Divinity: Chapter fifty three
Metallia appeared in front of the gates of the Northern Palace, her yellow eyes were full of hurt and hatred, she was wearing a black and purple crown, her hand held a long dark staff with a black stone on its top. Her long black dress hung to every curve in her body, she looked like she was about to make herself known.
The woman in black made a sided smile and stayed there waiting for a right moment.
"Soon…soon everything you own is going to be mine" she said lowly.
The next morning the royal guests were preparing their things to leave, the three kings were doing the final touches of their arrangements and treaties while Gaia, Narella and the royal women were sitting in the living room drinking tea.
Gaia was wearing a deep orange dress that made her green apple eyes brighter than they normally are, her black hair was lose in soft curls, her left hand was caressing her very large belly in a soft circular motion.
Queen Camila smiled at the sight "You are going to have a very special baby"
Gaia's thoughts were interrupted by the soft voice of the western queen "I'm sorry I was…" she trailed off.
"In very deep thought dear, what's wrong?" Queen Eloisa said, placing the delicate porcelain cup over the small plate on the coffee table.
"No, everything's fine, I was just thinking how quiet the baby has been today…it normally moves a lot" she chuckled.
"I can't wait to meet the baby" Queen Narella said with excitement.
"Baby…sweet baby…" Gaia whispered and kept caressing her belly.
"I won't bring an innocent life to witness this…"
"Your Majesty… things will get better, I know it" the mauian girl said.
Serenity sobbed softly for a couple of minutes and wiped the tears with the back of her delicate hand.
"I'm suffering too much Luna…"
Luna took hold of the papers Serenity was carrying; with a soft smile she padded her shoulder softly.
"Come, Your Majesty; they're waiting for us"
Serenity nodded and started walking again towards the meeting room.
Athan was sitting on the bed, his blonde hair was disheveled his eyes felt heavy for the lack of sleep, his throat was dry, he coughed a little to clear his throat and stood up.
He approached the window of his chambers and placed a hand on the window frame, staring at the stars on the bright sky he lowered his gaze and felt the pain he was causing to his wife.
"Serenity…" he breathed, the name slipped his lips so soft it could be compared to the petal of a rose.
He turned to the walk to the bathroom to take a bath.
Serenity managed the meeting very well, she proved to the gods present to be a very capable and responsible queen. The Moon Kingdom couldn't be better, she managed to behave and not break in tears in front of all of them, she would never let anybody to know she was having marital problems.
Luna and Artemis stayed by her side the entire meeting and suggested a couple of things to the propositions their queen was commenting.
"And with this, we finish our meeting for today" she smiled.
Everyone stood up and started to leave after saluting her, Chronos was the last to stand and walked to her.
"Why are you crying?" he asked.
Serenity's eyes widened in surprise "What are you saying? I'm not crying"
"Your eyes never lie, Serenity"
Serenity lowered her gaze "I don't know what you are talking about"
Chronos smiled "Its fine to feel distressed, to feel sad… to cry. You are just like Gaia, you don't like to be seen crying"
Serenity chuckled and looked up at the god of time with teary eyes "Because we are very stubborn…but, she's even more stubborn than me"
Chronos placed his arm around Serenity's shoulders and smiled "The only difference between you two is that she is a very proud woman and you are sweeter, your heart is soft, you are sensitive…and she is though"
Serenity smiled "She was the one defending me all the time when we were little"
"Because of that, you two were so close, she was your guardian angel and you were hers" Chronos smiled at her.
"He will come to his senses one day Serenity…"
Serenity turned to see the god of time "I don't know… I have done everything to make our marriage work but…"
"I don't think he is acting that way because he doesn't love you Serenity, I think there is something behind this strange behavior of his" Chronos said.
Serenity frowned "Something behind? What do you mean?"
"I'm having my suspicions; I think Metallia has something to do with it"
"Metallia? But she's missing…I mean, she haven't been around for quite a while" Serenity said.
"I wouldn't be so sure…she's a witch, remember" Chronos said.
Serenity went silent.
"Well, I must be going... and remember, everything would take its course once again, a great change is about to come" Chronos smiled.
"Change?" Serenity asked.
