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"Aira, my child"

There was this abyss of darkness surrounded her. The dark and unknown surroundings scared her a little as she thought she was dieing or something

It wasn't like she's afraid to die or something. But, as a teen with lurking death threats every second in the form of beasts. She always wondered what was afterlife? Was it the same as the earth or was it peace like the great saints described.

She looked around her, surrounded by darkness but bewildered because it was a darkness which is caused by sharp light. The darkness in front of eyes when you look up at sun for a long interval or the one you notice when lot of cameras are flashing and taking pictures.

She hesitantly stepped towards her front and after five hesitant step she could see a sharp light. It hurt her eyes. She rubbed her eyes as she walked towards that light.

After nearing the light. She could see someone's outline.

"Aira, my child"

"W-who are you? "

"It's me. Serene the moon goddess."

"Y-you? "

Unknowningly tears of frustration and anger formed in her eyes. This woman was the reason of her misery. She did wrong.

"You wronged me. My kind didn't deserve this. You gave all the powers to those beasts. Your children now flourish as ours are on the verge of extinction " she didn't want this to come out as a whiny complaint. But, it did. She looked like child crying and complaining her mother.

"No my child. You are wrong. The feral side is my second child. But before that comes the human side"

"What do you mean? "

"You are my first child. The wiser side are my first born. Then feral side was made to protect. "

"But they didn't-" her eyes weren't showing sadness but anger this time.

"they--the beasts are the reason of my misery--our misery. It's all gone. You wronged. Azazel's mother and now me too. Why did you do this--? "

"It's destiny. My child and you are the one who can change this all. "

"what do you mean? I don't have any power, strength, support or anything left in me. You think I can defeat them. You wronged us. Not me and my kind but the she-wolves too. This is wrong. Mates. Forever is all fake. Love isn't supposed to be like this. It's supposed to make you feel good. Not...chained or unsafe. "

"I created mates so that they could keep the feral side sane. I gave them a chance. But, they dissapointed me. But, how can I let any of my children suffer."

"I don't believe you. Shy are you even telling me this? What do I have to do with all this? "

"You have everything to do with this my child.

Every werewolf or as you call them have a power but they have a curse too. I can tell you about the power and curse of Damon and Azazel"

"What's the catch? "

She laughed slightly. Before saying.

"You have to sacrifice something "

"what? "

"Your memories of love"

Aira's breath hitched. K-kevin. She was asking for the memories she had with Kevin. The only good thing happened in her life. S-she was asking for that one person's memories.

Why does she have to sacrifice when she's the one who has lost everything. Why her? Her teary accusing gaze met goddess serene's. She wanted to save her kind and she had a chance but at the cost of losing everything. Her Kevin. Her love. Her everything.

What choice was this? Was it even a choice to let everyone else suffer or let yourself suffer. She really wanted to be selfish. But, she couldn't not because she had a heart of gold. But, because she knew in this game whoever wins; Damon or Azazel. She would be still defeated.

She knew well she wouldn't live either ways. But she hoped to die with the memory of Kevin's eyes in her as he squeezes her hand, giving her a gentle smile which would make her heart flutter but calm her senses and trust him for everything.

Then she thought about her brother. Hriday, a mere primary school going kid manipulated by the luring of gifts given by that beast. She feared that her brother would become one of them. No matter how innocent the kid was. He was a child after all. Easy to fool and guide towards the wrong path.

Kevin or Hriday?

She cried. Why was her life so hard? So damn hard? Why did she have to choose? Why? Why?

Her body jerked with sparks as she felt a gentle touch on her shoulder. That touch! She knew it. Her eyes snapped upwards with the speed of light.

She immediately hugged him. Tears of joy escaped her eyes. She squeezed him tight. As tight she could her frantic eyes trying to take him as much as they could. She placed immediate and fast kisses all over his face. Burying herself in him till there was no space between them.

This is home.

She thought as she cried and cried kissing him all over.

"K-kevin! Y, -you betrayed me! You said forever ! Then how? How could you leave me and now see! She's making choose between you and Hriday! I don't want this! Enough is enough. I just want to die and be with you. Please take me with you. I can't do this anymore! I am tired. I am so so tired and sick of being a pawn in their games. Take me with you!" she complained, whined and cried to him like a child.

"A little more love. A little more. Isn't my Aira strong? Stronger than me? "

"I am not strong. N-not anymore. I give up! I just want to die and be with you! Please take me away from everyone and everything! " she shook her head like a kid and held him tightly. He closed his eyes to hide his tears. He was more vulnerable than her. Seeing her this way broke his heart. He cupped her crying face and gently placed his forehead on hers and clutched her hand making small circles on them with his thumb as attempt to calm her.

"Hriday is our child love. You can't give up. For him. We raised him and how dissapointed he would be when he would know his mom gave him up just like his dad. You have to choose him love. " he gently whispered. Her heart thumped.

"What.. About.. U-us? " her voice was a broken whisper as tears of helplessness flew from her dainty orbs.

"We are meant to be love. At last it's you and me. Our fate is to be together anyways. Don't you have faith in our love? Our love will be together even if in afterlife. Till then we need to save Hriday. Our baby. Our love has been wronged anyways but we can't let that happen with our Hriday. Choose him" he muttered placing his lips on hers. Gently moving them against hers as she slowly kissed back. Running out of breath he pulled away and loosened his hold on her and untangled her clutching hands on him.

She frantically moved her eyes as she felt him leaving but she couldn't move.

"Don't leave " she sobbed but couldn't move. She wanted to clutch him in her hands and hide herself in him so that she could forget everything.

"Please" she pleaded him with a needy tone.

"I am sorry love. I have to leave. I have to let go of you now. So, that we meet again. Choose him love. "

She watched as he walked by but she layed their helpless, unable to move her limbs. Her heart begged him to stop. He didn't. Before taking the last step. He looked back. Making a spark of hope rise in her.

"I love you. I love you so much. " he said as this time he couldn't control his waterworks and the tears dropped continuously from his defeated eyes.

Her heart hurt. He was her comfort. Her support. She never saw her crying. He was her hope. He was so optimistic that it made her wonder how could he find so many positives in a situation like this. Now, seeing him cry broke her heart badly.

" she said sobbing uncontrollably. She closed her eyes as she saw him fading away.

She closed her eyes. She had lost. Lost her love.

"What do you choose? "

"Sacrifice" she mumbled with closed eyes.

"Very well. You may know the power and curse as you return back"

She felt the light disappearing. She looked up as Goddess serene gave her a small smile. Showing her face. Her eyes were green. She was tall and curvy. Her dark skin glowing and radiating light. Her lips shaped in a small smile.

έχεις μια δύναμη που δεν ξέρει

(You have a power you don't know)

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The above image in media is how I imagined the moon goddess.

Thoughts on the chapter?

-Neets