Calliope, Lady Death, God of War and Revenge

by WolveHulk

AU: What if it had been Calliope in her father's place?

19. Ghost of Sparta final part

Ghost of Sparta final part

After more than a day of sailing, Calliope and Alecto's ship arrived at where Atlantis once stood. The storm was still the same, but at where Atlantis once was, was now only a large dangerous vortex, sucking everything into the abyss. The Captain became afraid as they were getting close on the vortex. "Lady Calliope! The current is too strong! We need to turn, now!"

"NO! Keep going!" Calliope yelled, not wanting to turn back after how far she and her Alecto had come.

When the ship was sucked into the vortex, Tritan warriors appeared, but Calliope and Alecto fought them off with aid from the remaining Atlantian soldiers, killing a majority of the monster warriors... until lightning hit the ship!

When the lightning hit the ship numerous times, the captain couldn't hold the ship on course and was losing control. "I can't hold it! I-" Then his eyes went wide as they were straight heading to rocks. "HOLD ON!"

But it was too late, the shock made the ship nearly capsizing on itself, sending all into the water! Calliope held on to the edge of the ship, while holding Alecto's hand. Calliope tried to pull herself up, but the current was too strong. "Alecto... I can't... hold on!" She said with fear as her fingers were slipping… until she couldn't hold on and both lovers were sucked deep down into the abyss. Calliope soon lost consciousness, knowing that this was the end for her.

Time seemed to have slowed down for Lady Death, as she could see images of herself as a young girl.

Inside Calliope's mind

Young Calliope was seeing her father coming home from a long campaign. Both embraced as young Calliope ran to her father and hugged him. "Father!"

"Calliope! My child." Kratos said with happiness.

Then she saw herself being trained by her father, with young Calliope trying to deliver several strikes on her father with her spear, only to be blocked easily by him. She barely got the strength to block her father's attacks, until she was pushed to the ground. With Calliope lying on her back, Kratos held his spear close to her throat, teaching her that she should never let her guard down in any situation. "Don't let your guard down, Calliope! A Spartan warrior never lets her back hit the ground. Even in death, a Spartan stands tall for battle! You are a Spartan, are you not!?"

Young Calliope frowned as she was not afraid. "Yes father."

"Then show it!"

Young Calliope grinded her teeth as her Spartan fury exploded and yelled out as she disarmed her father of his spear and delivered a fierce punch in his face! As Kratos wiped away the blood from his mouth, he was somehow impressed in his daughter's strength. He could see that one day she would surpass his own strength. He gave her a proud smile as her Spartan Rage cooled down.

Back in the real world

Calliope suddenly woke up after Alecto stamped hard on her chest with her fists, in order for her to breath. Calliope couched out a lot of water as she grasped for air. Alecto was so relieved that Calliope was still alive. "Oh, Calliope! Thank the Gods you're alive!" She said with happiness as she embraced her, which Calliope soon returned.

When Alecto helped Calliope to her feet, the Ghost of Sparta saw that both were inside the sunken city of Atlantis. Calliope didn't know how they got into the destroyed city but before she wanted to ask Alecto, the broken statue of Poseidon glowed behind them and roared in anger at Calliope. "CALLIOPE!" Both looked back and saw a very angered Poseidon. "YOU HAVE DESECRATED MY KINGDOM! I SHALL NOT FORGET THIS, GHOST OF SPARTA! YOU WILL ANSWER FOR THIS AFFRONT!"

Before Calliope could try to explain her actions, the statue of Poseidon glowed no more. She felt that once they are back at Olympus, she would have to answer for what she had done to Atlantis.

Calliope and Alecto moved further into the sunken city of Atlantis, killing many monsters and Calliope opening many chests. Alecto even used a bit of her magic so that Calliope could breath underwater for some time to get them past the underwater tunnels. They also found some surviving Atlantian people, but seeing that both Calliope and Alecto couldn't do much for them right now, she promised them that she would return for them once she had completed her mission. As they continued forward, they found an elevator and used the crack to take them to the upper levels, while also killing a few more Tritan warriors while it was going up. When they got to the upper levels, they went further until they came into a room and fought with another big monster with an electronic ball, which they killed using the same moves they used on the last 1. Once it was dead, the Ghost of Sparta and former Fury Queen saw that they had found Ancient Atlantis. They then went to the right path and got to a room with a statue of Athena.

It glowed as Athena tried to warn Calliope not to go further. "It is not too late to turn back, Calliope. No good will come of this journey. The Gods-"

Calliope interrupted her as she fiercely yelled. "I AM DONE WITH YOUR LIES, ATHENA! Return to Olympus and let us save Deimos!"

