Over the Rivers and Through the Woods

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Clotho ran off from the fountain after Ruina and the Norse lady, catching up with the pair of goddesses. Anteros wasn't going to the mortal plane. Phobos wasn't going there. Nobody was going there - and it wasn't safe up here! She heard Ares call, but there was no time - no time for that. Ruina had to get to her father's temple right away, and

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[lokis_lady]

Things happened very quickly. Suddenly there was a new person, a woman. And then all three Greeks were talking about something she couldn't keep up with, something that sounded quite ominous, but was it? She wasn't sure. The Grecian tongue was still quite hard to decipher for a Goddess not used to deciphering anything. There appeared to be something important happening though, something not connected to the quite scary looking beast that crawled out of the fountain and into Ruina's arms or the big metal...cat?.

Sigyn wafted herself, a little overwhelmed and went to follow Ruina, frowning at the large, scaly strange looking creature that came to greet her. She took a step back and then quickly sidestepped the large spidery thing. She was sure, if they were Ruina's pets, that they were well trained and well mannered, but the Norse Goddess was still having difficulty taking everything in.

However, a momentary distraction came in the form of the new Goddess, the one she hadn't been introduced to, asking her name.

"Hello, I am Sigyn. I am from Asgard, on the Norse pantheon. Have I come at a bad time?"

She looked up again at the dragon. "He is very...strong looking creature. You must feed him well" she smiled, her head still swirling a little

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Clotho blinked at the dragon, then smiled at Sigyn.

"It's very nice to meet you. It's... well, it's a time. It's always lovely to see new faces, but..." Clotho looked around at the darkening sky, possibilities flashing furiously through her mind. They were coming closer to the Egyptian Quarter, but the spider was hissing, hissing. Like one of those rather large Australian jumping spiders. Clotho created a rather secure, very brightly colored cage of sheer energy around the spider, allowing it to continue to scamper free, but disallowing it from biting anything that didn't fit through the bars.

The Maiden muttered something about Athene blessing arachnids under her breath.

"It seems as though there's some... instability afoot," she finished lamely to the Norse goddess. "Once we get to the Egyptian Quarter, things will be a bit less... hairy."

Eyeing Ruina, Clotho said, "Come on, Peanut. I'm sure your Daddy will be very happy to see you... and Embyrre," she added thoughtfully.

[ruina_occasus]

"Daddy!" she chirped, clambering onto Embyrre's great back.

"Sigyn, would you like a ride? How about you, Auntie Cloey? It'd be great fun! And sometimes he'll even breathe fire! FIRE!"

She wasn't so sure about instability and how bad it was, but she liked it here. She really liked it! And wow, just think what DADDY would say about all of this!

More Underworld Things were creeping onto Olympia by the second.

Rinna was absolutely delighted. Her smile went on for years.

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He watched the spider pick at the bars, listened while it cursed the Goddess he was to guard. It wanted squashing, he was sure of it.

A well-placed swat of his paw sent the thing and its cage flipping high over the trees and out of sight. FUN! He lashed his tail and considered taking a bite out of a passing Mane which looked too long at his Goddess.

[lokis_lady]

The talk of this instability worried her a little. The Greek Pantheon was so strong and so wise, whatever could go wrong to make something about it unstable? It was strange, but out of politeness she remained quiet on the issue. It simply wouldn't do to upset anyone in such a hectic time.

She did however, brighten up at the thought of being taken to the Egyptian pantheon. Another new pantheon to discover! With more lovely deities! How thrilling!

"Oh! It is very kind of you to take us here until matters in your pantheon is more stable, Clotho. I hope that is soon!"

Looking up at Ruina she smiled. It was a generous offer, but the creature was very big.

"It is kind of you to offer, but I think that I shall walk" she said, looking at the large metal cat plodding along beside them

"Perhaps you can tell us from up there when we are near your home, Ruina?"

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Clotho was rapidly increasing the pace of her step as they moved closer to the Egyptian border, barely blinking at the dragon. His presence here was neither a shock, nor alarming, except for the indication that some things had gotten in before the seals had been made...

She hoped it didn't mean that the seals were only working for deities, not creatures.

Regardless, she said, "No, Ruina, it's all right. We don't everyone to know where we are, do we?" An idea. "We have to be sneaky. Super sneaky."

The Maiden then noticed Chrome fussing with the spider, and there was no time to stop him before he batted the Benny off to some unknown place. The giggle she emitted was stifled by her hand, but she left the cage intact both to protect the creature, but more importantly, to prevent him from biting anybody else. She affectionately scratched behind the big cat's ears.

"Now, Chrome, we should always be nice to spiders." Though in a lower voice she said, "except for when they're really big and hairy and bitey."

Trusting that since Ruina didn't seem to be complaining of any injury, she must be fine, Clotho addressed Sigyn by saying,

"Well, thank you. I hope things are stable again soon. And it's no trouble, really," she said, not really meaning to lie. The escorting was, in fact, preventing her from hiding somewhere, preferably in a cave, or in the temple she used to share with her sisters, with wards up - and Chrome next to her - and armed guards.

