Elpis - The daughter of Night

Strolling down the hallways of a dingy motel located somewhere in the mortal city of sins the daughter of Night was met with unfriendly eyes whose vision burned through her flesh. Their lustful eyes ran through her smooth soft skin and sparked desires in their athermal hearts which didn't surprise Elpis. The gloomy hallways were filled with clamors of moans coming from it's dingy rooms where mortals tried to supersede their lack of love with splashes of lust. The goddess in the disguise of a youthful courtesan was now facing the doorway that lead to the room where a man was waiting for her company. His eyes were set low as she entered and closed the door behind her. The goddess with a sly smile sat beside the man who seemed to be getting paler with each passing moment.

She placed her hand over his shoulder which sent a shiver down his mortal body. His eyes were brimming with tears as he turned towards her. The face which was familiar to him took away all his hesitation and he sobbed loudly embracing the goddess in his arms. " I have been wishing for it for too long now " he wept, " I knew I would see you again, I knew you wouldn't abandon me " the pale man added as his pain which he bottled up for years broke loose.

The Goddess wiped his tears and cupped his cheeks. Their eyes met and shared a bond of warmth which lit up the man's soul. He was beaming now as if he was Helios himself on a bright summer day but tiredness grew over him like dusk and his warmth faded. He laid down with a weak smile, his eyes still facing the goddess. " It's time my love " She whispered and placed a piece of paper under his hand. It was a picture of the man from his youth and beside him dressed in a bridal gown was the goddess but not her, the woman was his wife who was separated from him by mortality.