Previously on chapter forty
"I once loved you Ares…but I was childish and stupid. I believed you were going to change someday…instead you broke my heart so many times…you gods think you can do it all, I was once one of you…and never had the love I was looking for until I met him. I love him and he loves me back, and if I had to live all over in order to be with him, I would do it in a blink of an eye!" she said.
Ares stood slowly.
"You won't live forever..." he said.
"I don't care…" she responded.
"Hades will come and rip the soul off your body…with me you had your last chance to be back who you were" he said again.
"I don't need to be back who I was...because I don't want to see you ever again…what you did was unforgivable…you destroyed everything I had and almost killed my friend, you obeyed my father's orders and tried to kill me first…and just because you couldn't find me you expressed your anger with Obelix…" she said.
"Gaia…" he breathed.
"Leave me alone Ares…forget I once existed, just like they did" she said.
Ares's gray eyes watched her with regret and sadness, he lost her the day he obeyed her father's orders. It was his fault.
"May the gods have mercy on you…" he said.
"No…Ares, may the gods have mercy on you…"she said.
"At least tell them who you really are…so they don't treat you like if you were like one of them!" he said before disappearing.
Gaia stood there with her sword on her hand, she turned and saw her family safe and smiled.
"Thank goodness you're safe" in a sudden motion, the golden energy disappeared as well the sword returning her to her old dress.
The dizziness came back, this time taking her last drop of energy and fainted.
Divinity: Chapter forty one
Eros carried her to their chambers once again; her limp body worried him more than the explanations they had to give to his parents later on.
The new king laid her wife on the bed and sat next to her. "We need to call a doctor"
"She's too pale" Narella said.
Obelix came closer to her and placed a hand on her shoulder again; the same energy he felt a few hours ago was still there.
"Aurea, please call the family doctor, tell him it's urgent" Odell said with a worried expression.
Gaia stirred in the bed and started to sweat a little, minutes later she opened her eyes in a lazy way; she remembered what happened and sat straight in the bed weakly.
"Gaia…how are you feeling?" Eros asked.
"Very nauseous…" she said with a hand on her head.
Narella sighed. "I know…this is not a good time but…we need to know what just happened"
Obelix handed Gaia a glass of water, Eros stayed silent and pursed his lips, Leonidas tried to look away.
"I don't want to think those rumors are true…" Odell said.
"No Father…those rumors are not true" Eros said.
"Then what is it?...this girl has been hiding something apparently important from us" Odell said, Narella stayed silent.
"Your Majesties is not what you think…" Leonidas tried to intervene.
"All of you know her secret don't you?" Odell asked.
"There's no need to keep hiding this…" Gaia lowered her gaze.
"Your Majesties…I come from a place that forbid me several things. One of those things was to have any contact with you; before you met me I was once a Princess and had to meet many obligations…" Gaia said.
"I don't understand…" Narella said.
"We met one day I ran away from here, trying to get some time on my own…one thing lead to another and I found out about this…but I had to keep it secret in order to be safe. Leonidas eventually found out and I had to tell him since he's my best friend…" Eros said.
"What kingdom are you from?" the former king asked.
"From Olympus…" Gaia said.
The former king and queen stared in shock.
"Father, Mother…Gaia is a Goddess" Eros confessed.
"What?" Narella asked surprised.
"No…this has to be a joke…" Odell said surprised as well.
"No…Your Majesties, its true…I'm what he says…" Gaia kept her gaze down.
"You're… La Dea della Terra…" Narella said wide eyed.
Gaia nodded.
"But…how...?" Odell asked.
"We have forbidden to have contact with mortals, all of us… but I fell in love with Eros, the higher gods found out and put a punishment on me stripping me off my title as the Goddess of Earth and took away my immortality, when the time comes Hades will take my soul with him for the rest of eternity. I don't have the power I used to have when I was a Goddess but I do still have the need to keep my planet safe. I was trained to protect this planet and to protect you… but I found love here and if I had to do it all over again…I would" Gaia said.
"That is why you told me your parents abandoned you" Narella said sadly.
"Yes, when they found out about Eros and myself… my father told me I was no longer worth of my name and title, that I was no longer his daughter; my mother stayed silent and told me I was worthless…" she said again.
"You've been through a lot…and still you preferred a life with us?" Odell asked.
"You have given me so much; I have what I always wanted. A family and a husband who loves me and not who I am" Gaia smiled.
Gaia stretched her hand out to Obelix to come closer to her. "He has been with me since I can remember, he taught me how to concentrate all the energy of the Golden Crystal that protects this planet, he taught me how to pray, how to be patient…he was priest of my shrine and he is like a father to me as well" she said again.
"I understand everything now…" Narella said.
"So the man you fought…was…" Odell tried to know more.
"The man who was here was The God of War, Ares" she said.
"By all heavens…" Narella said.
"My little dea, I suspect that he came here because something or somebody heated his thoughts" Obelix said.
"I think so too" Gaia said.
"But who could do such a horrible thing?" Narella asked.
"In Olympus there is light and darkness in its maximum state; within them there's a witch that has been causing problems, and she was the one who told my parents and higher gods about Eros and myself" Gaia said.
"Her name is Metallia" Obelix said.
"I didn't know about this…" Eros said.
"Apparently she is trying to get a revenge of something I don't know about" Gaia said.
