"Don't tell me you're falling for it again." A voice replied behind Elanis, after making sure Athena had left

Elanis looked up to see a dark haired man with a smug grin upon his features. "Wh-Who are you?"

"Name's Ares."

"The God?" Elanis asked. Wow…Two Gods in one day she thought.

"The one and only." Ares replied. "I…heard you had a visit from my sister?"

Elanis nodded, looking at the grass by her feet.

"What did she tell you exactly?" Ares asked/

"That her and I were in love in another life…that I was in her army." Elanis said this softly not meeting the male Gods eyes.

"And you believe her?"

"I think so…I mean she's saved my life more times then I can count. When I was a child if I couldn't sleep I could feel this presence with me. If I was in trouble she was always the one to protect me. I don't have a reason to not trust her."

"Except that she's the reason you died in the first place. If it wasn't for wanting to slaughter an innocent child, You wouldn't never have died to begin with." Ares twisted the story around to his advantage.

"What are you talking about?" Elanis asked suspiciously.

"During your past life, Athena became obsessed with a baby that had been born. She did everything in her power to kill it. One day her army-with you as commander of course seized an entire village of peasants-farmers really, nothing more. They couldn't even defend themselves. During one of the attacks the village commander killed you-Athena didn't even use her healing abilities to save you."

"She…let me die?"

"Yes." Ares smiled to himself. "Yes, Elanis, she let you die."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"To protect you of course. I don't want to see you fall victim to her again." He slyly wrapped an arm around her waist. "You know…my army is always willing to take new recruits, if you're going to join any army…make it mine and I can promise you that I will make you so powerful, Athena herself will tremble before you."

Elanis didn't say anything. She had heard of Ares' women before and the triumph he brought them but at what cost? She asked herself. "I…need to think about this."

"Of course, I understand." He feigned an understanding smile. " Let me know when you've made up your mind." He disappeared in a flash of blue light.

Let me die? That can't be…she said she loved me so wouldn't she save me if she could? Maybe she couldn't, maybe I was too close to death for her to be able to stop it. Elanis sat there in deep thought trying to figure out which God was telling the truth.

This story is being continued for my beautiful Caroline! Thanks for prodding me to finish this story! Its all for you! Les

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