Bloodmoon

Chapter 6

Jesse pov

I woke feeling heavy, where am I? “Father” I called out... but I only hear an echo. Echo? Why an echo. I try to move but I feel like there is an elephant sitting on my arms and legs.

“Do not try to move child! A soft airy voice fills my ears.

“The magic should wear off momentarily and you shall be able to move.” the voice says.

“What magic?” I ask.

“A simple spell really, but a necessary one”

I should have felt fear from the strange voice, but it was oddly soothing, “My eyes are finally able to adjust to opening and the brightness hurts, I'm struggling to see. “I have never seen so much white” I say but I had meant that to be a thought, not spoken aloud.

“HAHA” she chuckles loudly.

I could make out tons of white marble and giant statues roman scholars, I think? “No, no not scholars, but honestly, It is not important who they are” spoke a woman who was bent over a fountain not far from me, she had deep brown hair or should I say bronze with golden highlights that seemed to shimmer, she wore a gown roman or Grecian style, the color of white I had never seen before... She interrupts my assessment, “it is the color of the moon and in your world, there is not a name for it, my dress is not Grecian nor is it Roman. Why do you keep thinking senseless questions? “

“You can hear my thoughts?” I ask.

“Yes” she turns her violet eyes towards me, and I am in awe, “I have seen those eyes before.”

“Yes, you have” she agrees.

“Where I ask”

“That is once again not important; what is important Jesse Owl Feather is who am I?” she puts both of her hands on her hips, with her brows furrowed.

“Maybe I chose wrong, you were supposed to be the smart one.”

“Chose?” I finally get the ability to sit up. “Well, who are you?”

“You may call me Selene, but I have been known by many names,”

“Selene? As in moon goddess Selene, mother of us all, moon goddess Selene?” I feel my hear race. “I feel like I should bow or something, but I cannot seem to move my legs.”

She smiles sweetly and sits on the end of the chase where I lay. “Yes, Jesse I am the moon goddess, my dear child and you do not need to bow. However, you just need to help me help you.”

“Help You help me?” I ask dazed

“Yes,” She looks at me strangely, “Are you going to keep repeating everything I say? Or are you going to ask me something relevant?” she stands and rubs her temples. “You are on a mission for Velma Blackheart are you not?” I nodded obediently. “A mission to understand why her eldest granddaughter has no magic and no vampire spirit.”

“Yes,” I whisper inaudibly,

“You know Melanie has magic you have been touched by it” She snips at some pink evening primrose that circle a giant fountain.

“Yes, Mother Goddess, I have been touched by it and it is powerful, we believe she is the blessed one mentioned in an old Fae prophecy. Is she?” I try to move again and make a little more progress.

“Yes, she is, and she was supposed to be the most powerful ruler. My right hand to my help my people. Dark times are coming and the evil that is progressing rapidly will be unimaginable. She will be needed to stop a terrible war and save many lives. However, the ignorance of the Blackheart coven has begun to jeopardize that, so yes Jesse, I need you to help me help you, you and all those that go bump in the moons soft glow.” She pulls her long dark braid around her shoulders, “There shall be many phases of the future, ugh,” She grunts “It keeps changing.”

“What evil, who is starting a war? And with everyone?”

“Ah, finally a worthy question,” She smiles walking toward me and sitting in front of me. “Allow me to tell you a story. This story you may know some of or part of. This tale has many different viewpoints. Some of it the humans and the elders of your world may have gotten wrong some right, but no one knows the entire truths of the old world a lot of what you have been told is speculation. See times where quite different then when I was a young girl. We lived in Alainn, the realm of the Fae but at that time it was the realm of the Gods. We had portals much like my fountain over there that lead to various parts of the human plain. As you know my father was Zeus King of the Gods, and much like some depictions of him he had many lovers over a long time. My mother however was the Queen in her own right her name was alainna, thus the name of our Realm he named it for her. Father was extremely strict, ruthless, and head strong. Once his mind was made up on something there was not changing it. He demanded to be held higher than everyone else and he would not take no for an answer. My father had fought the titans and defeated them almost single handedly. He was immensely powerful. With power though comes the chance that you become what you hate and with father it did just that. The titans had been ruthless killing without care or reason. And so did my father. He became as bad. I was destined to be the Queen of the moon to rule over the moon beings of my kingdom or in this case the moon Goddess.”

“Wait,” I interrupt. “Queen of our kingdom you mean the vampires and Fae and wolves, right? Because you do.”

“Well, yes, I am your moon Goddess, but as you realize there are other realms, like where you are now you are now in my realm. Some realms are kept to themselves, and others interfere with others or feed off another. This realm is the realm of phases or what the ancients would have called Mt Olympus and other various names have been used over the ages. We operate and influence other realms like yours, without influence the human world and the Fae realm along with many others would cease to exist.”

“I'm confused” I pout,

“It's okay, it's not the most important thing.” she half smiles, “May I continue?”

