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Stásimo déf̱tero

Beautiful lady, with long hair in the color of the golden sand, that were surrounding her silhouette like a veil, walked over a big shell, filled with crystal water. She looked at the surface of the liquid, touched it with her slim finger and then she saw him; muscular, tanned and young man, with soft hair and bright eyes in the color of the morning sky appeared at the surface of the water. That man was standing in the full glare of the morning, covered by the shining armor. He was handsome. He was muscular. And he had amazing eyes that mesmerized beautiful lady the first moment she looked inside them. Since two days, when she saw him in her shell, she had to look at him almost every time. He was the most beautiful man she saw in this century. He was masculine but at the same time seemed to be really fragile. He had long fingers that surely could hold tightly woman's body in gently hug. His skin was tanned in very attractive way; not too much, not too less. Just perfect. And under this wonderful skin were steel muscles. Oh, she wanted him. She desired him. She had to have him here. That man woke up in her soul many emotions she forgot long ago. This man was making her shiver at the look at his body. He was just the perfect lover she was searching for.

Oh, it was a while since she felt like that. This muscular body of this young man was causing her shivers of excitement. It was something she forgot to feel toward human. And this man reminded her all these feelings. She wanted him really strongly. Of course, she had already many human's men in her palace. But any of them cause her to tremble on the thought about having such a body. It would be wonderful to be the owner of him. To make him her lover for eternity.

She heard quiet steps. Her closest servant, young girl named Talia walked over her and looked inside the shell. Then she sighed.

"Lady Aphrodite, you shouldn't watch him so often," said Talia. A few meters behind two young men stopped, looking at beautiful lady with empty faces. One of them was holding big fan, made from peacock feathers and the second one a golden tray with many fresh fruits.

"Why? I want him. Look at this body. Oh, I never felt such an excitement. He has to be here!"

"But Lady Aphrodite, he belongs to Lady Athena."

"So what? I want him, and I don't care if he is the property of that brat. I decided that he would be my human lover."

Talia sighed.

"But it could end with a war again, Lady Aphrodite. Last time when you wanted to take away Ares' subordinate, it almost caused the war. And remember, Lord Hades was defeated by Lady Athena's humans."

"Ares' subordinate was demigod. This one is just a human. No way Athena would care about it. Why she would pick a war for mere human?"

"The war with Lord Hades was caused because He wanted to kill humans, Lady Aphrodite. It mean, she cares about humans."

"Talia, that's enough. She won't pick a war, because I will make sure she won't even notice his disappearance. No one will even remember him."

Talia sighed again.

"As you wish, Lady Aphrodite."

A young servant walked away with her two young boys. Aphrodite was still standing in one place, looking at this amazing man on the water's surface. Tonight he would be her.