Athena tried to explain why Deimos was taken. "Your uncle was a threat to Olympus, Calliope. What was done… had to be done. Forgive me."

Calliope then recognized those words being spoken before, to her father, in her vision when Deimos was taken as a child. It was not only Ares that took him... it was Athena as well! "You were there? Why? Why did you do it?!"

"I was there for your father, Calliope. He had to be saved. So you could be saved."

Calliope shook her head that that was not an excuse. "Deimos was only a child! I thought you were better than this, Athena!?"

Athena sighed, as Calliope was right, but she had to do what had to be done. "There is more to this than you could possibly know, Calliope."

"Is that the reason you never made me a true Goddess?!"

Athena didn't say anything for some seconds, but then answered. "No..."

"Then what?!" Calliope demanded to know.

Athena tried to tell her that she was granted a great honor to walk among the Gods. "We gave you the honor to walk among us, to be better than Ares-"

"AND STILL YOU TREAT ME LIKE AN OUTCAST! You once said that I was one of you, but still I'm a mortal like any other! What good is this title as Goddess of War, if you never truly accepted me!? And in the name of Olympus, Athena! You send an innocent child to a worse punishment than death, for something he hadn't even done yet! By sending Deimos to this terrible fate in Death's Domain, you have made him hate his own brother, and the Gods even more!"

Athena didn't know what to say. Everything that Calliope said to her was all true. By not accepting Calliope as a true Goddess, Athena and the other Gods had pushed her further away from them. And that Deimos was only a child and could have been treated better by the Gods instead of being locked up for the rest of his life, could have made him a better person and no threat to Olympus at all.

Calliope shook her head as her determination increased. "I will save my uncle, Athena! And nothing is going to stop me or change my mind!"

Athena now knew it was pointless to change Calliope's mind. All she said before her statue didn't glow anymore. "Forgive me... Calliope."

Back at Olympus

Calliope's confronted words to her, made Athena think of what she and the Gods had done, to both Deimos and Calliope. The Goddess of Wisdom sighed deeply. 'Calliope is right... By not granting her Godhood, we have only pushed her away from us, feeling alienated. And Deimos... I should never have listened to my father, by locking that child away in Death's Domain. If we indeed had taken better care for Deimos to become an ally of Olympus instead, he would never have become a threat. I need to make it up to her somehow. Calliope would have done the same.' The last words Athena spoke mentally to herself made her realize that because Calliope had been so honorable and kind to all, she would have granted Athena Godhood from the very start, if the roles were switched. She then knew that she had to make it up to Calliope when she returned.

Back with Calliope and Alecto

After standing where they'd been when Athena's statue didn't glow anymore, they embraced in a passionate kiss before they moved further and found the Nexus of Atlantis, where they battled and killed a few tritan warriors before Calliope knocked down a few pillars, allowing them to get to the other side of the rushing water, where they fought and killed more tritan warriors and a few Gorgons before they moved further and went through a doorway to a room with more tritan warriors and a monster with a gear for a weapon. After killing them, Alecto took the gear and the 2 lovers moved forward and got to the mechanism that the gear was for. Alecto put it into the machine and operated it, making the statue from the Nexus move into position before Calliope and Alecto went back the way they came and battled more tritan warriors, Gorgons and a few Minotaurs before killing them all and took another path to the Nexus, where Calliope opened a few more chests before Alecto flew them across the electric waters, where Lanaeus, who had survived the destruction of the city, was standing on a platform with a lever, had sealed the gate, preventing the 2 lovers from going any further. Calliope got angry and told Alecto to go around. When she did, Calliope used her father's spear to kill him, releasing the lever and reopening the gate. Once the 2 lovers crossed it, Calliope grabbed the next gear and killed the monster holding it before they went down a path to the 2nd mechanism. But before they could operate it, they killed several tritan warriors and blade throwers. Once they were all dead, Calliope placed the gear into the machine and operated it, moving the other statues into position.

The Ghost of Sparta and former Fury Queen then went back the way they came and swam through an underwater tunnel with strong currents and closing walls until they got back to the surface and back to the room from before and battled more monsters before they went up to the structures in the middle of the balcony. Calliope activated the structures, revealing the doorway to Death Gate.

When both women approached it, Calliope placed the Skull of Keres in its place, making the gate open. As they approached it, Alecto felt a fear that she had not experienced in centuries. For since she and her sisters had lived, none of them had ever dared to enter the Domain of Death. For no one, God nor mortal had ever left this unholy place, alive.

