Relationship Goals
"Ah, such a lovely evening."
Now, it was not unusual for a young woman to enjoy the sight of a sunset while looking out upon the ocean. But what was unusual about this particular person was that she was not entirely human. Oh, sure, by all accounts, Adagio looked like every other young lady, but there was the slight noticeable difference in that her lower half was that of a fish's tail. She greatly resembled the quintessential mermaid, bare-chested and with her scales a bright and shiny orange that was truly complimented by the light of the sunset. She reclined eagerly against the warm rocks of the shoreline, smiling to herself as she continued to watch the sun go down, her tail gently swaying back and forth in the water as she did so. But it soon became apparent to her that she was not alone here, and her smile turned into something of a smirk as she heard the approaching footsteps behind her.
"Well now, I do enjoy some company on an evening like this. Won't you join me for a swim, Cadance?"
Looking over her shoulder, Adagio looked on to see that it was indeed Cadance now approaching her. Clad in a flowing pink dress, the older Goddess had her arms crossed, and she bore a distinctly disapproving frown right now. Adagio, realising that she wasn't just here for a simple friendly chat, sighed disappointingly.
"Oh, well, let's have it. What have I done this time?"
Cadance squinted.
"Adagio, you know full well why I'm here."
Adagio gave an innocent shrug that would have been absolutely perfect with a halo above her head right now.
"Why, I'm sure I don't know what you mean, my friend."
Cadance rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"You know, I recently had a young woman send me a prayer. She's rather upset that her husband isn't exactly being...faithful to her right now. Apparently she thinks he's been going behind her back to, and I quote, 'betray my trust with some sea-woman'. Would you, by any chance, know anything about that?"
Adagio looked her right in the eye, looking confident and mischievous in equal measure.
"Hey, when a man knows what he wants..."
Cadance pointed an accusatory finger at her.
"We had an agreement! No. More. Married. Men!"
Adagio rolled her eyes.
"My dear Cadance. You can't blame a girl for having needs, now can you?"
Cadance slapped her own forehead in frustration.
"Adagio, among other things, I'm the Goddess of marriage. You really think I can just turn a blind eye to you doing this?"
This time, it was Adagio's turn to frown.
"And I, in case you hadn't noticed, am the Goddess of lust. I'm doing my job just like you're doing yours."
Cadance stepped forward.
"You can still fulfil your duties without interfering in mine. Do you have any idea how many ruined unions I've had to try and salvage because of your little dalliances?!"
Adagio paused here, considering that question.
"We're immortals, Cadance. It's going to take a while to give you an exact number."
The other Goddess groaned with tiredness, taking a few steps forward and looking out at the sea beyond.
"Can't you just stick to your job as a sea-Goddess? I mean, not to sound cliché or anything, but there's plenty of fish in the sea. It's not as if that place is lacking for males to sate your...needs."
But Adagio waved her off dismissively.
"Pfft! Mer-men have so little vigour when compared to the humans. Besides, you've always managed to help those couples get back together, haven't you?"
Cadance frowned to her again.
"Not without a lot of work, Adagio. And it certainly doesn't help that you seem to prefer the married ones!"
Amusement returned to the sea-Goddess' face.
"Hey, what can I say? When they get the itch, they really go for it."
But Adagio soon noted the rather un-amused look Cadance was giving her, and so gave a sigh of her own, once more reclining against her rock.
"Okay, so maybe I was wrong for giving you a harder time than you needed to be having. I get it. I'll try to be less of a temptation to the committed ones, alright?"
Cadance arched an eyebrow
"And your sisters too?"
Adagio groaned.
"Ugh! Fine! I'll talk to Ari and Nata later!"
Placing her hands upon her hips, Cadance nodded.
"Good. If that's everything then..."
She turned to leave, only to be stopped when Adagio called out to her again.
"Oh, I forgot to ask. How's the little one doing?"
For the first time today, Cadance smiled, and she walked back over, kneeling down so as to look Adagio right in the eye.
"Flurry? Oh, she's doing wonderfully. Shining and I are so happy right now. It's won't be long before she starts walking and talking and..."
She was so happy and enthusiastic right now that even Adagio couldn't help but smile at just how much joy she was feeling as she listed off all the little things Flurry had been getting up to.
"I'm glad for you. I have to say though, Cadance, you really scored the jackpot when it came to things to be in charge of. Marriage, love, motherhood, you really are an icon for the mortals, you know that?"
Cadance was, for the most part, flattered by the remark, but her smile soon faded when a new thought came to her afterwards. A thought, she realised, she perhaps should have commented on before now.
"That reminds me..."
Adagio's smile faded too.
"Okay, here we go."
Clearing her throat a little Cadance finally said it.
"We need to have a talk about some of your children."
Adagio resumed her scowl.
"I'll have you know that my sons and daughters are perfectly well-behaved!"
