Ash stood waiting. Just waiting. He remembered how Tory was taken to his mother's home world and wished that back then he could have saved her. And know he wished he could have gone to protect his sister. Damn. None of this was ever going right. Was it too much to ask for a normal life? Yeah. Like he could really have a normal life. But he wouldn't trade one moment for his life with Tory for anything in the world. The moments with Katra were priceless. And the moments to come for his new young child were going to be even more special.
" The strong Atlantean god is powerless."
Ash turned and saw a red-headed woman. Oh gods. Couldn't she leave him in peace?
" Artemis. What do I owe this unpleasent visit?"
" You know she is to die. And as long as she is in love with him, she will die as well. Why try to stop their fate?"
Because that was not their fate. Savitar told Ash of their future. It was against the rules but Savitar never really followed the rules. Acheron saw a blissful, wonder furture for Jared and his sister. No pain. No trouble at all. Just love. Their love for each other is what Ash was shown. And eveything be damned. His sister was going to have a happy life. She has spend her life in pure hell much like he had. And Jared had been a cursed man. His light of hope and freedom was only one thing.
Akayathis.
She was the one thing that sent evey bit of evil and darkness form his soul. Ash was goin to make sure that was going to happen.
" Stay away from them, Artemis. You don't you will wish you never knew me." Ash demanded.
" Oh I have heard that so many times. You can't kill me. You never had it in you."
Ash growled and slammed his hand against her throat and sank his nails in to her skin. " You mess with their future, in anyway at all, you will regret it. And if I find out you have tryed to hurt them, I promise you will die. And I will be the one to kill you. Tory can kill whats left. If there is anything left for her to destory"
Artemis squrimed in his grip until he let her go, slamming her against a tree. She rubbed her neck to sooth the pain. She slowly stood. She looked over him. His body was still as beautiful as she remembered. But she no longer hand control over him. His human whore saw to that. Ash glared at her as if he knew she had thought something ill of someone he loved. She stood straight and glared back. Even though she was completely afraid of him.
" Don't be a fool Acheron. Your sister is nothing more then a cheap whore." she called to him, " Just like you."
Ash held out is hand to the sky and thunder rolled through the air. Lightning gripped around her body. She screamed loudly and stood and glared at him. She then vanished. That damn red head got on his very last nerve. After she had threatened to kill Tory, that had shredded his last bit of kindness to her. Katra was the only reason he even was pretendign to be nice....when they were with their daughter. He sighed.
The wind grew strong and the water blasted up from the river into the air. Ash stood and looked to see what was going on. Jared came walking through the water. Akaya in his arms. Ash rushed to them, taking Akaya from him. Jared was hurt. Blood was on his arm and his sisters clothes.
" What happened?"
"Nick....hes...coming." Jared collasped on the ground. Ash saw the deep slash wounds on his back. Nick used dark magik to attack him? Why? What was the whole point of this?
"Awesome you can watch him die Ash."
" Nick. Why are you doing this? You know Akayathis loves him right? And why do I smell drugs in her system?"
" I had to keep her down some how. That drug was used in Sunshine Runningwolf. It seemed to work fine on her." Nick stated.
Ash layed his sister on the ground carefully. Ash stood and his skin turned bule and hair black. His eyes deep red. Ash had turned in to his true god form and Nick backed away. "Why Nick? Why?!" Ash screamed, his voice was deep and monsterous.
" Artemis. She said she would told to Hades and bring my mother back to me if I got rid of Jared to keep Akaya away from you."
Ash seemed to calm down but stayed in his god state. He willed his eyes to normal and glared at Nick with a very serious stare. " You ever do anything like this again Nick I will personaly kill you and set up your funeral. I'm sorry I can't bring your mother back. I loved her very much. Hell, we all loved her. And I know you did, your were her only son. But you ever do enclude my family in anything of yours again, you will regert every moment. Agreed?"
" Agreed." Nick said and vanished as quickly saw he could.
Ash turned back to normal knelling next to his sister and Jared. He placed his hands on them and took them home. Sin was there to help them the moment they appeared in the house. Sin helped Jared up the stairs. He was coming around, with a very bad headache. Ash carried Akayathis to the same room, and layed her next to Jared.
" You all right?" Sin asked.
" I don't know. I'm happy they are all right but that red-headed bitch is going to hear it from me very soon. I;m going to go see Tory and Kat before I go. You wont to join me? "
" Of course. I'll so anything to piss the old goat off." Sin said leaving the room.
Ask went to Tory and kissed her softy and explained everything to her and Kat. He hugged his daughter and kissed her cheek. Sin went to his wife and hugged her from behind.
" You be careful. And if you needs us to help, you call us." Tory said.
" I will baby. I love you Tory." Ash looked at Kat. " I love you too."
" I love you too daddy."
Tory kissed him one last time." I love you too, baby. Now go kick her ass."
Ash smiled at his wife. Her fighting, couragous spirit always make him love her all the more. Sin and Ash vanished then, going to visit a goddess who was going to wish she was already dead.
