"What?" Erikos asked before looking down at his arm. "Oh. That's a little bigger than before," he commented, seemingly uncaring about the wound. "Well, as long as it's poison my magic should kick its ass in an hour or so. The fun thing about water demons is that we can't be poisoned, at least not for long."
"No, no, this is different Erikos," Daus mumbled, continuing to study the inky mark on Erikos' skin as it seemed to spread even more. He furrowed his brow faintly in thought before he grabbed the old, cracked cell phone in his back pocket, beginning to dial a number. "Mara? Yeah, it's me. Look, we had a small run in with Zelos and my…boyfriend may have gotten poisoned," he began, hesitating on the word as he glanced up towards Erikos and waited for the other's answer. "Okay, okay, we'll stay put. Thanks." Daus added before slipping the phone back into his pocket.
"Looks like one of the more friendlier goddesses that I know can help us out. It should only take a few hours at most," he explained, unable to keep a worried expression of his face.
"Awesome," Erikos said, wincing a little at the feeling of the poison stinging his arm. Experimentally he walked over to the water, dipping his poisoned arm into the clear liquid. It seemed to soothe the pain a little, so he sat down cross-legged next to the edge of the river. "You mind if we stay out here? Water helps it not hurt as much."
"Yeah, of course," Daus answered, sitting down next to Erikos as he leaned forward on his elbows, propping his chin up on the palm of his hands as he watched the water for a few moments. "I'm sorry about my dumbass brother. He's almost killed off all of my past relationships, which probably explains why I'm so bad at dating," Daus explained, trying for a small joke as a faint smile crossed his face.
"Well, he's obviously never pissed off a water demon before," Erikos chuckled. He winced a little as the poison spread up a little to his shoulder, so he dipped a bit more of his arm into the water. "Trust me, the bastard's gonna have to try a little harder to kill me. I eat people like him for breakfast."
Daus forced himself to laugh a bit, but it was hard with the worried expression that made its way to his face when he noticed how the poison had begun to spread. After a few minutes, a small figure began to walk towards them briskly from the woods, nearing them in a few short moments. Everything about the way they walked practically screamed that they wanted to hit something.
"I swear, I'm going to murder that little bitch for touching you, Daus," The smaller girl yelled, her tone loud and forceful even though she was standing right next to the two men. Even though she seemed quite young, Mara wore almost punk type clothing, a stark contrast next to her white-blonde hair.
"Is this another one that likes to break into cabins?" Erikos asked, fixing the newcomer with a wary gaze. He was already sinking into the water, glaring dangerously at the woman as he hovered just beneath the water's surface. If she tried anything, he would be more than happy to drown her
"First off, I don't break into cabins. That's Zelos' stupid ass habit that he needs to break. And second, Daus must like you a lot if he's asking me to help you," Mara answered, speaking rather quickly as her gaze softened a bit when she realized that she must have been scaring Erikos. She sighed and sat down cross-legged next to Daus, motioning gently for Erikos to show her his poisoned wound.
Erikos slowly rose from the water, just enough that he could show her his arm. He continued to watch her with a wary gaze, webbed claws flexing against the bank as if to dare her to try anything
"I'm not going to hurt you, sweetheart," Mara mumbled, sighing as she glanced over towards Erikos' claws on the bank, tilting her head towards it. Daus flashed Erikos a small, reassuring smile, returning his gaze towards Mara as she placed a hand on Erikos' arm. A small, whitish glow emitted from the palm of her hand, beginning to drain the poison out as she winced a bit, furrowing her brow in focus. "Looks like Zelos found some new underworld poison to torture mortals with again," Mara mumbled through gritted teeth as she continued to focus on the wound.
