Origin of Sunsets, My Dear.
By Tori Opp
”Nyx would totally win against Ra. She’s a Greek God!” The blond girl, Chloe, pointed at the ginger, Kat.
“Uh no! Ra would he’s an Egyptian God!” Kat stuck her tongue out at the usually shy girl.
Chloe had gorgeous blond hair, tan skin, and warm brown eyes and she was shy. Kat however, was a hyperactive redhead, her red hair had blue streaks and she had sparkly blue eyes that were almost unrealistically light and pale as snow skin, she was loud and was never afraid to speak her mind, both girls were 14 and lived in sunny Georgia.
They both squandered over who would win, but meanwhile they didn’t notice freezing rain was started to pour down on them, the usual summer evening.
Bright yellow lights, cackling thunder and the smoky smell of fire awoke them from their measly argument. Chloe awoke from her daze first, shivering, clothes stuck to her outline. Once Kat awoke from her daze also, she pulled Chloe close to her and they shared warmth on the way back to Kat's house.
Once Kat and Chloe warmed, by wrapping cuddly soft blankets over them like a mummy, and started a fire in the brick fireplace. Chloe and Kat sat in front of the crackling fireplace, seeking its warmth, Chloe staring into it and Kat brushing threw her damp red-blue hair.
“Thank you Kitty-cat” Chloe gave her a small smile. Kat punched
Chloe’s arm playfully, forgetting about the tangle mess of her hair.
“I told you to stop calling me that Chloe!” Chloe giggled at Kat.
A flash of light caught their attention through the crack in the velvet curtains. The cozy safe feeling vanished completely as the lights threw out the old house made a ripple effect as they all went out, and the curtains swayed in the silent breeze of the summer, the only sound was the whistle of the wind threw the leaves and the girls silent breathing.
Stranded in the pitch dark, the girls had saucer wide eyes. Kat curiously took a step towards the curtains looking outside. She slowly nudged her damp red hair from her eyes. Two people posed in the driveway. One was a girl dressed in a midnight colored cloak and a hood pulled over her face. The other, a middle aged guy with golden hair, a blazing bronze armor vest and sharp features.
Falling back in surprise, Kat gasped. Chloe quietly crawled over to her best friend and looked out, surprise covering her face clearly. Kat gulped and crawled to the large door, she pushed the oak door open and met the man's gaze.
“Kat.” The cloaked woman snarled hate practically radiating off her body like the sun radiates heat. Kat looked over to the cloaked girl, suddenly the cloak fell, leaving her in a black hunting dress, midnight pin straight black hair fell across her face as her dark violet eyes shown in fury towards the girl. “You bet I couldn’t win against this old fool?!” The cloaked woman, or should I say Nyx, boomed at Kat. Realization struck the girls like slap.
“Were here to inform you that we will be battling, prove to you two who would really win.” Ra spoke in a quiet manner, polite. A flash of lightning rained down on the two Gods and suddenly they were both in deadly fighting stances. Ra held a flashing dagger with runes carved into the blade tightly, his hand turning white from his vice grip.
Nyx took a similar stance but with a Japanese black Katana in hand, its black blade shining Ra’s reflection perfectly, her cloak gone with dark armor instead. Nyx made the first move, almost agonizingly slow she kicked Ra in the stomach, making Ra hutch over in pain. Nyx grinned at his obvious pain. In seconds, Ra was up in lightning speed, lashing out with his dagger, making a clean slice across her cheek. Gold blood fell from her face as she looked at Ra in surprise. Staying stunned for a moment she pounced on Ra, pinning him agents the ground, mud smearing his back, Katana against his neck. In seconds Ra looked beat, until his lips formed a smirk as he kicked her off with a steeled toe golden boot.
Fighting like this for hours, the Gods both were hovering in the air, over the soaked green fresh grass, slashing and kicking at each other with no intention of giving up. Kat held her best friend close to her as the two collided with a sickening shriek and crunch of bone.
They had vanished. Chloe wept, Kat looked stunned. The two girls observed the sunset that had appeared when the two Gods disappeared, a beautiful sunset of dark and light colors, they both fell into serenity at the first twinkling sunset, the first sunset caused by two temperamental Gods.
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