Happy Valentine's Day! You know, I have terrible timing. One would think I'd give you a nice romantic chapter but uhhhh...this chapter didn't work out that way.
Mature Content Below...
I know there is a mistake in here somewhere. I read this story over 5 times and tried to find it but I can't.
ANYWAYS! Enjoy and sorry for errors!
Mount Olympus
"Where are they?" Athena shouted as she burst through the counsel room doors.
She had been gone for a few centuries with her father and didn't tend much to the world. When she came back she noticed the world was quieter than usual. Athena should have grown weaker, since the numbers of prayers had dwindled. Yet, the increase in war had fueled the Goddesses power and she was stronger and angrier than ever.
"Athena." Strife said with a wicked smirk. "How nice of you to join us."
"I will not ask again." Athena said as she took out her dueling swords. "Where are the Amazons?"
"Put away the weapons, child." Hera said as she rose from her seat.
Hera, Queen of the Gods didn't know personal space. Hera moved closer to Athena and Athena quickly moved the sword in her left hand up to Hera's throat. Both Goddesses were fast but Athena was the embodiment of war and she would put down Hera if she moved again.
"Athena." Hephaestus said as he walked over to his mother.
A bright flash of light appeared and seconds later, Artemis held her bow and arrow to his head.
"Don't move, brother." Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and Hunt warned him.
"Children," Hera said. "What would your father think of all this fighting?"
"I don't know." Athena said glaring at Hera. "You can ask him when you see him again."
Hera glared at Athena; the Goddesses knew how to get under her skin. Zeus had left Olympus centuries ago not informing anyone but his favorite child, Athena. Hera hated Athena for the attention Zeus gave her. He abandoned Olympus and his wife to whore around with women leaving Hera to pick up the pieces.
"The Amazons are where you left them." Hera said.
Hera then waved her hand and the floor began to shift under her feet. Stepping away, Athena looked down and saw the Island filled with snakes. She then looked at the statue on the ground and felt her heart quicken with fear.
"How could you?" Athena gasped.
"The same way you protected your fathers' bastards." Hera said as she moved her hand against Athena's sword pushing it away from her neck.
Athena let out a shallow breath at Hera's words. She hoped that Hera would not have found out about Diana. Athena hated her father when she found that she had bedded the Queen of the Amazons. Then, Once Hippolyta gave birth to Diana, everything changed. None of her siblings went through childhood and when Athena was born she sprang fully grown from her fathers' head.
Diana was different.
Athena watched Diana grow every day and the little warrior soon consumed her sisters' heart. Athena swore to Zeus to protect Diana for as long as she breathed and when her powers came in to show Diana how to be a true God.
"I cut off the Island from the outside world." Hera informed. "As for Diana, she is somewhere living out her curse. I have to say, it is not a curse I would want to endure."
"Remove it." Artemis said as she lowered her bow from Hephaestus's head.
"Oh, sweet sister," Strife said as she circled Athena. "you know a curse cannot be removed. Just as you watched Herakles suffer you will watch Diana."
"She had done nothing to you!" Athena shouted. "She is a child!"
"She is Zeus' child!" Hera shouted and the room shook. "If Zeus wants to free her then so be it. But since he is nowhere to be found, Diana will suffer all her immortal life."
Athena put her swords away and scoffed at the Queen of the Gods. Athena would not recognize Hera as Queen as long as she tormented these humans.
"I mean, I could have turned her into a Gorgon." Hera smiled at Athena. "That seemed crueler than my own curse."
"I did it to protect her!" Athena corrected. "No man would ever harm Medusa again!"
"And I did it to protect my own heart." Hera whispered. "You cannot break the curse, Athena."
Athena bit her tongue before she said something she couldn't take back. Hera had gone too far in cursing the Amazon's and Diana. Hera was strong but Athena was clever, and she had knowledge that would help her. A curse could be broken and the only way the Gods knew was to kill the God who crafted the curse. But if Athena killed Hera, a war would break out Olympus would surely fall. So, Athena had only one option.
"You will die, Queen." Athena hissed. "Be it by my sword or Diana's but you will surely die."
