Tears of a Mortal, Regret of a God
His only thought was to get to me, to protect me at all costs.
As he finished his story, the priest's eyes reddened. He lamented that he did not know what past I shared with this god, but he could see that the God of War loved me enough to die for me.
At that thought, a self-mocking smile touched my lips.
It was undeniable. Aresios truly loved me, both in our past on Olympus and in this deadly chaos storm.
But that did not stop him from sleeping with another goddess, having children with her, and swearing a divine oath to her by the River Styx, only to turn around and lie to me, asking me to wait for him a little longer.