Frozen In Time

╰Introduction╮

"Man's original body having been cut in two, each half yearned for the other half that had been severed. Love is simply the name for the desire and persuit of the whole."
~unknown

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Thousands of years ago.

They march up to his father with their fists balled at their sides and  scowls decorating their faces.

He stands with his back facing them and they come to a stop at the bottom of the stairs that lead to his throne.

"You have gone too far father!" Jesse makes their presence known in a booming voice.
His maker slowly turns around to face them and the frown lines on his forehead almost makes Jesse pity him for what happened to him. The god's long white locks look greasy and unkept.

"What are you talking about, Son?" Zeus spits out the word like it is poison on his tongue. Zeus glares at the pair in fury and they almost cower away in fear, but Jesse stands his ground.

"Do not play ignorant with me, Father. You know exactly what!" Jesse shouts and takes notice of his other half's shivers of fear.

"Really, Jesse? You're taking the side of your wicked brother with the knowledge of siding with an enemy of the king, makes you an enemy yourself!"

Jesse cannot hide the shock at the words that left the powerful being's mouth. He slowly makes his way up the stairs and stops once he is standing before Zeus, the God of thunder, and takes a breath before speaking again.

"An enemy of the king? How can you even consider using that term to describe your son!?"

Jesse has a sharp pain in his heart as the emotions cloud his mind, heart and entire body.
A soft hand lands on his chest and he looks toward his left at his love.

She smiles at him in assurance and then he is reminded that she is his strength.

The gods made a good decision in merging two soulmates together in creation. There is no better life than having the person you are meant to be with at your side, always.
Hearing each other's thoughts, feeling each other's emotions while operating as one single being.

Zeus watches the exchange between the two soulmates, and feels a clench around his heart for he never had the chance to share his life so intimately with his love. Anger boils inside of the god and all rational thought leaves his mind. The god sees the potential future and the misery that comes with it if he makes this decision. Before thinking twice about the rash decision that lit up in his thoughts he gives the command.

"It is today that all shall change. It is from here on out that every being will be brought into this world independently, born alone. For I, Zeus, declare that from this very day on, everyone will be separated from their soulmates and put into life in search for their true love. Humans are so destructive that they cannot even cherish the intimate gift that is love. For having their strength right at their sides made them too powerful, too self-assured. I'll let life decide their happiness now. I'll let Karma decide who finds their other half, and who remains alone."