- London, England - 1916
Her toes curled as the man drove himself deeper inside her. She had never felt this feeling before, the feeling of vulnerability. With every thrust that came at her she met them with her own movements. She wasn't sure how all the events played out that led them to this moment of hot and wanton passion, but she didn't care. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling the man's head down closer to hers.
Their lips connect and a spark of electricity is shared between the two. Their movements and actions seemed to be thought out as if they'd done this dance over a millennium. With every touch, their bodies grew weaker and sensitive. She couldn't explain it, and neither could he. When they first met it was as if the room had cleared, and a spotlight had hit the two.
"Kal, don't…" the woman moaned, breaking the kiss.
"I won't…" the man replied as he moved his right hand to the woman's left leg, holding it open for him to delve deeper.
Part of her thought it was lust that caused the two to grow so close in a short amount of time. War had come to Europe and the man who was currently devouring her entire being was a soldier. She wondered if the unknowing outcome of war had quickened her actions and feelings for the man. However, it didn't explain the feelings that she had for him.
As if their souls were made of the same thing.
This moment, these people and the place they were in seemed to be a terrible situation but together, they made it better. The man had now gained someone to fight for besides his country and the woman, well she gained everything she thought she'd never have.
Her nails clawed into the man's back, breaking skin. The man hissed but continued to pleasure his love in all the ways he knew how. He didn't know how much his body wanted hers. He didn't know that love, being in love and making love could do this to a man. The woman had brought him to his knees and he never wanted to rise from it. It frightened him to know that at any point the war could take him from her. He now fought harder to stay alive so he could come back to her. He prayed to his God daily to keep his love safe from harm.
The man was more vulnerable than before he met the woman. Bullets would bounce off his skin and he would never get sick. Now, it seemed as if bullets left bruises and the flu had infiltrated his body. He should have worried about the change in his body but it led to the woman spending more time with him and he would not complain. He looked down at the woman under him and smiled. Rose lips were now swollen due to their hungry kisses. Purple and blue bruises covered the woman's neck, breast and arms signifying that he had claimed her as his. Her sky-blue eyes held a look of pure love in them and he brushed a raven curl from the front of her face to the side.
"I am yours and" Kal said between kisses. "you are mine. Until the darkness claims us."
"Until the darkness claims us."
Diana's Apartment - London, England - 1916 -
Diana opened the door to her London apartment and stepped in. Once the door closed, she leaned against it, catching her breath. She had never felt so tired in her life, but she summed it up to the hours of passion her and her lover shared. Her legs felt like jelly and her head felt heavier than usual. She thought that she might have gotten a cold, she spent the two weeks with her mate while he was sick. The girl was never sick before, she should have paused to stop and think about it but she kept going. She spent the night with her lover, and nothing would ruin that night for her.
"Where were you?" a voice asked through the darkness causing Diana to jump.
"Etta!" Diana shouted. "You scared me."
"You were with him." Etta said as she walked from the living room and stood in front of Diana.
"If you must know, I was." Diana said as she took off her coat and laid it on the kitchen counter.
Diana then walked past Etta. Etta noticed the bruises on Diana's neck and hands that peaked from her messy white shirt. Diana could feel Etta's eyes and she moved her hair to cover her neck. Etta didn't need to know Diana's business or her sex life. They were friends but Etta wanted to know too much. Diana had to inform Etta where she was going and who she was talking to. As if Diana was not capable of making her own decisions.
"You were with him." Etta repeated.
"I just said that."
"No, Diana." Etta hissed. "You gave yourself to him."
Diana turned around and squinted her eyes. Her mouth fell open to question her friend but then scoffed and rolled her eyes. Etta had been so odd when Diana mentioned her lover and its frustrated her. Etta encouraged her to date men and bed them even but when she mentioned her current love, it was an issue.
"I never pegged you to judge someone you didn't know." Diana said, turning away from her friend. "He isn't going to hurt me."
"Those bruises on you prove me right." Etta said.
"I didn't know he would leave marks." Diana informed her and a smile formed on her face. "Frankly, I didn't know I could feel anything but with him I feel—"
"Everything." Etta whispered.
