When You Are With Me
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Author : Mavrik
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Usagi stared at the body as they brought the perfectly preserved Princess Serenity forwards and set the body on the altar across from the one she was sitting on, Ares had cast a spell to bind her to the altar, not allowing her passage or escape from her resurrection
"What…What are you doing…why is…why does…" Usagi whispered unable to take her eyes from her body from her past
"Selene…beautiful Selene…soon you'll be restored to all you once were, your soul and bodies combined and powers brought back to you once again" But not your memories "to your position as high goddess." Chronos said Usagi shaking her head as she slammed her fists against the barrier surrounding her
"Vegeta…you promised to save me." Usagi cried out trying to hold back her sob, she couldn't get out…what if this ritual of theirs harmed her child…she had to escape…
"Vegeta?" Ares asked Chronos whom shrugged
"Maybe one of her guards…she was Princess Serenity after all." Chronos shrugged, waving off the other, they had more important things to think of then some guard
"Chronos…the eclipse." Ares breathed as the pair turned to look, it was beginning…at the moment the moon turned dark they would perform the ritual, but not before, or after…so they watched…and waited.
"Vegeta…please…Vegeta…" Usagi whispered her hands clenched and pressed against the barrier and her head bowed
"Chronos-sama…he's here…he's come." A man cried running to the god, the scarred man showing fear as he turned to his companion
"I'll hold him off…once she's restored she can deal with him, just don't mess up the timing." Ares said, Chronos nodding, the other disappearing to meet Shinigami in battle, before he could try disrupt the ceremony.
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"You go no further." The soldier barked, standing at the head of the army ranks to face Shinigami in battle, trying to hide his fear at the masses of undead before him
"Move little one…I only want my mate, nothing more." Shinigami said, melting from the shadows
"Shinigami…you go no further." The reply came, Ares appearing at the head of his army of true warriors
"Ares…you bastard…I swear by Selen, if my mate is harmed when I find her…you will not die…you will suffer for all your long life before I kill you!" Shinigami roared, rage near taking him as he saw the man that had taken her from him, one of those that had planned the death of his mate and himself.
"Shinigami…we cannot allow you past here, we will hold you, until she is restored, and recalls nothing of you…then we will let you see her, and she will end you." Ares said, almost sadly as Shinigami raised one hand his eyes glowing with hatred and rage, his mate? Harm him?
"Destroy them all!" he hissed as the masses of undead at his back surged forwards over the planes between worlds and towards the army before them, they would, they must break through. They had to for the sake of their master they had only just regained, for his mate.
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"Don't fear what's happening Selene, it won't take long, soon, you'll be yourself once again, and recall nothing of the pain of this life." Chronos soothed Usagi clutching at her belly tears welling and fear striking her…he was going to take her memories, her life, and most likely the life of her child
"Vegeta…please…" Usagi whispered clinging to that tiny hope in her mind, that tiny thread that connected her to her mate and lover
"It's time." Chronos breathed his eyes on the full moon as he began to chant, an eerie and echoing chant, after the first few words Usagi couldn't hear him, his voice drowned out by her screams as the pain of her soul and body claimed her.
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"Usagi-" the gasp escaped Shinigami as he felt it, she was in pain, his mate, his love, she was in pain, pushing her pain to the back of his mind he surged forwards and grasped Ares by his neck throwing in away from him and ensuring the other was incapacitated, leaving some of his best to guard and contain the god as he made his way tot eh gap, the entrance to the world where his mate was in pain…please…let him be in time.
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Chronos didn't pause for a moment in his chanting, even as he felt Shinigami getting closer, every second counted, if he could just finish this then the god of death would have no hold over their high goddess, he would have no place in her mind or heart.
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Chronos flew as the god of death appered, the moment he had arrived he had been thrown rom his place at her side, whispering, chanting, whatever he had been doing, Shinigami didn't care, he wasn't going anywhere near his mate.
"Usagi-" Shinigami whispered turning to her as his eyes widened in shock, pain barely registering as he found his eyes falling from his love to the blade through his middle, it wasn't the sword of Artemis, but it still hurt him to be pierced.
"Chronos spoke of you…god of death." The woman before him, the woman wearing his lovers face, said as she withdrew the blade and slipped her legs from the altar eyes assessing him "You would have me killed and rendered useless." The woman said touching her middle, where pain struck her at harming him, but surely this was only a memory of pain, Chronos has said this man had caused her death in her previous life, a memory she didn't have was causing her phantom pain, for there was no injury.
