Ouranos

Chapter 2 of The Aethoes Chronicles: Gaia-The Tree of Life

Ouranos awoke and his first conscious thought was the warm temperature, an unnatural heat that seemed to intensify with each passing moment. As he tried to withdraw from the discomfort, tightening himself into a solid ball something else drew his attention, tiny yet insignificant bursts of pain were shooting throughout his body. At first it was but a nuisance but as time wore on it began to develop, the stinging began to increase in both intensity and volume, steadily consuming his every agonized thought, blinding him to his purpose, as he continued to resist its onslaught. As the heat continued to scorch his body and the stinging explosions grew in intensity an overwhelming urge to protect himself kicked in, causing utter disregard, or thought for anything or anyone else.

All about him the staggering heat became more and more intense, burning and melting the very fabric of his being. He so desperately tried pushing back, but it was as if his strength and power had failed him, the harder he fought the more ground he appeared to lose, as every time he reached out trying to push the pain away the contact would only result with further damage as the offending blaze only seemed to intensify from his actions and disintegrate his structure in the process. As the pain and misery began to consume him, his mind no longer able to bear the cacophony, he began to notice the sound of music, barely perceptible at first but slowly growing in intensity and volume, the singing voices rang out all around, bringing comfort and support to his soul, unleashing a bit of clarity to his thoughts. Even with the knowledge that he was not alone he still felt trapped and broken, held in place by some unseen force, so he instinctively reached out once more in a last-ditch effort, trying ever so unsuccessfully to free himself, and in the process that unseen, all-consuming beast which was holding him down in an unprovoked attack began to surround and envelope him further with an ever-increasing pressure that Ouranos feared would end in his utter annihilation.

At last, through the heat and despair he heard yet another voice, this time much closer, as if she were right there next to him, a soothing and loving voice whispering in his ear a song filled with passion and joy. Slowly she encompassed him in her arms, relaxing his anxious thoughts and emotions with her beautiful lullaby of hope and compassion, giving reassurance that all would be well, that she now had him in her care, promising that nothing would ever hurt him again so long as she held him in her grasp, slowly extricating him from his agonizing misery. Finally the heat began to abate, and the pain slowly diminished until it was but a bad memory, and soon Ouranos started to unwind, unfolding his body from the protective shell of a ball it had assumed into branching tendrils that began spiraling off, building a structure of his own once again, stretching and spinning in wonder and delight as the freedom that Gaia so fondly gifted him took hold and he once again remembered himself, his goals and most importantly, his dreams.  

As his feelings came into focus and his primary objective of formation came to fruition an overwhelming love consumed him, an undying need to be with his one true love breached every pore of his body, a bond was created and with his very first breath he exclaimed his everlasting love, his utter devotion forever more to Gaia as he vowed to follow and protect her whatever her purpose and where ever she went he was now hers, a partner that neither time nor space could disrupt.

So began the perfect unity, a romance for the ages, for all of us to observe and maybe, if we’re lucky, learn to someday experience.

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