Vol. 20
Chapter 79
Selina Chase-Moon
Birth: June 30th
Age: 18
Colour(s): White
Metal: Silver
God/dess: Diana
Hermione Driscoll-Mercury
Birth: September 10th
Age: 18
Colour(s): Royal Blue/Yellow
Metal: Quicksilver
God/dess: Mercury
Marcella Guerra-Mars
Birth: April 17th
Age: 18
Colour(s): Red
Metal: Iron
God/dess: Mars
Jovana Meallan-Jupiter
Birth: December 5th
Age: 18
Colour(s): Orchid Purple
Metal: Tin
God/dess: Jupiter
Danica Szep-Venus
Birth: October 22nd
Age: 18
Colour(s): Pink
Metal: Copper
God/dess: Venus
In the morning hours at the Crystal Tokyo Apartments, Luna was already up and going. "What a nice day." She yawned as she walked to the door of Selina's apartment and knocked. "Wake up, sleepy head! You have a two day break, so you'll be doing Deity study today and tomorrow. Alright, Selina?" No respond. "Hey, Selina?" Luna opened the door with her master key and looked inside. "That's unusual! She's already up." She looked around the apartment and couldn't find anyone. So she went to Jovana's apartment. Nobody. She went to Danica's, nothing. She then went to Hermione's, also nothing. "No one's home..." She went downstairs to her office, before she went inside she found a note taped to the door. Reading:
Good morning, Luna! We've gone on a group trip to the cottage country up north. We'll be back tomorrow night. Be a good dog while we are away. I'll get you a souvenir – Selina and the Gang.
Luna's face went from happy to...well... I can't if it's sadness or anger. "Damn those GIRLS!" She growled.
On the country road, Marcella was driving the whole group in a caravan. Hermione was sitting on the passenger side reading her agenda. Selina was in the back staring out the window with Jovana who was fooling around with her tablet and Danica checking herself out in her pocket mirror. "Um, Selina? Why did you guys have to sneak out quietly enough not to wake up Luna?" Asked Marcella.
"Oh, for a reason..." Selina looked at Jovana's device and distracted herself. "Ooh! That's cool."
"It's been awhile since we had a vacation, hasn't it?" Asked Hermione.
"A trip to a secluded cottage in the country sounds a bit dull, though." Said Selina, and got distracted again. "Oh, what are you doing?" Selina asked about Jovana's tablet.
"Who needs to know?" She responded.
"I'm just curious."
"I'm making a program that can document all the mytho that we've encounter so far." She explained.
"Jovana is always thinking ahead." Mentioned Danica. Selina moved around to make herself comfortable and the silver pocket watch slipped out of her pocket.
"No, I can't drop that!" Selina panicked and managed to save it from hitting the floor of the car. She did a sigh of relief.
"Selina, do you want me to hold on to that? You've been quite obsessive with it lately." Suggested Danica.
"Um, no that's ok, but thanks for worrying. I'll be fine." Selina said it with a smile. In a split second, Marcella saw a truck coming her way.
"WHAT?!" She spun the steering wheel so fast and hard with a panic, the car made a sharp turn to the left making enough room for the monster truck.
"AAAGH! Look ahead Marcy! Steer to..." Selina screamed for her dear life and the same for the rest of girls in the car. Marcella turned to her open window and looked out behind the vehicle.
"YOU IDIOT! YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE YOU MORON!" Marcella screamed out to the truck driver. The car started to go on a completely different direction on it's own.
"Marcy, look where you're going!" Reminded Selina. Hermione on the passenger side dropped for agenda and grabbed the wheel.
"Marcella, get back to driving and forget about the bloody TRUCK!" Hermione yelled out. Marcella stuck her head back inside the car and went back to her driving like nothing happened.
"Can you believe the nerve of that guy...to think they are the most dangerous drivers on the road." Marcella said ironically making everyone in the car uncomfortable. As they get closer to the country, the scenery became beautiful.
"Wow, it's so pretty!" Said Selina. When they reached at a vacant cottage, Marcella parked the car securely and everyone else rushed out of the ground to kiss the ground.
"Oh come on, guys! It wasn't that bad." Said Marcella. They all then walked to the edge of the lake which is not far from their cottage.
"It's so romantic." Commented Danica. Jovana looked around from left to right.
"There's nothing around here for miles." Mentioned Jovana.
"To be honest, this is the first time I ever been around here." Said Marcella.
"Oh, really?" Hermione got interested. The wind blew above the lake, rippling it. Selina watched in calm. She took out the pocket watch and opened it.
"Damn you, Eddie..." Selina's way of showing her emotions.
"Selina, let's get going." Called out Hermione grabbing Selina's attention. "What's wrong, Selina?"
"Oh, nothing." Selina walked to her. The wind blew through the trees sprinkling the leaves on the surface of the lake. Under the water, lies a sleeping being.
Within the dark realms of Lady Pandora's throne room, she had an holographic image of a lake. "Is this the lake where you sensed the abnormal energy?" She asked.
"It is very similar to one of our mythos, but the energy is slightly different and very powerful." Explained Lord Midas.
"Lord Edward, you will investigate this matter." Ordered Pandora.
"I shall." Edward bow and vanished.
"Lady Pandora." Lord Midas grabbed her attention.
"Hmm."
"His actions have been very suspicious. He may have realized that his memory has been tampered with." He mentioned. Pandora's face crinkled.
"Impossible. However, Lord Midas, just to be sure, you will follow Lord Edward and supervise his actions."
"As you wish."
"Edward is completely mine. It is impossible for him to doubt his past." Pandora was sure of it.
