The Moon Goddess and Her Mate

In a room in the Underworld, precisely in the Moon Goddess’s room,

A silver-haired girl seemed to be observing the situation around her. The area felt very quiet, especially since there was no sunlight, so darkness still dominated, even though there was other lighting, namely torches attached to the walls. In the midst of the silence, that girl suddenly saw the faces of her parents, so the sight shocked her, but Atvertha tried to remain calm.

“I saw Mom and Dad. Are they starting to realize that I have left the palace?” murmured Armen Faustus Lugthna’s lover, full of curiosity.

That virgin goddess became increasingly silent because vision after vision kept appearing, even though she did not do anything. Atvertha just watched everything that happened in her room in Lord Helion’s palace, but there was no audio, so she could not hear anything there.

“Exactly as I thought. Mom and Dad already know that I have disappeared and are now searching every corner of the palace. If only my parents had not forced their will, I am sure that this incident would not have happened.” The slender girl could only watch the vision and remain in Lord Havento’s palace.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the Underworld

“Nyx! Nyx!” A woman’s voice echoed in the area of Lord Havento’s younger sister’s control. The name’s owner seemed to ignore the voice and preferred to remain beside a black-haired man, who had been busy looking at a group of balls of light in the palms of his hands.

“Nyx! Come out! I know you are hiding Atvertha!” A white-eyed woman was still indifferent. Meanwhile, the black-robed man turned to the opposite sex. He did not say anything, but Nyx already knew what he was going to tell her.

“Do not mind the crazy goddess, darling. The Upper World Goddess is just angry because her daughter ran away from the palace.” Nyx said to the man, who was still observing her face carefully.

“Atvertha? Isn’t she the only daughter of Goddess Avtexia and Lord Helion?” A bass sound sounded, and a woman who hated light suddenly nodded.

“Yeah, you were right, Honey. Her daughter was my close friend.” The two-hundred-and-seventy-year-old woman did not deny the statement from the person she was talking to, while the brown-eyed man remained silent as if he did not want to continue the same conversation.

In the silence there, the same voice was heard again, but this time, the Sun Goddess said another sentence so that the Night Goddess was furious. “Nyx! I know you were the one who opened the seal on Atvertha’s room! If it was proven that you do it, then I will report this incident to the the Great God Council!”

“That bitch is always acting up. Lord Helion should find a new wife!” A married woman was very annoyed, so she was silent for a while, while the man beside her did not respond because he was observing the movements of the opposite sex.

“What do you want, bitch?” Nyx’s voice echoed in Atvertha’s room. That blue-eyed woman who was called ‘bitch’ was furious, but the man wearing a crown on his head rubbed her left shoulder as if he was trying to calm her down.

“How dare you insult me! You want to die, huh?!” Avtexia’s eyes had turned completely red, so the Ruler of the Seas silently uttered a spell, then pointed his trident at his beloved woman’s back. A white light is transparent and goes straight into the target.

“Do not act stupid, Bitch! You are the one who screamed all the way to the Underworld and accused me of doing something I never did! Did you use your brain?!” The patience of the third daughter of the God Hetzh-the Ruler of Darkness, and the Goddess Aymenth-the Ruler of Sadness had run out. However, she did not scream like the other person did.

“You deliberately helped Atvertha and lied to me, didn’t you? Just admit it!” A woman, who had a height of one hundred and seventy-five centimeters, was still angry, but the negative emotions were not as high as before. On the other hand, Nyx, who was still physically in the Underworld, did not want to accept Avtexia’s accusations. The terrifying aura on her body was getting thicker, a sign that he was eager to attack the target.

“I do not fucking care about your family drama! Go fuck yourself before I destroy your residence!” A woman wearing a dress made of darkness, blue-black like night, and filled with sparkling light sprinkled both fists. The athletic man who had been watching Nyx’s behaviour began to move many glowing balls to his left hand so that his right hand was free, meaning he was not holding anything.

A man with the cruel face placed the palm of his right hand on the woman’s left cheek so that the woman, who did not like small talk, turned to look at him. Nyx was shocked because the opposite sex would do this to her. “Control your emotions, Wife. Avtexia is a stupid immortal goddess, and she does not deserve your attention.”

Nyx did not dare argue, and the gentle words spoken by her spouse were able to calm her down. That tall man still held his wife’s cheek and looked very serious. They looked at each other as if they were trying to communicate internally. This beautiful and scary woman even seemed hypnotized by the sweet attitude of an immortal god, which was able to make her no longer angry.

