Research

Pov. Asteria

I was currently in the library. I have been here all day avoiding nothing and everything. Reading everything that was within my reach. I had created a secret spot in the library a few years ago. It was a window with a view only I could access and was surrounded by bookcases.

I wasn't reading fantasy like I usually do, but instead, I was researching for anything related to what happened in my bath, but it took me nowhere. Eventually, I started researching where Emily and I would go after here. Ways I could become more powerful, refugees, my enemies, and my allies.

Eventually, I reached a section about what could kill a Fenix. I tapped my index finger against that section twice. Hydras. I need a book that specifies those species. I reached the main matrix of the library and typed in the thing I was looking for. Curiously only a few books came out.

In a library filled up with millions of books, over the millennials usually, a hundred books came out as a result. I shrugged, I guess this made my job a lot easier.

I guess it does make sense a hydra can kill a Fenix. They are fire and they are water.

They were almost extinct over the years as Phoenixes have hunted them down and the survivors have gone into hiding. That explains the lack of books. They killed them to almost extinction, now they were trying to erase them from history, just to appear indestructible. I asked myself how many other things could truly destroy them.

As I was going through the books something made me stop in surprise. In the name of Hades. I looked through all the books just to see if this information was right, and all of them said established the same thing. I dropped my head on the table in defeat. The gods really hate me. Did they seriously have to be there?

The only place Phoenixes didn't have to guts to go was a hidden cave at Amymone Spring, called Lerna. Lerna is one of the entries to The Underworld, which means they are protected by them. The hopes of being their allies went from low possibility to zero possibility. It's like the pages were screaming at me "you're so fucked."

I banged my head over and over against the table. I could imagine the gods laughing at me right now. I sat up straight in a snap and took a deep breath in. Think Asteria think. I got up and walked from one side to the other.

I looked out the window and realized I had been there almost the whole day. I wish Emily could see the suns setting from here giving the moon space to come up.

Emily, my head snapped at me. Of course, Emily. I had two options here. One=I could try and make a deal with the hydras by myself. Two= do the same thing but this time brings Emily in hopes her mate smells her. If her mate smells her, he will run to her and want to protect her.

Agg, Asteria don't be stupid first we would have to check if her mate is a vampire, then our last option would be one of them. I hope her mate is a vampire, like that I could leave her with them and they would protect her.

Asteria you are using her again my consciousness reminded me. The lack of food and sleep is already affecting me. I went to sit on the table, once again, and laid my head in hopes I would drift off to dreamland.

My eyes started closing little by little, I could only hope that I wouldn't suffer any nightmares that night. The last thing I remembered as I drifted off was the sight of the suns setting.

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I woke up in the same strange place from when "my parents" were punishing me. My hair was down and I was in a flowy white dress. I left a booming and truthful laugh as I looked around it was filled with butterflies. I ran around the field. I felt free and safe.

I threw myself on the ground and looked up. I knew this had to be a dream, as reality is never this good.

"Hello," I snapped up to a sitting position.

"Hello," I gave back the same answer.

"Who's there?" he asked, but I could hear the warning in his tone.

"Hi, I'm," I was about to say my name but stopped myself. Somehow someone had connected our dreams and I don't know why. "I'm A."

I looked toward the trees in the hope he would come out. Just like in my last dream as he was about to step out I was pulled back into reality.

I sat up in a snap looking around remembering where I had fallen asleep. I stretched my arms out and left out a yawn. I rubbed my eyes and looked towards the window, and the moon seemed to be in place already, meaning I missed dinner and lunch

I walked out of my sacred place, towards my room, thinking about my weird dream. Who was him? Why was he there? Shared dreams don't happen just because?

I slowly but cautiously walked towards my chambers not wanting to meet anyone in my way. The guards that were standing across the hallways stared at me weirdly. I hadn't noticed them.

I'm insane. He wouldn't do anything with them around. Would he? As I walked around the lonely hallways that kept thousands of secrets. This was never my home, just my prison. I truly have nothing.

I have always wanted to travel and meet every corner of this world and others. I stopped myself from crying adn laughed at my silly dreams. I'm gonna come through. I have Emily now I'll never be alone.

I will protect her over everything she is like my little sister. I don't know why but I feel as if I was meant to meet her someway. That's the only thing I thank destiny for so far. After that destiny can go fuck itself. I will decide my own destiny and the roads I take.