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"You look lovely my dear, come on let me see that sweet smile of yours." I'm not sure if I want to smile or scream, maybe both. My Great Aunt Hestia, the Goddess of Hearth and Serenity is asking me to smile while she put some powder on my face and a little bit of blush coming from the juices of red roses she got from her sister, Demeter. I still can't believe this day would come. I've been enjoying causing chaos for centuries until the chaos turned its back on me. Should I be happy that finally I'll be part of their family? Of Olympus? Should I celebrate this day? I mean, I've been harboring strong affection to this God and now the fates made it possible for the two of us to be together. But why am I not happy? Is it because I know that he doesn't feel the same way?

I know that only one God is to be blame for this union and I'm pretty sure she is laughing while I suffer. It's not my fault that the pathetic mortal chooses Aphrodite's offer and turned his back on her riches and power. It's not my fault that love is much powerful than what she and Athena can offer. And now, she got her revenge. She cursed me to marry someone who will loathe me. She cursed me a marriage full of resentment and hatred. I will never forgive her, not today, not in centuries. She might be the Queen of Gods married to the God of Thunder, but I don't care. I will get my revenge on her someday, but for now, all I can do is look at myself in the mirror while Aunt Hestia curls my raven black hair.

"I'm sure that he'll be a good husband to you, Eris. It will be a good marriage" Demeter said. What does she know about husband and marriage when she doesn't have someone to call hers? I was about to answer when Aunt Hestia gave me the look that I should shut my mouth or else there will be chaos. I smirked, she did too while shaking her head. Aside from Aunt Hestia, Aunt Demeter is the only companion I have in Olympus. They are the only Goddess who can take my attitude without trying to kill me. While both of them are rolling their eyes whenever I said something bad about Olympians, they still care for my being. When my mother, Nyx, the Goddess of Night, abandoned me centuries ago in front of Olympus gate, Aunt Hestia and Aunt Demeter kept me in under their wing. They told me that Nyx was about to kill me and throw me in Tartarus because she hates my father, who is unfortunately, the God of Thunder itself, they decided to treat me as their own simply because I have an Olympian blood running inside my veins. They will feel bad knowing that one of their nieces will rot in hell just because her own mother hates her existence.

"Come on, at least you'll be married to a handsome God."

"Really, Aunt Hestia?"

"But isn't that a good thing? You will need to show him that the Goddess of Chaos can bring fun and excitement to his boring Olympian life." This time it is Persephone who is telling me that this God will need me to bring spice into his life. Will I really bring spice to his life? Or I will just bring him chaos, like what I'm supposed to do as the Goddess of Discord.

"I don't know Persephone. Your marriage was blessed, but this marriage? This is cursed and I'm pretty sure your Dear Aunt Hera is happy in her bed of gold while thinking how much my soon to be husband hates me." I don't want to pretend that this marriage will be good. He is light, and I'm darkness. While I do give him loving eyes ever since I learned what love feels like, I'm pretty sure that he doesn't feel the same way. He is Apollo, The God of Sun, while I am Eris. Just simple, chaotic, Eris.

"If it's not the end of world, why did you summon me into your boring council meeting, Dear Father?" He hates it when I'm calling him my father. It reminds him of his drunken tryst with Nyx and how Hera hates him for impregnating the Goddess of Night. It reminds him that sometimes his lust gets him in trouble especially that he is part of the reason why the Goddess of Chaos was born.

"Shut up and sit still." He said and so I did, I am an obedient daughter after all, sometimes. All the Olympians settled down and waited for the King of Gods to utter the reason why he asked for a council meeting earlier than scheduled. I can see that he is hesitant to talk and wait, is that nervousness on his face? Why is he anxious? And why do I care? When did I care about Zeus? He stood up from his throne and sighed. Now his anxiousness is my anxiousness too. What on Tartarus is going on? It's not like I'm causing chaos because I've been in hiatus for centuries now after the golden apple thing at Thetis' wedding.

"I gather all of you here tonight to tell you that the fates visited me this morning." Fates? Whenever fates are involved it is either a good news or a bad one. The last time that fates visited Olympus was when Aunt Demeter is hysterical about his brother marrying her dearest daughter. Fates told her that Persephone was fated to be with Hades and deemed to be Queen of the Underworld someday, and she did. She is now the Goddess of Underworld and worshipped by her husband ever since the day they met inside our father's temple. Sometimes I just wish that the fates will come up and tell everyone that this God is destined to be with me. I know it is far from reality but there is nothing wrong with wishing, right?

