As you can see I'll be rotating between my fics and now with the usual disclaimer issued I'll be quiet and get on with the long awaited next installment of...
Something Amiss Chapter 36
Shun knew he was asleep and dreaming but he still felt the very real breath caught in his throat. Looking down he found himself in a long toga with the kind of embelishments only a high born grecian princess would wear. Unlike the other people in the dream his had a long black sash acting as a belt which the others all stared at with great disdain. He knew the muttering between the people was directed at him and the their pained poor dear expressions filled him with a rage he never knew he could feel.
His feet moved of their own accord his body following with unearthly grace and regality that refused to allow him to avoid the crowds he would have walked into if they had not moved reverently aside.
Bunch of soul dead sheep frightened of what they do not understand, Athene should be thankful that the Aries constellation does not suffer from such ignorance. The thought Shun realised was not entirely his own, it echoed of something older and far more powerful than the voice of the Andromeda cloth when she spoke to him.
If it wasn't for the excited voices behind him he would never have looked back. Fresh wild flowers and grasses had grown in his wake leaving a very distinctive trail. He offered the crowd a smile and carried on up the stairs there was no way these people could know he was preparing for a confrontation with the one who demanded his attendance. Today he could not fail, afterall his future and that of the child he was destined to have was at stake. He could not afford to rely on the risky plan the Fates had predicted. Surely she will understand, even if he had to beat this understanding into her.
Bolting upright in a strange bed Shun's cold hands landed on his warm flat stomach. Holding in a shocked hiss Shun tried to calm his pounding heart. There was no way. No way at all!
"It was just a dream. That's all just a dream there is now way."
"The past is revealing itself as Odin told me it would." Hilda's gentle voice surprised him.
"What do you mean?" Shun asked scooting over so allow the High Priestess to sit on the edge of the bed.
"It is part of a plan to ensure that someday peace will reign." Hilda smiled. "Odin is all knowing thanks to his sacrifice and does know the exact events of what has lead us all here. He has been charged with keeping certain memories of certain past lives secret until certain events have happened."
"Certain events?"
"The Holy Wars between Athene and Hades had to come to an end and you had to truly renew your bond with Hades. It's also why this century's Holy War happened Hades was not due back for another two hundred and fifty years thanks to the efforts of the Saints in the previous Holy War."
Shun shook the dazed feeling out of his head. "Hilda you make it sound like the last Holy War was just an excuse for Hades and I to meet."
"It was. The rebirth of your soul summoned Hades and the Specters back to true power and conciousness early as it was foretold by Odin."
"What?"
Hilda opened her mouth to speak but changed what she was going to say. "Come in!"
Seigfried entered looking over his shoulder at something in the hall. "Still no hang over. Incredible."
"Excuse me?" The occupants of the room asked together.
"My appolgies High Priestess, Shun of Andromeda, but the Leo Saint still does not have a hangover and he definately should."
Hilda laughed. "It is because he wanted to get drunk that he could not. The poor man will be stone cold sober for a long time yet."
"But it will give Asgardian Mead a bad name and I believe Saga of Gemini is growing more anxious. It seems he has not slept well."
"Saga will not be able to rest properly until he knows Kanon is safe," Shun sighed. "Give me a moment and I'll be ready to go."
"Of course." Hilda stated walking to the door. "Please just remember two things; your cosmos is not at battle strength yet and when that dream comes back listen carefully to it. Those dreams will in time answer all your questions and show you what you must do for the sake of us all."
"I'll remember." Shun promised.
Hilda stopped at the door flashing him a bright smile. "And congratulations. Odin, and I, wish you and your lover every happiness. After so long you both deserve it."
"What?" Seigfried blinked switching his gaze from the blushing saint and his all knowing priestess.
"Hilda please tell Odin thank you for me and-"
"I will tell Seigfried after you have left for Atlantis. You can depend upon his discretion." With that Hilda and her warrior departed leaving Shun in his confusion. He would have to tell Hades about Odin's salutations when they next spoke, he maybe a Norse God but at least one divine being not associated with the Underworld is on their side.
to be continued...
Sorry for shortness the next chapter will be longer and we will be arriving in Atlantis.