Chapter 2: Nixies

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Lilith watched tiredly as many different wolves walked around and interacted with each other. This was her job, She watched everyone's life as a spirit, her body was currently in her room, resting.

This was her modern version of a crystal ball. Watching people's life was fun at first, but over the centuries it got boring as she watched the same stories play out with different people.

Lilith always wondered, what having a mate would feel like, but the Moon Goddess wasn't allowed to create one for themselves many had tried and failed. She herself tried many times but it never worked.

So over the past centuries, she found other ways to fill her emptiness. Lilith closed her eyes and whispered, "Intefro." Her eyes snapped open, she was back in her room, sitting up.

She sighed, massaging her temple.

Aiut su oauia yuie oisae

Lilith felt hands over hers, but when she turned no one was there.

Did you feel it too Mara?

Mara- Yes, but I'm not quite sure what it is or who it is.

Lilith- At least I know I'm not going crazy

Mara- I can't believe I'm saying this, but maybe you should visit Darci and ask her about it.

Lilith- Tomorrow I've had enough of her for today.

Mara- Agreed.

She mind linked a maid telling him to bring her dinner to her room.

As soon as she got off her bed she heard whispers, indicating the God of Knowledge was here.

"Amaris, I have no time for this. Show yourself."

Lilith heard a sigh before she saw Amaris appear in front of her.

"Darci was right. You are no fun." Lilith rolled her eyes.

"Amaris, what do you want?"

"Just wanted to pay my favourite cousin a visit." Lilith sent him a sharp smile.

"Again what do you want?" Amaris rolled his eyes.

"I'm here to send you a message, from Nicklaus."

"When did he let you call him by his first name and what's the message?"

"He didn't, but he doesn't need to know I do, he said I—wait what did he say? Give me a second I think I wrote it down somewhere."

"How are you the God of Knowledge if you can't remember a simple message?" Amaris laughs.

"It's quite a mystery. Ah, here it is." He pulled a piece of paper and cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Goddess Lilith you are invited to the annual crowning ball, where my daughter Victoria will be crowned, the ball will be held when the moon is full—2 weeks from now, I do hope you come. Yours sincerely, Nicklaus."

"Please tell him I'll try to make time and stop by."

"Will do, I'll see you later cousin?" Lilith nodded.

"Maybe." Amaris smiles before disappearing into thin air.

As soon as Lilith heard a knock on the door she opened it.

"Place the food on the bedside table." The maid meekly nodded and walked towards her bed. Lilith used this time to wash her face, tiredly.

Once she heard the door close, she walked over to her bed taking a seat. Lilith exhausted but she knew she had to keep going, she needed to.

After eating her dinner, she decided to take a walk, enjoying nature, the silence was like music to her very ears. The grass was as grey as the moon, along with the leaves on the trees, she watched as the trees danced as one, the moon was half, but the light that came from it was trying to find its other half.

Lilith wished for someone to be looking for her as the moon did put was it even possible? And if they did would she be enough, Lilith chuckles in her head, she was worried about someone who wasn't even real. Her wolf whimpered in her head at that thought, even though it was true it didn't help stop the pain, the emptiness. Lilith sighed, walking over to the lake, taking a seat on the grey grass, as she watched the light of the crescent moon shining in the lake.

Just watching it made her feel calm, Lilith placed her hand in the lake, the water was as cold as the air, suddenly something flew out of the water, Lilith was on alarm at first but she calmed down as she felt the friendly aura, Nixies surrounded her giggling.

Nixies were like mermaids, half-human, half-fish, but they were as tiny as her pinky finger and they could fly using their tails, it was one of the abilities, Goddess Ophelia, their queen had given them. Ophelia was a mermaid, a bigger one, of course, she was beautiful, especially in her human state, she had dark skin, her hair was black and she had ocean eyes, any time Lilith looked into them it was like she was drowning, she might have been as Ophelia had the ability to do that with her eyes.

"Hi!" One of the Nixies greeted, Coralia, this wasn't the first time they came to greet her.

"Coralia, Waverly, Pearl and Kai, you all know better than to come out in the woods."

"We know but we could feel your sad aura are you alright?" Lilith nods.

"Just thinking, where is Adella?" Adella was their guardian. They shrugged.

"I don't know she just disappear, that was also one of the reasons we came up, could you help us?" Lilith nods.

"Of course, but I can't stay under there for a long time, I would need Ophelia's blessing of water." Ophelia had the ability to give people a blessing that could turn them into a mermaid whenever they pleased, but you had to be worthy to get it, but Lilith had found a spell that made her breath underwater for a long time, but the moon needed to be visible.

"Undailia wodeum monaie," Lilith whispered, rising to her feet, she took off her shoes, she changed into a swimsuit with just a thought.

"Let's go," Pearl said, everyone could hear the worry in her voice, Lilith watches as they dived into the water, she followed closely behind, the moon shined brighter, the light touching her body, the light made a white outline of her body as she swam deeper into the ocean.

"Where did you last see her?" Lilith asked they looked shocked as she was speaking underwater. "Little thing I added to the spell."

"Cool!" Kai told her.

"She was over here." They swam fast than Lilith as they were used to swimming Lilith wasn't but she pushed herself, they suddenly stopped, gasping. Lilith turned her gaze to what they were looking at, it was Adelle at the bottom of the lake, lifeless, her tail was gone, bite marks were there along with claw marks against her stomach.

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