#neo plays the LYRE in this chapter

[maruyaaya]

guys i’ve been so busy lately it’s honestly been awful i’m so sorry neomachus enjoyers. i hope this snippet of ch3 will suffice until i finally get the time to finish up and edit the chapter

chapter 3 is kind of a turning point for neo and telemachus’ relationship which is why i’m spending so much time on it BUT IM VERY EXCITED FOR WHEN I GET TO POST THIS I THINK YOU GUYS WILL LIKE IT

[agent-7-at-your-service]

Future Plot: Project Titanomachy - Chapter 20 (Part 2)

((Camille belongs to @inklingleesquidly 

Nebula (mentioned) belongs to @myzzy @agenttwo

The green moth and Sapphire belong to @son-of-joy @twelvetailedkitsune

Those not mentioned belong to @alpinesquid @inkstriker-fynn @eiden-squid @petit-blu-inkling @evora-flux @askvincent @asktheseastars @alphadeathsquad @a-demo-of-a-hero and others

The Great Huntress named Artemis weeps, the Moon-Maiden Selene turns blue, The Amazons sing of their soul-binding bond, But the Fates knew death is due. 

The next day, Iris treated Camille to a breakfast with a recipe that she knew from her travels with Hermes after Olympus fell.

Camille didn't really have much to do on the island except jog around the beach and explore the forests and fields. The willow trees that were introduced to the island was actually a grove made by Iris to help her meditate. But for Camille, it was a place to play the lyre.

Iris offered to give her lyre to Camille so that she can actually play along with a plectrum. It was a gift from the Muses.

Iris's Meditation Spot - Strofades (Strofadia), Greece - Afternoon

Camille sat on a marble bench with the lyre on her lap and the plectrum in her right hand. She is currently wearing a strapless honeydew green dress with a light fern green cloth for the arms and belt. For her feet, she wore sandals with raw umber leather, brass rivets, and a bronze buckle. The dress has a hidden pouch to keep the magenta racer's scarf that her mother gave her.

And speaking of that scarf, she kept it real close to remind her of the love and care that her family gave her.

The lyre in her arms was made of cedar and brass; the strings were a combination of metals and plastics; the engravings were stylized Greek letters that spelled out the name of its last owner: Linus.

She strummed the strings a few times with her hand and then with the plectrum. She then did a combination of both, playing some music. The tune each string made sounded like a harp: soothing yet intense.

She can still remember the dream of Camilla teaching Athena how to play the flute and of Athena teaching Camilla how to play the lyre.

She decided to play a song that wasn't Ancient Greek or even a song she did with Nebula when they're the Neo-Squid Sisters. In fact, she didn't know where she heard the song from, but it's a song she knows word by word.

As she began to play the lyre, the music was somber. As she began to sing, it was full of emotion. It broke the silence of the groves:

((Song and Lyrics belong to Yoko Takahashi; Music plays similar to this: https://youtu.be/xLlosQk7a44 ))

Sankoku na tenshi no you ni Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

The music echoes through the grove, telling the story of a boy, a girl, two angels, a betrayal, and a journey to become a legend.

Camille would feel tears come down her cheek as she sang these next verses that are about the girl.

In this part of the song, a girl that was taken care off by a loving family, awaking from her slumber to hearing an angel call out to her. The angel tells her to come back to reality and face fate.

The girl leaves her home to see the moon shine over her, reminding her of her weakness. The girl can't let this stop fate. She then thinks about the boy that the angel assures she'll again, and if they can find a special scripture together, they can find a way to be free.

The song then left a reminder of how love keeps the boy's journey together, and that only the girl's love will remain with him as he ascends to enlightenment. It all ends with a repetition of the angel's betrayal and that the boy must face the reality of his journey. In the end, he'll become a legend.

At the end of her song, Iris has been standing near her with a basket with food and drinks for a picnic. She's been listening to the song.

"It's a beautiful song you played, Camille," Iris complimented.

Monk's Monastery - Strofades (Strofadia), Greece - Night

Once it's morning, Camille can return a free squid-girl. But for tonight, there was someone special she was going to meet. The same green moth that Camille saw on her first day on the island-- a Japanese Luna Moth -- appeared on a nightstand. She quickly got up after noticing the little insect. She assumes it's Emerald, meeting her as a spirit.

"What is it, Emerald?" Camille whispered.

The moth flaps her wings and took off. Camille got out of bed, still wearing the dress and the shawl. She leaves the monastery and follows the moth all the way to the willow groves where Iris meditates.