"I've never felt this before." Diana said turning around and smiling at her friend. "I feel happy and I feel complete. As if he is my reason for breathing and I am his. There is something about him as if our hearts and minds are made of the same matter and meant to be."
Diana looked at her friend's face through the darkness. She could see the internal struggle her friend was going through and she wondered why. Etta had always been by her side since…well frankly Diana couldn't remember when her and Etta met.
"You feel happy." Etta noted. "But you also feel weak, weaker than you have in months."
"Etta I-"
"Deny it, Diana." Etta hissed. "Tell me you don't feel yourself growing weaker every time you are with him."
"Stop it."
"You are bruised, Diana." Etta informed. "You are out of breath walking up the stairs."
"I'm getting a cold."
"You've never been sick, Diana!" Etta shouted. "Damnit, do you hear yourself?"
Diana rolled her eyes and walked into her room. A few seconds later, she appeared with a bag and then walked to the counter grabbing her jacket.
"Where are you going?" Etta questioned.
"To Kal's place." Diana hissed. "He doesn't question me every second."
"Diana, stop it!"
"No!" Diana shouted and she walked towards the door.
Etta couldn't let Diana go, she wouldn't watch her suffer again.
"Forgive me for this, Sister." Etta prayed.
Etta then grabbed Diana's hand and pulled her back. Diana tried to push away but Etta then laid each of her hands on Diana's face. Diana had never seen Etta act like this. Diana watched as Etta's eyes turned a gold color and an enchanting sound came from her lips. Etta then finished and moved away from Diana.
"Wh—"
Memories and different lives rushed through Diana's head. All the lives that she had with Kal where they were happy and then he was taken from her. They had lived many lifetimes and watched empires fall from Greek to England and so forth.
Diana fell to her knees, her hands covering her ears. It was too much, she remembered and felt too much happiness and pain. Tears streamed down her face and she cried out to the God's that abandoned her, to the mother she had lost and to the man that would always have her heart. When Diana's throat felt sore and her eyes too puff to produce tears Diana then looked upon the woman who she believed to be Etta, a friend. Diana could now see the Goddess that stood before her. Mahogany skin and beautiful locks fell down the Goddess shoulders and back. Silk covered in gold formed a beautiful dress and it flowed down her body.
"I am so sorry." Athena whispered.
Diana sat on the couch in her apartment. She had now changed into more comfortable clothes and cleaned herself up. She wrapped herself in a blanket and laid into the ouch. The sound of Diana's sniffles could still be heard through the apartment and Athena's heart broke every time. Athena knew she shouldn't have given Diana the gift of Knowledge for it was a terrible burden, but the Goddess believed Diana needed it. If they were going to break the curse that Hera put on her, then Diana needed to be aware of the changes in her life. Athena then walked over to Diana and handed her a cup of tea. Diana turned her head and Athena understood setting the tea on the coffee table in front of them.
Athena then sat on the other end of the couch. She placed her hand on the back on the couch and placed her head in the palm of her hands. She watched as Diana looked at her reflection in the glass table. Athena wouldn't speak until Diana asked, Athena didn't want to overwhelm Diana with more information.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Diana asked. "Before I fell in love with him and gave myself to him."
"I needed time." Athena said. "Hera is powerful, and her curses are one of a kind. I needed to gain enough power to give you back your memory."
Diana nodded at the Goddess answer. She was upset with the Goddess for not exposing herself to Diana sooner and giving her the truth. If Diana had known sooner then she could have broken the curse by and now she could have been with Kal. Diana had spent a millennia loving and losing Kal and she felt it each time the pain amplified.
Not only did she lose Kal, but she had lost her family. Her mother turned to clay and her sister's snake. Even worse, Hera had hidden the Island and not even Athena could find it. They were all trapped in Hera's game and Zeus had not put an end to it.
"He will die again." Diana said not needing an answer.
Diana needed to say the words to herself and accept them. She was trying to prepare herself for the death of her love. But no matter how many times Diana membered their parting it was never easy. Diana would give Hera credit, being a Wicked Goddess surely fit. Diana had done nothing to warrant the Goddess wrath, but Hera was the least rational out of all of them.
