A/N: Thank God it's friday. And it's Divinity's friday! I want to thank you for your wonderful reviews. As I said before, we all know I don't own sm, just some of the characters and of course, the plot. Enjoy!
Previously on chapter twenty one
Gaia couldn't see her priest and her friend die, one thing was them attacking her, but other was attack the people she cared for. She remembered when she came back from Olympus, when she took the crystal from her drawer before she left to Eros's palace. She knew the gods would notice the energy, but at this time…she didn't care anymore, she had to help her friend. She took out the Golden Crystal from a little pouch she was carrying with her.
"Princess…that's…" the priest asked amused.
"Yes" she said.
"But…you can't use it, they will notice!" Obelix said again.
"I don't care, you are the one I'm caring about right now" she said
"But you don't know if you can still use it…you know..." the priest said.
"I can try…" she said, she started to summon the crystal energy, miracously the stone started to give a soft golden glow.
"It's working…" Prince Eros said.
Gaia placed her left hand in Obelix's injury and pressed it down a few seconds. Slowly the wound started to heal but Gaia started to feel weak, once she finished healing his leg she smiled at him.
"It worked" she smiled and fainted.
Divinity: Chapter twenty two:
"It's done" his voice was cold.
"I knew I could count on you" the elder's man voice sounded cold and empty.
"Was she there?" a woman said, her voice sounded worried.
"No" the first voice answered again.
King Geb turned to see his wife. "Does it matter anymore?"
"She is still my daughter. Our daughter" Queen Nut said to him.
"No, she wasn't there. Instead of her was the priest" Ares told them.
"Where was she?" Nut asked.
"With the mortal" Ares told her, his voice cold.
"Of course…" Geb said. He was about to say something else, when he felt a pull inside his chest.
"Is something wrong dear?" Nut asked him
"Someone just used the Crystal" he said.
"But nobody can use it. The only one who can is…" Nut's eyes widened.
"That can't be!" Ares said. "They took everything from her!"
"She took it with her" Geb said.
"We have to make sure first, if the Crystal is in the box with her belongings" Queen Nut said.
"Very well…" King Geb said.
"If you need anything, contact me" Ares said before leaving the study.
Ares was about to walk out the main entrance when he sensed something.
"I know you heard" Ares said.
"I can't believe what you just did…" Serenity came to view. Her lavender eyes showed disappointment and confusion.
"I did what I was asked to do Serenity" Ares said again, his voice cold.
"How could you?... you cared for her and now you hurt her?" Serenity asked frustrated.
"I won't tolerate her stupidity!" he raised his voice at her.
"What she did, she did it for love, and you should know that!" she said.
Ares's eyes widened.
"What are you saying?" he asked her.
"I know you had feelings for her" Serenity said.
"Who told you that?" he asked.
"Does it matter now? You destroyed her home. You too hurt her. You too turned your back at her" she said at him angry.
"Didn't we all do the same Serenity?" he asked.
She didn't understand where he was going with that comment. "What do you mean?"
"You were her best friend, you knew about her little romance with that insignificant mortal and yet when they asked if someone else knew about this…you remained silent when you knew you could have spoken and defended her, you preferred to keep living your dream life with your perfect husband in your perfect palace" Ares said.
Serenity's eyes widened in shock by his comment. She knew he was telling the truth, but she also remembered what Gaia told her before all this happened.
"Since when you became this cruel being?" she asked hurt.
"Since she broke my heart, betrayed my trust and treated me like an imbecile" he turned around and kept walking.
Serenity felt frustrated because she wasn't able to help her friend, and she couldn't have any contact with her to know how she was…if she was okay, if she could do something for her.
Dissapearing right after Ares left the palace she went to look for the man who could might help her.
"Chronos!" she said.
She went to see the God of Time. The one who could make you live your past, watch you while you're living your present knowing how your future will be.
His Palace most of the time was alone, he was known to be a very serious being and not the most social god of all, Serenity knew how powerful he was but she also knew how much he adored Gaia.
She walked in to his throne room without notice and saw him looking at a big glass sphere, his back was towards her. But still he felt her presence.
"You did what she asked you to do" he said.
Serenity remained silent.
"What just have happened was meant to be" he said again, this time he turned to see the lunar goddess.
Serenity didn't understand what he was saying. "How can something so horrible was destined to happen to her?" she asked.
It was now his time to remain silent.
"They're trying to kill her!" Serenity cried in frustration.
Chronos stared at her and started to walk down the stairs of his throne. Once he was in front of her he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"What just have happened was meant to be, Serenity" he repeated.
"You hate her as well..." she said hurt.
"No. I adore her. She's like my little sister" he said.
"Then why do you say those things?" she asked. "How can you be so calm, you were there, next to Zeus! You saw him take away all of her strength, all of her power!" she said.
"Gaia is very strong Serenity, more than you think, and her destiny is the door to something greater" he said.
"What do you mean?" she asked confused.
"You will know in time, Serenity" he smiled at her.
"Tell me Chronos, please. What is that greater thing her destiny is bringing?" Serenity asked.
"Something that will change the lives of us all. Forever"