The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's Pov)

Siblings?

One, a light and the other intense darkness.

They stared at each other, eye to eye without a flinching.

Before I could blink, the fight between Hades and the moon goddess exploded. The sudden shift in the air oozed of violence.

Hades struck a blow at the moon goddess which she evaded with a swift shift.

She attacked with a strike of her staff at him which he was also quick to avoid.

The skies slowly began to change colour, dark clouds closing over the fading blood moon. The darkness that threatened to follow was thick and intense.

Thunder rumbled and lightning struck in the farthest distance. The noise came with a raging wind that shook up the trees and grasses around.

My hair whipped around my face and I quickly brushed it back, eager to see the end of this.

Suddenly, the wind calmed, and another uproar began again, it was peace and storm, light and darkness as the atmosphere changed intermittently.

I still held Lily close to me as she whimpered in my arms. I knew she could feel the change in the atmosphere and it was affecting her greatly.

Worried about the infant, I placed her against my chest, her heartbeat against mine, it was surprisingly calm, almost as if she knew that in that moment all that I needed was a certain comfort that her steady heart beat offered.

I noticed that with every tension that rocked my body, Lily reacted to it. She wasn't scared of what was happening around her, she whimpered because she felt the tension in me.

looked at me, her soft innocent eyes curiously

a hand to my hair

blur of speed as they went head to head against

at first, it was unclear. I couldn't hear what they said to each other. I listened well, and began to hear what they were saying, their

"No matter how much the Supreme God tries

have always been the golden child, child of the light, the one he favours." The bitterness in Hades'

favour and Love. Father loved

raged the more, a whirlwind surrounded the gods

could discern, Hades must have imagined that his father, who they referred to as the Supreme God who created it all, sidelined

and made him grow

you in charge and made you rule over his creations?" Hades bit out "doesn't that show who he

you left." The moon goddess

you Queen. What was I supposed to do, hang around and worship you?" Hades

want to destroy

"You will

I will always turn your

is one

is over. And I have prepared something greater..." He paused. "Pison's daughter, Lily; Zion's second half and my chosen

My heart paused.

no sense. Zion's second half? What did he

moon goddess suddenly overpowered Hades and with a lightning bolt from her staff, she struck Hades

recover easily. The storm

filling the atmosphere and I felt a chill run up my