Artemis Volume 8

**Fury Of The Olympians**

Started November 27th

Finished January 18th

Line Count:

Terra - 321

Delta - 253

Ivan - 50

Millie - 25

Amelia - 16

## Issue 1 - Dionysus, God of Wine

Terra and Delta’s eyes were blinded by light. Their ears were stinging from the sudden change in elevation. Terra was discombobulated from the damage done to her. She was laying on the ground. There was a woman sitting next to her. She had long blonde hair, with a flower crown on her head. She wore a normal white dress. And no shoes. Terra lifted her arm, it had returned. She was healed.

Delta: Olympus! I’m finally here!

The woman above Terra stood up.

Delta: And you’re Demeter! Right?

Demeter: If only your other friend was as excited as you….

Delta: Wake her up!

Demeter: ….Terra. Wake!

Terra awoke from her trance startled, she scrambled to her feet,

Terra: What the- Where are we?!

Delta: It’s Olympus! Can’t you tell?

Terra: Olympus...Oh, my arm….He cut it off.

Demeter: I healed you, Polybus went a bit overboard. I’m sorry for that.

Terra was surprised, why was she acting nice?

Terra: Uh, it’s not your fault. Thanks for healing me.

A booming voice took command of everyone who was around.

???: Terra Lorenz! Delta, Artemis’s kin! Stand before me!

The man was clearly Zeus. He was sitting in a gigantic throne. He had a white cloak, only covering half of his chest. He had armor around his stomach and down past his hips. Where the rest of his cloak led down. He wore no shoes.

Lord Zeus: Both of you have been selected as the next Artemis. We need to settle this feud between you two, formally. In the Olympian ring. You will be given time to prepare. You will choose your weapons on the battlefield. So take your time to prepare. Polybus will transport you to the battlefield. And you will be given an Olympian to give you a tour of the school. Which will be where you will be staying.

Terra: Hey, what if we don’t want to be the next Artemis?

Lord Zeus: It would be laughable. You wear her armor, and are imbued with her symbol. It would be foolish if you didn’t want the role.

Terra: Take me home Zeus! You can give the role to her!

Terra pointed harshly at Delta.

Lord Zeus: That isn’t your choice. You will battle for the role, and you won’t quit on us. Delta, you are assigned Ares. And Terra, you are assigned…

Zeus sighed in disappointment.

Lord Zeus: Dionysus.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Terra was sitting in her chambers. An empty room with only one bed. It was a dorm of sort.

Terra: This place is like a jail….

Terra was sitting on her bed, with her hands on her head. Her regenerated hand still felt tingly. Her mind was overflowed with everything that had transpired in the last month. She didn’t even know how long it had been. Tempest...For all she knew he was gone, what would happen if she became Artemis? Would she become another god? Repeating tedious task after task until the end of time? Or should she just let Delta win? That would certainly mean death, Artemis was supposed to be a rising phoenix. Even though Terra was branded with the mark of the phoenix, she wanted to be herself, Terra. She was Terra. Her head hurt. She didn’t even notice the tears rolling down her face. She washed away her anger. Left with the ever lingering thoughts

Terra: I’m Terra, Terra Lorenz, that’s who I am.

She heard someone walking towards the door. She could tell even by his footsteps he was flamboyant about it. Dionysus knocked on Terra’s door.

Dionysus: Dionysus here! Let’s get this show on the road!

Terra got up. She saw herself in a mirror. It was obvious she had been crying. But she opened the door anyway. Dionysus was much skinnier than the other gods. But he was lean. He had a purple beard and hair. Very curley. He had a purple robe, like Zeus. He wore a fancy belt, diamond plated, possibly. And had sandals. He was holding a glass of wine as well.

Dionysus: What’s up Terra?! How you doing? Liking it here? Mmmmm, those chambers are incredibly cruel for a guest of honor like you! You need to stay at my quarters!

Terra: Am I liking it here? No, not really.

Terra looked out the window. Multiple mountains spread out with bridges made out of clouds, past the mountains were more clouds. Terra wondered what would happen if you fell.

Terra: This is the last place I wanted to be. I don’t want to be Artemis.

Dionysus: Look. I get it. You don’t want to be Artemis. If I was Artemis I wouldn’t even want to be her. None of us saw eye to eye with her. Even Lady Demeter. You’re a second chance for us!

Terra: How does that help? Why did Zeus even pick you to do this?

Dionysus: Nobody else wanted to! Or at least nobody wanted to have you.

Terra: What? Why?

Dionysus: I think they're threatened by your power. Or offended you don’t like them. But I don’t care for any of that!

Terra: Who even cares if I don’t want to be her?

Dionysus: I can’t assist you if you don’t want to be Artemis. Zeus would have my head. But hey, I can help you get loose!

Terra: Get loose?

Dionysus: That’s why we’re ditching this stupid school tour! You haven’t partied till you’ve partied with Dionysus. Let’s go!

Terra: H-Hey, that wasn-

Dionysus grabbed Terra’s hand. He threw the wine in his glass on both of them, apparently there was a lot more than there seemed in the cup, because both of them were engulfed with wine. Dionysus pulled Terra’s hand forward. They walked out of a waterfall of wine.

Dionysus: Here we are! My domain! God, what are those clothes. We have to change you up immediately!

Terra saw no reason to argue with Dionysus anymore. Maybe she could find a way to let go of her current sorrows.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta walked into a classroom. She saw kids in the middle of the huge class using powers. It was a class of about ten. She saw Ares, decked out in full golden plated armor. He was holding his helm at his side. His eyes were discolored, and he had scars on his face. He also had a huge red cape that matched the mohawk on his helm.

Ares: Find a partner! And practice spells on eachother, I have business to take care of.

Ares walked to Delta, she nearly felt every step like a kick in the gut.

Ares: You are my student for the day?

Ares examined Delta. He crouched down to her level and looked her in the face.

Ares: You are disciplined. Besides, you were raised by Artemis. And yet I smell...fear.

Delta: Fear? I don’t know what you mean, Lord Ares.

Ares: It’s just Ares. I am no king. I’m a soldier.

Delta: Of course.

Ares turned around towards the kids.

Ares: Class is dismissed today! Everyone out!

All the kids left the classroom.

Ares: Show me how disciplined you are.

Ares walked to the edge of the training area.

Delta’s heart sank as she watched him walk to the end of the area. She didn’t have to defeat him, right? Ares analyzed Delta even further. He seemed to be thinking. Delta’s heart was racing. She started getting bouncy.

Ares: I want you to hit me, once.

Delta: Okay. I will.

Seriously? That was all he wanted her to do? Delta knew she was faster than him, all that armor had to be weighing him down.

Delta jumped straight forward at Ares. She threw a kick at him. With a single step, he dodged. Delta threw a punch at him, but he grabbed her hand and yanked her arm towards the ground. She fell face first. Before Ares could strike her again she dodged out of the way, and didn’t stop her assault. Ares simply dodged and parried again. Hitting Delta clean in the stomach.

Ares: Try harder. I want to see you shine.

Delta: Yeah right.

Delta couldn’t keep throwing random blows at him.

Ares: Use the unorthodox! Strike me!

Delta distanced herself from Ares. She made a vine come out of the ground, shaping it in the form of a bow. She engulfed it with stone. Leaving the string part of the bow as a vine. Ares approached her this time. He materialized a sword. Slashing masterfully. Delta dodged the first, and was hit hard with the blunt of the sword’s hilt, and then again with the sword itself. He had faked her out. As soon as she was hit she threw a punch. It was untraceable. But Ares sidestepped and dodged. Delta fired an arrow right at Ares. Who walked backward, while dodging the arrow.

Ares: You’re holding the bow too tight! It is a tool, it listens to you! Guide it.

Delta: Mom said it was an extension of myself. She was the master of the hunt. What are you?

Ares: The god of war. Your mother merely fueled my flames. My wars!

Delta: She was sweet, and loving, and the greatest shot of the Olmypians!

Delta Shot an arrow right in between Ares’s eyes. He shot his hand up and grabbed the arrow.

Ares: Show me your lust for war!

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra walked out of a changing room. With her hair tied back into a ponytail. She wore a multicolored top. With multicolored pants, the same pattern as her shirt. A red, green, and purple pattern. Her top was cut off at the back, showing off her phoenix brand to everyone. Which was kind of embarrassing. She was wearing bracelets that lit up. And a hair band that did the same.

Dionysus: You look….better than you originally did!

Terra: What’s that supposed to mean?

Dionysus: You looked like a mess! You were all bruised, crying, and that armor, man! It didn’t fit your aesthetic! I could tell!

Terra: I’ve grown to like the color red, actually.

Dionysus: Sit tight. People will be coming in soon! As a matter of fact, try something for me! Walk into the pool!

Terra: Aren’t I, uh, going to get my clothes wet?

Dionysus: No, no! Just do it.

Terra walked over to the pool, as she climbed down the stairs, her clothes changed into a rather skimpy bathing suit. Terra covered herself.

Terra: Hey! This isn’t my bathing suit! You didn’t let me choose this!

Dionysus: Nice. It works!

Terra: You’ve got some nerve! What’s wrong with you?!

Dionysus: Hmmm. On the list we have Charon, Chaos, the furies, Pan…

Terra: Did you hear me?

As Terra came over to Dionysus her clothes went back to how they once were.

Dionysus: Hm? I truly wish Aphrodite was still around. She would throw the greatest parties with me.

Terra sighed.

Terra: Wasn’t Aphrodite replaced?

Dionysus: They aren’t replaced.

Terra: Then why would I be the “new” Artemis?

Dionysus: That’s a good question. It’s just a working title! The name Terra does mean earth. Maybe you’d fit right in! Terra, god of Earth!

Terra: Isn’t that already a god?

Dionysus: Not an existing one!

Terra: So...When’s this party even happening?

Dionysus: Right now bro!

A bunch of people ran into Dionysus’s party area. Many diverse gods and goddesses from greek mythology. Terra looked around, a bit overwhelmed by the amount of people.

Dionysus: You alright? Embrace the party! It’s great!

Terra: It’s just, what am I supposed to say? Who am I to them?

Dionysus: I dunno, find out! You make your own image here!

Terra: I doubt it.

Dionysus walked off, and greeted many of the partygoers.

Terra simply wandered. She looked like she was lost. She was fidgeting. She bit at her nails. A tall woman with white hair that was out of whack and came to her hips walked past Terra. She had a long black cloak on. She looked like the grim reaper. With that scythe on her back. Terra wondered what she did for a job. She turned around and looked at Terra.

Terra: Um, hi.

???: Who are you? I never saw you at one of Dionysus’s parties.

Terra: I’m uh, new here.

???: Call me Tisiphone. I’m one of the Kindly Ones.

Terra: The kindly ones? Whose that?

Tisiphone: Who do you think you are? Have you never gone to school? The kindly ones are the Furies! The Three fury sisters!

Terra: Still doesn’t ring a bell. I’m Terra.

Tisiphone: What kind of name is Terra? I’ve never heard of you.

Terra: That’s because I’m a human.

Tisiphone looked closer at Terra.

Tisiphone: A human, and in Olympus? You have the same red locks as Artemis…

Terra sighed.

Terra: Yup. No relation.

Tisiphone: Don’t try to trick me, human. You are next in line for the Olympian gods. Replacing Artemis!

Terra: A little less loud please…

Tisiphone: How could you be embarrassed to be an Olympian god?

Terra: Ugh. Look, I dunno.

Terra was annoyed. So she downed one of Dionysus’s specialty shots.

Terra: I thought I wasn’t even replacing Artemis. I’m supposed to be something different!

Tisiphone: Everyone in Olympus agrees that Zeus just replaces them. Hermes died. Polybus took his place. It’s that simple. Hermes isn’t talked about much. Not even by Zeus and Hera. And neither are Hestia and Aphrodite.

Terra: What really happens to an Olympian when they die?

Tisiphone: Depends on what their killed by. Everyone killed by Crius was permanently killed. They don’t even go to the underworld. Artemis is in the underworld now.

Terra realized she must not know that Hades killed Artemis for Zeus. What was Zeus planning? Zeus had to have wanted Artemis dead.

Terra: Whose Crius?

Crius? She was pretty sure Ivan said he killed them.

Tisiphone: He was an accomplice to Yuri. The one who launched the attack in the first place. I’m not here to answer empty questions. I’m here to get wasted. Pass me the bottle over there.

Terra passed Tisiphone a big empty bottle. She took it and dipped it in the huge water fountain in the middle of the room. Filled with wine. Terra grabbed a shot and came over to the fountain. She dipped it in and drank.

Terra: Hm. Not bad. This is actually, really good.

???: Hey!

Terra dropped her shot glass into the fountain.

Terra: Who are you?

???: I’m Tisiphone’s sister, Alekto. I was checking to make sure she didn’t scare you or anything.

Terra picked up her shot glass.

Alekto: Seems she shook you. I scared you half to death there!

Terra: I’m fine. I just, need another drink. That always helps.

Alekto: Are you even old enough to drink?

Terra: Why does it matter? It’s Dionysus’s party.

Terra took another drink.

Terra: Shit this is good….

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta missed again.

Delta: I’m faster than you! How do you dodge everytime?!

Ares: Because I’m better than you.

Delta: Shut up!

Ares: Don’t let the anger get the best of you. Men like that died in wars.

Delta: I’m not a man!

Ares: And?

Delta jumped at Ares and threw the same normal combo she did.

Ares: Like I said! Use the unorthodo-

She threw two punches and a kick, Ares dodged out of the way, and then Delta went for a leg sweep. Ares jumped. She then kicked up and sent a kick at his stomach. He grabbed her leg and slammed her against the ground.

Ares: Good.

Delta jumped to her feet.

Ares: That’s enough.

Delta: I’m not done. Stay in the ring coward!

Ares: You did good, that’s enough.

Delta: You’re just afraid I’m going to hit you!

Ares: What was that?

Ares practically disappeared out of thin air. He stood above Delta, towering over her. He slammed his fist down on top of her. She was forced to the ground by his punch. But she caught it in her hand. She reached up and tagged Ares in the face. He let go of Delta. He felt the punch.

Delta: Now it ends.

Ares: Right. You did good. I mean it this time.

Delta: I wonder what Dionysus made that lost cause do.

Ares: Let me tell you why you’ll win the fight against her. You spent the time training with me, and Dionysus is probably someplace screwing and partying.

Delta: Terra caused me so much anger, she is the reason mom died. For that, I’ll kill her.

Ares: Destroy it all. Destroy everything in your path if you have too.

Delta: I will. I’ll burn it all.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra was carelessly sitting in the hottub with a bunch of party goers.

Terra: So then he punched my spear! And it broke in half! I was like, 16 so I could barely fight back. The bastard beat me to shit and threw me across the field. Into the wall. I had like, two broken shoulders. And my legs were fucked. And then I got the luck of the draw. This absolute dumbass charges up his super-duper punch and throws it at me. I swear it would’ve taken my head off. I just stood there and watched. I-It would’ve taken my head off. I hold up my broken spear, and he just ran into it! Boom! First big win!

Guy: Damn girl, you sound drunk. You're repeating yourself over here!

Terra: It was still a good story! Fuck, I got a whole treasure trove of stories.

Random guy: Oh, tell us the one where you killed Artemis.

Terra: Did that Zeus asshole seriously tell you I killed Artemis, oh fuck him!

Guy: You didn’t?

Terra: That bitch killed herself. None of you liked her, right?

Random guy: Nah, she was an asshole.

Terra: A big one at that! She was a tree hugger!

Guy: You’ll be a way better Artemis!

Random guy: Especially if it’s an Artemis that likes to party!

Terra: Hey, look at this.

Terra turned around and pointed out the Phoenix engraved on her back.

Terra: And don’t look at my ass! I’m stuck with this big Phoenix guy for like, ever!

Random guy: That a tattoo?

Guy: It’s a really good looking one.

Terra: It’s a brand! Some asshole named Phobos branded me like a sheep!

