War of the Gods

by Artemis-Nemesis

Artemis, Nemesis, and Apollo, tired and sick of the tyrant that Zeus has become, have decided to wage war against the 'light' gods. They join forces with their own armies and that of the demons to get rid of the insane AllFather.

1. Introduction War of the Gods

Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, the Hunt, Childbirth, Virginity, and Creator of the Wolf Lykens, Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution and Creator of the Vampyres, and Apollo, God of the Sun, Healing, the Arts, Prophecy, and Creator of the Leopard Lykens, stood in their gleaming war chariots dressed in their armor and fully ready for battle. Nemesis's chariot was black and pulled by two solid ebony griffins with glistening crimson red eyes. Artemis's chariot was the same brilliant silver, only she had foregone her normal stags in place of white horses – more suited for the battle fields than the gentle animals. Apollo's golden one was pulled by his own palomino Pegasi.

Nemesis's armor was made of an impenetrable black metal with a dark violet sheen. At 5'8", she was imposing from the depths of the shadows. The fitted breast-plates, lower leg guards, shoulder guards, right-arm gauntlet, and helmet were all crafted from the strange metal. Her long upper legs were sheathed in layered, hardened black leather for easier foot movement and protection. Her high-heeled, knee-length boots were made from soft, black leather. She wore a long skirt of darkest violet, slit up to her hips on both sides, and a chain mail shirt of aged iron rings. A long cloak of impenetrable black hung from beneath two shoulder guards, the inside a deep purple.

On her left arm was a large shield of black metal with a gleaming violet crest and in her right, a sword of black with blade longer than she was tall, but it was wielded as if she was born to it. Her helmet had a long nose guard and cheek guards, and long plumes of purple ran from the tip of the nose to the back of the head, where it split from where her long, dark hair was held in a high pony-tail, all the way to her waist. Her eyes, pure black with crimson irises, gleamed from a pale face behind the black metal of her helmet.

Artemis's armor was gleaming silver metal the color of the moonlight, with a strange, dark blue shine. The glowing metal expended her appearance beyond her 4'10" height. Her lower leg guards, arm bands, shoulder guards, helmet, and chest plates were all made of the extraordinary metal. Her legs were covered halfway down her shins with layered, midnight blue leather, and high-heeled boots were made of the same material. A long cloak the color of the midnight sky flowed from underneath one shoulder guard to pool on the ground, along with a skirt of the same material slit up to her hips.

In her right hand she carried a bow of pale wood as long as she was tall and a quiver of arrows, both made from the same material, was belted around her waist at her right side, as she was a left handed archer. Her knee-length hair, the color of the moonlight, flowed smoothly down her back, the front braided and wound around her head like a crown beneath her helmet. Unseen, and virtually unknown, to anyone, there were dozens of throwing stars and knives, all specially crafted for her smaller hands, hidden about her person. Unbeknownst to most, her armguards were also enchanted whips that extended from the ends at her will, extending several times her height, but deadly when she wielded them, for both torture and fighting. Her helmet carried nearly no nose guard, but there was a crescent moon and star encrusted in sapphires in the forehead, directly where the same symbol glowed on her forehead beneath the armor. A bolt of sapphire clothe covered her lower face from view. Her eyes were the darkest blue with a crescent moon of silver running along the outer edge of the iris, for both eyes.

Apollo's armor was the exact same make as Artemis's, being he of similar fighting abilities, only of the gold of the sun, and sheen like the sky at midday. Whereas Artemis wore the silver of the moon and the dark azure of the night sky, he wore the gold of the sun and the pale blue of the sky at noon. He was tall, 6'3", gleaming like the sun besides his twin sister. However, he was right handed where she was left, but the perfect match to all her fighting abilities except for her hundred-percent accurate aim. His skin was a soft gold, while hers was the palest moonlight. His eyes were pastel blue with golden rays emanating from the pupil to stretch like a miniature sun. He was beautiful for a man, and, though he had sons from three women, he was a lover of men.

They all fixed their eyes on the other side of the battle field.