icarus burned fast, Β but not fast enough for the gods. (apollo, later, screaming YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HIM BUT YOU JUST STOOD THERE) they had time to think, to deliberate, as icarus fell in slow motion; βif we save him heβll become arrogant, βthe first man to fly,β heβll say. no man should fly.β βbut it could bring forth inventors, a genius to help the humans-β βthey will come to it in their own time. it is still too early now.β artemis kept her lips sealed, knowing. Β (apollo, later, accusing WHY DID YOU SAY NOTHING WITH YOUR HELP THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OUTNUMBERED YOU MURDERED HIM) βlet him fall.β and the slow motion stopped. and time sped up and icarus slapped the oceans surface, still burning, barely a ripple disturbing the mirror-stillness. (apollo, later, sobbing ITβS MY FAULT I WANTED HIM TOO MUCH I KILLED HIM IT WAS ME IT WAS ME IT WAS ME)
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