[ He rests back down in the bed, sitting up against the edge of the shell, because despite how long he did sleep he's still a little drained and not completely up for long periods of being up and about yet. Choromatsu has picked for himself a spot where he can be as close to Megami as possible, having taken a very liking to him after they finally got to meet and say just how similar they were. ]
It seems I have a whole month to catch up on... why don't you all fill your mother in on what you've been up to, hmm?
[Ah, well...if Megami wanted all of them to start talking in unison in response to that, then that's what he'll be getting. Seems that they're all eager to tell him about what they'd been doing, which really isn't much to write home about...they're adults now, but they all still live at home and don't do too much otherwise. They spent a lot of time making his crown, though Poseidon hadn't actually divulged what happened to the first one...only that it got broken somehow, too badly to actually fix and be worn again.
And as they talk Megami's ears off, the evening wears on and day turns into night...and by the time they've exhausted their stories, they've started dozing off curled up among the river goddess' coils.
Not long after they start falling asleep, Megami might notice a huge shadow pass overhead.]
[ Megami is more than happy to listen to them, enjoying even the mundaneness of their lives. As they start to doze off, he wraps his coils around them to keep them warm and comfortable, a little sad to now be in silence.
Then he notices that shadow.
...Okay either that is something big like a whale or... ]
[Megami is going to experience a lot of "oh god whale" while he's living down here, but suffice it to say it is not a whale this time. The shadow is over as quickly as it comes, and there's a telltale sound of scales shifting as someone swims through the connecting coral reefs to get to their rooms proper.
It's Poseidon, no doubt about that. But he's moving slowly, laboriously...like he's been gone on a very long trip and just got back. He had scanned the reef entrance first before actually moving inside, not entirely keen on his sons seeing him the way he is right now. It's unfortunate, then, that he doesn't realize that not only are the children in his room, but Megami is awake and with them also.
Poseidon swims into the room without seeing Megami at first, but it doesn't last when he turns away from the entrance and looks over to see his beloved curled up with their many children.
The sea king is covered from head to tail-fin in soot, and one of the sharp tines of his trident is completely broken off. The right side of his face is further coated with soot and ash, his eye temporarily sealed shut by it all. The rest of him is haggard in some way or form, his armor dented and broken in places. But when he sees Megami up and about, he loses his balance in the water and falls forward against his trident, spearing the butt-end into the sand to hold himself upright.
When he breathes out his name- quiet, to not wake the children- it bleeds relief.]
[ When he sees Poseidon at first his face lights up with happiness so plentiful he feels like his chest will burst. But then he notices the state he's in and his face quickly shifts to one of distress and worry. ]
Poseidon...!
[ He quickly, but carefully, uncoils himself from the children, making sure not to rouse them from their slumber. Once he's free of them he bolts through the water, a little wobbly as he hasn't been active in a month and because the sea moves differently from the lake, but he doesn't care. He goes right up to Poseidon's face, reaching his hands out as if wanting to touch him but not sure where. He is trying to be quiet for the sake of their sons but he can't help the panic in his hushed voice. ]
Are you all right...? What happened?!
[ Though considering all the soot and ash he can... already guess. ]
[He uses his trident as a sort of crutch, still able to swim but obviously weak. He's his full size as of right now, though, so all he really has to do is reach out and scoop them up in his hand three at a time.
Once he's gotten them all on board (even asleep, they sort of reflexively wiggle their way into his hair when he moves them near it), he looks back to Megami.]
Wait here.
[And then he disappears into the caverns outside to deposit the boys in their room. It takes him a whole five minutes to return, probably a century for Megami. When he finally does return, though, he's smiling. Regardless of whatever pain he feels, he's smiling, and he doesn't stop until he's made his way all the way over to where Megami is, biting back what sounds like a barely concealed sob.]
[ HOLY SHIT HE REALLY DOES CARRY THEM IN HIS HAIR this is not the time for Megami to be wowed by this but he can't help it.
After Poseidon leaves he goes back to where the shell bed is, sits by it and waits for Poseidon to return, fidgeting with worry. When he finally comes back he rises back up into more of a standing position, still worried but smiling himself as Poseidon comes to him. ]
You did...and I believed in you a-and your promise.
[He sighs as he moves over and lays himself down next to Megami's makeshift bed. Megami probably hasn't had enough time to survey the room to realize it, but...the shell is actually resting on top of where Poseidon sleeps. Poseidon's bed is much, much larger, made to fit him at full size. It covers an entire shelf of rock, lined with yet more seaweed and other various soft sea flora.