"What did they tell you, Brother?" Poseidon asked, boredom present on his face.

"Don't let us wait Zeus. Unlike you, we still have many things to attend to." This time it is Hades who is asking his brother to talk, I almost laughed but I remained silent. This is not the time to start chaos, or my dearest father might kill me inside his council room.

"Eris." Zeus called my name. I looked at him with no emotion, straight in the eye. "Do you remember the chaos you did that started the Trojan war?" Really? He is bringing that up? "It was a wedding right? Do you remember?" Of course, I do! Every time I'm thinking about Hera's face that fateful day, I can't help but smile. She looks so angry and I love every bit of it. I don't need to answer, I shrugged my shoulders and raised my brows.

"You've been cursed Eris."

"What?!" Cursed? Me? Is he serious?

"Are you kidding me? Why would someone curse me for bringing some fun into that wedding? I'm pretty sure every single one of you enjoyed the war. Right?" I need to sound confident in front of them, I need to keep my persona.

"Yes, you dear Goddess of Discord was cursed by a mortal. I'm sure that you cannot forget Paris. No one in this room will forget about that little brat. He got a lover, a secret one. And when he decided to go after Helen, this lover of his was devastated and cursed you in front of Nyx. She wants you to suffer and die." What the hell? A mortal cursed me? This time I cannot help but laugh out loud, Hermes joined me but immediately shut up when he heard my father's thunder and lightning.

"I'm sorry, it's just…I don't know where you're going but it's so funny!" I'm still laughing uncontrollably when Hera asked me to shut up and listen to her husband. Unlike Zeus, Hera is more demanding. A wicked queen indeed.

"Fine, fine, fine." I told her and settled down. "You can continue."

"You're done brat?" Zeus asked, I nodded and he continued his speech. "If it's only the mortals cursed it will not be a problem. It is just a stupid cursed from a broken heart. But it was cursed in front of Nyx, your mother, who happens to hate you and wanted you to rot in Tartarus."

"What is your point then?" I'm getting impatient. I really hate it when someone reminds me that my own mother wanted me dead.

"Nyx loved it. She accepted the cursed and will make sure that it will happen to you eventually. She is planning to kill you Eris. She's been planning for centuries after that war." No one is talking inside the council room, I can feel the tension about my father's confession. "But if you'll die the fates told me that there will be chaos in both the Gods and humanity. There will be no balance and eventually they will turn their backs on us, looking for other things to worship. And you know, you all know that they are the one who is giving us immortality and power."

"And here I thought you wanted me dead." I said quietly but enough for everyone in the room to hear me. He sighed and looked at me with sad eyes. I hate it. I hate it when he looks at me like he cares because I know that he doesn't care, not today, not in a million centuries.

"If there is peace, then there should also be chaos Eris. We need balance. Humanity needs balance. As much as I hate to admit it out loud but we need you to be alive. You are still my daughter after all." I stood up, I don't want to hear nonsense words from his mouth anymore.

"The only way we can protect you Eris is for you to be one of us." It is now his wife that is talking nonsense words. "But my husband cannot do that, he tried to…but your mother, a wicked Goddess that she is, put a spell in your blood that you cannot be ordained as one of us unless you marry one. A full blooded Olympian." I'm not sure what to feel right now especially with the word, marriage. Olympian and marriage is not the best match, unless you are Persephone and Hades. And now, they want me to marry one to be one of them? That's utter bullshit. I'd rather die than being tied to an Olympian especially if it will not be him.

"The Olympians talked about this beforehand, well, except for Hestia and Demeter who are too busy to attend a council meeting." Hera continued. "We only have three Gods to choose from and fortunately one of them agreed to."

"I don't want to hear anything from all of you, anymore." I know that she's elated by embarrassing me in front of everyone. I mean, for her to say that fortunately one Olympian agreed in marrying me only points to one thing, they don't like me.

"We don't have much choice Eris. We need to do this. You need to do this. You will marry him." She is really aggressive when she wants too, after all, she's the Queen of Gods. I hate her.

"You'll marry Apollo." What the hell?

My eyes met his and I swear, I wanted to throw myself in Tartarus just to avoid his stare.