"Wait!" Suddenly, the hamster stretched its arm out with its palm flipped outwards. Its voice curved to a higher tone, imitating the typical epic romance Korean drama scenes. With that gesture and voice, it was almost as if the hamster was begging its lover not to leave him.
In the process of the soft paw-stopping action, a pinch of sprinkles flew out of its sleeve and danced its way into the air. A simple 'poof' and pastel hues of a clown's wig exploded in their eyes. Viewing the space through its glossy obsidian eyes, tiny particles began to shimmer in various lights.
"Oh no!" The hamster quickly opened and closed its paw in an attempt to retract his magical dust but to no avail. Instead, the sprinkles spread quicker than before and dissipated in thin air.
Artemis's smirk froze, and her tail stopped swaying. She saw what had happened and couldn't believe that this hamster used to be someone she adored. As if the situation was not bad enough, she remarked sarcastically to the hamster's posture. "Orion, I didn't hear such enthusiasm from you when I left you ages ago. Too much Korean drama recently?"
Although they lived with deities in different dimensions, it didn't mean they were not curious about the human world. When fireworks soared, deities would gather by the cloud gates and watch too. Hence, having access to dramas in the human world is not a big deal to them, especially the gatekeepers who were usually bored at the post.
"Hurry and stop it!" Sweat drenched Orion's forehead, but it was not apparent on his furry torso. He sprinted to the little fog before him and made circular motions in the air. "Everyone, don't breathe!" Orion held his breath, letting his cheeks expand outwards.
Artemis tugged the clothes fabric by her with her paws to cover her nose. It was then that she realized a huge problem! Her voice muffled in the thick shirt. She squinted amidst the chaos at the innocent bystander, Primrose.
Primrose tilted her head with eyes sparked in interest. "What's wrong?" She hooked Artemis's chin and tickled her fur.
"It's over!" Orion covered his eyes when he saw the fog floating toward Primrose's area. Eros stood by the balcony door where soft breezes protected his space. The fog did not reach him at all.
The thickening fog was not lethal, but it would cause illusions of one's deepest fantasies. However, if one does not wake up from it, these fantasies may trap the host in dreamland for a lifetime.
"Hmm... That's weird. Why do I feel a little tired?" It was evident that the sprinkles had taken effect on Primrose. If she inhaled the sprinkles anymore, she would fall for the dreams.
Unfortunately, this was one of the Oracle's magnificent creations from his secret lab. Even if Eros was strong, his spells did not dispel the current one.
Under the L-shaped leather couch, a furball's butt stuck out funnily. While the others focused on the fog, a tiny nose wiggled secretively. Without warning, the round ball did some halfhearted cartwheels and rolled toward Primrose's direction. In reality, it was too lazy to crawl with its limbs.
Perhaps it had just woken up from a long nap, but it rolled a few S curves and banged parts of its soft torso against some objects before reaching its destination. Two tiny pink paws stretched out, adding color to the gray fur. It stretched out.
Sitting on its tiny butt, it rubbed its eyes and dug into the inner corners of its sapphire eyes. Feeling little gunk sticking to its paw made it frown in displease, but it didn't show on its lips. A foul smell caught its attention, and the originally drooped ears stood up in alarm.
With its slightly parted mouth, a sharp yawn echoed out of it. The fog that tried swarming around Primrose seemed to be shocked by the sudden attack. Slowly, it backed away from the human girl. The fog became thinner and eventually returned to Orion's sleeve as if it had never been there.
"Achoo!" A sudden sneeze caught everyone's attention. Primrose was stunned by the small squeak by her foot. She looked down and discovered a baby bunny the size of her palm. The furball didn't seem to have slept enough just now. It rubbed one eye while observing the delicious-smelling lady in front of it with great amusement.
"My goodness, Side! Why are you always sleeping until the crucial moment?" Artemis snorted, but her actions gave her unease away. Her paws were patting her heaving chest.
"Hello there!" Primrose held Artemis in her arms and bent down to a comfortable position. She stretched a finger towards the tiny bunny and tickled its bobbing head. "Are you sleepy?"
"Oh no, Side hates it when people touch her while she is half awake! She is the most grumpy! Her laser eyes are about to aim at Primrose!! I can't watch!!" Orion, who had just uncovered his eyes, returned to his previous posture. However, he still tried to peek between his paws to see if Side would target a human being.
At first, Side felt immensely irritated by the commotion in the room. She had just taken shelter under a long rectangular bench she found and marked her territory. Then, distant voices awakened her. From short conversations to the ending screams, she forced herself awake to see what the catastrophe was.
"Useless!" Side yawned again while commenting on the other gatekeepers she had worked with for ages.
"I used to be your husband..." Orion lowered his voice when he heard his ex-wife's statement.
"I'm on her side." Artemis would take the side of his opponent at any time.
"And the three musketeers reunite" Eros applied three times more strength when rubbing his temples. 'and three times the chaos.'