That intervening day was eternal for Damos.
Although he was busy with various activities and was even helping with the crops, the day went very slowly for him, it even got a little worse when his wife at night suggested that "they could take some of the stress out and bring a successor to his dynasty", which made Damos quite uncomfortable.
Any other man would have been willing to spend a night of passion with his wife, especially if she was the one making advances to him, but Damos preferred to sleep early and avoid the subject for the time being. Martha was a little frustrated, but she understood that maybe her husband wasn't ready or in the mood to take that step, so she decided to wait a little longer.
The next day at the same time as always, Damos showed up punctually to the agreed meeting with Arceus to talk about his situation.
When he arrived at the place, he managed to notice a serious and somewhat heavy atmosphere, one that had nothing to do with the warmth tenderness of the last time they spoke.
Arceus was waiting for him, while he was looking at the scenery of the town, when he noticed Damos' presence, he proceeded to turn towards him and spoke.
-I'm glad you arrived on time- He said with a calm voice and the pokémon would be serious.
-Thank you for appreciating my punctuality, and tell me my deity, what was his decision regarding the situation? -Asked Damos, equally serious but at the same time a little scared.
-Come closer- Arceus requested, making a sign with his hand.
Damos proceeded to stand next to him, a strange feeling in his stomach. He's nervous, he was getting ready for whatever it was.
- Damos,what we both feel is a big mistake, I am a god of perfection and it is unacceptable that I am in love with a human, you on the other hand do not deserve me in any circumstance, you are married to a beautiful lady and you thought you could take me away from your mind with her- He said in a serious way and could even be considered as a small scolding for both- So the most logical thing would be to reject you... But I can't- That last added disconcerted Damos- My feelings turned out to be stronger than I expected. I believed and I don't want to see how you force your heart to give the deepest of its being to someone who simply rejects in that deep aspect...- Arceus kept a little silence for a few seconds, swallowed saliva and continued speaking- Like this that taking that into account I wonder if you and I can be lovers -.
Upon hearing that, Damos was shocked, he couldn't believe that Arceus himself was suggesting an affair with him. -I-Is my deity serious?- He asked with evident bewilderment and shock in his voice.
- Yes, we can have a little adventure during the time that remains of the loan of the jewel of life, but with a certain distance since I don't want to lose my perfection and dignity completely - Arceus said seriously and with a small touch of arrogance in his way to express yourself.
Damos ignored Arceus's attitude and due to his joy and emotion that he felt at that moment, he jumped up and hugged the Pokémon tightly. -Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Arceus! -He said happily and with a noticeable blush on his face, he couldn't believe that his god had accepted what he felt; Damos knew that he was not worthy but even with that he would do everything possible so that his god felt comfortable and that it was worth the sacrifice of imposing his feelings on top of his perfection.
-Ok, ok, but remember the distance!- Arceus said a little embarrassed and with a noticeable blush on his face due to the excessive affection to which he was not used to.
Upon hearing that reminder, Damos immediately separated from Arceus- Oh! I'm so sorry!-
-Don't worry, I forgive you- Arceus said kindly, still with his cheeks red.
And so Damos and Arceus began to see each other more often, three times a week it was when the pair of lovers met in the same place at the same time, with the excuse that Damos had managed to have a very important diplomatic relationship with Arceus. and that he should not waste that honor.
At first their meetings did not change much from what they had from the beginning, except that Arceus from time to time had little "accidents" that showed that he was new to this romance thing. But with the passage of time these "accidents" became more common and Arceus little by little made the distance he had established closer.
Damos was delighted by these changes that were taking place, an example of that was when they had their first kiss.
It was a Wednesday, the second day of the week that they both saw each other. Damos was documenting very important information for the mythology of his religion, related by Arceus himself regarding himself. In this case he told her about a very curious fact, and that is that Arceus when he was born had a different form than the one we all know, before he had a form that he calls "premature form". This form was somewhat abstract, with an almost gaseous structure, bright yellow in color and with large red rings that formed its eyes.
Arceus saved Damos the painful work of drawing that description (since it is well known that the Gaspars do not have the virtue of art), instead Arceus illustrated with his own hand every detail that came out of his mouth . In the end Damos ended up seeing a rather disturbing result, Arceus knew that his premature form was already strange enough, so as he played he illustrated himself with a frightening and somewhat disturbing touch for fun.
- So with this appearance is the one with which you came out of your egg that was in the middle of nowhere?...- Damos asked uncomfortably and with fear, Arceus's red eyes reflected in the paper transmitted a lot of fear to him.
