"goodbye....Nefeli..." he mumbles. But as they moved, sounds of a thunder were heard around "what...?" The charon looked up in shock as a lightning strucked down on Polydeuces's soul, he screams in agony.

His body twitched from the shock and a thunder and lightning scar crawled over his chest and back. Confused and terrified...his heart started beating again...making up with a loud gasp.

"P-po?" Nefeli whispers lowly before tackling him into a hug....Polydeuces as shocked as he could be just...hugged back "i-i am...alive...?" He coughs out, his throat sore from all the water he swallowed "i-i don't know what happened...i started banging your chest and a light came and you were...gasping again..." Nefeli explains. Odysseus leans against the railings, breathing in relief as he saw Polydeuces awake and breathing "throw a rope and help them climb up!" The captain orders "Yes sir!" The crew did as said, the rope was thrown...Nefeli picked up Polydeuces and laid him over her shoulder as she grabbed the rope as much as she could. Once they made it up, Odysseus hugs them both "y-you two were too damn stubbern..." he said lowly, nefeli sighs and hugs back "you could have made a better apology..." she mumbles.

Through out the next two years, the small ship had been escaping poseidon's wrath...nefeli woke up her fear of water again but kept it hiden...lotus was traumatized but he was a ride or die. The crew made it to a nice island...Nefeli didn't even wait for the ramp to be place as she jumps down into the sand and runs off into the forest "nefeli wait! We don't know what's- nevermind...she ran off" Odysseus shakes his head pinching the bridge of his nose "Polydeuces you min-" He didn't even finish his sentence when he noticed Polydeuces wasn't next to him, he ran off behind Nefeli "ugh...this two will be the death of me.." he mumbles.

His right hand slowly waked to him "Captain, I have something that I must confess....Something that I must get off my chest....Until it is said, I cannot rest" hearing no response he asked again "Captain?" He touched his shoulder "Eurylochus, go make sure this island is secure..." Odysseus orders "But captain..." eurylochus sighs "there's only so much left we can endure...Whatever you need to say can wait some more of that, I'm sure..." he sighs softly "Okay..." eurylochus takes a group of three before walking off.

Meanwhile, nefeli runs deep into the forest, the fear...the guilt...the screams of her brothers calling for help, for HER help..nothing she could have drowned for 2 years. She refused to fall for her fears again "well it's been a while...hasn't it? Dear monster~" wings flapped as the eagle landed on a rock, Nefeli could only stare in rage at the bird "i must say...what a briliant show you gave...screaming to the gods for the mercy of your dear pet...yet no one answering your call~ i am not surprice athena abandoned you....you were weak...those deaths are all your fault...your brothers dying were all your fau-AGH!" as he was about to finish his speach, she thrusted her spear to the eagle's neck, gold blood slowly dripping down "i had it....with your bullshit...you tell me their blood is in my hands? So be it...yours will be too..." she frowns "i will become a monster...so i can finally rest.." she threw the eagle away. He screeches and thunder could be heard in the distance. What nefeli didn't know is that Polydeuces saw everything...her rage, her pain, her guilt...he sighs softly as he walked past the bushes. Nefeli stared where the bird was, tears slowly going down her cheeks as the weight of everything finally fell upon her "Nefeli...?" Po asked "they...they are gone..." she mumbles "they...are really gone..." Her voice trembles "you...were nearly gone..." the poor girl slowly turned around to face him "It's my fault..." she mumbles, but before she could say another word, Po grabbed her face and kissed her deeply...a spark came to her eyes...getting all the life back "you saved me...multiple times...in troy...with the cyclops...and now with fucking poseidon...I have waited 10 years to finally tell you how i feel...and i won't let a tantrum throwing man-child of a god stop me from marrying the woman i always loved..." he shakes his head "So please...this life is amazing when you greet it with open arms, I see in your face, there is so much guilt inside your heart...So why not replace it and light up the world, here's how to start....Greet the world with open arms" he smiles. Nefeli sighs softly "you are so corny...please shut the fuck up.." she tackles his into a hug and a deep kiss, both drowning on their pressense. From afar...certain messanger watched the scene "adorable~" he giggles.

