Alcor the Dreambender
Chapter 5
Dipper was sitting on the roof, staring at the stars. He noticed the Big Dipper, shining brightly in the night sky. Was it just him, or was it standing out more than usual? He shrugged it off. Probably just a trick of the light.
"Alcor the Dreambender." He murmured to himself. Dipper chuckled softly. "I still can't quite wrap my head around it all." He inhaled deeply, savouring the coolness of the night air. Several minutes passed. Then an hour, and another.
He sensed her a moment before she sat down, a large female body near his small child form. They sat there in silence for several minutes, before Diana spoke.
"It's truly a peaceful night, isn't it?"
"Yeah, I guess it is."
"The last time I saw a night like this, I was human." Dipper's eyes widened.
"But you're-"
"A goddess, yeah." Diana paused, and he stayed silent, not wanting to interrupt her. She took a deep breath before continuing. "I was eighteen. There was a fire..." she shook her head. "On my way to my next life, I was still part of the reincarnation cycle then, Bill approached me, offering immortality. I was young, nieve. I wasn't thinking." Dipper nodded in understanding. He knew what it was like.
"What did he want in return?" He whispered, fearing the answer.
"He wanted me to orchestrate Julius Caesar's death. You can guess what happened the year after." He whistled softly. That was so long ago... "They said the fire was set. Some days I wonder if Bill did it." Of course he did. Manipulation was his kind of thing.
Diana stood. Before she left, she put a hand on his shoulder. He looked up into kind, golden eyes, only slightly shocked thay she could touch him. She smiled, and he smiled weakly back. Diana bent down and whispered into his ear.
Then before he knew it, she was gone. The cold bit into his side, courtesy of her absence. Dipper raised his hand to his ear, feeling the warmth of her breath against his neck, words echoing around his skull.
Astrum splendidum, te invoco. Invoco tuum potentiae. Dico nomen tuum: Alcor