The Moon Goddess and Her Mate

Somewhere on Earth,

A well-built man was seen chopping a piece of wood with an axe. After splitting it in two, Armen took the same object again and then did the same activity. This activity was carried out repeatedly until all the wood that had been split had changed in size to become smaller and was ready to be used as firewood.

After he finished doing that, that charismatic man began to wipe the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. The scorching sun made Armen feel tired from doing all the usual tasks. A young man looked around but found no one else there yet. Without waiting any longer, the Moon Goddess’ lover, as soon as possible, grabbed a leather drinking cup, opened the lid, and drank its contents slowly.

The breeze felt on Armen’s skin. A handsome man seemed to enjoy this situation, even though he was alone there. Armen has finished drinking, and the canteen has been closed again and placed on the pile of firewood that has not been tidied up. That young man looked up at the sky, then raised his right hand above his head as it blocked his view from direct sunlight.

“Whew. Today is so hot. I have been hungry and thirsty. But where is Agtheo? He always went to other places but did not want to tell me first.”

Not long after, a young man was seen who came carrying a pile of firewood that had been cut, and of course, he had tied it up. That man looked at his older brother with a flat expression. While Armen only watched the behavior of the youngest brother.

“Bibro [1], have you finished chopping firewood?” asked Agtheo.

“Yeah, I have done that. How about you? Do you want to chop some more wood or perhaps go for some berries?” replied Armen.

A young man deliberately asked two questions for the other person. Agtheo just shook his head as an initial response. “I was only asked by Dad to find and split wood, so that it could be used as firewood. So, why do I have to anything else? It just wastes my time. Let’s go home. I am already hungry.”

“Okay. I want to tie up all the wood first.”

After he finished saying such things, the brown-haired man, without further ado, took a rope that seemed to have been prepared earlier. Meanwhile, the younger brother just watched Armen’s behaviour without saying anything. A few moments later, a green-eyed man had finished tying up all the firewood. The drink containers have also been brought.

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“OK.”

Without waiting any longer, those two brothers immediately left there. On the way home, the thirty-five-year-old man remembered an immortal goddess living in a palace in the sky. The feeling of longing began to be felt, plus the many beautiful memories we had together made Armen smile. That macho man was eager to get home, even though the distance he had to travel to get there was still quite far.

What is Atvertha doing in the sky, huh? I remember something. One day, she ever said to me that if her activities were studying. But why should it be like that? I really want to ask more about this situation, but honestly, I am afraid my love will even be offended. I would better find a way to ask this, but not make her angry, thought Armen, as he continued walking towards his destination.

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Forty-five minutes later

Within fifty meters, the two handsome young men saw a house made of wood. That strong guy felt relieved because he was close to a place that he called home. They continued walking under the scorching sun. The sweat dripped from the forehead and hands, but Armen and Agtheo did not seem to mind that because their attention was only focused in one direction.

They started to smell cooking coming from the desired location, so those two guys, who were children of the couple, Lebrazht Lugthna and Norah Bitnantzh, felt even more hungry. In Armen and Agtheo’s minds, they already imagined how delicious that dish was, so they unknowingly hastened their steps toward it.

Not long after, they arrived at the door area, with Armen in the front position and Agtheo behind, even though they were not too close to each other. They said in unison, “We are home.”

A silver-haired man sitting in the living room seemed to turn toward the source of the sound. He saw two young men who had just entered the house. Before the Moon Goddess’ beloved man could go any deeper, the fifty-four-year-old man hurriedly stopped the eldest son, “Armen, wait a moment.”

The owner of the name turned because he heard his name being called. That handsome man deliberately shifted his body position so that his brother could pass. Agtheo also turned his head in that direction and stopped walking. The atmosphere as soon as possible became awkward because the head of the family had made this situation happen. However, a silver-haired man turned towards his second son, “You can go, Agtheo.”

“Yes, Dad.”

The quiet young man walked back because he had received orders from his father. Meanwhile, Armen was still there, carrying a pile of firewood. Millions of questions arise in him. Lebrazht Lugthna turned to his firstborn son, then gave a look that was difficult to decipher. This made the burly man feel strange yet uncomfortable because the interlocutor had not yet been informed about what had happened.

“What happened, Dad?” asked Armen, who could not stand being treated like that.

“I should be the one asking you that,” Lebrazht replied while wearing a suspicious expression.

Armen frowned because he was confused by the meaning of the other person’s words. Meanwhile, a hazel-eyed man watched his son and still gave him a strange look. The young man, who was already hungry, did not want to stay there long, so he asked again, “Excuse me, Dad. What are you talking about? I do not get it.”

“Where have you been going, Armen? I noticed you always went outside this house every night, even though it was bedtime. What have you done out there?” The middle-aged man asked in a probing tone. Armen remained calm when he heard all these questions, even though inside, the young man was very surprised because it turned out that his dad knew about all his actions at night.

“I really could not sleep, so I decided to take a walk outside the house. Do not worry, Dad. I still carry out well all my duties.” The brave guy still said all that politely. As soon as possible, he thought of Atvertha, his beautiful girlfriend, and did not want the girl to have problems with his biological father.

“I can’t believe that you were not being able to sleep, and you used as an excuse to go out of the house every night, Armen. To be honest, you have never done anything strange like that before. Tell me the truth because I do not like it when you lie. What have you been doing all this time?”

A fifty-four-year-old man still suspected his eldest son. Meanwhile, that guy did not display any suspicious movements. Armen started feeling aches in his hands, and the man, without further ado, remembered if he had not put the firewood in the right place. “It is up to you to believe me or not, Dad. I have to go to the kitchen so that I can give this to Mom. She needs it.”

That smart guy deliberately lifted the pile of firewood he had been carrying. The father, who was still dissatisfied with the answer given by his son, still wanted to detain the interlocutor. However, this intention had to be abandoned because his beloved wife really needed the object held by Armen. “Okay. You can go there now.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

Those words made Armen very relieved. Without wasting time, a young man, who had a height of one hundred and ninety-two centimetres tall, immediately left there, then left the head of the family alone in the living room. “My son is really suspicious. I know he has lied, but I did not have any evidence to prove it. If so, tonight, I will follow him. I have to know what he will do outside this house before it is too late for me to know,” muttered Lebrazht.

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[1] Bibro = Big brother