A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 104

Chapter Une Hundred Foul 

Chapter One Hundred & Four 

“What you seek... it may have greater repercussions than you realise,” Selene said. 1 

The cold of the Abyss was stinging me, a reminder that I wanted to leave as soon as possible. Leave and hopefully not come back anytime soon. 

“This is what I want,” I reaffirmed confidently. 

Her lips tightened into a line, considering my request further. “Ariadne... What I do is not an exact science. There may be complications with what you seek, ones that even I have no control over. Just your revival alone could have issues without this added risk. Are you willing to accept that, despite what it may produce? That this may bring about a legacy that has waves far greater than you anticipate?” 

But I simply nodded my head, certain in my decision. 

I didn‘t care about the risk. If there was even a slight chance of this working, I had to take it. This would b e my one and only opportunity I wanted to start my new life with minimal regrets. 

“I’m sure,” I said. “If there are issues then I‘ll figure it out. Just like always.” 

“... Very well, then,” she said. 

And with that, she took a step forward, cupping my face in her hands to kiss my forehead, and sent an eruption of familiar tingles where our skin met. Instantly, I felt those same intense emotions rushing through me all at once. Something I‘d almost forgotten from the last time we stood here. 

Once done, she moved away and looked at me with distaste. A stark reminder of how our relationship had drastically changed over these last few years. 

“Be warned, child, that this is it,” she said sternly. “There will be no third revival. The next time we meet, you will accept what has happened and begin your life anew inside the Abyss as all souls must.” 

The thought of that alone filled me with dread but I knew returning here would be inevitable. Death was a normal part of life. However, I wouldn‘t fight back next time. No, I‘d allow myself to give in and enjoy the happy memories of my life. Hopefully, by then, there would be several more to add to the collection. 

Selene then began to fade before me, her eyes never faltering as they watched me carefully. Even up until the very last second, I could feel the resentment and bitterness she held. Luckily for her though, now she was whole again, she would live out her eternal life where I would exist for only a blink of her eye. Something of immense reassurance for her, I was sure. 

Before I could contemplate on her demeanour any further, a weightlessness then came over me, a dizziness consuming my head. 

And before I knew what was really happening, I felt the familiarity of my body once more. 

And everything felt… hazy. 

As if I were underwater 

I could start to feel my heartbeat... feel the warmth of my body. 

But I wasn‘t quite... there yet. 

It seemed different from the first time when I‘d awoken in bed at fourteen. Something felt... off. Was this because I hadn‘t travelled back? 

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And with another moment, I realised something important; instantly explaining the sensations I was experiencing 

Thea‘s death would have become a fixed point in time. I couldn‘t return to when she was still alive because I was using her dead body to revive. So, if this wasn‘t the past.... 

...It meant that this time, I was returning not to my prior self… but rather to my own corpse. What I was experiencing now was my body reanimating. 

“...Wanted to s... goodb...,” a voice then said, piercing through the fog. 

Someone was here. Next to me. Could they see me coming back? 

Their words were too unclear to understand what they were saying, too muddled as it cut in and out. 

“...‘m sorry... I didn‘t...,” it continued. “...I thought… It‘s been a whil...” 

It was slowly becoming more distinguishable but not quick enough for my own impatience. I wanted to hear what was being said right now, see whoever was talking with my own eyes. 

I‘m right here,‘ I screamed inside. I‘m alive.‘ 

But if anyone noticed, I couldn‘t tell. 

“...I love you,” they then said, a tone of finality in their voice. 

And I realised they were leaving 

But I was here. They just needed to just wait a minute. Wait until I could find the strength to break through this veil. Just a little bit longer. 

then came to my

Sparks. 

erupted from skin contact, all stemming from where a hand was now laid on top of mine. A warm hand that

In fact, I remembered it well from

It meant.... 

up with a long heave at the

in their first breaths, desperate for the oxygen,

feeling as my heart started rapidly

back. I was

have firmly rejected it, telling myself I was crazy for wanting this. And yet now I‘d never wanted anything more. Something

“–What the fuck?!” 

head to the side, already knowing what I

suddenly...

if the entire world vanished around me and left behind only one thing.

thing that mattered in that very

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accurately, one

...Aleric. 

all at once. Of a new yet familiar experience beckoning me forward and

else deep inside me

furthest part of my mind. Now thinking back, I wondered if that were partly due to Thea‘s occupancy inside. But I could feel it now emerging once more, threatening to control me, demanding to

one word was forced

heard myself

had returned.

return. The sheer fear at the situation had caused his face to pale and almost make him fall to the ground. I could only imagine

he became frozen in place for a

my new life... Only this time, we could both feel it. A first in our very long history together.

took a hesitant step forward... then another, and then slowly reached a shaky hand down to touch my cheek, sending more sparks throughout my body. Enough to make me close my eyes for just a moment a s the feeling submerged me; wanting only more of what

to this; to the real thing. Everything I‘d felt in the Abyss felt like a cold, lifeless

was just as consumed as I was, and I immediately lost myself in his

was here. This is what

my own, and spoke

the pain and sacrifice

“Mine,” he repeated. 

on that I couldn‘t resist, nor did I even try to. I was completely helpless to the overwhelming need for my mate. A craving I‘d been

dark hair and pulled him closer towards me, needing more of his touch, needing more

before we could get much further, Aleric then pulled

stared down at me with a frown, confusion crossing his features. Looking at me as if questioning whether I

I said brightly, a smile spreading on my

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to see him again, a giddiness kicking me inside.

he

cheek, relishing in the little

like you‘re dreaming?” I replied,

my touch. “I hope not. I‘d rather not wake up from this. But I‘m

with a laugh. “I just did what I‘m best at... blackmail and negotiation. It comes

slowly met my gaze again, a humour in

be too stubborn to stay dead for

There wasn‘t anything funny about how badly I‘d wanted to come back. “I just... I really missed you, Aleric. I wasn‘t ready to say goodbye yet. Not before we‘d even been given a chance to

sending waves of his warmth through me. Making me feel so cosy and safe in

it also acted as another reminder

I was seated on a cold, metal table with only a thin

have I been gone...?” I asked.

had passed. Because of this, I wasn‘t

to you yet. Though your parents will be arriving in a few days for the... the funeral. I sent word

all this time. So many things had gone wrong after their

Aleric asked.

presence gone?‘ I knew he was trying to ask. The reason for my parents‘ forced departure was s o their lives couldn‘t be used as hostages against

inside myself, looking for that presence that used to lurk behind the surface. Once a constant

it was gone.

had. The only new addition in m y head was my wolf, one I wasn‘t concerned by. Her

honestly. “I can‘t remember the last time I felt so free. My thoughts are finally mine again. It‘s.... hell, I can’t even begin to describe how incredible this feels. How

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