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Previously on chapter twenty two:
"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"
Divinity: Chapter twenty three:
Gaia opened her eyes and realized she was in another room. She didn't recognize the bed or the decorations.
Sitting on the bed she sighed and rubbed her temples, she was about to stand up when a girl came in.
It was the same girl who brought the dresses the other day to Eros's chambers.
"My Lady, your are finally awake!" she said surprised and curtsied before her.
"Where am I? What happened?" Gaia asked confused.
"You're at the Palace, you fell asleep for three days" said the girl.
"I did what?" Gaia tried to get out of bed.
"My Lady, His Royal Highness was very worried about you and another man" the maid said.
"Where are they?" Gaia asked.
"His Highness is in a meeting with the King and Queen and with General Leonidas and the other man" the petite girl said.
"How is Obelix?" Gaia asked concerned.
"Oh, that's his name! he's fine, he was here with you an hour ago" the girl said.
"Is the prince fine as well?" she asked again.
"Yes My Lady" the maid answered.
Gaia sighed in relief.
She remembered what happened, but she now cared more for Obelix and Eros's safety. They were her family now. She sighed again, this time louder.
"I'm afraid I must deal with myself for now" Gaia joked.
"No. Now that you have awakened I must help you get bathed and dressed" the girl said.
"Oh." Gaia muttered.
"May I ask your name?" Gaia asked.
"Aurea" she said.
"Charming, gorgeous and made of gold" Gaia said with a smile.
"I beg your pardon My Lady?" the girl asked.
"That's what your name means. Charming and gorgeous, the one made of gold" Gaia said.
The petite maid smiled and blushed.
"How is she doing?" the king asked.
"She hasn't awakened yet" Eros responded his father.
"What is going on my dear?" Queen Narella asked worried.
"Mother, Father…I need to talk to you about something very important" the prince said.
"What is it son?" King Odell asked.
"It's about me… and Gaia" he said.
"Is there something wrong dear?" the queen asked.
"Mother…Father, I have found love. With Gaia" Eros said.
Queen Narella smiled. "We already know that dear, but you had some problems to be together if I can recall?"
"We did, but not anymore" Eros said.
"What do you mean by not anymore?" the queen asked.
"Who is this man?" the king asked directing his gaze to Obelix.
"He's my only family" another voice came to answer.
The five people in the room turned to see Gaia standing at the door.
"My Lady…" Obelix said.
"Gaia…" Eros went quickly to her and took her left hand. "How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I feel better now. How are you?" she asked.
"I feel better now that I see you are here" Eros kissed the top of her hand.
Gaia looked at her priest and gave him a wide smile. "My dear Obelix…you are okay. I'm so happy"
Obelix smiled back at her. She knew he meant to thank her, but he didn't want to be imprudent and say something he wasn't supposed to tell.
"How are you feeling dear?" Queen Narella asked.
"I feel better now Your Majesty" Gaia smiled and curtsied before the two royals.
"So you said this man was your family" King Odell said.
"Yes, Your Majesty" she said.
"What happened to your parents child?" the queen asked.
Gaia's eyes suddenly showed sadness. "They're dead, Your Majesty"
Serenity was still at Chronos's palace. They both were sitting in the stairs of his throne room. Her face was stained with tears, she was deeply sad, she missed her best friend.
"I know its hard Serenity, but you must let her continue her life and you have to continue yours" the mighty god of time said.
"I want to know what's that greater thing that will change our lives completely" Serenity said.
"Serenity, there are some things you just need to let them happen. But you have to be sure, that Gaia is going to be fine. Yes, she will have to struggle with too many things but she will be protected by the best warrior ever seen. Chronos said.
"Her mortal prince" she comented.
Chronos smiled. "She will have the best protector, that, I can assure you"
"But he's a mortal being. What if Ares comes and tries to kill him, this time by his own will and not because Geb asked him to?" Serenity asked concerned.
"Ares…" Chronos said and looked to the golden doors behind his throne.
"Ares has very deep feelings for Gaia, he's trying to deal with the fact that she didn't chose him. But, his love is now turned to confusion and bitterness…" Chronos said sadly.
"He doesn't want to admit it" Serenity said.
"He will someday" said the god of time.
"Gaia wasn't suppose to end like this… her fate is now in hands of Hades…her spirit in Lethe's" Serenity said again with sadness in her voice.
"She is strong." Chronos just said.
"I'm so sorry to hear that dear, I never imagined it" Queen Narella said.
"Must have been hard for you" King Odell said.
"Fortunately Obelix has been by my side all this time" Gaia smiled.
"I see" the queen said. "Dear, you are more than welcome to stay here with us as long as you need to" she went to Gaia and held her hands.
"Thank you, Your Majesties" Gaia smiled back and gave a low curtsy.
A knock on the door interrupted their talk. One of the king's guards opened the door right after.
"Your Majesties, the throne room is ready" he said and waited at the door.
"Ah, yes, right" the king said.
"We will see you at dinner dear and you too Obelix" Queen Narella said and turned to leave.
The king and queen left leaving Eros, Obelix and Gaia in the room.
Gaia had a curious expression on her face and turned to see Eros.
"Is there an event?" she asked.
Eros smiled. "Once a week they make an audience with the population of our kingdom, they tell them their needs or bring gifts for us"
"Gifts? Like they do with us Go…" Gaia cut her words.
"Like they do with Gods" she corrected her question.
"Your Highness…you are still a Goddess" Obelix said.
Gaia turned to see the priest. "No Obelix, I am no longer an immortal being" she said.
"You may not be immortal like them anymore…but you still have what made you special among them. You have the same courage and sharp personality, the same beauty, the same strength and you can still use the Golden Crystal" the priest said.
"I'm glad it worked" she said. "Thanks to it, you are still here with us…with me"
"You still have your power, love" Eros commented.
"It seems I do, but I don't feel the same way…I never fainted before because of using it, I never had the feelings I am experiencing now" she said.
"Now there's something that is worrying me, little goddess" the priest raised his hand to his chin.
"What's that Obelix?" Gaia turned to see him.
"The Golden Crystal holds too much power…you know it's a stone every god would like to have in their hands. By helping me, the gods have felt the strength of the energy that was unleashed from it to save my life…" the priest said seriously.
"But, once you said you were the only one who could use it" Eros turned to see Gaia.
"And I am, but, when I went to the audience in Olympus…I wore another crystal that looked like the golden one, and they went for it…I knew when they sentenced me, that every god in the universe would fight for this stone. I wouldn't let that happen because it would unleash what happened many years ago…every god tried to marry me because of this…Metallia I know she wants it, and I won't let them have it"
"I won't give it away without a fight" Gaia's voice was determinant.