Sovereign Desire

**Started March 25th**

**Finished April 27th**

**Takes place in 2038**

The sun peeked through the trees of a hidden civilization. A big patch of land, with a waterfall and a small cottage hid in the woods, a hop and a skip away from society. There was only a group of women. Young women running some sort of obstacle course non-stop. They had to climb the side of the waterfall. A couple girls climbed to the top and ran across the top, trying not to be washed away by the current. A bunch of arrows were shot at them through a trap. One of them was stabbed and yelled out. She fell down the waterfall.

Girl: Lady Artemis!

Artemis came over. She had l0ng red hair. And wore a large white tunic that was very baggy. She had some sort of belt around her waist and a quiver of arrows attached to it. Her eyes were white as the moon.

Artemis: What do you want me to do?! Get up! If we get hit we stand up and hit harder!

The other girl who was up on the waterfall slid down.

Girl: Let me help!

Artemis: She doesn’t need your help! let her fend for herself!

Girl: Mom! I can’t just let her bleed out!

Artemis: Delta, Go. Back.

Delta glared back at her mother. But seemingly not hard enough, she started running the course again. Delta had long orange hair, and like everyone else, wore a sporty white robe with black pants. All the girls were always supposed to cover up. They were only allowed to show a little skin past their faces.

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Delta was now much older. In her 30s. It was 2038. She was out of her element inside of an office building. A desk lady was sitting in front of an annoyed Delta. She wore a short black leather jacket over a short grey top. She had short black jeans as well. Her eyes were red and her orange hair was now incredibly short. Barley coming down to her ears. Around both of her ears was some sort of device.

Delta: I told you already, my real mom is not Artemis.

Lady: Then who are your parents?

Delta: I have no idea! I was orphaned young.

Lady: You know there’s tech that can trace your blood relatives, right?

Delta: What? Isn’t it illegal to track people?

Lady: They aren’t tracked. We recently put this system in place for times like this. We just need a blood sample from you.

Delta: Why can’t you just put non-applicable?

Lady: Fine. Here’s your birth certificate.

Delta: Thanks.

Lady: So you really don’t have any of this because…?

Delta: I lived in the woods with my abusive-ass mom.

Lady: Who is...Artemis?

Delta: Is it really that hard to believe?

The desk lady cleared her throat.

Lady: We also have old records that you were involved with many attempted and succeeded man-slaughters. As a matter of fact, I don’t even know why they let you in. What do you say to that, anyway?

Delta: I don’t do things by your laws. I’ve paid my debts.

The Lady sighed.

Lady: You served in the war too?

Delta: I fought in the war. I didn’t serve under President Bordon though.

Lady: You...Were on the metahuman side?

Delta: I was on the side that put the metahumans away.

Lady: So the winning side?

Delta looked down regretfully.

Delta: Sure. If that’s what you wanna call it.

Lady: Last question, are you a metahuman?

Delta: No.

Lady: Well our records say you are.

Delta: I have no meta DNA, you already took a sample.

Lady: It came back some sort of foreign substance.

Delta: So that proves that I’m an Olympian.

Lady: Well, you aren’t a meta. So it is what it is. What do you want to name your state?

Delta: Wait? I really get it?

Lady: Yes, now what’s the name?

Delta: ...Delia territories.

The desk lady muttered under her breath. She gave Delta a deed.

Lady: I can’t believe this…

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Delta walked out. She took out her phone and called someone. The women picked up the video call. It was one of Delta’s friends, Terra Lorenz. She had a fat freckled face. With very long orange hair.

Delta: Check this out.

Delta took out the drrd. It pronounced Delta as a sovereign nation. “Delia Territories.”

Terra: Woah, what’s a sovereign nation?

Delta smiled.

Delta: Get this, we’re basically our own state. My people can finally be themselves like this.

Terra: You’re really beating your mom at this whole thing.

Delta: I’m kicking her ass!

Terra: No, Delta. I’m really proud of you. In these past years you really turned yourself around.

Delta: Hey, you helped too. There’s more to life then trying to kill you.

Terra: Yeah, radical feminist!

Delta: No, no. I’m a radical pacifist now!

Terra: Oh really?

Delta: Nah, not really. We’ll have to come up with a new word for what I am.

Terra: We’ll do some brainstorming someday. Maybe over some Bibble and sip?

Delta: You know it.

Terra: Hey, I’m getting another call. Talk to you later.

Delta: Yeah, see ya.

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Delta walked into a patch in the woods, there were tons of tents as well as cabins lined all over the camp. There were both men and women walking around. Some girls were shooting bows down a shooting range, while there was a group sitting around a fire. Some of them playing instruments. Delta went over to a podium. She grabbed a microphone.

Delta: Everyone! Delia industries is a go! We’re our own nation now!