"I tried." Athena said. "I tried to keep you away many times but there is a force you two share that even I cannot stop. I don't know if it is because of Hera's curse or if your hearts are truly meant to be but you always find your way to each other, until h—"
"Until the darkness claims us…" Diana trailed off
Diana could feel the tears rising over her eyes and she quickly wiped them away. It was all too much and she didn't want to do it anymore. This was torture to have everything you've always wanted be ripped away from her.
"Have I died?" Diana asked.
"No," Athena replied. "it is just him."
"What happens to me?"
Athena didn't know if she should answer that question. Frankly, Athena hated that she was the Goddess of Wisdom because she was supposed to have the answers and at times she didn't. She knew someone would find her for what she did to Diana, giving her knowledge and interfering with Hera's punishment. But if Athena was going to be punished for knowledge then she would give all of it to Diana and hoped that it did her well.
"You begin to disappear." Athena said sadly. "You cry until your heart stops and your body fades into the night. You are reborn within the next few years."
"And I never make it past the age of 20." Diana added.
"Yes." Athena agreed.
"Could I die?" Diana questioned.
Diana didn't know what she was asking, and she didn't care. She remembered all her past lives and Kal was always the one who died. But if Diana died then maybe it would break the curse. Diana didn't know what would happen if she died and neither did Athena, it was never an option for her people. It was the reason that Athena tried to keep the two apart, she hated to see Diana grow weaker as she fell faster and harder when Kal.
"You are a God—"
"Part God." Diana corrected.
"Yes." Athena said, raising her eyebrow. "The braces on your wrist keep your powers at bay. Your interactions with Kal weaken you enough that death could be possible for you, given the wrong circumstances."
"Maybe that is the answer." Diana said, finally looking at the Goddess.
"Diana, we do not know what happens if you die." Athena reminded.
"Maybe nothing and we are having this conversation within the next twenty years." Diana said sarcastically.
"Or maybe you arrive at Hades Gates." Athena informed.
"Only one way to find it."
Ballroom in London - I can't remember the name but its from the Wonder Woman Movie. You know what scene I'm talking about. -
Kal had woken late from his slumber. He made love to Diana all through the night and he was spent. The only time he woke up was when he felt a coldness in the bed. He rose quickly to see Diana crawling back into the bed and scooting closer to him. She laid his head on his chest and silence filled the room. He was spent in more ways than one. He bedded other woman but nothing tired him out the way Diana did. It was good because he knew he gave his everything to Diana when she was together. When Diana kissed Kal, he could barely breathe. When Diana touched Kal he could feel everything. When Diana rode him like the stallion he was he…well we'll save that metaphor for another time. Suffice to say, Kal had opened and given himself to Diana in many ways.
"Tired?" Sir Patrick Morgan said as he crept up behind Kal.
Kal turned around and smiled at the man. They'd be friends for the time Kal had spent in London and they'd grown close. Whenever Kal needed someone to talk to and rely on other than Diana, Sir Patrick Morgan was there. He was part of the War Council and wanted to bring peace to Europe.
"Long night." Kal said as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Yes," Sir Morgan said as he fixed Kal's collar under his suit jacket. "proof of the battle shows."
Kal couldn't help but blush at the man's words. He had never been bruised so badly during battle. It seemed as if Diana had done a number on him but he didn't care that Diana left his mark cause he was sure that Diana had some marks as well.
"Tell me, El." Sir Morgan said. "What are your plans after the war?"
"I hope to return home." Kal replied.
"Alone?" Sir Morgan asked.
Kal was about to reply when the doors opened. A smile crept on his face as he watched the woman in a light blue dress walk into the room. Next to her stood a good friend but Kal didn't care. He only cared for the woman that stood before him and the one that he desperately wanted under him again. Sir Patrick Morgan on the other hand glanced at Diana but then set his eyes on the woman besides her. She was the reason that he was here and perhaps the reason for all the fuss upstairs.
"Hopefully not." Kal said as he flashed Diana a smile.
Smiling, Diana and her friend Etta Candy walked towards him and Sir Morgan.
"Kal-El." Etta said. "Good to see you."
Etta hugged Kal-El and then placed a kiss on both of his cheeks.
"You as well." Kal-El said and then looked at Diana.
"Hi." Diana whispered.
