Volume 01: Confronting Fate

Chapter 5: A woman in the river and her sister

 [7000 years ago]

 [Primus’ P.O.V.]

Osmond And I travel around the world for a year. We rest for a while in a mountain. After I slept, it’s already morning, and I go down the mountain to wander around.

A beautiful woman with long red hair and brown eyes in the river doing laundry, I transformed into a man without a horn.

I approached the woman and asked if I could help, and the woman said yes. After we left, I helped him carry the clothes to their house.

We are already at their house.

“Thanks for helping me what’s your name?” The lady asked.

“Primus, you? Your name?” I replied.

“Aphrodite Astraea, don’t you have a surname?” Aphrodite leans toward me.

“Dracul, Primus Dracul.” I said, blushing.

“What a strange name.” She smiled.

“Really?” Tilting my head, smiling.

“It’s not like that, it’s like a name of a demon, but I like it.” She taps my shoulder.

“But you have a beautiful name and your hair it’s like a flaming fire sun.” Looking at his hair.

“Really? Thanks for the compliment, did you already eat lunch?”

“Not yet.” I said with a straight face

“Let’s eat lunch together,” Aphrodite said with a big smile

After we eat, I thank her for inviting me to eat. I came back. It’s already 3 in the afternoon, and Osmond was waiting for me.

“Why are you late? Where is the food?” Osmond asked, staring at me.

I panicked because I forgot I should catch fish in the river.

“Haven’t you eaten yet?” I fake a smile.

“Did you forget you will catch a food today?” Osmond growled.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“What the heck!... Okay I’ll hunt a wild boar.”

“Don’t take too much ... I’ve already eaten, sorry.”

“WHAT! why didn’t you give me the half.” Osmond shouted.

“I’m sorry, the woman just gave me the food, it’s embarrassing to ask for more.”

Osmond sighed,  “Okay, I’ll forgive you.”

I explain to Osmond what happened. Then Osmond and I slept.

When I woke up without Osmond beside me, someone spoke and said, are you awake. I saw Aphrodite boiling water at the corner. I asked where Osmond is. He told me that Osmond would get what we could eat later.

When Osmond returned with fish, beef, and vegetables, I helped cook so we could speed up and eat.

It’s good that I transformed when I was sleeping, so Aphrodite couldn’t see my horns.

“Aphrodite, how you meet Osmond.” I asked curiously.

“I see him fishing at the river.” She replied.

“I approached her and asked her if she was the girl, you were talking too.” Osmond said.

“Really? Sorry that Osmond bothered you and thank for the food; wait a minute, I’ll get something for you.” I spoke.

I went to the corner where I couldn’t be seen and opened the ‘dimensional storage’, and I took the star-shaped earrings I had got when I was travelling.

It is made of gold. Blue gems are only found under the sea and a piece of star fragment. I gave Aphrodite the earrings and thanked her.

“Don’t lose the earring, it’s the only one in the world.” I spoke.

“I can’t accept this I don’t have I can't give you anything.” She spoke.

“That’s okay. I’m giving it to you, not selling it to you. It’s my appreciation for the food.” I smiled.

“it’s too mu-” Osmond interrupted her. “Just take it.”

She took the earring, and we talked about how we travel the world. After we talk, she went home, and Osmond called me.

“It’s Star Fragment, right? Why did you give it to her? If someone knows about the Star Fragment, they’ll kill us to gain power.” Osmond rebuked.

“Don’t be mad, it’s okay. They can’t kill us it’s like we’re a God and we’re too powerful for them,” I said.

Osmond clicked his tongue. I apologized to Osmond. I didn’t stop until he forgave me after a few minutes, and he forgave me.

Osmond is watching over Aphrodite so that we can get to know her. Then we built a house near the river so Osmond and I could fish.

Our house is beautiful and made of Agar Wood. It is very expensive in our village, said Osmond.

The durability of this wood is strong, I spoke.

Aphrodite greeted us, and she was with another woman with red hair and relatively small, but her eyes were like sky blue.

“Hello, this is my little sister, Ultrica.” Aphrodite said

“Hello, I’m Ultrica Astraea, 27 years old. You can call me Ultri. Nice to meet you.” Ultri rolling her eyes.

“Hello their kid. I’m Primus.” I mocked.

“I’m not a kid!” she pouted.

Aphrodite chuckled. “By the way, Primus, how old are you?” Aphrodite asked curiously.

Osmond whisper to me, “Don’t tell your actual age, Primus. They’ll suspect us.”

“I’m 34 years old,” I replied

“Oldman…” Ultri said under his breath.

Before the meteor strike at the mountain, I’m 34 years old, and Osmond is 33 years old. Now we’re probably already 55 years old despite our looks.

[Ultri’s P.O.V.]

My sister trusts Primus and Osmond. They are both suspicious and don’t know where they came from.

I need to investigate them, so they don’t want to hurt my sister. I sneaked into Primus and Osmond’s house and hid under Osmond’s bed so I couldn’t be seen. I heard two enter the room.

“Primus, you can’t fool them forever. For a few days you have been using your powers without stopping to hide your horns. Do you think that when they find out that you have horns, they will think that you are a monster.” Osmond babbled.

“I can’t do anything. If I don’t transform, she will stay away from me.” Primus said.

I don’t understand what they’re saying, Power, Transform, Horns, what is that? I need to look at them. I looked. I saw Osmond sitting on the bed and Primus with long white silver hair and horns.

 I’m afraid of Primus. Is he a demon? Did he transform as a human being? I still need to investigate to find out what they are.

“It’s the meteor’s fault I shouldn’t have touched that!” Primus yelled.

“It’s no one fault Primus.” Osmond said.

I sneeze, Primus and Osmond are startled and look for me, and they find me under the bed.