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Chapter 8 - Ares and Athena

" Okay come sit," Ki says while pointing at some empty seats.

" I didn't know Ares was such a ladies man" says Apollo

" That's my daughter there, those two have a very unique bond, If you don't mind can you tell me more about a Girl called Athena"

June and Apollo look each other and nod, 

" We will tell you why Ares is so attached to her but first, that girl is she" June is saying when she pulls out the exact same photo Annie had, but it's not burned. On the back it says the names of people on it,

Mana, who is a woman in her late 20s. She has Purple hair. She has a contagious smile. In the photo she is standing behind a young Annie, 

Zaron, a man in his late 20s, has Silver hair just like Ares and Annie. He is a scary looking guy, because of his build, but in the photo he has his hand resting on a young boy, who looks like Ares, head. He also has the same symbol on his face that Annie and Ares had. 

The two other names are Annie and an 'A' but the rest is smudged out next too; it is the name Ares in quotation marks. 

She compares it to the one Annie had who checking Apollo and June out,

" You look familiar" she says 

June crouches down to her level and says

" Nice to meet you I'm June and this is my husband Apollo, we were your Parents Friends, we also took those photos"

Annie then goes back to Ares and Cera who are cuddle up right next to each other, Ares is mumbling a word it sounds like the name Athen, Annie then fixies the blanket, 

" Their you go my Brother" 

" Now then, Cera told me when she and my husband first rescued Ares, he thought She was Athena. Do you know if she is still alive?"  says Ki

" Before we were taken to the Colosseum, Mana died, she was killed by someone while Zaron and Ares were away and Annie was with us. There's something I need to give Ares when he gets up, Athena was Ares best friend, role model, he always called her his sister. She was quite a few years older than Ares, in late teens when they met, Ares always did risky things and she would always worry about it, I'm Pretty sure she had a bit of a brocon," June is says 

'Memory activating... Confirm'

" Come on, Ares, come with me" says Athena, grabbing his hand. 

Their are screams in the distance, the sound of explosions and swords fill the Air, 

" Why sis, are we going to play?" responds Ares, they are now running 

They start running to the forest, Athena trying to avoid as much war as possible, the end up running into a sickly looking man,

" Ares, Athena their you are, come into the forest" says the man 

" Dad, are you playing with us today" says Ares

" I'll try my best," responds the man with a wide smile.

The manage to reach the edge of the forest, before Zaron collapsed, Athen rushes over

" Are you okay, let's take a break here" says Athena

" Athena, do you know where Annie is" says Ares

" She was at her friend's place, I hope they have gotten Away".

" There are some runaways" says a male voice, 6 soldiers appear in view.

Ares grabs a nearby stick and then stands in front of Athena and Zaron, he gets into a fighting stance. Raising the Stick like a sword

" What do we have here, a dying old man, A bratty kid, and oh a Hot girl, Kill all but her. She can be of some use" says the male from before. They all have swords.

" No, your not taking my Sis or Dad" shouts Ares

" It's fine Ares I'll go", Athena Stands up and tries to walk over,

" Take me and spare them" she says but when she gets over, the man who has been speaking punches her in the face, knocking her to the floor, 

" You have no rights anymore, come on slave. I need some fun" he says lets out a gasp

Ares has stabbed him in the thigh, 

" No, you not taking my Sis" 

The man Pushes him away 

" I will kill you myself, little boy. You just stabbed a royal guard. That warrants death"

" You hurt my sister, I WILL KILL YOU" shouts Ares, his eyes then turn red, Athena looks worried, Zaron is unable to move, he is just looking at the chaos.

' Error…. No data….. Fastforwarding… complete' 

Ares is standing there, The bodies of the soldiers are scattered on the floor, all covered in stab wounds, he's warm. Athena is hugging Ares, 

" its okay, Ares, Its okay now" she is saying,

More soldiers are coming over, Ares looks over at his dad, his body is limp, his chest isn't rising anymore, the soldiers are coming closer

" Dad, Dad, wake up, Sister and me will be sad, Wake up Dad" screams Ares while tears are falling down his face, Athena is hugging him tighter, she's crying now, the guards are coming closer, 

" He's with Mum now, Ares, I hope Annie is safe too" 

The guards are surrounding him, they are talking about what to do, Ares eye's are constantly changing from normal to red, when it changes Athena hugs him tighter, the guards then decide they will make them fight for the rest of their life,

' End… Memory Finished'

" let go of me Ares, your suffocating me" Cera says

" Huh?, Cera, why are you in my bed" says Ares,

" This is a mattress in the street, and you fell on me" Says Cera, but then she pats him on the head,

" You did good, you rescued you Sister" says Cera

Ares looks at Annie, 

" Annie, your definitely Annie" Ares says while getting up, Tears well up in Annie's eyes

She rushes over and hugs Ares,

" I was so worried, when you disappeared, what happened to dad"  She says 

" Athena told me He is with Mum" 

She starts crying harder, enough to make Cera tear up, Cera then hugs them both,

" Brother, is this your Girlfriend" Annie says 

" Yes, she's my Girl-Friend and new best friend"

Cera looks flustered, and is about to say something but she takes a second and says, 

" I guess it looks like that, but sure. Your brother is super cool" 

" You have grown up well Ares," says Apollo 

Ares looks over, he sees Apollo and June, 

" Apollo, June, your here, where did you go after that guard took you" 

June and Apollo both Hug Ares, June then says 

" That guard was our son, so your big bro in a sense. He is spy for Olympus"

" Wow, have you guys seen Athena around" says Ares 

" I guess you haven't remembered all your memories yet" says Apollo quietly

" No we haven't but she left these these things for you," 

She gives Ares a small box inside of it, a necklace and a note saying.

' This isn't a gift for you Ares, it's a gift for someone you care about a lot give it to them, and tell them if they hurt you I will cut them into Noodles'

Ares pulls out the necklace, walks over to Cera, and Hand it to her, Cera looks Happy, flustered, confused all at the same time, Ares says

" Athena said give it to the person I care about the most" Casually 

Everyone looks happy, Cera accepted it willingly, she puts it on, but seconds later their is a massive explosion, debris is flying everywhere, people are screaming, 

" You have killed two of our children now, we will kill all of you" says a female voice, then lighting starts striking the area.

A man starts walking through the dust, he appears in front of Ares, Cera and the others, it's the same guy who tried taking Athena years ago

" My My Ares, you have grown up, now I will kill you like I meant too and then take your girlfriend over there," he says while pointing at Cera.

Ares stands in front of Cera, Eyes full of rage, he draws cyclone. Ki's eyes fill with rage, her magic aura, nearly ripping space time, Carlos draws his axe. Apollo and June draw their swords, the man looks terrified for a bit before, drawing a weird looking sword,

" This Time I will Kill you all, and torture your girlfriend to death, I'll make her scream, beg, and wish for dea- " before he can finish

He has Ares, Carlos, June, Apollo, all with their blades at his throat, Ki is standing their, with her hand in the air, the man looks above him, there is a giant holy sword above his head. A demonic smile spreads across his face,

" let's dance" he says