"Hi." Kal whispered back.
Kal flinched as he felt Sir Morgan's elbow into his ribs. Kal then straightened and introduced Sir Morgan to Etta Candy. Kal didn't care to listen to their conversation, nothing else mattered when in the presence of Diana. The band began to play and Kal held out his hand for Diana. Diana placed her hand in his and wrapped the other hand around his neck. The two slowly danced to the classical music and ignored everyone else in the room.
"You look—"
"Hot?" Diana asked looking up at Kal with a smirk.
"I was going to say wonderful." Kal corrected. "My woman is wonderful, but hot works too."
Diana chuckled and laid her head on Kal's chest. The two swayed to the music and Kal held Diana close to him. Kal didn't think much about his future; he gave little thought when he joined the Air Force. He had no one waiting for him at home so coming back from the war wasn't necessary. If need be, Kal would die for his country that was until he met Diana. Now, Kal fought hard to make it back to the love of his life. He didn't know when he had fallen for Diana. They had met a month ago and another month of dating had led them here, to this moment. When he pictured a life back in the state, Diana was with him every step of the way.
"Baby…" Kal said, kissing Diana's head.
"Hmmm?"
"When this is over, I want you to come back to the States with me." Kal said.
Diana looked up at Kal in shock. She wanted to make sure that she heard his words correctly. Days ago, Diana would have jumped at the offer but now she questioned it. Hera had cursed the couple and she wondered if their love was real.
Did they love each other?
Were they meant to be together?
Would she break the curse?
"What?" Diana asked.
"I want you to come to America with me." Kal said as she moved his hand to her chin. "I want you to marry me."
Kal never thought he'd say those words to any of the women he dated. He also thought that marrying a woman after one month of dating and two months of knowing each other was rushed, however he didn't care. He knew that he was meant to be with Diana in every way, shape and form. He would die in her arms if it meant she was the last person he'd see.
"Kal…"
"Don't think, Diana." Kal said rubbing his thumb against her flushed cheeks. "Just say yes and be with me."
If he had asked her yesterday or any other day before now, Diana would have said yes. She would have ran down to some courthouse, grabbed Etta and pledged herself to this man. But now, Diana had to think about the outcome. If all went wrong or right in this instance, Diana would die and Kal would be free of the curse. She didn't want to go through the pain of losing him again, she couldn't.
Had she been wrong all along?
Did they know what love was?
Both of them were young and at the beginning of their lives and yet it was the end. Diana looked up at Kal and she felt loose tears run down her cheeks. Zeus, did she love the man that stood before her, that much she knew was true. Diana hoped that him asking her to marry him was proof of his love, untampered but she couldn't be sure.
Then, Diana thought of Kal. He didn't know the truth of their cursed love. She thought about telling him but he would think her crazy. Athena didn't have enough power to give him back his memories, she was still tried from fixing Diana. Diana wouldn't ruin this moment for Kal. No, she would treat it as if it were their last.
"Of course." Diana said smiling at Kal.
Kal smiled and pulled Diana into a deep kiss. As Kal's lips bit Diana's she could feel her power being drained. His lips sucking the very essence of life out of her. Diana needed this, she needed Kal to take more from her. The only time Diana could remember being so spent and weak was when the two made love last night. If it weakened her enough then maybe she could die and break the curse. She also kept in her mind that her death didn't mean the curse could be broken. Worse case, Diana and Kal would live forever in the cursed loop that was called love.
"I am yours" Diana said. "and you are mine. Until the darkness claims us."
"Until the darkness claims us."
Kal then pulled away from the kiss and slowly took in a breath. He didn't expect to ask Diana in that moment but it felt right. Like the stars aligned and whatever forces at play had created him for her. Kal then kissed Diana's forehead and the two danced to the music again, holding onto each other. Once the party was over, Kal took Diana back to his place and showed her how much he loved her, over and over and over again until the darkness claimed them.
"Etta…" Sir Patrick Morgan said as she looked at the woman. "Etta Candy. Like edible candy that the Swiss make?"
"You were never good with jokes, brother." Athena said as she took a sip of the mortal wine. It was weaker than anything Dionysius made.