Calliope could sense her lover's fear so she took her hand and said softly. "Don't worry, I'm scared too, baby. We'll find Deimos and get out of there fast. I promise."

Calliope's words warmed Alecto's heart before they both shared a passionate kiss before they entered the gate. Once they had entered, the Domain of Death was truly as evil as they had expected it to be.

The Domain of Death. A dark netherworld, nestled between the land of living, and the realm of the dead. A purgatory ruled by the God of Death, Thanatos.

"Well, let's not linger here, baby. Let's just find Deimos, free him and get the hell out of this place." Calliope said to her lover, wanting to get out of this vile place as soon as possible after her uncle was freed.

"Couldn't agree more with you, baby." Alecto said with a smile, agreeing with her lover.

The 2 lovers then moved forward into the land of death, battling many monsters and opening several chests around the area on the lower and upper levels until they got to the Hall of Damnation and went through it, battling wolf creatures until they got to the Temple of Thanatos.

The doors to the Domain of Death. A place that neither mortal, nor God dared to enter. Worshipped long before the rule of the Olympian Gods, Thanatos, the God of Death dwelled within.

After fighting and killing several warriors and 2 armored cyclops, the 2 lovers went to the Doors to the Domain of Death and Thanatos' face said. "Free thyself , and your past shall be forgiven." Before the 2 lovers opened the doors and went inside the Temple of Thanatos. They then went through the temple and killed several monsters and got through the Temple's deadly traps on the upper levels while Alecto flew them past the gaps in the area. Calliope even found and opened several chests along the way, all the while hearing Thanatos' voice mocking them both... until they got to a big black door.

When Calliope pushed the big door open, her eyes went wide as she saw her uncle, hanging on the ceiling in chains. "Deimos." She said with shock, still unable to believe that she was staring at her long lost uncle.

Both lovers ran inside, figuring a way to get him down. Calliope used her blades added with Thera's power to burn the big vines and then used the spear of her father to get him down. When Deimos fell to the floor, Calliope went straight to him. She sat on her knees and rubbed her uncle's shoulder while speaking gently to him. "Uncle. You are safe now."

But instead of thanking Calliope, he then laughed like a maniac and said angrily. "Safe?" Before he grabbed her by the throat with both of his hands.

Alecto wanted to step in but Calliope signaled her not to. While Calliope gasped for air, she tried to tell her uncle that she came to save him. "Uncle... please, I'm here to... help you."

"Why are you calling me uncle?! WHO ARE YOU?!" Deimos demanded, wanting to know who this woman who had skin white as snow and a tattoo like his birthmark was and why she was calling him her uncle.

"I'm your... niece. I'm... Kratos' daughter... Calliope."

Deimos was confused. Why is this woman, who claimed to be his niece, here to save him and not his brother. Still holding her tight by the throat, he demands to know where his brother Kratos was. "Where is he? Where is that treacherous brother of mine, that abandoned me in this HELL?!"

Calliope answered sadly. "He's... dead."

Those words, telling that Kratos was dead, made Deimos' heart stop. For years he had prepared himself to face him for abandoning him, but after hearing that he was dead, his anger faded. "What?"

"I'm sorry, uncle. He died a long time ago."

That made Deimos release her. "No... No, my brother... is dead?" While Calliope gasped for air and Alecto helped her up, Deimos needed to know what happened to his brother and asked. "How? ... how did he die?"

Calliope didn't answer as she started to get sad, as she remembered that horrible night she killed her father.

"How did he die!?"

Calliope then bowed her head. "I'm sorry."

Deimos was no fool. He knew that look: the look of guilt, and that made him realize that his 'niece' had been the 1 who killed his brother. "You? You... killed him?!" But before she could explain everything, Deimos attacked her in a blinding rage. "YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!"

As Calliope and Alecto tried desperately to defend themselves, the Ghost of Sparta tried to explain as she blocked his attacks. "Uncle! Listen to me! It wasn't my fault. My father made a deal with the God of War, Ares and-"

But before she could finish her sentence, he threw hard into a wall as he punched her many times in the face. Alecto came to help and held him to the ground. "Stop, Deimos! Ares was the one that was responsible! Your brother was blinded by his own lust for power and rage, that he killed Calliope's mother!"

Deimos pushed Alecto off him and started to beat her, but Calliope then body slammed him and held him to a wall before trying to reason with him again. "I HAD NO CHOICE, UNCLE! My father was blinded by the blood oath he made to Ares! He killed my mother right in front of me. He nearly wanted to kill me and he would have had I not acted and killed him 1st!"

