Love Arrows

**Love Arrows** are magical arrows created by a love deity's divine energy which can excite certain emotions within mortal beings. Despite being known as a weapon that causes love within one's heart, they can also create other negative emotions such as hate or disgust.

## History

### Apollo and Daphne

Shortly after he had defeated the monstrous Python, Apollo encountered Eros and mocked him for his use of a bove and arrows, belittling him because he is also the patron of archery.

The insulted Eros the prepared two arrows: one of lead and one of gold. He shot Apollo with the gold arrow, instilling in the god a passionate love for the naiad Daphne, then he shot Daphne with the lead arrow, showing her the lust he had toward her, a maiden vowed to his sister Artemis. Afterward, no matter how much she rejected him, Apollo still follow her and beg her to allow him to court her.

One day, his love/lust for Daphne reached its peak and he decided to forcefully make her his wife. When she tried to run away, he chased after her and eventually, the naiad's efforts were in vain, as he managed to capture her near her father's river. In fear, she called out for his father and the earth to save her, and she was transformed into the first laurel tree.

In tears, he bemoaned their fate and Eros' cruelty before blaming himself for having mock the god. He then vowed to honor Daphne forever, taking the laurel as one of his sacred symbols. He then used his divinity to render Daphne evergreen, making the leaves of the Bay laurel tree do not decay.

## Abilities

Love arrows are formed from a love deity's divine energy and are capable of causing an overriding of emotions to induce love between those these arrows hit. The arrows are able to take on the form of energy, the elements, as well as other transcendent weaponry.

These arrows cannot kill or physically harm others; however, these arrows can be shot with negative intent which can cause powerful corrupting lust for another which will divine the one hit by the arrow to become completely and utterly obsessed with the wrong person which can lead to death.

## Types of Love Arrows

* **Gold Arrows:** The most standard type of love arrows. They can be used to excite emotions of love and longing within one's heart, giving birth to love and other positive emotions.
	+ **Slow-Burn Arrows:** Gold arrows that make their victims slowly realize their true feeling rather than giving them an instantaneous effort like common gold arrows.
	+ **True Love Arrow:** The rarest and most powerful gold arrow. It can only be shot when the designated target who already met their true love but requires an additional "push" for them to realize their feelings.
* **Silver Arrows:** Also known as the **Arrows of Longing**. Unlike regular love arrows that make others fallen in love with others, silver arrows are used by love deities to strengthen or increasing their target's love for their partner.
* **Lead Arrows:** Also known as the **Arrows of Hate**. Legends said that whoever got shot by a lead arrow will instantly hate the first person that they see. However, their true purpose is greater than that. They possess the power to reveal someone's true nature to others, revealing all lies and sins that they hide away, allowing others to see them for who they really are (cheaters, abusers, etc.).

## Variations

Throughout time, corresponding to human's progress and development, the technology of the gods has also been upgraded. The love arrows being no exception.

Nowadays, beside the standard arrows used by the older and more traditional gods, there exist many types of weapons capable of fulfilling the purpose of love arrows. The most popular of these weapons are the "Love Shotgun", which are enchanted shotgun used by the modern Erotes and Amorini whenever they are on duty, and have shown to be more efficient in accuracy and power than the arrow version.

## Trivia

* All love arrows conception was all believed to come the Greco-Roman Primordial Deity of Love, Amor.
	+ It is fact however that their love arrows are the most powerful, able to effect even True Archangels.
* It's rumored that the Cherubim also possess their love arrows.
* Love arrows will often explode into "pretty pink explosion" if they miss their targets.
* Due to their power over humanity, if any love deity is found misusing their love arrows, they will be strictly punished according to the Ancient Laws.