The Goddess Of Love Quartet By InvisiblePirateQueen
Chapter 3: Tests of Power
It did not seem like it was very long before I reached my Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth year. One year is not as long for us Gods or Goddesses, but a thousand years is quit a long time. My last year was spent in solitude for the most part, which I have to say was not at all bad. I barely spoke to Keri for I was off most days preparing for my coronation to Goddess hood if it could be called that. I found a new power in myself no one even my Mother could have taught me. It all happened when I was sitting by a duck pond, reviewing my studies. When I looked into the water for only a brief moment there I saw a young lady of about seventeen in Mortal years crying. Now I reassure you I have never in my life seen anything so much as a ripple in a pond before so I was very taken aback. I didn't know what to do she looked to pitiful sitting alone crying her beautiful eyes out. To get a better look at this young lady I leaned foreword from my spot forgetting all about the pond. Who cares about a pond when you think you're seeing things in the middle of nowhere? Before I knew what was happening I was headed face first into the water the immortal ducks all- laughing at my stupid ness. "Oh, horrid pond, you taunt me so!" I yelled to no one in particular. I flopped my arms about in the water a bit and trudged out, soaked to the bone. At this point I was very mad because "one" would be happy if "one" knew how to undo her sopping condition and yet "one" was not allowed for purposes yet unknown. I sat the rest of the evening drying myself in the warm sunlight and, wondering what had happened earlier that day. I never told anyone about that little mishap at the duck pond for fear of being accused of underage power use.
In a blink of an eye in a dream I was yet another year older and of age at that. It all seemed unreal in away, but I was happy all the learning, lessons, and what not were over with at last. To prepare myself for being sworn in, I had to spend the whole day in silence uttering not a word. I slept most of the day since I was not allowed to speak, "Was that allowed?" I awoke, and was summoned to a bonfire where my mother the Great Goddess, and my father Mithros sat, I felt uneasy I didn't know why. I sat myself down on the other side of the fire across from my parents waiting. They told me I was to make a two turtle doves fall in love for my first test. It's was not hard for they were lovable creatures at heart their name speaks for itself. It was the spell itself that was the hard part. I gathered my powers I was now allowed to freely use on my own and pushed a little at the two birds. Who sat there staring blankly at me as if I bored them, waiting for something to happen. It was funny when the first bird jumped with a start at the little zap of power I had just given her, she was followed by the male who started to chase her in the attracting rituals of birds. The first test finished I noticed a small smile on my mother's lips. The next test was to be able to bend the Divine Realm to my will which every God or Goddess could do. I used the fire for my test, I parted it put it out, started it again, and stirred it with my fingers. I was able to make the fire into any shape I wanted but it always had to be return to its former self. My very last test was to shift my form into something a little different then my normal state. Being a small goddess I made myself taller, which was fun for the time. I then made myself smaller then a mouse, but did not like it for I felt like I did not exist at all. I had passed the tests and I was now a Goddess of the realm, but I felt no different.
After the tests where over there was a feast and much talk among the Others. I just went to sleep when I woke up the next morning I was in a good mood. I got out of bed, dressed then went outside to find my adopted mother Keri, and her now much older cubs there. Also with them were my Mother, Father, and a number of other Gods and Goddesses. They, where here to give me gifts for becoming one of them, which meant that at last I was to be given a name. I was given the title of The Red Lady for red in the universal color of love is it not? From my mother I received a beautiful red gown that looked to be a field of blood when I wore it. My father gave me a bow made of mahogany, and a set of arrows with feathers from a Cardinal, bright red, and very pretty. From the Graveyard Hag I was given a cloak of stars, much like my mothers, which looked to be fog swirling about you when you wore it. Among the other gifts I received were a shield with a black and red tiger upon a white field. A suit of chain mail with both sides cover in dyed red-brown leather. It was all very nice but there was something missing if they wished me to look like a warrior and that was a sword, true I have been given a bow, but what goddess could have fun with out a sword (he he). I didn't know if anyone else saw it or not, but it seemed to me that I was going into a battle I didn't plan on getting into. It was like they were readying me for a huge fight, and I didn't like it at all. That's when the Others told me when I started my duties I would have to fight for Loves sake. The last gift I was given was by my life long friend Keri, hers was a gift worth the world to me. She came slinking towards me with a furry golden and black lump in her mouth. There could only be one thing that I knew she would ever give me that was furry.
It was one of her newborn tiger cubs, and I was so happy I didn't know what to say to her all I could do was stare at this tiny little fluff ball. She let is rest in my lap; I picked it up and smiled at it. At once the furry little ball opened its eyes blinked at me, pawing the space between my face, and his. I named him Indefatigable calling him Indie for short, later I found out that the name was quit fitting for such a small thing he was very energetic. I too became restless in the week after becoming of age. Only a week and yet I still had done nothing with my new found powers I was bored, I needed something to I needed to keep myself busy. Another vision came to me one day when I was teasing Indie with a bit of string on a stick.
He would wait, watching it with his eyes, and suddenly pounce on it, chasing the end as if it were driving him crazy. That's when it happened everything went black; opened up into a dark gray sky over looking a once grassy field which was now covered in a bloody mass of dead bodies, and animals mostly horses. I don't remember anything after that I must have fainted.
