be the perfect edition to the Goblin crown when he finally became king. King Haldin was shaking with rage and Ilyinya was pale with fear, both for her father and for her brother. Jaylen had no need of these weak fools.

"What have you done?" Halin demanded, finally losing all pretense of control. "Jaylen, what have you done?"

"You asked that already, father," his tone was cold, haughty and calculating. "I merely took what was owed me as a prince of this realm and heir to the throne."

"What you were... Thetis is demanding that you return it! She's a goddess you young fool!"

"She's a minor goddess, father, merely a Nereid, what does it matter?" He laughed and the sound was as chilling as his smile. "I paid her well for the gem, and this will make the perfect centre for the crown. The best example of the wealth of our Kingdom."

"Make no mistake, Jaylen, that jewel will never be placed in the centre of the crown. You will return it to Thetis." Halin growled at his son. Jaylen simply smirked and held the glittering gem close to his chest.

"We shall see, Father, we shall see."

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The door to the throne room slammed open in a gust of powerful wind. Halin looked up from his throne and the goblin prostrated on the floor in front of him. At the sight of his visitor, he dismissed his gathered subjects and rose to approach her.

"Goddess," he bowed his respect to her, something clenching tight in his gut.

"Where is it, Halin?" She did not stand on ceremony. She stood tall and beautiful, her hair fell in long, soft sea green waves down her back, water dripped slowly from it to pool around her bare feet. Her skin was so pale it was almost translucent and her eyes were the same blue as the jewel that Jaylen had taken.

"My son refuses to return it, Thetis, he has hidden the jewel and despite our best efforts over the last few weeks, we have been unable to find it. I offer my sincerest apologies, and ask that you merely name your price, I will ensure that you are amply compensated for your loss." The immortal woman's eyes went dark, the brilliant blue of the sky becoming the colour of midnight. Outside the castle, the sky over the Kingdom became stormy and thunder could be heard rolling in the background. Thetis trembled in her blind fury and Halin found himself forced to take a step back from her.

"There is no amount of money that can amend your son's actions. The worth of the stone is not to be found in it's pecuniary value! May there be a curse on your family and your kingdom! May water be your enemy! Let it be so until my property is returned to me!" Rain began to pour from the clouds, slowly at first, then gaining speed, until nothing could be seen through the thick sheets of water.

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It rained constantly for the next fifty years. Halin watched as his Kingdom changed, streets became rivers, goblins began to live in boats and the Kingdom suffered. Nothing grew, there was little sunlight to allow for it. Much of the Kingdoms wealth was spent bringing in food and helping his people to survive. Still Jaylen refused to return the stone, instead he threw his wealth into the sea, hoping to placate the angry goddess in that way. The only change it brought was that the rain fell harder over the castle.

In the seventieth year of rain, Jaylen was killed when he dived into the flooded river to save one of his hounds, the creature was washed away as they were hunting in one of the drier forests. It was with both sorrow and trepidation that Halin buried his son in the catacombs beneath the castle. He knew that he would never find the jewel now. After seventy years of searching he had been unable to find it, Jaylen had refused to tell him where it was hidden and would never have given it back.

Thirty years after the death of his son, Halin was again visited by Thetis. The goddess had not changed, had not aged and as she stood before him, her long gown of woven green sea weed moved gently about her ankles. She was more calm this time, there was more sorrow in her stance than anger. However, when she saw the king and made eye contact, she knew what he could not tell her. Halin's wife was by his side, her lavender eyes full of shame for the actions of her dead son, Thetis gestured to the mermen who accompanied her and they went to the queen, taking an arm each and leering down at her. Several goblin guards moved forward, but Halin held up his hands and they relaxed back.

"Goddess, please, violence towards my wife will solve nothing." He tried to keep the peace. Thetis merely shook her head and the mermen pulled Queen Lati from the throne. "Goddess, please, do not punish my wife for my son's mistake!" Thetis turned tp leave the throne room, Lati in tow. Finally the Goblin Queen broke down in tears and it was those tears that caused Thetis to relent. She gestured again and the mermen released Lati.

"I will return every century until you find my property, be warned, Halin, I will not be so lenient next time."

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For thirty centuries Thetis came to the Goblin Castle and for thirty centuries she was denied her hearts desire. After the rain of the first century, the Kingdom was sunk into drought for several millennia. So the cycle continued.

Then, eighty-five years after Thetis' last visit, a girl came, a girl who had wished away her brother. She fought her way through the Labyrinth and destruction came in her wake. In the destruction, the ancient catacombs were opened and during the repairs a jewel was discovered, a jewel that was as blue as the sky that had once been above the Goblin Kingdom. The king kept it safe, confident that in fifteen long years, the drought would be over and his home and lands could begin to prosper once more.

Unfortunately, fifteen years leaves a long time for things to go wrong.

So basically I wondered why, with all of the power he has, does most of the Labyrinth seem to be this delapidated ruin, dusty and dry with no sign of water. Only the garden was lush and green, it made me think, perhaps a little too much... There is a reason that I'm mixing Greek and Celtic legends, a) I thought it would be fun and b) I will reveal to you in a later chapter! R&R, you all know how much I love it!

Artemis