- Yes, before creating Dialga and Palkia and starting the creation, Mew recommended me to change to a more understandable form for the minds of the other beings that came into existence- Arceus explained.
- It's good that you changed your eyes- Damos said, still a little traumatized by the drawing.
Arceus noted that his little nastiness of making Damos uncomfortable had worked, now he had to reassure him and he already had a plan in mind.
He got a little closer to what was due to the human and with a bit of mischief and seduction in his being he spoke- I changed everything for his delight, so that mortals like you could appreciate my appearance- Then after that, the pencil that I had used to drawing floated with his telekinesis to Damos's chin and made his head go in his direction so as to have eye contact.
Damos knew that what Arceus was doing was too close to what was due, but instead of resisting he played along. -The one who is forgetting his distance is you, so don't bother later- Damos said pointing with his right hand and the index finger of this one to its opposite, while the left hand still held the macabre drawing that Arceus made.
Arceus separated a little but with his true intentions still in mind -You know, I would like to make that distance a little closer- After saying that he threw the pencil he was holding with his telekinesis and suddenly approached Damos and proceeded to steal a kiss from him, with a tender expression and a red highlight on his cheeks.
At first Damos was in shock, not only had his god dared to steal a kiss from him, but also finally his platonic love dared to give him a more concrete and romantic show of affection, that made a large part of his face turn red. will turn red. After digesting it, he agreed and reciprocated the kiss with the same attitude as the other, Arceus realizing this affectionately put his right hand on the human's chin, while Damos stealthily moved the sheet of paper away with the index finger of his left hand that carried that cloudy drawing.
Both after a time of seconds separated, after all the kiss was chaste and tender and could not last that long.
- And that kiss? I never imagined that you would do it- Damos said still disconcerted by what happened.
- If I'm going to lose my dignity at least I'll do it right- Arceus replied with a feigned arrogance, tender and to a certain point shy- Only the most special to me know this type of information about me and I want this kiss to show that you are one of them. them- After saying that, Arceus looked tenderly at Damos. He was in love and wanted to prove it a little more to his favorite human.
Knowing that Arceus considered him someone special, he proceeded to get a bit flustered like in the beginning. -Wow, I-I guess I'm lucky.-
On another occasion, Arceus wanted to be with Damos in a way that no one would recognize him.
So he took a human form, which served so that he could go unnoticed by humans. In this form he wore a scarf tied around his neck, a shirt similar to the one Damos wore in total white, with gold edges and in the center a large gray color that will raise the area of his chest and abdomen, shorts equal to Damos's only that they were totally white with golden edges and those shorts were held up by a golden ribbon that was at her waist and finally she wore her hair in a ponytail hairstyle and with an emerald green garter.
Arceus took this form when they left the temple to visit another place without fear of being recognized Arceus, they usually went to the rivers of the town to relax and have a more romantic view without anyone seeing them.
A few months passed and this resulted in Damos focusing so much on Arceus that he left his wife aside, only his life revolved around fulfilling his responsibilities with Marcus and with the help of his two friends, so that later in a few days Arceus would return so they could hang out together.
Martha was hurt by this, it seemed that Damos forgot about her, at night she could barely get a conversation out of her and that hurt her. So one day, tired of this situation, she decided to have a serious talk with Damos.
It happened at night, in their room, at first the conversation started in a calm and civilized way, but later it turned into an intense discussion.
- You never listen to me! We don't spend time together! - Martha claimed in disgust.
- I am the priest of the Archesian religion! I am someone as busy as the emperor! - Damos said with the intention of justifying himself.
-But you're not even with me on weekends! You usually spend all your time on your homework with Marcus, with Beder and Pili "working" for the whole fucking week and with Arceus three days a week for hours! - The woman claimed with more hysteria.
- And what do you want me to do? The first thing is my job and it's enough, the second is my social life, ok? I have the right to go on a rampage from time to time with my friends and the last thing you know is that it is a unique opportunity that I should not miss- Damos explained, giving an answer to each of Martha's claims.
And what do you do when you're with me?! You just ignore me! What happened to the romantic and attentive man I met? -Martha asked with melancholy and pain in her heart.
Damos didn't know how to answer that question.
- You know what?, I'll buy it for you, I'll believe all your explanations except the first one since from today I've become your double when necessary, I know every part of the mythology recorded up to now and every detail of your family history , so you must assume that I will be more involved in your affairs and that you can leave me in charge of some of them, there is no longer an excuse for you to tell me that "you have a lot of work" - Martha said, notifying her husband that now there was no valid excuse for not being able to be with her, if there really was something external that prevented him from giving her the attention she so longed for.
