That night Angelina, Eva, Fae, Emilia, Valeria and Ava took Alanna down into the caves under the island to a stream of the great River Lumen while Ries, Janan, Favian, Hilarid, Silestino, Arrden, Vallen and Mateo accompanied Aimil down to a different cave to a different stream of Lumen for preparations. Alanna went into the waters of Lumen, calling to the other goddesses while the ladies stood at the bank summoning their ancestors. Aimil went into the waters as well, summoning the other gods while the gentlemen accompanying him stood at the banks summoning their ancestors. A great golden light appeared washing over and shining through both Alanna and Aimil respectively, surrounding them each completely for a while before fading. Both Alanna and Aimil came out of the caves with a brighter glow, fortified with a different kind of strength, not just for the ceremony but the war that was to come. Alanna spent the night with the ladies as they shared their wisdom with her while Aimil spent the night with the gentlemen, sharing their wisdom with him.
The next morning both the bride and groom woke up early. The ladies brought breakfast to Alanna before preparing a bath with flowers, herbs and sweet fragrant oils mixed in with waters from Lumen and the gentlemen did the same for Aimil. They were both nervous, not just for the ceremony but what they felt looming on the horizon for that day. Everything had been prepared by the family members and the ceremony was set to take place at the beach. Angelina was to head the ceremony while Emilia and Lorence had the honor of standing as adsertores honoris for Alanna and Aimil. Aimil arrived at the ceremony well before Alanna as was customary. Alanna stood ready in front of the mirror with her mother, her grandmother and Emilia behind her. She was in a gorgeous fitting silk and lace golden gown with sparkles of purple and blue around the skirt that matched her eyes and her wings. The gown's corset had a deep u-shaped opening that stopped at the lower back, the sleeves a shimmery purple lace, the veil a golden lace whose sparkles matched the skirt and her heels were a brilliant gold decorated with purple sapphires. Her mother had gifted her a necklace of purple sapphires with a golden owl pendant and a matching pair of earrings. Her face glowed with highlights of golden mica, her eyes lined with kohl and her plump lips painted a deep purple color. She noticed the purple of her eyes was deeper, the golden rings thicker and brighter, the red and gold in her hair shined brighter as did her tattoos. She looked stronger, taller than she was used to and the tips of her ears seemed more prominent. Her muscles and curves were more prominent as well and she felt lighter than she had in ages.
"You look breathtaking!" Her mother exclaimed with eyes that gleamed with unshed tears, her grandmother nodding in agreement as she took her hand. "You smell breathtaking too. I'm going to need a few perfume recipes!" Emilia chirped excitedly eliciting a series of laughter from the other ladies. "Are you ready?" Ava asked her. "More than ever," Alanna answered on a deep breath as she turned around and walked towards the door with the ladies behind her. When she opened the door her father, who was waiting in the hallway, gasped as he saw her. "My little girl!" He exclaimed holding out his arms as she walked towards him. He hugged her warmly and offered his hand on one side while her mother took her other hand with Emilia and Eva closely behind them. When the music changed at the venue, Aimil knew Alanna had arrived. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight he was greeted with as Alanna came into view, walking down the aisle. His eyes welled up as she walked towards him and Lorence and Orin both clasped his shoulders. She had changed, she was more alluring today. Alanna was surprised by the number of guests that had come, most of whom were magical beings and ancestors who'd long passed lining the seats, the air and the sea. Even Claire had shown up. Angelina and her mother were responsible for this, she thought to herself with a smile.She smiled brightly as her eyes landed on her Aimil in a purple and gold velvet suit that showed off his glorious form spectacularly. She noticed the silver specks in his eyes glowed brighter, his dark curls were decorated with shining streaks of silver and his bread had a streak of silver that ran down from just beneath his plump bottom lip. He looked somewhat taller and bigger. When she got to Aimil, both her parents and his parents stepped forward to give them each a blessing before taking their seats and Emilia went to stand behind her as the ceremony started.
