(pic has been removed: stairway)
Mortals and Gods
by Blodeuedd
She knew she was pretty, she was not blind. Her mother had always told her not to be so pretty; it was never good to get too much attention so she tried her best. Some saw through it, the nice village boys, but the most important was that those who could hurt her did not. The Lord of the Castle, visiting men who could take any woman they wanted. She was a product of that herself. Her mother had been a beauty, her father had seen something he liked and took it. Now she was just another village bastard.
(woman in a forest)
But one can hide to a certain point
and then it does not work anymore. Her mother was pressuring her to marry the
butcher’s son, Angus but she did not know and as she turned 17 her life changed.
As she was running to the beach in the clothes the Lord’s son had forced upon
her she came upon a stairwell and never looked back. She did not want to be a
man’s mistress for 1 month and then be cast aside, broken, bruised and with
child. So she had run and she tumbled out in a wondrous world. She soon found a
house with clothes, she found food and water to drink, but she never saw a
living soul. As days went by she grew scared and no longer ventured outside the
house. She cursed those damn stairs that put her in this world. She should just
have stayed with him, even if her mother suspected him to be her half-brother.
No, no that could not be. The days grew long and one day she did nothing else
than shout from the rooftop. But no one came.
As spring came around again she did
go out. She looked at the funny mushrooms and she searched for signs. But
nothing. So she sat down and cried.
“Why do you cry?”
She looked up and saw a man. A funny
man dressed in leather and weird green hair.
“I am alone and want to go home,”
she whispered and dared not look him in the eye.
“But you asked to be saved, so you
are here. In a pocket of my kingdom. Left alone as you asked for.”
Now she looked up and saw those
sparkling violet eyes that showed genuine concern and she knew who he was. The God
of the Underworld and gods did not understand mortals and he had done
everything she had asked for.
“Why?”
He raised an eyebrow
“I do not understand.”
“Why did you save me?”
He just shrugged and smiled. “Because
you asked.” He held out a hand and touched her forehead. “There, now no one
will touch you. I marked you as mine. They will think we had a dalliance and
when you choose to, then take your own man and if you is the one he will take a
chance on my wrath.” He winked and she shook her heads. Mortals were not meant
to understand gods. The next thing she knew she stood in her mother’s kitchen
where her mother was cooking for her little sister. Home at last.
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I wrote about last week's pic too. And what is up with this story? no blood, nothing
This is an interesting one. a lot of story in a little space.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you liked it :)
DeleteI like it Blod, especially these lines: "But you asked to be saved, so you are here. In a pocket of my kingdom. Left alone as you asked for"
ReplyDeleteOh those Gods :) But yes that is what she had asked for
DeleteI really liked the story. A lot told in not so many words :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's why flashes are so fun, to tell something and still make it sound like there is lots more
Deletejust checking...
ReplyDeleteNo blood but your flash is still very nice. And slightly philosophical. ;)
ReplyDeleteLol, thanks :)
DeleteAye, what's up with my philosophical streak lately
Beautiful, "Because you asked". :)
ReplyDeleteI thought so too :)
DeleteWow! Great blend of two pictures! Oh that silly god, taking things sooooo literal
ReplyDeleteI know, those silly silly gods
DeleteLoved it, even without blood. Makes me want to keep reading more!
ReplyDeleteYay, I am glad it makes you wanna read more
DeleteNo blood? You're going soft on us!! LOL...well, those were very etheral pictures to use as a guide!
ReplyDeleteI know, such pretty pics :)
DeleteI always love the images in the flash fictions :)
ReplyDeleteGood to hear :)
DeleteI love your flash fiction Saturdays :) I read them every week but this week's has to be one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteYay :) I am happy that you think so!
DeleteOh NO! You didn't! Can I believe my eyes? Is it true? You wrote an HEA????? SQUEE!
ReplyDeleteI love that you combined the two pictures! I'm so going to expect HEAs from now on... ;D
Oh no, what have I done!!! I am gonna have to write HEAs until my fingers bleed
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