As soon as Claws disappeared into the world under.
Susan closed up her open mouth, her eyes blinked blankly, she knelt there on the soil.
Her eyes were sore staring at the ground. She turned them around and saw the sparkling stars in the sky as if they were blinking at her.
She thought of Claw¡¯s eyes, her red flaming eyes, although she had saw them just a while ago, they more terrifying then ever.
It was as if Susan had just seen the depths of hell in Claws eyes.
Susan stared into the showing moon, it seemed to clear her mind, Susan thought: ¡°I should¡¯ve known it was Mrs. Klaus¡But why would she want to do this to me¡and my family¡Yes, it was Satan¡¯s commands¡But Satan got a message from that king of all gods¡So why would that king want me to suffer!¡± Susan clutched her fist hard, but thought on ¡°Maybe this has something to do with what Jerry said, something about me creating a home for all fictional characters? I don¡¯t believe in this stuff¡But on the other hand¡didn¡¯t I see Claws in her shadow form? And all those sorts of magic stuff? I still can¡¯t believe this is all happening¡But what can I do¡I can only go on¡¡±Susan suddenly remembered how she said she will face her destiny several times and how her parents were always in her heart, as she thought, her hands touched her chest, and she felt the pumping of her heart, it was flowing with her parents love.
She thought ¡°It is such a wonderful feeling to know my parents¡I was overjoyed with excitement when they told me they were my parents¡but¡¡± Susan¡¯s eyes widen, ¡° It is was a voice that told me they were my parents¡it partly took control of me to let me believe¡so¡does it mean they may¡not be my parents? NO!¡± Susan¡¯s widen eyes shut instantly, ¡°They must be¡my parents they say it themselves don¡¯t they¡Why should I question that? Why should I not know the truth about Claws until just then? Why should I believe that the Untrue World is real now? After all there is only the moon in the sky for what I can see!¡±
Susan¡¯s fist bashed on the dusty floor.
Her eyes opened and glanced at the half moon in the light blue sky, ¡°That¡¯s nothing like the Untrue World I made¡¡±
Her thoughts were distracted by a shuffling sound on her left-hand side where the tall grass stood.
Susan flung her head towards the sound, the grass was moving and whatever was in there, was coming towards her.
She stood up but tripped on her back, she struggled up, her eyes still laid on the moving grass.
Her heart shrunk as it came closer and closer.
The movement came towards the edge of the grass it paused, then the grass was pulled aside.
Out came a man, it was Jerry.
Susan was relieved, and said ¡°You scared me!¡±
Jerry rose one of his eyebrows up, said ¡°I am the one who is supposed to be scared.¡±
Susan helped Jerry up while Jerry was informing, ¡°I was waiting for at my office, but you didn¡¯t come. So I decided to come here and go home. I thought I saw someone in the grass, so it was you. Now that you are here, I can do my job. Okay, first things first. You see that faded shape up there, that¡¯s the Untrue World.¡± Jerry¡¯s hand pointed into the sky.
Susan couldn¡¯t see anything but stars in the dark blue sky, ¡°I don¡¯t think I can anything there¡¡±
¡°Really? Hm¡try again¡look carefully¡¡± Jerry watched Susan as she searched the sky, with her glittery eyes.
¡°I still can¡¯t see anything!¡± Susan exclaimed with her eye still fixed on the sky.
Jerry stared at the flowing grass for moments then he slapped his thigh ¡°Ah yes! I remembered. When we were first there, Astraea said something about only gods and goddess or we fictional characters could see the Untrue World. So if you are not fictional then have to be a goddess in order to see it.¡±
Susan stared at Jerry in an ¡®unbelievable¡¯ way, ¡°Now you tell me. So does that mean I can never see it, because I am not a goddess?¡±
¡°Just in case you don¡¯t know, you are already half a goddess, but you need to be a full goddess to see it.¡±
¡°What do you mean I am already a half goddess?¡±
¡°You should¡¯ve known. Last time when someone asked me to work in the museum,¡± Jerry answered, Susan knew it must have been Claws who he was talking about, ¡°I was told to lead you to the Greek goddess section first and then all the other goddess sections. Oh and that day when you were in there, I realised it was already time for me to leave, so I left you there. I only wanted the job just to thank you for giving me a home. Anyways, she said you were the one who created our home, so I was chosen to lead you to Eos. Eos was transferred into you, that means you are half human and half goddess now.¡±
¡°What makes me ¡®half¡¯ goddess? First I am not special, I have been like a puppet, I am just a normal human. Second if Eos is in me, which I doubt, then why is it only half?¡±
¡°You do have powers, for example¡you don¡¯t feel pain anymore, but there are others.¡± Jerry made Susan enlightened, ¡°And that person told me you were going to be a combination of 2 goddesses to be complete.¡±
¡°What else did this ¡®she¡¯ tell you? Or should I say Claws, devil from hell.¡± Susan was getting angry with Jerry for not telling her directly who the person was, she was mature enough to at least know the truth.
