Chapter 48

"Mother, you are seriously calling me out for that?" Aphrodite ask, and turn to Dusa. 

"...She was the one that stayed with that demon, and also try to create an artifact that was going to destroy everything in universe.." Aphrodite said.

".....They were other ways for you and the upper gods to stop the chaos Pearl from emerging without killing your sister... goddess Aphrodite." Soul pitch in. 

"...shut up mortal, this matter doesn't concern you." Aphrodite shouts at Soul. 

"...No! She is right. They were other ways for you, father, and the rest of the upper gods to destroy just the Chaos pearl and leave it's creators alive. So why didn't you do that....or why didn't you stop them, when they were about to kill your sister with the combined magic... mother!" Eros added. 

"...Eros, you are taking the side of everyone here? Are you seriously blaming me for what happened to Dusa in the past?" Aphrodite ask him. 

"...I am not taking anybody side mother, and i am not blaming you for that. All we want to know is why didn't you stop the upper gods when they were about to kill your sister. Just tell us why you did not stop the upper gods from killing your sister." Eros said to Aphrodite in a serious tone.

"...Well....well...." Aphrodite couldn't say anything. She hated the question they were asking her, and wish she could just disappear from the mother of fate resting place. 

"...Tell us Aphrodite, why didn't you stop the upper gods when they were about to kill me with their combined magic?" Dusa ask her. 

".. Yes, mother! Tell us why you didn't stop them." Eros ask again. 

"...Yes, Aphrodite! Tell us why didn't you stop the upper gods when they were about to kill your sister." The mother of fate ask her again, and she snapped. 

"... Fine! You want to know why i did not stop the upper gods when they were about to kill Dusa with their combined magic?!" Aphrodite shout out.

"... It's because I did not know that were going to kill her. Zeus told me that he was only going to destroy the chaos Pearl, and the son of Hades." Aphrodite added. 

"...So they wanted to kill Zadre not me?" Dusa asks. 

"....Yes! They wanted to kill that demon, but somehow the magic touched you and the chaos Pearl, it wouldn't suppose to turn out that way." Aphrodite said in a sad tone. 

"... Should i tell them?" Dusa turn to Zadre and ask. "...Sure! They deserve to know the true." Zadre spoke out. 

"... Tell us what?" Aphrodite ask her. 

"... The combined magic wasn't suppose to hit me in the first place. It went straight to Zadre, but i loved him so much, so i sacrificed myself, by letting it to hit me, and the chaos pearl." Dusa revealed. 

"..so that's what happened?" Aphrodite thought to herself. "..You risk your life for this demon!" Aphrodite yells at her. 

"...I did what i right!" Dusa firmly said, and face Zadre. "...I love Zadre, and I wouldn't stand by and let him get killed by a magic which was created by my own mother and those damn upper gods." Dusa added, and turn back to Aphrodite. 

"...woah! The love they share is really genuine." Soul mutter to herself. "..Our love is also genuine too." Eros turn to her, and said. 

"... Please stop." Soul said, and turn away from him. "...I am sorry, if what i said offended you, but...." Eros was about to say something, but his mother sudden scream cut his words short.

"...Damn you!" Aphrodite suddenly yells, and everybody looked at her. 

"...You made me carry the guilt of killing you in my heart for centuries, and now you are telling me that you actually let the combined magic kill you, just because of your love for that demon?!" Aphrodite burst out.

"Carry the guilt of killing me? So you actually felt bad about my death?" Dusa ask her. 

"..Of course i felt bad about your death....i" Aphrodite was about to say something, but Zadre interrupted her. 

"Did you really felt bad about the death of your sister or you are just lying?" Zadre asks Aphrodite. 

"...What do you mean by that....demon!" Aphrodite yells at him. "...Of course i scare about my sister, and i felt bad that she dead. I felt bad that she dead protecting someone like you!" Aphrodite said to him, and her words made him angry. 

"... That's a lie!" Zadre yells. "...If you really scared about your sister, and you felt bad for what happened to her in the pass, why didn't you stop the upper gods from trying to kill her mortal body with the light magic when we where in the underworld?" Zadre ask her in an angry tone, and what he just said suddenly reminds Eros of his friend's death.

