Omniscient POV
The first voice finished counting the cold, hard cash to the bet winner on the mortal’s life. His employee bet the little bland brat would survive the trial in the moon goddess’ bunker. Neither of the men understood why his head scientist would bet on such an unlikely scenario, but the scientist had won in the end. Now, he was off eating an expensive lunch with his earnings, leaving the first voice fuming. The two men had believed the mortal was clumsy enough that she would simply die when she slipped or got hit in the head. They were in complete disbelief.
“I thought you said the mortal would die in Selene’s cave!” The second voice thundered in the electronics lab. The static buzz of machines filled the empty void between the men staring at each other. “For days, we have watched the mortal struggle to meet Selene’s expectations, but somehow, the mortal managed to avoid being crushed by the rocks.”
“Superion-”
The absurdly sculpted man gripped the throat of the first man and held him in the air. “Do not call me by that name,” he gritted out through his teeth. “Nobody calls me that.”
The man struggled to breathe through Superion’s grasp on his throat. “Sorry,” he mumbled, gasping for breath. “Won’t happen…again.”
“Damn straight it won’t, Colin Aldonis. If not for me, you’d be dead.” Superion dropped the man onto the ground of the lab. “Sometimes, I still question why I pulled you out of the rapids in the river.”
Colin massaged his burning throat. This wasn’t the first time Superion had almost killed him when he got angry. Colin was only alive for one purpose. He was charged with eliminating his entire bloodline until the stupid moon goddess died. It’s the only reason Superion kept Colin around. Superion had a deep hatred of werewolves from ancient times when my ancestors ravaged the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece through turf wars. His adoptive parents were murdered by ruthless werewolves when he was just a boy. His father, Posiden, and mortal mother left him on his adopted parents' footsteps after they decided they weren’t interested in Superion.
“I knew we should have eliminated the mortal.” Superion rambles as he knocks over several glass beakers in his fit of anger.
“Lord Ryon,” Colin made his voice small while addressing Superion. “Everything is still well in hand. Mishipeshu is hunting down her spirit wolf as we speak, and I have begun my attacks on her dreams. The mortal will not know a moment’s rest until she is dead.”
Superion walked about the humid lab where they had been experimenting on the supernatural creature in the area. The man may be a demigod, but he wanted more than to rule a simple lake. He wanted his father to acknowledge his power and earn his right to rule an ocean. No small feat among the gods of old. The poor guy has lost everything so many times since his adopted parents were left in a blood pile of flesh right in front of him. Superion had tried so many times to move on, but Fate always got in his way.
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“She has to die,” Superion growled. “If it weren’t for Selene’s blessing, I would just kill her outright.”
“Lord Ryon, your life is worth more than the mere mortal’s. Please don’t risk your existence for hers.” Colin tried to plead with Superion.
A demigod cannot interfere with a blessing given by any full god. If Superion tried to kill a blessed mortal, it would result in his immediate death. If Superion died, Colin’s life would end instantly. Colin has stopped aging because of Superion’s blessing on him. Colin dedicated his life to serving Superion, and he fell in love with Superion’s closest servant, a water nymph named Arissa. It was Colin’s love for Arissa that made Colin swear his eternal soul to Superion.
Superion huffed as he paced the room. All the liquid in the beakers and test tubes began to bubble over. The lab was turning into a total swamp with foul-smelling bog water. He ruined months of research in a matter of minutes. If Dr. Kale came back from his lunch break right now, Superion would get a full lecture from his lead scientist. Dr. Kale was one of a few mortals who Superion has chosen to trust with his supernatural identity.
“Selene must pay for the blood she allowed to be spilled. Every drop from each victim counts against her. She allowed her daughter to play with a cursed mortal and inadvertently created a new supernatural species.” He rambled on for the hundredth time over his disdain for the moon goddess. “Gods are careless. They easily cause havoc just by turning a blind eye to the ones they are responsible for. She’s one of the worst offenders other than Aries and Apollo.”
Colin cringed at the mention of the other gods. “The vampire age ended with the Enlightenment, at least Apollo isn’t doing any more damage. Aries imps still plague the Earth to no end, but mortals try to destroy themselves.”
“You aren’t much better, Colin. You are one of Selene’s abominations, just as the mortal is.” Superion reminded his servant.
“At least I am no longer under any delusions of Selene’s lies.” Colin sighed.
The two of them had this conversation often. Superion could be merciful, but it was only if he could find a way to benefit from his mercy. Colin Aldonis has murdered his family to please Superion. He has hunted wolves marked with crescents all across the Earth to prevent any other heir from possibly reviving the werewolf species. He wasn’t bitter about his role in Superion’s schemes. Selene had filled Colin’s head with dreams and delusions over what he could create if he was able to pass his trial. He had planned to build a great sanctuary for the supernatural species in North America since they had been hunted to near extinction. Colin was ready to risk it all for his dream, but his spirit wolf rejected him, shocking Selene and her groupies. The spirit wolf went as far as trying to kill Colin a few minutes after the meeting. It was then that Colin fell into the rapids of the raging river. He cried out to the moon goddess, but she turned away from him. Colin would have drowned if Superion hadn’t seen the perfect opportunity to weaken Selene in Colin. Together, they planned to kill the goddess who had turned a blind eye to them.