LOGINThaliaKaelum entered the living room with a phone pressed to his ear and a key in his other hand.He looked... odd.Maybe it was just me, but something about certain modern setting didn’t seem to fit him at all. The phone in his hand looked almost unnatural, like someone had taken a god from another era and dropped him into the modern world without giving him time to adjust.But as he came closer, I stopped thinking about that.Because whatever he was saying on the phone immediately pulled me back to reality.“Yes. When you arrive, make sure you work with the architect. Talk to them about the civil engineers as well. We need twenty more buildings so the estate can be more accessible.”He hung up without even saying goodbye.I stared at him.“What is that?”“Huh?”“The call.”“I’m asking Aelar to build more houses here. It’s quite cramped for a large estate.”I squinted at him. “You didn’t think of that until you went to the annex?” He looked at me. “You know how it was before. It’s
KaelumI sighed as I reached my study.Aurora was already there, and the moment she looked at me, her expression changed.“Has this ever happened before?”“The excessive thunder and lightning?” I asked.She nodded.“No. And that is probably because I have never tried to re-enter Earth forcefully from the God Realm without my power.”Aurora stared at me.“You are really going through it. It seems like you can’t even move through realms without disrupting something in each one.”I sighed again.“Just when you think something has happened, something else happens.”I looked around the room.Then I walked toward the window and glanced toward Thalia’s room.She wasn’t there.But then I caught her shadow moving toward the door.I immediately turned and walked toward the stairs to meet her.The front door opened.Thalia stepped into my living room, looking around.“What happened?” she asked.“Nothing.”“Nothing?” Her eyebrows lifted. “It looked like the Earth exploded earlier. I’m sure there
Thalia“Huh. Maybe we should wrap up this pity party,” Aen said as she walked toward the group in front of me. “You already know that Master will take care of your maid’s soul. It’s okay, but you all owe Thalia an apology, don’t you?”They all looked like they were trying not to look at me.Their eyes kept dropping to the floor or shifting to the side whenever I looked at them, as if they had committed the greatest sin in the universe.Which wasn’t true.At least, not anymore. Then one of them finally spoke.It was Priscilla, the same girl who had been crying earlier.“I’m sorry to have caused a scene. And I would have loved for Elder Eld to be here.”“Who is that?” I cut in, wanting to understand.“Elder Eld. The elderly man.”“Oh.” I nodded. “Sorry, go ahead.”I looked back slightly, giving her my attention.It was only then that I began to realize how little I actually knew about the people in this house. Aside from the housemates I had met on the night I moved here, I had barely b
KaelumI could hear the universe from how silent the room had become.After Amre said what she said, the silence lasted only a few seconds before whispers and murmurs began spreading across the hall. I heard every one of them.And the saddest part was that no matter how hard I tried to summon my power, nothing came.Nothing. I pushed against it again. Still nothing.It was as if something inside me had been cut away, leaving behind an emptiness I could feel but could not reach.“Is it true?” Plat finally asked.I swallowed.I had no answer.For the first time in a very long time, I didn’t know what to say.I felt like I was withering, but slowly, painfully slowly, because some part of me still wanted the ground to open and swallow me whole.Even the thought of using my self-destruction power crossed my mind, but there was nothing left for that either.I had nothing.“Oh, what the fuck, Amre? Really?” Aurora snapped, immediately stepping in for me.“What?” Amre asked, almost amused. “As
ThaliaI opened my eyes from my sleep, and the first thought that came to my mind was that Kaelum’s reign would not be forever if he didn’t pass it down.I lay still, staring at the ceiling.Then, without warning, another thought came.What did it feel like to think that Kaelum was going to die?My stomach twisted.It was a horrible thought. One I didn’t want to entertain for even a second.But strangely, I wasn’t in pain.I wasn’t even as sad as I thought I should have been.Maybe because somewhere inside me, I had already prepared myself for it. Maybe I had known for longer than I wanted to admit that death whether his or mine was something I would eventually have to face.Instead, there was this strange calmness inside me that I couldn’t explain.All I could think about was his reign.It needed to continue.Kaelum needed an heir.Not just because he wanted one or because having children might give him some kind of personal contentment, but because after everything I had seen of the
KaelumI had said I wanted two days. Two days to sit with the reality of the heirs I would never have.But in those two days, I hadn’t seen Thalia once.I had thought about summoning her more times than I could count. I could have brought her here myself, but that would mean forcing her to come when she clearly didn’t want to. If she wanted to see me, she would have come.What concerned me more was that I couldn't hear her thoughts.It was as though she had blocked me out again without realizing it.Still, I knew she was there.I had caught glimpses of her moving past the window once or twice, and every time I did, a strange uneasiness settled over me. I hoped she wasn't in agony. Every person I had sent to check on her came back with the same answer.She was fine.But I knew Thalia.Fine could mean anything.And now I needed to see her.The pregnancy had to go.Just then, Aurora's voice entered my mind.She wasn't anywhere near me. She was summoning me to the god realm.She had been
ThaliaI gasped awake, breathing hard.Instinctively, I tried to touch myself, but my arms wouldn’t move. Panic hit me instantly.That was when I realized I hadn’t even opened my eyes yet.The moment I did, I was met with the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen.Gold colour, not bright gold. Not wa
KaelumA woman stands in front of me. Small. Maybe five foot three. Her eyes are too wide, too bright, stretched beyond fear. Beside her sits a wilted floral arrangement.The offering. My sacrifice.I stop walking.If I’m going to kill a creature, I don’t want them frozen like this. There’s somet
Thalia“No one gives a damn about your dumb-ass excuse, Thalia. Just get it done by tomorrow.”Dylan’s voice cuts through the bar. A beta from the pack, barking orders like he owns the place, as he owns me.But fair enough, he’s about to own me, and that’s why he seems so confident. I want to tell
Kaelum“Did you take the sacrifice?” Aurora asked over the phone.I paused before answering, my eyes settling on the book barely hanging off the shelf across the room. It tilted dangerously, one more inch away from falling.I stared at it for a moment like my powers would suddenly return out of spi







