Angels carry your gold and blood protecting your glory and spirit.

Hermes put on a good outfit, combed his hair and put on his winged sandals.

Like always.

Finally 1000 years had been completed.

Time had its own flow and its own will, rushing through and turning the gears of fate.

Hermes stared at his reflection next to Narcissus and smiled, he felt satisfied with his appearance.

A really handsome man.

Of course, a thought filled with modesty.

"Am I well dressed, Narciso?"

Hermes touched Narcissus's shoulder and asked feeling funny.

Hermes was well groomed, it didn't even look like he had just taken half a dozen souls to Hades.

The young man watched Hermes' reflection next to his and smiled. "Yes… Where are you going?"

Narcissus asked full of curiosity, he hadn't seen the world for a long time.

After millennia of his own existence he could only see his own reflection.

Trapped in the curse of only having eyes and a heart for your own image.

Some believed that Narcissus ignored the world around him of his own free will, but this was not true.

His days were filled with confused and lonely feelings.

He was full of himself to the point of anguish suffocating him, some days he just wanted to be able to look back and not at that reflection, but he couldn't, he just couldn't.

"Today is the wedding anniversary of two friends."

Narciso heard that and felt curious, wedding anniversary sounded good.

A wedding, he didn't remember the last time he witnessed one, he felt curious about the world that Hermes and Chronos told, but he couldn't get out of there.

Not only was he attached to his reflection, he also had his legs wrapped around roots that were tightly anchored to the ground.

He and that place became one.

He sighed a little restlessly, but still smiled.

Without removing his eyes from himself, he pointed to the direction Chronos always stood.

"I see... Chronos said you should take that package and deliver it to Hela... Is it the same friend?"

Narcissus spent a lot of time staring at his own image and Chronos always accompanied him, so they always knew something about each other.

"Yea..."

Hermes walked over to the small bundle and simply slipped it into one of the pockets.

He could feel the divine aura coming from the present and it made him smile in satisfaction.

It seemed very obvious that Chronos was trying at all costs to protect Hela and Ina.

He walked away a few steps and faced Narcissus one last time. "Where is he?"

"Chronos?"

"Yea."

Narcissus smiled, that question was somewhat stupid. "Everywhere."

Chronos was everything, the father of all, what came right after the beginning.

Time was the guide of all things.

Hermes ignored Narcissus's answer and snapped his fingers.

Narcissus hadn't answered much and that was just one of those riddle-filled answers that Chronos loved.

Yes, Narcissus was spending a lot of time with the old man.

Hermes briefly tightened the knot of his tie and sighed excitedly, in moments he could see Hela and Ina's house just a few steps away.

The countdown ended in a few minutes.

Completely insignificant.

He was already sure in his heart that the punishment was about to end and an exciting journey was about to begin.

Of course... Didn't it seem obvious that Hela would move mountains to save Ina?!

A thousand years was not a long time, but it was enough for the vast majority of the gods of Olympus to forget that Hela and Ina existed, imprisoned somewhere in the middle of the void dominated by Erebus.

He walked smoothly to the entrance of the house and gave two light knocks on the door.

He whistled satisfied while waiting for the door to be opened, it didn't take much more than a few seconds for Hela to appear before him.

She was smiling broadly, full of happiness and life.

Perhaps the best medicine was love and if her heart was filled with bitterness and disbelief before.

Now it seemed filled in every gap by Ina's love.

Hela even began to enjoy Hermes' visits.

After a thousand years it felt really natural to have him as a friend and he made Ina really happy.

"Hi Hermes, we are drinking tea… Come join us."

Hela walked a little ahead of Hermes.

The two silently walked towards the kitchen of the house.

It was really funny how many moments they had lived inside that small kitchen.

This simplicity was satisfying merely because it conveyed a sense of familiarity and casualness.

It is said that families lived their lives around laughter and good food.

Hela and Ina lived just like that, filled with happiness and laughter.

Accompanied by good tea and biscuits.

"Hermes, I just made the tea, see if it's to your liking."

Hermes stared at Hela a little surprised, he didn't know that Ina was capable of cooking.

Hela simply laughed as she sipped her tea, she particularly preferred iced tea.

"Don't underestimate her, she's great at cooking."

Hermes smiled and finally drank some tea.

Sweet and smooth, perfect.

"It's delicious."

