𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇❟ 𝖎 𝖆𝖒.​

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄   𝐈𝐒   𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆   𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊   𝐒𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆   𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆   𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐌   𝐎𝐅   𝐇𝐈𝐒   𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒   ,   practically   burning   soft   tiers   how   v e n o m o u s   it   was   ,   but   he   simply   blinked   away   the   urge   to   be   too   cutting.   It   would   borderline   heresy   to   speak   such   words   to   being.   the   sun   had   once   been   gentle   to   the   earth   —   to   the   gods   under   soft   sodden   earth.   Lord   Helios   had   been   a   genteel   lord   ,   even   in   a   time   of   pain   and   suffering.

𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐒𝐔𝐍   a   burning   molten   ring   around   black   hole   center   ,   relying   upon   it's   CORONA   to   provide   heat   and   such   warm   light   without   blinding   both   the   gods   below   and   those   above.   He   missed   that.   He   did   not   miss   the   dreaded   one's   reign   ,   but   he   missed   the   few   under   it   that   had   proven   capable   of   knowing   both   the   pure   light   and   the   grim   darkness   in   equal   measures.

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄   𝐌   𝐀   𝐒   𝐓   𝐄   𝐑   𝐒   𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘   𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃   to   turn   faces   away   to   pretend   there   was   only   good   in   them   —   in   the   natural   order   —   when   there   could   not   only   be   in   the   singular   configuration   of   true   divinity.

❝   𝐦𝐲   𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬   𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞   𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬   𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧   𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥   𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.   I   do   not   begrudge   them   their   games   ;   though   ,   i   wish   they   would   go   a   little   easier   on   me   when   they   find   their   eye   drawn   my   way ,   ❞   he   cleaving   sigh   after   he   spoke   his   piece   ,   turning   his   gaze   to   the   middle   distance   where   he   could   feel   them   work.   They   were   connected.   They   lived   like   any   other   thing   of   this   world   ,   and   would   one   day   be   cut   down   by   him   as   well.   They   lived   knowing   when   they   would   end   ,   he   did   not   mind   their   antics.

𝐓𝐡𝐞   𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬   that   did   their   duty   unerringly   deserved   something   of   their   own   ,   he   believed.   He   turned   his   gaze   to   golden   Apollo   Chrysaor   and   observe   him.   Another   god   drunk   off   of   ambrosia   ,   ichor-blessed   ,   and   galivanting   free   of   a   care   across   the   face   of   great   aunt   Gaea,   while   the   embodiments   all   worked   tirelessly   day   in   and   day   out   in   the   greater   darkness.

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐒   𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒   𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑   𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄   mired   in   his   solemn   reflection.   He   has   ,   as   many   yet   do   ,   learned   far   too   late   to   trust   the   gods   blindly   is   to   be   lead   like   a   dog   on   a   leash   into   ruin   —   into   death's   embrace .   He   is   not   without   his   consideration   of   Hektor's   hesitance   ;   no   ,   he   understands   it   very   well.   How   foolish   of   him   to   ignore   his   reluctance   ,   his   worries   ,   when   he   finds   that   he   cannot   help   his   own   hesitance   to   approach   a   mortal   not   on   their   death   bed;   dead   or   otherwise   ,   it   makes   no   difference   to   his   trembling   f e a r s .   they   could   very   well   CHAIN   him   all   the   same   ,   and   keep   him   to   his   shame.   and   still   ,   he   did   not   hesitate   to   offer   a   small   spot   of   help   to   one   such   as   he.

❛❛   𝐎❜  𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐄  𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇   !          ❝      i   am   not   some   god   galavanting   topside   ,   subsiding   on   ambrosia   and   on   your   patry   worship.   I   am   death,   and   I   have   claimed   everything   of   yours   already   ,      ❞      there   lies   a   fierceness   to   his   words   ,   offended   he   would   claim   that   he   need   anything   of   anyone.   He   did   not.   demeanor   gentled   to   demure   serenity   ,   softening   midas   eyes   molton   upon   the   face   of   Hektor.   he   dared   not   touch   the   shadow   of   a   man   he   had   reaped   for   fear   he   would   destroy   the   spirit   further   ...   he   pinched   gossamer   clothing   between   thumb   and   index   and   gave   it   a   tug.

the sound of your voice is the only lullaby that works on me

but why would i wish for you to change?

you my darling reinvent the divine and gods pale before you

i wish i could stay by your side long after we’ve died

but mine will be a loving kind of haunting, my love, i will hold your hand then too

all you desire to do with yourself, may it bring you the peace you deserve

i wish i could put into words how knowing you has saved my life

and i’d do it a million times over, i promise you that, if it eases your heart

let me take some of that burden upon myself, your shoulders must be aching

i think the air tastes different ever since i met you, clearer, cleaner

i’d like to save the world, i guess, you live in it, after all

what evil could possibly keep me away from you?

i’d rather you stayed, instead, let the world handle its own saving

you mustn’t go that far, not for me, never for me

i wish for your safety and nothing more, there is no life without you

sit a while, won’t you? the sun feels warmer when you’re sitting next to me

i feel all that is sharp softens into a sigh when you speak

it’s a release of the heart, whenever i see you, i feel as though i’m returned to me

the future seems easier to face when we face it together

i don’t blame you, oh no, i see what they did to you, you fought back well

well, and if the world brings you only pain, then, burn it

oh but divinity is nothing, i’d smite angels for your smile

if it makes breathing easier, i can get rid of a few more

oh no, no, no you’ve suffered too much, let me handle this, let me handle them

i feel no anger, i find no reason to, you bring me peace unlike i’ve ever experienced before

though i do feel anger every time i see what they make you go through

i can re-invent the world itself if you’d like, just say the world

ah but a god does not have what you have, a god does not shine as brightly as you do

the divine shuddered i think when they saw you get ever closer so surpassing them