forum Broken Dreams and Haunting Memories// Closed!// 16+

Started September 19, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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It broke his heart to hear her sobbing like that. “I know, I’m sorry.” He said, continuing to rub her back. He’d do anything he could to protect her from Astral, using Astral’s liking to him in any way he could.

Mia continued to sob. It didn't help, it didn't help. She was doomed, and Simon most likely was too.
"I hate him!!" She finally managed to scream. She sobbed again, shaking like a leaf. "I hate him, I-I hate him!!"

Simon instinctively looked around the room, checking that Astral hadn’t magically shown up before replying. “I know you do..I hate him too.” Tears pricked at his eyes and he continued rubbing her back. “I’m so sorry…”

Mia couldn't bring herself to care anymore. Let him show up! There was nothing he could do she didn't already expect. Nothing he could do to hurt her she didn't think wouldn't happen anyway.
"Hate… hate him…" Mia trailed off into her tears, her energy gone.

“I know…” he whispered, hugging her tightly. “We’ll get him back for all of this someday, I promise.”

Mia nodded weakly. She didn't believe it, not at all. She went near limp, crying some still. She'd damn near broke…

It scared Simon, he didn’t want to be left alone. He really did want to make Astral pay for all of this, but he realistically knew there was no way it was going to happen. He wasn’t strong enough. He was scared, and bitter.

Mia was terrified, and angry. And… hopeless. She couldn't do anything, nothing would make a difference. Nothing mattered… Mia closed her eyes, falling silent. She placed her head against Simon's neck, fully limp now. She might have passed out, even…

“Mia?” He asked softly. He was going to shake her to wake her up but then he stopped himself. Maybe…it’d be better that way. If it was another second she could escape the pain then who was he to wake her.

Mia seemed to at least have calmed down now that she was unconscious. Hopefully, she wasn't dreaming. It would be too easy for things to turn sour… The woman rested heavy on Simon, unable to stop her body from pressing to his anymore.

Simon didn’t mind, he knew she wasn’t doing it on purpose. After a moment, he gently lay them both down. Everything felt so….hopeless. He hated having to see her suffer like this, knowing there was nothing he could do to make it any better. Right now he wanted to beat the living hell out of Astral for everything he’d done to them, and so many others.

Astral, if he had known, would have obliged Simon. He deserved it, he knew, he deserved it and so much more. The next time the two men saw each other… he'd do nothing to stop Simon.

Simon most likely wouldn’t do it, not having the physical strength to do so. But he would yell and scream and make no mistake, Astral would know just how much pain the two of them had been going through while he hid in his workshop.

Mia would be terrified the entire time. She'd be scared for Simon, and herself. He would lash out at them, something she held as fact. They'd never be able to get away with it. She dreaded ever knowing how Astral would hurt Simon after that, child or no.

Simon didn’t even care about the consequences at this point. They were already going through so much every day, and while he knew it could get worse, he didn’t care.

Astral looked up. How long had he been in here? He'd gone through so many souls. His hands were stained with them, his clothes spattered with their essence and their tears. He'd been here too long, he'd done too much. There were none left for now. There would always be more, but not now. No more he could tear apart and put back together.
"Simon…" The god looked up. Oh god, how long had he left the man alone? How far along was he? He'd need to be taken care of, he knew there were things Mia couldn't provide. He'd… have to go do them himself. Make sure Simon and the baby were okay. He had no idea how the child would affect Simon, how they would grow. So, for the first time since Simon ran, Astral opened the door of his workshop, and started out to find the human.

Simon was….not doing well. Mia was practically having to force him to eat. The man was skinny, way thinner than he was supposed to be at this point in time. He really was trying to take care of himself, he didn’t want to cause any trouble for Mia but it was just…difficult.

Mia was doing the best she could. She didn't want to hurt Simon, not even on accident, but with where he'd deteriorated to… she was worried she'd have to physically force the food down his throat. It wasn't healthy at all… She was on her way back to the room, with food for both of them. She hoped he'd be able to stomach some of it…

Astral was slowly making his way through the halls. He didn't bother to check on their minds- it might not have even crossed his own. He just kept walking, kept searching. Then, on the other side of the hall… Mia.

The woman was too caught up in her thoughts as she headed back to the room. How much would he be able to stomach? How much could she get him to swallow, to hope he wouldn't send it back up. She froze, though, when she felt a shadow fall over her.
She couldn't even scream before Astral's hand covered her mouth, but she did manage to drop the plate. Hopefully, it was enough to warn Simon.
"Where is he..?"

Simon heard the noise in the hallway and instantly froze. He stayed stuck there for a moment before quickly getting out of bed, going and hiding in the closet. He tried not to make too much noise as he did so.

Mia shook her head as best as she could. She, she wasn't going to betray Simon like that.
"Where is he?" Astral demanded again, louder. He was slowly coming out of the stupor of the past months, back to thinking.
"I… I need to make sure he's okay. The baby is okay, too."

Simon could hear that it was Astral now. He did his best to stay quiet, putting his hands over his mouth in case he started hyperventilating.

Mia shook her head again. She was trembling, tears coming to her eyes.
"Where… is he?!" Astral was growing tired of this, this game. He slammed Mia to the wall, feeling bones crack under his hand.
"Tell me!!"