“please”

“At the time I was still coming into my powers and being trained in the gifts the moon had given me. I loved going to the human realm their oceans and lakes held glorious wonders when the white glow would Shine across the waters. Oh, and just before the moon would rise high in the sky the mash up of colors that spray across the seas were magnificent” She smiled closing her eyes as she seems to be enjoying her flash back, like she was happy.

Selene p.o.v ancient times

I sit and watch the colors fade as the darkness of night falls on the ocean, it was the moments before the soft glow would sparkle of the waves like the glitter of unicorn's horn. I sat dreamily waiting He would be here soon it was out spot. He would be finishing his work and heading back to his village. I had a secret from my family, they would not understand. I had been coming to the Beach here for months and I met a handsome man, who had stolen the goddess's heart. I had been in the northern mountains of Thrace when I saw him the first time, he stood tall and muscular like a God himself. His puppylike eyes shadowed by his Earth covered face, and even though his tunic was covered in mud and dirt his fine toned sculpted body could be made out clearly and it did things to me on the inside. When our eyes met for the first time My heart had done flip flops, and I have not been able to stop thinking about him ever since. We have met up several times there and here, once in the early hours right before dawn, he waited for me willing me to his side whilst he asks the moon. I came to him, and we shared the most delicate of kisses. I love him!!! I had to admit it to myself, but I could never let the other find out I perish the thought if my father... as if there was radar of sorts my father voice bounded of the sea from the Heavens, “Selene!!!”

I jump from my perch on the laid down long in the sand. “Father,” I clear my throat, he sounds angry, “I am here.” I respond like an obedient child.

“Why must you be so petulant?” He staffs shimmered in the beginning of the light of the full moon.

“What have I done father to upset you. I come here to this beach to watch the sun set and to see the moon rise. It is a spectacular sight you should see it.”

“The sun setting, and the human pet has nothing to do with it?” He scowls, my heart felt like it sunk to my stomach.

“Father?” I try to pretend. There was no reasoning with him, and I feared for Adams safety.

“Yes, daughter, I am the King of the Gods!!! Did you think I am stupid Selene!” He growled through clenched teeth. He is a mere mortal, you are the moon goddess the future Queen of the moon, it is forbidden. My time at the throne is almost over. I cannot, I will not see my children being so foolish. You are to be ruler of the night. You must have a strong ruler beside you.”

“Father, Adam is strong, and he is brilliant far beyond is era. Father, I ask you please give him a chance. Ada...”

“Do not say that lowly slaves name again to me Selene. I can't even fathom what you are trying to say. You want me to consider a mere human, powerless weak and not to mention a slave, as a candidate to be king!!! I know all about him, you insult me.” lightning flashes across the sky as his anger spikes.

“Father please,”

“No, Selene enough” He wavs his hand, and I am levitated above the ground, “You will be married to Lyonisis end of discussion! You are not to see the Mine servant again do I make myself clear! Do not force my hand, Selene!” I fell to the ground as thunder and lightning lit up the sky and my father disappeared while my heart broke into a million pieces.

I sat in the silence of my misery trying to decide what to do. How do I tell the love of my existence that I can no longer see him just because he was born human.

“I am so sorry Selene.” I hear a soft voice, the last voice, I wanted to hear say behind me.

“Lyonisis?” He was my childhood friend, but I now despise him. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to check on you. I just came from the king, where I was summoned, He just told me that we are engaged.” He waited, looking at me, I am sure he saw my pain and my disgust. “So, you did not choose this, and you do not want this, I take it.” He looks thoughtful when I did not’ utter a sound. “Selene, he told me about your human pet...” I cut him off outraged.

“His name is Adam, and he is not a pet!!! He is a man!!!” The breeze begins to pick up and the moon seemed to glow. Lyonisis eyes grew big looking around. His black hair blowing around his head.

“I’m sorry, Adam, he told me about Adam the human, mine slave. He said that he would be a problem, and I can tell he is at least an issue.” He smirked. “I understand your feelings but give me a chance. Selene, we have been best friends forever. I know how to make you smile; I know that your favorite color is orange. I know that your favorite times of the days are right as the sun sets or the sun rises because it makes a show of the most vibrant colors. I know your favorite flower is the blossoms of the primrose in the palest yellow or the lovely epiphyllum because it blooms under the moons brightest glow. I also know your favorite sound is the howl of the majestic wolf. I love you; Selene I always have.” He grabs my hands, “I know that you are off set at our union, and it makes me unsettled that you are averse to it.”

“I have always care for you Lyonisis in most ways you have been my only friend. At one time I thought I loved you and would have bent over backwards to wed you. However, I will not lie to you. I have met Adam and I am in love with him. I could never give myself to you.”

I thought I saw anger flash before his eyes, but it was gone so fast I thought I had imagined it, “Selene how noble of you to not even make it a competition where most ladies would. I understand however and I take no offense. You know one thing about humans that in this situation I find exhilarating though?” I spy at him with suspicion “There mortality.”

