Chapter 3
*Previously, in our saga........... Lianna and Luna, good friends, had been reunited in Vancouveritia. Neilore and Daphne were off frolicking in the woods together, while Daphne's father Mikury was stranded in Prince George's territory. Luna was still OBSESSED with the little mortal Markus, and she had given up on her quest to be with Crusher (who had become infatuated with a young wench).
And now... we bring you the Third Chapter in the Chronicles of Haligonia & Vancouveritia:
Danielus (god of law and justice) was now out of Lianna's life, seeing how he had moved to the Great Pool of Livers with his wife, Cherina (goddess of bread loaves). But since Lianna was still in Vancouveritia, it didn't really matter anyway. Lianna had gotten wind of some bad news however - about her Douglasto. Apparently, he was being sought after in Haligonia by the conniving goddess of fertility and pleasure - Jenda. Lianna wasn't sure what to do about this matter. Jenda and her had always had good relations, so she didn't really want to kill Jenda. Maybe she could find a way to transport Douglasto to Vancouveritia.......
Meanwhile, the great winter season was approaching. Mikury was stuck in Prince George, where the winter weather was known to be horrendously harsh. NO mortals were ever known to survive the winters there, and very few gods could withstand it either. Mikury thought that his hot blood would save him through the cold, but he wasn't sure. Would Lianna be evil enough to let him freeze to death??
Over in Buchania, where Markus lived, things weren't going too well either. Markus had been doing a very good job of keeping out of Luna's sight. She had just learned that he had been instructing Crusher in commerce and not her. Luna was quite distraught that Crusher was getting moore of Markus' attention than she was. After all, Crusher WAS the god of flirtation, but Luna didn't think that MARKUS too would fall for Crusher.... Although Luna HAD heard of rumours spreading before that Markus did fancy gods AS WELL as goddesses...
Well, it seemed that just about everyone liked Crusher. His main squeeze however, was that young wench of course. The wench did have a name, apparently (although she was most often referred to as "that wench"). Niki was her name - she had named herself that in a pathetic attempt to be like "Nike" - the goddess of victory. But Niki was NO goddess.
One day, Niki was sitting atop a rock, brushing her hair, daydreaming about her lover Crusher. The rock was high in the sky overlooking Buchania - and Niki could see the great institute of higher learning that sat atop Buchania. She saw Crusher down there, being taught by Markus. Niki wondered WHY a mere mortal (although she was only only a mortal too - she just didn't consider herself one) would be teaching things to a god - especially a fine god like Crusher. She became enraged that at the idea of Markus thinking he was smarter than her Crusher. So she grabbed a long pointy stick, and raced down the hill to kill Markus. She knew she would be victorious, because - after all, the delusional twit thought she was Nike. Just as she was nearing Markus however, Crusher saw her coming and jumped up in front of her. Before Niki could stop in her tracks, she accidentally plunged her stick right through Crusher's head!!!!
HOWEVER, keep in mind that Crusher was a god. Which meant that he could not die. So - he took the stick out of his head, and his wound immediately began to recover. He was so furious with Niki though, that he threw her into the air, as if she was a basketball. Niki flew up, up, and up into sky and then landed down in the Inlet of Burrardini - where she DROWNED horribly........
Meanwhile, Luna had been watching all of this happen (of course, since she constantly watched over Markus). She was quite mad at Crusher for what he had done (even though she HAD always hated that wench...) She decided to punish him by making him live down in the dungy Pit of Despair - a Public House for mortals. Crusher's wound had healed - but not totally, he still kept some gruesome scars on his face - which made it almost impossible for him to pick up any more lovers - even in the Pit.
Back in the woods, Neilore and Daphne were planning to get married. Lianna was overjoyed. She was so happy that Neilore had found love, that she decided to free Mikury from Prince George. Afterall - he was the father - who else would walk Daphne down the aisle (or forest trail, in this case) Lianna agreed to let Mikury come back to Vancouveritia ONLY if he agreed to accept Neilore for who he was and allow them to get married. Mikury said he would allow it, so he came back to Van. and escaped the harsh winter.
The wedding was extravagant. All the gods and goddesses were invited, although most of them were QUITE skeptical about a centaur being allowed into the family. Mikury was quite pleasant throughout the ceremony, he even danced with Lianna during the wedding song. Shania Twain and Brian White, two humans, had come to the wedding to sing the song. BUT, as Lianna danced with Mikury, she could not help but notice the evil grins he had as if he had some nasty plans up his sleeve....... Would he find a way to ruin Neilore and Daphne's marriage???
Tune in next time to find out...........
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