¡°Claws? Devil? I don¡¯t know about that. At first I thought she was just a normal patient but when she mentioned the Untrue World I knew she wasn¡¯t a normal person. She just gave me the task, I wasn¡¯t too keen on asking her who she was, and she looks evil.¡±
¡°Well, duh, she is evil¡¡± Susan muttered.
¡°What did you say?¡±
¡°Nothing. So what else? What am I a combination of?¡±
¡°Um¡Eos and¡Selene!¡±
¡°Selene?¡± Susan suddenly understood what Claws was talking about, Selene died to let her power transfer on herself, ¡°I understand now¡But why the two sisters? And two opposite powers? Oh and just great¡they are both famous for countless love affairs.¡±
¡°Those answers I can not reply. My knowledge has limits. And that is why I am the one that does things and not plan things. You came here at the first place to go to the Untrue World. So lets get cranking, I don¡¯t want to be late.¡±
¡°Do you know how?¡±
¡°Believe me, Jerry can do everything, but can know nothing.¡±
Susan raised her eyebrows at Jerry again.
Jerry ignored it and went on ¡°To tell the truth I don¡¯t know how to make you complete. This altar has secret powers within it. I can only tell you what I know. Normally we people can see the planet so we just stand in the middle of the beasts and we can float towards it. The beasts let you in. But since you can¡¯t see our world, you cannot see the beasts nor can you see them open the gates for you.¡±
¡°I can see the beasts.¡± Susan interrupted in a smooth clam voice.
¡°What do you mean?¡±
¡°When Claws brought me here, I stared at them, they were moving, rather fierce too. Just like what they are doing now.¡±
Half way through Jerry¡¯s talk, Susan looked at the wooden carvings, at first they were just the same, but a second later, Susan saw them come to live. Their wings flew their massive and heavy body¡¯s down. But Jerry had his back on them, now he could see them too.
Originally, there were only the heads, but the beasts seem to have a body, a giant body.
It was very similar to the body of a lion, but ten times bigger. The fur was longer. The head was exactly the way it looked as the carving only more realistic.
Jerry stepped forward and said, ¡°I am here to go back home,¡± the two beasts looked at Jerry, ¡°and help her, the creator of our world, to become a fully complete goddess.¡±
The beasts moved their eyesight towards Susan.
Susan felt a line of ice run down her spine, but she managed to look calm.
The beast on the right opened its mouth and surprisedly spoke to Susan in a deep muffled voice, ¡°Greetings, my master. I am Schreier, the other is Richter. We both felt your powers, and knew your needs. We are here to help.¡±
Susan was shocked to hear them, call her master, but she thought it was a good opportunity to ask for help. ¡°Good. Schreier, we were wondering how am I to be complete?¡± Susan stepped over to Jerry while she spoke.
This time Richter did the talking, but in a slightly higher pitch, ¡°We once were the guardians and servants of the Goddess Selene. The day she was sacrificed we were taught the way to bring her powers back.¡±
¡°It seams to us, you are the chosen one.¡± Schreier finished off.
Susan looked at Jerry, he replied, ¡°Yes, according to my knowledge she is our goddess. So if you know what to do, may you please be quick. You should know what day it is today.¡±
¡°We are clear, thank you. No need for your reminder.¡± Schreier answered back, his red eyes glowed, as if they were ready to attack.
¡°Schreier, stop it. We have more important missions.¡± Richter stopped Schreier from its attack, then turned towards Susan again, ¡°Master, this ring between us is the signal of your complete.¡±
Susan¡¯s eyes laid on the stone ring.
¡°Richter and I will blow some special fire upon it, while you already stand in the middle. That person, will need to stand at least 2 metres away, unless he wants to be your first sacrifice. ¡± Schreier still had his bright red eyes glued on Jerry.
Jerry just crossed his arms and gave it impish smiles.
¡°The fire will not do anyone harm, it is magic. The stones are to focus the fire so it may not spread. The fire will bring out the powers in the soil beneath and transfer it into you.¡± Richter came to a sudden pause.
Schreier at last pulled his eyes off Jerry and looked upon the soil too.
The purple soil seemed to be soft and glowed between times.
A drop of tear fell from Richter¡¯s light red eyes to the dust below.
Schreier caught the scene from the corner of his eye, he turned to Susan and explained, ¡°Don¡¯t mind Richter. Richter sometimes may be even more emotional then me. The soil you see, isn¡¯t any ordinary soil. It is the last of our master Selene.¡±
Schreier concisely narrated what happened.
Years ago, when Selene was told to die, she came to the altar where Richter and Schreier waited for her return. Selene told them about her mission, she commanded Richter and Schreier to let out the very best of their fires onto her, so she could die a harmless death.
Richter and Schreier didn¡¯t comply.
Selene promised she would live again and explained how. This time Richter and Schreier narrowly consented.
That night when the full moon came out, Selene was silently burned to purple soil which contained her spirit and powers.
Susan understood, ¡°Just like she promised she would live again, but in a new face. Selene would be only half of me. She would have to combine with her sister in me.¡±
¡°Yes. We only knew she would come back in someone, but didn¡¯t realise she would only be half of someone.¡± Richter said with his eyes closed, ¡°May you promise that you treat our master right and always be honoured of her powers?¡±
¡°I will be always.¡± Susan walked over to Richter and placed her hand upon his leg, she tried to comfort him.