Random guy: Phobos? That’s Ares’s son.

Terra: Yeah. Him. He did that!

Guy: Hey...we’d like to hear more if you came back to my quarters in Athens. We’d give you a good time. I doubt any of the gods could treat you as well as we could.

Terra: Hell yeah, I don’t have anywhere to be.

Dionysus stepped into the hottub.

Dionysus: I highly doubt a bunch of minor gods could treat little Terra here better than I.

Terra: You aren’t my mom! She’s a bitch!

Dionysus: Hey Terra. I heard you really liked the doughnuts from Bibble and Sip. Some just came out.

Terra: Seriously? Hell yeah!

Terra stumbled out of the hottub.

Terra: Sorry guys, you seemed nice. But food matters over people.

Terra got out of the hottub. Her clothes changed to their normal form. The guys from behind were able to sneak a peek at Terra. Creeps. Terra grabbed a doughnut from the snack table. She woofed a couple down. Shortly after her stomach felt horrible. She wandered around the party area. Took another shot. She tripped over to the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was still dripping from the hottub. And she was wasted. Her hair was a mess and she was nearly pale white. She spent the next five minutes throwing up in the toilet. Alekto knocked on the door.

Alekto: Hey, I heard Terra was in here last, you there?

Alekto teleported into the bathroom. She took a long sigh looking at Terra’s current state. Laying down, blacked out in the bathroom.

Alekto: Ugh, Dionysus!

## Issue 2 - Zeus, God of Thunder

Terra woke up in the morning. Her head was throbbing. She felt groggy and fatigued.

Terra: Ugh, what happened?

Dionysus: Holy shit! You did great at the party yesterday! People loved you!

Terra: What did I do?

Dionysus: Well after you passed out in the bathroom you danced with all the other drunks, jumped onto one of my golden glass tables and shattered it. Thanks for that by the way. And then yo-

Terra: Forget I asked. Terra: What was in that wine?

Dionysus: It doesn’t go well with human blood. Gives the perfect buzz to ichor!

Terra: And what was I supposed to do today?

Dionysus: Oh yeah, what was it again?

Terra: Shit! My fight with Delta! I can’t fight when I feel like this!

Dionysus: Sure you can! You deflected a gigantic city destroying laser! You’ll be fine!

Terra: For one, I did that with my most powerful armor. Which is gone now.

Dionysus: Zeus will be even more displeased with you if you don’t make it in time!

Terra: Why does he not even like me?

Dionysus: Oh, I could list many reasons.

Terra: I mean, I don’t even want to be Artemis. So I guess if she wins it’ll be alright.

Dionysus: I mean. We don’t know if it’s a fight to the death. Maybe you’ll be spared?

Terra: I can only hope for the best.

Terra’s subconscious seemed to speak to her. What about going in with a plan? She couldn’t just hope for the best! She’s a dumbass for partying all night instead of training! What even happened to her?

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta was standing in front of Zeus.

Delta: I’m finally ready to fight.

Lord Zeus: Of course you are. Ares is a great teacher.

Delta: Uhm, Lord Zeus? I don’t have any weapons. And you took my armor. Are we fighting with no equipment?

Lord Zeus: Oh you’ll see. We need to wait for Terra to arrive.

Dionysus walked into Zeus’s throne room holding Terra’s hand. He let go of her hand and she nearly stumbled from the massive hangover.

Delta: This is going to be sad.

Lord Zeus: You are both here now, great. Hera, please explain the conditions of battle.

Hera, Zeus’s wife walked in. She wore a long purple dress, adorned with gold gauntlets and a crown of sorts.

Hera: You will both pick weapons and armor from the equipment walls in the arena. After you choose your armor, you will engage in battle. Whoever is left dead on the battlefield, loses. Whoever wins, in this case, becomes the new Artemis.

Terra realized she was dead. And she had no choice but to fight. Delta smiled to herself. Everything she wanted was being handed to her on a silver platter.

Delta and Terra both walked down the long flight of stairs to the arena. Both of them not saying a word to each other.

They went to opposite ends of the arena where armor and weapons were. Terra picked a suit of armor. It covered her vitals and her legs along with her arms. She couldn’t harness her power into them however. She grabbed a longsword in favor of the dull looking spear. She also grabbed a bunch of throwing knives. Delta didn’t even grab armor. She picked up a bow and arrow along with a battle axe. She put on shoes with wings on them.

The rivals walked up to each other. Terra’s heart raced and the tunnel vision creeped in. It was over.

Hera: And now, three, two, one, FIGHT!

Delta: I feel sorry for you. Your last moments you made the wrong decision. All of your nonsensical decisions led you here. To me. Even I know suddenly letting millions and millions of supes into the world is a horrible idea.

Terra: You want to kill me right? Don’t act so composed. I know you want to tear me to shreds.

Delta: I do. But now I have the assurance I’ll win. If anything, those men I killed’s lives are on your hands. I’d still be with my mom if it wasn’t for you. I’d be with everyone...happy. It’s only fitting I snap your neck and make you frown forever.

Terra: There she is.

Terra immediately went for a cheap shot, she threw her knife right at Delta’s head. Terra looked, and saw Delta was nowhere to be found. Delta appeared behind Terra and put the knife to Terra’s neck. She held Delta’s hand back. But that was all she could do. Delta took the knife and stabbed her in a spot her armor wasn’t protecting. Terra slashed her sword at Delta. Delta used the shoes she wore to speed up rapidly and dodged the sword. She shot a bunch of arrows in the air and it rained hell on Terra. She pathetically ducked down. Showing her back to the arrow shower. And she was pierced about five times. Delta stood behind her, bow and arrow drawn.

Zeus: Now stop!

Delta: What?!

Delta didn’t care. She pulled the bow back and fired the arrow. A lightning strike came down and disintegrated the arrow. And sent Delta on the ground. And Terra back a bit. Still on the ground.

Zeus: You two were never really going to kill eachother. I have a task for the both of you to complete. You will travel together-

Delta: What?! No!

Terra: Same here! I would never travel with that bitch!

Delta: What did you call me?!

Zeus: I don’t care. You both are tasked with stopping Posiden. He’s been causing havoc all around. So I want you both to track him down and put a stop to his madness.

Terra: Do it yourself!

Zeus: I cannot interfere. It would cause unimaginable destruction. Plus, it will take both of your power to defeat him in battle. So take these.

Zeus threw one scroll at them.

Zeus: Those are your tasks. Both of you must complete them, and then whoever is to be the new Artemis will sign the scroll.

Terra: Delta’s the new Artemis! Why do I have to go with her?!

Zeus: You heard me. So go, explore Olympus. Complete your tasks. You must not separate. Or both of you will be killed.

Delta: So we’re literally stuck together?! Why?!

Zeus: I don’t like to repeat myself. Now be on your way.

Terra: But-

Zeus: Now be on your way. You’ll be given your old clothes and armor on the way out.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Amelia, Millie, Lobo and Themis were sitting around T.H.O.R.N headquarters. Lobo was inspecting Tempest.

Millie: So…?

Lobo: He’s in a coma...Or, what’s close enough to a coma. His brain activity is abnormally high compared to a normal coma.

Themis: Then he should be able to be woken up.

Lobo: That’s the thing. He’s completely unresponsive.

Amelia: Try stimulating him. I could do it.

Lobo: God no! He could die. Especially if it was you doing it! Another thing. His vision is wiped out.

Millie: What?

Lobo: He must’ve been blinded in the fight with Delta. Terra saw it all happen, but…

Amelia: I looked everywhere. A full sweep of the city. Nothing.

Themis: Hmm, I have a hunch. But it’s one big hunch. I’ll be back.

As Themis walked out, he grabbed his jacket.

Lobo: I’ll go with you! It might be good to have someone’s help!

Themis: I wouldn’t do that dollface. Help everyone here. Ya never know, maybe someone’ll get shot.

Lobo: Hey! Don’t say that!

Themis left. Lobo went to the computer and was inputting data.

Lobo: Have any of you heard of something called W.A.T.K.H?

Millie: No, what is it?

Lobo: Their some sort of terrorist group. They slaughtered tons of humans. So many anti-mutant movements are popping up throughout the city. Since Delta attacked and because of W.A.T.K.H.

Amelia: Seriously? Metas and mutants were just freed. Can’t we have a break?

Lobo: I mean, as far as the public is concerned Delta was a mutant.

Amelia: We all want peace. I don’t support people going out and killing humans, but there’s clearly a reason why!

Millie: I doubt it. Supes are just fueling the fire by killing humans. It’s a mess that certainly needs to be cleaned up.

Amelia: You yourself are a meta, Millie. How can you support humans?

Millie: I never said I did. I just mean supes aren’t helping the situation at all.

Amelia: We’ve been abused our whole existence. They deserve it.

Millie: Jeez Amelia. Calm down. I didn’t wanna start an argument.

Amelia: ...Sorry.

Lobo: Plus Simon’s been really distant. He’s barely even leading the team. I wonder what’s happening.

Themis walked back in.

Themis: This is what’s happening.

Themis handed Lobo an invitation.

Themis: Got it on the way out.

Lobo: It’s an invitation to an event. Some sort of...Gathering of humans against meta terrorist attacks. A note here says you guys can go, just don’t reveal your powers.

Amelia: I want to see what their all about.

Themis: And hey, Lobo. If you want you can come with me now.

Lobo: I knew I’d get to you!

## Issue 3 - Hades, God of Death

Terra and Delta stood outside of Zeus and Hera’s castle.

Delta: So he said if we go far away enough he’ll kill us. Maybe it’d be worth it.

Terra: Fuck off. Look. I don’t want to be Artemis. But I know you want to be so badly. Let’s do the tasks. And get you signed on as Artemis. Then I can leave.

Delta: You act like they're going to jail me up or something. As olympians, we are free with added benefits. You just don’t realize.

Terra: Your mother was a horrible person.

Delta: Who was your mother?

Terra: My mother? It doesn’t matter.

Delta: What if your mother was the same as mine. A “horrible person” as you said.

Terra was reminded of raging blue flames.

Terra: I’m not saying she was the best person. She left when I was 7.

Delta: You seem shaken. So maybe she was just as bad as my mom.

Terra: My mom didn’t birth an insane monster like you. I’m lucky she didn’t keep me.

Delta: Don’t take the high road! I traveled the world. And the amount of unrest I felt while traveling through those cities was unreal. Even men, who are so stupid they’ll try to kill anyone or anything wouldn’t mess with metas and mutants. They were scared. You could’ve set free millions of soon-to-be monsters. I do what I want for a cause. What’s your cause? Justice? Your justice caused injustice. Maybe soon you’ll be the monster…

Terra: ...I…

Delta: Sounds like someone doesn’t have a cause.

Terra: Let’s just go. Try to keep up so we both don’t die.

Delta: Says we have to go to Athens first, to...what?

Terra: What now?

Delta: Introduce ourselves to the people apparently.

Terra: Why? We’re on a special mission for Zeus. Not a field trip!

Delta: We have to do everything on the list. So...lets go.

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Delta and Terra walked into a huge city. Athens. A short man came out of his shop.

Man: Who are you two women? What are ya doing walking all alone? You know it’s dangerous for maidens to walk alone, right?

Delta: Not for us. I’d watch your tongue if I were you.

Delta nearly jumped at the man. Terra grabbed her arm. He jumped back.

Man: I shouldn’t have said anything. You two are too weird.

Terra: Forgot they still lived in ancient greece times.

Delta: Yeah. When Incest was genrally accepted.

Terra snickered at Delta’s joke. And then immediately went back to her disdainful expression. They walked around and saw many residents. They heard a ruckus down the street.

Delta: A group.

They walked down the street to see a group of people standing in front of a man on a stage. Of course, this man was Dionysus.

Dionysus: So, they drove up to me right? And they yelled what dumb rich kids usually yell "Hey, faggot!" and showered me with some water. So, I stood there thinking what a bunch of dicks, they should’ve poured some wine on me!

Terra: Shit, let’s get outta here, come on!

Delta: Nah I dunno. I think I’m interested in his story.

Terra: Are you serious Delta!? You hate all men right, hate him!

Delta: That implies I hate Lord Zeus. He’s an exception.

Dionysus: So the next time they rode their horse carriage around I switched around the horse's blood with wine-Oh hey! Everyone look in the audience! It’s Terra! The one with the freakishly long orange hair, that one! She looks like a feral cat! Come on up here Terra!

Terra: See, look what you did.

Delta shrugged.

Delta: Oops.

Dionysus pulled Terra onstage.

Dionysus: This little gem right here, she’s the new Artemis! Hooray! O-oh, and that one there!

Dionysus pointed at Delta. She was practically pushed onstage. Delta stood next to Terra.

Dionysus: Now let me get a show of hands. Which one looks like a better Artemis?

Everyone looked at Terra and Delta.

???: Who's that short haired girl? Doesn’t look womanly at all!

???: Artemis isn’t supposed to be womanly! She’s the god of chastity!

???: Yeah, she’s asexual!

Delta: Hmm. Maybe they are with the times.

Terra: I think “the times” are different for them.

Dionysus: Let me see a show of hands for...Terra!

About twenty of the fifty people in the audience raised their hands

Dionysus: Hm, let me see a show of hands for...Delta!

thirty of the fifty people.

Dionysus: Well, based off of looks. I guess Delta wins as Artemis.

Dionysus: Either way, here we have it. The two new Artemis’s. Maybe Artemi? Yeah, Artemi.

???: Artemis, how are you going to help my wife give birth?

Delta: I was trained in that sort of thing.

???: Artemis, how are you going to help all the animals?

Terra: I dunno, shelter?

???: Artemis, can you heal my son? He’s terribly ill and-

Terra: Your son? Maybe we can help.

Delta: Seriously? Why?

Terra: It’s quick, he needs help.

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Father: Here he is! Please! Heal him!

Terra: Okay kid, where does it hurt?

Kid: Everywhere, except my feet, it feels like everything’s becoming numb…

Terra put her hand on his chest and focused. She went deep in good, relaxing thoughts. But she couldn’t stop the feeling of helplessness creep in, The feeling that she, one day, may have to be the person who does all this for everyone.

Delta whispered in her ear,

Delta: Seriously? You still can’t heal? Your a disgrace.

Delta quietly rested her arm on the kid’s leg. And his entire body was healed.

Kid: Dad...I don’t feel sick anymore! Nothing hurts.

The father was almost crying.

Father: Terra, thank you. For this. For everything. My son is guaranteed to live thanks to you.

Terra watched Delta walk out the door and stand outside.

Terra: No problem. Uh, stay away from smallpox or whatever that kid had.

Terra walked outside.

Terra: What was that? You just healed that kid. So you do care.

Delta: Maybe it would’ve been funny to have watched you fail to heal him. Well Zeus, we did the first one. Lets move onto the next. Here, you get to hold the list for now.

The words of the first mission were magically crossed off.

Terra: I think you should. You actually have pockets.

Delta: Fair enough, you’d probably lose it. We have to go to the jail of the wicked. Very creative name, Zeus. It says we have to go to the blood red rivers below the jail.

Terra: Well, what are we waiting for?

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They walked into the jail. It was at the very lower bowels of the castle. There were tons of monsters locked up.

Terra: Blood red rivers...The underworld. That’s talking about the underworld.

Delta: The underworld?

Terra: But how do we get there? There has to be an entrance somewhere.

Delta: Well let’s find it.

They wandered the prison. Staying tight to the middle. Terra saw a door with a red glare to it. She looked through it.

Terra: That’s it...blood red rivers.

Terra suddenly jumped back. Startled from something. She was nearly hyperventilating.

Delta opened the door and walked in.

Terra: Seriously?!

Delta: What?

Terra: There was an animal there. I can’t explain it...I only got a glimpse.

Delta: You’re overreacting.

Delta was hit from the side by an energy blast. She fell down and slid into a wall next to the door they opened. There was a man standing there. It was Hades. He had taken off his normal armor. In place of a long leather jacket, boots, and baggy jeans. He was holding a big sword. Embude with demon power.

