Fresh Start

After having his fun with Selene, he went to the deck where he found burnt corpses smoldering in the sun.

Theoric looked to Sigyn, Holland, and Nina who were quietly working on cleaning it up,- "What happened?"

Nina scowled- "I don't think we can trust that woman."

Lydia shook her head- "They just walked out into the sun asking for Athena's forgiveness."

Sigyn sadly looked down- "Theo it was awful, they came out mortified at what they became once they realized they could no longer be in the sun and then, and then... (Eyes becoming watering)... They walked out begging for forgiveness as they burned themselves alive."

Grani tried to comfort her by patting her leg before he took the initiative to clean the remains in her stead.

Theoric frowned, he didn't like how they were forced into something they didn't want,- "I'll have to talk to her about that, but what's done is done, I don't know how things were where she came from but I will make sure she knows it's not okay to go around doing that without someone's consent, otherwise, we will have problems."

Nina squinted her eyes,- "Why are you being so kind about this?"

Sigyn snorted- "It's because he slept with her."

Nina's eyes widened- "How could you sleep with that evil thing!"

Theoric- "May I remind you that besides Sigyn, everyone else here has been considered evil at one point."

Nina who wished to say more now found herself unable as she went silent.

Sigyn- "Theo is it because you slept with her that you're doing this, or have you really changed so much?"

Theoric quietly looked at Sigyn,- "If I have changed, is it a problem for you?"

Sigyn quickly shook her head as she rushed over to hug him,- "No, no, no, I'll stay with you no matter what my love, I was just worried for you is all."

Theoric did love Sigyn with all his heart, but she was too naive, that was not the answer he was looking for. He would just have to make sure he never lost this body to another or Sigyn could fall prey to someone evil like Loki who he has not forgotten about.

Maybe he was more kind, more caring towards things he otherwise wouldn't concern himself with, but deep down he knew if anyone were to get in his way, he wouldn't be afraid to become the butcher again, a nightmare to his enemies and a savior to those who deserved it.

Selene having recovered made an appearance,- "Oh what's all this..." She slowly asked as she took everything in, just noticing the smoldering bodies,- "What happened, why are they dead!" She asked as her eyes flashed red, preparing for the worst.

Nina shouted- "You did this! This is all your fault."

Selene confused didn't drop her guard as she looked to Theoric for answers, who explained what took place.

Selene- "I'm sorry it ended this way, but I still don't understand how they escaped my control."

Theoric- "My barriers must have cut you off, I always put them up during bedroom activities, I don't want anyone spying on us," he said trying not to give to much information away.

Selene stared at him- "That is quite the interesting power you have there, I question whether it would be good to do that to our enemies and cut them off from their army, it would send them in disarray but the consequences could be disastrous if they scatter."

Theoric thought on it for a bit before getting back to the situation at hand,- "I'll keep that in mind, look, Selene, I don't know how they did things where you came from but you can't be turning people without their consent."

Selene argued- "I have to feed, you don't expect me to just starve to death do you?"

Theoric- "Feed all you want, just don't turn them against their will."

Selene shook her head,- "So you would rather me kill them than let them get a second chance at life? Is this not wrong, preventing them from the chance at living again."

Theoric sighed- "Perhaps I'm not explaining myself well, the part I don't like and I find unacceptable is you controlling them against their will."

Selene grumbled- "I told you it was just temporary, they would have only been controlled around me, as soon as we were done I was going to let them go on their way."

Nina snorted but remained silent as she deferred everything to Theoric who she would trust and back whatever decision he made.

Lydia on the other hand didn't think anything Selene did was wrong, after all, they were quite similar.

Sigyn of course always took Theoric's side no matter what.

Theoric- "What needs saying has been said, this will be our fresh start now," he said looking around,- "Understand everyone, going forward from here is what will matter."

Seeing them all mutually agree, for the most part, Theoric gave a nod- "Good, now let's get this mess cleaned up before we dock, I can see the island coming into view now."

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Reaching the island of Crete they docked at the port of Heraklion, a lively small port city that had interesting performers in the streets welcoming weary travelers.

Theoric turned to Sigyn- "Have Grani locate the underground labyrinth, I don't wish to stay here longer than I have to."

Sigyn turned to Grani who she held like a teddy bear,- "You heard him Grani," she said placing him down while giving him a nice little pat.

Grani saluted- "Yes Mistress," right before digging down.

Selene who wasn't comfortable walking out in the open told them she would investigate things on her own before taking to the shadows after promising not to cause trouble.

Lydia and Nina stayed back on the boat where Nina practiced on caught fish to better control her powers in her private training area that Theoric set up while Holland kept an eye on things up above.

It wasn't long before Grani and Selene came back with news, meeting up with Theoric and Sigyn in the south, outside the port city.

Grani- "I found it, Mistress."

Selene then appeared from the shadows nearby,- "I also have news after poking around a few heads, there's a known sea witch here said to know the ways to pass into the sea of monsters, something we should check out after we receive the map."

Theoric- "Maybe, but for now, Sibyn if you would be so kind as to have Grani show us the way."

Sigyn grinned- "Grani, show us," she said while activating her power to help grow him to 10ft tall so he could dig a hole big enough for them to follow.- "How is it Grani? Got the hang of doing it yourself yet?"

Grani- "Thank you, Mistress, but you don't need to trouble yourself, I can now do it on my own," he said, proving his point by growing a couple more feet before he started digging down.

"Good, let's go," Theoric said dropping into the hole.