'So, this is the power of a god.'
Amber looked all around her, gone were the fallen debris and the charred buildings that were cause from her battle with the gigantic eye, replaced with new houses that looked more sturdier that it was before. The scent of burning building with the hint of flesh was replaced with the aroma of a well-cooked beef stew which was being displayed in the centre of town. People were celebrating instead of panicking.
Right now, she sat on a bench near the centre of town. It had been transformed into a celebration, a long table was placed with a selection of food to go through, a cauldron which was brewing up a delicious stew wafted around the air, a celebration to their newly declared heroes: her and the god. She felt awkward when people shook her hand in gratitude, she hadn't had proper human contact for a while now; too busy moving from place to place, making sure that she didn't leave a trace, constantly remaining anonymous. But with the cat out of the bag and her becoming one of the centres of attention, it was quite obvious she didn't know how to react to it other than smile awkwardly.
The god on the other hand took the celebration in stride, she should've expected it, they were all praising him like the god that he should be. She too wanted to praise him but then his words rung in her mind.
"You're important to me now. Let's keep it at that."
Her cheeks slightly reddened at the thought of being called important by a figure that could've obliterated her if he wanted. She wanted to redeem herself in front of him by fighting the giant eye, it was now clear that she redeemed herself otherwise he wouldn't have said those words to her. The mind is a fickle thing though, whatever words he said could also mean another thing, and unfortunately for Amber, she was completely misunderstanding it and she knew.
"It just means that you're more useful to him now. Nothing else."
However, her thoughts shifted to what he did to her. That… kiss. Of course, he explained the reason why he did it, but that didn't mean it was fair. It was her first time. Also, she wondered as to why he would go far and beyond just to fix her? He was a god, he shouldn't have time for someone like her, if she's wounded, he really shouldn't care because she felt that he had better things to do that to treat a bleeding out and armless girl.
But he did. He went out of his way to bring her back to life.
"Amber"
The Fall Maiden looked up and met eyes with her saviour. He held out a hand and she took it without asking. He pulled her up and brought her to the centre of the town and that's when she heard the music that was being played by a two people; a violinist and guitarist. The music itself was peaceful, something that she would've listened to if she wasn't running away. Then she saw the people make a circle around her and the god. It clicked, she looked up, meeting his eyes only to look down to his chest in embarrassment. Nevertheless, she whispered.
"I don't know how to dance."
"That's fine, just follow my lead."
He brought her in closer which elicited a small 'eep' from the maiden, his arms wrapped around her waist which made her blush up a storm. As this was happening, she kept repeating telling herself to calm down and that there is no meaning behind this other than celebratory dancing. The music didn't help either, is sounded slow and would be perfect in a romance film. They both swayed side to side, in rhythm with the music. Eventually the music had stopped and Amber hesitated in letting go of his embrace but to her dismay, he was the first one to let go which also prompted her to let go.
She looked up again at those glowing purple eyes, she may not be able to see his face, but she felt that the eyes are the only ones that she needed. She wanted to know something, she searched the god's eyes for a reason, a reason as to why she is being treated like this. Not only that, but an answer, they had only known each other for nearly a month and this development that she felt inside of her was too quick for her to manage.
"I have to say something." She thought.
She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out, the words that she wanted to ask to fell flat at the end of her throat. She didn't know what to say, years of distancing herself socially had made her bad with her words.
"I-I don't understand… why?" she asked.
She felt slightly nervous when he didn't answer but at the same time it urged her to continue her words. "Why are you this nice to me? Y-You're a god. Why do you treat me so differently?"
She looked at his eyes, pleading for him to give her an answer. "I treat you so differently because you are special."
"S-Spec-"
"Step away from the Fall Maiden!"
A bright light hit them both from above, Amber's eyes involuntarily closed for a few seconds before her eyes readjusted. When they finally did she looked up while covering the top of her eyes with her hand to reveal something she didn't want to meet right now.
Atlesian ships
Two of them to be exact.
"This is Specialist Winter Schnee of the Atlas Military, I will repeat myself, step away from the Fall Maiden,"
Winter Schnee stared at the screen to see the figure in a dark purple robe put the Fall Maiden behind him. She waited for him to shout back and reply for the most part, he still didn't respond to her words. She clicked her tongue in annoyance and looked at one of the operators of the ship.
"Drop the AK-200s." She ordered.
With a few buttons presses the bay doors beneath the two Atlesian ships opened and dropped in roughly two hundred AK-200s. They all closed in on the robed man with their top of the line Atlesian model guns aimed at him. She brought the microphone close to her mouth again.
"Step away from the Fall Maiden, I will not ask twice."
Suddenly, the Fall Maiden circled and got in front of the robed man. "Please! I'll come with you just… just don't do anything to this place!"
The robed man looked at her then back at the ship where Winter resided, the Schnee felt a chill down her spine when their eyes met, it was nothing but void with only to bright purple dots which signified where his eyes were. She shook her head and turned to the operator.
"Tell the androids to take her in."
Outside of the ship, the AK-200s approached the Fall Maiden, she dropped her arms and slowly followed them, Winter watched as the Fall Maiden looked back and flashed a smile at the robed man. Once they reached a certain distance, she gave out another order.
"Open fire on the robed man."
"NO!"
Amber watched with sheer horror. The people ran away as soon as the shooting began. The sheer number of bullets, and heavy shells courtesy of the two Atlesian ships being unloaded on the same spot. After a few more seconds of concentrated firing they finally stopped. Dust had kicked up making it harder for Amber to see.
Fear ran through her whole body.
However, she didn't fear for the god's wellbeing. No.
She feared for the Atlesian ships.
A powerful shockwave appeared that not only cleared up the entire dust that had gathered but had also made the ships shake. Amber's eyes were pure terror as the god that she thought she knew floated up, the mantle that he wore on his back spread out revealing pits of pure darkness underneath them. Orbs which contained unbelievable magic started circling around him. The god placed his hand together in a way that his fingers would form a triangle outline. A small prism, which was big enough to cover Amber's palm, appear in the space where the fingers formed a triangle outline.
A bright light engulfed the whole village.
dey ded
