I could see her looking at my features
with guarded caution,
trying to read my dark eyes,
wondering what I was debating
within my own mind.
I tilted my head slightly
and squeezed her hand in mine.
‘If she is an island now,
can she turn back
when things are safe?’
Styx simply sighed,
her voice an ocean of pain.
She slowly shook her head
and spoke dreaded words I had
hoped would not leave her lips.
‘No, little one.
Her bargain was
that she gave all her powers away
to become this island.
There is no way for her to return
to her divine body.
Not anymore.
This was the choice she made.
Not just for herself
but also to keep you safe.’
I Stilled
Everything around me felt thick
and heavy as though
I could not breathe and my heart was
about to stop. We were immortals.