There was a silence when people took in the info, everyone erupted into cheers. It meant nothing but good things for all of them.

Delta: I sold a bunch of my mom’s old olympian stuff. I bought some land. A place in the white mountains! I hope everyone is prepared, it’s a long walk.

Delta stepped down, she went over to the shooting range.

Delta: Hey, Ollie right?

She looked at one of the guys shooting down the range.

Ollie: Oh, Delta. You wouldn’t believe how excited I am to move into our own nation!

Delta: Don’t be a suck up.

Ollie: I have no idea what you mean.

Ollie shot down the range.

Delta: May I?

Ollie: Oh, sure.

Delta: You seemed tense. Sure, the bow is a weapon, but think of it as a part of you. Take a deep breath. Watch the way my feet are planted. Bow’s going down the middle of my chest. I pull back, let go.

Delta pulled the bow and shot the arrow. She effortlessly hit a bullseye.

Ollie: How did you…?

Delta: Mad skills, dude. Here, you try.

Delta handed over the bow and arrow.

Delta: Don’t take it too fast. Get your stance. Zero in on your target and shoot.

Ollie slowly positioned himself. He shot the arrow downrange. He was a little off, but it was better than his previous shot.

Delta: Nice! Keep my pointers in mind. You’ll do good.

Delta went into her cabin. She sat down and looked at her wall.

Delta: How’s it feel, mom? I’m here now. I made it, no thanks to you.

She thought back to that moment. Delta ran over to her mom, who had a huge gash in her side. Delta was crying.

Delta: Mom! Get up!

Delta tried healing Artemis. Artemis grabbed her hand. Delta kept crying.

Artemis: You want to prove yourself?! Get new armor from Skyland...Kill Te…

Artemis life faded. Delta’s tears fell onto her. She grabbed her head and pulled her mom close, and slammed her hand on the ground violently.

Delta thought about her past self.

Delta: I hurt so many people because you hurt me, mom. I guess the only way I can forgive myself is by forgiving you. So, for what it’s worth, goodbye mom.

Delta was holding a picture of Artemis, along with all the other girls who were part of the tribe, and Delta.

Delta: And goodbye me, you old angsty feminist piece of shit.

She threw the picture in her fire place. The next couple days passed by fast. Everyone in the tribe gathered their things. Many had huge bags of stuff. Delta had rented a bus for everyone. Which drove them to New Hampshire.

Delta: Terra wasn’t lying, this place is beautiful.

They weaved through the mountains of New Hampshire. It was something nobody had ever seen. A girl talked to Delta.

Girl: That’s where we’re going to live? In one of those mountains?

Delta: That’s right. I think this is really fitting for us.

The bus dropped them off at a big entrance to a mountain.

Delta: Welcome to the white mountains! This is what we were conditioned for! Follow me!

Everyone cheered as Delta took the first step up the mountain. The 50+ people in the tribe followed. Hours passed. Delta allowed everyone to take a break. Delta heard movement close by. Nobody else paid attention. But she stood up and moved towards the sound.

Tribe member: Delta! Where are you going?

Delta shrugged off what she thought she heard. She was probably just being paranoid.

Delta: Oh, I was just looking ahead, making sure things were safe. Everyone ready to move out?

Mostly everyone obliged.

Delta: Hey, it does get rocky ahead. I’ll load the way!

Delta put down her big bag of stuff. She stood in front of it and put her hands out. Armor flew out of it, it flew in the air for a second and snapped onto Delta. It functioned more like an extra layer of clothes, forming to her skin and protecting her down to her knees by splitting into portugues.

Delta: I’ll shatter any big rocks in our way.

Delta helped people up the rock face. They climbed the mountain the rest of the way. To some hill plains. There was a trail that led to an old town. With old houses still intact.

Delta: Everyone settle down. There should be enough houses for all of you.

Delta’s people settled down. They all chose houses. Delta settled some disputes. She chose a cabin for herself. Where she set her bags down.

Delta: I can’t believe these cabins were left untouched for so long…

Delta quickly made her bed and laid down. She fell asleep, excited for what was to come.

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The tribe had started a fire in the middle of town. Delta watched them sitting around it. She remembered they only had so much food. So Delta grabbed her bow and quiver of arrows and went looking for a good hunting spot. She shot down apples from trees, and threw them in her backpack. She saw a herd of turkeys walking aimlessly. Delta drew her arrow back, the turkeys walked across a trail. One was shot through its body, it fell down, lifeless as the other turkeys ran away.

