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Chapter 2 - ONE SHOT ONE HEART

I stared at my reflection in the mirror, still getting used to my new human form. As Cupid, I was accustomed to my ethereal wings and mischievous grin, but now I looked... mortal.

My thick brown hair fell across my forehead in messy waves, framing my golden eyes that sparkled like sunlight on a cloudless day. My tall, lean physique seemed almost fragile without my wings, but I knew I was still strong. My fair complexion glowed with a subtle warmth, a testament to my divine heritage.

I smiled wryly, thinking about how my friend now my sworn enemy, Anteros would never recognize me in this guise. We had been inseparable, once, our laughter echoing through the realms as we played matchmaker to the gods. But that was before our bitter argument, before our Creator sent us to walk among humans.

As I gazed deeper into my own eyes, I saw the weight of my responsibilities. I was still Cupid, after all the god of love and desire. My mission remained unchanged: to bring souls together, to ignite passion and devotion.

But now, I had to navigate this complex human world, where emotions were messy and love was fragile. One misstep could shatter the delicate balance of fate.

I took a deep breath, shouldering my newfound mortality. My arrows, once infused with divine power, now felt awkward in my human hand. Yet, I was determined to make them count.

And I would prove to Anteros, to myself, and to the world that even in human form, Cupid's aim remained true.

Corazon Nova, felt incomplete without his own body, his wings but he still has to fulfill his destiny as the god of love, bring people together. Corazon stepped out into the outside world, trying to find himself amongst the humans, he went ahead to where his heart led him, he found himself at the Shard, the tallest building in London, he went on to of it, his bow appeared, he pulled the string, then the arrow appeared and it flew in the atmosphere and straight to its victims, making them fall in love, he shot his arrows with compassion and care, he was about to shoot his arrow at a young lady, he saw in her that she had no one to love her, no one to care for her except family.

He retrieved his arrow and hiz bow disappeared, he was so distracted after seeing such a person, he lost balance his balance and fell, he thought of using his wings but he thought that his disguise will be busted, he fell to the ground and he hit his head so badly, he fell so hardly that any human who fell would bust open, he stood up feeling nothing, it was as if he landed on a pillow and not the hard ground, he stood up and found himself right before the same girl that seemed to have distracted him, Luna Nightingale, what was that?, how did you do that?, you just fell from that height and you stood up, no scratches, no broken bones, nothing, what was that and how did you do it?, are you a wizard or what?, hey, hey hey, calm down human, nothing happened here and there's nothing for you to see, alright?, I'm not listening to that alright Mr...., Corazon, my name is Corazon Nova, I just came into..., where are we? wait so you don't even know where we are and you live here, what kind of creature are you?, do you expect me to believe that you just found yourself here in London and you just walked and you went up to the Shard and somehow you fell and you are still standing right in front of me, not hurt, no broken bones nor are you dead, seriously, are you kidding me, listen whatever you are I'm calling the cops on you, alright (dials phone) hey, listen to me, before you call the cops, I'll tell you the truth alright, yes I was standing on the Shard, but I was practicing stunts so I had to flip from one floor to the other, so I lost my balance on the last floor and I fell and that's when you saw me, really, do you expect me to believe whatever story you are just narrating to me, seriously, look Mr....Corazon, my name is Corazon, okay, Mr Corazon, I know you are trying to spin my brain right now but I know what I saw alright (phone rings) hold on, it's my brother, Alex, where are you, I'm waiting right at the Shard, where are you? I actually have someone to introduce to you here and you wouldn't believe what he was doing, get here quickly, he's right here...., I'll call you back (ends call) where did he go all of a sudden.

Corazon escaped the grip of the new lady he had just met and he went around the place and found some new amazing things, he was about to leave for his house when he saw two couples having an argument he was about to interfere when Luna called out to him, hey!, Alex here, this is the guy I was narrating his story to you about falling from the shard and nothing happened to him, hey, I'm Alexander Nightingale, in short Alex, I'm Corazon, Corazon Nova, I see your sister here must have narrated everything to you, did she mention how disturbing it was for me, I apologize on her behalf, she's always like that, so she told me you fell from the shard and you didn't get hurt, how's that possible, I told your sister here I was performing stunts and lost balance at the last floor and fell to the ground but she won't believe me, so I tried explaining myself and then she called you and I left, I'm sorry, Luna this things are possible nowadays, people can now even jump from the top of the shard and land on their two feets, so I believe him and I want you to as well, wait, wait, wait, so you believe him over me, your sister, Alex, (scoffs) really, I am so disappointed in you, you believe someone you just met over your own sister, why don't you stay with your new friend and come home when you are done, I'm done here (leaves angrily), hey Luna, wait up, I'm sorry, I have to catch up with her, Corazon right?, I really hope we meet again, bye for now, yeah bye Alex.

Corazon was astonished with the way humans react with each other, he went to a dark, hallow place and flew into the sky and followed Alex and his angry sister Luna, he followed them home and found out that they only had each other and no one else, they were orphans that lived off their own hard earned funds. He watched them for a while, how they actually got back together and went to bed,after which he flew back to his own house and went to bed.

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