Stone crackled first. Like an eggshell being pecked by the determination of the new life it could no longer contain. Puffs of dust began to steam out of the cracks as if forced. The stone began to regress, to become something lighter, wetter. It fell, like a slough of mud and there on pedestals, two of the manaie stood; less grim perhaps than when ( Read more... )

In the underworld.
He wasn't sure if he should do it here. He really wasn't sure that he should be doing it at all. But he needed to.

He wasn't even sure he could leave now if he wanted to. That much hadn't been made clear to him ( Read more... )

Seth remained on his couch, continually confused by the onslaught of females into his home. He kept forgetting where they'd come from, and upon snapping out of his daydreams would find himself rather surprised at the faces that he encountered. But he'd smile at them all and pretend like he knew what was going on ( Read more... )

He giggled with the glee that was everything happening everywhere at once, and all that other stuff that wasn't supposed to be going on at all ( Read more... )

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 ( Read more... )

"What in the name of mother's green body ( Read more... )

"He's pretty. I never noticed that before ( Read more... )

Nyx stood amidst a group of her guests, keeping an eye on things around the party. The music was playing, and there was dancing and tension, which was to be expected. Little of it escaped her notice, as her presence was pervasive despite her physical manifestation.

The party continued, and Nyx trusted things not to get too out of hand.

The background music had changed from the always-welcomed Frank Sinatra to something a little darker, more suited to the Underworlders. Though he could certainly play a piano accompaniment to it, even with its darkness, he didn't feel like pressing the music ( Read more... )

Khaos smiled to all of those who acknowledged her, and pointed out her family to Sia ( Read more... )