Ariadne De Mare Novels & Stories

We kept speaking for two years without interruption. On the evening marking the first anniversary of our initial meeting, he placed his mark on my left wrist. He did not ask permission. He looked across the table at me and spoke in a voice that carried the weight of every throne in the Five Free Cities. “Ariadne.” “Yes, Lysander.” “Give me your wrist.” I held his gaze for a long beat. Then I placed my left wrist on the table between us. His hand covered it with a quiet gentleness. The mark formed without sound, without pain, only warmth spreading beneath his touch. A small silver crescent settled on the inner side of my wrist, invisible to anyone not bound to me.

CHAPTER 5: PLAIN ON CHOICES ALTHEA'S POV The flickering torches sputtered, casting grotesque shadows on the cold stone walls as King Leontios boomed, "Strip! We must ensure purity amongst our potential brides!" His voice, rough and gravelly like unpolished stone, echoed in the cavernous hall. Shame burned in my throat like bitter wine. This wasn't the future I'd envisioned. Althea, daughter of a healer, reduced to cattle inspected for flaws in a barbaric beauty pageant. But defiance flickered within me, a tiny ember against the icy grip of fear.

I yelled breathlessly and they chuckled. "Even if I die today! I will rise from the dead and kill you all! Remember this you monsters! I'm going to come back for my revenge!... I'm going to avenge the death of my parents! I'm going to kill you all!". I vowed glaring at them maliciously. "Oh please little girl. Stop being dramatic and come here so that we can leave. You are wasting our time here". He said with a smirk. "I'M AMPHITRITE! QUEEN OF THE SEA AND I WILL NOT DIE WITHOUT AVENGING MY PARENTS!!". I growled with a voice that was unfamiliar to mine as I threw myself off the cliff into the raging water.

I am Azura. The only goddess of two elements. Fire and water. Ooops...... Right introduction, wrong timing. **************** "This is not gonna be a great day". This was all I could say to myself. Somehow deep down, I could just feel that something huge was gonna happen today. It was the same gut feeling I woke up with the day I lost my parents to a ghastly car accident. I was a hundred and one percent sure, that crazy things are gonna happen today.

Zara turns to the girl with bright brown eyes who steps in front of her wearing a navy blue strapless dress that falls down her body gracefully. "Hello. It is nice to meet you. My name is Ariadne and this ogre over here is my brother, Ambrose." She quickly pulls her brother's arm with a nervous laugh. Ambrose frowned at Adam, clearly not caring who he is. However, when Ariadne shoved her to him, he sighed and try his hard to smile. It was getting there. Adam does notice that both of them wore the same black teardrop necklace with its stone shining rather brightly when in contact with lights.

Amaris When I wake next to the creek, darkness has taken over the forest save for the moon peeking through the treetops. Getting to my feet, I decide that I should probably try to find my way back to town. Although, it will likely prove difficult since I'm not familiar with these woods. 'I got you,' the voice in my head says. 'How?' I ask, curious. 'Give me control and I can scent our way back,' she tells me as I begin walking away from the creek.

Bile rose in Maria's throat at the mention of his name. "Oh, oh. Okay, got it." Let's get this over with — that was the only mantra that rang in her head. They were met by the friendly reception of Theo and a couple of other house workers. This time, the blue in the sky had a silver lining to it, giving Maria hope of things going better than the last time. She stood before the towering buildings and the endless lush of greens that the Jones inhabited — she wasn't less awed, it was far from it. Her agape mouth was only shut close when she felt Jackson's hands slip into hers, pulling her towards the entrance — another show of faux intimacy, anything, just anything that made them believe their

Yoon curses. “Kaira?” Aries asks. Joon nods. “Ares’s daughter, the goddess of storms and weather.” “Aries, call the other constellations. Levi, I’ll leave you on command and plan for this war’s furnishing. The rest will come with me and save my bride.” … “Who the hell are you?” As of this moment, Flynn already couldn’t see anything. The storm is getting more and more strong. debris of leaves, stones and everything makes her visibility drop to zero.

Therefore, he had no choice but to take this approach. Adrian traveled south from Lumia Isle, using the Water Repelling Pearls he had obtained on Rippia Isle. The underwater scenery was breathtaking, with luminous hues creating a rainbow-like spectrum under the water's refraction. But he encountered no immortals on his journey, which puzzled him. Wasn't the open sea supposed to be teeming with dark beasts? He was already 9,600 nautical kilometers away from Celesta Rain Island, far beyond the boundaries of the island.

“No, please-” “Wah! Ah! Wah!” North started crying out suddenly. Ariadne looked down at her crying infant and pulled herself away from Peggy, scooping him into her arms. “North, I’m here-” “Ariadne!” Peggy called out before pushing Ariadne into the soft floor. Ariadne turned. Peggy was glaring up at a large cloud shaped like Kurnich. It was grinning at them, its eyes and teeth red. “What… The fuck?” Ariadne whispered. “Please tell me he’s not really here too?”