¡°Look, enough of the talking. Can we just get going? There is something very important going on that I must not miss!¡± Jerry was getting roily.
Susan turned around and wanted to criminate him, ¡°Jerry. Don¡¯t¡±
But Richter interrupted, ¡°He is right, we must not let master wait too long. Schreier?¡±
¡°Finally.¡± Schreier and Jerry said at the same time, but with different meanings. They glanced at each other.
Susan laughed.
¡°Master we are about to begin. Please stand in the circle.¡± Richter said.
Susan was just about to walk in, but she stopped.
Although Susan had been looking forward to it, she was still afraid and didn¡¯t believe in it completely. ¡°Selene was burned to death by the fire. What if this was still a part Claws¡¯ plan? I must be cautious. Jerry, Richter and Schreier all know Claws. But I don¡¯t have a choice here.¡±
Susan felt a hand on her shoulder, and heard a whisper in her ears, ¡° I don¡¯t really trust these guys. They have never been this emotional and nice. If anything goes wrong I will try and save you.¡± It was Jerry, he then said in a loud and clear voice, ¡°Be brave Susan. There is nothing to be feared of. Remember my words, be brave!¡± Jerry backed away into a safe distance for both of them.
¡°Thanks.¡± Susan replied.
She stepped into the ring of stones. There wasn¡¯t anything special about it.
¡°We are going to start now. Be prepared.¡± It was Schreier¡¯s deep voice.
Susan closed her eyes and faced her back towards them.
For a moment Susan didn¡¯t feel anything, but her heart pumped hard and fast, ¡°Mother, father please be with me.¡± Susan prayed. She waited for a change, seconds felt like years.
At last, Susan¡¯s skin detected a cool river of flame flowing around her. It was a nice
Suddenly it went warm, burning against Susan¡¯s skin trying to get in. It didn¡¯t feel good, but it wasn¡¯t painful.
After a while, the fire combusted even quicker into her body.
Susan frowned so hard her face all squished in the middle, the fire was burning down her body, but there was something else filling in the gaps, something that contained great power.
It was like the fire eroded her body and then filled in to give her strength.
Jerry watched, there were millions of times he wanted to run and grab her, but it seemed to just be a just a part of the progress.
A golden flow came out, it contrasted with the purple flame, and they swirled together. It then surrounded the shape of Susan¡¯s body, slowly closing in on Susan.
Susan couldn¡¯t think clearly, she just guessed it was the combination of Selene and Eos becoming one.
The feeling of the flames was gone, there was only feels of power left.
Richter and Schreier watched the last of the shining powers flow into Susan¡¯s body.
But, Susan knew she was about to explode, it was too much.
Jerry didn¡¯t notice the difference on Susan¡¯s face, a second later, he saw a sliver light rapidly expand around Susan.
At the same time, Susan couldn¡¯t scream, nor could she move. She was been controlled again, the powers exploded out of her. It was painful.
It felt as if her guts were brought out into the open air, she was exposed and cut through.
¡°Bang!¡±
There was sudden silence.
Susan¡¯s mind and body was light as air.
Her intuition told her she was floating in the air.
Susan flung her eyes opened.
Normal. Ocean of grass, sky of navy, half of moon.
A shock in Jerry¡¯s face.
She clutched a fist to see if she was still alive.
It was easy and light. Like she didn¡¯t use any energy to do it.
Susan turned around.
But instead of using her two feet to turn, her whole body just twisted around.
Susan made her vision towards her lower body.
Susan gasped.
There wasn¡¯t any normal blue jean. There wasn¡¯t a normal fluffy sweater.
She was a wearying an elegant dress, from shoulder to toe.
Creamy blue appeared and vanished in the snow-white dress that flowed right under her feet.
It was then did she realised she was really floating in the air.
¡°Oh My¡¡± Susan looked at Richter and Schreier, she needed them to say something.
Richter spoke first, ¡°You are know complete. From now on, your name is Selene Eos. Eos is your surname because you got her powers first.¡±
¡°We have done our job. Our master is in you, so you are our master. You know may enter the Untrue World.¡± Schreier added.
¡°But why am I in this? Hey don¡¯t go back!¡± Richter and Schreier were already back on their wooden poles.
¡°I don¡¯t want to wear this day and night. It is light, but it makes me look too noble.¡± Susan complained, she flew out of the ring.
Her clothes changed, she now wore a sliver night gown, ¡°Oh great¡even worse.¡±
¡°Strange clothing. Anyway, can you see the Untrue World now?¡± Jerry pointed towards the sky behind Selene.
Susan took a deep breath and twisted around.
There in the sky she saw with her naked eyes, the Untrue World.
With the round planet in the middle and two curved planets hooked aside. Hidden beyond the stars.
¡°It is exactly the same as what I wrote in my story.¡± Now, Susan truly believed for the first time everything was real. All that myth, gods and magic, it was real after all.
Susan in her new form of person, a goddess names Selene Eos stood in front of her own creation, the Untrue World.
An end of an adventure is always a start of another adventure.
It awaits in the future.