Back out in the country side, at the backside of the cottage was a giant hot tub on the porch. "What a view, what a view!" Selina said excitedly, as she wore her signature bathing suit in the steaming tub.
"This secluded cottage isn't all that bad, is it?" Asked Marcella as she too is in the tub with her swimwear.
"Hey, Danica, what are you doing?" Hermione also in the tub was having a hard time figuring out what is Danica up to.
"Come on in, it feels good." Said Jovana as she just slipped in the tub wearing a purple sport swimsuit that has a turtle neck. Danica still wrapped in a towel and dry was doubting herself.
"But I don't want to ruin my hair." Said Danica.
"What's with the fuss about the hair?! You can fix it later and it will look just the same." Said Marcella.
"You'll catch a cold if you don't hurry." Added Hermione. Danica sigh and got an idea, she took off her towel revealing her sexy pink bikini and wrapped the towel on her head.
"There!" Danica slowly walked into the tub and made her self comfortable. But everyone else didn't feel so comfortable with her.
"Hey, with that bikini, you're making us look like a bunch of nuns." Said Selina.
"Well thank you. That's what I was going for." Danica smiled. Selina blushed.
"Danica, you are a true model!" Said Selina.
"Selina, you can't be more right." Added Hermione who also blushed.
"That's the first." Said Marcella under her breath.
"You better watch that mouth of yours." Warned Selina.
"I can see where this is going." Jovana said dryly.
"And you don't need a tablet to tell you that." Added Danica. Jovana stepped out of the tub and wrapped herself in a towel. She walked at the edge of the porch looked out to the scenery.
"Wow, the lake is just right over there. What the..." Jovana froze. Selina saw her expression and got out of the tub too.
"Jovana, what are you doing?" She walked up to her.
"Look, there's somebody by the lake. Over there." Jovana pointed to the direction she was looking at and Selina follow.
"Huh? Where?" Selina saw a black silhouette of a man. Her heart started to beat faster. It can't be! The man turned his head giving a profile of his face. It's Eddie after all. Edward walked away not noticing there were others around also. "Wait!" Selina ran off the porch and around the cabin. Jovana figure it out also.
"Selina!" She called out but Selina continue on. "I think our vacation has come to a stand still." Jovana said to other three. Selina quickly put on her sweats and sneakers and ran for Edward's presence. She stop when she saw another silhouette within the beaming sun, the glare disrupted her vision.
"Eddie!" Selina ran to it and frowned. I must have been wrong. She stood before a statue of a beautiful mermaid. Selina stood still and listen to the wind, then she felt the ticking of the pocket watch. It's the pocket watch. She went into her pocket and held it there. From behind, someone was getting closer and closer to her. With a snap of a twig, Selina turned around quickly and gasp for air. "Eddie." He look down at her with a cold face.
"Why does that ticking disturb me so much?" He asked as he wore a dark green leather jack and black pants.
"Eddie, it's me. Selina. Please don't you remember me?"
"Eddie...Selina...no. Those names mean nothing to me."
"No, Eddie! It's me! Don't you at least recognize me?" She walked closer to him and was about to grab his hand.
"Selina!" Said a voice, Selina turned and saw Hermione walking towards her.
"Hermione!" Selina didn't expect her to follow. She turned back to Edward, but there was no sign of him anywhere. "Eddie?"
"Selina, what's wrong? Why did you rush out like that?" Hermione asked not knowing the whole story.
"Oh, nothing." Selina smiled.
"If there's any issues, you will tell us right?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, of course." Agreed Selina. Hermione saw the statue behind Selina.
"Oh, the Legend of the Mermaid, a story Marcella was telling me about. You were looking at this?"
"Huh? The legend?" Selina turned to face the statue.
"According to Marcella, It's a folk tale about this lake. A young man in a small village in Syria, fell in love with a woman from the Heavens. But the young man drowned in the lake due to a boating accident. The celestial woman grew so sad and angry that she turned herself into a mermaid and attacked any fishermen who dares sail on the lake. Through the power of their love, the waters and the fish, she sealed herself up in the bottom of the lake. Using up all her power, she could never return to the land of Gods. The Syrians and people around here called her Deasura." Said Hermione.
Sealed off in the lake? Wondered Selina as she looked beyond the lakes horizon. Selina sneezed.
"Why don't we go back. We're going to catch a cold." Suggested Hermione.
"Good idea." agreed Selina.
"Of course it is. Say, Selina, when you have Eddie back to normal, bring him over to our place and we'll show him how wrong it is to break your heart."
"That's a bit too far...But surely...someday...I'll bring him home." Said Selina. Hidden behind the trees, Edward was watching and eavesdropping the whole conversation. He then looked back at the lake.
"The goddess was sealed in the lake. Is that the source of the energy?" Edward said to himself. Above him watched Midas, like a hawk.
"Oh Edward...Now to see the strange energy's true form. Hurry and release it." Midas smirked at him. Edward stared at the lake long and hard.
"Modified one sealed in the lake." Edward said. In the middle of the lake the water started to boil. "I command you to arise! Come forth, Deasura!" He raised both arms up and the bottom of the lake exploded in light. Coming out of the light was a mermaid with long dark hair with a pair of fins coming out from where the ears are. Her chest is covered in scales that is connected with her tail. The shape of her tail is like in layers of ribbons and the colour is bronze. On both of her wrists she had on bronze braces, the only armor she has. She saw Edward below and charged after him showing her fangs.
"GIVE HIM BACK!" She yelled out. He stood there paralyzed in fear.