Hades: Nice to see you ladies. You think you can just walk in here without a fight?

Terra: Hey! We just want to talk. We were ordered to come here by your brother!

Hades: My brother’s an asshole, you know that right?

Delta stood up and pulled her gun. She fired a round into Hades.

Hades: You done?

He adjusted his coat. And the bullets flew off.

Hades: Doesn’t look like you two are friendly.

Hades jumped at Terra and swung his sword. Terra put up her arms and blocked. That strategy proved useless. She was sent flying from the godlike hit. Delta flipped out her axe. She lifted it above her head and bore down on Hades. He slapped the axe out of his way. And Delta was sent with it. Hades kicked her in the leg, and she fell. He grabbed her axe in the air before it killed her.

Hades: Here, sit down.

A table appeared with three chairs.

Terra and Delta both struggled to their feet and sat down.

Hades dealt them uno cards.

Hades: Let us play.

Terra: So uh, why did you just attack us?

Hades: It sounded pretty fun. And good job. You succeeded. Not really. You two could only take a couple hits.

Terra: Delta, why are we really here? What do we need to do?

Hades: Maybe finish this game?

Terra already had the most cards. With Delta and Hades being lower.

Delta: So is this place really the underworld?

Hades: in its glory.

Delta: Whose here?

Hades: Many of history’s greatest sinners. Hitler of course, most politicians, probably both of you, eventually.

Terra: What, why?

Hades: Oh, many reasons. I also failed to mention this is where all dead Olympians go.

Delta: Really!? Can we see them?

Hades: Hell no! Their long gone.

Delta: Why?

Hades: Well, most were erased from existence thanks to a certain blade. The ones that come here, I have to kill.

Delta: So my mom...did she say anything about me?

Terra thought about the vicious fight with Artemis.

Hades: Hmm. Did she?

Delta: Um. I don’t know. I asked the question.

Hades: Terra? Did she?

Terra: Oh, right.

Delta: Terra? What did you do?

Terra: Uh…

Delta: What. Did. You. Do?

Terra: I fought your mom. To regain the power of olympus.

Delta: You ripped my mom’s power out of her?

Terra: Well when you put it like that…

Delta: What did she say?

Delta was getting increasingly irritable. Like she’d rip Terra in half.

Terra: She said she wanted you to be the new Artemis. Okay? She said you were above me, and that you have the potential to surpass me.

Delta: She was so hard on me.,,It was for my own good.

Hades: Artemis was always a loner. Nobody really liked her. We were close for a time. She was always closed off. The girl loved very little, but she had a big heart.

Delta: That’s almost too much credit…

Hades: Well. I win.

Hades showed that he had one card left.

Delta: Damn. I was so close to beating you!

Hades: Well. That’s it. Don’t die up there. Or we’ll be meeting again.

Terra and Delta walked out the door to the underworld.

Terra: So. How do you feel?

Delta: Like pushing you into one of these cages.

Delta held up the list. The second task was crossed out.

Terra: You’d have to stay in there with me.

Delta: Maybe we should test what happens.

Terra: Test dying?

They stepped out of the jail.

Terra: that’s probably not a good idea.

Delta: Maybe I could cheat the system. Get you killed.

Terra: You can dream about killing me if you want.

Delta: I will.

Terra: So what happens?

A blast of lightning struck next to the pair,

Terra: Huh. Guess it’s that.

Delta: Maybe I could push you in.

Terra: Jeez, calm down.

## Issue 4 - Hephaestus, God of Forgery

Terra and Delta scaled down the mountain of Olympus. They stumbled upon a small part of land engraved into the side of the mountain. There was a medium-sized house sitting there.

Delta: What is this place?

Terra: Look at the sign. Says “forgery”

Delta: Oh, I know who this is.

Terra: Who?

Delta: It’s obviously Hapheastus. He’s the god of the forge.

Terra: I remember. Artemis contacted him when I got my second set of armor.

Delta: Let’s go in.

Terra: Why? We’ve gotta make it to the library.

Delta: What if we get into a fight with an Olympian? Or any Olympian creature for that matter? Hades dominated us. We need new armor. And I’m a big fan of his...Y’know?

Terra: Okay okay. Let’s go in.

They entered the shop.

Terra: Hey! Anyone in here? Hephaestus?

They heard metal clanging.

Delta: He’s probably there.

They walked through the workshop. There were tons of sets of armor, swords, and other weapons fashioned.

Terra: Holy crap, he made a replica of Athena’s shield? And Ares’ sword? This is awesome.

Delta picked up a bow and arrow off of the wall. She held it a bit and pulled back the string. She heard someone stomp into the room.

???: What are you two doing here?

Delta: That’s not…

A pure gold robot stood in the doorway. It towered over the two. Maybe ten feet tall. It had golden eyes, and a little vent in its stomach that Hephaestus’s voice came out of.

Terra: Hephaestus? I’m Terra, and this is Delta-

Hephaestus: I know who you two are. Come to my chamber. I want a closer look.

Terra: Closer look?

Hephaestus: At your armor, of course.

They followed Hephaestus’s automata. It walked very roughly. Not to mention slowly. It showed them to Hephaestus. Who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Hephaestus: Hello children. Sorry I couldn’t come to see you. I was working on another automata. One of these days I want these machines to do my work for me.

Delta: Wow, it’s really impressive.

Terra: For Olympus, I guess.

Hephaestus laughed.

Hephaestus: Do you think you can do better than me?

Terra: O-oh, I didn’t mean to be rude. Where I’m from, robots are much more slim than this. A lot less, robotic?

Hephaestus: Isn’t that the point? We wouldn’t want robots to act just like humans. Or worse, gods. I will take into account your slim proposition. Less weight means less energy usage.

Hephaestus turned around and scribbled something in a notebook.

Hephaestus: Either way, I wanted to look at your armor. It is very interesting. Delta, come forth.

Delta anxiously walked to Hephaestus.

Delta: I know. It isn’t great. I had it fashioned by my team.

Hephaestus: Your team is reliable. This armor is strong. You have no risk of being pierced with this armor.

Hephaestus looked at Terra.

Hephaestus: But you, it’s a mess. I mean, your armor only covers like, 20% of your body! I imagine you get stabbed in battle a lot!

Terra: You wouldn’t believe the half of it.

Hephaestus wheeled over to Terra. He started lifting her shirt.

Terra: Hey! What are you doing?

Hephaestus: I want to see the amount of scars you have. Look at your face. A big scar across. Clearly from an impressive blade.

Terra lifted her shirt. She was well built still. But she had many scars going down her torso.

Hephaestus: Do you think there’s a reason you have so many scars?

Terra: Lots of my enemies have swords? And, y’know. I don’t cover enough of my body.

Hephaestus: Delta, your armor fits to your body. It looks natural. Some wouldn’t even expect your shirt is actually armor. It covers her entire body. All her vitals are protected. Even her gloves serve as protection! Only your chest is protected! Your gauntlets only cover your wrist. But you use them as fists. Your shinguards don’t cover your entire leg! Not even the back! Your armor needs to be remade as soon as possible. Artemis really wanted style. No substance.

Delta: My mom never cared for style. She designed my armor.

Hephaestus: I’m not talking about your “mother”, which she isn’t. She’s more like a mentor.

Delta: Then who are you talking about?

Hephaestus: Her name is supposed to be forgotten to the olympians. But I don’t care for my siblings' rituals. Yuri was the first of the Olympians. Under the guise of Artemis.

Terra: What? There was another Artemis before the one we all know?

Hephaestus: And there’ll be a third. We are all fated to be replaced.

Delta: Come on, tell us more!

Hephaestus: I’ll tell you more if I get to tweak that armor! Delta, your armor could use a few tweaks. Armor on the arms, and possibly some portugues. Terra, your armor needs a full rework. We will work together on that.

Terra: So I get to design my own armor?

Delta: Hm. There’s some tweaks I’d like to make.

Hephaestus: You will both get the chance. I will take your ideas. Then I have a mission for the both of you. Someone I want you to train with. She will teach you about the way Olympian’s fight. So? Give me your ideas.

Delta: You think I can get a piece of paper?

Terra: Yeah, make that two pieces of paper.

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Terra and Delta were climbing another mountain.

Terra: You tired of climbing already?

Delta: I could climb all day. We had to climb up and down that waterfall over and over. Guess who always won?

Terra: Then why are you behind me?

Delta: I wouldn’t want to embarrass you.

Terra: Yeah ri-

Terra lost her footing for a split second and fell.

Terra: Shit!

Delta grabbed her arm.

Terra: whew, nice save, Delta.

Delta was looking down at Terra with a confused expression as opposed to her carefree one she had a second ago.

Terra: Hey, throw me up. We don’t have all day.

It was like she was possessed by the rage that had fueled her all this time. Terra had been seeing a very different side of Delta before. Now, this was the one she knew.

Delta: I could drop you. What would Zeus really do? He wants me as the next anyway.

Terra: Delta. You know that isn’t what you want.

???: Hey! What are you two doing down there? Get up here!

Delta: Right. It isn’t what you want.

Terra: Well obviously it isn’t,

Delta threw Terra up to the top. She climbed the rest of the way up.

A beautiful woman stood in front of them she wore a black dress, with skulls on her shoulders, and three skulls across her chest. She had black leggings and wore sandals.

Delta: Woah.

Terra: Who are you?

???: I’m Persephone. Hephaestus sent me a message about you two.

Delta: He sent us here to train...or something.

Persephone: Do you think I can’t fight?

Delta: O-of course you can fight!

Terra: I think Hephaestus just wanted time to make our new armor.

Persephone: There is much I may be able to teach you. Your armor isn’t as rare as it seems. It’s quite easy to make. In Olympus, there will be many people with armor as strong, if not stronger than yours. That’s why he sent you to me. I can make your armor stronger.

Delta: How?

Persephone: A sacred plant of mine can enchant your armor. Make it stronger. The Asphodel could strengthen your armor.

Terra: What’s that?

Persephone: A sacred water from a plant. That I can soak your armor in.

Delta: Oh, awesome. So we just have to wait for our armor to be finished, and then we can strengthen it even further-

Persephone changed her stance quickly and ran up to Delta. She jumped up in the air like she was going to knee Delta in the face.

Delta: What are y-

A piece of armor flew in from behind and hit Delta in the head, pushing her into Persephone’s knee.

Persephone: We’re here to learn. Not to sit around. I’ve never fought others on my level before.

Terra: Doubt we’re on your level.

Terra and Delta both jumped at Persephone with kicks. Persephone ducked under, and a chestplate came from behind and attached to her as soon as Delta threw a kick she hit the chestplate and Persephone hit her in the face with her leg-guard and clipped it back on. Terra threw a couple hooks and then a string of punches. Persephone blocked and a gauntlet came down, trapping one of Terra’s hands on her arm. Persephone threw Terra right off of her and kicked her down to the ground. Delta jumped over Terra and took out her two guns. She shot a barrage of bullets down at Persephone in the air. Persephone’s chestplate came off and blocked the shots and hit Delta in the face. As she fell Persephone punched her off the cliff. But Delta was dragged back up with Persephone’s gauntlet.

Persephone: You two don’t know the potential that lies in your armor. You have to be in great harmony. In sync with your suits of armor. Get up.

Delta got to her feet. She leaned on a rock.

Persephone: Even you Terra, with that amount of armor could block everything your opponent throws at you. You Delta, you need to learn to utilize that armor more. Terra, what did you commission your new armor as anyway?

Terra: I don’t want to be seen as Artemis. I already am enough thanks to this stupid bird on my back. I personalized my armor a little. It looks nothing like this armor. But I kept the things I liked.

Persephone: Interesting. You want to be your own god. The public will get used to that.

Terra: I don’t really wanna be a god at all...I want to be, me I guess. Not Terra the terrorist, not Terra the god of earth.

Persephone: Labels are something that has to be accepted. But don’t let the labels change you. Let us go to Hepheastus’s forge. See what he whipped up for you two.

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Persephone, Terra and Delta walked into the forge.

Terra: Why did you come with us Persephone? Aren’t you supposed to stay wherever your post is?

Delta: Why’s it a problem that she came with us?

Persephone: Even immortal life gets boring when you constantly do the same thing. We’re going to see something great!

Hephaestus rolled into the main room.

Hephaestus: Aunt Persephone! I didn’t expect to see you here!

The two gods came to each other. Persephone kneeled down and hugged Hephaestus.

Hephaestus: Delta and Terra. Come take a look.

Terra and Delta eagerly came to look at what Hephaestus had made them. Both of their armor were on dummies. Terra now had a full chestplate. That covered all the way down to the top of her midsection. Plus her black undersuit was remodeled to be bulletproof. She had larger shinguards, and now her portugues were more rigid and armored. Her gauntlets were more like gloves. Which packed more of a punch. They went up to her elbows. And she had shoulder-guards.

Delta’s suit was similar from last time. She wore a full grey long-sleeve shirt now, that fell into three separated portugues which went down to her knees. Her shinguards covered the rest of her entire leg. She now had a short windbreaker that cut off at her midsection. It was all blue with light grey highlights.

Hephaestus: And you all will get to show off your new armor at a little place called the Thunderdome!

Terra: The thunderdome?

Hephaestus: It’s where Olympus’s greatest go to battle it out. You’ve been signed up.

Delta: It was probably Zeus…

Terra: Fucking Zeus...He starting to annoy you now?

Delta: Maybe a little.

Persephone: The thunderdome is actually why I came with you all. I can’t wait to go there!

Persephone and Hephaestus started to chat it up. Terra and Delta turned to each other.

Terra: Delta...When you had the chance to kill me, I could see it in your eyes. You wanted to. Look, I don’t want to kill you. I want to get this over with. Then we can go our separate ways.

Delta: I get we’re acting all buddy-buddy. But I don’t care for that. I would be my mother’s predecessor already if it wasn’t for you.

Terra: Think about it. Is that really all you want to be? Another in a long line? Just a branch off a tree?

Delta: I’m honoring her by becoming her predecessor. She was hard on me because she wanted me to get better.

Terra: If she wanted you to get better, why were you never rewarded for being better? You were never praised. I think her idea of you improving was a little skewed.

Delta: Let’s go to this thunderdome. Don’t stand in my way, We are stuck together now.

## Issue 5 - Themis, God of knowledge

2020:

Simon walked out of an interview room. He sat down in the waiting room.

Man: Hey, how’d you think the interview went?

Simon: Oh, I think it went splendid.

Man: I just went in, when I came back a mutant walked in. Bastards have been showing up all over the place. Stealing our jobs. Sorry brother, we probably ain’t getting this.

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Simon went to get a coffee. Excited about the new job he signed up for. There were two lines. Since the recent influx of people. Of course they ended up being segregated into meta and human lines. Simon looked at the two lines. The meta line was super fast moving, and the human line was very sluggish. Simon stepped into the meta line, who was going to stop him?

Meta: Hey, what’s a human like you doing in our line? Trying to slow the line down? Usually animals and humans are separated. And that’s what we are to you, right? Animals.

Simon: What? I never said anything of the sort.

The meta pushed Simon back. He knew it wasn’t worth it. Things could end badly.

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Simon went home. He looked at a large whiteboard, and crossed off another job, He turned around and looked at a picture of a woman. And then a picture of him standing with her at their wedding. He left the house and got in his car, he drove to the graveyard. He stood in front of a gravestone that read Alice Akir. He threw down another flower on her grave. He looked to his side. He saw a meta standing at a gravestone. It was Amelia.

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Present:

Simon: Hey! Millie! Nice to see you made it!

Millie: Hey Simon.

Simon: Where’s everyone else?

Millie: Lobo went on a mission, and Tempest. Well, you know. Hey, it’s alright that I brought Amelia, right? I wouldn’t want to go to whatever this is alone.

Simon: Right. It’s alright. The Detonator will keep you company!

Simon walked the group past security.