I begin to get upset again which he notices instantly, “I need not to harm your human, this Adam. His days are numbered, he is a mortal. Unless the King decided to share with him the Ambrosia, which he will not, He will die Selene eventually. So, with that being said; I have a new proposal.”

“A new proposal?” I rise from my seat holding my head high with the dignity of my station, “You want to negotiate my marrying you when I clearly have told you no?”

“Yes, in a sense. You seem to think you have an option and while I find that adorable; you know that Your father, the king of the Gods, has decided you and I are to wed. So, as we have no choice, wed we shall. However, my darling Selene, what we do with our marriage and each other is our business.” He wiggles his eyebrows. He vanishes then I feel his warmth behind me as his breath is at my ear. I try to move away but his arm encircles waist. “If you want to keep your Pe...” He rethinks his words, “Adam safe and all to yourself, so be it. As I said he will die in time and then I will have you willingly to myself. Until then we go through our glorious day, we ascend the throne, and we can be happy after your infatuation passes.” He backs away allowing me to face him.

“You won’t harm him, and I can be with him?”

“I will not kill him or m**m him in anyway.” He says with a Devish smile.

“The catch?”

“When he dies you are mine. I will be king and help you rule the night, you will bear my seed bring forth out nightly family. This gives us a way for both of us to have what we want.”

“I will never love you the way I love him.” I sneer

“Oh! darling moonflower,” he smirks rubbing a stand of my hair between his fingers, “You will given time after his days run out as they do for the pitiful mortals. At this moment I just need you to say I do. Like it or not I will rule the Gardens and beside you the moon, regardless I do have daddies blessing something. That is something this Adam will never have. Keep your secret lover dear for we will have eternity to have our fun and the sun will set on him soon enough.”

He touches my nose with his index finger, and I scowl as I vanish from this world thinking about home and when I open my eyes I am by my fountain. I wave my hand over the calm waters and think of those Glorius chocolate eyes, and he appears. “Oh, my love what a mess I am in.” I say allowed.

“I’ll say” My mother's voice echoes off the water making jump out of my skin. “Should I have been your father that human would be dead where he stands.”

“Mother I...”

“Hush it, Selene.” She walks over to me and embraces me petting my hair. Soothing me like when I was child. “I know everything. What are you going to do?”

“Lyonisis”

“I know about his agreement.”

“Mother I have no choice but to.”

“But Selene you need to know” she tries to reason.

“No” I disappear to find my love leaving her talking to air.

As the moon was high descending along the ocean skyline, I can see his strong build sitting along the sand his head held high like the royal he should have been, “I knew you would be here, my love” I whisper.

He turns his dark hair shielding his features “Selene” he choked “Is It really you?” He stood and I run into his arms, sobbing “yes darling it is I”

“I thought something terrible had happen and here you are crying Selene tell me what ails you?” He kisses my cheeks looking deep into my wet face.

“My father does not approve of us he is forcing me to marry another his name is Lyonisis. Who has hence forth offered me a deal. A deal that could give you protection and allow us to see each other. However, I cannot risk your life. They will kill you.”

“Selene, who would kill me? You are not making sense.”

“My father Zeus and Lyonisis when he has the throne and thinks he can get by with it. I must marry him as no one can defy my father; Adam no one. I can never see you no matter what lyonisis says, I do not trust him or my father.”

“Selene, I love you. We could run.” He rushes to kiss me.

“Run where” I say between breaths and lips. “He is the king of the Gods no matter where we go, he can find us.” I hold his hands our foreheads touching. “I do not blame you” I can sense his anger rising, “For hating me, Adam.”

“Hating you? Oh, Angel, I could never hate you. I love you. I hate the fates I hate your father, but I certainly could never hate you.” He runs a thumb across my cheek.

“He has not touched me, could I be so selfish Adam? So selfish as to love you as much and in every way I can in this night while the moon is at the highest and my power at its might.” His eyes met mine and he smiles.

“If I must let you go my Queen. I am not ever able to touch, and you will have to leave me for another. I will love you so much that you will have the ghost of my love on your person in every way every day until we meet again.” He deepens the kiss...

Jesse p.o.v

“That is so sad.” I feel tears stream down my face and see that her vivid eyes glisten with unshed tears.

“I am sorry I got caught up in the past it has been a few hundred years since I have allowed myself to think backwards.” She dries her eyes with the hem of her gown.

“So, you had a human lover and a marriage to an asshole. That is terrible, reminds me of parents in away. They love each other but were unable to make it public due to backlash and fear of my safety since my aunt died.”

“Yes, I suppose.”

“So, is it Zeus starting a war?”

“No, it is not my father he has since moved on in a lot of ways he doesn't meddle near as much anymore. It is someone far more sadistic, allow me to continue.”