Page 26 of Chaos Unleashed

When she says princes, thunder rumbles from fuck knows where and the bright space becomes dark as lightening dances in her eyes and the wind whips around her. I stand my ground, my feet practically glued to the floor as I will myself to stay upright; I don’t want to show weakness in front of this incredibly powerful supernatural. Even though she hasn’t given me any reason to think that she will harm me, it’s never a good idea to show weakness in front of someone who is stronger than you. It doesn’t however escape my notice that she doesn’t tell me her name.

I watch as she takes a deep breath, visibly trying to calm herself, it doesn’t take long until the thunder stops and the whole place lightens up instead, back to the bright place that I arrived in.

She smiles sheepishly and says, “Sorry about that; I have some unresolved rage when it comes to the princes.”

I return her smile and reply, “Oh, trust me, I get it; I’m hoping my rage doesn’t go unresolved, though.”

“Me too, Farren,” she replies. I raise my eyebrow but don’t get the chance to question whether she knows something that I should know because she continues to talk. “Unfortunately, I can’t keep you here for very long, so I’m going to have to make my next points very quickly.”

“Erm, okay,” I reply, because she pauses and it seems like she's waiting for confirmation from me that I’ve understood her.

“Good,” she replies, her husky voice taking on a more business-like tone, “First, and most likely the most important, trust your instincts; they will never steer you wrong. You can trust H,” she says this with an amused but brief smile before she continues, “You must listen very carefully to this next part, your decisions from this point onward will greatly affect the outcome, you need to think extremely carefully about the decisions you make, there are certain paths that will be a lot more complicated. I think you’ve dealt with enough complicated in your life, at least for the time being.”

“What outcome?” I ask, she said it like I should be aware of the outcome that we’re aiming for, but honestly I have no fucking idea what she’s talking about. In fact, the way she’s talking like she’s all-knowing. . . “Holy fuck, you’re a goddess, aren’t you?”

I don’t know how I’ve come to that conclusion, but I’m pretty fucking sure I’m right.

She smiles and nods, then continues like I’ve not just had my mind fucking blown by the fact that I’m talking to a goddess, “Yes, I am. I’m afraid that I can’t tell you what the outcome is, or even anything else really.”

“But you’re a goddess,” I feel the need to point it out again.

She chuckles, “Yes, but even we don’t know everything and are bound by rules, especially when dealing with the Fates.”

“The Fates?” I can’t help but question. She simply raises her eyebrow at me, and I add, “Right, you can’t tell me. Awesome.”

“I know it's frustrating. Trust me, I would love to tell you everything, but as I said before, if I did, I’d be going against the Fates, and by influencing you, I could make it a thousand times worse.”

“Why do I get the feeling that this doesn’t just affect me?”

“Because even as injured as you are, you have great instincts,” she replies.

“I’m going to assume that’s all you can say?” I ask, as she just stops talking.

She nods and looks genuinely apologetic; I watch as she tilts her head to the side as if she’s listening to something that I can’t hear, and then her gaze lands on me again, “We’ve run out of time. I may not be able to interfere much, but if you allow me to, I can heal you to a certain extent and give you a fighting chance.” Her face becomes even more severe as she gently takes my hands in hers, “You must fight Farren. Don’t ever stop fighting.”

I nod. “I haven’t stopped fighting yet.”

Her eyes fill with sadness, “No, you haven’t. Now, would you like me to heal you?”

“Yes, please,” I reply, barely refraining from saying duh. I mean who would be in my position and refuse healing?

She grins as if she heard my thoughts, and to be quite honest, she could have. I have no idea what her gifts are or even much about gods and goddesses, but I do know she’s powerful, so it's entirely possible that she’s read my mind.

Without any more words, I feel a gentle wash of magic go through me. I’d like to say that I feel the difference, but since I’m in this space made of light, I can’t feel pain anyway. I’m assuming that it’s something that I’m going to notice back in my cell.

“Thank you,” I tell her gratefully.

“I must send you back now, but before you go, I need to tell you one more thing,” she starts.

“Okay? Shoot?”

“You have to get out of the cell and get your magic unlocked soon. The effects of not going into the Void are going to start affecting you soon, and you won’t be strong enough to get out.”

I tense, it’s something that has been playing at the back of my mind for a few days now, and to have the seriousness of it confirmed is quite frankly terrifying.

“Any idea how to do that?” I ask her, a little more bite in my tone than I probably should have considering I’m talking to a goddess, but I’m freaking out a little too much to care right now.

She shakes her head, “I’m sorry, Farren, I can’t say anything.”

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