"I...I..." Aphrodite couldn't say anything. 

"....Yes mother! Why didn't you stop them from creating the most hated magic in the universe?" Eros ask her. 

"...Eros...I....I" she still could not explain herself. 

"...Just answer the questions Aphrodite." Dusa begged her. 

"...But I hope my sister didn't agree with the upper gods that creating the light magic, and killing the innocent mortal body i was in, was a good thing to do." Dusa added in a very serious tone.

 At this point the entire resting place became intense for Aphrodite, and she wished the mother of fate could your crush her with her huge legs so that she can avoid the questions they are bombarding her with. 

"...Just answered the questions Aphrodite!" The mother of fate who also wanted to know why she did not stop the upper gods from trying to kill her sister the second time, asked. 

"...Fine! Fine!" Aphrodite snapped. 

"... You all want to know the reason why i did not stop the upper gods for trying to kill Dusa when she was brought back?!" Aphrodite shouted. 

"....Well it's because if i had not done that, i would have lose my position as the queen of the upper gods." Aphrodite revealed. 

"...so you choose power over the life of your own sister? Typical!" Zadre quietly said. 

"..Wait, mother. What do you mean that you will lose your position as the queen of the upper gods if you defended your sister?" Eros ask. 

"...Yes, why did you say that?" Dusa ask too. 

"...The upper gods respected me as there queen, but the only reason they truly respect me was because i was also the descendants of the most powerful goddess in the universe." Aphrodite revealed, and turn to the mother of fate. 

"...Yes! I have persecuted countless gods and goddess in the past, but i mostly did that because i heard what they said about me behind my back" Aphrodite revealed in a sad tone. 

"..What did they say about you behind your back?" The mother of fate ask her. 

"...Those damn upper, medium, and lower goddess said that i wouldn't be trusted, and that i should be picked out of Olympus before i tried to kill them just like my sister." Aphrodite revealed. 

"... Wait! So you are trying to tell us that some gods who is a as powerful say that behind your back? Yea right." Zadre clearly did not believe a single word that just came out of Aphrodite's mouth. 

"...Shut it!" Dusa shouted, and walked towards Aphrodite.

"...Wait! You are going near her? What if it's a trap and she is only saying that to make you feel sorry for her?" Zadre hold her hands, and ask her.

"...She my sister, and i know her very well. She wouldn't lie about something like this because it's will make a look weak." Dusa said, and walk near Aphrodite. 

"...Mother, those gods really said that behind your back?" Eros ask Aphrodite, he still did not believe a single word she just said. 

"...Yes! I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?" Aphrodite ask him. 

"..I do...but..." Eros could not say anything. 

"...You don't believe me?" Aphrodite ask and look at them one after the other. "..non of you here believe me?! You think i am lying...huh!" Aphrodite shouted at them. 

"... It's fine Sister, I believe you." Dusa softly said to her, and hug her.

"...You really do believe me?" Aphrodite ask Dusa. "... Yes sister. I do believe you, and i am sorry that i caused so much trouble back in Olympus." Dusa softly said to her. "... No, i should be the one saying sorry. I am really sorry for not defending you in Olympus, and i am so sorry for not stopping those upper gods when they tried to kill your mortal body. I am really sorry for not being a good sister to you, and i hope you forgive me again." Aphrodite truly apologize to someone for the first time. 

"... It's okay sister...but i am not the only person you should say sorry to.." Dusa said to her, and point Zadre and Soul. 

"... You should also say sorry to them." Dusa said. 

"...And what did i do to them that i should apologise for?" Aphrodite ask her. 

"...You tried to kill them countless times!" Dusa stated. 

"...But they also tried to kill me too...why should i be the one to apologise?" Aphrodite childishly ask. 

"...Just do it sister, it wouldn't hurt you if you just said sorry." Dusa said to her. 

"...Fine! Fine!" Aphrodite said, and then walk towards Zadre and Soul.