Divinity: Chapter thirty nine
"How do you think she is?"
"I don't know…"
"Do you think she's okay?"
"I don't know…"
Queen Nut stood from her bed and went to look out the window of her room. "That's all you're going to say apparently"
"Nut what do you want me to say?" King Geb asked annoyed.
"Don't you miss her?" the sky goddess asked.
Geb lowered his eyes. "She did something that was prohibited"
Queen Nut stared at the blue star that glittered at the long distance of where they were living now.
"…Gaia" Nut said softly.
Serenity and Athan kept trying to have a baby, but she couldn't get pregnant. At first, the lunar king was taking it slow, but somehow he started to get tired of the situation, he loved his wife very much but he felt like something was missing.
Serenity was stronger and regal than before, she was making excellent alliances with other gods, and was turning into one of the most respected queens, the Moon Kingdom was in its best state, Metallia had mysteriously disappeared and Ares somehow seemed to manage his rage. Athan couldn't understand why his wife couldn't get pregnant if everything was going well between them.
Every month, the doctor came to check on her and said everything was fine; that they just had to keep trying.
Today was one of those doctor's visits to Serenity. Athan was waiting outside of the room where he was examinating her.
The door opened a few minutes later showing a calmed bald doctor, Athan stood up quickly and went to see what he could say to him this time.
"Any news?" the king asked.
"We're on the same place than before. She is not expecting a child yet" the doctor said.
Athan sighed; the doctor placed a hand on the king's shoulder. "You have to be patient, this moment will eventually come, and you'll just have to keep trying"
"I'm tired of trying…we are both tired of trying" he said with sadness in his voice.
Serenity came out of the room a few moments later with tear in her lavender eyes. "I'm sorry" she said.
"Don't worry dear, we'll just have to keep trying" Athan said.
Ares started to get dressed. For the past months he has been trying to distract his mind and body from the thoughts of Gaia getting married.
Metallia's words still echoed in his mind.
Flash back
"Why….you weren't invited to the wedding?" she laughed.
End of flashback.
He turned to see the sleeping woman in his bed. Nobody could fill the space that he wanted her to fill; nobody had her sweet voice or her beautiful magical eyes, her mysterious eyes. Nobody had her silky ebony hair or her porcelain skin.
Nobody else could be like Gaia and he knew it.
"Where are you going dear?" Eris, the Goddess of Discord asked.
"Out" Ares said.
Eris got out of bed and went to him. "Don't you want to stay here with me?" she asked.
"No" he said dryly.
"You're thinking of her again, aren't you?" she asked annoyed.
"That's none of your business" the god of war said coldly.
"She's never coming back!" she yelled.
Ares rage exploded once again and pushed Eris to the bed. "Quiet! I'm the one who brings you here…and I'm the deciding if you stay or go" he said with rage in his voice.
"When are you going to realize that she is gone, I'm the one that has been with you all along! And you keep thinking of her…she's not coming back! She never even loved you and she never will!" Eris yelled at Ares.
"I said QUIET!" Ares yelled at her and left the room.
His rage was taking over him again; his cool demeanor and sympathetic charisma no longer existed.
Ares had turned a cold, cruel and heartless god. He felt lost without Gaia, he loved her and it was true what Serenity told him, it killed him the fact that a mortal won her heart and that now she was married to him.
He couldn't stand the demons in his head, Metallia did a wonderful job at destroying his peace of mind, his patience, everything. He wanted Gaia, and he wanted her now and the only way of having her back was to go for her and bring her back to this realm, but first he had to kill the mortal prince.
He was going to kill the mortal prince.
He walked to his study and took his sword from its crystal case. His gray eyes were filled with hatred, in a flash of gold he was off to Earth.
Like the king and queen had said. They announced the coronation ceremony to the court and to the people of the kingdom, the court tried to reason with them but to no avail, the people were more than happy to know that Her Highness Princess Gaia and Prince Eros wanted them to be part of the ceremony.
Like Eros requested. It first began with a ceremony in the same cathedral where he and Gaia got married, Eros wore his prince crown as Gaia her princess crown.
