The fate of the Rejected Alpha

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SELENE IS DECEIVED

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"Today, we will finally have our god or goddess, the ruler of the moon!" Zeus speaks loudly so that everyone can hear.

The arena is close to the limit between the sky and the land and all the gods, even the ones of the underworld are present.

"My children, Mahni and Selene will compete for the title," Zeus pronounces with his chest full with pride.

Mahni and Selene, Zeus' children, are twins. They were born on the eclipse caused by the alignment of all the planets, which happens from millennia to millennia. For five hundred and fifty years they trained hard for this great day.

Mahni is sixteen feet tall, has silver hair and amber-colored eyes. His body is muscular and he has a square chin without a single strand of beard. His voice is deep and his presence is so dominant that people were able to feel it from miles away. However, kindness was never his concern; arrogant and spoiled, he always thought himself superior and the word love was never part of his dictionary. He is an extraordinary warrior, the hunt has his name as a description.

But Selene – she never stayed behind her brother, but always one step ahead of him. Mahni didn't like that.

Unlike her twin brother, Selene's thirteen feet tall. Her hair, just like her brother's, is silver, falling down in waves shy of her thin waist. Her eyes are blue, a dark hue, but one that conveyed tranquility and from her skin radiated a bluish light. She has a slim body, but with all the muscles defined. She's the best at hunting, at sports, at strategies. Her master had been Athens herself, Zeus' eldest and favorite daughter. Selene's fascinated by love; unlike her brother, she never wanted to be a goddess, all she ever wanted was to have a companion by her side.

But Selene was hiding a secret. In the mortal world, she found what she's always been looking for. Love for her came in the form of a human man.

He always looked up at the sky, while the stars shone and she watched him for days. His black hair that went up to his shoulders fluttered at the hissing of the night wind. His strong muscles from hard days of training, the dark color of his skin, his full lips, his beard and everything about him – she was, simply put, fascinated by the masculine beauty in front of her.

One night she decided to disguise herself as human and called him by his name:

"Lycaon," a sweet sound hovers over the calm whistle of the wind filling the young king's ears, as if the most beautiful of songs resonated in his ears.

"Who are you?" He asked. In his eyes it was possible to see how impressed he was with the beautiful woman in front of him. He had never seen anything more beautiful.

"My name is Selene. Why do you always look so much at the sky?" She takes a few steps until she's standing next to Lycaon.

"I miss the moon. It's been years since I last saw it in the sky. Count the months since the last time I saw it is practically impossible," he says.

The ancient moon goddess passed away, succumbing to the sin of greed. She wanted to be more than a mere moon containing only prominence during the night. Her service was only for the benefit of humans, without any recognition. She wanted to take Zeus' place, wanted to be worshiped, and so a war broke out and quickly came to an end; Zeus killed her in battle, her body fell into the abundant seas of the earth and made the waters salty. So that humans would survive, Zeus created fresh water among the hills.