"I think I'm funny." Ares said, shrugging his shoulders. "It wasn't hard to find you, after that power you used."
"Circumstances called for it." Athena said ashes pushed a lock of hair behind her mahogany ear. "I didn't think you'd be the one to find me."
"I always come when you need me, sister." Ares said reaching over and grabbing his sisters' hand. "Our jobs are the most important."
"I should have known this was you," Athena said squeezing her brothers' hand. "A whole war in Europe?"
"Okay, I didn't know he was going to kill the Archduke." Ares said holding his hands up. "If anything, I thought you would have given him the wisdom to not do it."
"I've been busy." Athena said as she looked at Diana dancing with Kal.
Diana's head rested in Kal's chest and Kal's hand wrapped tightly around Diana. Athena hadn't thought of being with a man of finding love. She was content with being alone but was glad that Diana found some peace. Then, the realization set in that Athena would have to watch Diana die and it never got easier.
"As have I." Ares said, taking the glass out of his sisters' hand and taking a sip. "Keeping him alive hasn't been easy."
"How does your mother feel about interfering in her plans?" Athena asked.
"Don't know, haven't visited home since the Ottomans." Ares said with a wicked smirk. "She's probably torturing another one of their father's children."
"He has no more besides the ones we know." Athena said making sure to stop all rumors of her fathers' affairs. "Diana is his last child, his last creation and hopefully his redemption."
"Well, Hera sure put a nail in that plan." Ares said looking down at his shoes. "I follow Kal from birth to death and though I know the end, it never comforts me that I will see him again for I lose him all the same."
"Well, he won't die this time." Athena sighed.
"What do you mean?"
"Diana plans on dying this time. She hopes to break the curse that way and if it doesn't wor—"
"It won't work." Ares hissed.
"How do you know?"
"I know tricks, I am in love with a woman who started a whole war because of a Golden Apple. No matter how weak Diana is, she is still a God. When a God dies in the mortal world they are sent back to Olympus. When a God dies in Olympus they are forever lost unless the prayers of their believers save them. Demi-Gods like Diana have a place in both worlds and yet none. No one knows of Diana therefore no one can bring her back if she is to die. She will become the-"
"The Forgotten God." Athena said softly and then looked at Diana and Kal another time. "She won't allow it, she knows now."
"We cannot allow her to die, Zeus has plans for her." Ares said.
"I cannot keep her from him." Athen said looking at her brother. "I gave her hope and I cannot take it from her."
"So, I will."
"Ares..."
"If she has to hate me for saving her then so be it."
-Germany 1916 -
Kal and his platoon had reached Germany. Sir Patrick Morgan had informed him of a chemical that the German Dr, Poison was creating. It had the capacity to annihilate the world and Kal couldn't let that happen. He didn't know what caused him to sacrifice himself to this mission, but it didn't matter. Once he finished this mission he could then return to Diana.
Kal left Diana a week ago. When Kal told Diana of his departure he could see the hurt in her face. Diana wanted to tell him not to leave her, but Kal was a soldier first and her lover second. If it meant that this ended the war and Kal could return home with Diana by his side then so be it.
They reached the factory in the cover of the night. Men unloaded trucks and brought them into the factory. Kal gave the command and his men cleared a way to the factory.
Germany 1916
Diana and Athena arrived at the factory in Germany seconds after Kal-El and his troops. The Goddesses watched as Kal's men entered the factory. Soon, the sound of gunfire rang through the air and Diana's heart sank. She needed to be there to save the man she loved.
"Ready?" Diana asked.
"I cannot go with you." Athena said.
"What, do you mean?" Diana asked.
"I cannot physically interfere in the battles of the mortal world. I am a Goddess, a manifestation of ideas and beliefs."
"I cannot do this without you." Diana whispered.
It was because of Athena that Diana was allowed to remember Kal. Sure, she could fight all the men but Diana had never been alone. She remembered all the times Athena had trained her, growing strong by the day. Diana had never faced the world alone and she had never died alone.
"You won't. I'll be right here and I—"
Before Athena could finish her sentence, she was kicked across the field and collapsing into a stack of wooden boxes.
"Athena!" Diana cried.
