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Ice, Cosmos
One and the same
Drifting in darkness of space
Barely alive
Floating away from the past
Floating toward the future
Waiting to be found
Waiting to be saved
A mighty warship dawns upon Ice
The Cosmos is rescued
Pulled aboard
Taken to Her
A god
The one who heals her injures
Cosmos awakens
Startled that she is alive
But where was she
No memory of this place
Just of the dark
Just the nightmare
Unable to move
Only to think and listen
"Very impressive, you have great potential hidden within you. A great energy flows through you."
"All we have to do is get that potential…to serve us."
Another woman
Neither of which she can see
The first's voice was almost a purr
The second a depth darker than even the abyss of space
"Ahh…Nephthys, Look what our slaves brought for us to play with on our tedious journey home."
"A pretty fragile flower by the look of her; lips and hair tinged blue…"
She was so close to Cosmos
She could feel breath on her skin
Fingers sliding across her face
Across her arms
"Even smells like berries, strong limbs and she appears to be no taller than you Bastet."
Her voice was smug
"You are only so tall because your host is a freak of nature, Nephthys."
Bastet talked almost as if she were hissing
Silence followed
A hand cupped her face
Replaced moments later
Another hand
Larger than the first
"Yes, she will make a wonderful slave."
Nephthys' smug voice
It echoed around the room
Pain riddled through
Echoed in her head
Accompanied by her words
"…a wonderful slave…wonderful slave…slave…slave…"
Darkness caught up to her
She was falling
Falling into a never ending hole
Where was the nightmare
It no longer plagued her
Peace
She was completely at peace
Thanks to her gods
Whatever they commanded of her
Whatever they wished
It was her job to fulfill
Wonderful peace
Ice awoke to the view
Her new home
The ship was in orbit
"Welcome back Mistress."
A young girl
Not even in her teens
Her attendant
Melody
"Our Goddesses wished for me to inform you that we shall be home shortly."
She backed out
Bowing as she went
Home, I'm home
She turned back to the view
A blue sphere
Pale blue and white clouds
This is not my home
A fleeting feeling
A fleeting thought
Not her home
It was not yet it was
Her mind was confused
Part of her was screaming
Screaming it wasn't
Another part pushing
Shoving that thought out
It was her home
There was no doubt
She lived here
With her Goddesses
In perfect peace
Within moments the ship descended
Closer and closer
Through the clouds
Past the frozen Oceans
Over the Kardeen Mountains
Seconds dragged on
The ice and snow melted
A valley of trees
A dark frozen forest
Green tree tops
Seemingly having no end
"It is time child for us to leave."
Her goddess, Bast
Cradling a sleek black cat
Cosmos followed after her
The ship coming to a halt
"We must think up a better name for you child for you are no longer a child."
"Whatever pleases you My Mistress."
Her voice sounded cold
Scratchy even
A wicked smile crossed Bastet's lips
Slowly they walked
Nephthys waited
Standing in a circle
"Shall we Bastet?"
Her voice
Still deeper into the abyss
"Of course Nephthys."
So shrill
Only tolerating each other
Standing in the ring
They waited
Rings screeched upward
They stood on the planet
Green grass
Singing birds
Sweet smelling flowers
The beautiful palace garden
Rows of blue roses
Their cloaks were removed
The heat of the garden
So much heat
No place for bulky cloaks
"So nice of you to join us! Nephthys, Bastet..."
A tall dark man
Another god
"Ba'al!"
Both turned
Raised there right hands
Golden gloves on each
Aiming directly at him
"Why are you here!"
"The Tauri take another of you worlds?"
Surprise and Smugness
Filling both voices
Ba'al looked them over
His eyes scanning past them
Past them to her
Pleased and shocked
"As sad as I am to admit it, yes Bast, the Tauri are still a thorn in my side."
Both hands lowered
Laughter filled the air
"Yes, yes, very humorous. I see you have yourselves a new…plaything."
All eyes were on her
Bast's purr filled the air
"She is beautiful, is she not?"
"Very…in fact she looks awfully familiar. Ah, yes, there was a woman, in the company of the Tauri."
"Really, well you must tell us of this 'woman' and why you are here Ba'al. At our evening meal perhaps?"
Both women were enamored
"I would be delighted ladies."
Cosmos followed after them
Only to be shone to her room
The gods wished to dine alone
Melody returned
Tended to her
Gave her food and wine
Cleaned up after her
Filled the bath and washed her
Dressed her again
Then she left
Left Cosmos to her thoughts
She had never met Ba'al
Who was the look-a-like?
The other woman he mentioned
And the Tauri
Who were they?
Troublemakers
Defying their god
She need not know anything else
Yet she was curious
Her mind wandered
Searching for answers
Answers that would not come
Slowly she drifted to sleep
Dreaming of her goddesses
Like always
The dream turned dark
Her goddesses dead
Strange voices
Surrounding her
Crushing her
She fought against them
Too strong
She could not defeat them
Another way
There must be another way
Fleeting images
Death, skeletons, blood
People running in all directions
Plants and animals dead
Corpses lying on the ground
All around her
As far as she could see
The nightmare got darker
Her body twisting
Getting caught in the sheets
She couldn't escape
No help would come
She was trapped
The door opened
Melody returned
She ran to help
Help her young Mistress
Soothing her
Pulling her out of the nightmare
Kind soft words
Her hand brushing back hair
Calming Cosmos into a restless slumber