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 Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 4:27 pm
︾ ︾ ︾ ︾ ︽ ︽ ︽ ︽ ╔══════════════╗
𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
╚══════════════╝
"And thus the prodigal child returns! "Ares exclaimed, massaging his hand after the princess's tiara had smacked it out of his hands. He threw his hand to the side, his black sword suddenly fling back into his grasp. His fingers wrapped around the handle, gripping it tightly."And to think we had just been talking about you" He mentioned, raising his sword up, the blade's tip pointed directly at her heart.
The battle still raged all about them, but at this moment now, it seemed the whole of the world was focused on the three of them. As though their next actions would decide the fate of everything. To Ares, today would be forever remembered in infamy regardless of who won. " You of all people should understand by now , Diana, that there is not a being alive that could manipulate the God of War." He stated, a hint of anger evident in his voice at the base idea that anyone would dare to use him as a pawn in their own game.
"If I was meant to be a distraction, it is because I willed it to be so. A wise general knows where to place his pieces where they would be most effective. Or did you think I would not expect all of this?" The question was rhetorical, Ares knowing that the Amazon was not a fool. Although he doubted that even she would be able to deduce what Circe and himself were truly after. The God of War walked towards them now, one step at a time. His presence was dominating and he seemed to radiate a sense of bloodshed and violence that was infectious. And it was. His mere presence was enough to incite a rage within any being that all would give into at some point or another. And for Diana, he suspected it would not take too long. Her sisters were dying, her home was a blaze, and all that she held dear was on the brink of destruction.
"Now than" With all pretense of calm gone, Ares burst forward at a surprising speed. He was on her in a mere moment, sword at the ready, cape billowing after him. With a downwards swing, he struck down at the Amazon, attempting to cleave her in twain. His black blade burning bright with the dark fire that had earlier obliterated so many of her sisters.
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:03 pm
As Ares drew nearer, Diana felt her pulse rise. The influence of his palpable aura of rage was nagging at her. How dare he. How DARE he. Her heart thundered with righteous indignation and she trembled slightly with the emotion. He was affecting her. All this bloodshed? All this mayhem just for something in the temple?
As he lurched forward to strike her, Diana reflexively threw a powerful arm above her head and blocked the strike with one of her gleaming bracelets, still the sheer force of the god’s impact forced her into a crouched stance. The impact made a grinding metallic sound. He was strong, and she bared her teeth with the strain of resisting him. The ethereal silver shine of the amazonium cuff glowed with supernatural brightness and competed with the black halo emanating from Ares’ bloodthirsty blade.
“Aphrodite defend me, as I defend my people!” Diana roared her invocation. With a superhuman shove and a growl, she then pushed back against the blade to free herself from the deadlock between them and rose to full height. She countered Ares attack, swiping her own blade at him with palpable anger.
“Lapdog of Circe,” she taunted him. “You’ll pay for this!”
In the excitement of blind fury, Diana became focused more on defeating Ares than defending Hyppolyta.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:07 pm
︾ ︾ ︾ ︾ ︽ ︽ ︽ ︽ ╔══════════════╗
𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
╚══════════════╝
There was a clang of blade on blade as Ares blade blocked Diana's. The God of War held the lock, glaring down at the Amazon before him. He could see the hatred evident in her eyes and all he could do was smile. "You insult me Amazon. That you think Aphrodite would come to your aid is laughable. She has ever been a coward." The last words he practically spat with venom. He pushed forward against his blade, breaking the lock and pressing forward with his attack.
Many assumed that that God of War was nothing more than a war monger, skilled only in the arts of strategy and bloodshed. But as he had displayed earlier, Ares was more than just a physical threat. He had a terrible aptitude for the dark arts, his god physiology granting him vast stores of magical energy that would put even the most adept sorcerer to shame. "Allow me to show you the difference between you and I, Amazon. " The War God slid his hand across the length of his blade , his magic taking the form of a black fire that once more encompassed his blade. He slashed his sword across the air twice , pillars of fire forming where his sword went.
There was movement that could be seen faintly in the flames and than suddenly the fire had died out and in it's place were two exact duplicates of the War God, armed with weapons of their own; one wielding a dual sided axe and the other a spear . They all stepped into line line together, swords pointed towards the the Amazon. If there was any strain on the God of War from using such a spell, he was not displaying it. " Now then Princess, let us see if you are worthy of your title. " The three Ares all said in unison before lunging forward in sync. The spear wielding duplicate stepped to the side, launching his spear forward in a deadly thrust towards her stomach while the other swung downwards with it's great axe, both hands gripping the blade tightly. The original Ares of course let the two duplicates advance themselves, running around to flank her with a powerful side swipe of his sword aiming for her shoulder.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:29 am
“A coward!? It is a coward who sneaks.” When Ares' attack suddenly advanced, Diana was pushed backward on the defensive. She took several steps back toward her prone queen.