Security: Hey! Those are two metas! What are they doing here?

Simon: They're with me.

Simon walked them over to some seats.

Simon: I had no idea you two were passionate about meta and human equality.

Millie: I mean, yeah. I do want equality for everyone. I really just came because you wanted us to. Maybe I can learn a thing or two about your outlook on things though.

Simon: I’ll be speaking soon. Wish me luck.

Simon fist bumped the Detonator.

Millie: Yeah, good luck.

Simon left.

Millie: Amelia, nothing to say?

Amelia: There’s something that worries me. What if we get recognized as metas?

Millie: Well um, we’re fucked. But I’m sure Simon will protect us.

Amelia: What if things get bad? I don’t want to use my speed to hurt people if I can help it.

Millie: It’ll be okay.

Simon went onstage. He stood in front of tons of angry humans.

Simon: Men and Woman. We are in a crisis. A terrorist let millions of monsters out of their cages. And we’re their prey. Humans have stood through many disasters. We won’t fall to these...maniacs. They killed many of our men. The men fighting for law. And simple men who just were on their way back from work to their families. Humans with dreams, killed by monsters who are only possessed by instinct. They are humans, yes. Humans reduced to their primal human instinct.

Amelia: Because of what humans did…

Simon: In a misguided attempt at justice, Terra Lorenz, a terrorist, set free millions at once. 40 million Metas and mutants. All as unprepared for society as the next. They push us around because we aren’t threats to them. It’s time we fight back, show that we will push back!

Millie: It’s like he’s a different person…

Amelia: He’s gonna cause a riot. We should do something.

Millie: We can’t sway the opinions of a bunch of opinionated people. It isn’t worth it.

Simon: We have to do something about it. Drive them off the streets. Put them back where they belong! We’ll make America our land, the land of the free.

Amelia: How’s anyone free if all mutants get locked up?

A circle of humans looked at Amelia.

Amelia: ...Yeah. I said what I think. Sorry.

Woman: Look! We’ve got one here! That’s a mutant! With super speed!

Man: She could kill us all! Everyone back away!

Amelia: Look! I’m not going to hurt you! Just stop!

Woman: Stop what!? Stop believing you are a monster!?

Man: Monster!

Woman: Your a fucking monster!

Amelia: Don’t you see I don’t want to hurt you?! Stop!

Amelia was whimpering at this point. She crumpled into a ball on the ground. She closed her eyes. Still hearing the chanting.

People: Monster! Monster!

Millie looked around for an exit. There was no way out.

Millie: Back off!

A man grabbed a pole and swung it down at Amelia. Millie jumped in the way and got cut on the side. Her power activated and hit a man in the circle.

People: Their attacking us!

Millie looked up at Simon. He smiled at her and shrugged. Millie ducked down to Amelia’s level. The humans started swarming her. They pummeled Millie from the back.

Millie: Amelia! S-speed!

Simon: Everyone! Stop!

All Simon’s supporters moved off of Millie and Amelia. They looked up at him, confused.

Millie: Thank god…

A sniper bullet shot straight into Amelia’s chest. Amelia was slammed to the floor from the pressure. Millie immediately fell to Amelia’s aid.

Millie: Amelia! Come on! Hold on! I’m getting us out of here.

Millie stood up. Another sniper shot was fired. Millie held out her robotic hand and blocked it. A man swung a wooden board at her. She threw a knee, and split the piece of wood in half. She pushed the man down.

Millie: Everyone back up! Stay the fuck back! You! With glasses! You know exactly what I’ll do if you lay the heat on me any longer. So back the fuck off!

Mille picked up Amelia and ran off.

A man in a mask reloaded his sniper. He stuck a bead on Millie, while she was running. A com in his ear turned on.

Simon: Leave her. You did just what I wanted. Wouldn’t want to dispel the threat.

Simon looked down at the people in front of him.

Simon: Metas and mutants will not hold us down! Go to the streets! Protest against them. If they threaten you, I will help you. I’m on your side!

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Themis walked into a bar with Lobo at his side.

Themis: Stay close to my side. Don’t let your eyes wander in a place like this.

Themis sat down in a booth across from a woman.

Themis: Hey Akane.

Akane had long pink hair. With a sleeveless skin-tight turtle-neck. With a breast-window. She wore a black coat lined with red over it. She had leggings along with black heels. She had tattoos on her cheeks that looked like scales. Along with a tattoo on her chest. She had two small fangs coming from her mouth.

Akane: Themis. I can’t believe I’m seeing you now. It’s been so long! Last time I saw you you couldn’t even drink!

Themis: Yeah yeah right. Let’s worry about business. I want information.

Akane: \*sigh\* always on business. Whose this little one next to you?

Themis: That’s Lobo. She’s here as extra protection.

Akane: So, what do you need?

Akane put her feet on the table.

Themis: I want to find someone. Her names Terra Lorenz. She shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Akane: Terra Lorenz? What happened to her?

Themis: Remember when the brooklyn bridge fell?

Akane: Yeah. What about it? That was her?

Themis: Yeah. She’s a little monster. Her and Delta, Delta as in Artemis’s predecessor Delta were fighting, when they disappeared.

Akane: Disappeared? Explain.

Themis: They fell into the water. There was a flash of light, and they disappeared.

Akane: Oh...I know who that sounds like. Sounds just like Polybus. He delivers souls to me from time to time.

Themis: Who the hell is Polybus?

Akane: When a god dies, they are replaced essentially. Even though Zeus doesn’t see it that way. You knew about Hermes. But not Polybus. He could’ve picked up their souls.

Themis: And?

Akane: Well. If they got into contact with an Olympian god, there’s only one place they could be.

Themis: Skyland.

Akane: Guess what time it is too?

Themis: Shit.

Akane: The end of Olympian reign,

Themis: Which means Yuri is coming soon.

Akane: You’d better get a move on.

Themis grabbed Lobo and ran out of the bar.

Lobo: What does that mean?

Themis: Fucking Yuri’s going to be free soon.

Lobo: Free?

Themis: We have to go back to the underworld.

Themis punched a brick out of the wall next to them.

Themis: Fuck!

Lobo: Themis! What’s wrong!?

Themis smiled and laughed.

Themis: Last time I went to the Underworld, all my friends died.

Lobo: Themis...I’m…

Themis: That’s why you and me, it’ll never work. Unless you want to die.

Lobo: At the very least, I owe it to you to go to the underworld and fight Yuri.

Themis: You have to take care of Tempest. I couldn’t face Yuri alone. So maybe we can send a message to Terra. That’s the most I could do.

Lobo: Why can’t you go there?

Themis: Go where? Skyland? Oh no no no. We don’t wanna jump down that rabbit hole.

Lobo: It’s the best way you could send a message to Terra.

Themis: Let’s just go meet up with Millie.

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Lobo and Themis walked into the headquarters. They went to check on Tempest. When Lobo was surprised to see Amelia laying down next to Tempest. Practically gushing blood. Millie’s hands were shaking as she was trying to text them. She had tried to cover up Amelia’s wound.

Lobo: Shit! What the fuck happened?!

Millie: I was at the rally, which turned into a protest and then the next minute...Amelia got…

Lobo: Okay okay! Back up!

Themis: Calm down Lobo! You can’t do surgery like that!

Lobo: Shut the fuck up! What does it say on the computer?!

Themis: She’s stable, Hey, looks like her mutant gene can’t be seen though.

Lobo: How’s that possible?

Themis: I have no idea!

Millie: Your saying she can’t access her powers?

Lobo: It’s uncertain! I’m doing what I can!

Millie: Themis. What did you find out?

Themis: You remember a while back, when I wanted Terra to go to a place called Skyland?

Millie: Yeah, I do. Wait. Don’t tell me…

Themis: Terra got a one-way trip straight to Skyland.

Millie: What? Really?

Themis: Yes. Really. We can’t do much about it. We just...have to wait.

## Issue 6 - Apollo, God of Light

Terra and Delta followed Hephaestus and Persephone through an underground tunnel. They walked into a place that looked much more civilized. It was an armory of sorts. People were sparring with swords and spears, and practicing shooting with bows and arrows. Persephone looked around anxiously. She smiled like she never had before when she saw Hades walk out of one of the sparring cages. He took off his helmet. She ran into his arms.

Hades: Hey babe.

Persephone: I’ve been looking forward to this moment.

They kissed, and everyone looked at them.

Hephaestus: They don’t see each other very often. Separated by fate. But lovers nonetheless.

Terra: Wow…

Delta: That stuff is cheesy. Not for me.

Terra: Oh, come on. I saw you making goo goo eyes at Persephone at first.

Delta ignored Terra’s comment and looked at the weapons.

Delta: Terra. You need something long-ranged.

Terra: Why? I don’t really like using guns.

Delta: Olympus doesn’t have guns anyway.

Delta backed up from Terra and leaned on the wall.

Delta: Your spear only gives you so much range. And your armor is too slow.

Terra: I’ve never had a problem with range.

Delta: Until you fought me.

Delta pulled her gun and pointed it at Terra.

Delta: I could pull this trigger and blow your head off in seconds. And I don’t hesitate.

Terra: I would’ve dodged it!

Delta: In a place like this, the second shot would land. Try your hand with a bow. I used to use them. Maybe you could use a gun later.

Terra: Guns are really violent...and loud.

Delta: Destroying a bulk of San Francisco and the Brooklyn Bridge is very violent too. Wonder what city you’ll destroy next? New York?

Terra: Hardy har har. Very funny.

Terra picked a bow off the wall. She walked over to a shooting range.

Delta: Let me see.

Delta took the bow. There were three targets. Each getting smaller the further down they went. All the bullseyes were lined up. Delta pulled the string back, and shot straight down the range, her arrow moving at ridiculous speeds, it broke through each bullseye.

Delta: In some ways, bows are better than guns. Much less loud for a start.

Everyone who had been shooting looked at Delta in astonishment.

Delta: What are they looking at?

Hephaestus: Isn’t it obvious? You are a helluva shot. Still, they rely on you to be the next Artemis.

A man came up to Delta. He was short and frail.

Little man: Artemis, can you teach me how to shoot like that?

Delta: Can I what? Your kind shouldn’t be blessed with my power.

Persephone: She means yes!

Delta: No...I don’t.

Persephone: Come on Delta! For me. Show this young man.

Delta scoffed and took the bow and arrow from Terra. She got in a stance.

Delta: Examine my stance. Stand like me.

The little man took Delta’s stance. It was a little off.

Delta: No! Your foot has to be out! Not in!

Terra: Hey, look.

Terra came to the man. She adjusted his foot.

Terra: Don’t even hold the bow. It’s like your about to punch someone. You pull the bow back with all your might, and let the arrow fly.

He got in a stance that was closer to Delta’s example.

Delta: Like your about to punch someone? It’s nothing like tha-

Terra: That’s it! You have it! Now take the same stance, and fire. What’s your name?

Little man: I’m Zagreaus. I think I have it now.

Delta gave him the bow and arrow. He got in the stance Terra refined. And pulled back an arrow. And shot it down the range. With good accuracy.

Terra: Good job! That was really good accuracy!

Zagreus: Really? I thought it was alright.

Terra: This your first time shooting?

Zagreus: I watched my father before. But this is my very first time.

Persephone: Nice shot son! You’ve grown so much since the last time I saw you!

Delta: That’s your son?

Persephone: Yeah. He’s come such a long way. And he’s just as handsome as his father. Wouldn’t you agree?

Delta: I wouldn’t know. I hate men.

Persephone: hopefully you can learn to hate women just as equally as men.

Persephone walked away. And grouped up with Hades and Zagreus.

Hephaestus: Come on, let’s go. Fights are starting!

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Hades ferociously slashed the foot off of a flying horse. It fell to the ground and slid.

Bellerophon: Come on! You can still fly!

Hades walked up to the horse and sliced off it’s wing.

Terra, Delta, Persephone and Hephaestus were watching from the stands.

Persephone: SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS! GO HADES!

Bellerophon slashed at Hades with his shortsword. Hades blocked it with his gauntlet and sliced Bellerophon’s hand off. He took the horse’s wing and beat him to death with it.

Hades: Still undefeated!

Everyone chanted Hades name.

The announcer, of course. Was Dionysus.

Dionysus: aaaaand this battle’s a wrap! Hades stands 57 - 0! The next battle is a newcomer, Delta. Artemis’s named predecessor, and the slaughterer of man! Versus Apollo! The God of the Sun!

Delta: Apollo…

Terra: Be careful. He has to be on Artemis’s level.

Delta: I’m going to tear him to pieces. Apollo changed my orders on a whim. He’s just another obstacle in the way. I’ll show the Olympians that the new generation is even more powerful than the last.

Terra: That’s not what I expected you to say.

Delta: I dunno. Zeus kinda pisses me off.

Delta walked down the stadium, and jumped into the arena. Apollo walked in, bow on his side.

Apollo: Delta. It’s been a while. Let’s make this fight easy.

Delta: You were a pain in my ass when I was on Earth, you know that right?

Apollo: I was only giving orders.

Delta: Seems like Zeus doesn't care whether me or Terra gets the role.

Apollo: Oh he does, trust me. Me and Artemis were born just after the first attack on Olympus.

Delta: And?

Apollo: I was created with the ideal that I would spread knowledge to all human beings. Artemis was created to spread hope to all human beings. Clearly she failed in that mission. There’s still a chance Artemis can bring unity to the people here.

Delta: I don’t want to hear any of that bullshit. I want to kick your ass!

Delta quickly drew one of her pistols and shot right at Apollo. He was hit square in the head. His upper body lurched back. He held the bullet in his hand.

Apollo: I’m a master of my craft. You are a novice.

Delta: Don’t sell me short. I’ve trained my entire life.

Apollo: I’ve trained for hundreds of years!

Delta: Your training must not serve you well!

Delta threw a kick at Apollo and shot her gun at his chin. He blocked the kick and jumped back. Delta shot her pistols into his stomach. Where the bullets bounced off. Apollo teleported far away. And shot his bow into the air. Delta snapped off the back of her armor, and blocked all the falling arrows. She ran at Apollo. He shot even more arrows made of light. Delta blocked and threw a punch at him as she ran up to him.

Apollo: Seriously?

Delta flipped off one of her gauntlets and grabbed Apollo’s foot. She flipped him in the air and swung her axe into his stomach. He barreled back, and slammed into the wall. Making a huge dent.

Dionysus: And a big hit on Apollo there! The crowd is going wild for Delta!

Everyone cheered in excitement for Delta. Delta forgot about the crowd. And focused on Apollo in front of her.

Persephone: Looks like she learned from me. She used my technique.

Hades: Why didn’t you go to fight?

Persephone: I’m not a fighter myself. I just wanted to see you tear people to shreds.

Hephaestus: Most of us Olympians aren’t even very skilled. Many of us cheat our way to victory. Apollo isn’t one of those people.

Terra tapped Hephaestus’s arm.

Terra: Look.

Hephaestus: I wouldn’t expect anything less from Apollo.

Delta took out her gun and shot at Apollo over and over. He summoned a shield and covered himself. Apollo fired a blast of light from his shield.

Apollo: You must realize that this fight hasn’t even started.

Delta: Because it’s about to end!

Delta dodged out of the way from Apollo’s blast. She emptied the rest of her clip at Apollo. He did a back handspring and shot a flurry of arrows at Delta. She was hit by a couple. But her armor took the blunt of the damage. Apollo teleported behind Delta and slammed his gauntlet into the side of Delta’s head. She violently fell to the ground.

Apollo: Do you see it? Death?

Apollo stood above Delta, with a blinding light shining above him. The thing Terra was astonished at was a huge bright red ball in the sky.

Apollo: This is the red sun. There is a reason not all of my arrows I shot in the air earlier didn’t hit you.

Delta summoned her power into her gun. She shot a bunch of shots into Apollo’s face. He was forced to back up. Delta stood up. A vine came from the ground. She wrapped it around her leg, and dragged herself underground. Burrowing herself. Delta clicked on something around her ear. A cool-looking mask appeared over her face. Seemingly obscuring her vision. But she could see everything she wanted.

