Areus (Earth-30)

* Hazel

 I will watch them with **my life**. You have my word.
—Areus[src]
The God of Nature, **Areus**, was born on Mount Olympus to his mother, Artemis, and his father, Orion, who was a mortal. Gaining his Godhood during his time in Greece, he would gain many followers and become a highly prolific God beloved by many. This love led to the creation of his temple. Still, once Alexander The Great passed into the afterlife, Areus slowly became a Lost God, with many of his followers converting to different religions. Alexander's death would force The Temple of Areus into disarray, and for many years, Areus would find solace in roaming the temple grounds as a deer with the hope that humanity would one day improve.

Over the years, Areus would watch over the Earth. Still, he became involved during the superhuman war against SHIELD, explicitly regaining his love of humanity from one **Shay Daniels** who was the young hero, **Tarantula**. He became instrumental in defeating SHIELD and gained new friends in the process, becoming close with the superhuman community and agreeing to become a defender of Earth as his status as a God returned to him as a result.

More recently, Areus would venture to the fates and ask for Shay's identity to be forgotten from the world, except for everyone he met and fought alongside during the superhuman war. While this was granted and Areus left The Underworld, this favor drew the attention of Hades, who remembered Areus and vowed that one day; he would come for the young God's head. Areus would formally join **Hooligans** and move into Dawn Studios to learn more about how humans lived and how to protect the city with his newfound family.

## History

### **Early Life**

Areus was born in Mount Olympus, child of Artemis and Orion. Artemis had a passionate love for Orion that ended in tragedy. Orion, being a mere mortal, was a very powerful hunter for a human. The two had a close bond that was soon cut short. Apollo was very jealous of Artemis and Orion, and had sent out a Scorpion to kill them. Orion tried to fight off the scorpion but similar to his dream he'd had, he was unable to pierce the scorpion's armor. As the creature cornered him, Orion fled to shore. Apollo had approached his sister while Orion was fighting the scorpion. Apollo told her that Candaeon had attacked a forest priestess and was fleeing by swimming in the sea. This made Artemis furious and she went to the sea straight away. Apollo points out the man swimming far out in the sea and she did not think it was Orion. Artemis shot him with an arrow that accurately hit Orion. She realizes it was the man whom she loved and Apollo had tricked her. She swam to sea, bringing Orion's body to shore, but it was too late, his soul departed his body. Full of heartache and regret, Artemis takes Orion's body in using her Silver Moon Chariot and places her lover in the sky as tribute to him, the Orion Constellation.

### **The Birth Of A God**

Areus was sent to Earth at a young age, no older than a few months. He was left in the woods outside of Thebes, Greece. A priest from the Temple of Apollo, found the infant when returning to their home. He took Areus in as his own, raising him to be a Priest of Apollo. During his childhood years, Areus was mostly well behaved, attending the worship in the temple and keeping them clean. At age 12, Areus is gifted with his powers being revealed. The seal of humanity set on him by Zeus is broken mysteriously, exposing Areus' true form. Areus found that he had an extra pair of arms. He learned of his ability to communicate with and control nature, holding creation and destruction in his hands. When Areus was found in this true form he was casted away from the Temple of Apollo, being told that his gifts made Apollo jealous. Areus, now banished from humanity, leaves to go find out why he is "deformed". He ventures through Greece, traveling north. He met many Aoidos who practiced Goeteia, in hopes of answers, but most could not provide. He had been through many people before he was sent to Mount Olympus. Over this time of traveling from Thebes to Mount Olympus, Areus found himself becoming more in touch with what he could control.

### **Divine Destiny**

When Areus arrives at Mount Olympus, he has the goal to climb to the summit, wanting to get answers from none other than The G9d himself, Zeus. Areus met Zeus after waiting outside Mount Olympus for 5 days and nights, he was finally able to be let into the Heavens. He greets Zeus at the Throne, a woman with a bow standing nearby, hearing out the meeting. At this discussion, Areus learns of his ties to Zeus and the woman, Artemis, who was his mother. Soon realizing he was not deformed but simply a God among the man. He learned of Artemis casting him away as an infant because of the heartbreak, learning of his father who was painted in the stars, of the God Apollo he used to worship being related to him as well. Zeus tells him to stay among the other Gods in Olympus, that it was his Divine Destiny, but under the condition that he would promise to serve Zeus and his rules. This upset the young God, as he did not wish to serve those who cast him away for being of mortal blood, despite them serving mankind through their worship and offerings. Do they not realize there would be no worship, if there was no man? Areus was angered by their morals and turned away from the Gods. He chose to return to the people, to serve mankind with purpose and intent. He leaves Mount Olympus, returning to Earth.

