Page 211 of Styx

goddesshood. To be valued.

And why would you not?

You are the eldest of the Titan children,

and like Asteria and me, you too

are blessed with strange gifts.’

She continued, her voice steady.

‘What if I told you that for your loyalty,

Zeus will grant you goddesshood?

He will grant you so many gifts

that your name will be on every

single mortal’s lips. Songs

will be sung about you, Styx.’

I took a deep breath,

my whole body turned rigid.

But was this rigidity

fear?

Or was it… hope?

Metis’s Offer Sang Within My Mind

To go from nymph to Goddess

was all I had ever craved.

To have power over my destiny.

To be more than consort,

more than a vessel for children.

I was the only nymph in my family

of Gods. Pallas and all my children

held powers I could only dream of.

Asteria and I had left our magicking skills behind

the day we went to find Metis.

We had released our creatures

and even given our starfox away.