Cadance tilted her head slightly.
"Dagi...we've had three capsized ships and at least a dozen drowned seamen in the last month because of your...offspring."
But Adagio was unconcerned.
"Oh, all kids have their dangerous games here and there!"
Cadance placed another hand on her hip.
"Your children are so feared that many of the mortals have taken to calling you the 'Mother of Sea-Monsters'."
Adagio seemed incensed by that remark.
"Sea monsters?! What right have they to call my precious little darlings that?!"
Then, as if on cue, several miles away, the surface of the sea burst open. From it's depths emerged a beast of gargantuan proportions. If skyscrapers had existed in this world, that would be the sort of size comparison people would be making about this creature. At a glance, it resembled some sort of sea horse, though that was where the similarities ended, as it sported a pair of massive crab-like claws and had goat-like horns protruding from its head. It bellowed furiously before again diving into the deep waters, at which point it was revealed to have a tail not dissimilar from that of a scorpion. As the waters finally settled, Adagio, having not actually turned around to see her progeny rise up like that, blinked a few times before rolling her eyes.
"Okay, so maybe some of them have had a bit of a growth-spurt lately."
Seeing the blank stare Cadance was giving her, Adagio let her shoulders slump in a sign of relenting.
"Okay, fine! I'll try to keep my kids in line!"
Cadance nodded.
"Thank you. Now, I'll leave you to your sunbathing."
Though Adagio would have liked nothing more than to do just that, she couldn't help but smirk and try to get in one final jab at her fellow Goddess.
"You know, since I'm not going to be involving myself with married mortals anymore, maybe you could recommend Shining to me? I mean, I'm sure you're pretty busy these days, so he's probably feeling lonely."
Slowly, Cadance looked over her shoulder, giving her such a death glare that, had she been mortal, it might have actually killed her.
"Touch him, and I'll have Celestia make tomorrow's sun so hot that your seas will evaporate to nothing more than a puddle."
But, rather than be intimidated, Adagio merely chortled.
"Now there's the Cadance I like to see!"
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So, Aphrodite basically got split between these two, with Adagio adding Poseidon and Echidna while Cadence gets the best parts of Hera and, wonder of wonders, an actual faithful husband. Nice.
And seriously, Dagi, the heck are you feeding those kids of yours?
So, who's that adorable little bundle of joy's father?
Out of curiosity, why don't skyscrapers exist? I mean, the obvious answer is because it's locked in perpetual medieval fantasy, but...
FINISH THIS YOU IDIOT
To evaporate most of the Earth's oceans over the course of a day would require over 100,000 times the current solar irradiance. So basically, imagine the entire world being about twice as hot as molten lava.
Speaking of Flurry Heart........
This line :)
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As if Cadence would care about something so trivial as the apocalipse when there's revenge to be had
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Well, to be fair, I'm pretty sure Celestia is a female mix of Zeus (albeit only in the sense of being the head honcho god) and Apollo (in charge of the sun).
REALLY good job on this latest chapter. LOVED the dialogue between Cadance and Adagio. And, as pointed out by another reviewer, the fact that they BOTH got different elements of Aphrodite (mixed with OTHER gods) is an excellent detail.
I have to know, what are Aria and Sonata goddesses of?
I love that Adagio is both a mermaid & the goddess of lust as well as a perfect pain in the ass for Cadence!
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Probably Wrath and Gluttony respectively. Though I will admit that I COULD be wrong on that.
9548851 Fun fact, Aphrodite actually was split into two seperate versions in Greek mythology at various points.
The YouTube channel, Overly Sarcastic Productons does this story much better, and you should definitely check them out, but basically Aphrodite was portrayed as two completely differenrt versions of herself depending on who was telling about her. There was Aphrodite Urania, who was given the benevolent Motherly side of the character, while Aphordite Pandemos had the more lusty side of things. Basically, it was a way of reconciling the fact that Aphrodite had a tendecncy to have a wildly inconsistent characterisation across all of her stories, so they just up and decided to split her in half.
It was a little something I kept in the back of my head as I was writing Cadance and Adagio
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People.
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I think Hera was the goddess of marriage and family so Cadence seems to have some of her folio as well. At least Shining doesn't seem to be taking after Zeus on the philandering front.
Is there actually a monster like that?
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Never heard of Leviathan?
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In olden times ships full of fishermen, traders, merchants and the like would sail out into the seas and just...never return. People would imagine, wondering what happened to them, and realizing that they would have returned if they could to their families and loved ones, thought that their ships would have come under distress. As ships became bigger and grander imaginations went in the same direction, dreaming up immense beings, sea monsters and unseen horrors in many wild and terrifying shapes that could explain how boats with seasoned sailors could meet their end.
Though this particular monster might be a unique or uncommon variant that is not likely seen often, it would fit with the company of giant squids, immense sea serpents, and other nasty beasties.