"Allow me to show you the difference between you and I, Amazon. "
Confused by his ominous statement, Diana firmly held her blade close to her body with both hands gripped firmly on the hilt. She was surprised by his sudden show of sorcery, though it was not entirely unpredictable.
As the pillars of fire he generated rose, her brow knitted with concern and confusion. What was happening? How much worse was the altercation going to get? And most importantly, how much time was she losing not being at the temple with this purposeful diversion?
There appeared the fearsome body doubles of Ares. Diana blinked, as if her vision was playing tricks on her, but she wasn’t allowed much time to adjust to the reality of the new warriors as they immediately were on the offensive. She wasn’t allowed much time to think, as soon as they appeared they were on her. As a spear was thrust her way, Diana grabbed the shaft of it and resisted its progress. Her forearm trembled from the sustained effort. As the swing of the axe from above fell and Ares’ sword swung at her from the side, Diana realized she was lethally boxed in. She had to think quickly to evade certain death.
She dove underneath the spear threatening to skewer her and swiped her blade at the double’s ankle. She slid on her knee and when she emerged on the other side of the double, she crossed her arms, her bracelets clashing together with a resounding burst of divine energy meant to blow back her new foes.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:30 pm
︾ ︾ ︾ ︾ ︽ ︽ ︽ ︽ ╔══════════════╗
𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
╚══════════════╝
The three Ares were all blown away by the force of the energy burst. The two of them, the real Ares caught themselves, grasping onto the ground and allowing themselves to be dragged along it quickly climbing onto their feet. The spear wielding duplicate, whose leg was now crippled due to the force of the blade smashing into it's leg armor was sent sprawling across the floor. "Ever the clever one" The axe wielding duplicate had said, sounding so similar to the original. It brought up one hand, axe held to the side in the other, and fired off a got of the blackfire towards the Amazon, revealing that even the duplicates were capable of the same sorcery. The intensity of the flames such that the stone beneath melted in its wake as it hurtled towards Diana.
The original Ares , ignoring his fallen duplicate sped towards Wonder Woman. She would surely be able to avoid such a obvious attack, but his goal was not to kill her with this strike. Rather than striking her with his blade upon closing in on her, he punched a hand forward sending forth a second blast of energy, although this did not take the form of fire. It was more concussive in nature and meant to knock her away. For while Ares desired nothing more than to kill this ever consistent thorn on his side, it would be all the more pleasing to torment her.
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:51 pm
It was true what Ares’ double had said. Diana was clever, but all of Athena’s wisdom would not be enough to see her through this fight.
The stunning power of Ares was on full display, as even his body doubles commanded the powerful sorcery he wielded. Spotting the blackfire shooting toward her, Diana’s quick reflexes kicked in and she dove out of the way of one attack and, as she realized a split second too late, into the direct path of another. As soon as she saw it, there was no time to react or change course.
The force of the true Ares magic blasted into her, lifting her off her feet and throwing her backward. She was sent hurdling some 15 meters away, before smashing through a stone pillar of a nearby temple. Her body shattered it with enough force to kill any average mortal instantly. Though her body was already fast at work healing, she lay sprawled in the rubble for the moment, her ears ringing from the deafening impact. Dust from the debris choked her, and coughing it up stung her battered ribs.
“Get up. Get up,” Her mind was demanding of her body.
As she stumbled to recover, she became painfully aware of who now lay between her and Ares. Hyppolyta.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:17 pm
︾ ︾ ︾ ︾ ︽ ︽ ︽ ︽ ╔══════════════╗
𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
╚══════════════╝
Ares stood tall, surveying his work with a pleased grin on his face. the Amazon princess lay prone, struggling to rise after suffering the full force of Are's attack. He felt a tinge of gratification at the sight of it." "Let this be a lesson, Diana. No matter your best efforts, you are still but mortal. And I am a god." He stated before waving his hand, forming a runic gesture with his fingers. In response, the two duplicates that he had formed earlier now burst into the black flames once more, fading away into nothingness, their weapons dropping to the ground.
""What hope did you have against defeating me? Or were you all truly so arrogant as to believe that you could deny the God of War his due?" The armored figure started to walk towards the fallen Hippoylta, his sword in hand, fingers wrapped tightly around the handle. All seemed to fall silent now as his true goal now lay in reach. Ares could care less for the machinations of a mad man and his personal vendetta. The speedster was only ever an ally of convenience. And his request gave the God of War the perfect reason to attack Themyscira. To strike down the arrogant and hypocritical Amazons and their foolish queen, to strike a wound so deep into Wonder Woman, that she would no longer be the same.