Chronos waved his hand and exited the conference room door leaving a very confused queen behind.
"It's a shame you have to leave, we had so much fun!" Queen Narella said.
"I know, but, duty always calls" King Urmanus said.
"A kingdom can't work alone" King Isra said.
"Very true" Eros said.
"Thank you for coming" Gaia said softly.
"Our pleasure and we hope to meet your baby soon" Queen Eloisa said, Ianthe was next to the thin queen and nodded.
Gaia smiled "I will and I will look forward for your return"
"Thank you again Your Majesty" Ianthe bowed in respect.
Gaia smiled and nodded "Take care Ianthe, salute your mother for me"
"I will, Your Majesty"
Gaia felt something, like worry like something very dense, a strong energy. Eros noticed her sudden change and stood next to her "Are you alright dear?"
Gaia nodded, but the feeling was still there.
As if was a joke, the sky started to get very cloudy, cold wind was starting to blow with intensity.
"How odd, the weather was fine a while ago…" Queen Narella said.
"Yes…" Gaia said softly.
"It seems a thunderstorm is approaching" Eros said.
"We better wait for the storm to pass…we wouldn't like to be stuck on the middle of our journey" King Bernard said.
"Yes…why don't we go back inside the palace and wait for this storm pass" King Odell said.
"Yes, he's right we better go back inside" Gaia said, her body started to shiver as the weather started to get colder.
"What is going on?" Eros said staring at the now deep gray sky.
Gaia remained silent and walked with her husband inside the palace.
From behind a tree Metallia smiled devishly "I know you are starting to feel fear…"
The unexpected change of weather made Gaia feel worried, she was deep in thought trying to figure out if this was natural or provoked by somebody.
"The energy I felt a while ago is not normal…but it couldn't be…" she thought.
Eros turned to look at her and saw her worried expression "Dear, why are you so quiet?" he said quietly so the rest wouldn't notice.
"Dear, I'm sensing something" Gaia confessed.
"Something…is he here?" Eros asked worried.
"No…it's not his aura…it's something different, very strong. I'm starting to get worried"
"No dear, don't worry…maybe is just your imagination…"
"This change on the weather is not normal…" Gaia said.
"What are you two whispering about?" Queen Camila joked.
Gaia smiled, Eros chuckled "Nothing…"
Flashback
"Take me with you…" her voice sounded hurt.
"You have to avenge me, you have to take the source of power from them…" his voice was cold.
"But how…"
"You will find a way…" his deep stormy eyes looked at her.
"What will happen next?"
"We will rule this universe together, forever. But first, you must free me"
End of flashback
"He never loved you and he never will" Neherenia's voice still echoed in her mind and felt like a thousand knives in her chest, all her passion, her hatred and hurt became one strong feeling that erupted once again with such a strong force when she saw Gaia smiling next to her husband.
"I hate you…" she muttered, her eyes shone with unshed tears, her voice quivered.
"I HATE YOU!" she screamed and started to walk from behind the tree she was hiding, alarming the guards who watched the main court. Metallia started to go up the stairs to go the where the terran queen was inside when a man appeared between the main door and her.
"You can't go any further!" the man's strong voice said, placing his hand on one of her shoulders.
Metallia's yellow eyes started to gleam making the man start to shiver.
"W-Who are…you?" the guard asked afraid.
"Your worst nightmare pitiful mortal!" she said throwing a blast of energy at him, sending the man fly several feet away from her.
She raised her hands and sent another blast of black energy, breaking all the windows of the main entrance.
"What is that?" Queen Narella asked worried.
Eros stood up immediately and went to look outside the window and saw the woman in black, he frowned.
"Who is that?" his voice was dry.
Gaia stood and went to stand next to him and as soon as she saw who it was her face paled.
"No…" she whispered.
Obelix came soon after to the living room to check on his king and queen; as soon as he came inside he saw Gaia's worried expression.
"Little Dea…" he whispered.
Metallia outside started to break all the windows and walls of the palace causing the guards come to where she was standing, but to no avail.
Gaia's eyes started to shine with tears "Why do you keep showing up?" she thought.
Leonidas came in with a stern expression "Your Majesty"
Eros nodded and walk towards him, everyone in the room was starting to panic. The three kings stood up and tried to go to see what was happening outside, but Odell tried to stop them.