"You have many more things to worry about, child." A voice said.
Diana turned and looked into the darkness. A figure stepped out and there stood Sir Patrick Morgan in his uniforms.
"Sir Morgan?" Diana questioned.
Sir Morgan didn't answer. Every step he took, Diana toon one bag. As they awkwardly moved around each other, Sir Morgan's skin began to shed and fall to the ground. Out stepped a man, younger and broader. Gold armor clung to the man and sword flashed into his hand.
"I prefer the name, Ares."
Germany 1916
Crouching behind the metal doors of the factory, Kal reloaded his gun. He tried to catch his breath as the cold air stung his lungs. His heart racing and his ears ringing as the sound of gunfire rang through the air. With the gun loaded, Kal and a few of his men opened the metal doors and opened fire. Through the gunfire, Kal took one of his men with him as they searched the factory. He dodged Germans left and right making sure to move closer to their object. Sir Morgan informed him that the toxins were behind the current door. Giving the signal, Kal's man kicked the wooden door in.
"Damn it!" Kal hissed.
He then heard the familiar sounds of turbines. He knew that sound anywhere he had flown machines like that all too well.
"The plane…" Kal said.
"What?" a soldier asked.
"They're going to drop the bombs on cities." Kal said he realized the fact.
Without another word, Kal gathered his remaining soldiers and they rushed outside.
Germany 1916
Diana wiped the blood from her mouth with the back of her hand. She didn't remember ever feeling this week before. Then again, she never fought a God and Ares seemed to be a different type of evil.
"Long night with a certain soldier, Amazon?" Ares asked as he twisted the hammer in his hands.
Diana glared at the God before her. She didn't understand Hera's plan and she didn't care at this moment. Ares was the son of Hera and along with his mother, Ares would torture her.
Ares had no right to speak of her lover. He was War and he was the reason Kal would die tonight.
"You will not win, Ares!" Diana shouted.
"I never lose, child!" Ares shouted.
Diana wasn't sure where she'd gotten the sword from, but she would use it. She charged at Ares, bringing the sword up with her. She swiped the sword to the left and right, Ares dodged it quickly. He then turned around and using his left leg, kicked Diana in the stomach. Diana groaned and clutched her stomach.
Ares didn't wait for Diana to rise, he then slammed his hammer into the side of Diana's face and sent her into the runway.
"You didn't have to be that harsh." Athena said as she stood next to him.
"I like a good fight."
Germany 1916
Kal and his fellow soldiers rushed towards the plane but were soon met with gunfire. They doubled back and hid behind wooden crates.
"We can't hold them off for long." A soldier said.
"We have too, that plane is filled with hydrogen toxins." Another soldier said.
Kal watched as his fellow soldiers fired their guns and threw grenades. A thought came to him as he watched another soldier throw a grenade into the field. Kal reached out his hand and the soldier didn't flinch to hand him the tiny explosive. Looking at it, Kal shut his eyes and took in a deep breath, he knew what he had to do.
"Can you clear me a path to the plan?" Kal asked.
"Yes, bu—"
Kal left before his soldiers could speak. Just as Kal thought, his loyal soldiers followed him into battle and made sure to keep the enemy away from him.
"AHHHHH!" a female voice shouted.
Kal stopped in his tracks and turned to the sound; he knew that cry anywhere. Kal then quickly ran into the opposite direction of the plane. As he got closer to the cries for help, Kal could see his love crying on the floor.
"Diana!" Kal shouted.
He then knelt down next to her.
"Diana, are you alright?"
Moving his arms to her back, Kal used whatever strength he had left and stood Diana up. Diana held her head and Kal didn't let go until she could stand on her feet.
He didn't know Diana would be here. Kal wanted to scold her and tell her that she shouldn't have followed him out here, the world was dangerous for her. But now, all Kal wanted to do was hold her for one last time.
"Kal…" Diana said breathily
Diana hands fought to find their place in Kal's hair. He was about to speak and then he heard more gunfire and it turned his attention. He was running out of time but he had to make sure she was okay.
"I have to go…" Kal said.
Diana shook her head and Kal smiled, even in his last moments she was still stubborn. He would miss her and all their arguments.
