Leto POV
The fog hung low over the dense forest as the morning sun began to ascend into the sky. A beautiful woman, Leto, daughter of Coues and Phoebe, two all-powerful titans that had once ruled the world.
Leto stopped abruptly, listening, taking in every noise from around her. Her studies were rewarded; she heard a faint slithering then a hiss, reptilian and deadly.
Leto called on her powers, letting magic overwhelm her mind and spirit. Her hands became encased by a warm blue glow, illuminating the nearby trees and sending animals scattering.
Two glowing green eyes stared at her from the shadow. A head raised itself above the trees, those green eyes never blinking always staring directly at Leto, who raised her arms in front of her head. She released a series of orbs of energy in the serpents' direction, all within quick succession of the one before.
Three found their mark and hit the face of the serpent, Python, sending it recoiling, hissing madly at the sky. She fired again and this time the orb struck the soft underbelly of the huge beast
Enraged, the serpent Struck forward, barely missing Leto, who swung and punched through the monsters neck. It collapsed, a carcass, empty and unimportant.
Leto need refuge, she connected herself to her sister, Asteria and flung her arms wide, disappearing in a flash of bright blue light.
Leto found herself beside her sisters sleeping body, breathe coming slowly and pleasantly, never faltering and always continuing, it was a hypnotic sound, gentle and set with little effort.
Leto stealthily snuck around her sisters' bed and to the doors in front of it.
"Goodbye," Leto whispered, leaving the room
"Who goes there?" came a harsh voice, "and why were you in Lady Asterias' chambers?"
It was the guard, they were simple beings, thinking combat is the answer to everything, always being outsmarted and embarrassed, usually punished with death.
"My name is one thing that I shall keep to myself," replied Leto, "and I have no business here, I just seek refuge, and even if you try, you will not stop me obtaining it."
"I don't know who you are lady but that's enough of th-"
Leto raised her hand and blue energy encased the guards throat, he gurgled, hands trying to pry the force away but it was no use, thirty seconds later his body was limp and Leto set him down on the ground. She would stay in her sisters' realm but stay hidden, Find a cave or alcove in which she could avoid Hera's wrath and safely give birth.
For long days she travelled, through the forest, heading towards the mountains. After five days of travel she had encountered three serpents all of a smaller size then the one Hera had sent. Hera, that loathsome goddess, always jealous of others, always trying to ruin their happiness.
It was late night when Leto reached the mountains, she had travelled hard and far but her journey was still incomplete. She called on magic, redirecting it, she send it towards the mountain in a mighty wave, it scanned over all mountains sending Leto images of each and every cave suitable for her needs. She found a well sized one and began to trek up the sides of the mountain, once she had located it, she lay on the soft, moss covered rock and instantly fell into a deep sleep.