The Moon Goddess and Her Mate

At another place,

“Damn! Why do I have to come with you, anyway?” grumbled Atvertha, feeling trapped.

The silver-haired girl held her best friend’s hand, who looked indifferent. They arrived at a dark place with only torchlight for lighting. The road seemed long, lonely, and dreary. Atvertha occasionally looked at the surrounding situation, but she could not do this for too long because she had to keep walking after the Night Goddess.

“Do not be fussy! You have to come down from time to time to find out what is going on in here. After all, you will soon be the Moon Goddess as your mother said so. You must know that we have to make good teamwork.” The two hundred-and-seventy-year-old woman remained unaffected by the other person’s words. Nyx even deliberately sped up her pace, so Atvertha could not help but have to keep up.

“How if my mom finds out if-”

Before the violet-eyed girl could finish her words, her best friend had already cut her off. “Shut up! I do not want you to talk all the time! In this place, our family handles everything, and perhaps it is beyond your imagination. I warn you, do not mention other god or goddess names here. We hate the light, just as your mom hates the darkness. Enjoy yourself while you are here. The underworld was not a place that just any gods and goddesses could visit. Only the chosen ones can come here!”

When she heard the words of the woman, the only daughter of the couple, God Helion and Goddess Avtexia, was speechless. She seemed resigned to Nyx’s actions, even though, in her heart, the virgin goddess wanted to return to the heavenly palace. Meanwhile, they kept walking, though they started to hear strange noises coming from out of nowhere.

Now, Atvertha could see the trees in the fog. The dark aura still dominated even though there was light, but the light was not as bright as the sun. The sharp-nosed girl felt uncomfortable. She did not dare say it openly to the host for fear of being scolded again by her good friend, who was always honest when giving opinions.

“Nyx, I-”

The girl, who had a height of one hundred and seventy-five centimeters tall, could not finish her words anymore because her friend had turned to the left, so it forced the Moon Goddess to follow the instructions. They entered a long, silent passageway lit by torches. The sound of the two women’s footsteps echoed, so Atvertha increased her vigilance in case things happened that were beyond her control.

“Where are we now?” asked Atvertha quietly.

The owner of the name heard the question. However, she remained silent, as if ignoring all the other person’s words, thus irritating the girl. “Why are you silent, anyway? I know we are in the underworld, but why do not you tell me the details of the place we are going to? I am a guest here, so I have a right to get to kno-”

Atvertha deliberately stopped talking because the slender girl only realized that they had arrived at a strange place with a tall tree and many branches. The tree looked strange because there was a scary face there, even though his eyes were closed. “Obthentha vith!” [1] said Nyx, seriously.

Suddenly, both eyes that were originally closed opened immediately when they heard the Night Goddess say this. The screams sounded so loud that the girl who did not like the flirtatious man spontaneously covered her ears because she could not stand it. However, the opposite happened with her best friend, who seemed not affected at all. She remained upright, staring at the old tree.

In less than a minute, the strange sound disappeared. However, something strange happened; The tree instantly split in two, shocking the young lady heart, who had been living in the sky. Atvertha was surprised and, as soon as possible, turned her attention to Nyx, who was still standing upright. A strange sight appeared in the center of the tree, which was clearly different from the surrounding atmosphere.

“Come on, let’s go in! The immortal gods and goddesses who are invited guests can only enter the real underworld through this gate. Hurry up! This portal automatically closes in less than a minute.” Nyx said seriously to Atvertha. She did not even look at the other person at all.

“Okay.” That was all Atvertha could say.

The smart girl immediately grabbed Nyx’s hand again as if afraid of being left behind. As soon as possible, they walked towards the middle of the tree and entered it. There was no longer a need to wait, and then the two women arrived at another place. When the Moon Goddess looked back, the scene that had previously disappeared was as if nothing had happened there. Atvertha tried to understand, although she did not quite understand one hundred percent. She looked ahead, where there was an empty street, but so many torches were floating in the air. They continued to walk in the silence that enveloped the place.

“I warn you, do not try to let go of your grip. If you forget or even dare to do that, then you will be lost here forever.”

“Are you serious?” asked Atvertha, flinching.

The sharp-nosed woman seemed not to believe the words spoken by the other person, even though the white-eyed woman looked serious and did not smile at all on her face. Nyx stopped walking, then turned to her friend. The sinister aura was getting stronger from her body, so Atvertha had to shake it off with her other hand. “You can try it if you want to. I will not guarantee your safety if you dare to do that.”

A woman with long black hair was about to let go of Atvertha’s grip, but the silver-haired girl refused and tightened her grip even more. “No!” said the immortal goddess, who fell in love with a male mortal.

Nyx said nothing. She turned her gaze back toward the front, then stepped back. Although she was still wary of her surroundings, a young lady followed suit. The torches on the right and left remained floating in the air and seemed endless. The silence was so eerie that Atvertha had compared life in her father’s palace to the confusing situation in the underworld.

Thirty minutes later, they arrived at a place where they had three choices: keep from now on, turn right, or turn left. The Night Goddess raised the hand that Atvertha did not hold, then pointed to the front. “Obgethentha tu etvtha eth gatheb eino!” [2]

In less than ten seconds, another place appeared from there. The smart goddess, as soon as possible, remembered the incident where she and Nyx arrived at an enormous tree so that they could enter a special underworld area. Before the guest thought of asking something, the Night Lady immediately went in there with the only daughter of the couple, God Helion and Goddess Avtexia, so there was no rejection from Atvertha.

That young lady was surprised when she entered the place. The silence, dull, and terrible atmosphere disappeared. In front of them was a large room with a red carpet, then a burning fireplace, and sofas to the left and right. The light also comes from the torchlight attached to the wall. “You can let go of your grip. You will not get lost when you are here,” Nyx said.

The girl with thin eyebrows did as her close friend said. She then glanced around. The sight, as if it was something new, at the same time caused admiration in Atvertha, who had just stepped foot in Nyx’s place. “Wow. You were right. It is beyond my imagination. Amazing!”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

A woman smiled faintly, although such an event was very rare. The atmosphere remained quiet, but a distinct atmosphere enveloped the area, and Atvertha noticed this. “Thank you for your compliment. Welcome to my place and have a seat, please.”

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[1] Obthentha vith! = Open the gate!

[2] Obgethentha tu etvtha eth gatheb eino! = Open the veil that is in my place!