Delta: What the…

It wasn’t Delta’s arrow that killed it. She shot at the other turkeys that were running, but missed. She ran up and launched herself off of a rock. She drew her bow in the air and shot her own turkey. She tied it’s corpse to her bag. She went over to the other turkey and hid in some bushes close it it. A girl came down and picked it up. Delta didn’t recognize her. She wore a top with animal skin over it that only covered her chest. Leaving her stomach open. She had tattoos all over her stomach. She wore shorts and a dress over it that was made from animal skin. She had boots that Delta recognized. Hermes’s boots. Her hair was also short. Coming down to her shoulders. It was orange. She was young. In her teens. Delta came out of the bushes.

Delta: Hey, who are you?

She gasped and jumped back. She drew her bow. It lit up red with power. Delta also pulled back her bow. Delta imbued her arrows with the power of olympus. It glowed red.

Delta: Hey...That’s the power of Olympus...How did you get that power?

???: Shut up.

Delta: That’s pretty mean. Just put your bow down.

Delta put her bow away.

Delta: I don’t wanna fight. I’m from a sovereign nation, okay? We just receive-

The girl shot Delta in the shoulder.

???: I don’t care. You’ve been given the pleasure of dying by the hand of Nox Lorenz!

Nox’s boots lit up and she ran away from Delta. Delta pulled the arrow out of her shoulder.

Delta: Ugh, Lorenz...Holy shit...Does Terra have a sister?

Delta went home with the turkey and gave it to her people to cook. Delta sat with them as it cooked and thought to herself. She recalled her many conversations with Terra, and never did she talk about her other family besides her husband. All she said about her mom was that she was a horrible person.

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The next days passed by quickly. It was mostly Delta’s tribe settling in. Delta took the younger members of the tribe hunting one day.

Delta: See, there’s a deer not far from here. You need to be quiet. Stay low to the ground.

One of the kids was emulating what Delta was saying. Delta: See, just like Leon’s doing. Follow his lead, I’m going to push deer your way.

Delta ran away from the kids. They got into position. She remembered a normal spot for deer from a day ago. She looked up in the sky and squinted. There was smoke coming from somewhere not very far away. It confirmed her thoughts that there really was another tribe close by. She had to check it out later. For now, she was pushing deer.

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Delta opened her closet, where her armor was sitting on a stand. She held out her arms and made the armor fly onto her. It snapped on.

(Imagine)

Delta: If there really is another tribe here, I need to become friendly with them.

Delta snuck out of her house and went towards where the smoke was showing. She saw lights from torches and lanterns. These people have been there for a while. The houses were similar to Delta’s town. But everything was upgraded. After some walking, she saw a trail, lined with brick. She walked down the trail. A couple walked past her.

Delta: Excuse me, uh, what exactly is this place?

They both looked at Delta. They kneeled to her,

???: Your power, we respect it. Have you come with Artemis’ blessing?

Delta: Uh, yes?

???: This is our sanctuary. There is no fighting, no disputes. Thanks to our leader.

Delta: Who is your leader?

???: The Condor. Kimi

Delta: Kimi The Condor, ey? You think I can see her?

???: Kimi is very busy. She has many tribe matters to attend to.

Delta: I have tribe matters to discuss. Can you bring me to her? Please?

The couple shrugged. They brought Delta to Kimi’s quarters.

Delta: This is the place?

???: Yes. We will leave you now.

The couple left, and Delta looked around the village. It was very similar looking to her village, but everything was more advanced. They had clearly lived there for years. Delta knocked on Kimi’s quarters. An old women opened the door. She was in her 50s. She wore a red sleeveless robe. It went a little above her knees. Where she wore leggings and boots. She had similar tattoos to Nox. She was supporting herself with a cane.

Kimi: Who are you?

Delta: I’m Delta. I heard your the leader of this village. I want to talk.

Kimi: What is there to talk about? What business do you have here?

Delta: Well, I’m the leader of my own tribe.

Kimi: Are you really?

Delta: Can we talk? I just want to make sure we can be friendly with eachother. My tribe has gone through hell and back. I don’t want that to happen again.

Kimi: Hell and back? How so? You may come in.

Delta sat down with the old women.

Delta: What’s the cane for?

Kimi: My legs are far too weak to support myself. Thanks to my powers.

Delta: You have powers?

Kimi: A fire relic. It does exactly what it sounds like. But I fear a human like myself can’t use such a powerful relic without it having a toll.

Delta: So uh, your name is Kimi right? Last name?

Kimi: I’m Kimi Lorenz.

Delta: So it’s true…

Kimi: What?

Delta: I met your daughter, Nox.

Kimi: Ah, Nox. She is a powerful warrior.

Delta: She’s very fierce.

Kimi: Yes, a handful.

Delta: I um, also know your other daughter. Terra. If she is your daughter that is.

Kimi looked astonished. Her entire expression changed.

Delta: You okay? Maybe I shouldn’t ha-

Kimi: No, no. It’s okay. I needed that. I haven’t seen Terra in well...18 years.