Her eyes welled up as she looked around at her family, all smiling brightly at her, a family she'd once thought she'd lost. Angelina performed the usual rites before Alanna and Aimil exchanged their vows and did the handfasting. Alanna and Aimil could feel their power expanding even more than the night before, both individually and combined. When their Unio rights were done, Aimil slowly lifted Alanna's veil, inhaling sharply as he saw her face clearly before cupping her face in his hands and kissing her passionately. Just then, a bright light glowed from above and below causing most of the guests to gasp as the realms came into a conjunction and dozens of magical beings, some of whom Alanna hadn't seen since lifetimes ago, came flying out, circling her and Aimil, along with the other Gods and Goddesses who landed in front of Alanna and Aimil: Estella and her husband Vivyan, Marina and her twin Marino, Elodie and her husband Beaty, Marcelline and her husband Fortenay, Araceli and Aurel, Emilee and Saturnus, Anylah and her husband Sylverio, Amor and her twin Amyes, Kiyara and her husband Nox, Orianna and her husband Giusto, Catori and her husband Genarius, Celestina and her husband Orcus, Tyanah and her husband Faunus, Damiya and her husband Bonaventura, Tempest and her husband Magus, Latoyah and her husband Mors, Vivia and her husband Vitor and Lira. "My queen, my king," Lira said with her fist at her chest, bowing deeply as the other deities followed suit. The guests, some of whom were in shock, followed suit, bowing as well. Alanna and Aimil raised their fists to their chests at their families and companions in return, deeply touched that the other deities and beings from the other realms showed up for them. "Let's celebrate!" Called Alanna, evoking cheers of jubilation from the guests as the music resumed. Everyone in attendance formed a circle around Alanna and Aimil as they had their first dance with the other couples joining them after the first song.
"We hear there's a war coming," Marina said to Alanna as she approached her at the wine table. "We are here to let you know that we are with you. You can count on us, all of us to rally behind you when the time comes, which I understand, is soon," Celestina's melodic voice echoed as she literally floated towards the two Goddesses. "Thank you, sisters, I appreciate your loyalty and support," Alanna said, her voice thick with emotion as her husband came up, wrapping an arm around her and kissing her temple. Soon, the other deities joined them. "You know I never understood why you insist on incarnating. I mean once or twice could probably be interesting but as many times as you have, must be tiring," Estella quipped playfully as she sipped on her wine to which Alanna only chuckled and winked. Alanna had incarnated many times over many lifetimes throughout the multiverse with Aimil always following her. "Your power is the strongest it's ever been, I suppose all that incarnation hasn't been in vain after all," Magus joked and the others laughed. He wasn't wrong, Alanna and Aimil had picked up a lot of different skills throughout their incarnations, their power growing with each incarnation they successfully got through. "You do realize the surge in your power since you stepped into Lumen last night and your union will act as a beacon to the other Donatus, right?" Orcus asked, stoic as ever. "And you know who's going to be right behind them," Nox added, his lip curling into a silent snarl. "I know, we know. We are prepared," Aimil replied coolly. "Good! So are we. The Venator have had their fun, it's time we stepped in," Giusto's deep voice rumbled. "It's about time you two finally got together again after all those dramatic incarnations! What do you say we celebrate today and talk war tomorrow?" Amor said loudly, making sure the others heard her clearly. Alanna and Aimil kissed as the others hummed in agreement. "Well we are glad to have you all here," Aimil said, raising his glass as the others did the same. Alanna was already feeling the buzz from the wine, which was unusual since it often took quite some time and a lot of wine before she started feeling buzzed out. "Tyanah, what did you do to the wine?" She asked, throwing a playful glare at the mischievous Goddess who simply shrugged. "Mortal wine is boring! I thought we were celebrating!" She chuckled and winked, sashaying away to avoid any complaints. She knew the wine was stronger than the Donatus and even the magical beings were used to. This was going to be fun, she thought to herself as she looked around at the guests, some of whom were already starting to stumble as they drank and danced around.
Alanna and Aimil had lunch at a huge table with all their family, deities, relatives, ancestors and magical beings alike getting acquainted with each other. Alanna smiled to herself as she watched them interact and looked around at the rest of the guests. Safe to say the party was entertaining, thanks to Tyanah's nifty trick with the wine. After the delicious meal, most of the group took a trip to the skies and then into the waters. The island was bright with many lights as the attendees played and performed entertaining tricks with their magic. This was the busiest the island had looked since Alanna and Aimil had arrived. Emilia, on the other hand, was absolutely stunned and awed by it all, seeing as she'd only recently had her introduction into the world of Donatus and magic. It was the most beautiful sight she'd seen, everyone using their magic so openly, so freely, and so many magical beings in one place. This was the most fun Alanna and Aimil's family had had, and the most magical. Alanna looked around, looking for Vallen and Mateo. She'd been looking forward to seeing if they'd brought their special ones. She spotted them on the beach cozied up and decided she'd save the introductions for later. When dusk came, Alanna and Aimil's families took turns telling hilarious stories from their childhood. The ignis spiritus put on quite a light show as the day's light faded while everyone cheered. They were known to be warm, fierce and feisty, but they also enjoyed making a show and the attention of it. When midnight came, the deities, ancestors and most of the magical beings from the other realms gave their gifts to the newly wed couple before taking off, promising to be back soon while the remaining guests remained at the beach, having their fun. Alanna and Aimil couldn't keep their hands off each other. Alanna had to constantly remind Aimil to behave but he always made sure he was touching her at all times throughout the day.