Apollo: Funny, you think you can escape this attack by hiding underground?

Apollo unleashed his ultimate attack. The sun slowly started coming down on the arena. The audience shielded their eyes.

Delta came out of the ground. With the boots she had worn when the fought Terra. With wings on them. She ran at Apollo with blistering speed. Apollo dodged a kick. Delta jumped over him and kicked Apollo in the face. She felt the crack of his face as her heel hit his nose. He fell on the ground.

Delta: This armor had better be powerful enough.

Delta removed all her armor. Leaving only her bra, her sweatshirt and her tights. She covered the red ball with her armor. While her armor didn’t cover it all, it covered enough for Delta to be able to control where the ball went. Delta covered Apollo in vines. He kept burning them off. As fast as he could. But Delta just replaced them.

Apollo: Dumbass! You’ll kill both of us! Dammit! That’s enough!

Apollo released some sort of poison from his hand. Delta was hit with a wave of nausea. She felt so sick, she fell on the ground and nearly collapsed. The ball of fire was close enough. Delta covered herself with her armor once again. And the ball hit the arena. Exploding. Smoke was in the air for what seemed like forever.

Terra: Holy shit!

Persephone: Delta really has a brain on her shoulders, doesn’t she?

As the smoke cleared. Delta was standing. She collapsed on top of an unconscious Apollo. She weakly raised her hand in victory. The crowd went wild.

Dionysus: I don’t think I’ve ever felt that much excitement in all my time in the thunderdome! This will be a fight to remember! Delta, a newcomer! Who was clearly the underdog of this fight, just barely brings it back around!

Terra, Hephaestus, and Persephone were seeing Delta in the combat room from earlier. Delta was sitting on a bench. She was extremely pale.

Terra: Hey, got you a bucket.

Delta: Thank you.

Delta threw up into said bucket. She wiped her sleeve.

Terra: Ew. What’d he do to you?

Delta: Probably the same thing you can.

Terra: Transmit diseases?

Delta: Explains why my head throbs and everything’s aching.

Terra: Um. You also fought a fucking olympian god! I saw him deck you in the head,

Delta: Everyone in Olympus knows I am not to be trifled with.

Hephaestus: You did very good Delta. Be a bit more careful with my armor next time, please.

Persephone: Hey, she also used my technique. You’re learning, Delta.

Terra: How’d you come up with a plan like that on the spot?

Delta: It wasn’t that smart. I planned on going underground again. But he crippled me. Technically my plan failed.

Terra: Guess it is about time I used my head.

Delta: Your what?

Terra: My brain, duh.

Delta: You probably have an IQ of like, ten.

Hephaestus chuckled and so did Persephone.

Terra: Hey, if you can take down Apollo, I can too.

Hephaestus: Do you truly think that?

Terra: Yeah, She can do it, so can I!

Hephaestus: You two are close in power. You two are very different fighters. Delta fights with her head. And uses her brute force as a last resort. A perfect example was shown in her fight just now. We’ve seen you fight Terra, you are the exact opposite. Which is a weakness. You can’t expect to shake off every hit that comes at you.

Terra: Right. What should I do to get better?

Hephaestus: What you think is right.

Terra: Maybe I should work on using my head more. Like with mind bogglers, Like a rubix cube!

Hephaestus: Just, open yourself to all your options during a fight.

Persephone: That’s my Hades! He just destroyed Achilles!

Terra: Maybe I’ll get Polybus. He did cut off my arm.

Dionysus: Next up is Terra Lorenz! Another candidate in the running to join the Olympians! I like to call her Terra the Terrorist! You want destruction, you call her! Versus Phobos! Ares’s son with a flame in his heart! The god of fear!

Terra: Phobos…? Of course!

Hephaestus: Right. Phobos gave you a hard time.

Terra: He fucking branded me!

Delta: Doesn’t matter how much trauma he caused you. Don’t waste your time dwelling on what he did to you. Track him down. And tear him limb from limb.

Terra: Uh...Thanks Delta?

Delta: I’m talking about you, by the way.

Terra: Yeah. I caught that.

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Terra went into the arena. It was made flat after Delta’s battle with Apollo. Phobos had his cream suit on as usual. He looked very out of place among the other Olympians. He was standing about ten feet from Terra, adjusting his suit.

Terra: Phobos… Remember me?

Phobos: What kind of question is that? Of course I remember you. Artemis. But you like to be called Terra. Your speedy friend ruined my plans. It is possible I could’ve saved all the men that Delta slaughtered. Quite a shame I’m fighting you, and not her.

Terra: You saw what she did to Apollo, right?

Phobos: And? Apollo is weak.

Terra: To my knowledge, most of the gods' children are weaker than the gods themselves.

Phobos: Let us find out. I have been thinking fondly of you since we last met. Saving moves for you.

They both stood off. Terra got in a fighting stance. Phobos put his hands behind his back and stayed standing up tall. They slowly walked in a circle. Staring each other down.

Delta from inside the battle room, watched Terra through some sort of window.

Delta: I have a feeling this will play out very different compared to my fight with Apollo.

Terra remembered, she never fought Phobos. So she had a chance. But Delta was right. Something had to change about her fighting style. They said it was bad to tank everything. But for Terra. It could work. Terra stood still instead of going in a circle.

Phobos: Standing still? You could very well get hit with a strategy like that.

Terra remembered Kai. He had very attuned hearing. Just like Stick. Terra’s senses were improved. But not by a lot. She needed to draw on that power. Phobos scoffed and threw a punch straight at Terra. She felt it coming. And lifted up her arm and blocked with her gauntlet. She countered with a kick to Phobos’s gut quickly.

Terra: Nice.

Phobos: You’ve become stronger since we last fought. Good thing I can show my true power her-

Terra punched Phobos in the face and flipped out her spear. She spun it around, and slashed Phobos across the chest. Cutting his suit.

Phobos: Now you messed up.

Terra stabbed Phobos from long range, and kicked off her spear with a back kick. Phobos hardened his arm and blocked. Terra’s foot burned.

Terra: Fuck! Hot!

Phobos reached around and threw a punch. Terra ducked under and punched Phobos in the face. And shot an energy blast out of her hand. She flipped off one of her gauntlets, it smashed into his face. It sped around for a second time. Phobos grabbed it out of the air and slammed it on the ground. Terra started to feel the ground shake under her.

Phobos: We are barely even going half speed.

Terra called her gauntlet back. She could feel the ground much better with her feet. And felt the rumbling much more prominent under her. She jumped out of the way, just as soon as tons of lava fired from under the surface like a lava geyser. Turning the arena into a pool of lava. With bits of land floating atop it.

Terra: Maybe Delta was right when she said I needed a long range weapon.

Phobos threw rocks of lava at Terra. She slammed them down with her armor. Or blocked them. The last one he threw, Terra caught in her hand and threw straight back at Phobos. But it did nothing.

Phobos walked in the lava. His suit somehow not burning. He walked towards Terra overbearingly. He sank in the lava. Terra could do nothing but wait.

Terra: Come on...come out.

The land under her broke into pieces. Terra jumped off, onto another piece. She couldn’t let Phobos take her down like a shark. Terra remembered when she fell into the old man’s fire. The old man pushed her into his fire. Terra screamed out from the pain. A red aura quickly flashed around her. The old man turned around to face his attention to Kai. Terra got up, her eyes red as if she had hit destruction form. She activated her destruction form. And stuck her hand in the lava. It burned. But only for a second. It was like swimming in really hot water. She took her hand out. And then felt the piece of land under her break into pieces. She jumped over to another piece of land. There were only two left including the one she was on. She touched the lava with no destruction. It burned like regular fire. But she felt a rush. She knew what she had to do. Phobos broke the piece of land Terra was on.

Terra: Please god don’t burn my hair off…

She turned on her destruction form. And jumped in. It was burning. But she wasn’t burning to death. That was a plus. Delta watched Terra jump into lava.

Delta: Why the fuck did she just jump into lava?! What’s wrong with her? Shouldn’t they stop the fight?

Hephaestus: I think she knows just what she’s doing.

Terra saw Phobos standing in the lava like it was his natural habitat. She also was delighted to see her hair was still intact. Maybe thanks to her destruction form. Terra trudged through the lava slowly. Phobos walked towards her at normal speed. He punched her in the gut. And then uppercut her in the face. He grabbed her by the neck. And held her up. She could shake him off. It would hurt though. She turned off her destruction form. It was like igniting a spark. Some of her long hair was burnt off. She turned on destruction immediately. Blasting Phobos off of her. He went barreling through the lava. She went up to him and did a huge uppercut. So hard he went flying out of the lava. Terra jumped out. Lava splashed everywhere. And took out her spear. They were high into the air.

Terra: Why do you even stick out in my mind? You tortured me for a little while. That’s it. Guess it’s the mystery. What did you even want? Doesn’t matter. You’re just a memory. Doesn’t matter the trauma. Can’t waste time thinking about you!

As Phobos fell at her she went to stab through him. But he turned into his rock form. And slammed onto Terra. He broke into pieces. But like when he was killed by Amelia, he was fine. The ground had magically been turned back to normal. Terra was banged up from Phobos slamming into her. She hit the ground hard. And sat up slowly. She felt her hair. About half of it was burnt off. Now it fell just a bit past her shoulders. It wasn’t long until it was revealed who changed the ground. Hera floated down. She looked down at Terra, she looked pissed.

Hera: Child. Where is Delta?

Terra: The battle room. Or whatever it’s called.

Hera grabbed Terra’s arm and brought her to the room.

Terra: Did I do good?

Delta: Your hair almost looks like mine now.

Terra: Hah, even lava couldn’t burn my hair as short as yours!

Hera: It seems you two have gotten along very well.

Terra: Oh no no.

Delta & Terra: This is temporary!

Hera: Yeah. Whatever. I hate what Zeus is making you two do. He wants you to go on a quest. Probably so Homer can write a shit book about it. I would rather Poseidon be dealt with quickly. But you two decided to play in the slob pen. Both of you are from the middle of the woods anyway.

Delta: Just get to the point.

Hera: Yes. You two need to go to the library. To gain the knowledge about Poseidon.

Delta: From who? Apollo?

Hera: No. you made sure about that. He is alive. But you did a number on him. He doesn’t want to show his face around here for a while. Zeus is impressed.

Delta excitedly raised her hands in the air and yelled:

Delta: Yeah! Ahem, thank you Lady Hera.

Hera: Go to the Olympian library. I don’t want to ask again.

## Issue 7 - Athena, Goddess of war

Terra and Delta shook hands with Hephaestus.

Terra & Delta: Thank you, for everything.

Hephaestus: It was my pleasure watching you two bring my suits into battle.

Terra: Bet you’ve never seen anything like it, eh?

Hephaestus: I haven’t actually. Be careful at the library. Who knows who might be there. Plus, Athena is a pain to deal with.

Terra: We’ll see Athena?

Hephaestus: Yes. Some people think she is...hard to bargain with.

Terra: Not a worry. We got far enough. We can’t give up now.

Hephaestus: Just, one thing. Think about what Zeus is asking of you. He wants you to kill Poseiden. I won’t lie. That’s one of his brothers. He’s too cowardly. A place with peace is a place where he rules over all. Just, think about that before making a decision you may regret.

Terra and Delta were silent. Both of them running this info through their heads. Persephone popped out of one of Hephaestus’s rooms. She came over to Terra and Delta. She kissed Terra on the forehead and Delta on the cheek. Delta blushed madly.

Persephone: It was nice getting to know you all. I was great friends with your mom, Delta. She was flawed. But she had a certain view of the world. Just, be a better Olympian than she was. Though, I did admire her rebelliousness. Thank you all for the thrilling fights yesterday.

Terra: See ya!

Delta: B-bye.

They left Hephaestus’s house.

Terra: So...off to the Olympian library, huh?

Delta:...

Terra: Earth to Delta! Hey!

Delta was startled out of her daydream.

Delta: Oh, Sorry. What were you saying?

Terra: You really that flustered from Persephone?

Delta: You wouldn’t get it. A-and she’s married!

Terra: I mean, remember when she had to heal that disease from Apollo, and she had to-.

Delta: Yeah yeah I remember! It was yesterday!

Terra laughed.

Terra:Okay, seriously. We have to get to this library. Luckily it’s uphill, which means less mountain climbing.

Delta: Right.

They did have to climb a bit of mountain. But they could see the library’s roof from down the hill. They started walking up.

Terra: Sooo, that whole Poseiden thing. What do you think?

Delta: What about it?

Terra: Hephaestus told us we might have to kill him.

Delta: I thought that was the general consensus. Don’t take the moral high ground again.

Terra: But what if Zeus does have something else in mind for us?

Delta: I came here in search of my one life goal. Be an Olympian god. Honor my mother.

Terra: I’ve heard that one-hundred times by this point.

Delta: Remember what I said? Don’t get in my way.

Terra: Yeah, yeah. I’m trying to have a reasonable conversation here. Imagine what killing Poseiden could do!

Delta: It’s straightforward. Zeus asked us to do that task. Then I get what I want.

Terra laughed.

Delta: What’s so funny?

Terra: You sound like me. I was selfish enough to be the main cause for the destroying of San Francisco. I was selfish enough to let out forty million mutants all at once. Because it was justice.

Delta: Yeah, for that your a really shitty person. I own up to my shittyness. I don’t care.

Terra: I just...don’t want to be thought of as the one dumb girl who threw the world into chaos. Atleast, not by everyone. We should be careful where we step next. I don’t want to kill Poseiden.

Delta: I’ve taken so much bullshit from the world. You ruined my life. Apollo fucked me over. I have no sympathy for a cruel world, so I’ll be just as cruel. I don’t care if the oceans never flow again.

Terra: We’ll have choices to make. Listen to me. None of the Olympians care about you. Your family will be just as broken when you were with Artemis.

Delta decked Terra in the face. She stumbled over for a second. Terra blocked Delta’s next punch and kicked her in the gut. As Delta fell back. Terra was slammed in the gut with Delta’s shinguard. Terra threw it off of her. Delta pulled her gun on Terra.

Terra: Enough, Delta! Calm the fuck down! You can’t be Artemis like this!

Delta stopped. She put her gun away.

Delta: Thought you didn’t like that idea.

Terra: You fantasize about it. We’re almost here.

They entered the library.

???: Who are you two?

They turned around to see who must’ve been Athena. She was wearing a greek helmet with a red mohawk, and a golden chestplate that came down past her chest. Past this she wore a white cloak. She had a golden belt as well, which matched her golden sandals.

Terra: You’re Athena, right?

Athena: Correct. What are you two doing here?

Delta: We need info.

Athena: Look around. There is plenty of information here.

Delta: We need to know a certain type of information. Where is Poseiden now?

Athena: Who wants to know?

Delta: Me. I do.

Athena: Why?

Delta: Doesn’t matter.

Athena shook her head. She turned invisible.

Terra: What the hell?

Delta: With the use of her helm. She can turn herself invisible.

Delta was suddenly knocked to the floor. Athena appeared behind her with her foot on Delta’s back. She was holding the scroll Zeus gave them. Only the current goal was displayed. “Go to the Olympian library, and find out where Poseiden’s hiding place is.”

Terra: Hey, why would Poseiden be hiding anyway?

Athena: Zeus really doesn’t trust you two. Even though your on your way to godhood. I watched lots of your actions, Terra. Especially when you were in the underworld.

Terra: What about it?

Athena: Do you remember the dragon lady down there?

Terra: Oh, yeah. She called you guys children or something.

Athena: Right. That is Zeus’s mother, Hesial. The rightful ruler of Skyland. She created everything.

Terra: Really? Everything? So I met one of the creators of the universe?!

Athena: Zeus jailed her up, so he could take possession of Olympus. This was shortly after the first attack on Olympus. From the Clan of Reiki.

