A/N: Thank you for marking Divinity as a favorite story and for marking me with author alert. I hope you like this chapter, while you read this...I'm writing another chapter. Enjoy.

I may not own some of the characters, but the story is mine.

Previously on chapter seventeen:

"Dum spirare vel videre potero, tuus vivet amor. I have you in my mind...I love you" Gaia's words filled the room. Her energy flowing until she heard a knock on the door. She opens her eyes and sees the same girl coming in with a golden chain in her hands.

"What's that for?" Gaia asked confused.

"I'm sorry Goddess of Earth, but they told me to chain your wrists together. It's time to go the room where the audience is going to be held" she said chaining her wrists tight.

Gaia flinched her eyes when she could feel a slight pain when the girl secured them. "Follow me please" and as she was told Gaia followed.

It was time.

Divinity: Chapter eighteen

She was about to enter the room when a woman's voice was heard in the distance.

Gaia turned to see who it was and recognized that hairstyle. "Serenity!" she said.

"Goddess...this way" the girl in a white tunic said.

Gaia followed her and entered the room.

It was a large circular room with several levels were each God was sitting in its respective throne. On the center were the thrones of the highest ranked Gods. In one of them was her longtime friend, Chronos.

She looked around and could see Serenity in the crowd on the right side of the room sitting in her silver throne next to her mother, Queen Selene. Gaia's eyes then spotted Ares sitting in red and golden throne with a confused look.

Everyone important was there. Her chain was taken off leaving her hands free.

"Please, identify yourself to us with name and title" Zeus spoke first as the head of the higher gods; his voice was deep and strong.

"Gaia, Goddess and Titan of Earth. Protector of the living energy and owner of the stone of transformation and life, the Golden Crystal." Her voice was strong and secure, her hand extended and a large golden staff appeared out of thin air, a golden circular crystal at its top.

She was fully dressed in her royal gown, a vision in gold. She glinted with the light of the huge chandelier that was hanging from the tall ceiling.

"Helio's grandaugther" Apollo said.

"Yes" she affirmed.

"Daughter of the God of Earth, Geb and Goddess of the skies, Nut, am I correct?" Poseidon asked.

"No." she said dryly.

Murmurs were heard in the room and Gaia directed her gaze to her parents. Her mother put again a hand to cover her mouth; her father's face didn't hold any emotion.

"What do you mean, No?" Apollo asked again.

"I was recently neglected by my own family" she said again in a stern voice gripping stronger her golden staff.

"I see... Are you aware of why are you here standing before us tonight?" Zeus asked again.

"Yes." she said.

"What do you have to say in your defense?" Zeus asked again.

"I am aware of my fault High God Zeus. But I want to leave something clear here tonight despite of what you decide to do with me." she began with sadness in her voice.

"I was raised by two parents who were married for convenience. I was trained for a great responsibility to protect a planet, big expectations were always upon me because of the power I own and because of that, many men tried to marry me in order to have control over it too. I accept the fact that I am a Goddess but I am also a being who searches for love. Real love. And I found it were I never thought it would be, my planet.

I fell in love. Is it a crime to be in love High God? Is it a crime to know my people's traditions and way of living in order to help them? To give them a better life? she asked.

"I am not my brother. I will never have the same intentions he had. I accept to be punished for my own crimes and not for what my bloodline did." Her voice was cold.

Serenity was silently crying, she knew her friend was suffering, she could feel she was nervous. She could feel the hurt her heart was feeling because of her parents' denial. She wanted to help her and she couldn't do anything.

Athan felt his wife's shaking hands and took them into his.

Ares couldn't believe what he was hearing; his eyes were trying to betray him and tear but he held them with all his might. The woman he cared for was down there being judged with her fate unknown.

"You broke one of the biggest taboos and you shall be punished for that. Your soul is now unprotected" Hades said, his cold voice sent shivers through her spine.

"Why is it a crime to love and be loved?" Gaia asked.

"Silence!" Zeus said. "Does anybody else know about this disaster of yours?"

Serenity wanted to stand up and speak for her friend but Gaia spoke too quickly.

"No" she said.

Zeus stood up from his throne and looked at Gaia straight in the eye.

"Gaia. You are stripped from your title as a Goddess and Protector of Earth. You will handle to us the crown upon your head. The faith and security on the planet you used to take care of is no longer in our alliance and will cease to exist in our records.

You will no longer be considered as an immortal being leaving your soul unprotected. You are now below us all. You are banned from Olympus and any other place outside your planet. Time will cause effect on you from now on and when that is done Hades will come for your soul to send it to Lethe's river of the forgotten to sail for the rest of eternity as a lost soul."

Zeus lifted his right hand and concentrated, a golden glow started to be shown.

Gaia felt how her strength was leaving her, her golden aura disappearing in front of her and how it went to the Higher God's hand.

She felt it, the pain, the cold surroundings, the absence of the protection she knew she had minutes ago.

The other Gods were murmuring about the events. Some of them were satisfied with the punishment some other wanted more. Serenity cried of desperation and Ares was shocked by the final decision.

Nut was crying in silence while Geb saw his daughter's serious face, never looking back at them.

