UNLEASHED: The power within

CHAPTER 14

A wiry man wearing a torn brown sack as a tunic, barefooted bows his head towards Nemesis in respect. He smiles revealing broken brown teeth, his skin is wrinkled and cracked. He is carrying a log on his shoulder which seems heavy since he is crooked. Another woman who also looks like this man, old, dirty, and crooked greets her with her granddaughter who is carrying a tin of dirty water on top of her head. The greenish-looking water streamed down the tin wetting the little girl's dress. But she pays no heed to all of the.

Nemesis arrives at the castle which looks absconded with no door. The inside is so dark that it feels like she is crawling into a cave. Her footsteps echo through the empty spaces making her feel alone like never before. But she needed this. This is a reminder of why she must get her revenge. She never tried to fix this kingdom; she wanted a reason to stay mad at Ares. She goes on to sit on her throne which is the only lively thing in the space. The gems crafted to it add color to the eerie place. Large broken windows add light to the throne room making it bearable. Not that she needs it in the first place, her mind is in a dark place. So, darkness is her best friend now.

''Erebus, I summon you from the darkness.'' Nemesis matters. Suddenly a black mist forms in front of her before it fleets leaving a six feet man standing there. He is bald, his skin darker that it can almost be compared to burnt umber. His iris is a dark blue that holds profound coldness. The temperature in the room was already low but now it is down to zero degrees.

''My lovely lady,'' he bows, ''how can l be of help?''

Goosebumps spread all over Nemesis's skin, '' even if you are being polite, you manage to rattle me all the time god of darkness.''

Erebus smiles revealing his white teeth, '' a trait I cannot change, Revenge.''

She just smiles understanding, '' I can feel him, he has risen'' she speaks with confidence.

Erebus' body goes rigid, ''how can that be?''

''I do not know, at first, I thought it was misery that was making me feel imaginary things but now I know. With the awakening, his presence has gotten stronger. I need you to find him in your shadows.''

''Say no more.'' With that, he let a dark fog swallow him and within a few moments the same fog spits him. '' he is not there yet but his presence is noticeable. I do not know how this passed by a guard; he must be under someone's protection. Someone very powerful.''

A tear slips out of Nemesis' eye, and she sages back into the throne breathless, relieved, and happy, '' after all these yes, the impossible has happened.''

''What do you need me to do Revenge?''

''Nothing yet, I will find him myself. Save your strength for the war that is coming. You will need it.''

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"So, tell me, how did it go" the excitement on Eros's face makes me want to thwack his head on the wall.

"I am not obliged to answer your question?" I answer annoyed.

Eros frowns looking at me "oh, that's not good."

" She threw me out of her home!" I yell throwing the glass I am holding at the wall. Why do we not have these things back at home? They are satisfied to throw then you are enraged. The moment she asked me to leave was like a punch in the stomach. I have been punched in my stomach in battles, sometimes sliced but nothing hurt like her words. Trust me, I have fought wars words without number, swords have cut my flesh more than I can count, and suffered curses but nothing raptured my heart like the moment she asked me to leave.

"Calm down Ares, it's normal, to her you are a stranger not to mention she has probably seen you in her dreams. She probably thinks she is seeing things or going mad. This is not going to be easy; you know that."