*Ok I like this one a lot I tried to be funny please read and review!! I hope you like it! ~Brina *
Chapter 3: Tests of Power
It did not seem like it was very long before I reached my Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth year. One year is not as long for us Gods or Goddesses, but a thousand years is quit a long time. My last year was spent in solitude for the most part, which I have to say was not at all bad. I barely spoke to Keri for I was off most days preparing for my coronation to Goddess hood if it could be called that. I found a new power in myself no one even my Mother could have taught me. It all happened when I was sitting by a duck pond, reviewing my studies. When I looked into the water for only a brief moment there I saw a young lady of about seventeen in Mortal years crying. Now I reassure you I have never in my life seen anything so much as a ripple in a pond before so I was very taken aback. I didn't know what to do she looked to pitiful sitting alone crying her beautiful eyes out. To get a better look at this young lady I leaned foreword from my spot forgetting all about the pond. Who cares about a pond when you think you're seeing things in the middle of nowhere? Before I knew what was happening I was headed face first into the water the immortal ducks all- laughing at my stupid ness. "Oh, horrid pond, you taunt me so!" I yelled to no one in particular. I flopped my arms about in the water a bit and trudged out, soaked to the bone. At this point I was very mad because "one" would be happy if "one" knew how to undo her sopping condition and yet "one" was not allowed for purposes yet unknown. I sat the rest of the evening drying myself in the warm sunlight and, wondering what had happened earlier that day. I never told anyone about that little mishap at the duck pond for fear of being accused of underage power use.
In a blink of an eye in a dream I was yet another year older and of age at that. It all seemed unreal in away, but I was happy all the learning, lessons, and what not were over with at last. To prepare myself for being sworn in, I had to spend the whole day in silence uttering not a word. I slept most of the day since I was not allowed to speak, "Was that allowed?" I awoke, and was summoned to a bonfire where my mother the Great Goddess, and my father Mithros sat, I felt uneasy I didn't know why. I sat myself down on the other side of the fire across from my parents waiting. They told me I was to make a two turtle doves fall in love for my first test. It's was not hard for they were lovable creatures at heart their name speaks for itself. It was the spell itself that was the hard part. I gathered my powers I was now allowed to freely use on my own and pushed a little at the two birds. Who sat there staring blankly at me as if I bored them, waiting for something to happen. It was funny when the first bird jumped with a start at the little zap of power I had just given her, she was followed by the male who started to chase her in the attracting rituals of birds. The first test finished I noticed a small smile on my mother's lips. The next test was to be able to bend the Divine Realm to my will which every God or Goddess could do. I used the fire for my test, I parted it put it out, started it again, and stirred it with my fingers. I was able to make the fire into any shape I wanted but it always had to be return to its former self. My very last test was to shift my form into something a little different then my normal state. Being a small goddess I made myself taller, which was fun for the time. I then made myself smaller then a mouse, but did not like it for I felt like I did not exist at all. I had passed the tests and I was now a Goddess of the realm, but I felt no different.
After the tests where over there was a feast and much talk among the Others. I just went to sleep when I woke up the next morning I was in a good mood. I got out of bed, dressed then went outside to find my adopted mother Keri, and her now much older cubs there. Also with them were my Mother, Father, and a number of other Gods and Goddesses. They, where here to give me gifts for becoming one of them, which meant that at last I was to be given a name. I was given the title of The Red Lady for red in the universal color of love is it not? From my mother I received a beautiful red gown that looked to be a field of blood when I wore it. My father gave me a bow made of mahogany, and a set of arrows with feathers from a Cardinal, bright red, and very pretty. From the Graveyard Hag I was given a cloak of stars, much like my mothers, which looked to be fog swirling about you when you wore it. Among the other gifts I received were a shield with a black and red tiger upon a white field. A suit of chain mail with both sides cover in dyed red-brown leather. It was all very nice but there was something missing if they wished me to look like a warrior and that was a sword, true I have been given a bow, but what goddess could have fun with out a sword (he he). I didn't know if anyone else saw it or not, but it seemed to me that I was going into a battle I didn't plan on getting into. It was like they were readying me for a huge fight, and I didn't like it at all. That's when the Others told me when I started my duties I would have to fight for Loves sake. The last gift I was given was by my life long friend Keri, hers was a gift worth the world to me. She came slinking towards me with a furry golden and black lump in her mouth. There could only be one thing that I knew she would ever give me that was furry.
It was one of her newborn tiger cubs, and I was so happy I didn't know what to say to her all I could do was stare at this tiny little fluff ball. She let is rest in my lap; I picked it up and smiled at it. At once the furry little ball opened its eyes blinked at me, pawing the space between my face, and his. I named him Indefatigable calling him Indie for short, later I found out that the name was quit fitting for such a small thing he was very energetic. I too became restless in the week after becoming of age. Only a week and yet I still had done nothing with my new found powers I was bored, I needed something to I needed to keep myself busy. Another vision came to me one day when I was teasing Indie with a bit of string on a stick.
He would wait, watching it with his eyes, and suddenly pounce on it, chasing the end as if it were driving him crazy. That's when it happened everything went black; opened up into a dark gray sky over looking a once grassy field which was now covered in a bloody mass of dead bodies, and animals mostly horses. I don't remember anything after that I must have fainted.
*Ok I like this one a lot I tried to be funny please read and review!! I hope you like it! ~Brina *