He lays his trident down carefully, wincing when a crackle of energy gathers on the tines before fizzling out, leaving him to lay his head down on the bed near Megami.]
I am sorry, I...I was not here to see you wake. As you can see, I may have...gotten into a bit of trouble...
[ He moves from the shell and goes over to Poseidon's face, placing a hand delicately on the darkened side and carefully trying to rub away a bit of the soot and ash ]
Oh love...
[ It kills him to see him like this. It kills him whenever he's reminded that the sea king is not so invincible after all.
He's quiet for a moment, his eyes darkening considerably. ]
[He closes his eyes for a moment as he feels Megami rubbing away the soot. Now that he has a closer view, he'll see a lot of what that stuff caked onto him is. It isn't just ash...it's molten rock. Rock that had once been liquid lava, solidified after being supercooled by the water.
A lot of his body is covered in fine layers of rock like this, actually. It explains why he was struggling to swim, and also why he can't see out of one eye at the moment.]
He knew I was coming. He had been...expecting it. He was confident that if he swallowed me quickly enough, I would not have the chance to retaliate.
[His expression hardens as he remembers it...Adranus' absolute rage and indignation towards Poseidon, as if he'd stolen something that he believed rightfully belonged to him. Adranus wanted to kill Poseidon. He wanted to kill him, his children, and anyone else who stood in his way.
But Poseidon was stronger than Adranus, and some part of the god knew this.]
But...he underestimated my anger. Nor did he realize that the sea now resides much closer to your island than it once did...
[His gaze travels down himself as he lifts up his tail, the fin torn in a few places.]
I sealed him in that cave he drove you into, allowing the tide to slowly fill it with water.
[ Seeing it closer now horrifies Megami, and hearing about it makes him angry. ]
He was always an idiot...
[ But it also fills him with a certain kind of satisfaction... and relief too of course but nothing pleases him more than to think the person who murdered his people, tried to own him and threatened his family, did all this to Poseidon, went through a painful end becoming of him. ]
How fitting. He is dead then? I imagine a cave full of water is not a thing any fire god can survive.
[He nods slightly, obviously relieved at the thought that that particular blight in Megami's life won't be around to torment him anymore.]
He would not have lived through that, no. Though he made every attempt to struggle...and got in a few last hits before perishing.
[He lifts a hand to touch his face. Apparently, Adranus had somehow managed to hit him right in the face at one point, and Poseidon is lucky he didn't lose his eye. As far as he can tell, it's merely been sealed over by the cooled magma.]
At the very least...our children are safe. You, are safe.
[ Megami moves out of the way of Poseidon's hand, listening to him explain... and then goes over to the eye
He leans down and softly kisses the spot right above it. They will have to do something to take care of the magma before their children can see. ]
I'm so glad...
Thank you darling... [ and at that tears come to his eyes, tears he hadn't even realized he'd been suppressing, and they fall freely from his face ] Thank you... so much...
[That gets him to huff a laugh, and even though he's too large right now to do much else, he still reaches up to stop those tears with a fingertip.]
Oh...I told you before, did I not? I would do anything for you. I would move the entire ocean if it meant keeping you and our children safe and happy. No matter what happens to me...I have fulfilled my purpose if I can do that much.
[Besides, Poseidon has the strength needed to protect others...and since having his children, and now Megami...he has far more to protect than he ever did before. He even has more incentive to want to protect humans, even though he still did so before.]
I love you, so much...and I cannot believe that I did not pursue that when I had the opportunity...when we first met, and I took that egg home beneath the sea.
[ He still can't help crying even with Poseidon trying to wipe them away... but he does reach up and put his own around that finger, turning just enough to give it a kiss before nuzzling against it ]
And I love you as well, just as much... Before I even met you, I loved you so...
I... am a fool for not considering that myself back then, even though I had admired you from afar for so long. I was still too attached to my island, and the idea of one day reviving it... though given everything that has happened, I am sure Adranus would have just destroyed it all over again.
[ It's probably a real good thing Megami gave Poseidon that egg now. Their children might not be alive today if he hadn't. ]
But none of that matters anymore... because now we're... we're...
[ His other hand also moves to grasp Poseidon's finger and he squeezes firmly with both. ]
[That's right...they're together now. Truly they can be together, and there's nothing left keeping them apart. Not land or space or time, or even vindictive gods.
