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Chapter 9: Of Disbelief and Compromises
"Eliz dear, can we talk to you for a minute," Nyx asked after Harry was resting peacefully in the Hospital wing. He had been magically exhausted and was expected to wake up in a day at the latest.
"Sure Nyx, what do you need," Eliz asked wiping some tears from her cheeks as she followed Nyx and Tenebrae from the Hospital wing. Deus had returned to the Overworld the moment the battle had finished to take care of any problems his children might cause over Nyx and Tenebrae helping.
"Why don't we go to your apartment in the castle, this is something you might want to sit down to hear," Tenebrae suggested softly. Eliz just nodded, somewhat confused, before leading the two Gods of Darkness towards her and Harry's quarters. Once they were all seated comfortably in the living area of the apartment she looked at them expectantly.
"Now Eliz, this might sound a little unbelievable, but we need you to hear us out," Nyx began gently.
"What, what is it, is something wrong," Eliz asked sounding somewhat panicked. With all the time she had spent with Harry she had definitely become more feminine instead of hardcore warrior.
"Well, it isn't bad per say, but it is kind of incredible," Tenebrae said in an effort to both calm her down and stall.
"You see Eliz, Fate and Destiny, well, they've been meddling again," Nyx commented somewhat exasperated in her mothers-in-law.
"Can't they just leave us alone," Eliz groaned.
"Respect your elders young lady," a voice Eliz didn't recognize said from the doorway. All three occupants of the room swiveled to look to see who it was. Eliz looked on in confusion while Tenebrae and Nyx looked about ready to wet themselves.
"Who are you," Eliz asked with confusion evident in her voice.
"I'm Fate, and this is my sister Destiny," she replied pointing to the woman with a mischievous grin next to her.
"Mum, what are you doing here," Tenebrae asked somewhat nervous.
"We figured that as long as our decisions were being brought up in the current discussion we might as well be here to tell you why," Destiny replied.
"You're actually going to give a straight answer," Nyx asked shocked.
"Watch your tongue young lady," Fate reprimanded.
"Yes'm," Nyx replied.
"Anyone care to tell me what's going on," Eliz asked still in a shocked state from learning that the Fate and Destiny were in her apartment.
"Bottom line is this, Harry himself is a part of three prophecies, you apart of the third, and one of which has already come to pass with the death of the megalomaniac," Destiny responded.
"Why are we subject to so many prophecies," Eliz asked leaving her shocked state and quickly angering.
"Two of them only had to due with bloodlines, Harry is of the Royal Atlantian line, and being the Phoenix Lord he is charged with returning the world to a state of peace. It is how it has always been since the first Phoenix Lord swore on his blood and magic that his line would do whatever they could to preserve the Light," Fate explained.
"That takes care of the first one, what is the second one," Eliz asked.
"The second one is tied to the first one, it is the prophecy that you know of, and it speaks of Harry rebuilding Atlantis should he triumph over the dark. Which he has done so now he needs to rebuild the Golden Kingdom, which is another name for Atlantis," Destiny told her.
"Alright, I understand that, now why the third one," she asked, a little less angry, but not much.
"That is actually your fault," Fate replied succinctly, "If you hadn't come with him forward in time it never would have come about."
"If you just expected me to abandon the one I love…" Eliz began before she was interrupted by Nyx's hand covering her mouth.
"No, we didn't expect you to, and we don't blame you, we are just saying that it never would have come about had you stayed in your original time," Destiny told her gently, trying in vain to calm her down.
"It has nothing to do with war if it makes you feel any better," Fate put in.
"What does it have to do with," Eliz ground out once Nyx's hand was removed from her mouth.
"Should you and Harry have a wedding in the Overworld, presided over by an immortal, both of you would become Gods," Fate told her bluntly. She enjoyed the return to shock that Eliz had.
"Was that really necessary Mother," Tenebrae asked while looking at Eliz worriedly.
"Well, she's no longer angry," Fate pointed out.
"We wanted to ease her into it," Nyx told her.
"Why," Destiny asked confused.
"Because she and Harry are becoming like our own children, hell, we were even considering putting them through the ascension at some point in the future," Nyx told them peeved. Both Fate and Destiny looked at both of them with shock written in their faces, and for them to be shocked was something no one had seen.
"I have to admit, you both have excellent taste," Destiny quipped.
"They both would survive the ascension, they would have been the first," Fate agreed, "But now they have the option of becoming full Gods themselves."
"Just out of curiosity," Eliz asked, once again in control of her faculties, "What would we be the Gods of?"
"Balance," Destiny said simply.
"Balance," Eliz asked somewhat confused.
"You would have the position of ensuring that the Balance of Light and Dark weren't thrown out of balance because of the Gods of Light and Dark," Fate explained.
"So, if what Nyx tells me is true, we would have to be mediators to the petty squabbling of the Light and Dark Gods," Eliz asked with a look of annoyance. She really didn't like the sound of that position.
"Yes, but thankfully it doesn't happen that often, and if you educated both sides on the need of balance then your job might go easier. I know Dues' children are a little, how shall I put this, pompous," Destiny told her.
"Does that prophecy have a deadline or anything," Eliz asked, "Since Harry has to re-establish Atlantis, and we have to re-establish the royal line so it would be at least 20 years before we would be able to take the job."
"Actually, you would only have to give birth to your child as a mortal, and your palace would be on Earth anyway as you are Neutral Gods you wouldn't live in the Overworld or the Underworld but you could freely go to either of the two," Destiny answered.
"I'll have to talk to Harry about this," Eliz told them, "And I'd like to apologize for losing my temper with both of you. I just thought that we'd finally be able to settle down and rebuild my old home."
"Think nothing of it," Destiny told her before Fate could say anything.
"We must be going," Fate remarked.
"Could you do me a favor Mum," Tenebrae asked somewhat nervously.
"What is it," Fate asked looking at Tenebrae with a look of suspicion.
"Could you go to the Hospital wing and speed along Harry's recovery? I know he only needs to regain his energy levels, but with his levels it would take a while to fully recover them," Tenebrae asked nervously.
"It shall be done," Fate promised before she and Destiny disappeared in a flash.
A/N: Wow, this has to be the shortest chapter I've written in a while, sorry about that. I needed to get it written out so I could get some things planned out for myself since I tend to plan out the story as I write it. Hopefully the next chapter won't be too long in coming and will be longer.
Rhysel Ash: I don't have one on hand, but if you look up the slayers or ragna blade in a search engine I'm sure you could find a picture of it since that is where I took the spell from. Thanks for the review!
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