That Fatal Kiss by Lobo Mina

Author:Lobo, Mina [Lobo, Mina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-09-20T22:00:00+00:00

Mount Etna, Sicily

ATHENA TRAVERSED THROUGH the barren meadows once again. It was dark night, with only the slightest illumination from Artemis’ lunar chariot, when she felt a tremendous quake rock the Earth beneath her feet. As she was thrown to the ground, she cast her arms out to steady herself. She did not brace against the upheaval but allowed her body to sway with it. The shaking began quietly, amplified to a shattering peak, and just as suddenly subsided. When all was again peaceful, she looked about, attempting to distinguish the source of the movement. She laid her hands upon the cool Earth, to see if she could feel any more vibrations, but there were none.

A smile settled itself onto the goddess’ features as she rose to her feet, and broadened upon seeing Hecate coming up the mountainside, a parcel under one arm. The soft light of her cousin’s moon illuminated the Witch’s hair, casting a silvery sheen to it, and she smiled upon recognizing Athena. When Hecate neared the Goddess of Wisdom they embraced heartily.

“I have not seen you in an age!” Athena said, noting that something twinkled in the Witch’s eyes and it wasn’t moonlight.

“Pallas, what a joy it is to see you!” Hecate exclaimed, but then eyed the goddess’ severely pulled back ringlets with displeasure. “Really, dear, I do wish you would adorn your hair in another fashion, it is most unbecoming this way and suits you not at all.”

Athena’s eyes burned with gentle mockery. “That is exactly why I wear it this way, as you well know.”

Hecate’s expression showed what she thought of the Virgin’s resolve. As they had argued the matter many times before, she changed the subject. “Why are you here at this hour of the night?”

“It was on Etna that I last saw the daughter of Demeter, before her disappearance,” Athena explained. “I cannot seem to quit the place. I expect I will revisit it until some news is heard of her.” She now eyed the luminous goddess with interest, asking, “Did you know of her disappearance? I have not seen you for quite some time, indeed, now that I do see you, I wonder that you have not put in an appearance sooner. Surely you have been made aware of Demeter’s grief for the loss of her daughter?”

Hecate looked down at her opened parcel and offered a supper cake, left by one of her supplicants, to Athena. She herself chewed on a honey sweetened treat a bit before replying, “No, I hadn’t heard of Demeter’s grief until fairly recently. I have been occupied by my labors below ground.”

“Hmmm. Speaking of the ground, what did you think of that tremor just now?” Athena did not miss the salacious smile that crossed the white-haired goddess’ face as she looked back down at her parcel.

Hecate smiled as she delicately wiped a crumb from her lip. “Was there a tremor?”

The idiotic response did not deter the Warrior. “Hecate, what do you know?”

“I?” Hecate gasped, eyes wide.

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