"My goodness…what if she is the one causing you feel like this?" Narella asked worried.
"I don't think so… it comes and goes…I'll be fine" Gaia said.
"Anyway, I sent Aurea to get the family doctor" Eros said.
"What?" Gaia asked.
"We don't want our new Queen and Goddess to be sick" Narella said.
Gaia smiled. "Thank you…for everything"
Aurea came in moments later with the doctor behind her.
"Your Majesties, the doctor is here" Aurea said.
A man in his 40's walked in with a small briefcase in his left hand. "Good day Your Majesties" the doctor bowed.
"What seems to be the problem?" he asked again.
"My wife hasn't been feeling well" Eros said stepping aside, allowing the doctor to come and sit next to her in a chair.
"Your Majesty…what are the symptoms you are having?" the doctor asked taking his stereoscope out of the leather briefcase he left on the chair.
"Dizziness, I've been feeling very tired and weak and also very nauseous"
"I'll check your vitals to see if everything's okay" the doctor proceed to check her pressure, listen to her heartbeat, to look at her eyes and asked her to stick out her tongue.
"How long have you been having these symptoms?"
Gaia tried to remember "I don't know…maybe two weeks"
"Two weeks?" Eros exclaimed "That night at dinner wasn't the first time you felt like this?"
Gaia shook her head indicating a no.
"Why didn't you say something? This could be serious!"Eros said with a worried expression.
The doctor smiled. "There's no need to worry"
"But she's been weak and has fainted several times now" Eros said.
"That happens because her heart is working for two" the doctor said, still with a smile on his face.
"What do you mean?" Eros was still confused.
"Your Majesties, you are going to be parents" the doctor gave the new king a wide smile.
Odell, Narella, Leonidas, Obelix and Aurea were in shock.
"Parents…" Eros said softly, the news weren't sinking yet.
"She just needs plenty of rest, good nutrition and tranquility" the doctor recommended.
Gaia was in shock. She only nodded to the doctor's specifications and watched him leave the room followed by Aurea.
Words finally fell into place for Eros and widened his blue eyes at his wife.
"Little dea, you're pregnant!" he said.
Narella sniffed and Odell's smile couldn't be bigger; Leonidas was still in shock. Obelix came to sit by his queen's side.
"That was the reason why I felt that warm energy within you"
Gaia turned to see the priest. "What energy?"
"When I touched you I felt a strong warm energy" Obelix said.
"Warm energy…" Gaia's eyes widened in surprise "I felt that energy too…when I fought with Ares"
"Could it be?" she asked.
Obelix smiled "Yes, Your Majesty…your baby protected you"
Narella came closer to Gaia and sat next to her. "I'm going to be a grandmother" her eyes shed tears of joy.
Gaia smiled and hugged her. "We're going to love this baby so much!"
Odell hugged his son tightly "You're going to be a father!"
Eros smiled. "I am…"
It was Leonidas's time to hug his new King. "Congratulations!" the general hugged Eros tight.
"Thank you" the new king said.
Aurea came after and smiled "Congratulations Your Majesties"
"Thank you very much Aurea" Eros said.
"Are you going to help me take care of the baby?" Gaia asked.
Aurea gave her queen a wide smile "I would love to Your Majesty!"
Narella stood up from the bed and went to her husband "Well, we have to follow the doctor's recommendations, we'll leave you two alone, have some rest. You both need it"
Eros and Gaia nodded.
"If you need anything Eros, Dea…let me know" Leonidas said smiling.
"We will Leonidas, thank you" Gaia smiled.
Obelix bent and gave his queen a soft kiss on her forehead. "I'll pray for the baby every day and every night"
"Obelix…" Gaia took his hand.
"You're going to be a momma…I'm so happy" he cried tears of joy.
Eros stood up and hugged the priest. "You'll teach the baby how to pray, just like you did with her" he whispered into his ear.
Obelix smiled. "I will Your Majesty" he bowed and left the room.
Eros sat next to her on the bed, both silent. Gaia put her hand over her belly and smiled.
"Too much surprises for just one day" she said.
"Yes…but this last one is a blessing" Eros placed hand over the one she had on her belly.
Gaia saw her husband wipe some tears with his left hand. "Dear, is something wrong?"
Eros raised his head; tears were falling from his eyes freely.
Gaia looked at him with worry "What's wrong?"
"I'm…the happiest man alive" he said.
"I can't believe there's somebody inside me" Gaia said softly.
"I'll protect you and this baby with my life…I swear" Eros said.
Gaia laughed softly. "This baby seems to have some character"
"Why do you say that?" the king asked.
"All that energy I felt when I was confronting Ares…didn't come from me" she said.
"Maybe is a girl like you" Eros said "A little princess"
"Do you care if the baby is a girl or a boy?" Gaia asked curious.
Eros stood up and went to change his formal clothes to something more casual. "No"
"What I only care about is to have a healthy baby and a healthy wife" he said.
Gaia's stomach grumbled, Eros laughed. "Do you know what I also care about?"
"What?" Gaia laughed.
"You eating" he said.
A/N: I think this is one of the most emotional chapters...this kind of news always changes lives. I want to thank you for your opinions, for reviewing and welcome to my new readers. I will always try to answer your reviews back, it's my way to thank you and to show you my appreciation and of course to know you. Thank you for marking Divinity as a favorite and for marking me as a favorite author, it makes my day.
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