(Hadrian Pov)
It's been Two weeks already.
Two weeks without Luna, without seeing her smile, without having her here to tell me it's going to be okay.
It was not the same, everything was off balance, I knew nothing was right, why did Rhea suddenly go MIA? It doesn't make sense, she has Luna, right? She's supposed to come at us, call for war, and rejoice in her presumed victory, but why was she silent?
  One thing is sure, she had planned this out thoroughly, the attack on Bana street was all a setup to lure us out, so she could get Luna. She was only toying with us, I have no idea what she's thinking. She was playing this game too well, and we were losing.
  I remember a time when mom came to tuck me in bed when I was a child, she told me a very weird story, that I couldn't understand back then but now I do. She told me of a girl whose parents maltreated her, they treated her like she was nothing but a ' thing', that girl loved her parents no matter what, but she couldn't take it anymore, so she took a match stick with gasoline and set the house on fire while her parents slept. The next morning she was taken by the royal family and lived a life far better than before.
Thinking about it now, I could truly say that that story my mom told me about her story, she was trying to tell me what she had not told anyone before, a secret only the eye of her mind knew, She was trying to find a friend in me, but then she let her anger and hatred drive her to a place to greed for power, losing sight of everything and everyone that cared about her, now she is going against the source and that would bring great danger to our realm.
The balance of nature would be disrupted and when that happens, death follows. All astralians would cease to exit.
" Hey,"
  I turned to see Zuka coming to stand beside me, yes, I was off the wheelchair, I had healed, I was currently on the balcony of Luna's room.
  "Hey, didn't see you there " I responded casually trying to get in a match with Zuka's vibe, I guess this is where I say, there's never a dull moment with Zuka.
" Yeah, figured out you'd be here, sulking, are you sulking Lil bro," she teased
  I glared, folding my arms across my chest,
" No one is sulking Zuka, but yeah, so what if I sulk, I miss her okay? I'm not okay with her not being around" I snapped,
  "Damn it Hades you shouldn't be!," Zuka snapped back, I stared at her with raised brows,
" I know right?!!," I exclaimed running my hands through my hair, tilting my head upward taking in the fresh breeze that whispered hope to my ears,
" I shouldn't be okay, well I'm not, I like it when I tease her to redness, okay is that even a thing for ladies, I like it when she teases me, I like it when she's concern, I like the change I had with her around, I like it when she's beside me, I like her scent, I more than like it, I more than like it, I love it, I... I... Love... Her, Zuka yes I love her," I admitted, at last, turning to face Zuka, who was smiling at me, I returned the smile, I felt so peaceful, so at ease.
  You never know if what your heart says is true until you say it with your mouth, I knew it was true the moment I said it, saying it was a confirmation because the moment I said it I could finally breathe in this water called life.
" Yes Hades," Zuka concurred placing her hands on my shoulder,
" You love her, I'm glad you know that now, I'm not going to say, it'll be okay, things are not always okay Lil brother, life is not always filled with ups and downs, the choices we make determine if we're gonna go down or up, and you Hades, you choose to stay up by never giving up," She said reassuringly.
  Zuka and I might not be the best pair of siblings out there but moments like this make me wanna hug her, which I did, I pulled her into a very warm hug, it felt weirdly good, I couldn't remember the last time we did this, talk, we don't always see eye to eye on certain things.
The arrival of Luna in my life has made me realize certain things in my life, the wall I built for so long, was taken down in a matter of one month, by one girl, Luna.
  I pulled out the hug and we smiled at each other.
" I still don't get why you refuse to cut your hair Lil brother," Zuka said lightly, I chuckled,
  " Maybe I will, someday, "
   " Mhm," she nodded sarcastically at my uncertainty,
   " Any results on the potion Darren is making?" I asked
   " I think it should be ready by now, let's go check it out," she suggested.
We held hands and teleported to the institution lab. Darren was sitting at his desk, he raised his head as he must have felt our presence in the room.
" I was expecting you two," he said smiling at Zuka, I glanced beside me at Zuka to see her turning red, yeah more like he was expecting Zuka. I cleared my throat, trying to clear the awkwardness of the air.
  " Any progress?" I asked,
  " Yes, in fact, it's done, I'm exhausted!!" He exclaimed getting up to his feet and doing some stretches, he looked busted, his hair was disheveled and he needed some grooming, he might be a good-looking guy but not now.
  " How long have you been in here?" I asked,
  " As long as since the day we found out about the portion, but don't worry I had a good company?"
   " I don't wanna know about that now, so if the potion is done that means we can get on with the plan, right?"
   " Yes, and we need a plan, we can't just barge in the astral shadow realm and think victory is ours," he said,
  " Darren is right, we need a plan," Zuka concurred,
  " I'm always right," Darren bragged
  " Cocky much now are we,?" Zuka teased,
  A plan, we need a strong plan, one that won't get us killed, because if we die...
   "Hello?? Earth to Hades!!?" Zuka called, clicking her fingers in front of me, I was zoning out.
   " I'm sorry, I spaced out, I can't even think straight right now,"
 
The air shook and we turned to see father and Storm.
" The balance is shifting, Rhea is doing something to it," Storm said abruptly,
  " Change of plans, we leave first thing tomorrow, Hadrian gather your men," dad ordered.
  I looked at Zuka and I couldn't help but think, This is what she wants.
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