Ares now loomed over Hippolyta, glaring down at the now vulnerable queen,centuries had passed since the queen and her lot had been given their sacred task by his loathsome sister, Aphrodite, and her ridiculous dream of peace through love and kindness. They were all anathema to him and all that he stood for. ""You all thought you were above mankind, that you were the gods' chosen few. Allow me to remind you all how truly human you are. " The statement was directed towards both Amazons, Ares holding out his hand. The Spear of his fallen duplicate suddenly started to shake and not a moment later did it suddenly fly through the air, landing in his grip, the blade tip pointing downwards. The God of War suddenly raised the spear up, both hands wrapped around the haft and thrust it downwards, lancing it through Hippolyta's chest and through the stone beneath, pinning her in place.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 4:35 pm
Diana heard Ares speaking and but tried to blot out the meaning of his taunts. She had to focus on getting back up. She drew a knee under herself and used the sword she still clutched as a prop to pull her battered frame back up. She ignored her pain with the stoicism befitting an Amazon. She was in a race against Ares and she was losing. There was no time for weakness. His every word was a reminder of that.
She stared out toward him across the battlefield and saw him advancing on her queen, and every instinct of battle flared within her bosom as he closed in on her. Diana pulled herself up through the pain and stumbled forward, but she would never be on him fast enough. Chronos was on the side of Ares. When his double’s spear found his hand, the overwhelming sensation of failure crashed over Diana like a breaking wave.
“Stop! It’s me you want, Ares!”
She screamed out hoarsely at him but she was calling to the wind.
Diana mustered all her power and took flight, speeding like a bullet through the air with her sword aimed to joust him away. She flew faster than she could have thrown the lasso of Hestia. Faster than she’d ever flown…
And it wasn’t enough.
A second too late, the sickening, squelching sound of flesh giving way to metal echoed in her ears. Ares had fatally wounded the Queen of the Amazons, the leader of her homeland, and most importantly, her mother. Diana was on a course to collide with Ares at breakneck speed, but it was too late for it to matter. She had failed, the agony of it turned to ice in her stomach.
All that could be had was blood vengeance. And she wanted it.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:56 pm
︾ ︾ ︾ ︾ ︽ ︽ ︽ ︽ ╔══════════════╗
𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
╚══════════════╝
The sorcererous black flames that had so defined Ares had enveloped the God of War as Diana sped towards him with all the speed that she could afford. Ares for his part seemed to grow in stature, his size increasing to that of a giant. Right as the Amazon was about to land her strike, the God of War had grabbed hold of her in his great hands and slammed her down into the ground with all of his strength, rattling her to her core. The monstrous deity tightened his grip , bringing the Amazon up to stare directly at her " You thought you could save humanity, but you cannot even relate to them can you?"
Ares eyes were blazing with a red fire, his entire being oozing with an aura of hatred and violence that now filled the air for miles on end. " You have never experienced tragedy or loss until now. Never known what it meant to truly lose someone. How could you ever hope to guide this world to a state of peace? " He turned her round to face the dying form of her mother, the spear pinning her to the ground, blood pooling around her. Ares was all to pleased with his work and wanted to ensure that Diana could truly experience the horror that now beset her. " Now you know tragedy. Now you understand loss. And perhaps the next time we cross paths, you might stand a chance. "
With that, Ares threw his hand forward, launching Wonder Woman into the ground near her fallen queen and mother. He stood over them both, his giant form blotting out the sun and casting a shadow over both of them. " Appreciate this moment Diana of Themyscira. Your entire world has once more changed."Suddenly the God of War burst into flames , his black fires burning with a painful brilliance. It soon faded away, the God of War having disappeared and in his place a simple pile of ash.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:21 pm
When Ares grew in size, Diana’s flight trajectory remained unaltered until the god of war snatched her up in his massive grasp and slammed her body into the earth below. Her form left a dusty crater in the sand. She was dazed when he brought her back up, level to his face but she still resisted his grasp and pushed against his fingers. The constriction of his tight fist around her ribs made drawing a breath difficult. Grief was tightening and welling in her throat too and her eyes watered. His rage was infectious, and in her it was heightened by the agony of loss. She wanted so badly to get away and liberate his head from his shoulders.
When she was turned to face her mother, a cry of anguish squeezed forth from her. She was again brutally thrust to the ground beside Hippolyta’s body. She rolled over onto one knee and attempted to lasso Ares before he could vanish into the fires, but the glimmering gold of the Golden Perfect caught nothing but flames.
“Get back here! Don’t leave like this! It’s not over!” She drew the lasso back empty. It was over whether she liked it or not.
Turning her attention back to Hippolyta, Diana stretched an arm out to wipe a rivulet of blood away from her mother’s mouth. War was still raging all around them, and other Amazons were beginning to realize the tragedy that had just taken place. They began to draw near.
“Not our queen, Ares, not our…mother,”
Diana’s tears came in earnest now. She felt the queen’s mouth and nose for any breath and then her neck for a pulse. Nothing. The spear had pierced her heart. Her tears pattered profusely onto the body.
Diana almost didn’t want to pull the spearhead from the queen’s breast and cause more damage, but she forced herself to accept there was nothing more to be done medically and released the spear with a firm upward pull. The indignity of it now removed, Diana cradled her queen against her own breast and wept.
“Poseidon cannot heal this, my sisters.”
Whatever Circe came for, it seemed she would have it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:33 am
『Some might even say that we t h r e e are products of Pandora's f o l l y 』
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