Delta: 18 years without seeing your daughter?

Kimi: Terra misunderstands me. How long have you been friends with her?

Delta: About...16 years. We’ve stayed pretty close.

Kimi looked up hopefully.

Kimi: Did she ever say anything about me?

Delta: Uh, no. She didn’t. I don’t think she likes talking about family.

Kimi: Does she have a husband? Kids?

Delta: Well she does have a husband. No kids.

Kimi: That’s good to hear.

Delta: So, would it be okay if my tribe could trade with yours from time to time. Maybe agree not to kill each other?

Kimi: Of course.

Delta: Cool. I’ll leave you to it then.

Delta stood up. She went to leave.

Kimi: And Delta, thank you.

Delta: Yeah.

Delta left the room. Kimi stopped leaning on her cane. She went over to a lock on her wall and stabbed the cane into it. A secret room opened. There was a statue of Atlas, the titan in the middle. Holding up the sky.

Kimi: Terra…

Kimi went outside. She went into another house. Where she saw Nox. She was training on some bob dummies.

Kimi: Daughter. You remember that girl you told me about earlier?

Nox: Yeah, what about her?

Kimi: She has the power, correct?

Nox: Be more specific then that, mom.

Kimi: The power of olympus! Your power.

Nox: She does.

Kimi: She was wearing olympian armor.

Nox: Dammit…

Kimi: We’ll have to end her before things get bad.

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Nox: I shot her earlier. She had no armor. She’s strong.

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Kimi: An arrow will do nothing to someone like her, I heard tales about Delta. The adoptive daughter of Artemis. She killed hundreds on her own. Maybe she’s reformed. But she could end us if she wanted to.

Nox: She didn’t seem like she wanted to hurt us. Maybe we can trust her.

Kimi: Do you remember what happened last time you trusted someone like her?

Kimi’s hand hovered over a scar on Nox’s side.

Nox: Yeah…

Kimi: Our people, we’re nomads. We can’t get involved with people like her.

Nox: So what are we going to do?

Delta was walking home. How did Terra think Kimi was this terrible person? Delta felt safe now, hoping that both tribes would benefit from trading with each other.

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Delta woke up the next day. She said good morning to her tribe. She decided she would wait to tell her tribe about Kimi. Besides, everyone was settling in. Delta returned to her house. She looked down at her doorstep. There was a letter. She picked it up. It was an invitation to Kimi’s. To lay out their plans for the future as a tribe. Delta felt hopeful. She went on her way. She was walking across the plains to get to Kimi’s place. She had told her tribe she was going hunting. When she returned she would tell them all about Kimi. Delta was on her way. She saw Nox walking towards her.

Delta: Hey, I come in peace!

Nox was holding some sort of book.

Nox: I know, I know.

Delta: What’s up?

Nox flipped through the pages of her book.

Nox: What were you here to talk about again?

Delta: I think me and Kimi were going to come to an agreement on how our tribes were going to interact.

Nox: Right. Kimi has an offer for you.

Delta: Why can’t she tell me herself?

Nox: don’t you know, she’s injured.

Delta: Yeah, right. So what’s up?

Nox: We need you to go to hell.

Delta: What? Kid, I get it you’re trying to be all edgy and stuff but tha-

Nox began saying an incantation. A red circle appeared around Delta.

Delta: What the,,,What’s this?!

Nox: My mom cannot trust you. We cannot trust you.

The circle lit up. Delta was being dragged down.

Delta: Terra was right.

Nox: Whoever she is, she’s wrong.

Delta: She’s your sister, and she’s right. Your mother cares only for power.

Nox: Silly, she cares about her whole tribe. She cares about me!

Delta: Let’s make a bet.

Delta’s armor came flying in from behind her. She made it latch onto Nox and drag her into the circle.

Nox: What are you...What are you doing?! Let me go! Mom! She’s crazy! She’s insane!

Delta: Your mom can’t hear you.

They were dragged into the circle. Engulfed by the red. They both came out the other side. Nox and Delta fell into a huge pond of blood. Delta kept herself afloat. She looked at Nox. Who was flailing her hands around in the water. She couldn’t get to the shore. Delta had started going away from her.

Delta: Are you fucking serious?

Delta grabbed Nox and dragged her to the shore. The entire area was filled with white grass and roads. Along with blood red ponds and rivers.

Delta: Oh what the hell…

Nox was next to her on the ground. Coughing. She coughed out blood. She nearly threw up at the sight of this.

Delta: So you really did send me to hell, is that right?

Nox: The...underworld.

Delta: So what’s your mom’s problem? Power-hungry? Untrusting? Badshit insane? What is it? I’ve dealt with people like her before. Of course as soon as I figure someone might be trustworthy, I get sent to the underworld.