He was never going to see her again. Realization hit him and his eyes started to shine with tears, the apple of his eye was being destroyed in front of his very eyes and he couldn't do anything to stop it anymore.

Zeus gave orders to the petite girl to chain Gaia again and take her out of the room. Another girl took away her crown and placed it on a black velvet box along with her jewelry and gave it to another assistant.

Gaia had the chance to disappear her rod when none of the girls were watching and extended once again her hands so the girl could put the chain again.

With a strong grip the two girls took her out of the room were the audience was over.

Walking through the long hall there were gods laughing at her, others were yelling horrible and degrading things to her.

Her eyes started to cloud with hot tears but never looked down.

Serenity tried to catch up with her now mortal friend but the other gods were blocking her way. "Gaia!" she called out loud

"Gaia!" Gaia heard the familiar voice of her friend and looked around to search for her face, until she saw her, crying desperately.

The raven haired girl gave her a sad smile and mouthed "I love you..." and she was out of the temple.

In the front gardens the crowd still yelled at her, threw her dirt, others wine, others just hurtful words.

"Boooo!"

"Whore!"

"Look at her! She used to be a beauty, she used to wear a golden crown and now she wears golden chains!"

"Look! Her dress matches her chains!" (laughs)

"You are going to die!"

"As insignificant as a mortal can be!"

(laughs)

And at the end, there she was. The woman in black, Metallia. A wide smiled formed in her lips. Gaia saw her, her eyes showed angriness.

"I told you I was going to bring you down...(laughs)" Metallia said to her and spat on her feet.

Gaia was about to be put on a carriage that would lead her to terran grounds. While she waited she saw Ares's face in the distance. His eyes were dark. She didn't have the chance to speak to him before she was sent home.

A few moments later the carriage disappeared.

The crowd started to leave. And when the place was finally empty Ares stood there staring at the night sky. A figure in white was behind him. He knew who it was.

"She's gone" Ares said, his voice deep. Hurt.

"Ares..." Serenity tried to comfort him.

"You knew, right? About this" he asked, not looking back at her. Serenity remembered what Gaia asked her when she was at the shrine with her, combing her hair.

Flashback

"I don't care about what they'll do to me... but I can't see you being hurt. That I couldn't take it" Gaia stood up holding Serenity's hand, she followed. "You need to go to the Moon...and if they ask if you knew about this... deny it" she said again.

End of flashback

Serenity's eyes lowered. "No, Ares. I didn't"

Ares turned to see her. "You are her best friend and you didn't know?"

Serenity kept her stern look. "I didn't know. But she will not stop being my friend because of this. It would be stupid if you do" she turned and left.

Ares stood there confused, angry and hurt.

The carriage arrived to Earth, opening the door for her, her wrists were still chained. One of the girls spoke.

"I'm sorry" she proceeded to take her chains off, then stepped into the carriage again and disappeared.

She was left alone in the place where she once lived. The shrine was there, but somehow it looked different. She looked around and felt herself different. She could feel the chilly morning breeze, she felt tired, her body was soar, and she had a red mark on her wrists because of the tight chains she was wearing a few moments ago.

She could smell everything in her surroundings, she could feel the wet soil under her feet.

Walking inside the shrine saw the morning sunlight cut through the windows. She walked to her room and once she was inside went straight to her dresser to look for her stone. She knew it was still there. The real pendant. The real Golden Crystal. Taking it from the drawer she placed it on her neck again.

She looked around her old room and then left.

Prince Eros woke up. Realizing he was on the floor along with Leonidas and Obelix, he stood up; rubbing his neck he walked to the window and saw the morning sun.

A soft grumble was heard in the room making the prince turn around, it was Leonidas stretching his arms followed by Obelix who only yawned.

"It's morning" the prince said leaning himself on the wall.

"I don't feel anything..." the priest suddenly said.

"Is she...?" Leonidas stood up and went to sit on the couch next to the prince. Obelix stayed sit on the floor.

"I can't contact her." Obelix said again, sadness and desperation in his low voice.

The three men fell silent for a few minutes before Leonidas interrupted the other's thoughts

"Your Highness you need to get ready for the meeting"

Eros raised his gaze towards his friend and then to the priest.

"Take him to one of the guest rooms and tell to one of the maids to bring him some breakfast" the prince said moving away from the wall he was leaning on.

"Your Highness?" Obelix asked while standing up.

"This is your home now Obelix. Please, follow Leonidas, he will take you to your room. If you need anything ask for Leonidas and he will come to you or call for me" Eros said placing his hand on the priest's shoulder.

"Thank you, Your Highness" the priest bowed.

Gaia was getting close to the Terran Palace, her feet were sore for all the walking, her body tired. She started to feel weak and dizzy. A few feet away she couldn't take it anymore and fainted.

Obelix was observing the landscape through the window when he suddenly saw a figure coming closer, his heart started to pound harder with every step she seemed to take.

The feeling inside his heart was very familiar. He tried to focus his vision to the person walking towards the Palace when he recognized that long raven hair and the golden dress she was wearing.

"Leonidas!" he ran out of the room looking for the general as fast as he could.