Chapter 3
As the Scandinavian stories of Nordic gods told through the years had a part of the truth, there was also truth to the existence of Atlantean and Greek gods, but unlike the Asgardians, the Atlantean and Greek pantheon was made up of real gods who they obtained their powers from the devotion and faith of the people on earth and as humanity evolved, faith was diminishing until each god was losing their immortality and their existence was lost in the pages of history
Of the Greek gods Only Ares and Athena remained, who grew stronger with each war, not even the mighty Zeus could prevent the fall of the gods.
Locked in her prison, Darcy couldn't be more amused by that, she didn't think that she would ever ally herself with Greek gods to live her eternity, but she did for a long time, even after being released.
Apollymi The goddess of Life, death and wisdom, daughter of Chaos and Zenobi. has many epitaphs including: The Destroyer, The Carrier, The giver, Biosia (Life), Thanata (Death), Magosa (Wisdom) and Fonia (The Assassin), Queen of the Atlantean gods, locked up and betrayed by her husband and relatives, stripped of her son and with her sealed powers she was forced to be an observer
After centuries of confinement in Kolasis only with the ability to watch without being able to act, she found herself really fascinated by some of these inferior beings.
one of these humans was Howard Stark, later also favored by Ares and Athenea, Apollymi was fascinated from the moment of her birth, her soul was so brilliant, she called her and she did not know why.
Apollymi saw his beginnings in the making of weapons in war, the rebirth project, the formation of his empire, the way in which as his power grew he was isolated free for Carter's manipulation.
Apollymi was fascinated by his soul and his mind, she was sure that he even earned the respect of the gods of war, so she was glad when he met his wife Maria and his life made more sense more life and color but that was short lived, the bitterness that dragged along the years and the weight of his responsibilities led this fascinating man to lose himself in the shell of the man he was and miss the opportunity to be happy with his family.
the birth of Anthony Stark was another marked event of her days, her soul was ethereal almost like that of a demigod but she did not feel divine blood on him. The Starks were truly fascinating and made their days more tolerable, so days after birth Apollymi blessed the boy as much as his power allowed.
Howard realized that his son possessed an unsurpassed genius, he was frightened by the attention he received, he did not want his son to suffer and be used as him.
So when he saw that SHIELD fixed his eyes on Tony, he threatened to withdraw his money and creations if they did not stay away from Tony, and then Howard himself emotionally distanced himself from his son, criticized him and set aside trying to harden him, preparing him for the hard life so he can survive.
When Apollymi felt that the soul of Howard and Maria stopped shining and seeing the cause of their deaths caused her almost the same anger she felt when her husband betrayed her, Apollymi sent Ximara, her friend and demon charon, so that collect their souls and bring them to Kolasis. She may be locked up and her powers sealed but she is the goddess of life and death and she decides what happens to their souls.
As the years and decades passed, Apollymi, in the company of the Starks, observed the growth of Anthony, accompanied him in his falls, addictions, debauchery, his loneliness, his suffering, his guilt, his self-destruction, in his achievements, his success, his ceation. in 2008 they witnessed his metamorphosis, Anthony found a target and peace was his goal he used everything in his power to repair the mistakes that he thought was his fault and burden.
It was like seeing a car crash you could not look away, Apollymi thought that after losing her son she would never feel pain again, she proved to be very wrong.
Nor Obadiah Stane, nor Aldrich Killian neither Ivan Vanko harmed their merchant as much as shield and those damn rogue avengers. but the pain and anger that Apollymi sense were nothing compared to what Howard and Maria felt.
Howard watched his son be betrayed, left for dead, used and belittled by his creation, all that Howard tried to prevent Tony from suffering, only to realize that he did the opposite, to see his son's chest pierced by a shield that he willingly created and provided, that destroyed Howard, his cries and wails were heard all over kolasis and would be imprinted on Apollymi's mind for many centuries.
The Starks' thirst for revenge did not surprise her, their years trapped with her changed them and she is not sure if for good but she did not complain, black and white does not exist only gray and the ability to adapt to that reality.
Siberia, that day began a series of movements in waterfalls that before anyone knows it will have crushed and drowned everyone on their way. Neutral players took sides that day and only time will decide if those players will be the salvation or destruction of the earth.
2 years later Thanos arrived (as his merchant predicted) and the snap occurred and a seal was broken. her cell, kolasis, no longer.
Apollymi, the Destroyer, raised her head to heaven, closed her eyes, spread her hands feeling the power and freedom that filled her and ran through her body, it was Darcy who opened her eyes, a triumphant and predatory look and a laugh almost maniac who promised pain and revenge