Chapter 3 A Strange Feeling

In a forest on Earth

A slender woman seemed to be silent for a moment, looking at the man who was still lying weakly on the ground. A light breeze brushed against the goddess's body. There was the sound of an owl, which added to the solemnity of the night. The sharp-nosed girl, including her long silver hair, let the wind hit her body.

"No. I can't do that. He could die if I left him alone," said Atvertha while shaking her head slowly. "I have to find a cave, a safe one so that there will be no more danger when I return to the palace."

The pale-faced beautiful girl rubbed her hands again, then focused on them. "O agni, thatverth diontz et mortal tetzhiont!" [1]

Atvertha's eyes turned red again. She opened her palms, which started to see the fire from there. The violet-eyed girl blew towards the burly man, so the fire landed on the mortal male's head, and then spread to the whole body of that guy.

In less than a minute, all around the man's burly body was engulfed in flames. However, the fire did not burn the mortal male's body. The pale-faced woman immediately flew low while looking for the desired cave.

"I hope I can find a cave around here because I want to take him as soon as possible. If the man is left alone, sooner or later he can die."

Ten minutes later, Atvertha stopped looking, because she saw that twenty meters ahead, there was already a large rock that was wide open in the middle. The virgin seemed to float in front of the mouth of the cave, saying, "Obgethentha tu!" [2]

The Moon Goddess could clearly see the situation in the cave. After being silent for a while, Atvertha felt that this place was a suitable area for the man who was still unconscious. "Well, I think this place is suitable for the mortal male. He will be safe here, and I will add a protection spell for him before I go from this forest."

A two hundred-and-seventy-year-old woman raised her hand, then pointed in the direction where the brown-haired man was. "Tatmanth te oghtiz o mortal!" [3]

The man's burly body, which was still shrouded in flames, slowly rose from where he was lying and then flew toward the summoner. The high-nosed girl looked up at the sky with an expressionless gaze. "Hopefully, Mom and Dad do not notice if I am gone too long. I have to help this mortal first and make sure he is safe."

In less than two minutes, the body of a foreign man whose name the Moon Goddess had not yet recognized arrived there. Atvertha, who realized this, immediately turned to the mortal. Without many words, the pale-faced girl floated towards the mouth of the cave, raising her right hand. "Lightalo!" [4]

Instantly, the situation inside the cave became bright because there were so many torches there. The situation inside the place looked dirty. There were many cobwebs, which were not well maintained because no humans inhabited them. It surprised a spider who was there when he realized this.

He also saw if there began to be two other figures that seemed to fly flying. They seemed to be about to enter a cave, so the spider asked, albeit in a low voice, "Who is that?"

The girl, who was the only daughter of the couple, God Helion and Goddess Avtexia, as soon as possible turned to the spider, saying nothing. The eight-legged beast was surprised because he seemed to recognize the figure of a woman who was standing but floating in the air.

"Goddess Atvertha, forgive me for not knowing that you came," said the spider, bowing his head slightly as if to pay his respects.

"Spider, I brought a male mortal. I found him in the forest but on the other side." Atvertha moved her face to the right so the spider understood. Meanwhile, the body of the unknown man remained floating in the air but was behind the body of that goddess.

"Something injured him, and he is still unconscious. I will use this cave to keep him safe before I go back to the palace. This mortal will be staying here longer because it is waiting for the mortal male to wake up. Do you mind that?" asked Atvertha. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, making the spider shy.

"Sure, Goddess. You can use this cave. It is my honour to keep him here. I will not disturb the mortal and leave him here until he recovers," replied the spider obediently.

The beautiful goddess remained silent, then refocused on the inside of the cave, which needed to be cleaned before taking any other action. Atvertha raised both hands so that the wind seemed to sweep the floor and the dirty walls. However, the cobwebs were not damaged at all, so the black spider was relieved. The sharp-nosed young girl again did the same thing, so suddenly, a medium-sized wooden table appeared, where there was a set of clean men's clothes, food, and drinks.

Not long after, a wooden bed with a clean blanket also appeared in the cave's interior, so that now the situation there is suitable for a mortal male who is still unconscious. The goddess's right hand pointed towards the man's body, then towards the bed, so that the man's body flew towards it.

When the man's body was lying on the bed, Goddess Atvertha approached the mortal. The bright light in the cave made the poor man's face clearly visible to the Moon Goddess. A young lady was stunned for a moment because a strange feeling stirred, which occurred when she looked at the faces of the opposite sex, even though they came from different classes and castes. The girl's heart beat faster so that such an event surprised her.

Meanwhile, a spider who had been the interlocutor just observed what was happening but acted as if he did not know about it.

Why am I even like this? What is wrong with me? Am I sick? It seems not right. I have to go now before Mom and Dad realize that I have come down to earth. Even helping a mortal, even though while studying, Mom had warned her not to be close to any human, thought the violet-eyed girl who suddenly remembered her conversation with her mother – Goddess Avtexia.

The goddess, who was restless, finally began to turn around and, at the same time, turned her gaze in another direction. Atvertha looked at the spider who was knitting the web so as not to look at the pale-faced girl. The quiet atmosphere in the cave made her restless heart become more and more restless, so she felt she had to leave as soon as possible. "Spider."

The spider turned his body to face the other person because he heard his name had just been called. Turned out the goddess was staring at him. "Yes, Goddess?"

"I provide everything there for the mortal male, including food and drinks. Make a net in front of the cave, so that no other animals, including other mortals, enter here. If he wakes up and leaves this cave, you can use all of those things for yourself." Goddess Atvertha said to the arthropod beast.

The spider seemed to nod obediently. "Alright, the Moon Goddess. It is an honour for me to carry out Your orders."

A virgin goddess just stayed silent, staring at the spider for a few seconds, then flew off towards the outside of the cave. After arriving at her destination area, Atvertha flew into the sky as soon as possible. The memory of the male mortal's face will never be forgotten. However, she tried to get all that out of her mind.

That smart girl had already returned to the palace a few moments later. The atmosphere was still quiet, so Atvertha immediately hurried into her room. When she got there, she went in as soon as possible and then locked the door from the inside. The male human expression flashed again, so the Moon Goddess grabbed her chest, making her heart beat faster.

"What happened to me? Is it a normal thing? It is weird. Why do I always remember that man and at the same time even my heart beat faster like this? Could it be-"

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[1] O agni, thatverth diontz et mortal tetzhiont! = O fire, be the fence that protects for this mortal!

[2] Obgethentha tu! = Open the veil!

[3] Tatmanth te oghtiz o mortale! = Datanglah ke sini o mortal! = Come here, o mortal!

[4] Lightalo! = Shine!