"SHUT UP!" Deimos yelled out, not wanting to listen to what truly had happened the night Kratos had died by the hands of his own daughter. All he wanted was to kill the one that stole his brother away from him.

When he knocked out Alecto, Deimos grabbed Calliope and dived with her all the way down to the bottom floor, with Calliope taking the impact before Deimos nearly beat the life out of her with his metal arm, making her bleed badly. "Get up and fight me!" He yelled before the metal on his right arm broke into pieces and fell off.

But when he was distracted, Thanatos himself appeared behind Deimos, grabbed him and began to walk away with him before looking at the wounded Calliope. "You killed my daughter, Spartan. Now you will suffer for it." He vowed before jumping off the cliff with Deimos and using his wings to fly into the mist below.

Calliope, still wounded, struggled to get to her feet, but thanks to her fast healing, he managed to run and drive into the mist to save her uncle, not wanting to lose another family member. That was when Alecto woke up and saw her lover follow Thanatos to save her uncle. Once she had healed, she followed them. Them and arrived at the moment Calliope saved Deimos from falling into the Suicide Bluffs.

When Deimos got to his feet, he took Calliope's arm and asked proudly. "A Spartan never lets his back hit the ground. Right, niece?"

Calliope smiled at this, as her uncle was beginning to see her as his family. "Just like my father taught me." She said before she gave him the shield and spear from her father, knowing that her uncle should be the 1 to use them. "Come. The fight is not over." That was when Alecto held Calliope's shoulders from behind, saying that she would stand beside them, no matter what happens.

Deimos then led them to where Thanatos was and when they stood before him, the God of Death laughed with amusement. "Hahahaha. The Oracle may have yet spoken the truth. Ares chose poorly that day." He said evilly as he looked at Calliope. "He took your uncle when he should have taken your father, Calliope. But none of that matters now. Nothing that you do is of your own choosing!"

"The Gods don't decide my date, Thanatos! I do!" Calliope said definitely.

"My Calliope is right, Thanatos! I chose to love Calliope and I chose to kill Ares with her. The Sisters of Date no longer control my destiny or the destiny of my family!" Alecto added after her lover.

"Hahahahaha! The Gods decide... and the Fates make it so, Ghost of Sparta! You and your Fury lover are nothing but pawns in a game that the 2 of you don't know is being played. How pathetic. But now is the time, Calliope and Alecto... the beginning of the end." Thanatos countered.

The Ghost of Sparta, the lost Marked warrior and former Fury Queen then engaged Thanatos, using their blades and all their powers against him while working together as a deadly team, hurting him greatly. The God of Death then shoved Deimos and Alecto away and attempted to choke Calliope but Deimos hit Thanatos with his brother's spear, hurting him enough to make him let go of his niece and allowing Alecto to attack with Calliope, throwing him off the cliff...only for him to come back up in his monster form! While the 2 lovers and Deimos blocked and dodged his attacks, Calliope used Thera's power to damage his left arm's armor, making him change back into his human form. The process repeated until Calliope stabbed Thanatos with his own sword after Deimos and Alecto saved her from another choke hold before he pulled it out and changed back into his monster form. After the 3 warriors hit his arm with their weapons, Thanatos grabbed Calliope and Alecto and hit them into the cliffs. Deimos knew that he couldn't let them die and quickly ran to Thanatos, jumped on him and stabbed his right eye with his spear, making the monster let go of the 2 lovers but he then grabbed Deimos and did what he did to Calliope and Alecto before throwing him hard to the ground!

When Calliope saw Deimos lay there motionless, she was shocked and angry. "UNCLE!" She yelled before looking at monster Thanatos and with a yell of extremely powerful rage, she called upon the full power of Thera, coating her blades in it. Calliope then used the power to greatly damage his armor so much that it caused it to burn from the inside out before he changed back into his human form. As Thanatos taunted Calliope and Alecto, they stabbed their blades into him and threw him around the area, greatly hurting him until Lady Death had enough and rubbed open his chest before stabbed her powered up blades into the God of Death's heart, finally killing him before his body had vanished.

Calliope and Alecto then looked at Deimos and ran to his body. Both checked if he was still alive... but there was no movement, nor breathing. Alecto then felt his heart... but felt nothing before looked sadly at Calliope as she shook her head, as if saying that Deimos was dead. A tear fell from Calliope's cheek as she bowed her head in sadness. For she and her lover... had failed. Lady Death took a long breath and then took her uncle's lifeless body in her arms as she walked with it up 'The Path of Solitude'. Alecto walked together beside her but neither of them didn't say a word, as this was a painful moment for Calliope. For she had lost the only remaining family she had left, and now had failed to save him.