"She's strong…she's not human Your Majesty" Leonidas said.
Obelix came to stand next to Gaia "It's her…"
Gaia turned to look at Obelix with a sad expression "I need to do something!"
"What are you saying?" Obelix said.
"What is going on outside?" Queen Eloisa asked worried.
Gaia turned to see the people in the room and smiled "Everything will be fine…" and walked outside the room.
"Gaia?" Queen Narella asked, standing up quickly.
"Gaia…" Eros followed her "What are you doing!"
Gaia walked up to him and kissed him fully in the lips "I need to stop her!"
"What? No! you're not going anywhere!" he tried to stop her "Think about you, think about our child!"
"It's because of our child I'm doing this…I need to put an end to what she has been doing to us. I can't let her continue" Gaia released herself from his grip.
"Gaia…Gaia!" Eros followed her.
The people of the kingdom walked outside their homes, they saw the strange weather, the clouds and thunders and it was very strange for a summer day. They could hear the windows of the palace breaking and started to get worried for their king and queen.
Gaia stood in the main hall looking outside the door.
"You finally show up" Metallia's sultry voice said.
Gaia remained silent, Eros stood next to her.
"How sweet…your husband is here…better for me, I'll kill him first in just a quick move, so you can feel how it's like to be apart from the man you love" Metallia raised her hands and her staff started to create a dense black energy around it, the wind blew with force making her long hair dance around her body.
Aurea ran to where her queen was standing when she was stopped by Leonidas.
"Let me go!" she yelled at him.
"You need to stay here!" Leonidas said.
The royal visitors came to the door soon after and saw the woman in black with horror.
"Who is she?" Queen Camila asked scared.
"What is happening?" King Bernard asked.
Metallia smiled "It's good to meet your new mortal family…"
"Mortal…?" King Isra said. Queen Narella turned to look at King Odell with a worried expression.
"Haven't you had enough Metallia?" Gaia asked.
"Enough…?" Metallia chuckled "Do you know when I am going to be fully satisfied? When I finally see you completely destroyed"
"Why do you hate me so much?" Gaia asked in the verge of tears.
"Oh! This is a first…the almighty Goddess of Earth is crying?" Metallia laughed.
"Goddess…?" Queen Eloisa said confused.
"What is she talking about?" King Urmanus asked Eros.
"I will never cry because of you" Gaia said coldly.
"Oh? You will…once I kill the bastard you carry within you" Metallia raised her staff.
"Don't you dare touch my baby" Gaia said in deadly tone, her eyes were full of fury.
"I dare to do what I want to do…it's time for you to pay for what you did" Metallia said.
"I should have done the same to you as well…" Gaia said.
"Like you could…" Metallia challenged her.
Obelix came near Gaia "Please, Dea…you can't risk the baby!"
"Is because of my baby that I will put an end to this Obelix, so let me go" she started to walk outside the hall slowly.
"Gaia please…" Eros pleaded.
"You can't go Your Majesty!" Aurea said out loud.
"What is going on?" King Isra asked.
Metallia laughed "It's time for everybody in this mortal realm knows who you really are, you witch" she broke the entire walls that divided the palace from the village allowing the people to see what was happening inside the palace grounds.
"No…" Leonidas whispered.
"I'm not a witch…" Gaia said.
"Show your true self!" Metallia challenged her.
"I don't have a true self" Gaia said.
Metallia laughed once again and pushed Gaia "Show them who you really are, let your people know who is their great queen!"
"Stay away from her!" Eros came closer to her, his sword close to her throat.
"What are you going to do mortal…kill me?" Metallia laughed.
"No" Gaia said "But I will" she sent a golden blast at the woman in black that sent her a few feet away from the entrance.
Everybody in the hall was shocked to see what just happened.
A/N: I know...Mondays are never the best days, I guess that is why I decided to post a new chapter...I hope you like it and like always I'll wait for your reviews. Than you for reading and...I know I mention it too much lately, this are the final chapters of Divinity's first season...so I hope to see you once I start posting the second season it would be awesome to see you reviewing the new chapters :)
I don't own sm, just the plot and some of the characters.