Nox got to her feet.

Nox: I...I have to kill you…

Delta: No you don’t. You just think you have to because of your mom. Think for yourself!

Nox: Shut up!

Nox punched Delta in the face. She activated Hermes’ boots. She kicked Delta at lightning fast speeds. Sidekick after sidekick after sidekick. She then switched legs and did it again. Delta blocked with her armor. Nox kicked her back. She jumped on top of Delta. She started pounding Delta. Slamming her fists on top of her. Delta started to get pissed. She grabbed Nox’s hand and flipped her off of her. She stood up and put her foot on Nox.

Delta: I’m not going to fight a kid.

Nox took out her bow and arrow. She shot at Delta. Delta took out her gun and shot the arrow down, and Nox’s bow out of her hand. Nox activated her boots again and ran in at Delta. Delta grabbed her by the foot and slammed her on the ground. She held Nox down with her armor. Nox was struggling. Violently struggling to get out of the armor.

Delta: You can’t break it. It’s impossible.

Nox: Shut...Up!

Nox’s eyes began to turn black. She convulsed, and beams of darkness flew out of her eyes and mouth. There was a shockwave, and Delta’s armor flew off. Delta made her gauntlets fly in the air and stabbed them into Nox’s stomach. Nox gasped for air, Delta stood above her and held her gun to Nox’s face.

Nox: Do it! I’ll die for my tribe!

Delta looked down at Nox with a sorrowful face.

Delta: Don’t die for a cause you don’t believe in.

Delta removed her gauntlets from Nox and started healing her.

Delta: And don’t do whatever you just did again.

Delta locked Nox down again.

Delta: Also don’t struggle. I can’t heal you if you do. I was never that good at it anyway.

Nox: Stop it!

Delta: Then you die. You're like 10. You are a strong fighter for your age. But you chose the wrong fight.

Nox: Why’d you even bring me here?!

Delta: Your mom wanted to take me from my village. My people. So I did the same to you. I should’ve told them...what was your mom planning?

Nox: I can’t tell you!

Delta stopped healing her and opened her wound again. She put pressure on it, getting blood all over her hand.

Delta: Stop being difficult. Talk.

Nox: I can’t! If we betray our people then I will be exiled! My mom will forget all about me!

Delta: That doesn’t sound like what I wanna hear.

Nox: She just didn’t want another village against her! She knows your a threat! You could stop her if you wanted! So she has to get you before you get her!

Delta: So she’s paranoid. What’s she doing with my people?

Nox: I-I don’t know! She wanted me to stop you! That’s all!

Delta went back to healing Nox.

Delta: That’s even more of a reason to get home.

Delta healed Nox and helped her up.

Nox: Am I supposed to come with you?! I would never work with the enemy! I’ll find my own way home!

Delta was going to blow up on Nox. She took a breath. It wasn't the time to be impatient.

Delta: No you won’t. Let’s go.

Delta grabbed Nox and started dragging her.

Delta: That book you have. You think it can get us out of here?

Nox: No, that’s not how it works.

Delta: What kinda book is it?

Nox: A spellbook, mom made it. She based it off of the Artemis book.

Delta: The hell is an Artemis book?

Nox: A powerful spellbook. Your friend Terra destroyed it.

Delta: Ugh, what did your mom say about Terra?

Nox: She betrayed everyone. She’s an outcast, and a killer. Last time she was here she tried to usurp my mom. She beat her. I think that’s why mom needs to bring you down. But mom’s gotten stronger since then.

Delta: Sure, that Terra girl is also your sister. You know?

Nox: What are you talking about? That’s outrageous!

Delta: You two have things in common too. Both thundering dumbasses. You're even worse than Terra, actually.

Nox: Terra isn’t my sister. I would’ve known!

Delta: How old are you?

Nox: 16.

Delta: It’s been 18 years since Terra has been around your Mom. Maybe your mom got sentimental and had another kid a bit after.

Nox: Don’t disrespect her!

Delta: I’ll just let everything marinate in your head for a while. We couldn’t have fallen too far into the underworld. Come on.

Delta started walking. Nox didn’t move.

Delta: Do you want to die here? Or get out and enslave my village?

Nox stood up and started following Delta. They walked in silence.

Nox: ...What’s she like?

Delta: Who? Your sister?

Nox: Yeah. What’s she like?

Delta: She’s a little bit of a dumbass. She’s got a good heart. She seems like she sabotages herself all the time though.

Nox: Sabotages herself?

Delta: Yeah, you two are similar in that regard.

Nox: What’s that supposed to mean?

Delta: You really thought you could use that useless book to send me here? I would’ve gotten out anyway.

Nox: What makes you say that?