As they arrived at the top, The Gravedigger stood there, with a fresh grave to put Deimos in. "Come now. I have a fresh spot for him." He said kindly as he allowed Calliope to slowly put her dead uncle in the grave.

Calliope and Alecto stood before Deimos' grave for some time, hand in hand, as the Gravedigger allowed them to have their final moment with Deimos. Calliope wiped away some of her tears as she said. "You are free now, uncle."

Alecto embraced her lover, as she felt her pain and softly said. "I'm sorry we couldn't save him, baby."

Calliope broke the hug, but she just couldn't find the right words in this moment of loss. She then walked away with her lover, allowing the Gravedigger to bury Deimos. Calliope and Alecto then watched over the horizon together, deep in thought. The view was almost at the coast of Athens, when Calliope was accepted by the Gods to become the Goddess of War. Calliope then thought of how her life had turned out, after she had become 'The Ghost of Sparta'. This was a life she never wanted for herself. She then broke the silence by saying. "By the Gods, what have I become?"

"Death. The destroyer... of worlds" the Gravedigger said coldly to Calliope at what she had now become. That made Calliope close her eyes, wishing that none of this had ever happened to her. But now... she had accepted what she had become and was willing to accept the consciences.

Just then, Athena appeared behind a portal and walked over to Calliope. Both she and Alecto looked with anger at her. But then they saw something in Athena that they didn't expect: the face of regret. With remorse, she said to Calliope. "I'm sorry for your loss, Lady Death." Before she sighed deeply and said what was on her mind. "You were right, Calliope. You were right about everything. And therefore... I'm giving you what you should have received, years ago. And now that your ties to this world are severed... you are ready... to be a Goddess."

With her hands glowing with green energy, Athena held Calliope's head, sending amounts of energy into Calliope's body. Lady Death closed her eyes as she could feel it... She was no longer a mortal, but was now a true Goddess.

After a minute, Athena let go of Calliope, who still looked angry at the Goddess of Wisdom and spoke. "Know this, Athena. I will never forget what you and the Gods have done to my uncle! To my father! My mother! And to ME!" Athena remained calm as she could sense that there was no true hate in the Ghost of Sparta. Calliope's anger was then replaced by sadness and she spoke again. "But I forgive you." Athena nodded, as she was somehow thankful that Calliope had forgiven her and the Gods for all that had happened to her and her family. She then was about to walk away with Alecto. "Now... I need to be alone." Before both lovers walked to the portal and went back to Olympus.

Athena understood that Calliope needed time to process the passing of her last family member. "I'm so sorry... my niece."

But the time for mourning would have to wait for the Goddess of War, as the Gods had called a meeting for the actions that Calliope had done: Freeing the Titan Terra and for sinking Atlantis. Alecto stayed home with Sylvia, waiting for what was going to happen to her lover.

Sylvia had heard of what her mothers did while they were off to find her birth mother's long lost uncle and the little warrior princess had actually stood up for her mother, as she felt that freeing Thera was the right thing to do, to ease the pain that she had to endure, but learning that that action led to the sinking of the beautiful city Atlantis, nearly shocked the young girl. But deep down, she and her other mother, Alecto hoped that the Gods would be merciful to Calliope.

In Zeus' throne room

Calliope nearly felt that she was on trial, as the meeting was about to start. Poseidon immediately started the argument. "You destroyed my beautiful Atlantis! And for what?! Just because you felt pity for a Titan?!"

Calliope rose from her chair and fired back by saying. "Weren't the Atlantians your own care, Poseidon!? Huh?! You let Thanatos' minions overtake Atlantis, killing countless innocent people! But I at least did you a favor by saving hundreds of Atlantians before the city sunk!"

"AND THOUSANDS ARE NOW DEAD, BECAUSE YOU FREED THAT TITAN! All those people, all that you COULDN'T save, THEIR BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS, CALLIOPE!" Poseidon then turns to his brother, Zeus. "Zeus! I demand that Calliope is stripped of her title as Goddess of War and be punished for destroying Atlantis, and freeing Thera!"

But before Zeus could say his part about this, Athena stood up and spoke. "It's too late for that, Poseidon. Calliope can't be removed from her position anymore."

Surprised by what she had said, Poseidon faced Athena. Even the other Gods were surprised by this. "What do you mean, Athena?!" Poseidon asked.

Athena sighed and answered. "I... have given Calliope full godhood. She is a true Goddess now."

