“This weakened her, and of course Zeus took advantage, killing her soon after,” Cronus added. “And all of her sacrifice wasn’t enough. The prison only lasted a thousand years. We need a better solution this time.”
My free hand wrapped around the necklace again. “That’s why I feel a connection to this,” I whispered. “It’s built from my Selene energy.”#AllegedMother
“It’s also why the prison called so loudly to you,” Hyperion added.
He knew? Of course, Selene was in the underworld with him. She must have told him.
My eyes found Cronus’. His gaze was heavy on me. “You think I’ll have to sacrifice myself the same way Selene did?”
His expression didn’t change. “Not happening. Not while I draw breath. As I said, it didn’t work last time either and we won’t try it this time.”
Rhea coughed. “I can see you’re all greatly concerned, but can we have this chat another time? Sickness is almost released from my hold, and I’m almost dead.”
She was awfully bossy for an almost dead person, but I understood.
“So my necklace will hold them for now?” I asked.
Hyperion nodded. “Oh yes. It’s powerful enough to hold most of them, but not for long. It’s a temporary solution. As more of them are trapped, the stronger the power inside the necklace will be. Think of it as a temporary prison until we can find a more permanent one.”
For now, it was all we had. It hadn’t escaped my notice that Hyperion still hadn’t answered my question about how Selene was my mother, but I guess it really wasn’t important in the great scheme of things. Not now. We had a ton of other things to worry about first. So I didn’t push it.
Best to just focus on one thing at a time.
Sickness was going back in the prison. Today.