Before the deities left, Celestina's gift to the couple was a ship way up in the galaxies with the best view for their first night. Alanna and Aimil bid their families goodnight before taking off towards the stars. They soared through the clouds, past the moon to their ship, pausing every so often to take in the view. Aimil had kissed Alanna on every cloud they passed. The ship's walls were basically transparent so they could watch the heavens around them but warded so that no one could see anything from the outside in. Celestina had also set the ship on a course, making sure it would take the couple to the very best spots around the galaxies and back. Alanna smiled at Celestina's thoughtfulness as she walked in, taking in the view while Aimil closed the door. Alanna flushed as she noticed Celestina had made sure the bedroom had more than enough mirrors, including one above the bed with a note pinned to it. Alanna drew the note down to her quickly before Aimil could see it. "A perfect set up for freaky royalty, love Celestina ;)," it said at the front and at the back was, "Playback option available on the mirrors." Alanna couldn't help the giggle that escaped her as she looked around at the mirrors. Suddenly Aimil was behind her, wrapping his strong arms around her waist with a devious smile on his face as he looked around the room. He hadn't needed to see the note to know that it was there or what it said. Alanna's reaction had flooded through him as he checked the ship out.
"I guess we better get started then Mea Dea," he said, his husky voice rumbling from his chest that was pressed against Alanna's back, sending tingles all over her body. He turned her around in his arms and his eyes stared into hers for a few breaths, his face growing serious. "I meant what I said, amica mea, I love you and I'm not letting anything or anyone pull me away from you this time, not ever again," he said gravely. Alanna looked into his eyes taking in the weight of his words, letting his emotions wash over her. "Show me," she whispered to him, a daring glint in her gaze. Aimil knew what she meant and that's exactly what he was going to do, now and always. He kissed her softly at first then deeply, his tongue sweeping into her mouth. Aimil pulled back and turned her around to face a mirror before sliding her gown off her body magically, leaving her in a dark purple lacy backless bodysuit with garters that showed off her perfect curves. Her eyes and her tattoos glowed and her curly hair shimmered brightly. Aimil inhaled sharply at the sight of her, sucking in his full bottom lip and biting it as he watched her, his eyes and his tattoos glowing as his arousal rose.
The next morning both the bride and groom woke up early. The ladies brought breakfast to Alanna before preparing a bath with flowers, herbs and sweet fragrant oils mixed in with waters from Lumen and the gentlemen did the same for Aimil. They were both nervous, not just for the ceremony but what they felt looming on the horizon for that day. Everything had been prepared by the family members and the ceremony was set to take place at the beach. Angelina was to head the ceremony while Emilia and Lorence had the honor of standing as adsertores honoris for Alanna and Aimil. Aimil arrived at the ceremony well before Alanna as was customary. Alanna stood ready in front of the mirror with her mother, her grandmother and Emilia behind her. She was in a gorgeous fitting silk and lace golden gown with sparkles of purple and blue around the skirt that matched her eyes and her wings. The gown's corset had a deep u-shaped opening that stopped at the lower back, the sleeves a shimmery purple lace, the veil a golden lace whose sparkles matched the skirt and her heels were a brilliant gold decorated with purple sapphires. Her mother had gifted her a necklace of purple sapphires with a golden owl pendant and a matching pair of earrings. Her face glowed with highlights of golden mica, her eyes lined with kohl and her plump lips painted a deep purple color. She noticed the purple of her eyes was deeper, the golden rings thicker and brighter, the red and gold in her hair shined brighter as did her tattoos. She looked stronger, taller than she was used to and the tips of her ears seemed more prominent. Her muscles and curves were more prominent as well and she felt lighter than she had in ages.
