Chapter 165: My worries (3)

We were in this quiet forest, we are in a quiet open field within the forest with no one nearby, not even Zach himself is, I asked my bonds to keep a look out while I show Dabria to Cordelia, so that we won't be disturbed.

"I'm never jumping out of a window again" Cordelia shivered "Why'd you use the wind only at the last second instead of slowly floating us down?"

"Um more fun and exciting that way"

"So why would this person that you want to show me live in the middle of nowhere?" She asked

-If I remember correctly, you can show yourself to her, right?-

-Yep, but I still have to hide some of the information we know from her- Dabria answered -We can't tell her everything-

-That's fine, let's get this over with-

Dabria then made her entrance like usual, emerging from a black cocoon. She was wearing a black dress and on her neck is the necklace of the silver sword that I gave her before.

"You're wearing the same necklace we have" Cordelia observed as she wore the same necklace "And judging from the black cocoon earlier, you must be Dabria, the goddess of life and death, you are absolutely more beautiful than I've imagined"

"You are a lot calmer about this than I thought" Dabria commented "Are you not surprised?"

"Not really" Cordelia shook her head "Sir Jake first followed Perseus because he sensed a godly presence, one of life and death, he told me that and to me it was a bit suspicious, but I remained quiet, convinced that maybe he was a saint. Perseus is also highly respected among the followers of Dabria. And then Nova himself, the god that supposedly gone reappeared again to protect Perseus from the leviathan.

"Why would he do that without any good reason? Even remnants or any higher beings in general have to follow some rules and not go out of their way to protect a saint, no matter how talented he is. He must've had other reasons, and when Nova showed himself, Perseus still have the same presence, which means that Nova wasn't the cause of his unusual aura. Only one culprit remains, he was blessed by you, the goddess of life and death herself, and you showing yourself today is proof to all my theories"

"Perseus, don't let her get away, she is awfully like you when it come to this" Dabria turned to me "And you'll definitely not find anyone like her ever again. I will punish you if you don't take care of her properly"

"Since when have you blessed him?" Cordelia asked "You 2 must be close, he gave you the same necklace, it means he cares about you to some degree"

"Blessed would be an understatement" Dabria chuckled "I can't give you a lot of details, you know those bonds of his, I'm the same, we've shared our memories, never heard of that, have you?"

"No" Cordelia shook her head "No books have mentioned mortals and gods doing the bonding ritual, it explains why his eyed changed colors to the same one as yours and some unusual abilities."

"I've been with him since birth, as for why, I can't tell you." Dabria stated before approaching me "I'm sorry about this, scold me later, but I have something to tell her that I can't let you hear"

She then injected some magic into me, I felt drowsy and my knees buckled. Damon rushed from the forest to me and caught me before I fell.

"Sorry about this" Damon apologized "But it was a request from Dabria"

"I can't believe that you're all in on it" I managed to spit out before I fell completely asleep

3rd person view

Damon then laid him on the ground with a pillow he took out of his spatial storage.

"I'll go back to be on the lookout" Damon said before he left

"Is he sleeping?" Cordelia asked

"Yes, bonds can't hurt each other but there are ways for a god to make their mortal relax, in this case, make him asleep, but it would still require direct contact since he's similar to a bond" Dabria answered

"Why does he need to be asleep?"

"There are things that I will say that I do not want him to hear" Dabria smiled

"By asking me to show myself in front of you means that he is putting his trust in you, he really wants to go out with you, even his parents don't know about me. But you also have to know that I will also be constantly watching over you when you're with him, I'll of course give you your privacy when you need it, like when you kiss or if you were having a serious conversation"

"I know" Cordelia replied "I still asked him out despite having my theories you know, but I didn't expect for him to tell it to me so soon"

"He trusts you, so don't betray it, last time he was betrayed, it broke him completely, this is his second chance and he doesn't want to ruin it"

"What do you mean second chance? "

"I'm not gonna tell you about it" Dabria shook her head "But don't expand further on the topic, it's something that we like to keep a secret. As much as I act coldly to him, I care a great deal about him, he knows about it, but he doesn't know exactly how much, so keep what I said a secret from him, he'll tease me otherwise. My brother chose to become and die a mortal being, and with Perseus, I can at least experienced what my brother felt to be mortal"

"Must be strange, cuz I bet he doesn't think things like a regular mortal" Cordelia smirked

"He doesn't, but it's the best I can get. He puts on a confident façade even when he's feeling down. And to some extend, he still holds a certain dislike of humans, that's why he has more non human acquaintances than humans, he hides his dislike well, so you might have not noticed."

"Dating him would also come as a cost, he already told you once, he angered a god and most likely, he will come with allies next time, they will definitely target you as you are a person he treasures. He will also make a lot more enemies in the future, being cautious isn't going to be enough"

"I'm prepared" Cordelia nodded "I've trained everyday and improved to prepare for that day"

"That's why I'll be leaving you with a gift before I leave, but please keep it a secret. Give me your hands"

Cordelia then approached her and gave her hand, Dabria then grabbed it. Cordelia then felt her mana capacity increased and her core evolved into the mid blue stage.

"Your mana capacity has increased greatly but it will slow down your evolving speed if you don't mind" Dabria winked at her

"Thank you. So I don't have to worry about him cheating with you behind my back right? Even if he wants multiple lovers, having a goddess as your competition is very intimidating" Cordelia asked concerned

"No, you don't have to worry about that, I did make a bet with him, if I ever to become his lover, I would do anything he requests" Dabria giggled before turning serious again "Please know that there are things that Perseus plan on never telling anyone, including you, so if you date him, keep that in mind. Take proper care of him."

"I know that. He's pretty cute, isn't he?" Cordelia then bend down next to the sleeping Perseus

"Just know that I'll also being watching over you in my spare time, so don't even think of betraying him" Dabria warned

"Then you should also appear more often, so that we can have more girl to girl talk" Cordelia suggested

"I will do so, but I can't stay with you in the mortal realm long, I'll be calling everyone back now, we need to get him to his proper bed" Dabria responded

*****

Cordelia and Perseus' bonds showed up at the Silver household with Perseus being held up by Damon.

"Why is he sleeping before dinner?" Olivia asked

"Oh he passed out from exhaustion" Damon answered "He'll be skipping dinner for today, the rest of us will join you though"

"Working an inside job in a criminal organization must've drained him" John chuckled "Just get him to his room, he'll need his rest"

"Well we'll have a feast again and celebrate the good news tomorrow" Luke laughed "I can't believe he's actually dating now"

"He grew up fast, huh" Eliza smiled "He first looked like some random pipsqueak who has random violent tendencies, now he's taller than me, is a good looking guy, has a cool voice and managed to become a prince"

Cordelia noted to herself

"Will you also be joining us, Cordelia?" Mary asked

"I'm also exhausted, so I'll also take rest, do you mind me sleeping over for a bit? " Cordelia asked

"Oh go ahead, you can sleep in the guest room, but since you're dating now, you can also sleep in his bed with him, don't do anything rash just because the walls are mostly sound proof" Axel winked

*****

"We'll sleep in Damon's room for today" Siege said as the bonds put Perseus on his bed

"Yeah, we'll give you 2 some privacy tonight" Ace added

"You sure you don't want dinner?" Diana asked

"No, I'm fine. Have a great dinner" Cordelia said as they left

"I still can't believe I did all that" she sighs before she fell asleep next to Perseus