"Happiness is the highest purpose and the highest good of human life. All our actions, choices, and desires, after all, are aid at this one thing: to be happy. However, happiness is not a sudden emotion or a temporary pleasure. It is sothing that happens in a whole life; just as the beauty of a painting is revealed in the harmony of the whole canvas, not in a single brushstroke."
—Aristotle (paraphrased and inspired by Nicomachean Ethics, Book I)
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The festival lights were dying one by one, but the warmth in my chest refused to fade.
Fenrir, Artemis, and I enjoyed the festival to the fullest.
I was genuinely having fun—laughing at terrible carnival gas, stuffing my face with sticky sweets, letting the music and the crowd carry along.
That simple fact felt like a small miracle.
Even though Saint Maria’s occasional stares made uncomfortable, it didn’t matter.
She knows I’m an entity, and the weight of that truth must be crushing her.
Hel had only revealed my identity to Seraphine to keep away.
Fenrir had been tortured, and Hel had been left with no choice.
She cared about her sister, and for that, she chose to sacrifice .
She sacrificed to save the one person she loved more than anything.
Family.
Blood before... whatever the hell I am to her.
The word tasted bitter, but I couldn’t hate her for it.
Not entirely.
Ragnarok is approaching, and the other pantheons have their own doomsday scenarios.
like the Greeks had their Titanomachy echoes, the Egyptians their endless cycles of destruction and rebirth, the Hindus their Kali Yuga.
in short term, this ans we are fucked....
Lara is also getting stronger—and let just say, Tiamat’s power is terrifying.
Actually, they aren’t even in this universe.
Gods and primordials are singularities.
They have their own realms outside the Outerverse, and the believers in them aren’t limited to this world alone.
Only Lucifer wants to use this universe for himself, and his eyes are constantly on it.
But there are things everyone knows and is afraid to talk about.
Like the Outer Gods...
I stopped thinking about them and started listening to the endlessly talking Artemis.
I was looking at her face, and for so reason, it felt like I had just t this girl yesterday—maybe because ti doesn’t an much to anymore.
She was talking nonstop—about the food stalls, the stupid gas, the constellations she could see through the festival lights.
Her voice was like music, light and teasing, and that’s one of the thing i love about her personality.
But right now, with her cheeks flushed from excitent and the glow of lanterns on her skin, she felt different.....
Artemis suddenly stopped, and her face turned red: "Are you even listening to , Raul?"
"Sotis I find you really charming, Artemis."
But then she suddenly pushed my shoulder: "Idiot! People are looking at us!"
A few people really were looking, but I pulled Artemis closer to : "So what?"
"Hmm, I like this side of you more," she said, resting her head on my shoulder as we started walking together.
At the end of the night, we ca to a small lake to watch the fireworks.
The atmosphere here was incredibly enchanting and beautifully lit.
We stood there waiting together, with Fenrir standing beside us like a third wheel.
I saw other people—Lara was there with Hans and a few guys hanging around her. They really looked like friends, but those guys were clearly in love with her. Especially that elf—I could see it in his eyes.
We also spotted Victoria and Saint Maria; they seed to have beco friends. Bella was probably watching Victoria from afar. The air was full of romance...
"EVERYONE, START COUNTING DOWN WITH ! 10!"
Everyone began counting backward from 10.
Artemis’s hand found mine.
She squeezed.
"3... 2... 1..."
FSHHHHHHH BOOOM
A heart-shaped firework exploded in the sky, lighting up the night.
I looked at Artemis and saw her fidgeting.
When our eyes t, I paused for a mont.
Her pupils were huge, reflecting every exploding color.
But suddenly she grabbed by the back of my neck and kissed ... It didn’t last long, but her sweet scent lingered on my lips.
When she pulled away, her face was brighter than the fireworks.
"T-This is your reward for not abandoning at the festival," Artemis said, her face tomato-red.
I lightly tapped her forehead: "Tsundere."
Artemis’s eyes teared up, but this ti I kissed the spot I tapped: "It’s okay now, right?"
"That was my first kiss—don’t you forget it!"
But suddenly sothing bit .
When I looked, Fenrir was tugging at : " too."
I picked her up and looked at her wolf form—she looked like a cute little puppy.
I laughed, scooped her up, and kissed the top of her fuzzy head.
Artemis shot her a glare that could have peeled paint off battleships.
But Artemis gave her a deadly glare.
We were a bit far from the academy—this was the best spot, and most people had gathered here.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM
A shockwave ripped through the air.
My clothes fluttered violently.
The lake’s surface rippled as if struck. Everyone froze.
Artemis and I whipped our heads toward the academy.
Screams echoed in the distance.
So it begins.
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