"You look breathtaking!" Her mother exclaimed with eyes that gleamed with unshed tears, her grandmother nodding in agreement as she took her hand. "You smell breathtaking too. I'm going to need a few perfume recipes!" Emilia chirped excitedly eliciting a series of laughter from the other ladies. "Are you ready?" Ava asked her. "More than ever," Alanna answered on a deep breath as she turned around and walked towards the door with the ladies behind her. When she opened the door her father, who was waiting in the hallway, gasped as he saw her. "My little girl!" He exclaimed holding out his arms as she walked towards him. He hugged her warmly and offered his hand on one side while her mother took her other hand with Emilia and Eva closely behind them. When the music changed at the venue, Aimil knew Alanna had arrived. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight he was greeted with as Alanna came into view, walking down the aisle. His eyes welled up as she walked towards him and Lorence and Orin both clasped his shoulders. She had changed, she was more alluring today. Alanna was surprised by the number of guests that had come, most of whom were magical beings and ancestors who'd long passed lining the seats, the air and the sea. Even Claire had shown up. Angelina and her mother were responsible for this, she thought to herself with a smile.She smiled brightly as her eyes landed on her Aimil in a purple and gold velvet suit that showed off his glorious form spectacularly. She noticed the silver specks in his eyes glowed brighter, his dark curls were decorated with shining streaks of silver and his bread had a streak of silver that ran down from just beneath his plump bottom lip. He looked somewhat taller and bigger. When she got to Aimil, both her parents and his parents stepped forward to give them each a blessing before taking their seats and Emilia went to stand behind her as the ceremony started.
Her eyes welled up as she looked around at her family, all smiling brightly at her, a family she'd once thought she'd lost. Angelina performed the usual rites before Alanna and Aimil exchanged their vows and did the handfasting. Alanna and Aimil could feel their power expanding even more than the night before, both individually and combined. When their Unio rights were done, Aimil slowly lifted Alanna's veil, inhaling sharply as he saw her face clearly before cupping her face in his hands and kissing her passionately. Just then, a bright light glowed from above and below causing most of the guests to gasp as the realms came into a conjunction and dozens of magical beings, some of whom Alanna hadn't seen since lifetimes ago, came flying out, circling her and Aimil, along with the other Gods and Goddesses who landed in front of Alanna and Aimil: Estella and her husband Vivyan, Marina and her twin Marino, Elodie and her husband Beaty, Marcelline and her husband Fortenay, Araceli and Aurel, Emilee and Saturnus, Anylah and her husband Sylverio, Amor and her twin Amyes, Kiyara and her husband Nox, Orianna and her husband Giusto, Catori and her husband Genarius, Celestina and her husband Orcus, Tyanah and her husband Faunus, Damiya and her husband Bonaventura, Tempest and her husband Magus, Latoyah and her husband Mors, Vivia and her husband Vitor and Lira. "My queen, my king," Lira said with her fist at her chest, bowing deeply as the other deities followed suit. The guests, some of whom were in shock, followed suit, bowing as well. Alanna and Aimil raised their fists to their chests at their families and companions in return, deeply touched that the other deities and beings from the other realms showed up for them. "Let's celebrate!" Called Alanna, evoking cheers of jubilation from the guests as the music resumed. Everyone in attendance formed a circle around Alanna and Aimil as they had their first dance with the other couples joining them after the first song.
"We hear there's a war coming," Marina said to Alanna as she approached her at the wine table. "We are here to let you know that we are with you. You can count on us, all of us to rally behind you when the time comes, which I understand, is soon," Celestina's melodic voice echoed as she literally floated towards the two Goddesses. "Thank you, sisters, I appreciate your loyalty and support," Alanna said, her voice thick with emotion as her husband came up, wrapping an arm around her and kissing her temple. Soon, the other deities joined them. "You know I never understood why you insist on incarnating. I mean once or twice could probably be interesting but as many times as you have, must be tiring," Estella quipped playfully as she sipped on her wine to which Alanna only chuckled and winked. Alanna had incarnated many times over many lifetimes throughout the multiverse with Aimil always following her. "Your power is the strongest it's ever been, I suppose all that incarnation hasn't been in vain after all," Magus joked and the others laughed. He wasn't wrong, Alanna and Aimil had picked up a lot of different skills throughout their incarnations, their power growing with each incarnation they successfully got through. "You do realize the surge in your power since you stepped into Lumen last night and your union will act as a beacon to the other Donatus, right?" Orcus asked, stoic as ever. "And you know who's going to be right behind them," Nox added, his lip curling into a silent snarl. "I know, we know. We are prepared," Aimil replied coolly. "Good! So are we. The Venator have had their fun, it's time we stepped in," Giusto's deep voice rumbled. "It's about time you two finally got together again after all those dramatic incarnations! What do you say we celebrate today and talk war tomorrow?" Amor said loudly, making sure the others heard her clearly. Alanna and Aimil kissed as the others hummed in agreement. "Well we are glad to have you all here," Aimil said, raising his glass as the others did the same. Alanna was already feeling the buzz from the wine, which was unusual since it often took quite some time and a lot of wine before she started feeling buzzed out. "Tyanah, what did you do to the wine?" She asked, throwing a playful glare at the mischievous Goddess who simply shrugged. "Mortal wine is boring! I thought we were celebrating!" She chuckled and winked, sashaying away to avoid any complaints. She knew the wine was stronger than the Donatus and even the magical beings were used to. This was going to be fun, she thought to herself as she looked around at the guests, some of whom were already starting to stumble as they drank and danced around.
