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It was 7 am, the sun was already up and so was I, ready for yet another day full of chores in my little farm down the beach of Skopelos. Even though I always ended up physically drained at the end of the day I wouldn't have it any other way, this was my safe space, my home.
At least it has been so since the past thousands of years, and the people around here have also become my family. I've seen so many generations been born, grow up and then, inevitably, pass away, though it hurts every time I can't help but grow fond of these people, the humans have always awakened some sort of... compassion? Generosity? I didn't know exactly, but they've always fascinated me. I think it's the way they live, how they're so passionate about who and what they love, how they try to live their lives to the fullest because they know that someday they'll have to live. I guess it's a feeling that I´ll never truly understand since being immortal time never feels like it's running fast.
I was cleaning out one of my rooms, one which I particularly don't come in regularly, mostly because I always end up feeling nostalgic looking at all the artifacts that I've been collecting over the centuries, but the dust was becoming unbearable and I had been ignoring it for some time now, so I finally decided that today was the day I was cleaning it for good.
I was already done with half of it, even though it was taking me almost the entire morning, but I couldn't just abandon it now, I had to finish it today. Everything was going well until I came across a trunk full of memories, but there was one thing that struck me the most. Wrapped in a very old handkerchief, that would fall into pieces at any second now, there was a very old leather bracelet with a line on the center, which was pale pink. It almost feels like it was yesterday...
5000 B.C Mesopotamia
It had been barely 15 hours since we first met on the Domo, we had a mission in common, to protect the humans from the Deviants and also help them to make this planet a better place, but with limitations of course and to wait for instructions from Arishem once we were done killing the Deviants.
I remember being curious about what was waiting for us once we were done, but I didn't give it much importance, since we would probably have to wait way longer than I was expecting, so I decided to not give it much thought.
As we were waiting to land on Earth we introduced ourselves to each other, but it was mostly small talk, nothing special, but I was eager to get to know my teammates, we were going to work with each other for Arishem knows how long, so of course, it´s better to start gaining each other's trust.
I was watching each of my teammates, kind of analyzing how they looked and acted, even though I couldn't make an impression on them until I got to know them, but it was a good start. Each one of them had something unique, I mean, it´s normal, we're all Eternals, we have to have something unique, but it's almost like you could kind of predict how their personalities would be. For example, Ajak and Sersi seemed calm and down-to-earth, but also like they have everything together, perfect qualities for leadership in the case of Ajak, but I felt like Sersi could also take on the role if Ajak wasn't here. Phastos seemed like someone more secretive, he liked his job, that wasn't too hard to tell, he had been hyperfixating on inventing since we got on the Domo even though it was too early to start inventions for the humans.
-Phastos I´m not saying it's not a good invention, but it's way too early for a... water mill? That´s what you called it right? We have to help them sure, but they have to evolve by themselves. Maybe wait a couple of centuries more, okay?- Ajak said with an encouraging smile, but even if Phastos ended up agreeing with her, I swore I could hear him scoff under his breath.
Then there was Gilgamesh and Thena, both were really good fighters, but Gil was far more relaxed than Thena, she looked really tense the entire trip, like waiting to be attacked at any moment. Kingo was talkative, like Sprite, but he was far more extroverted and she could be sarcastic and she didn't care about it, her wild hair was kind of a clue and it seemed like they were getting along with Ikaris, he looked like... a try-hard, I don't know why, he seemed kind, but there was just something about him that I couldn't wrap my finger around.
The only one that I was getting along with on the trip was Makkari, she was super curious about what we would find there, she was nice and kind and we shared the curiosity factor, so this was going on a great start.
But then, I noticed him.
He didn't talk for the whole trip, aside from introducing himself, I only knew his name.
Druig.
I didn't know why, but I just couldn't decipher him and it was frustrating. I was usually good at reading people, but he just seemed like an unbreakable wall, aside from seeming quiet and reserved, I couldn't guess anything else. I figured that it was just me being impatient, that once I got to know him my curiosity would dwell down.
I didn't know back then, but I was damn wrong.