This caught everyone by surprise, even Zeus had not expected this from Athena to take measures into her own hands, before consulting with either him or with the other Gods.

Helios then spoke. "Athena! You know that you cannot just grant anyone godhood without consulting us!"

Hades agreed and said. "I agree with Helios! Why did you, Athena?! This isn't like you."

Zeus nodded while he looked at his daughter, waiting for a clear answer to explain her action for granting godhood to Calliope without permission. Athena sighed again before answering to all the Gods. "What we did to Deimos was unforgivable. Allowing my brother, Ares taking the innocence of Calliope when she was just a little girl, was unforgivable! The least I could do to make it all up, was granting the thing we should have given Calliope the moment she entered Olympus, when she became one of us."

After Athena said her excuse, Poseidon, Helios, Hermes and Hera remained indignant. But the other Gods seemed to agree with Athena's decision, that Calliope indeed had to be granted godhood, the moment she became the Goddess of War. Zeus only scowled at both his daughter, and Calliope.

As the Gods were arguing among each other for minutes, Zeus finally lifted his hand, making everyone quiet as he spoke. "Even though your action seemed just, Athena, it still doesn't pardon Calliope for what she had done to my brother's kingdom. Worse, freeing a Titan is unacceptable. We all still remember when Persephone freed the Titan Atlas, and nearly destroyed the world. No one can know for sure that Thera won't do the same thing!" Most of the gods nodded, including Hera and Poseidon as Zeus went on "However, despite Poseidon's request to strip Calliope from her title as Goddess and be punished for her actions, I cannot do it."

"WHAT?!" Poseidon said, shocked as Calliope isn't going to be punished for what she had done.

"Let me finish, Poseidon!" Zeus said, very seriously to his brother. Poseidon nodded and sat down as Zeus went on. "Because Calliope is now a full Goddess, is the reason I cannot do anything." Before he then stood up and faced Calliope. "Calliope, even though you cannot be punished for your actions, sinking the great civilization, Atlantis and freeing the Titan Terra is something that takes a lot to win back our trust in you."

Calliope nodded, and did felt responsible for the death of all the thousands of Atlantians that couldn't be saved. She looked at Poseidon and said. "You are right Poseidon, by freeing Terra, I have caused the death of so many innocents. There is no excuse for what I've done. I'm taking full responsibility for my actions."

"And how do you plan to even make all of this up?!" Poseidon asked, still angry as he was before the meeting.

Calliope then said how she could make all of this up. "The Atlantians that I did manage to save, most have pledged their loyalty to me now. If Zeus allows them to move to Olympus, or to Sparta, I'm taking my responsibility for taking care of all these people."

Some Gods nodded as that seemed fair enough from the Goddess of War, but it wasn't enough for Poseidon to forgive Calliope. "A noble offer, but not enough!" He said before he stood up and wanted to walk away from the meeting.

Calliope had to think fast for a better solution. The last thing she wanted was that nearly all the Gods would turn their back on her. She then thought of a perfect way to pay back for the loss of Atlantis, but felt that this was going against all that she and her Spartan culture stood for. Before Poseidon left, Calliope called her better offer. "Sparta will not wage war on any other city, or country... for 10 years."

This surprised the Gods even more than before, even Zeus was astounded. Poseidon stopped and looked back at Calliope. "What did you say?" He asked.

Calliope sighed deeply, and repeated her words. "I said... to make up for the loss of Atlantis... Sparta, will not wage war... for 10 years. No city, no village, not even a single enemy ship will be touched by Spartan soldiers. We will only be there for defensive warfare, if the time comes, but nothing more. Consider this not only as a way to say to you, Poseidon but to all of you, Gods of Olympus, if it takes to swallow my people's pride to regain your trust."

All the Gods agreed and talked among each other of how generous this offer was from the Goddess of war. Athena smiled to Calliope, as she was truly willing to do this for all of the Gods, to make up for her actions. Zeus was seeing the advantage in this, as how the Greek cities will prosper more, when Sparta lays down their arms for 10 years.

As Poseidon returned to the meeting, he asked. "You are... truly willing to do that, Calliope?"

She nodded, showing that she was. "This is my way... to make up for the loss of Atlantis... If you're willing to take it?"

As Poseidon took his time to think about this offer, Hermes asked in a mocking way. "That's a very generous offer, Lady Death. But you know, I believe the Spartans are born to be warriors, correct? I believe a lot of them will be very pissed that they won't be going into a fight for a decade."