While the two lovers enjoyed eachother, odysseus hums seeing eurylochus get back sooner than expected...he looked like a mess, bruises, dirt and torn clothes "Eurylochus, back so soon? Where's the rest of your crew? And by the gods, what happened to you?" He slowly walked to eurylochus, who panted out of breath from running "We came across a palace...Inside we heard a voice...It seemed to show no malice...To greet it was our choice....But nothing could prepare us for the power that awaited inside" he sighs deeply, odysseus looked rather confused "What did this palace hide?" He raised an eyebrow "Sir, since we left home, we've faced a variety of foes from a wide range of places...gods, monsters, you know the roster, hostile creatures that we could resist...But this was a hell of a twist, 'cause we are weak to a power like this!" Eurylochus grabs his shoulders and shakes him "What was it?" Odysseus gulps "A woman..." eurylochus said while looking at him dead in the eyes "what?" Odysseus deadpans "HA!" Sounded form afar, from the bushes...Nefeli and Po walked out, their armors messy and marks on Polydeuces's neck (if you know, you know-) "where the hell have you two been!? And what the hell happened to Polydeuces!?" Eurylochus was panicking by now. But as a married man........odysseus knew "huh polites was right..." he hums "yup...i now get how penelope keeps you on a tight leash" she smirks walking off.

Eurylochus shakes his head and keeps his story "this witch had us in just two words..." he sighs, which surpriced odysseus "damn" he whistles "Only I stayed outside, but the rest went in....she offered them food...but by the time they ate, it was far too late!!" He frowns. Polydeuces got back to his senses "what did she do...?" He asked "inside the meal....She had cast a spell....They began to squeal...and grow snouts and tails!!" He started shaking odysseus up and down "She changed them!!!" He yells.

While the three men panicked, nefeli walked off into the forest, more relaxed than before...going back to her love for exploring "heh...a woman, i had been with this idiots for a while and they get defeated by a woman..." she shakes her head. As she walked, she felt watched...hearing giggles, but she ignored them...she got rid of the eagle. Soon the young warrior saw what looked to be an old palace "huh...this is the place eurylochus was talking about..." she mumbles slowly walking to it "Hello?" She asked peaking inside. The nymphs gasped running to her "a woman...? They had a woman trapped!!" They dragged Nefeli inside "wow wow ladies! There has been a misunderstanding!" Nefeli said nervously, she knew what they were thinking "say no more honey...the disgusting men must have made you believe their lies! Look at you...you are missing an eye, bruises all over your neck and Oh my gods!! Are those scratches on your back?!" The nymphs gasped checking nefeli, soon....like the struck of a thunder...it hit the realization to the poor woman "Oh...OH shit uhm...well...those weren't them...mostly..i mean" she blushed deeply "this was made by my own spear..." she points at her eye "and this...well...there is this man i had been loving for a while now...and we finally got together and..." she didn't know how to explain. But the nymphs looked ahead as the sound of an intimidating voice could be heard "what is going on here?"

Meanwhile...eurylochus kept panicking, he tried to explain as much as he could with signs and a stick "They transformed....and it wasn't quick!! She turned our men...from men to pigs!!! SHE CHANGED THEM!!" He looked like a mess. Po sighs softly knowing he couldn't relax again with nefeli...speaking of "hey uhm has anyone seen Nef?" He asked looking around "i thought she was with you" Odysseus frowns "ugh..." he facepalmed "we have to go save them..." he said determend but before he could leave, eurylochus took his arm "no, we don't! Look at all we've lost and all we've learned....Every single cost is so much more than what we've earned...Think about the men we have left before there's none...Let's just cut our losses, you and I, and let's run..." he sighs, Polydeuces frowns "we aren't leaving them behind...i am not leaving Nefeli behind..." he scoffs before odysseus signed him to calm down "Of course, I'd like to leave now, of course I'd like to run but I can hardly sleep now knowing everything we've done...There's no length I wouldn't go if it was you I had to save....I can only hope you'd do the same..." he smiles.

Nefeli gulps seeing the witch in her full glory "my queen! This woman escaped the grips of the bad pigs at the port! She is delusional talking about loving one of her agressors!" One nymph said "w-wait i am not delusional! You are the woman that took my friends!" Nefeli frowns and pulls out her blade. Circe frowns and sighs "your mind was manipulated...with time...we will help you heal...but for now...i can't risk any harm coming to my nymphs" Her eyes glew as she chanted a spell, Nefeli gasped as she started coughing black feathers...she screams in agony, her body shrinking and growing feathers...but her cries soon turned into caws. Circe gently picked her up and put her in a cage "i am sorry" she walks off to her nymphs "CAW CAW CAW CAW!!!" Nefeli screeches.

From the door...certain messanger grins...

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Sorry for the long wait!! This was a long chapter and i wanted to spend my weekend going out! Promise i will get back to publish every day!

Enjoy!