Chapter 75: Of Love & Gods (2)

We both ended up on the bed, my small body lying on top of hers as I cuddled with her for life since I couldn't fathom the thought that I was going to leave her in just one day.

The sun outside burned brightly, but inside Ivanka's magically enchanted room, only shadows existed. I would miss the horrible decor of this room, that crackling fireplace, not to mention that absurd painting of a naked woman, most likely a diva, hung on the wall directly above the bed. So many times I had asked her to get rid of it since I hated waking up to something that could make me horny so early in the morning.

Her fingers played with my hair, kissing me on the head from time to time as I calmed myself by listening to her heartbeat which was ridiculously slow. And also, her cool skin really came into handy here since I no longer had to worry about clumpy sweat whenever we cuddled.

"So, what are you going to do when I'm gone?" I asked.

"Hm," She hugged me tighter. ". . .Continue to stay here in my realm, perhaps wandering into the woods from time to time. Nothing more, nothing less."

"Won't that be boring?" I frowned. "And, lonely?"

"Perhaps," Ivanka replied. "But I have made an oath with ancient powers in which I cannot wander much further than my own domains."

The Banishment Of The K.O.G. In summary, Ivanka had been banished by the king of the gods into the mortal realm but with all her divinity and powers still available for use since in this world, if you birth a divinity, none other authority could lock them off like in many fantasy shows. But then, it wouldn't be fair for a fallen goddess to mingle freely with mortals so Ivanka and the divine realm made a contract to promise that she wouldn't ever overstep areas she designated as her domain.

But, of course I couldn't say all that.

"I see."

I nuzzled my little face against her perky breasts, and immediately got a whiff of her strong, 'forestry' smell, forestry as in I always get sent to a beautiful forest with all of the amazing greenery whenever I caught her smell.

"I'm going to miss you," I whispered, blushing a little.

Her response was petting me on the head. "Beautiful boy." I knew that was her way of saying that she was going to miss me too.

"I have something to show you when the sun comes down tonight," Ivanka said. I looked up and she looked down. Something sparkled in her eyes.

"A gift."

"What?" My head turned left and right, as if to search for the person she was giving a gift too. "For me? When?"

"I understand you will have questions but hold them in," Ivanka said, breaking the eye contact to push my head into her bosom. This time, her scent made me sleepy.

I gave a yawn and decided to do what my bond-mate asked of me.

"For now," Ivanka paused, snapping her fingers and suddenly, there was no more light in the room despite it being high noon. "Sleep."

Then, I was out like a truck.

***

"So, why did you take me out in the middle of the forest, in the middle of the night?" I asked, looking around. "Beautiful flowers, though."

It was like a cinematic shot taken straight out of a Hollywood fantasy movie. Ivanka had taken me to a little clearing where the ground was made of flowers, all of which were glowing with a few independent, little flowers being carried by the gentle wind. They tickled whenever they brushed against my cheeks. With my eyes, I spy myself something blue, red, green, yellow and oh so mellow.

I plucked up an illuminated flower and felt the bustling life within such a small thing. Ever since I picked up martial arts and learned how to sense chi, life just seemed so much. . .livelier.

I placed the little, red flower back down and turned my attention to the stoic, tall woman staring at me, her ashy gray eyes glowing under the moon.

"So," I said. "What is it that you wanted to show me?"

Ivanka stayed silent for a few seconds, still staring at me to the point I was beginning to blush before eventually answering.

"Soon, the portal will open and you will leave to embark on your journey."

"Yes."

"An impossible journey in which you desire the head of the most powerful being in the myriad realms," Ivanka said.

I rolled my eyes. "If you're just now starting to tell me not to, then-"

Ivanka stopped me with a raise of her hand. "Please, let me finish, little one." Then, she whistled into the night.

"What was that for?" I asked.

"As I've said before, you are going after the Demon God's head," Ivanka said. "While I'm sure you will grow stronger along your journey, you will always need a good companion in your trust."

"For, there is nothing easier than being able to travel with casual legs."

"What are you-"

NEIGH!

"This is my present to you, Willow," Ivanka said, a finger pointed to the sky.

I looked up and by the gods, did my jaw drop to the floor. The mysterious flying steed was majestic and pure, that was the first thought I had of it, galloping through the skies with a pair of unsullied white wings that flapped as graceful as a swan, maybe even more graceful. It let out a whine when it reached the center of the moon before descending down, riding past the clouds and landing onto the bed of glowing flowers. Proceeding to charge towards us, I was a little worried it was going to end up trampling over us before it halted right in front of us - if the ground was concrete, it would definitely sound like metal scraping against a pan.

It let out a final snort before lowering it's head before us.

I couldn't contain it anymore. "You got me a pegasus?!" My hands tentatively stretched forward, scared that the pegasus might lash out or something but my worries were unneeded. Due to the shock of seeing such a mythical creature with my own two eyes, I'd forgotten who I was.