Calliope frowned at the Messenger of the Gods and said. "King Tyndareus and his soldiers are loyal to me. They will not defy their Goddess."

"And... what if some, let's say, do?"

Calliope then answered. "Then every innocent they kill, will be repaid ten times. For every innocent my Spartans kill, they will suffer a more painful death in the afterlife, once I made an example of them."

Hades nodded as he was eager to teach some more evil souls some lessons. When Poseidon was convinced enough, he gave a small smile as he extended his hand. "If you give me your word, to all of us, that Sparta won't wage war for 10 years, then I'm willing to forgive you for the destruction of Atlantis." Calliope smiled and took Poseidon's hand and shook it.

Several days after the meeting

Though Calliope's decision that Sparta would not wage war for 10 years came as a shock to most Spartans, King Tyndareus and her many supporters were willing to obey their Goddess command.

As for the surviving Atlanteans, who all now pledged loyalty to Calliope were all accepted into Sparta as new citizens. But also dozens of them who asked to serve their Goddess on Olympus, had now moved into the Olympian palace. Hephaestus had made the many new homes for them done in no time. Among these new servants of Olympus, were the 13 year old Sophie and her parents.

In Calliope and Alecto's home, the Ghost of Sparta was allowed to process her loss. Alecto and Sylvia wanted to show her that even though Calliope had no family left, she still had them. Calliope was thankful for that but somehow, she felt that now she was a Goddess, she could do something better for her passed away uncle and grandmother. She left her home and went to see Zeus.

The King of the Gods was then surprised at what Calliope requested. "You want to do what?"

Calliope sighed deeply as she explained again. "I told you, Zeus. I want to turn my uncle and grandmother's spirits into constellations. Both of them had suffered far too much in their life and deserve something better than spending an eternity in the Underworld. That is why I came here to ask for your permission."

This was a hard decision for Zeus to make, since his complicated past with Callisto. So he told Calliope that he would think about this, and give his answer tomorrow. Calliope understood and left Zeus' quarters.

That night, Zeus was considering accepting Calliope's request, but Hera was completely against this idea to make Callisto and Deimos into internal constellations. Zeus couldn't disobey his wife, but tried to calm her down and reconsider this. After hours of arguments, Hera allowed it, but only if their constellations would never meet the waters, and always be in the night sky all year. Zeus understood. And when he told his terms to Calliope, on making Callisto and Deimos into constellations, she accepted it.

The next evening, Calliope stood at the edge of mount Olympus, looking at the night sky. She closed her eyes and used her new required powers to begin the ritual. The graves of Deimos and Callisto glowed, as their bodies lifted up and vanished like dust. That dust then rose all the way to the night sky, between the stars. With a final energy blast, Calliope turned the dust of Callisto into the constellation; Ursa Major (the Great Bear) and Deimos dust into the constellation; Ursa Minor (the Little Bear). When the ritual was complete, Calliope looked with a smile to the two new constellations she made, for all the world to see.

A few days later

Alecto and Sylvia were waiting outside their home for Calliope, as she had gone to Sparta for a few days to take care of some Spartans who wouldn't accept their Goddess' demands to lay down their arms for 10 years and went out to fight a war of their own. Calliope had taken care of them all, and made them an example that would await all who defiled her demands.

When she came back, she was wearing her new Goddess armor, with her new cape.

Alecto was very impressed by seeing her lover in her new armor, and already wanted to show how she appreciated her new looks by giving her a passionate night.

Sylvia just ran to her mother and hugged her. "Mom! You're back!"

Calliope returned the hug. "Hi sweetheart. I hope you behaved yourself while I was gone?"

Sylvia broke the hug and nodded. Then Alecto came to her and gave her a passionate kiss, while Calliope quickly returned. "I hope you missed me, baby?" Alecto asked softly.

Calliope gave her a seducing smile. "Every single second, my love."

Sylvia just rolled her eyes and was about to leave her mothers having their moment together. But then, a light shined from the evening sky, making both mothers and Sylvia look and see that the light came from the two new constellations that Calliope had made a few days ago, for her 2 deceased family members.

Out of the light, the spirits of Callisto and Deimos appeared before them, with both smiling, thankful for what Calliope did for them. "Calliope, my dear granddaughter, thank you... for everything you've done for me and my dear Deimos."

"And thank you... for finally freeing us both, my niece. You and Alecto." Deimos said with a peaceful smile.

Calliope was so overwhelmed by seeing her grandmother and uncle again that she couldn't contain her tears and hugged them both in a hug. "Oh grandmother and uncle, I'm... so, so sorry that I couldn't save you both."

