A Fury from Within

Explanation and questions part1

 Chapter 6

“ Ok, what the hell is happening? How on earth did I end up in my boyfriend’s bedroom bloody and next to his dead body? Explain me everything from A to Z . Now”. She demanded.

Iola took a deep breath and started “ Do you know who are Furies?”.

Tara frowned as she remembered something about them from her history and mythology classes which she took secretly “ Demonic creature looking thingies of justice right?”.

Iola glared at her “ They happen to be the most feared and respected women in the universe. Call them thingies again and I will kick your ass all the way to China”.

Tara rolled her eyes “Ok whatever. Go on”.

Iola continued “Six thousand years ago because of an um. She looked at Tara sheepishly “encounter with a god . The Moirae cursed them to old age. They went to the Oracle of Delphi for advice and she prophesized that three women will be born in the age of technology, namely the 21st Century who will succeed them and bring justice to people and peace to those who have suffered violent deaths.”

Tara looked sceptical “ and you believe this?”.

Iola and Althea growled at her “ It’s true. You should also start believing since you’re also one”.

Tara shouted “ Bullshit!’.

Iola said “Yeah. First we thought you were a protector. A prostáti̱s. They are like the backup of the Furies. They provide them with weapons and medicine and intel on their target. But when we entered the bedroom and saw everything covered in blood, we knew you were a Fury.”

Tara felt a chill go down her spine “ I don’t understand .”

Iola looked away “ A true Fury is born of hate and vengeance. Negative emotions fuels our powers, We know no other. A stage comes in all our lives where we face situations which fuel those emotions to an extent which only a Fury can feel. Our human persona cannot stand such anger and need for revenge. It melts and that day we truly become Furies.”

Tara gasped as she realized what it meant “ I… killed Michael and that girl?”.

Iola nodded and put her hand in hers offering her comfort. She was horrified and shocked at herself. A feeling of self-loathing washed over her, Michael had always helped to put a stop to the excessive anger and soothe her and today she had killed the only man to make her feel safe and special. Tears came to her eyes .

Iola ‘s heart was aching at her sorrow . It was obvious Michael meant a lot to her. “Tara, please know that this was unfortunate but necessary. We all have killed someone we thought we loved during our afýpnisi̱ It is an awakening into our true forms. When our powers get unlocked, it is usually because the human heart cannot deal with one heart breaking incident after another and our other selves have to take over”.

Tara frowned ‘Heart breaking incident? I don’t remember any- She cut short as she suddenly remembered desperately searching for Michael out of her mind with fear for his life and entered his bedroom to see.. him with another woman . The woman’s face matched the one of the girl lying on the dressing table. She caught the pendant she had around her neck which Michael had given her and broke it. Bloody cheating bastard.

Althea heard her abuse him under her breath and chuckled. She could feel the hate and numbness inside her which had already started to develop despite of the betrayal and the hurt which had caused it. A Fury never cried over a broken heart. Maybe because usually they didn’t have any. You just kill them and forget them. But she was new and not yet fully awakened.

Iola looked at her and said softly “Why do I think your boyfriend screwing someone else was just the whipping cream on the chocolate cake”.

Tara laughed and so did Althea. She sobered and said “I lost my mom a couple of days ago and my friends kidnapped me. Yeah I’m surprised I didn’t go insane earlier. Btw, what were they?’

Althea answered disgustedly” Manti-fuckin-cores. Scum of the earth monsters with skills to take the identity of anyone they want. Voice and looks. It’s a long time since I‘ve battled them. But thanks to a lousy coin toss I never got the chance to do it again”. She glared at Iola who shrugged “Not my damn problem you lost. Your luck sucks”.

Althea stuck her tongue out her. Surprised at the childish gesture from the bloodthirsty fierce woman, Tara blinked for a couple of seconds but recovered her composure. “Are you two also Furies?”

Iola and Althea nodded with the same pride “Hell yeah.” They said together and stamped their feet together on the floor of the car as Althea turned towards a dark jungle .

Tara felt completely overwhelmed by this “Ok, ha ha. Joke’s over. I wanna go home”.

Iola rolled her eyes and said exasperatedly “Girl, this is your home. Our kind will be hunted down by not only human criminals but also gods. Nobody likes a guard dog ready to bite hard, most likely on their asses hard on their heels . Gods also make a lot of mistakes”. Emphasizing on the lot.

That she will have to agree with Iola though. She had read enough of gods’ ego issues and horrendous mistakes which screwed up people’s lives like hell. Take the Trojan War for instance. The Furies were those who implemented justice and took vengeance for the dead. No wonder they would be hunted down “ Oookay. Where are we going?”.

Iola and Althea said in unison “ Up the shit creek without a paddle”.

Tara said sarcastically “ I do hope you know where you are going. I don’t want to have to wade through manure you know”.