Asma x Pride: There she was, at long last!

Asma x Pride: There she was, at long last! 

//back to the current storyline. The big event! Elpis is finally free!

She didn't want to let go of him. Of his touch, of his smile, of his intoxicating presence. She didn't want to sleep. Sleeping meant it was the end and she refused to let it end.... but Asma was a mortal and no matter how hard she fought against her sleep, her body gave in. Pride wore her down, he made sure to give the human proper goodbyes. She had served her purpose and bravely protected a divine entity, despite the overwhelming influence of a sin that brought all the worst from her. She had protected the goddess despite her desire to keep Pride to herself and more importantly she gave him everything. The mortal was stubborn in her attempt to teach the sin about Love, and while he still didn't really understand the importance of such feeling, it did feel nice to him. She did leave a small impact on the Sin. But it was time to go, to let her return to a normal life. Their bodies were entwined, her head rested on his chest and her arms were wrapped around his waist. Her pink locks were sticking to her face, back and shoulders and her eyes, hazel with golden flakes were staring at the wall in front of her. Her fingers tried to dig into his hard flesh, holding onto him as much as she could but it was useless, sleep was slowly taking over her tired body. He planted kisses on her forehead as she still struggled against her urge to sleep. Her heart was racing, still on alert as if it knew everything would change the minute she would close her eyes, but her body was sore and her brain couldn't take anymore. Her plump lips trembled as words fought to be set free but got stuck. What was there to say when all was already said? She thanked him already, several times at that, for the life he gave her, for those moments they stole to Fate, for bringing Hope into her life again. She thanked him for bringing life back to her existence and showing her that there was more to her than what Fate had decided.

Her eyes were filled with unshed tears, the ones from the exquisite pleasure he had just given her moments ago and the ones from the infinite sadness that remained at the surface of her thoughts. It was over. It was over. He cupped her cheek and gently pressed his lips to hers into a searing kiss. This would be the last as her strength finally abandoned her and she welcomed Hypnos. Sleep took over her body, quietly drove her to the nicest place she could have been: her dreams. Sleep took over and just like that she said goodbye to the Sin. Pride sighed and placed her on the bed of the safehouse. He retrieved the Dagger of Fate and Quietly unlocked the spell that was kept hidden in the handle. The Sin took the human's hand and cut her wrist, enough to draw blood onto the blade safely. A flick of his fingers to heal the fresh wound, a few Latin words chanted by the creature were enough to activate the Dagger. Her body started to float above the bed and a body made of light slowly emerged from the human body. Long strands of pink locks appeared first, and slowly the rest of the divine body materialized. She opened her eyes for a brief second, more of a reflex than because she was actually awake, but he caught a glimpse of her golden orbs. The mortal's body landed on the bed and he caught the goddess' in his arms. Here she was, in a weakened state because she had just emerged back into this plane of existence. Here she was, real and in his arms. He snapped his fingers and teleported the two of them to the Underworld. He laid her on the bed and watched her chest heave up and down at a steady pace. She seemed uncomfortable, which wasn't much of a surprise since she had not been in her body for 2000 years, but she was doing fine. His hand stroked her pink locks and he stood up.

That was done, at long last. He had patiently waited for his moment and planned carefully for the primeval gods to give him an opportunity to get her back. Here she was, as bright as the sun and back with him again. He had to protect her from his siblings and hers, especially now that she was once again vulnerable to their attack. Pride knew that more troubles would come from his pettiness. He didn't need to have Elpis back, he could have gotten along with how things were, but she was his and she was taken away from him. Getting her back was the first step, but along with it, came the uncertainty of tomorrow. Along with it, came the unexpected. She didn't know the Pride he was today but after all, didn't she say her love was eternal? Didn't she say she would always find him? Didn't she claim to love him whole? Now was the real test for the goddess and if she wasn't able to love him as he was, then she never truly did. He furrowed his brows at those parasitic thoughts and blew them off with a shrug. What use could that possibly be when he had two wards to lead? It didn't matter if she liked him or not, she was his and she was back. He contemplated her beauty one last time, enjoying the sight of her and his own taste before he turned around and left his chambers. That was done, at long last!