But none of that was Sigyn or Ruina's fault at all, so she just had to shrug and smile as best she could.

[ruina_occasus]

"Ohhhhhhhhh......." Ruina breathed. "Sneaky! Supersneaky? Embyrre can do tha--"

And then she saw Benny go flying past her, and off into the trees. She was torn between reaming that damned big cat with the shiny skin, or going after Benny...

She chose.... She chose........
She chose..... BOTH!

"EEEEEEEEEEEE!" she screamed at Chrome, knowing that her squeals -- good enough to break glass -- would be enough to rattle a metal thing like Chrome. She didn't think about the ear-pain thing to the other two. But she didn't have time to, because right after that, she was pushing Embyrre toward the trees, chasing after her pet spider.

The crashing was. definitely. not. supersneaky.

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Sigyn smiled at Clotho. It was very nice of her to go out of her way and lead both her and Ruina to safer grounds. It was a pity though, not getting to see the Greek Underworld or meet any more of its wonderfully charming deities, though she suppposed that she could do that when everything was back to normal again.

"Thank you. It is most kind of you to-"

She heard a scream, a loud, piercing scream and covered her ears. It was Ruina and she was screaming...at the large metal feline? Sigyn was confused, even moreso when the younger Goddess turned the dragon around and headed for some trees that were, she doubted, part of the journey to the Egyptian pantheon.

However, she was quite glad now that she'd chosen to walk.

Sigyn turned to Clotho, looking abit confused over what happened.

"Where is she going? Should we call her back?"

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Clotho's mouth opened as she covered her ears and closed her eyes.

Good gods, that girl had some pipes on her. Opening her eyes, Clotho checked on Chrome, kneeling next to him and looking at him. To Sigyn she said, as she looked over Chrome,

"Oh, you're welcome - honestly, it's fine." Then the blonde was asking... "Where is she- oh no. RUINA! Come back, come back!"

Scritching Chrome behind the ears quickly, the Maiden was up and off, chasing after her errant niece.

[ruina_occasus]

By the time Clotho reached Embyrre -- who moved much quicker than the goddesses with short, stubby legs -- Ruina was nowhere to be seen. And Embyrre was busy making ... well... embers... of the forest where he stood.

It didn't take Rinna long to surface, though, dragging Benny and his cage along with a thread of her own energy.

"Hey, Auntie Clotho, look what I can do!"

And then she executed some pretty amazing flips and twists and jiggles of Benny's cage with her energies, which *enraged* the grotesque spider. But Ruina just giggled. And spouts of flames danced behind her, as Embyrre went on his merry burning way.

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"Ruina Occaus, Child of Seth, Daughter of the Erinyes! You stop this destruction right now young lady. Aren't you supposed to be in your father's temple ?"

There were wings, dark glorious feathered wings and a female form with neatly braided blonde hair and dressed in leather that clung to her like mist and sin. She slipped down from the clouds like a rain drop seeking the earth and banked right over, dragon, fire, and little miss thang.

Meagara landed on tip toe, but kept her wings arched threateningly, eyes flashing red as they stared down her neice-daughter.

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Sigyn caught up with Clotho, and eventually with...the dragon? It appeared to be burning down trees. Oh dear! How awful! What could have encouraged it to be so destructive?

And where was Ruina?

Removing her hand from her mouth, she saw the young Goddess appear with some sort of cage around the rather menacing looking (but it would probably be a very dear creature, looks were so deceiving) arachnid, which she began to turn around and upside down and all sorts of tricks. Yes, perhaps Ruina was still very young and had yet to learn that the poor animal did not appreciate such treatment.

But before she could say anything, a new Goddess arrived, scolding Ruina quite harshly.

"Excuse me? I hate to interrupt your conversing, but we were on our way to the Egyptian pantheon when Ruina became distracted"

She smiled warmly at the newcomer. "I am Sigyn. What is your name?"

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Gara folded her arms, eyes still gleaming with an inner flame of red. "Rinna often becomes distracted. Don't you Rinna. All when you think something exciting is happening and people are leaving you out."

Meagara nodded to the foreigner goddess. "I am of the Erinyes. Sister to Ruina's Mother. Sister to the Spinner who is the Weaver who is the Cutter of Fates."

[ruina_occasus]

Rinna was getting defensive and pouty. "We ARE going there, we ARE!" she insisted. Quickly, she tossed Benny (cage and all) up onto Embyrre's back, then sheepishly drew the fire from the trees with her hands. The flames hit her skin, hissed, and absorbed into her body, which made her laugh as if it tickled. No, it didn't tickle. It felt gooooood.

"No more tree-flaming, Embyrre!" she chided, though under her breath she whispered, "Good dragon!"

And then Sigyn stook up for her. Ruina's chin jutted out and her eyes flashyflashed right back at Auntie Gara. Seeeee!? Hmph.

Scrambling back onto Embyrre's back, she perched there, now looking down on all of them. It made her preen.