Blessed By The Gods Novels & Stories

Or the best Beta this pack will ever see. 'God dammit, Tora. Push Argos back..' I say, trying to reach him. 'Argos, stop fighting him!!' FUCK...

He approached both warriors and used magic to mark a little praying-for-blessings sign on the back of each man's right hand. The crowd remained silent throughout the process. I could feel some glances directed at me. Leaving a praying-for-blessings sign on the back of a warrior's right hand was how Alphas showed their appreciation for their right-hand Betas. Understandably, my father's actions indicated that he had high expectations for this battle, with the victor likely becoming the right-hand Beta of the next Alpha. Lost in thought, I was startled as a hand was placed on my shoulder. "What are you thinking about? You look so cranky," Lux, the owner of the hand, sat down next to me.

He hated those meetings as much as I did, maybe even more. One day we discovered the Sanctum of Light. It was the most beautiful place we had ever seen, and the pull to it was intoxicating. I wanted to both be there and run away from it at the same time. Yet, it never deterred us. We would run inside and play for hours until it was discovered that we had snuck away and would be ordered to return. The Goddess blessed the cave and was more powerful than any place on Earth. The descendants of the Goddess hadn't even been able to leave it for long stretches. It fed their magic and kept them alive.

I had never felt so beautiful in my life. Everyone took their seats and my mother walked me to Dante and gave him my hand. “Be good to her,” she muttered, finally allowing him to take me up onto the platform. The ritual master appeared. It was time. Dante squeezed my hand tight in anticipation. “We are all here today to witness the Goddess bestow her blessing on these two souls. Her light, subtle, warm and beautiful are a manifestation of her softness, kindness and beauty. Dhe blesses her people with strength and the capacity to love, the capacity for souls to be bound together firmly and eternally.”

Me. This wasn't a problem. This was a blessing from the Moon Goddess.

A sharp pain shot through my bones, making me wince and clutch the bed sheets. As the pain grew more intense, I became aware of Elsie’s presence once more, this time her voice soothing like a cool breeze. “It’s alright, Bella. This is the transformation,” she whispered. “It will pass soon, and then you’ll understand. You’ll be stronger, faster, and more powerful than you could have ever imagined. And you’ll be connected to me, forever.”

' The Goddess said, smiling at my golden eyes. 'I see she is ready to meet you, child. Good, let her come forward. He needs to see her.' I looked back at Eclipse and nodded, and with a blinding flash, the cage around me disintegrated, and I had shifted. Turning, I watched the Goddess reach out and place her hand on my head. 'You have my Blessing, child.'

Or hope. “May their Goddess be with them.”

"Please, Rainie, we were wrong before. We shouldn’t have believed that monster!" "As long as you can save my wife, I’ll give you everything I own!" I let out a quiet sigh. "Come with me." I brought them back to my place in the mountains and handed out the holy water I had prepared earlier. "Take this back and have your wives drink it. In three days, the children in their wombs will return to normal." I paused, then added coldly, "But remember this, during those three days, they must not be injured or bleed. And they must not look into a mirror. Otherwise, the ghost infants can confuse their minds and consume them completely."

[Elara's Perspective] The entire inspection and blessing ceremony went surprisingly smoothly. Aresios issued a divine decree on the spot, allocating boundless resources from the War God's treasury each year to protect the sanctuary, ensuring that all mortal orphans would never lack for food or clothing. The divine pact was successfully forged. The old priestess and the teachers, overwhelmed by the favor, enthusiastically invited the noble deities to the sanctuary's newly built stone table to enjoy the sweet fruits of the mortal realm.