"Usagi…Selene…listen…my mate…" Shinigami whispered reaching for her as she stepped past his hand and around him
"Be glad I don't kill you." She hissed helping Chronos up as the man frowned
"Selene, you must kill him…he cannot be allowed to live." Chronos commanded as her eyes turned to the scarred god of time a flash of anger passing over her face, followed by confusion, anger? At Chronos? What reason did she have to feel anger towards him?
"I choose to let him live. Don't question my choice." Selene said regaining her calm, her mind was confused, she knew everything, yet nothing, the knowledge of the ages was inside her, but there was nothing about herself…Chronos had said it was from being murdered by Shinigami, something about that…felt wrong…but why would he lie?
"Chronos you bastard…you stole her past, her memories…how dare you treat my mate like a puppet!" Shinigami roared, his body healed from the wound she had inflicted upon him as he pulled himself up, he wanted to touch her, but knew she would retaliate if he did…he wanted so desperately to kill Chronos and take his mate back, but he could not, his mind and soul were being torn in two by the conflict of his instincts and thoughts.
"She makes her own decisions, as you can see Shinigami…I would never treat her…Selene…our high goddess, as a puppet!" Chronos snapped his attention drawn to the god of death
"Mate?" Selene murmured making the pair break fro their staring contest, and turn their attention to the woman in between them
"It's just a term, it means nothing!" Chronos said quickly diverting her attention away from the word, could he have made a mistake, was there something left in her of her past? How? There had been no ties to the death god on her mortal body, her immortal soul should have no recollection.
"Yes…mate…mine…my mate…my life…my love." Shinigami breathed noting her attention returning to him as a mistrustful glare entered her eyes
"You're insane, how dare you make a mockery of me by saying such a thing! You murdered me and expect me to think that we were ever-" Selene snarled, her words interrupted by the battle between worlds spilling over into their world
"Selene I can show you your past!" Shinigami cried as he saw her being taken from him again, he couldn't take her against her will she was too powerful
"What do you know of it?!" she demanded Chronos grasping her arm and tugging her to look at him, not to be looking at the connection to her old self, her tainted self
"He means to trick you, we must kill him now before he comes to try again on your life." Chronos hissed as Selene looked at he man, confusion touching her mind again, why was he looking at her so? Why did those eyes seem familiar? Her murderers eyes…
"Be mine." The phrase rang in her head, spoken by a familiar voice, a voice that evoked such strange emotions inside her
"I will not kill him." Selene said looking to Chronos again as the man frowned at her disappointment touching him, seems he had failed…something, there had been something wrong in the ritual, she was meant to be pure again, had she been pure again, knowing nothing, she would do as he bid. This was wrong. She was wrong
"Then I will." Chronos hissed pushing her roughly aside as he launched at Shinigami his powers freezing the man as he then took his time to begin chanting, bringing forth a spell enough to at least banish the god from this realm
Selene gasped as something strange happened to her body, something…was inside her…a life…this…this feeling, she knew this feeling.
"Shi…I…I…I lost our child…they…murdered…"
"Child…" Selene whispered one hand falling to her middle, a child…she had a child…she had lost a child…how…because Shinigami had murdered her?
"When we are reborn, I will find you before they do" Whose voice was that? Her lover? The father of her child, who was he? "I will find you first…I will claim you again"
"Who are you." Selene whispered barely seeing the world around her, not noticing everything had slowed, even Chronos' attack
"We will avenge our child…I will avenge you! I love you, more then my life, more then my race, more then anything. And I will hold you in my arms again my love. I will."
"Who are you?"
"I won't lose you."
"Who are you?"
"I promise you, both the brat and I are coming back alive"
"Please…who are you?"
"Take care of the little brat, and the unborn"
"Who are you!"
"You're mine now, only mine, always mine…my woman, my mate…mine."
"Who are you?!" Selene cried finally tears filling her eyes, her hands clutching at her belly, these memories, whispers of the past…who was he? Who had hurt her…something was wrong with everything.
"Selene-" the cry reached her ears as the goddess' eyes widened
"It's you…it was…" she whispered looking up her eyes meeting the eyes of Shinigami, though near frozen in time as Chronos' attack swirled towards him, tears suddenly filling her eyes as memories began to swirl around in her head, the past the far past her present, everything.
"Shi."
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Mavrik - Well here's the next chapter, kinda hard to write atm, studying for year 12 mid years
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