Gaia's dress was long, with sleeves similar to the ones she had on her wedding dress. The dress was made of golden lace and on her neck she wore a medal that represented her range. Her hair was tied up in a high bun and her makeup was simple and elegant, shimmery shadows on her lids, some peach blush and a soft pink gloss.
Her long skirt covered her high heeled feet, and this time she wore a long golden cape with a red rim.
Eros wore his formal attire, his dark blue military uniform, his red sache crossing his chest with his medals of honor, attached to thin chains was his range medal; the symbol of the kingdom and his title; a long red, black and blue cape on his back.
The priest started the ceremony by giving his blessings; the court of the kingdom and also the people who were outside of the cathedral were following the priest's prayers.
Te Deum laudamus:
te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum Patrem
omnis terra veneratur.
Tibi omnes Angeli;
tibi caeli et universae Potestates;
Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim
incessabili voce proclamant:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus
Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra
maiestatis gloriae tuae.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus,
Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus,
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confitetur Ecclesia,
Patrem immensae maiestatis:
Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium;
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.
Tu Rex gloriae, Christe.
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem,
non horruisti Virginis uterum.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti
credentibus regna caelorum.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris.
Iudex crederis esse venturus.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni:
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic hereditati tuae.
Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum.
Per singulos dies benedicimus te.
Et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum, et in saeculum saeculi.
Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri.
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quedammodum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum
"Please bless our future King and Queen, give them the strength they need to keep this kingdom safe" Obelix said, he walked to the couple standing in the altar and gave Eros a crystal ball.
"Prince Eros, do you swear to rule this kingdom with fairness and care, to see for your people's demands and never take advantage of your power to destroy what your ancestors have built"
"I swear it with my life" he held the crystal ball with his left hand.
"Now I give you the sword of your bloodline, to bring peace and prosperity to the innocents and punish the ones who failed in their acts" Obelix gave him the sword of the royal family.
Eros took the golden handcrafted sword with his right hand.
Obelix turned to Gaia, holding another crystal orb in his hands.
"Princess Gaia, do you swear to rule this kingdom with fairness and care, to see for your people's demands alongside your husband and never take advantage of yout power to destroy what the royal ancestors have built"
"I swear it with my life" Obelix gave her the crystal orb; she held it with her left hand as well.
Obelix now showed a golden rod.
"This is the rod of destiny. With it you will rule with fairness and in peace. You'll give strength to you people and your husband whenever they'll need it" Obelix gave Gaia the thin rod which she held with her right hand.
Eros and Gaia then walked to the altar and sat on their respective thrones. King Odell and Queen Narella came near them and placed their respective crowns upon their heads.
Once they did it, they went to sit next to them and held their hands. Queen Narella couldn't hold her tears.
"I now present to you, Your Majesties King Eros and Queen Gaia of the Northern Kingdom" Obelix said.
"Long life to our new King and Queen!" said Father King Odell.
"Long life to our new King and Queen!" said the multitude.
They stood up from their thrones and walked outside the cathedral with their new crowns upon their heads. Gaia saw all the people who were there to witness the celebration; she was amazed how much the people wanted to salute her.
Once they went to the palace, Leonidas helped Eros to take off his cape while Aurea helped Gaia with hers. Odell and Narella walked to them and gave them a hug.
"We're very proud of you" they said.
Gaia's vision started to blur, losing her balance again she supported herself against the wall; Narella noticed her again.
"Dear, are you still feeling ill?" Mother Queen asked.
"Just a little dizzy…but it's alright, it's gone" she smiled.
"Gaia…you haven't been well, these last couple of days you have been throwing up almost everything you eat" Eros said concerned.
"It was that wine I drank the other night" she said.
"Maybe it was the stress of the coronation" Leonidas said.
"Yes, Leonidas is right" Obelix said, he placed a hand on her shoulder and felt a strong energy from her.
"Obelix, is everything all right?" Gaia asked.
"Y-Yes Your Majesty" the priest said.
"What was that amazing strong energy?" he thought.
A/N:
**I just own this story, plot and some of the characters**
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