Terra: This is way too much information all at once! Who was killed during this first attack?

Athena: Aphrodite, Hermes, Hestia, Hephaestus was crippled.

Terra: That has to have been...Ivan.

Athena: How do you know Ivan?

Terra: I fought him on many occasions. He said he killed those people.

Athena: You fought him and lived?! How?

Terra: I was fighting him on Earth. Apparently he was weaker.

Athena: The Olympians are fighting right now. Because Zeus wants to keep her locked up. Poseidon thinks she should be set free.

Terra: Set free? So two sides of Olympians are fighting?

Athena: Yes. If you are going to kill Poseiden, which Zeus wants you to do, I will not let you.

Terra: It’s okay. I don’t want to kill him. We both don’t.

Athena: That’s a lie.

Terra: How do you know?

Athena: Your friend, Delta. Is thinking about pounding him into the sand right now.

Delta: So you really can read me. Don’t stand in my way.

Athena: You really-

Athena laughed.

Athena: I’m the goddess of war! You couldn’t beat me in a fight!

Delta: I beat Apollo. I can go further.

Athena: You're a child from the woods. Your first mother neglected you, and so did Artemis.

Delta: You don’t know anything about me. You have no idea how bad I need this.

Athena: No. I don’t.

Athena fired a blast of light at Delta.

Terra: Delta! Not now!

Delta shook it off with her armor. And ran towards Athena and slid. She pulled her guns and shot as many shots as possible at Athena. She shrugged off the blows.

Terra: Seriously! We don’t have time to fight!

Delta: We have a goal! She stands in our way! I’ve come so far. Can’t stop now.

Athena floated above the air and grabbed Delta by the neck. She pushed her out of the library.

Athena: No fighting in the library.

Delta: Like I give a shit.

Delta fired on destruction. And shook out of Athena’s grip. She did a backflip onto a floating island. Athena took out her shield. And a spear. She slashed forward with her spear, Delta caught it and kicked it down. She took out her axe and slashed it at Athena. She blocked with her sheild, and slid back just a bit. Delta shot her gun, it bounced off her helm and Athena fell back. Delta jumped forward and grabbed Athena by the head, and slammed her onto the ground. She shot a bunch of shots into her stomach whilst on top of her. Athena threw Delta off of her and stabbed her spear down. It chinked off of Delta’s armor. One of her gauntlets flew off and stabbed Athena in the side.

Terra jumped in the way of the two.

Terra: Come on! Delta, stop!

Athena slammed her spear into Terra. She blocked with both of her gauntlets and jumped back, standing next to Delta.

Terra: Delta. You need to stop this.

Athena: Don’t worry. She will be stopped.

Delta pushed Terra aside and pulled her axe. Athena stood firm. Delta took a big slash at Athena. Athena shielded the hit. But her shield was broken into pieces. Athena extended her arm. And grabbed Delta’s head. Delta was thrown back. Terra went over to her.

Terra: What happened?

Athena: She’s alive. I can’t intervene by killing one of you. But I can change the way she sees the world.

Terra: What?

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta looked down. She was in her body. But she was back with Artemis.

Artemis: If you are to be with me. Live with me, and hunt with me. You must remove any earthly tether you may have. Delta, come up here.

Delta realized she had to have been...Maybe ten at this point.

Artemis: Remind me of the tether you were attached too.

Delta: Of course! I wanted to know who my true family was!

Artemis: Why is this not the right way?

Delta: My family doesn’t matter. All that matters is I’m here. With you.

Artemis slapped Delta across the face.

Artemis: Sounds like your earthly tether is me.

Delta: Ow...y-yeah,

Artemis: Ten years of teachings! Thrown away because she decided to get attached to the only one who gave a shit about her! Listen to me Delta. I’ll only be proud of you when you surpass me. Until then, you are a disappointment. Get back in line!

Delta thought to herself. When did this happen? She didn’t remember this happening. She came back to reality. She looked up at Athena. Who was holding Delta down with her shield.

Athena: How was that?

Delta: What was that?

Athena: A memory. A suppressed one. But a memory. Want more?

Delta: No! Let me go!

Athena: Sounds like a yes.

Athena sent Delta into another memory.

Delta was sitting at a dinner table. She was surrounded by Artemis’s woman. Artemis was shouting at a girl.

Artemis: Get out! Never come back! You are a disappointment!

Artemis sat down at the table.

Artemis: I’m happy to see you all here. That one, she was a weakling.

Artemis’s nymphs came out, and gave everyone their dishes. Vegan dishes of course. Delta realized she got less.

Delta: Mother, I think there was an error. I didn’t get as much as everyone else.

Artemis: And? You are the leader. Imagine you are stranded in a desert. And you only have a bit of food. You should be prepared to give it all up. You're lucky you got any.

Delta, once again. Came back to the present.

Athena: Did Artemis even ever say she was proud of you?!

Delta: Don’t…

Athena sent Delta through a string of memories.

Artemis: Don’t disappoint me like this! You can heal, don’t disappoint your peers. Seriously?! Even Hannah can turn things to stone! You are a failure! Why did I even teach you?! You are a failure! You spent your entire life to die to a zero!

Delta was brought back to the present. She was holding her head in pain. It felt like her brain was splitting in two. At the same time she was breaking down and sobbing. Terra looked at her. She felt a cold chill go up her spine.

Athena sighed.

Athena: This isn’t my place. I will put fate in your hands. We are doomed either way.

Terra: Doomed?

Athena: I can’t say much more, But it is said that the end of the Olympian era is coming soon.

Terra: ...What? Why has nobody told us about that?!

Athena: I am not aware. But you two could be a deciding factor.

Terra: Delta...are you ready to go?

Delta: ...Yes.

Delta and Terra stood up.

Terra: I’m going to warn Poseidon. Artemis was supposed to bring people together. Maybe I can bring the Olympians together.

Athena: Let's hope so. Poseidon is far down. He resides in the land of the dead currently. Go there, you will find a patch of water close to the lava. He’s there.

## Issue 8 - Poseidon, God of The Sea

Terra and Delta were sitting on a boat. Rowing down the land of the dead. Terra guiding one side with an ore and Delta guiding the other side.

Terra: You doing okay back there?

Delta: I’m fine, thanks.

Terra: I highly doubt that. I get you like to pretend you hate me. But haven’t we gotten just a bit closer through all this?

Delta: Well, I want to kill you slightly less now. Maybe I don’t even have a cause to be mad at you anymore. Since my mom might’ve been a cause for most of it.

Terra: Yeah...your mom. What is the deal with her now?

Delta: I get why I was so easy to manipulate. I never left that place. She never wanted me to. Then I saw it again, through a different lens. I killed hundreds of men, for what?

Terra: I let free tons of metas and mutants who caused lots of trouble for people...I’m probably responsible for some deaths too.

Delta: But you didn’t watch the life drain from their eyes. You didn’t kill them directly. I either killed them myself or had my soldiers gun them down. They're gone too.

Terra: Your right...I’m sorry all that had to hap-

Delta: I don’t want to hear a sorry. I did this to myself.

Terra: We are kinda similar, you and I. We both lived in the middle of the woods, and were taught by some kinda abusive people. Stick was a...necessary evil though. At least I think. Artemis was...Just plain fucking insane.

Delta: Guess you were kinda right. Even though you don’t deserve all the credit. If your looking for sympathy, we both went through a little bit of shit.

Terra: Jilaya...And then there was Ivan. Did your mom ever mention someone like that?

Delta: Ivan? No. But she must have heard of him If he was responsible for the first attack on Olympus.

Terra: He is, as far as I know.

Delta: Athena talked shit about the end of the Olympian era. That mean he’ll come back for round 2?

Terra: I hope not.

Delta: Hey! Slow down! Patch of water!

They both slowed down and paddled over to a small indentation of water sticking out of the lava.

Terra: Do you really still want to be Artemis?

Delta: I’m not sure at this point. It would be an honor. But how would I feel being in the same place my mother is in?

Terra: I think the Olympian family is as fucked up as the one you were in. Probably worse.

Delta:They probably have incest or something.

Terra: Pfft, that’s uncalled for.

Delta: It’s probably true!

Terra: I won’t stop you if you still want the part. Do you want to kill Poseiden?

Delta: I don’t want to do it like that though. It’d be...wrong?

Terra: Well. It’s settled then,

Delta: If we burn to death I’ll be pissed at you.

They both jumped into the water. They swam down a little bit, to see a big air bubble. Where she saw Poseiden sitting down looking at something. They got into the air bubble. Where they could stand normally.

Poseidon: Ah, Terra and Delta. I’ve been waiting for you.

Delta: Look, Poseidon, we have to tell you some-

Polybus came from behind and knocked the two out. He chopped his hands on their necks.

Polybus: Hopefully that didn’t kill them.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta and Terra woke up. They were trapped in some sort of cage.

Delta: Why did they leave our armor on…?

Poseidon, Apollo, and Polybus were standing in front of the cage.

Poseidon: I know my brother was planning on killing me! But you two have no chance! Haha!

Delta: What’s so funny?

Poseidon: That I’m so great!

Apollo: Uncle. Do you want to tell the story of what happened?

Poseidon: They know. Me and Zeus disagreed with jailing up our mother. He wanted control! Power-hungry bastard. My mother is a hardworking woman. She should be the rightful leader. Her supervision is needed!

Delta: Your saying a mother needs to oversee her kids?

Apollo: As far as I’m concerned, we’re all still children who need to be looked after.

Terra: So Zeus only really cares about power?

Polybus: The only reason the bastard has been in power so long is because of his trickery.

Poseidon: We’ve all been divided since Zeus took full power.

Terra: So everyone might come back around if Hesial is released?

Poseidon: Zeus would be forced to follow.

Apollo: I think so. Hesial was never too hard. She only stepped in when she had to.

Terra: What do you think Delta?

Delta: I don’t care. I’m tired of all this…

Terra: The last time I made a choice like this, I fucked up so much. I didn’t realize it. So many people made me realize what I did.

Kai: You release, what, forty million Mutants? Now they have no homes, and nothing to lose. What else are they going to do? They're going to try and get money. Cops can’t take them down. So they are just going to rob banks.

Delta: You could’ve set free millions of soon-to-be monsters. I do what I want for a cause. What’s your cause?

Jilaya: You will always deal with the repercussions of your actions today. You are setting them free, but freedom comes with a price. Every action has consequences.

Terra: I couldn’t undo it. Please, you're smart. Help me make a decision.

Delta: Compared to you, it’s not saying much. But yes, Hesial seems like she is a better leader than Zeus. She was one of the original gods. There’s a sort of...imbalance of power.

Terra: Isn’t there an imbalance of power with Hesial compared to the Olympians.

Delta: Maybe not. They were able to take down Hesial. And I mean an imbalance of power dimension-wise. Imagine if the ruler of hell came here, he could wipe out the Olympians. We’re so...vulnerable. At the very least, Hesial has to be here to protect us.

Terra: Then it’s decided. We’ll set her free.

Poseidon: Good choice.

There was a flash of lightning behind Poseiden. Zeus was standing there.

Delta: Shit.

Poseidon: Zeus...You two led him straight here! Idiots!

Poseiden summoned a trident and stabbed at Zeus. Zeus summoned a lightning sword. They clashed, Causing ripples everywhere. The world was practically shaking.

Zeus: I’m not here to kill you brother, we have bigger problems. We have to go back to the heart.

Terra: what?

Zeus: Me and Hera’s castle you fool!

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hades was sitting in the underworld, playing chess with Hitler.

Hades: Aaaand, you lose.

Hitler: Scheiße, du hast geschummelt! du hast geschummelt!

Hades: Yeah, yeah. Complain all ya want.

Hades got up off his chair.

Hades: Cerberus…

Hades tracked down his beast. He had locked Cerberus in a cage for the night. He felt something from Cerberus. He got to Cerberus. The dog was shaking the cage. Hades realized he was missing one of his teeth,

Hades: How…?

Yuri stood next to the cage. She was flipping around one of his teeth. It was glowing a vibrant blue. She had one of her chains still on her arm.

Yuri: He nearly ripped off my arm. You should really brush his teeth more. He’s got a couple loose ones.

Hades: CODE RED! YURI HAS ESCAPED!

Yuri lunged towards Hades. She slashed the tooth at him. He dodged and took out his sword. They clashed.

Yuri: What is this?

Yuri flipped her chain around. And wrapped up Hades. She threw him in the air. And slammed him into the ground. She raised the tooth. Cerberus was starting to get angry.

Yuri: Lucky you, go cry to your Olympians. If I killed you here, your puppy would eat me alive.

Hades: Your right.

Hades opened Ceberus’s cage. He rushed Yuri. She vanished out of thin air.

Hades: Shit. This is a big fucking issue.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Zeus, Apollo, Polybus, Posiedon, Terra and Delta made it to Zeus’s castle. They were in the upper area. By Zeus’ throne. They saw Hades sitting on the steps.

Zeus: Brother. What are you doing here?

Hades: Got news for ya. Yuri is free.

Everyone went silent. Terra remembered when she saw Yuri. She was like a chained up animal.

Zeus: Yuri is free…Who could’ve done such a thing?

Hades: Anyone in the Clan of Reiki could’ve. But we know of two active members.

Poseidon: Who might that be?

Hades: Well Yuri, obviously. And Ivan. Most recently known as Ivan Springer.

Terra: Shit...It is true.

Hera ran in the room.

Hera: Zeus! I swear to god if this happens again I’ll-

Zeus: You’ll what? We are caught off guard. Again.

Hera: Exactly! I know you don’t care! But I’m not losing more of my children!

Zeus: You won’t. We defeated Hesial. We can defeat Yuri. We just have to unite. Right, brothers?

Hades: Olympians and uniting doesn’t go together well. But hey, what do I know?

Poseidon: Not to fear brothers. We can snuff out these evils. Last time there were seven. Now there are two. We’ve only gotten stronger!

A huge blue light shimmered off in the distance.

Hades: It’s possible there’s more than two, we could be royally fucked.

Hera: Hades! Let free Cerberus!

Hades: He can’t leave his realm. Seems the only one who can is Hesial. She’s connected with the Underworld through me.

The light fizzled away. They saw a figure in the distance. Glowing red. With another figure, Yuri. Glowing yellow through her prison armor.

Terra: Shit. Why did we have to be here for this?

Delta: Guess we’re lucky. We get to witness the end of the Olympians.

Terra looked around. She saw the same figure off in the distance behind Poseiden. It was seemingly smoking red all over. Shimmering with a red light. It had to have been a monster of some sort. Humanoid. It was covered with black armor. Like a shell. It had 7 circles around it. All red. It’s mask was boxy, and threatening. With two slanted eyes burning red. Terra screamed.

Terra: Poseidon! Behind-

Before Poseiden could react the monster held a blade. It slashed through Posiden’s midsection. Cutting through him like butter. He was sliced in half. No blood. He just...vanished from existence. He faded away as he laid cut in half on the ground. Only leaving his trident. The monster stared at Terra and took off it’s mask. Terra’s eyes widened in fear. Ivan smiled at her. With the same smile he gave when she threw him into the Astral realm.

Ivan: Terra, why haven’t you learned? Like I said, I’ll just come back.

## Issue 9 - Yuri, Goddess of The Hunt

Terra fell on the ground crying. She looked up at Ivan.

Ivan: You ended my happy family. Why do you deserve to have one as well?

Delta: Terra! The fuck are you doing? The threat is over there!

Terra snapped into reality. Delta smacked her on the face.

Delta: Snap out of it! Didn’t take you for a crier.

Terra: B-But I saw him. Ivan. He…

Terra looked up at Poseidon. Who at this point obviously pitied her.

Delta: Ivan isn’t here, Terra! Get your head straight!

Terra looked down at Olympus. She saw Yuri and who she believed was Ivan walking towards the castle.

Terra: That monster...it is Ivan.

Delta: How do you know?

Hera: She’s right. It is. I remember him. The smile he gave me as he slaughtered my children.