Poseidon looks up at Megami, his finger curling a little.]
[ There aren't many words for the spectrum of emotions that go over Megami's face in that instant. He's overwhelmed with joy and fighting the urge to cry more until he just gives in. ]
The... ceremony... [ they're gonna have a ceremony, oh god it's real ] Yes...
...Oh. Before we talk about... that... [ they can make plans and stuff now oh gosh oh gosh ] There was something else I wished to speak with you about once you returned... something I have been thinking about since I awoke...
[ As he speaks he is gonna... try and do something about all this soot and ash and rock and maybe unseal Poseidon's poor eye. He is soon-to-be-wife now, let him mend!! ]
Well... do you know why I am called "Megami"? Have I told you about that before?
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Thank you boys.
[ He rests back down in the bed, sitting up against the edge of the shell, because despite how long he did sleep he's still a little drained and not completely up for long periods of being up and about yet. Choromatsu has picked for himself a spot where he can be as close to Megami as possible, having taken a very liking to him after they finally got to meet and say just how similar they were. ]
It seems I have a whole month to catch up on... why don't you all fill your mother in on what you've been up to, hmm?
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And as they talk Megami's ears off, the evening wears on and day turns into night...and by the time they've exhausted their stories, they've started dozing off curled up among the river goddess' coils.
Not long after they start falling asleep, Megami might notice a huge shadow pass overhead.]
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Then he notices that shadow.
...Okay either that is something big like a whale or... ]
Poseidon...?
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It's Poseidon, no doubt about that. But he's moving slowly, laboriously...like he's been gone on a very long trip and just got back. He had scanned the reef entrance first before actually moving inside, not entirely keen on his sons seeing him the way he is right now. It's unfortunate, then, that he doesn't realize that not only are the children in his room, but Megami is awake and with them also.
Poseidon swims into the room without seeing Megami at first, but it doesn't last when he turns away from the entrance and looks over to see his beloved curled up with their many children.
The sea king is covered from head to tail-fin in soot, and one of the sharp tines of his trident is completely broken off. The right side of his face is further coated with soot and ash, his eye temporarily sealed shut by it all. The rest of him is haggard in some way or form, his armor dented and broken in places. But when he sees Megami up and about, he loses his balance in the water and falls forward against his trident, spearing the butt-end into the sand to hold himself upright.
When he breathes out his name- quiet, to not wake the children- it bleeds relief.]
Megami.
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Poseidon...!
[ He quickly, but carefully, uncoils himself from the children, making sure not to rouse them from their slumber. Once he's free of them he bolts through the water, a little wobbly as he hasn't been active in a month and because the sea moves differently from the lake, but he doesn't care. He goes right up to Poseidon's face, reaching his hands out as if wanting to touch him but not sure where. He is trying to be quiet for the sake of their sons but he can't help the panic in his hushed voice. ]
Are you all right...? What happened?!
[ Though considering all the soot and ash he can... already guess. ]
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Shh...I...I am okay. Let's...get the children elsewhere, first.
[He doesn't want them to see him like this, much less hear about what happened.]
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[ He moves out of Poseidon's way, still struggling to get into swimming again ]
...Sh-Should I help...?
[ He's a lot smaller and not really able to retake his larger form yet but... ]
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[He uses his trident as a sort of crutch, still able to swim but obviously weak. He's his full size as of right now, though, so all he really has to do is reach out and scoop them up in his hand three at a time.
Once he's gotten them all on board (even asleep, they sort of reflexively wiggle their way into his hair when he moves them near it), he looks back to Megami.]
Wait here.
[And then he disappears into the caverns outside to deposit the boys in their room. It takes him a whole five minutes to return, probably a century for Megami. When he finally does return, though, he's smiling. Regardless of whatever pain he feels, he's smiling, and he doesn't stop until he's made his way all the way over to where Megami is, biting back what sounds like a barely concealed sob.]
...you came back.
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After Poseidon leaves he goes back to where the shell bed is, sits by it and waits for Poseidon to return, fidgeting with worry. When he finally comes back he rises back up into more of a standing position, still worried but smiling himself as Poseidon comes to him. ]
Of course I did... I promised you, did I not?
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[He sighs as he moves over and lays himself down next to Megami's makeshift bed. Megami probably hasn't had enough time to survey the room to realize it, but...the shell is actually resting on top of where Poseidon sleeps. Poseidon's bed is much, much larger, made to fit him at full size. It covers an entire shelf of rock, lined with yet more seaweed and other various soft sea flora.