Delta: I’m not dead. Plus I just have to talk to my old pal Hades and everything will be okay.

Nox: What are you talking about? Hades wouldn’t help someone like you.

Delta: We’ll see about that.

Nox: Hey...What’s that?

Delta: Ugh, what’s what?

Nox looked up at some sort of rain falling down at them. Delta held out her hand. Some of the rain landed on her hand. The rain transmuted into a person. Not just any random person. Artemis. Delta’s mother.

Delta: What the-mom? You aren’t supposed to be here.

Artemis: Is that so? This is where you sent me. It was your fault.

Delta: No...no it wasn’t.

Artemis: I can’t believe what you did. You became friends with the enemy. Terra isn’t your friend. She’s much too weak. She doesn’t go by our customs.

The rain hit Nox. The rain transmuted into her mother.

Kimi: Nox, this isn’t how it was supposed to go. She pulled you in, what was our training for!? This was your fault!

Nox: Mom...Mom I’m sorry! I-I didn’t want to fail you! I didn’t want it to happen like this! She caught me off guard! That’s what it was!

Kimi: I don’t want to hear it! You have to pull out that power inside of you, and kill her!

Nox: I-I can’t! She’s too powerful!

Artemis: Delta, You abandoned everything! You abandoned your own mother!

Kimi & Artemis: You need to grow up and kill the real enemy!

Delta: Shut the fuck up Mom! I’ve never been more happy in my life! And it’s not because of you! You twisted my mind to kill hundreds! I killed hundreds of men because of you...No! Because of myself! I was a fucking dumbass! I had to pull myself out of this hole with my own damn hands! If anyone’s the real enemy, it’s you!

Delta glowed red, and launched a punch at her mother. Artemis shattered into glass. She looked over at Nox. Delta saw Kimi scolding her.

Delta: Nox! Forget about her! She’s just fucking with you! She’s not even real!

Kimi: Kill the real enemy! We can do it! Together.

Nox: Yeah...Together.

Kimi summoned a blue fire all around her. She began to burn the environment around them. Delta stepped back. Kimi closed her eyes, and felt Delta walk backwards. Kimi made fire come out of the ground and burn Delta’s leg when she stepped. Kimi put her hand forward. She summoned the power of olympus. She ripped Delta’s armor off.

Delta: What the hell?!

Kimi: She’s open! Strike her down!

Nox ran at Delta. Delta backhanded her away. Delta took out something from her armor. It was a small handaxe. It changed into a gigantic battle axe.

Delta: I don’t wanna kill a kid, but if you keep pissing me off…

Delta jumped over to Kimi and slashed her axe down. It phased through Kimi. Kimi put her hand around Delta’s neck and set her hand ablaze. Delta tried to scream from the pain. But she couldn’t. She broke from Kimi’s grasp and fell down. Nox tackled Delta to the ground. She took off one of Hermes’ boots and started bludgeoning Delta with it. Delta tried to block the best she could. But it wasn’t enough. Nox hit her hard enough, and left a gash in her cheek. Nox raised her weapon above her head.

Delta: You wanna kill me, huh? Do it! Erase me! You were raised to! Right?!

Nox let out a warrior’s scream and slammed her weapon down next to Delta’s head. It stopped raining. Delta stood up.

Delta: Must’ve been a sprinkle.

Delta wiped the blood off her face. She kept walking. She saw a gigantic mansion in the distance. She went to the mansion and knocked on the door. Nox followed from a distance. Hades opened the door. He wore a long leather jacket, boots, and baggy jeans. His hair was long now, down to his shoulders.

Delta: Hey, you look like you’ve gotten older. Do gods even age?

Hades: Guess I was feeling like 30 today. What are you doing here?

Delta: Got trapped here. It was an accident. Underworld fucked us up. You wanna let us in?

Hades: Sure. Whiskey’s in the room to the left over to the right!

Delta: I need more than whiskey.

Nox looked at the mansion, astonished that Delta had actually found her way in.

Delta: Hey, don’t stand around like fucking Little Orphan Annie over there! Get in!

Nox came in. She watched Delta talk with Hades. She laid down on the couch. She was knocked out in a matter of minutes.

Hades: God, what happened to her?

Delta: Probably questioning her very meaning for existing, so...not much.

Hades: Very funny. How’d you end up here again?

Hades poured Delta and himself another drink.

Delta: I was betrayed by that little monster over there. She pulled me here.

Hades: You have to be a special kind of dumbass to pull yourself in when your doing the spell…

Delta: Yeah, something like that.

Hades: I can sense olympian blood coming from her.

Delta: Of course you can. She’s the goddess of earth’s sister.

Hades: Explains the name.

Delta: Nox?

Hades: Gaia was the goddess of earth. Seems Terra’s had it in her the whole time.