Delta: Well, we can’t just sit here like sitting ducks!

Zeus: We fight then! Everyone rush them at once! They can’t take all of us.

Hades: You remember what Ivan has, right? Even stronger than your lightning bolt.

Zeus: Don’t talk to me like that! That blade is nothing compared to me.

Hades: It’s the strongest blade! THE strongest blade!

Polybus: They can’t be bargained with, nor reasoned with. Ivan, that thing. Doesn’t feel remorse, or pain or fear. The Clan of Reiki will not stop. Ever. Until we’re dead.

Everyone was silent for a second. Ominously looking at Polybus.

Hera: Ugh, I’m calling the rest of the Olympians. They could be in danger.

Delta: Polybus, how do you even know what you’re talking about?

Polybus: I saw Ivan and Yuri kill my father in front of me. I saw Ivan smile as he cut him down. He looked at me with the same expression. His smile is warm, and sincere. Almost comforting. Then you remember his soul goal is to slice all of us to shreds.

Ares and Athena were the first to arrive.

Ares: Me and Athena have come up with a plan.

Athena: We have to do something about these intruders immediately. Zeus. If you truly care about your people, we’ll have to make a dangerous move.

Zeus: Well? Tell me!

Ares: We plan to lead them straight to this castle.

Hera: What? My castle?!

Athena: Think about it. We’d be letting them destroy Athens. Polybus, we need you as bait.

Polybus: You want me to run the two here?

Athena: Yes. We’ll have Hera wait somewhere. And teleport them to the Heart.

Ares: The castle is at high risk. But your people will be freed from the torment that those two will subject them to.

Zeus: If my castle goes down. You two will pay severely for it.

Polybus: Your castle going down is much better than most of your people dying.

Athena: The children in the schools will also have to be evacuated.

Poseidon: Onto the main question. Can Ivan or Yuri even be killed? Aphrodite struck him down once. And he lived.

Polybus: He just...stood back up.

Hades: And Yuri was too powerful to be struck down.

Demeter and Hephaestus came in. Next to Hephaestus were two of his robots.

Athena: So Terra and Delta, you will evacuate the children.

Delta: Okay.

Terra: I hope your plan works.

Delta: And if things go sideways?

Ares: We die. Everyone in this room has to be ready to die for Olympus.

Terra’s heart sank when she heard Ares say this. We’re they really going to die? Delta even shuddered a bit.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Delta and Terra ran down the school halls.

Delta: Something seems off.

Terra: Hey, here’s the first classroom.

Terra touched the door. As soon as her hand touched the knob, it exploded in her face. She went flying back and slammed into a wall. As her consciousness faded she saw Delta yelling at Phobos and Psyche.

Delta: Seriously?! A bomb?

Phobos: We needed to be safe.

Delta: You could’ve made it weaker!

Phobos: What’s the point of a bomb if it doesn’t hurt a god in a universe of gods?

Psyche: Help me with this kid. We’re evacuating them out the…

Terra lost consciousness. Or at least that’s what it felt like. She looked up to see Ivan standing above her. She jumped back and got to her feet.

Terra: Is this the Astral Realm again…?

Ivan: No. This is your mind.

Terra: That’s really you down there, isn’t it?

Ivan: Yes, finally. The second siege begins. Maybe it’s your fault. If you didn’t kill my entire family I may have stayed on Earth for a good while.

Terra: ...So disaster follows me everywhere I go?

Ivan: I don’t sugarcoat things. Of course it does. You’re a hellspawn. Like a vicious animal that believes it’s really a small cat. You destroy everything you come across. And act like a good person. And I hate actors.

Terra: ...Fuck you. Isn’t it your choice to attack this place? If I’m a hellspawn, you’re satan.

Ivan smiled.

Ivan: Good. Satan controls his hellspawn. You’re going to die.

Terra swallowed her fear.

Terra: I beat you before. I have to be able to beat you again.

Ivan: Sounds as if you’re telling yourself that.

Terra woke back up. She was only out for a few seconds. She stood up. Psyche was helping some kids out of the classroom.

Phobos: Sorry about the bomb. I had added a little something made to incapacitate gods. But you are strong.

Terra: So...your on our side?

Phobos: I’m not evil. Nor is my sister. Those concepts are quite trivial if you ask me. Not gentleman-like.

They advanced and freed another classroom.

Delta: Hey, do you see the water coming from under the door.

Psyche: One of the kids probably has a water power. Doesn’t matter.

Terra went to open the door.

Delta: I’ve got it. Maybe it’ll explode this time.

Terra: Hey, why don’t you see whose in there?

Delta: Good idea.

Delta hit the button under her ear. Her mask covered her eyes again.

Delta: There’s one lifeform in there.

Phobos: Must be one kid.

Terra: Guys...look down the hall.

There was a motionless arm sticking out from the corner of the hallway. And a trail of blood on the ground. A sword was suddenly shoved through the door. It clinked off of Delta’s armor, but she was pushed back. Someone walked through the door. There was a dark skinned woman with black hair with green highlights and blue sleeveless armor. Which came down into blue pteruges. She wore brown leggings that were lined with gold.

Psyche: Look who it is, Phobos.

The group moved down the hall as the woman walked towards them.

Phobos: Ashana, daughter of Poseidon.

Ashana: Of course that’s what you call me.

Psyche: Shit, I haven’t seen you since school. You’re finally flooding the school like you said before?

Ashana: Shut up! I don’t have time for you all.

Terra: Did you...kill all those kids?

Ashana: Their slaves to the gods. Plus, the gods reproduce like cavemen.

Phobos: You are really part of the Clan of Reiki? Where are the rest of the members?

Ashana: We’re down some members. But since Zeus became leader, there has been so much animosity between the gods. Do you really expect them to work together effectively?

Everyone heard a loud bang.

Delta: Quick. Let’s waste her.

Phobos: Couldn’t agree more.

Delta took off one of her gauntlets and it flew straight at Ashana. She knocked it off course with her sword. Ashana shot a blast of lightning from her sword straight into Psyche.

Psyche: How foolish.

The bolt did nothing to Psyche. Terra took out her spear and slashed it forward. Ashana blocked one of her hits. Delta came from under her and punched her square in the chest. Phobos made a wall of lava, and made it come towards Ashana. Ashana flipped Delta off of her, and threw her into Phobos. Psyche took out her sword. Yamato. She clashed with Ashana. Swinging quickly with rapid precision. Ashana blocked all of her shots. But she was distracted by Terra’s swings. Psyche tagged her in the leg. Where she was left open.

Terra: Psyche, notice she isn’t wearing armor around her arms.

Psyche: Maybe you did learn a little bit.

Terra spun her staff and slammed it into the ground. Ashana slashed at the spear, to slice it in half. Terra jumped off of it and kicked her in the stomach. As she flew back, Psyche lifted her sword, she slashed off Ashana’s arm that was holding her sword. She screamed out in pain. Psyche took her sword. Ashana fell into the wall of lava. Delta took out her axe and slashed over the top. Right through Ashana and the wall of lava.

Delta: Job’s done.

Phobos: Good job everyone.

Terra looked off the walls. She saw it. The same red glow that she saw when Ivan killed Poseidon.

A sword was stabbed straight through Phobos from behind. Ivan held his sword in the air. Relishing in his kill. He slashed to the side. Slicing Phobos in half. Blood spreading across the walls. Phobos’s body disintegrated slowly once he hit the ground.

Psyche: Brother!

Psyche jumped to Phobos.

Psyche: Phobos, stay here. Stay with me!

Yuri: Awww. She’s crying. Demons don’t cry. Isn’t that right?

Yuri stabbed Psyche with Cerberus’s tooth from behind. She stabbed her right through the head. Yuri ripped off Psyche’s head. Terra and Delta looked at the two, frozen in terror. Their hearts beating out of their chests. The two nightmarish monsters standing in front of them, smiling. Someone blast through the wall. Yuri and Ivan shielded their eyes. It was Demeter.

Demeter: Both of you! Run! You’ll die if you stick around!

Terra: But you’ll die!

Demeter: The next generation needs to be preserved.

As Terra and Delta fled, they turned the corner to see Demeter quickly dispatched, and Yuri’s hands on her head. She snapped Demeter’s neck. Chains came from out of the ground. And made Delta and Terra trip. Their legs were trapped. Ivan and Yuri walked towards the two.

## Issue 10 - Ivan, Extinguisher of Gods

Athena: Zeus! You have to make a decision now. If you don’t we’re all doomed!

Zeus: We don’t have to free her. I have a plan.

Poseidon: And?

Zeus: You’ll see. I can do this myself.

Poseidon: Brother, the reason we’re so disconnected is because of moves like this. Do you want Olympus to fall?!

Zeus: When have I failed Olympus? Hm?

Poseidon: You will if we aren’t coordinated. Stop being selfish. We will destroy those two by ourselves.

Zeus: Me selfish? You don’t get involved with our affairs unless it’s to spite me or to yell at me!

Poseidon: You really want to go there? I could flood Athens with my water!

Zeus: I could destroy your little city under the sea. How would you like that?

Athena: You two! Shut up! We have to be coordinated. I will call Dionysus. He’s the only one of us missing.

Ares: He’s an idiot! What would he do for us?

Hades: God! All your nagging makes me want to go in there and get cut in half by them on purpose! I personally don’t care what we do with Hesial. We’ll kill those two bastards. We start by disarming them. Those weapons they have are the reason they could cut us down with one hit.

Demeter: They could be killing everyone in that school right now. We have to go in there.

Hades: We need a plan. We need to catch them off guard. Do you really want to go in there Demeter?

Demeter: You all are just going to sit here. Those kids in there need help.

Ares: I have a strategy. It will require us to lose one of our own.

Hera: I’m not losing one of my kids.

Ares: You won’t be, mother.

Ares put his hand on Demeter’s head.

Ares: Kill Yuri and Ivan.

Hera: What the fuck are you doing?

Ares: My soldiers don’t die.

Polybus: You’re brutal…

Demeter lit up like she was someone different. She went inside the castle.

Ares: I have a plan to kill them.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ivan and Yuri stood above Delta and Terra.

Yuri: Chains? Why didn’t you tell me you could do that before.

Ivan: The best surprises are the unexpected ones.

Ivan and Yuri kissed, and looked at the two with chilling expressions. Like wolves about to feast on their prey. Terra had to think of something quick.

Terra: What the hell? What happened to Jilaya?

Ivan: It’s true that I can revive after I’m killed, right?

Terra: Yes?

Ivan: I didn’t want to spend my entire life with one person. The universe is endless. I could explore so much more. So I didn’t tell her about my power of resurrections. She died thinking I was dead. I loved Jilaya. But I can’t let her death stop me from being happy. She’d want me to be happy, keep living.

Yuri: Love is beautiful. You tore Ivan apart. It’s only natural to want to find another mate.

Ivan: You killed my kids. Killed my wife. How do you think I feel about that? It’s not a good feeling.

Delta: What about all those people you killed!? How are you above them?

Ivan: Me and you Delta, were similar. We are above those people because we fight for something other than ourselves. I fight to purify the universe. You fight to purify the human race. I understand.

Delta: That’s not what I mean at all! Each of those men I killed had lives. I should pay. If god doesn’t make me, I’ll make myself pay. I wanted to be my mom. Follow in her footsteps. I should focus on atoning for her sins, along with mine.

Ivan: Fine then. So you choose to die like the rest. What do you think, Yuri?

Yuri: I think all this talking is making me tired.

Ivan: The feeling is mutual.

Terra: You can’t kill me Ivan.

Ivan: Why not? I’m about to.

Terra: You had so many times you could’ve killed me. But you didn’t. Why?

Ivan: Sorry Terra. You can’t buy time. You’re out of it. I’m saving you from your future.

Yuri: Let’s slit their throats!

Yuri held up her fang. But she realized it wasn’t there.

Yuri: What the…?

Delta smacked Terra on the side. She outstretched her hand. Yuri felt her body go weak. She nearly fell to the ground. But she was still standing.

Yuri: What did you do to me?!

Terra: I don’t know, honestly.

Demeter came from behind Yuri and stabbed her in her one remaining eye. Yuri couldn’t move her body at all. Ivan pulled Demeter off of Yuri with one hand. He had requipped his mask.

Ivan: You shouldn’t have done that.

Ivan crushed her neck. Killing her again. He threw her in the air and slashed her into three pieces with Azrael’s blade.

Ivan: Yuri. You may have to use your special tactic.

Yuri: I hear you.

All of the Olympians burst through the wall.

Zeus: Come on! Let’s have some fun!

Zeus summoned his lightning blade. He slashed at Ivan. They clashed, he threw Zeus off of him and slashed forward. Zeus dodged, him, Hades, Poseidon, Athena, and Apollo all lined up. And shot a huge combined energy blast at him. Ivan stood his ground. He let the blast hit him. And held his hands out in front of himself. The red glow in his suit changed to a bright blue glow. Hades jumped at him and slashed at him with his sword. Ivan parried and threw a kick at him. He summoned two chakras into him. He hit Hades with his kick and fired a lightning bolt into him, and then a bunch of chains. That caught him, Dionysus and Hera. Polybus ran at him and took out his sword. They clashed and Polybus screamed at him.

Polybus: You took my father from me. You’ll die for that!

Ivan grabbed him and nearly stabbed his sword into him. Apollo hit Ivan in the head with an arrow. But his armor protected him. Ivan teleported behind Apollo and slashed his arm off

Ivan: Try shooting a bow now.

Apollo: This is for my sister.

Apollo shot a huge sun at Ivan. He got hit head on. But slashed through and cut Apollo’s head off. Two robots appeared behind him.

Athena: You’ll die for that!

Athena fired a blast of light into Ivan’s face. He was blinded. Athena tried to get into his mind. But she grabbed her head and screamed in pain. She fell over. The two robots grabbed Ivan from behind. He threw them off of him. Zeus jumped at Ivan and stabbed his lightning blade into him.

Ivan: It will take more than that!

Zeus: I know.

Poseidon came from behind and pierced him with his trident. Polybus ran at him and stabbed his sword through Ivan’s head. Hades stabbed his sword into his back.

Delta: Shit…

Yuri stood up. Her arm had turned some sort of red. She yelled and slammed her fist into the ground. The mountain of Olympus was split in two. And the castle began to tumble.

Zeus: Hera! Retreat!

Hera got everyone, and teleported them away.

Terra: Hey, I think they forgot us.

Delta: Not funny!

Yuri had found Ivan’s body. She was on the opposite side of where she had punched. Terra and Delta were sliding off the mountain. While seeing Yuri stand there. Worried for Ivan.

Delta: We have to get these chains off!

Terra: Their stuck in the house! How can we?!

Delta slammed her fist on the floor. Breaking it. They both broke the floor they were chained to.

Terra: Shit! Bad idea! Bad idea!

They were now suspended in the air. They could do nothing.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Zeus: We can’t let up. Teleport me back up. I’ll finish it.

Hera: Be careful.

Zeus stood before Ivan and Yuri.

Yuri: Come on! Get up!

Yuri felt around Ivan’s body. She felt his face.

Yuri: Ivan...Get up!

Ivan: You know those fairytales where the hero dies, and is revived by a maiden’s kiss?

Yuri: I’m no maiden.

Ivan: Good. That’s what I thought.

Ivan stumbled to his feet. He nearly fell off the cliff Yuri had made.

Ivan: Careful. Cliff.

Yuri: I know. I made it.

Ivan: The Olympians?

Yuri: They teleported away. Besides Terra and Delta. They should be dead.

Ivan: Good enough.

Zeus teleported in front of the two.

Zeus: I know I can’t kill you two.

Ivan: You could. We are weak. Aren’t we?

Zeus: You won’t die. You’ll never die. Unless…

Ivan held Azrael’s blade. He laughed at Zeus.

Ivan: Unless you took my blade. This blade erases gods from existence.

Zeus summoned lightning into himself. He blitzed Ivan.