Alanna and Aimil had lunch at a huge table with all their family, deities, relatives, ancestors and magical beings alike getting acquainted with each other. Alanna smiled to herself as she watched them interact and looked around at the rest of the guests. Safe to say the party was entertaining, thanks to Tyanah's nifty trick with the wine. After the delicious meal, most of the group took a trip to the skies and then into the waters. The island was bright with many lights as the attendees played and performed entertaining tricks with their magic. This was the busiest the island had looked since Alanna and Aimil had arrived. Emilia, on the other hand, was absolutely stunned and awed by it all, seeing as she'd only recently had her introduction into the world of Donatus and magic. It was the most beautiful sight she'd seen, everyone using their magic so openly, so freely, and so many magical beings in one place. This was the most fun Alanna and Aimil's family had had, and the most magical. Alanna looked around, looking for Vallen and Mateo. She'd been looking forward to seeing if they'd brought their special ones. She spotted them on the beach cozied up and decided she'd save the introductions for later. When dusk came, Alanna and Aimil's families took turns telling hilarious stories from their childhood. The ignis spiritus put on quite a light show as the day's light faded while everyone cheered. They were known to be warm, fierce and feisty, but they also enjoyed making a show and the attention of it. When midnight came, the deities, ancestors and most of the magical beings from the other realms gave their gifts to the newly wed couple before taking off, promising to be back soon while the remaining guests remained at the beach, having their fun. Alanna and Aimil couldn't keep their hands off each other. Alanna had to constantly remind Aimil to behave but he always made sure he was touching her at all times throughout the day.
Before the deities left, Celestina's gift to the couple was a ship way up in the galaxies with the best view for their first night. Alanna and Aimil bid their families goodnight before taking off towards the stars. They soared through the clouds, past the moon to their ship, pausing every so often to take in the view. Aimil had kissed Alanna on every cloud they passed. The ship's walls were basically transparent so they could watch the heavens around them but warded so that no one could see anything from the outside in. Celestina had also set the ship on a course, making sure it would take the couple to the very best spots around the galaxies and back. Alanna smiled at Celestina's thoughtfulness as she walked in, taking in the view while Aimil closed the door. Alanna flushed as she noticed Celestina had made sure the bedroom had more than enough mirrors, including one above the bed with a note pinned to it. Alanna drew the note down to her quickly before Aimil could see it. "A perfect set up for freaky royalty, love Celestina ;)," it said at the front and at the back was, "Playback option available on the mirrors." Alanna couldn't help the giggle that escaped her as she looked around at the mirrors. Suddenly Aimil was behind her, wrapping his strong arms around her waist with a devious smile on his face as he looked around the room. He hadn't needed to see the note to know that it was there or what it said. Alanna's reaction had flooded through him as he checked the ship out.
"I guess we better get started then Mea Dea," he said, his husky voice rumbling from his chest that was pressed against Alanna's back, sending tingles all over her body. He turned her around in his arms and his eyes stared into hers for a few breaths, his face growing serious. "I meant what I said, amica mea, I love you and I'm not letting anything or anyone pull me away from you this time, not ever again," he said gravely. Alanna looked into his eyes taking in the weight of his words, letting his emotions wash over her. "Show me," she whispered to him, a daring glint in her gaze. Aimil knew what she meant and that's exactly what he was going to do, now and always. He kissed her softly at first then deeply, his tongue sweeping into her mouth. Aimil pulled back and turned her around to face a mirror before sliding her gown off her body magically, leaving her in a dark purple lacy backless bodysuit with garters that showed off her perfect curves. Her eyes and her tattoos glowed and her curly hair shimmered brightly. Aimil inhaled sharply at the sight of her, sucking in his full bottom lip and biting it as he watched her, his eyes and his tattoos glowing as his arousal rose.
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