Chapter 82: Romance For The Lonely Part 6

He held her by her upper arms and looked deeply into her jeweled eyes, “Because you deserve the truth and should always be told the truth. Cemel is a soldier of the gods, sent to help you to reach your destiny, the link between mortality and immortality, for your chosen people. He possessed the ability to ‘walk the dimensions’ as it is termed. Cemel did not know it at the time, but the gods were simply using him.

“Once he had trained and prepared you, and you possessed all three stones, the gods were going to claim you as theirs. You would never be human again, never be independent or free to make choices as I do. With me, you can be immortal, a goddess, and walk in this dimension just like I do now. You and I would not be affected by any rules.”