Ivan: ...now.

As soon as Zeus reached the two, Yuri punched him straight in the stomach with her new power. He went flying through the walls. And out of the house. He flew with his weather manipulation. He looked at Ivan from afar. He held Azrael’s blade over the cliff. And dropped it.

Zeus: No!

Zeus flew as fast as he could.

Ivan: Step once to your left and throw.

Yuri jumped in Zeus’s way as soon as he got to the cliff. And hit him again.

Zeus: How?!

Zeus was so enraged he summoned a lightning bolt into himself. What was left of the top of the castle was obliterated. Yuri and Ivan were covered by rubble. Ivan had taken all the blades out of him. He shedded his armor. To see he was nearly finished healing.

Ivan: Zeus...I challenge you to a traditional gladiator battle. We will settle it that way.

Zeus: ...What?

Ivan: You have no other way to kill me. So, if you win the battle. I will leave. If you lose, well, you know my preferred outcome.

Zeus: ...So be it. I accept your challenge. Are you representing yourself?

Ivan: You choose.

Zeus: Tch. I choose Yuri.

Ivan: Clever. You really plan to beat a blind woman to death?

Zeus: I will do what I have to.

## Issue 11 - Delta, Goddess of wildlife

Terra was holding onto her spear. Which was stabbed into the side of the mountain. Delta was holding onto Terra’s chain.

Delta: We can’t just sit here. We’ll die eventually! Got any plans?

Terra: Me? You’re the smart one.

Delta: We need brute force.

Terra: Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Make a cave?

Delta: As long as it doesn’t result in an instant cave-in.

Terra activated destruction. Delta followed suit. She took out her axe. It was so heavy she nearly fell to her death. Delta swung herself into the side of the mountain. And slashed her axe into the mountain.

Terra: One more push!

Terra and Delta both jumped into the crack Delta made. Blowing off a small chunk of the mountain. Making a little ledge for themselves. They both sat down, exhausted.

Delta: So that was Ivan? I see why you’re scared of him.

Terra: I don’t get it. Why do I feel like this? Everyone around me tells me everything I did was my fault.

Delta: ...Well, depends on the thing.

Terra: Ivan blamed me for killing his family. I didn’t even kill them.

Delta: You led the charge.

Terra: I should be held accountable. But I feel like I’m not.

Delta: You really are a dumbass. “God” isn’t going to hold you accountable. God’s that fucking asshole at the top of mount olympus. I killed over a hundred men. I was so mad. I have to pay for my actions somehow. I’ll make myself pay.

Terra: I’m happy for you Delta.

Delta: It is true you caused national distress. You should try and stop meta crimes. Be more vocal. Speak out against the crazy bastards like me.

Terra: I should’ve done that in the first place...When we get back home, I need to do all I can to help. It isn’t too late.

Delta: And it looks like Ivan thought you killed his wife.

Terra: I think I took away his eyes on Earth. He can’t see us.

Delta: It doesn’t matter what Ivan thinks anyway.

Terra: Yeah, his goal is to literally commit genocide.

Delta: Hey...You hear that?

Terra: Hear what?

Delta put her ear to the side of the mountain.

Delta: Something’s moving behind here. I don’t know how. But something is.

Terra and Delta knocked the wall down. To see a huge dragon chained up.

Terra: That’s Hesial…

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Zeus was talking with Athena. Who was healing him.

Athena: She is a formidable foe. You said she reacted to you even when she was blind.

Zeus: Yes. It was because Ivan was there. This time he won’t.

Polybus: Can’t he inhabit minds? He could still be there. In spirit.

Zeus: We have two choices. Fight an immortal man, or fight a strong, but blind woman who isn’t immortal!

Hephaestus: Still, it’s possible she is too strong for you.

Zeus: We’ve prevailed against the Titans, against Typhoeus. Two people can’t kill us. I’ll knock Ivan right out of her head. Hera, remember that spell? The one that was never used.

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Ivan was sitting next to Yuri in the broken down castle.

Ivan: Are you ready to face Zeus?

Yuri: Get inside my mind. I need you to be my eyes.

Ivan: He thinks he’s clever. It’s the common sense move to fight you. When he sees you deflect all of his hits he’ll become enraged. Invade his mind, Yuri.

Yuri: Hah. Sounds like fun. Zeus must have a plan too.

Ivan: He’s a cheater. If he wants to bend the rules of battle, I will too.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Zeus stood in front of the rest of the Olympians. Facing Ivan and Yuri.

Ivan: Here we are, Zeus. Explain the rules.

Zeus: We have to choose our weapons from the weapons given to us. We can’t use our own.

Ivan: So no lightning blade.

Zeus: No Azrael’s blade. Or Cerburus tooth.

Yuri stepped forward.

Yuri: Which means I can’t use this either. What a shame.

Yuri opened her palm. There was a red gemstone of some sort.

Yuri: This is what destroyed your castle.

Zeus held a basket in front of her.

Zeus: Drop it in the basket in front of you.

Yuri: depends. Is there actually a basket in front of me?

Ivan: Drop it Yuri. We will win this fairly.

Yuri dropped the stone in the basket. All of Zeus’s weapons and all of Yuri’s weapons were in there.

Yuri: You really intend to beat a blind woman to death?

Zeus: Stop saying that. You killed my children. For that, you will die.

Yuri: What was his name?

Zeus: Ah, that’s besides the point. What kind of king would I be if I left my kingdom to die?

Hera: Enough talking. Let’s get this battle going.

Yuri had tied a bandage over her two mauled eyes. Ivan led her down to the arena.

Ivan: Wish you luck.

Yuri: Same to you.

Yuri stood off against Zeus. Zeus’s eyes crackled with lightning. Two walls of weapons came up next to the two. Zeus grabbed a spear. Yuri felt around. She grabbed a shortsword and put on gauntlets. Her chain was still attached to her arm.

Yuri: Ivan, are you ready?

Ivan’s voice now came from inside Yuri’s head.

Ivan: Ready.

Yuri smiled at her prey. She couldn’t even see Zeus. Yet she could smell him. Sense him. This was the only way Zeus could keep his power. By killing an opponent as strong as him. If not, stronger.

Hera: And now, three, two, one, FIGHT!

Zeus floated in the air with the help of lightning. And flashed towards Yuri. He decked Yuri in the side of the face. With two hooks, and flipped her over his back.

Ivan: In front…

As Zeus jumped at her with a kick Yuri slashed up, she slashed right up his chest. He flew up high.

Zeus: That was pure luck!

Ivan: Take cover!

Zeus summoned tons of lightning bolts into the ground. He teleported behind Yuri

Ivan: Left!

Yuri blocked a kick from Zeus

Ivan: Your leg!

Zeus stabbed his spear at Yuri’s leg. She punched down, and broke the spear in half.

Ivan: His neck!

Yuri grabbed Zeus by the neck and slammed him on the ground.

Ivan: Remember, I’m not there. You can use your powers.

Zeus imbued his spear with lightning and threw it straight at Yuri.

Ivan: Dodge!

Yuri jumped out of the way. But was hit by a pure thunderbolt that Zeus threw. She was fired across the whole arena.

Zeus: He’s in your head! Isn’t he?!

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra and Delta marveled at the gigantic dragon in front of them.

Delta: That’s Hesial? The real ruler of Skyland?

Terra: Yeah.

Hesial: You don’t need to speak for me!

Delta: I can’t believe it…

Hesial: I remember you, Terra. You’re back. Why?

Terra: Long story. Look. We need to let you out.

Hesial: Good idea. Well, not really. I’m stuck here. You two couldn’t let me out. Only an Olympian can!

Terra: Only an Olympian can?

Hesial: Yes. And you two lack that trait.

Delta: Everything’s getting destroyed out there! Can’t you break out?

Hesial: No. The gods made special chains. They can’t be broken. Only one weapon can break them, and that’s Azrael’s blade.

Delta: You know what this means, right?

Terra: Shit…

Delta took out the scroll.

Hesial: Well? Go on, sign it.

Terra and Delta sat down against the wall and both looked at the scroll.

Delta: So, who's it gonna be?

Terra: Do you still want it? To follow in your mother’s footsteps?

Delta: I’m going to fix everything. Artemis or no Artemis. Look, I’ll sign it for you Terra. I owe it to you.

Terra: You deserve your own life. To be fair, I kinda owe it to you too. I avoided this for so long. I wouldn’t have this bird on my back if this wasn’t where I was going. I’m not a god. I shouldn’t be one. But I have no choice.

Terra took the pen that went with the scroll, and signed her name there. The scroll disintegrated and Terra was imbued with her red glow for a second. Her eyes changed color. Instead of their normal green they were changed to silver. The hair she had burnt off earlier grew back, and she was healed.

Terra: Woah, I just felt a rush. Do I look different?

Delta: Your eyes, their silver. And your hair’s back.

Terra walked over to Hesial. There was a lock on her chain. She grabbed the lock, and her chains broke loose.

Hesial: Everything changes. Now.

## Issue 12 - Terra, Goddess of Earth

Zeus got knocked down by Yuri. He got to his feet quickly. Yuri slashed her sword down at him. He blocked and jumped back. He shot an electric shock into Yuri. So intense that Zeus lifted her off the ground. He said an incantation.

Zeus: Corbos levituous, mondo vesium!

Yuri’s head started throbbing. Zeus fired another lightning bolt into her.

Yuri: Ivan, Ivan?! Where are you?

Ivan was now absent.

Yuri: Damnit…

Zeus: You’re done! Leave my mountain!

Yuri: Come on, nephew, I wasn’t even invited to your party? This fight isn’t even between you and me.

Zeus: Now it is.

Yuri: We can be united again. I was robbed of my crown! You and mother took it! Where are my wings, Zeus? My wings?! Hm?

Zeus: Even without wings, you flew too high.

Zeus summoned a lightning bolt. He threw it into Yuri. And yet. She was still standing. She walked towards Zeus. Laughing.

Yuri: Remember all those dinners? All those battles? Hahaha! You were scared of me! You always were!

Yuri fell on one knee with the next lightning bolt. Zeus threw another. She fell on both knees. Zeus stood over her.

Zeus: You aren’t a threat to my rule anymore.

Zeus summoned another lightning bolt. But Yuri outstretched her hand. Zeus stepped back. But he was hit with a huge blast of lightning from Yuri

Yuri: I don’t care about your rule! I just want you to die! Die die die!

Yuri followed her trail of lightning and wrapped her chain around Zeus. She came right up to him. And punched straight into his stomach. Her arm getting covered with blood. The Olympians watched in horror. The ground beneath Yuri began to shake. Hesial burst through the ground. She had Terra and Delta riding on her back. She gulped down Yuri. She landed and dropped Zeus. Hesial returned to her half-human form.

Hesial: Zeus! My son!

Hesial knelt down to him.

Zeus: Mother…?

Hesial: Move for me, my dear.

Zeus: Olympus is falling…

Hesial stood up. She felt something burning from her inside. She stuck her hand inside herself, somehow. And threw Yuri out.

Yuri: IVAN! GO HOME!

Hesial: Yuri, not now!

A huge green energy surrounded Yuri. It was some sort of radiation poisoning. Terra and Delta started to get burnt.

Delta: Terra! Do that destruction thing!

Terra turned to her destruction form. She resisted the radiation. She took out her spear and hit Yuri in the face and then brought it around and stabbed it right into her. But it clinked off her armor. Terra saw the cracks.

Terra: Delta! Axe!

Yuri punched Terra square in the face. So hard she was knocked out of destruction. Hesial turned to her dragon form. Delta threw her axe in the air.

Hesial: Yuri! You’ll destroy everything!

The Olympians from inside were panicking.

Hera: Someone do something! Once that burns through the walls we’ll die!

Hephaestus: I have something that may work.

Hephaestus took out a bow and arrow.

Hephaestus: Bring this to Delta. She can land a killing blow.

Dionysus: Whoever goes out there will die!

Polybus: I’ll do it.

Hephaestus gave Polybus the bow and arrow.

Hephaestus: You’re doing this for your father?

Polybus: I am.

Hephaestus: He’d be proud.

Polybus took the bow and arrow. He ran into the radiation.

Polybus: Delta! Take the shot!

Polybus threw the bow and arrow to Delta.

Hesial looked down at Yuri. Terra, Delta and Hesial were being practically melted. Hesial fired a huge fireblast from her mouth down at Yuri. Yuri took it. She made her radiation even stronger. Burning through the stands. And too the other Olympians. Just before it got everyone. Yuri was shot in the neck. Terra came from behind. Putting all her strength into one blow. With a warriors scream. She stabbed through Yuri’s back. Her radiation went away. And she slumped over.

Yuri: Smells like Artemis on you. It’s a nice smell, hm? You’re just continuing a line of overbearing maniacs. What makes gods different from man? Is it only power?

Ivan: Yes, it is.

Ivan came from above. And slashed Azrael’s blade into Hephaestus. Athena jumped towards him with her sword. They clashed. She had tears in her eyes. She used all her strength to push him off of her. He stood next to Yuri. And looked at Terra.

Ivan: So. you are all god now? Terra, goddess of earth. See how it serves you.

A portal appeared under Ivan and Yuri. They fell through it.

Hesial: No!

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra and Delta were being healed by Hera.

Delta: So lady Hera, you’re taking over as ruler now?

Hera: Yes. But I’m being overseen by Hesial. Without Zeus here, it’s almost peaceful. He was never the faithful type. Sometimes I wanted to kill him for it. There would’ve been much more damage if it wasn’t for you releasing Hesial. Even though I don’t quite agree with it. Delta, you can go home. Terra, sadly for us, Ivan was right. You’re Terra, the goddess of earth. You may stay here, or go home. But we’ll need your help rebuilding.

Hera gave Terra a charm. A necklace of a phoenix.

Hera: I hope you aren’t tired of these. This charm was worn by each Artemis.

Terra: Guess I don’t have a choice.

Hera: This is your way to Skyland and back. Now, talk to Ares and Athena. They have a mission for you.

Terra went to Ares and Athena. Delta followed. Hera grabbed her.

Hera: Just Terra. You have to stay here Delta.

Terra went to Ares and Athena. Who were standing in front of murals that were being built for fallen Olympians. Before she went to them, Terra paid respects to the Hephaestus monument.

Terra: Thanks, for everything.

Ares: Hey! Terra, come here.

Terra walked over to the pair. They both looked worried.

Athena: We have a mission for you.

Terra: A mission? Already? What is it?

Ares: Go home. That’s all. We can’t interact with the fates. Just go home and see what awaits you.

Terra: Cryptic. But okay.

Terra went back to Hera. Who was now joined by Hesial.

Hesial: Thank you Terra and Delta for your help.

Terra: It’s uh, no problem.

Delta: Home now?

Terra: Yeah. How do I use this thing?

Terra grabbed the charm around her neck.

Hesial: It’s magic. Just think about Earth. Going there while clutching the charm.

Terra clutched the charm. She grabbed onto Delta.

Terra: I’ll see you around.

Terra and Delta were pulled back to Earth. They landed in the middle of New York.

Terra: Ah, home sweet home!

Delta: It’s...nice to be back on Earth. Not having my ears popping all day. So close to ground!

Terra: So Ares and Athena gave me a mission. But they didn’t even tell me what it was.

Delta: That’s weird.

Terra: So, what are you going to do?

Terra sat against the wall, tired from everything that had went down. Delta sat next to her.

Delta: I can’t go home. I have no home. I don’t know what to do. Go to a party? A strip club or something?

Terra laughed.

Terra: Sure, a strip club or someth-

The building they were leaning against rumbled and burst into pieces. The explosion covered Terra and Delta in rubble. They brushed it aside. And saw metas and mutants running around in the streets. Slaughtering humans. They tried to fight back, but they were too weak.

Delta: What the hell’s happening?!

Terra looked around.

Terra: Ares and Athena are gods of war, They gave me my mission. This is it.

Delta: A what- civil war?

Terra: That I caused…