In less than a minute, the atmosphere in Atvertha’s room suddenly fell silent, so that this moment caused conditions in the Underworld, specifically in Nyx’s area of control, to experience the same event. This significant change was realized by the woman who was feared by all the gods living in the Upper World and her husband. “Where is Goddess Avtexia? Has something happened to her?” Nyx muttered, surprised.

Just now, a woman who had invited Atvertha to her own realm suddenly heard a man’s voice, so Nyx’s husband became alert as soon as possible. “Nyx, this is Lord Helion. On behalf of my wife, Goddess Avtexia, I apologize for her bad actions, for cursing and accusing you for no reason.”

Nyx felt relieved because the Ruler of the Seas apologized. The anger within a woman who had a sharp premonition disappeared. She was much calmer because she had received peace from her husband and also words from Atvertha’s biological father. “I forgive the mistake because you asked politely, Lord Helion. Goddess Avtexia could not be careless in cursing, even threatening to report me to the Great God Council.”

“Once again, I am sorry. Atvertha left the palace, and we did not know where she was. My wife said that only the Underworld God and Goddess could break the seal that had been made by her. I told her not to just accuse, but Avtexia ignored it.”

The white-eyed woman was not surprised by the interlocutor’s statement. She acted calm as if everything in the Underworld was running smoothly and normally. “I did not do that, Lord Helion. Since yesterday, I have been accompanying my husband to retrieve dead souls because his men were overwhelmed, so they needed help. Why was Atvertha able to escape? Had there been trouble before between you?”

That silver-bearded man suddenly exhaled heavily. His face seemed tried, even though the opposite sex could not see it at all. The Sun Goddess’s husband seemed to be carrying a hefty burden, so he was reluctant to talk about it. Nyx waited patiently while her spouse still looked at her without blinking, as if he afraid that the woman he loved might become angry again like before.

“We found out that Atvertha was involved in a romantic relationship with a mortal male. That lowly man even dared to propose to our daughter, and she agreed. Of course, we refused, but Atvertha still denied it and chose to maintain the forbidden relationship. We forced her to marry Toghnath, and in fact, she acted well, as if she was willing to accept an arranged marriage. But today, she disappeared, even though she should have become Toghnath’s wife.”

“I am sorry, Lord Helion. To be honest, I once advised her not to choose a mortal as her mate, but she was still stubborn. I told her that I did not want to help if it was involved with her human lover. I always keep my promises, including to stay away from her romance with that disgusting mortal guy.”

Yeah, I did know Atvertha was in the Underworld, even though no one had told me, but I just knew it. Luckily, I stood my ground so that when problems like now occur, I do not have to lie. What was the good thing about marrying a mortal guy? They could die and not have any magic power at all, thought Nyx, who regretted Atvertha’s decision to leave the palace out of sheer selfishness.

“Thank you, Nyx. Thank you for telling me the truth. Have a nice day.” Lord Helion did not want to extend the same topic of conversation. Meanwhile, his wife looked silent and did not look angry or sad.

I am sorry, dear. If I do not keep you like this for a while, then our family will be in trouble. Nyx is not an ordinary immortal goddess because death does not happen to her or her family, the four hundred-and-forty-year-old man could only complain in his heart so that the person he was talking to did not hear what he said.

“You are welcome, Lord Helion.” The voice of the man who lived in the sky disappeared by itself. Silence returned to the Night Goddess’ place. Her husband removed his palm from Nyx’s cheek so that the woman turned to him.

“Why are you be friend with Atvertha, Wifey?” The question asked by her spouse made the long-haired woman frown.

“I really have to be good friends with her because Atvertha will replace her mother as the Moon Goddess,” Nyx answered her husband’s question honestly.

“Is there any other reason that makes you persist in hanging out with her, even though Atvertha’s attitude is very childish and annoying?”

“Her parents had secretly locked away most of the magick she has, so Atvertha could not be as skilled as an immortal goddess. I do not know why they did it. I only provided a little help so that the girl could be independent and make decisions without the intervention of an immortal god or goddess.”

“Okay. Besides, are you expecting something bigger from that friendship?”

“What do you mean, honey? I do not understand.”

“Have you never dreamed that Atvertha would marry Havento so she could be your sister-in-law?”

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