The Most Special Chosen by Rachel De La Fuente

Author:Rachel De La Fuente [Fuente, Rachel De La]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, QuarkXPress, ebook
Publisher: Burning Willow Press, LLC
Published: 2018-03-02T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

It is 4,000 BCE and I, Nyx, Goddess of Night, shine down upon the Earth as the moon. I entered the sky early today to speak with my twin sister, Diasta, Goddess of Day. The stupid, faithless, humans notice us sharing the sky. I hear them speaking, believing that the moon joining the sun in the sky means their gods are pleased with them.

“Sister, it is good to see you.” I look into my dear sister’s face and see myself, only different. Our features are identical, but our coloring is as different as the night and day we represent.

Her hair is a warm, auburn brown; mine is midnight black. Her eyes are a rich, honey gold; whereas my eyes are ice blue. Her complexion is olive; my skin is pale like the snow. We are exactly alike, but completely different.

“Indeed, it has been too long,” she answers. “I suppose you are here about the mortals?”

I nod. “What else? They no longer thank us for our services. They do not realize that without our help, their crops would burn from too much heat, or wither for lack of light. They forget that we provide them with light both day and night by which they see. Sister, they forget our very existence and thank false gods and goddesses in our place.”

“Yes, Sister, it is horrid. But really, what can we do?”

“We are goddesses, Sister. Let us exact our revenge in such a way that they shall never forget us again.”

“Should we not offer them a chance to redeem themselves?”

I stare at my sister in shock. She knows that we gain strength from the prayers and offerings of others. “No, Sister, we must exact our revenge. The only question is in what way.” We conspire for many months, as I rarely have the power to visit her during the day. Only when the moon shines full, and the mortals offer prayers directly to it, do I have strength enough.

Finally, after nearly a year, we have our plan. Once again, I join my sister in the daytime.

“Dearest Sister,” she tells me excitedly, “I believe we are ready.”

“Truly? At last?” Her excitement is catching. We have been preparing ourselves to use the ability we have never tried before: the power of creation. We will create a humanoid creature who will acknowledge us as its creators and will abide by our wishes.

I pluck a large star from the heavens to provide our creation with energy. My sister and I each add a drop of blood to the star’s energy. This forever ties our creation to us, elongates its life, and makes it immune to the petty problems of the mortal body.

We take our time carving the body of a god from marble. Our creation must be attractive to the mortals to more easily be able to secure their trust and affection. The stone provides the creation with incredible strength and makes it less vulnerable to physical attacks.

I pluck the eyes of an eagle and the ears of an owl.

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