Iris's Meditation Spot - Strofades (Strofadia), Greece - Night

Camille arrives back in the groves with the Willow trees glowing like phosphor; she didn't find the moth here, but there was someone else in the willow grove: the spirit of a young, tall, and slim huntress. She wore a silver lunate crown decorated in guinea fowl and buzzard hawk feathers upon her head. Her hunting boots were made from carved and polished cypress wood,  the fur of a bear, the teeth of wolves. Her short skirt tunic was made from a combination of leopard skin and lion skin.

The huntress was cloaked in the moonlight while carrying her bow, arrows, and quiver. She was spirit singing as the moon reached it's highest point in the night sky. Camille interrupted her singing by mistake after stepping on a tree branch. The spirit looked at her and smiled.

"Champion of Athena and Zeus?" The spirit addressed.

"Ex-Champion," Camille corrected.

The spirit giggled.

"Who exactly are you?" Camille folds her arms.

"I am Diana Artemisia, and I Goddess of the Hunt, The Moon, and all animals. You can call me Artemis" Artemis then looked down. "That was until Olympus has fallen."

"Wait, then you're supposed to be dead." Camille looked confused.

Artemis looked up and smiled at Camille. "Oh, well, when you're a deity and you die..... we don't really end up exactly in the Underworld. Besides Hermes doesn't see the point of sending spirits like me there if Hades is dead too."

Camille didn't know that, and now that Artemis mentioned it, she wonders if she can meet Athena since she is a spirit too. For now, she wants to know why Artemis is here.

".....Okay, so what are you doing here?" Camille asked.

"Hermes sent me, and a friend of yours wanted in on this too." The Spirit Artemis lays back against a tree. "Want to see her?"

"Her?" Camille raised an eyebrow.

"I'll take that as a yes." Artemis soon took out a small whistle.

And with one simple blow, something glowed a bright royal blue. A wisp in the shape of a deer lifted her head up and looked at Camille; her antlers were adorned in gold and amber ornaments.

As the deer comes out of the bushes, the illusion fades to reveal a spectral deer. Her antlers were a starry midnight blue, her fur is a Milky Way-like sky blue, and her eyes are a glimmering light blue. She's completely made of shades of blue.

Under the moonlight, she was cloaked in the dust of the moon.

The deer spoke, and it was in Sapphire's voice."Hello, Camille."

Camille is surprised by Sapphire spiritual form, but she is really glad to see her again. She tried not to tear up.

"Sapphire...?" Camille stepped closer. "Is that really you?"

Sapphire bowed once. "Who else would it be?"

Camille soon had one hand on the side of the deer's neck. She then decided to pet her. She smiled. The last time she saw Sapphire was when she was kidnapped, but remembering that made her heart sink. That was because Rhea killed her while under Typhon's influence.

"It's been so long." Camille was fighting back tears.

Sapphire can understand the pain Camille was going through now that Emerald and her and gone.

"Camille... It's alright," Sapphire comforted, "You can still carry on."

"No, it's not alright... you're dead... and so is Emmy." Camille stopped petting and looked down. "And I couldn't do anything to save you or her..."

"Camille..." Sapphire looked worried.

"And how can I carry on!" Camille soon can't fight the tears. ".... I miss you... I miss you and Emerald..... And I miss my friends... my mom... my dad... my baby brother...and-"

"Shhh... there, there, Camille." Sapphire nuzzles her forehead.

She then began singing a certain lullaby to Camille.

(("Don't Go Away (feat. UAKTI)" belongs to Anne Hathaway & Flávia Maia; special thanks to @twelvetailedkitsune and some of her story writing; based off her drawing: http://twelvetailedkitsune.tumblr.com/post/157213681052/agent-7-at-your-service-son-of-joy ))

Moonbeams and starlight, magical twilight The warmest ray, hear it whispering your names~ Rainbows at midnight, sparkling night skies Don't go away, stay another day.~

Sapphire sang as she cried stardust tears, wrapping her leg around Camille. She continued to sing in a foreign language in the phosphor willow grove.

Artemis left them be for a while, fading into moon dust.

When it was time for Sapphire to leave with Artemis, she kissed Camille's cheek. She then whispered something to her. And as Camille watches Sapphire leave, she called out to her.

"I hope we meet again, Sapphy!" Camille waved good-bye.

Sapphire turns back to give a nod. Artemis and Sapphire soon disappear into moon dust.

The constellation of Orion can be seen in the sky.