Delta: I don’t know what you mean.

Hades: Terra’s another name for mother earth. Nyx was the goddess of earth’s sister. The god of darkness. Another name for Nyx is…

Delta: Nox. I gotcha. Look, can me and her get the hell out of here?

Hades: You’ll be going to Olympus, y’know, It’s so quiet without my douchebag brothers up there arguing.

Delta: I bet. We’ll get moving…

Hades: After we get wasted?

Delta: You fucking bet.

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

Kimi was at her village. She was arming her soldiers.

Kimi: We own this land! Nobody is going to even try to take it from us! Delta may not seem like a threat! But she is! She wants to stop this tribe from achieving our main goal!

Kimi went back to her house. She came over to a group of her soldiers.

Kimi: You couldn’t find her?!

Soldier: No sign of Nox. We are sorry.

Kimi: Just...Keep looking! Send more soldiers if you need to! I need my dear daughter here. Do whatever you have to to find her. Go where she was supposed to meet Delta! Go!

Soldier: Where...Where was that…?

Kimi: Go! Leave me!

The soldiers left. Kimi sat down. Alone.

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

Delta and Nox looked at the clouds and mountains of Olympus.

Delta: This place looks so different…

Nox: It looked different before?

Delta: Yeah. It was a long time ago. Just follow me.

Nox: Ugh. What’s your game anyway? Why are you doing this?

Delta: Why would I let a kid die? Even a twisted one like you...Then again, would it be wrong to go back and kill baby hitler?

Nox: Not funny.

Delta walked with Nox. Delta turned into some sort of cave. They walked into a place with large amounts of sand. There were huge hourglasses all around. With a river in the middle. There were two men. Both rowing away from each other. Seemingly infinitely. Before they got too close to the river the men rowed at each other in a split second.

Nox: What the hell?!

There was a beam of light. They had fused together. Their bodies were one, but they had two heads, both looking away from eachother. He turned to them, so Delta and Nox could only see one head.

Delta: You’re Janus right?

Janus: Who are you? What do you want? Can’t you see I’m on a bit of a tight schedule?

Delta: You can show us our past, right?

Janus: Why would I ever do such a thing?

Delta: look, dick. I wanna teach this girl a lesson. So do it.

Janus: Hmm. You drive a hard bargain. What do I get in return?

Delta: My fist not in your face.

Janus: I need something much better than that.

Delta: Ugh, I dunno, I’ll put in the good word with Hesial for you.

Janus: Now that’s an offer I can accept!

Delta: Isn’t she your mother?

Janus: That’s disgusting! Do you think we have incest or something?

Delta: ...Yes?

Janus: Your sick, what part of your past do you want to see?

Delta: 2021. Your all knowing. Remember when I killed those guys in the convenience store?

Janus: Yeah, what about it?

Delta: Show it to Nox.

Nox: What’s that supposed to be about? I don’t care about you in 2021.

Janus opened the past. A screen appeared in front of them. It was like they were there. Delta was at a convenience store. She was much younger.

Man: Anything we can do for you, miss?

Delta: Oh, yes there is in fact.

Delta walked up to the register. She put down a candy bar.

Delta: What was that you said about your wife?

Boss: Our conversation shouldn’t be your problem.

Delta grabbed the man by the scruff and pulled him over the desk and threw him behind her. The boss took out a gun and shot Delta in the chest. But the bullet ricochet off of her and hit the wall. He was confused and shot another. She blocked it with her arm and grabbed his arm. She put one hand on his shoulder and ripped his arm off. Blood poured everywhere. She took his gun and shot him in the head. Delta looked at the gun and smiled. The man started backing up on the aisle.

Man: Please! Don’t! I didn’t do anything to you!

Delta: You are a scum to society. You will all die.

Delta shot him in the legs, and then in the arms. The man screamed in pain.

Man: STOP!

Delta aimed the gun at his head. But when she shot nothing came out.

Delta: You are unlucky today.

Delta stood above his head. She rested her boot on his head. And stepped down. She walked outside. Where the cops had rushed on the scene. They all held guns. They were advanced weapons of some kinds. They had small shields.

Cop: Fire! She’s armed and dangerous!

They shot their guns. They shot red plasma beams. They bounced off of Delta’s armor. And killed some of the cops on sight.

Delta: I do like this.

Delta shot her gun, the cops' shields opened up to block Delta’s bullets.

Delta: They have toys! Delightful!

Cop: Aim for the head!

Delta beat her hands on her chest and raised them in the air.

Cop: She’s surrendering!

A flurry of arrows came out of nowhere, and killed all the rest of the cops on sight.

Delta turned around, and jumped up the building. She met her woman at the top.

Delta: Good job! Rejoice!