Deimos and Callisto returned Calliope's hug and the older family member spoke to her granddaughter. "You didn't fail, Calliope. You gave me the freedom and peace that I had longed for and granted my dying wish when you freed Deimos from his prison. And now that I am with him again after so many years of suffering, I'm the happiest I've ever been in years."

"And I may have died, my niece, but I died as a warrior of Sparta, standing tall for battle. And in the end, I saved you and Alecto so that your daughter would not lose her parents, and I'm eternally grateful for that, especially now that I have reunited with my mother after all these years." Deimos added after his mother.

"But...my father... I killed him-"

"So that you could live, my niece. I may have been enraged at his death when you freed me, but now I realize that you and Alecto were right. He brought it on himself. He was blinded by his lust for power and had grown so drunk with the power Ares gave him that he had been willing to sacrifice everything to keep it, even your mother and you." Deimos told his niece, reminding Calliope of what she and Alecto had tried to tell him when they freed him from his prison.

"Your uncle is right, Calliope. Kratos made his choices and paid for them with his life...even if it was by his own daughter's blades. And by killing him that night, you avenged every innocent person that he killed in Ares' name. You may have inherited his intended curse, but time and time again, you've proven that you are far better than both of them ever were in their lifetimes. You even changed the heart of the queen of the Furys and even had a beautiful daughter with her, who is just as selfless and willing to protect the innocent people of this world." Callisto said with a smile as she looked at Alecto and Sylvia.

Alecto and Sylvia walked up to Calliope and embraced her lovingly in a family hug. "They're right, baby. If you'd died that night, I would not be who I am... and our little warrior princess would never have been born. You've done good things for the world, and I wouldn't want it any other way."

"Me neither, mommy." Sylvia added with a sweet smile, making Calliope smile before she embraced her family.

But the reunited family members were not really alone. Not far away from them, Sophie was watching from a corner of what had happened at the home of the Goddess of War. A smile grew on her face, to see Calliope reunited with the spirits of her grandmother and long lost uncle. But as she took a look at Calliope's daughter, Sylvia, her world froze. She blinked a few times as she saw how beautiful Sylvia was. By just looking at her, she felt something for the girl, a feeling she never felt before in her life. She started to blush when she was struggling with these emotions.

Back with the family

Deimos and Callisto then hovered higher in the air, as they were saying goodbye. "Farewell, Calliope. And always remember... we will always be with you... always." Callisto said before departing with her son back to the night sky.

A tear came from Calliope's eye as a smile grew on her face. Alecto stood next to her, as Sylvia did too as they all looked at the night sky with a smile.

After they were gone and Calliope, Alecto and Sylvia went inside their home, Sophie walked to hers and her parents' new home, dealing mentally with what happened to her when she saw Sylvia. 'Why was I so...? No, I can't be in love with that girl!? Sure, she looked cute and all but... Ugh! Why am I saying all of this?! I can't be in love with a girl! I can't be.' Then it hit her. She finally knew why she was having these warm feelings for the daughter of the Goddess of War. 'I... I'm a lesbian.' After realizing that, she was quiet in her mind for a while, but then she smiled to herself. She finally knew why she was not feeling much for boys and only felt comfort around girls: she was gay and in love... and would 1 day...show it to Sylvia while becoming what Calliope had inspired her to become: a strong warrior equal to the Goddess of War and her daughter.

Meanwhile with the Gravedigger

He was busy digging 3 new graves. After he finished, he grew an evil smile on his face as he said. "Now, Ghost of Sparta... it begins."

Calliope. The Ghost of Sparta, was now a true Goddess. A true Goddess of War. By sending the spirits of her deceased uncle and grandmother to the night sky, to serve as constellations for all eternity, Calliope had proven to the entire world that she was truly better than Ares. By making up for the loss of Poseidon's kingdom, she promised that her home city of Sparta would not wage war for a decade. An offer that no God of Olympus could possibly refuse. These actions to make up for her mistakes for freeing Thera, would earn her a reputation as one of the most honorable Gods that Olympus had ever known. But, there was a certain God that started to fear for the rise of popularity of the new Goddess of War, and was about to take action, to ensure that she would never sit on the throne of Olympus.

And so, my good friends, Ghost of Sparta is complete at last. Next will be more special chapters that will eventually lead to GoW 2 and 3, with very unexpected changes that will potentially be far better than what happened with Kratos in the actual games. Rate and review. See you soon my friends.

And also, Calliope's new godly armor is nearly the same Godly armor that Kratos wore in GoW 2, but in women style and still has Lady Death's cape