Ina smiled contentedly and finally drank her tea which unlike Hela was steaming hot.

Hermes watched the steam from his cup and finally felt time slip away completely.

"Congratulations, 1000 years of marriage wasn't for everyone."

Hela smiled and laced her fingers with Ina's, she agreed with that... A thousand years wasn't for everyone.

"What do you intend to do from now on?"

Ina kept silent, she would follow Hela whatever her decision.

"Well, I want you to make us a bigger house in Helheim… Also, another one in London…"

Hermes felt curious, after all what was so interesting about... London?!

Ina who was also feeling surprised, could feel her face hot, she could understand perfectly where this conversation was going.

"... I've already talked to Odin and I already have permission to look for a way to make Ina immortal again."

Hermes sipped his tea and stuffed his mouth with biscuits, he felt both curious and excited about where this conversation was going.

"Okay, but why London?"

Hela pulled Ina's chair closer to her and wrapped her arms around her gently.

Ina turned her face and nuzzled her wife's face with the tip of her nose.

She felt addicted to the woodsy smell, her world could come crashing down and she had the intrinsic certainty that everything would be all right.

"Hermes, have you heard about the Holy Grail?"

Hermes arched his eyebrows, he didn't know much.

In reality all he knew involved what humans talked about, the gods didn't get much contact with any kind of Christian deity.

"I don't know about that… Do you want to get involved with God?"

Hela smiled.

"They say that angels ride their horses across the world, protecting and guiding the Holy Grail in the midst of darkness... Also, I heard that at a university in England they study the possible location of the Grail... I will start with him."

Hermes understood what Hela wanted, but it was a complicated situation... The Holy Grail was one of the few divine relics that the gods didn't even dream of where it could be.

Most likely only God would know his location and getting in contact with him was something that bordered on the impossible.

"Are you sure about this?"

Hela kissed Ina's cheek and simply nodded, she had no doubts.

"I will collect all the divine relics if necessary…"

Hermes smiled, but mainly at Hela's determination and finally gave up.

"Fine, I'll do as you wish... Magically you'll be hired as the new professor of Norse Mythology in the history department at this university and they'll have a beautiful house close to the center of town."

Hela agreed to those terms. "Excellent."

Hermes drained the rest of his drink and finally realized that he was forgetting something very important. "Chronos asked me to deliver this to you..."

Hela saw Hermes quickly pulling out a small object wrapped in gift paper and reached out to take it.

"I believe it's for Ina, I hope you enjoy it… That old man should have delivered it himself, but he seems to be busy lately."

Hela smiled, Chronos was a big unknown.

He acted on his own terms, Zeus just played god when compared to Chronos.

Hela handed the small gift to Ina and let her wife open it.

Ina quickly unwrapped the gift and a small necklace was presented.

Hela could see nothing but a black stone strung on a small string, but Ina could perfectly feel the strong power emanating from it.

Hermes couldn't help feeling surprised as he saw Ina's eyes gradually changing from gray to red.

It was the first time he had witnessed the third eye being used.

Ina stared at the stone and could see the strong aura emanating in the form of light.

The greenish light was only possible to see through the third eye, ordinary eyes could see just a simple and rustic stone.

"I don't know what stone this is, but it has a lot of power inside it..."

Hermes didn't know that stone either, all he could do was listen carefully to what Ina could see.

Hela didn't know that stone either, but she knew that if Chronos presented them, it wouldn't be in vain.

"Let me put it around your neck."

Ina handed the small jewel to Hela and held her hair to make sure Hela didn't have too much trouble pulling it back.

"Ready... Leave me how it looks on you... Beautiful as always."

Hela stared at her wife and the jewel despite its simple appearance was beautiful.

Of course, Ina's looks helped a lot too and anything would look great when she wore it.

Hermes watched the red eyes return to gray again and sighed.

"When do you wish to go to London?"

Hela stroked Ina's back and thought seriously about it for a few seconds.

"Tomorrow... Ina should stay here tonight, I must return to Asgard to talk with Odin and tomorrow I return to go with her to the world of humans..."

Hermes agreed, it would be troublesome for Hela to remain in worlds of divine domains while her wife was among humans.

Time worked in different ways in each world and a few seconds in Asgard could mean several days in the world of men.

"Hermes, would you mind staying with Ina until I return?!"

Hermes nodded, he didn't see any problem with that and smiled broadly.

"Of course!"