### **ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΩ**

The God returns to mortal Earth, attracting followers around on his journey back to Thebes, people now suddenly drawn to the God for they would see of his power that he held. While he made his way back, the God would work his miracles for what he could help along the way. He would aid farmers and gatherers in plenty of vegetation where areas would be poor in growth, spreading his gift in hopes of worship. Followers of Artemis caught word of this new local God who had gained such a surge in those worshipping him and speaking of the luck this God brought spreading fast all over Greece. Many Oracles were questioned of the God’s beginnings, as they would recognize him to be of Earth. However, it became publicly known, The Tragedy of Areus. The abandoned love child of a God and a Mortal. As he gains more followers all over Greece, Areus has a temple built in Thebes for his followers to worship him. Areus’ Temple is built in the wilderness, just out of the way of the main populous. People would journey to the temple and congregate to celebrate, worship, and pray to the new God of Nature and Wildlife.

### The Fall of Greece

While the nearby cities of Greece would continue their warring behavior, Greece would soon fall divided, As they did not stand together, by 335BC , the city of Thebes had fallen to Alexander the Great, which soon all of Greece was either conquered by Rome. But by 323 BC Alexander the Great was dead. The following period is classed Hellenistic or the integration of Greece into the Roman Republic in 146 BC. He had a decent following, but as time went on, he lost more followers. As followers grew old, upcoming generations moved from the Hellenistic religion and spoke of them as Myths and Mythology, in favor of upcoming religions spread, while empires fell. Areus was soon a lost God, as it seemed there was no way to communicate with the other God’s that he knew of. At the fall, Areus stayed deep in the wilderness, in his temple the God remains. While he may have visitors to his temple, the once stories and tragedy of the God, lost as a piece to history. His Temple overgrown with nature and secluded away from society. His temple remains in Thebes, Greece. He is known to walk the grounds of the abandoned temple as a deer, and other travelers have made accounts of deer that roam in the temple grounds acting odd, and rare sights of a four-armed, armored man near altars or offering tables.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Godly Physiology**: It is hard to explain just how powerful Areus is. He has shown so many abilities that it is almost unnatural for him to be on a team with characters such as Hooligans, but his humanity lends him to be. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. He has strength comparable to that of Hercules and the speed of Mercury, he is undeniably powerful, and it is a wonder why he serves humanity. Maria Stark's HARM system can't fully quantify Areus, thus putting him as Cosmic-Level Threat XXX. Still, it has been stated that the powers of Areus are so wildly complex that it is impossible to pin him down to a specific category. He has shown to be able to teleport, appear in different forms, cause hallucinations directed at a single person, create illusions to illustrate a story, use all forms of magic as he was alive when magic was made, and he has shown the ability to control all things related to nature. He is impossibly strong yet incredibly humble about his abilities. It is almost scary to think that Areus may unwillingly go to the dark side because no one on Earth could stop him. When Shay recorded the events of the superhuman war for his archives, he penned, "The Super-Man is real, and he isn't **American**."

However, what holds Areus back from using the complete totality of his abilities is his humanity. He has a deep love for humanity and wants nothing more than to protect it, but he will not shudder at the thought of harming an evil individual. His passion for the people he serves overshadows his desire to destroy those who abuse them, as Areus nearly killed a room filled with SHIELD Agents while trying to save Shay. The only reason why he didn't was because Shay talked him down. However, Dakari has theorized that if Areus were to lose his humanity or faith in a society completely, not even the Gods above him could stop him as Areus has grown into a more powerful God than anyone had realized or thought to believe.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **The Nature Warrior Armor**: Areus wore a suit of armor from the time of Ancient Greece to battle. Shay tried to analyze the material but came up with nothing and could only surmise that it was made from something humans could not comprehend. The armor is made out of something entirely based on mythology, as it is impervious to anything Earth-based and cannot be altered unless the wearer does it. The weight of the armor is double that of the most robust metal on Earth and arguably more as Shay, who was using his full strength, couldn't even lift it and **Andre Lucas** struggled to move it a single **inch**.

## Notes

* Areus (Earth-30), and by extension, Donuts exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within **The Donuts Multiverse**.

## Trivia

* Areus isn't fully ignorant to Human culture as he has made subtle references to things but has sadly admitted that Shay's movie quotes and references have gone over his head.

## Links and References

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Operation: Zero Tolerance
2. ↑ I Might Be Wrong