Everyone clapped and bowed for Delta. She gladly took the praise. And raised her hands in the air. The memory ended. Nox and Delta were looking at Janus again.

Janus: Alright. That’s enough of that. Get out of here.

Janus split into two halves again.

Delta took Nox and started walking away. Delta was quiet. She was almost crying.

Delta: So yep. That was me. That was who I am. My mother...She was a lot like yours. My entire life was influenced by her. If that reflection of her we saw in hell was anything like her, then maybe I’m not wrong about her.

Nox: What...What are you even saying?

Delta: You remind me of myself when I was young. Be serious. Do you want to be like me? A killer? I targeted men, because that was who we hated. Those were the types of people I was trained to kill. So tell me, would you kill someone? Do you think you could handle it?

Delta pushed Nox against the side of the mountain with one hand.

Nox: I could do it. I could kill someone.

Delta handed Nox one of her guns.

Delta: Then do it.

Delta put her gun up to her chin. Nox was still holding it.

Delta: You could kill someone. So do it.

Nox: Stop being a dumbass!

Delta: I’m not, kill me.

Nox held the gun up to her. Her heart raced. She started breathing heavily. She pushed Delta’s head against the mountain.

Delta: What are you waiting for?

She dropped the gun.

Nox: I’m not going to be like you. You were such an unfair killer.

Delta: Maybe you do have a brain. Or well, you don’t really. You obviously can’t tell the difference between a gun with a clip in it and without one.

Delta pulled the trigger. Nothing came out. She took the clip from her back pocket and put it back in her gun.

Nox: So you really didn’t trust me…

Delta: Hey, you were the one who tried to send me to hell.

Nox: true…

Delta took Nox into a town.

Delta: What is this?

Delta: Guess it’s the second metahuman village.

Delta and Nox went over to the bar in the town. It was packed. Delta went up to the bartender to get a drink.

Delta: Hey, can I get whatever you’ve got on draft?

The bartender was looking at Delta like she had two heads.

Delta: Actually, nah. Your hardest shit. What’s your hardest drink?

The man sitting by Delta turned to her. Delta looked around. The entire bar was looking at her.

Bartender: You’re with the red devil.

Delta: Well, yes and no. What’s the problem? I’m my own person. You know she brought you here?

Bartender: She killed our friends. Killed our families.

Delta: Look, just get me a drink and I’ll be on my way.

Bartender: Go to hell.

Delta: Funny story…

The bartender ripped off his shirt. He started to become jacked. He became huge. He punched Delta in the face. She held her hand in front of her face, and stopped his punch just before it hit her. She touched the grey device by her ear. A tactical mask went over her face. She saw all the metahuman’s stats around her. Among other things.

She punched him in the face. All the metahumans in the bar jumped on her and Nox. A bunch of them shot blasts of all different elements. Delta made her armor go in a circle around her and Nox, and blocked the shots. Delta made her armor fly in all directions and knock multiple metas out. She dodged a punch from the bartender. Nox came and did a flip kick, she kicked the bartender into the air. Delta jumped in the air and took out her guns and shot him twice and then threw him on top of some more metas.

Delta: What is it they say? Don’t shoot the bartender?

Nox: That’s actually not funny.

Nox held her hand up in the air.

Delta: What’s this?

A spear came down from the sky. A spear made from lightning. Zeus’s spear. Nox slammed it on the ground. A bunch of lightning came down. Nox ran in between a bunch of metas and knocked them down. A meta made plantlife come from the ground, and make Nox fall on the floor. Another meta teleported behind Nox and shot her with lightning. Delta knocked down the lightning meta. He shot another blast at her. But it did nothing to her armor. She took out her gigantic axe and swung it above her head. She slammed it down. Making a crack in the bar floor. It landed right in between the meta’s legs. Nox kicked him in the head. Delta was held down by a bunch of vines.

Delta: Surprise.

Delta took control of the vines and jumped at the meta. She flicked him on the head, he fell down. The bartender jumped at her and Nox. Delta made her armor fly off and hit him in midair. Nox jumped above and kicked him onto the ground. Delta touched him on the head. He was turned to stone.

Nox: You could’ve done all that?

Delta: No plants in the underworld. Hopefully the petrification wears off after a day or so.

Delta knelt down to Nox’s height. She clicked next to her ear. Her mask split in two and became small. She put out her fist.

Delta: Nice job kid.

Nox scoffed and walked out of the bar.

Delta: Ugh...Let’s get home then.

Nox: Where are we going?

Delta: Well, we’re going to go meet your sister.

Nox: My sister? Why?

Delta: Don’t you want to meet the rest of your family?

Nox: Not her. She betrayed our family.

Delta: Maybe you betrayed her.

Delta and Nox walked down into the clouds through Olympus.

**Continued in Sovereign Impotence.**