Divinity: Chapter forty seven
Gaia's health started to become weaker.
Seven months have passed quickly, while in the kingdom everyone was happy for the soon arrival of the new royal, inside the palace walls everybody was worried for Her Majesty Queen Gaia.
Her health had been like a rollercoaster, some days she was fine enough to go and have breakfast with the former king and queen, and others she was so tired she couldn't get out of bed in all day.
Since she confronted Metallia everything seemed to complicate, the relations they were having with the other three kingdoms was deteriorating, they were listening too much to the rumors who were roaming the three kingdoms including the northern one and Gaia knew the black witch was behind of it all.
Gaia was sitting in her chambers' living room trying to read a book when she heard Aurea come in.
"What are you doing up! You are suppose to be resting"
Gaia closed the book she was reading. "I'm tired of being in bed. I cannot rest anymore…my back hurts and I feel uncomfortable most of the time"
Aurea gave a sympathetic smile and sat next to her in the couch "It's going to be over soon"
Gaia lowered her gaze "I just…I want to meet my baby"
"We all want that" Aurea placed her hand over the queen's large belly.
Gaia sighed.
"What's wrong?" Aurea asked.
"I feel bad; Eros is trying to reason with the other kingdoms to continue our treaty…but those rumors seemed to intensify"
Aurea frowned. "This is all that witch's handiwork right?"
"I wouldn't be surprised" Gaia sighed again.
"King Eros is very smart, he'll know what to do" Aurea said.
"I know…but, still I need to help him. I'm his wife and queen to this kingdom. I need to do something" Gaia said.
"But you are with a child inside you…you can't be involving in those matters right now" Aurea tried to reason with Gaia.
Gaia stood up and walked back to the room.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Aurea followed the queen to the room and saw how she struggled to put her shoes on.
"I'm going to see King Isra" Gaia said.
"What?" Aurea yelled.
Gaia turned to look at her assistant and friend "I need to see King Isra. He needs to believe those rumors are not true"
Gaia passed Aurea but she ran to the door and blocked Gaia's way "Coming to think of it…you are not human"
"Aurea?" Gaia raised a brow.
"No, don't Aurea me! Listen to yourself Gaia! You are pregnant and in a delicate state! You can't just try to solve every single problem yourself! You are not alone anymore…your husband happens to be the king of this kingdom, he was taught to solve this matters, what if that witch comes back? Knowing you, you might confront her just like you did with the other God, and this time it's not going to be only us watching the match. People might see you in your full golden glory! And they will actually believe you are a witch! You are not human Gaia, and don't get me wrong when I say that…please, don't go" Aurea said frustrated.
Gaia watched her friend go frantic and smiled. "You are a wonderful friend, did you know that?"
Aurea sweat dropped "You didn't hear anything I just told you right?"
Gaia smiled "I did Aurea, you are right"
Aurea stared back at the queen dumbfounded.
"What?" Gaia asked.
"I just can't believe I stopped you" Aurea said in shock.
"You are right; I can't expose my baby to be hurt. And I don't want you to worry more than you already are, you have taken so much care for me and my child" Gaia said.
"Have you always been so stubborn?" Aurea joked.
"A-l-w-a-y-s!" Gaia laughed.
"Oh my…Goddess Serenity must be very, very patient" Aurea said.
Gaia laughed. "She's more stubborn than I am"
She was about to walk again when she stumbled on her feet and almost fell.
"Gaia!" Aurea held her.
"I felt dizzy…" she said softly.
"You need to rest…" Aurea said again and helped her go back to the bed.
She fluffed her pillow and helped her lay on the bed. "What would I do without you?" Gaia asked.
Aurea smiled at her.
"Thank you" Gaia whispered and fell asleep.
Aurea brushed away her black bangs away her face. "No Gaia, thank you"
Eros was in the study with Leonidas, they were trying to figure out a plan to convince the other royals to continue their treaty when Aurea knocked on the door.
"Could you open Leonidas? Maybe is Father" Eros said.
"Sure" Leonidas stood up and went to open the door.
"Aurea!" the deep general's voice said.
Eros raised his face to find the maids worried expression. "Aurea…is something wrong?" he stood up immediately from his seat.
"May I come in Your Majesty?"
"Of course Aurea, come in" Eros extended his hand motioning her to sit on one of the chairs in front of his large oak desk.
Leonidas sat on the chair next to her.
"I need to talk to you about Her Majesty" Aurea started.
"Go on" Eros said.
"I know I'm only a servant girl, and that I need to stay at a certain distance…but, I care too much for My Queen and the baby she's carrying" Aurea excused herself.
"Aurea, you are a very important person in Gaia's life, she has told me so and I can see you have a very close relationship, and I'm glad for it, it makes me feel better knowing that when I can't be near her she can count on you. You have stopped being just a mere servant girl and became her friend…as her friend you have all the right to look out for her"
Aurea smiled and nodded "I've seen My Queen worried with the situation with the other kingdoms, a few moments ago she wanted to go and see King Isra to talk to him and try to convince him not to listen to those rumors…but, she's very weak…I know you have seen it too, how she can't spend most of the day awake…"
Eros sighed "She wanted what?"
Aurea lowered her gaze "I convinced her to stay…but, all this rumors are affecting her and eventually can hurt the baby as well..."
"We can't let that happen…" the king said.
"Queen Gaia's pregnancy is too advanced now and her state is delicate, she can't do the things she used to when she was three months pregnant…" Leonidas joined the conversation.
"I want the family doctor to come and check on her and the baby once again" Eros said.
Aurea nodded "I'll call for him tomorrow morning"
"Where is she now?" Eros showed concern for his wife.
"She's asleep; I'll go back in a little while to see if she's hungry" Aurea's voice was soft.
Obelix knew of Gaia's delicate condition, he checked on her every day when Aurea went to get her breakfast, lunch or dinner. He came in to her chambers, approaching the door to the bedroom he saw the beautiful queen sleeping solemnly on the large bed.
Walking quietly, he sat next to her on the bed.
Gaia was being a mystery to him; she went through a lot when the Higher Gods found out about her affair with the mortal prince and like she told him the same Almighty Zeus took her strength and power away from her, but still when he looked at her she still had a very strong aura and her skin still gave a soft golden glow under the sunlight.
"But it could be many things" Obelix thought.
Maybe the Gods have forgiven her and gave her back some of her power as Goddess. Obelix frowned "No...She would have known…" he thought again.
"But then how did transformed herself to fight Ares?" he whispered.
Then he remembered when she saved his life, it was the crystal. "But the crystal reacted differently; the strength didn't come from within like when she confronted the God of war" he said to himself.
He was worried, he saw her fragile body rise and lower down with each soft breath she took, she was on her left side allowing the priest to look at her delicate face, her raven hair created a dark aura around her head. Her dark blue dress made her skin look paler. She was indeed a Goddess.
He brushed away a strand of dark hair from her face and widened his eyes in realization.
He remembered when he had to wake the baby up to save Gaia's life, the remembered the sensation of the strong energy flowing from inside covering her body like a golden blanket. The golden crystal has been responding this way because maybe it doesn't belongs to Gaia anymore but the life inside her.
"If what I'm thinking is true, then...one of the things god's have feared the most is going to happen…" Obelix said to himself.
A/N: This chapter, will make up for the chapter missing on wednesday.
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