I Scored Myself A Mate

Theseus was very surprised once Mark found him in the royal garden. Usually no one was around at that time of the sweet night and he got the chance to relax and spend some time with himself. He would get to think as the soft snow landed gently on his skin and reminiscence of the days this garden had flowers and the sun warmed up the seats of the marble benches. Allias used to love sitting outside reading stories to Ea and Ares. He would always watch them from afar not wanting his connection with the prince to be exposed and honestly he had never found more peace in such a simple image. 

The man he loved sitting on the vibrant grass underneath the shade of an old blooming tree and two adorable children sprawled out like little starfish, looking at him filled with admiration, wide sparkly eyes and endless smiles. Him holding old books that overflew with pretty words and stories but he, he was prettier, overflowing with so much more emotion that words usually couldn't describe. In his eyes, Allias was perfection, the embodiment of a peace and a calmness his mind so hungrily desired. In his days of darkness Theseus would reminiscence this view. This image, he held it so dearly even though he observed from far away. Moments like these were always important, they allowed him to dream. Fantasize of a day he would have a place there too, next to him without feeling embarrassed about his background or the stares of people. Sadly, when he achieved this dream, the hourglass turned and Allias' time started to lessen. He had learned to value time in a world where everyone around him lived forever. He had realized in the cruelest way possible that eternity was simply a death on earth if you were alone, endlessly trapped. 

So when Mark appeared, out of breath looking for him, dressed so lightly in the cold his thoughts came to a violent halt and a sudden worry was born in the walls of his mind. The red head couldn't speak because of how fast he had run and Theseus didn't know if he should pressure him to speak or wait. 

"I won't explain everything now but Ea took Alex to your locked wing."

"What? Why?" Theseus asked him when he began walking in a fast pace. Mark followed him closely behind trying to catch his breath. 

"We were going to sneak in anyways but he misunderstood something and got mad so he teleported away. I don't know why but after what he said I have a very bad feeling." He explained.

"Listen to me, I will go to Alex. I need you to do something for me though and fast. Can you help me?"

"Yes, of course." Mark nodded.

"I want you to go to the second floor. Find the royal doctor, wake him up and tell him to go to my bedroom. Not Alex's and wait there. I will bring him as soon as I can. His door is the second to the right. Also be careful. No one must see you, especially the wolves." Theseus guided him on his current mission. 

"Theseus wait." Mark stopped him. He knew it wasn't the best of times but he needed to make sure. Be completely confident about trusting him and letting his best friend in his hands. "Were you and Alex…back then…"

He didn't manage to finish his question, Theseus already understood what he wanted to ask him. He looked at him with a sad smile and disappeared, leaving that thick smoke behind him. Mark already knew the answer, he was suspecting it from the first moment actually and he finally put the pieces together. 

Theseus teleported in front of the huge doors and looked at Ea in a very strict look as he kept guard in front of the door. He didn't want to speak to him, he just wanted to get Alex out of there and make sure something bad didn't happen. This room, it wasn't pretty. It was a storage for all his haunted thoughts and words he couldn't bear to read twice. In his state Alex should not be there, at any cost. 

Ea stepped in front of him. Stopping his route. Theseus didn't know how to react to that since the times his right hand had disobeyed him were less than few. Ea seemed reluctant into letting him in. 

"Move, what are you doing?"

"I think it's time we put an end to this facade. He needs to remember."

"And you think the best way for him to do that is to relive his worst memories in that room? He is not in a state…"

"He is strong! He always was. He even learned to teleport, something that wasn't supposed to be an attribute of his tribe."

"He never used that skill though exactly because of that reason. We are not meant to do things recklessly like that! He should slowly remember and then transition. This is how Atalanti wanted it, that's why she made that spell."

"We need him"

"We waited for so long what is a few more days?"

"Really? When you don't sleep? When you're always worried about him and you can't attend your own duties? One of our kings is practically in a coma and his replacement is being a depressed edgy teen looking at the moon."

"Enough! How could you understand? Your own soul link chose you out of convenience. You would never know…"

"I don't" Ea stopped him. Theseus didn't mean to insult him like that. After all a soul link situation like the one Ea had was considered shameful and embarrassing so no one ever talked about it. Ea was expressionless most of the time, showing tiny bits of emotion only to Theseus. His mask only fell when someone mentioned that dark matter. "But I know waiting won't get us anywhere. He is in danger the way he is." Ea said but Theseus pushed him to the side anyways. 

He pushed the door open and looked at him one last time, his eyes cold as ice. 

"If anything happens to him, I will exile you. Even maybe kill you" He warned him. 

"I am willing to take that risk." He said as Theseus entered the darkness. 

The light magically opened up once more revealing a horrid scene. Alex on the ground, the book in his embrace tightly. He had spasms and was obviously in some state of shock. His eyes were open but only the whites were visible as he shook uncontrollably. 

Theseus approached him and raised him up gently. Taking him in his embrace, trying not to get too scared, not to come to conclusions as once more he became one with the night and appeared in his own room. There he found the doctor and Mark waiting for him. When his old and experienced eyes traveled to the boy in shock he gasped and the king placed him on the bed in a hurry. 

Theseus' room was plain. As plain as a king's room could it be. It was enormous with a huge bed in the middle with dark blue silk sheets. The top of the bed had a starry sky neatly painted on it and when the lights of the huge chandelier with the pretty tear drop shaped crystals were turned off the stars flickered playfully. He also had a couch and an armchair wrapped in heavy black fur. Two doors expanded the room one leading to his own private bathroom and the closet. 

"This child is he…" The doctor mumbled as he rummaged through his bag to find his medical tools. "He is in a state of shock but look at this…this child is not human my lord" He said and pointed at his neck. Something shone underneath the thin bandages and the doctor unwrapped them showing his skin that now had a golden glow, his veins seemed to contain pure liquid gold as he screamed. He wasn't conscious and he certainly was in a lot of pain. "Oh Gods, is he…Our Lost King?" the doctor asked with tears in his eyes. 

"Yes, he is Allias but this… This is not the right order to the spell so what is happening?" Theseus asked as he looked at him filled with confusion. 

"I think what is happening is obvious my lord. Firstly, we need to sedate him. He is burning up. Once he wakes up someone needs to be with him, he will be disoriented and probably dizzy, like he is on drugs."

"Doc, what is happening to him."

"He is transitioning; his body is changing."

"So you are telling me he is returning into being one of the most powerful creatures on earth, without a single knowledge on how to handle or use his power because he doesn't fully remember?"

"Yes"

"This is dangerous. Very dangerous." Theseus said and he remembered that in just a day almost all of the supernatural royals would be in here, with Allias hidden, a ticking time bomb.

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