The Goddess Reborn: Hera TG

 
It was another long walk in the rain for Aaron, head downcast, eyes clouded with tears. Another evening alone after the fact...walking into his apartment after a long day at work, throwing off his jacket, and finding his girlfriend in bed with another man. A furious argument, an ignored ultimatum, and now, a pair of socks soaked to the bone in a downpour.

It would be one thing if this had been the first time Aaron had been cheated on. But every relationship he had had--every single one--had ended with his significant other leaving him for another man. What was wrong with him? Was he ugly? Was he not giving them enough attention? Or did some entity watching over the world just despise him for no reason?

"Well, no use crying about it now," he thought, hands in his pockets. "It's over. She's made her choice. Now it's on to the next one. Another six months of supposed bliss, only to find out she never really loved me in the first place. This is just my life, I guess."

"No."

The two-letter word cut through his consciousness so clearly it caught him by surprise. It was like he'd never had a thought so clear. It filled his whole body, his whole soul, filling him with a strange sort of indignant rage.

"No more. Not again. Never again. I will not be used. I will not be taken advantage of."

Gritting his teeth and clenching his fists, Aaron felt a door open in his mind, a rush of power surging forth from it. Righteous power. An anger so pure it burned away any sense of self-pity or self-hatred. Swirls of energy began to encircle him and lift him over the ground as his vision narrowed and a low growl issued from his throat. He was pissed. More pissed than he'd ever been before.

The world around him shifted from the a rainy city street to strange cosmic void, complete with swirling mists of purple and blue. He rocketed through them, enveloped with magic, feeling his hatred and anger burn all across his body...changing him, transforming him. His waist slimmed. His hair lengthened. His legs and rear plumped out, and his bones of his face narrowed and sharpened. Clothes of gold and maroon enveloped his new frame as his chest filled out and his voice heightened. He was becoming something else--something new, but also very old.

Strength and energy coursed through the newly-formed being's frame, it's hands gripping a royal staff as the void shifted away and congealed into the vision of an opulent kingdom, resting upon a mountaintop above a sea of clouds. This kingdom was Olympus, and this being was Hera: reborn and ready to take her vengeance upon the world.

Aaron, now Hera, felt energy crackle at her fingertips as she looked out over her new domain, a sneer of contempt curling her lips. So much indecency. So much infidelity. So many vows broken.

"Never again," she growled, a vicious smile forming on her immaculate features. "Not while I have anything to say about it."

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Another sequence for you all...part of planned series about the rebirth of the ancient Greek goddesses. Hope you enjoy!

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