He lays his trident down carefully, wincing when a crackle of energy gathers on the tines before fizzling out, leaving him to lay his head down on the bed near Megami.]
I am sorry, I...I was not here to see you wake. As you can see, I may have...gotten into a bit of trouble...
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Yes, I can see...
[ He moves from the shell and goes over to Poseidon's face, placing a hand delicately on the darkened side and carefully trying to rub away a bit of the soot and ash ]
Oh love...
[ It kills him to see him like this. It kills him whenever he's reminded that the sea king is not so invincible after all.
He's quiet for a moment, his eyes darkening considerably. ]
...I hope you made him suffer.
[ He knows full well who did this. ]
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A lot of his body is covered in fine layers of rock like this, actually. It explains why he was struggling to swim, and also why he can't see out of one eye at the moment.]
He knew I was coming. He had been...expecting it. He was confident that if he swallowed me quickly enough, I would not have the chance to retaliate.
[His expression hardens as he remembers it...Adranus' absolute rage and indignation towards Poseidon, as if he'd stolen something that he believed rightfully belonged to him. Adranus wanted to kill Poseidon. He wanted to kill him, his children, and anyone else who stood in his way.
But Poseidon was stronger than Adranus, and some part of the god knew this.]
But...he underestimated my anger. Nor did he realize that the sea now resides much closer to your island than it once did...
[His gaze travels down himself as he lifts up his tail, the fin torn in a few places.]
I sealed him in that cave he drove you into, allowing the tide to slowly fill it with water.
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He was always an idiot...
[ But it also fills him with a certain kind of satisfaction... and relief too of course but nothing pleases him more than to think the person who murdered his people, tried to own him and threatened his family, did all this to Poseidon, went through a painful end becoming of him. ]
How fitting. He is dead then? I imagine a cave full of water is not a thing any fire god can survive.
[ A slow, agonizing death then... ]
Good riddence.
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He would not have lived through that, no. Though he made every attempt to struggle...and got in a few last hits before perishing.
[He lifts a hand to touch his face. Apparently, Adranus had somehow managed to hit him right in the face at one point, and Poseidon is lucky he didn't lose his eye. As far as he can tell, it's merely been sealed over by the cooled magma.]
At the very least...our children are safe. You, are safe.
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He leans down and softly kisses the spot right above it. They will have to do something to take care of the magma before their children can see. ]
I'm so glad...
Thank you darling... [ and at that tears come to his eyes, tears he hadn't even realized he'd been suppressing, and they fall freely from his face ] Thank you... so much...
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Oh...I told you before, did I not? I would do anything for you. I would move the entire ocean if it meant keeping you and our children safe and happy. No matter what happens to me...I have fulfilled my purpose if I can do that much.
[Besides, Poseidon has the strength needed to protect others...and since having his children, and now Megami...he has far more to protect than he ever did before. He even has more incentive to want to protect humans, even though he still did so before.]
I love you, so much...and I cannot believe that I did not pursue that when I had the opportunity...when we first met, and I took that egg home beneath the sea.
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And I love you as well, just as much... Before I even met you, I loved you so...
I... am a fool for not considering that myself back then, even though I had admired you from afar for so long. I was still too attached to my island, and the idea of one day reviving it... though given everything that has happened, I am sure Adranus would have just destroyed it all over again.
[ It's probably a real good thing Megami gave Poseidon that egg now. Their children might not be alive today if he hadn't. ]
But none of that matters anymore... because now we're... we're...
[ His other hand also moves to grasp Poseidon's finger and he squeezes firmly with both. ]
We're finally able to be together...
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Poseidon looks up at Megami, his finger curling a little.]
May I ask you something?
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[Poseidon uses his finger's leverage to pull Megami a bit closer to him, his expression soft despite his haggard appearance.]
Will you marry me?
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Yes. Absolutely yes.
[ It's the happiest he's ever been in his life ]
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I would...shrink, so I could kiss you, but I am not sure I can right now. But...we can save that for the ceremony.
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...Oh. Before we talk about... that... [ they can make plans and stuff now oh gosh oh gosh ] There was something else I wished to speak with you about once you returned... something I have been thinking about since I awoke...
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[Curious...he shifts a little where he's laying, a few bits of rock breaking of of his tail when he does.]
What is it?
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Well... do you know why I am called "Megami"? Have I told you about that before?
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