Suddenly there was a small knock on the door, Damos proceeded to open it. It was Pili and she came with a rolled parchment held by his two little hands.
-Hello Damos!, I hope I'm not interrupting an important discussion- Pili said, with discomfort in her since she heard much of the discussion, but at the same time she tried to hide it with a somewhat forced smile.
- Oh, Pili! Don't worry, would you like to come in? - Damos asked, out of courtesy and to pretend that "everything was fine".
-Thank you, in fact it is something of the utmost importance- After that Pili entered the room- I am sorry for the interruption, dear Martha but this will interest both of you, especially you- Pili said addressing Martha.
-Don't worry little one, continue with what you're doing- Martha said politely, she couldn't answer him angry because after all she wasn't to blame for anything.
-Well, I am here by order of Emperor Marcus, to give you notice of the following- Pili took the parchment that was in her hands, unrolled it and began to read what was written- Recent navigational scans have given notice that it has discovered a new region, this region in particular is called Alola and all of Hisui is interested in establishing pacts and connections with Alola just as it was done with Hoem and Kalos at the time; by a decree that established the priestess Aba and the ex-emperor Stephen, it is necessary to start with trade pacts, connection, alliance, etc, the cultural investigation of the region for possible new records for mythology and also with the evangelization of the Archesian religion. But having the two most important positions in the town occupied by the matter of the jewel of life, I have decided to send Martha as a substitute for both positions to comply with this decree until further notice.- After reading that parchment, Pili rolled it up back to his previous state and sat on the floor to see what the couple's reaction would be.
- Wait, am I supposed to act as a substitute for the two of them?, but I'm only supposed to do the Damos thing- Martha said upset.
-We are both at the same level of the hierarchy, so if Marcus cannot fulfill his part, he automatically gives it to me, but since neither of them can... Well, by being my step-in substitute, you also become the part of he- Damos explained carefully in his words, he didn't want to continue bothering his wife more than he already was.
- But don't worry, honey! Beder will be your assistant, he will help and guide you so that everything goes perfectly - Pili said to reassure the girl - In fact, soon he will go home to pack everything, I recommend that wear clothes for hot weather and beach, since according to reports Alola has some BEAU-TI-FUL beaches and has a fairly warm climate- Pili said to encourage Martha, while she longingly imagined those beautiful beaches.- Oh friend, already I would like to be you.
Precisely Beder was passing by and got into that conversation. -I'm glad you're already aware of the situation, my dear Martha! unknown and possibly dangerous without a defined return date- Beder said with a certain desire for adventure in his eyes and emotion in his expression, after that he left running to get home as soon as possible.
Damos, Martha and Pili were dismayed at the last thing Beder said, Martha was also somewhat worried by the fact of thinking about what she had in store for her in that unknown place and with potential danger due to her null knowledge about it.
-Oh! friend, don't be scared- Pili said consoling Martha.
-Yes, darling, don't take it so seriously, you know how Beder is from...Intense- Damos said trying to make Martha not feel afraid.
Martha was silent for a few seconds while she remained calm, tried to stay on her feet and with her thoughts in order and safe, after that she spoke -Pili, can you leave me alone with Damos? - Martha asked seriously
- Of course, after all I was leaving - Pili said - See you tomorrow Damos! -.
- Take good care Pili, rest- Damos answered.
Pili proceeded to leave the room and close the door with a small kick at the door, hard enough to make it close.
Martha proceeded to shed tears and turned to see Damos face to face- My beloved, I will have to leave your side for a while, but promise me that when I return you will accommodate your times better, that you will spend more time with me, I know that your friends and even Arceus will understand, but I only ask for a little more of your attention and affection- Martha paused, began to cry but she could still speak - Remember that I am your wife!, you are supposed to love me but you don't You show... It seems that you only married me to continue with your dynasty, but it seems that you don't even want me for that- After that Martha proceeded to cry completely, she cried with pain and spite.
Damos felt guilty, she was supposed to respect her commitment and the only thing he was doing was imposing her stupid selfishness on top of the feelings of the most loyal and committed woman he could know.
So she proceeded to wipe her tears gently and hug her gently.
-I promise to be more attentive to you dear... And after I deliver the jewel of life I swear to spend even more time with you- Damos said as he gently hugged Martha.
-Promise me that you will fulfill what you are telling me- Martha said separating from her husband's embrace.
-I promise you, Martha- Damos assured.
After that they both proceeded to hug each other again and then proceeded to go to bed to rest and continue with a new day.
Of course, Damos slept hugging Martha throughout the night.
To be continue...