Kal placed his hands on Diana's shoulders. Holding her sky-blue eyes one more time, Kal said the words.
"I have to go."
"What are you saying?" Diana breathed. "Kal… whatever it is, I can do it."
"No." Kal said sternly.
"Let me do it…"
"No." Kal said. "It has to be me. It has to be, I can save today but you can save the world."
Kal then heard the plane and he turned around. It was about to take off and Kal couldn't be late. He turned around and placed his hand on his love's cheek.
"I wish we had more time."
"What?" Diana asked, holding her head. "What are you saying?"
"I love you, my Wonderful Woman." Kal said.
He then reached into his pocket and grabbed an item. He placed it in Diana's hands and then he went after the plane. As he ran, he could feel energy returning to his body. It was as if something more powerful than adrenaline now fueled him.
"Kal!" Diana shouted.
He couldn't turn back even though he tried. He had to go, he had to leave her.
Germany 1916
"AHHHHH!" Diana screamed.
Ares had hit her in the head with a hammer. A terrible ringing echoed in her eyes. She couldn't think, she could barely see and her hearing was more than likely gone for now. It didn't matter, she had to save Kal and Ares would not get in the way.
"Diana!" a male voice shouted.
Diana knew that voice anywhere. She turned her head and in the distance could see a figure running towards her. She tried to sit up but gravity had proven its strength. She groaned in pain and second later, she saw a figure kneeling next to her.
Kal knelt down next to her. His mouth moved but Diana couldn't hear them fall from his sweet lips. Diana held her head and squinted at the terrible sound that was echoing inside her brain.
Moving his arms to her back and standing Diana up. Diana held her head and Diana didn't let go.
"Kal…" Diana said breathily
Diana hands fought to find their place in Kal's hair. He was about to speak and then turned his attention. Diana wasn't sure what was happening, and she didn't care. As long as Kal was safe it was all that mattered.
"I have to go…"
Diana couldn't hear him well and she wasn't the best out reading lips. Whatever it was, it didn't matter. Kal would not leave her no matter what. She was the one who needed to die, the one who had to go.
Kal placed his hands on Diana's shoulders. Holding his oceans eyes one more time, Kal said the words.
"I have to go."
Diana heard the words faintly.
"What are you saying?" Diana breathed. "Kal… whatever it is, I can do it."
"No." Kal said sternly.
"Let me do it…" Diana groaned.
"No." Kal said. "It has to be me. It has to be, I can save today but you can save the world."
Kal then turned around. Diana didn't know what Kal was looking at. She tried to follow his gaze, but it pained her eyes too much. He had to stay with her, he needed to stay with her. Kal turned around and placed his hand on his love's cheek.
"I wish we had more time."
It annoyed Diana that she couldn't underhand her lover's words. Every word was a thorn growing in her ears.
"What?" Diana asked, holding her head. "What are you saying?"
"I love you, my Wonderful Woman." Kal said.
He then reached into his pocket and grabbed an item. He placed it in Diana's hands and then he went after the plane. Diana looked down in her hands and held a picture of Kal, his military photo. Diana looked up and watched as the man she loved ran after the plane. Diana couldn't let her love die, not again.
"Kal!" Diana shouted.
He didn't turn back and Diana screamed again.
"Kal!"
Diana then took one step forward. All she had to do was keep moving and she could reach him. Diana began to stumble, then walk and soon she was at a slow jog. Gaining speed, Diana was slowly but surely making her way to him.
"Ahhh!" Diana groaned as she was hurled back onto the ground.
Looking around her body, Diana watched as metal clung to her. Ares was doing this; he was behind this moment. He was going to be the reason Kal died instead of her.
Diana looked up at the sky and saw the plane. She watched as it soared higher and higher.
"Kal…" Diana whispered.
She hoped that someone could hear her cries and come to her. Kal didn't deserve to die, neither of them did.
"Kal…"
Diana watched the night sky turn red and the sound of the explosion racked through Diana's ears and body.
"NOOO!"
Tears streamed down Diana's face as she watched her lover disappear form this world. Diana held fell back down and her body twisted and turned trying to break form the metal hold. The Gods had truly cursed her to watch the love of her life die.
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