Erikos resisted the urge to recoil at the stranger's touch. Despite himself he glanced over at Daus, giving him a small smile as he returned to carefully watching Mara. He bit his lip, wanting nothing more than to sink into the water again. He didn't normally like gods, especially when strange ones touched him
After a few more moments of silence, Mara managed to clear the wound completely of the dark tinted poison, letting out a slow breath as she regained her energy. Daus leaned forward, sighing in relief when he realized that Erikos would be alright. The last thing he wanted was for Erikos to get hurt or even killed on his behalf. "Gods, thank you, Mara. Do I need to give you anything?" Daus asked, looking towards the goddess in question.
"Just stay the hell away from Zelos and come back soon. I don't want to be the only person keeping that dumbass sane," Mara answered, tugging Daus into a quick hug before she pushed herself up, nodding towards Erikos before she began to walk back towards the forest once again.
"Well. Was gonna say thanks, but she ran off like satan himself was riding her ass," Erikos chuckled. He slid the rest of the way out of the water, rising to his feet as he glanced at his now cleared shoulder. "Note to self, don't touch Daus' dick brother unless you're literally biting his head off," he said with a small laugh
"We should make a book called, 'Erikos and Daus' Life Tips,' and that should probably be one of the rules," Daus chuckled, pushing himself up as he glanced down at Eirkos' arm again as if he was worried that the poison might reappear. He usually didn't worry this much, but he didn't want Erikos to die because his stuck-up brother decided to pay them a visit.
"Yep. Rule number one, don't throw a pillow at the underworld dickweed," Erikos laughed, still smiling as if he hadn't just had a brush with death. He took Daus' hand, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek. "Don't worry babe, he comes back and I'll kick his ass. I've got a few god friends of my own, and trust me, I don't think the goddess of war would take too kindly to your brother."
(Lmao I'm kind of tempted to make a one on one with Daus and Erikos as teens to see how it would go…if you're up for it?)
"I swear, once I go back, I'm going to murder that dumbass," Daus muttered, returning a faint smile as he looked up towards Erikos, taking their other hand in his own as well. He was honestly frustrated with himself for not being able to help Erikos when his brother came, but he decided not to let that show. The last thing they both needed were more problems.
(sure)
"Well, the bastard won't be able to beat me if he tries to take me on when there's water around. I'm pretty good at underwater combat, and when I say pretty good, I mean awesome," Erikos said with a laugh. He led them over to the cabin, opening the door and stepping inside
"True," Daus chuckled as he stepped in after Erikos , running a hand through his mess of curls as he yawned, glancing around the cabin as if he were checking if another god had barged in somehow.
"Chill, babe. How about we grab some snacks or something and pretend we didn't have your asshole brother barge in on us napping?" Erikos said, smiling happily at Daus as he made his way over to the kitchen
"Sounds good," Daus hummed happily, pulling himself up onto the counter in the kitchen which gave him a couple inches of height on Erikos now. A small grin crossed his face at the thought of being taller as he watched Erikos make his way over.
Erikos leaned down to rummage through the fridge, his tail swaying happily behind him as he hummed softly to himself. He pulled out what looked like a large party tray of meats and cheeses, Erikos grinning widely as he offered him the platter. "My dear," he said, grinning as he nabbed a few rolls of turkey and popped them into his mouth
Daus laughed, taking a piece from the tray before he smiled at the way Erikos hummed as he got food from the fridge. "If you can hum like that, I bet you could sing too," he added teasingly, taking a bite from what he had chosen from the platter.
"I can sing, yes. The only problem is that there's a fifty-fifty chance I might lure you to your death," Erikos said with a wink before tossing a few more pieces of meat and cheese in his mouth
(oh for the one on one, I was thinking that maybe Daus got cast out of the underworld and washed up on the shores of where Erikos was living at the time?)
"I can sing, yes. The only problem is that there's a fifty-fifty chance I might lure you to your death," Erikos said with a wink before tossing a few more pieces of meat and cheese in his mouth
(yeah, that could definitely work. let me put the rp up rn)
"I think you've already done that then," Daus answered, laughing at the wink as he leaned back against one of the cupboards, a small smile crossing his face as he enjoyed being taller than Erikos for once.