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The young girl looked at the stairs of the zodiacal houses with tears in her eyes. At this very moment Athena felt so very human. And she remembered why gods shouldn't come to love mortals.

One by one she climbed the steps. One by one she passed the houses. Only to find the same void. The same loneliness. The same death. Everywhere.

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. All empty. All dead…

And then she arrived at her temple. As dead as the others but not for the same reason. Because here…death decided to come personally.

She was just a child. Blond like the sun and eyes as green as the most beautiful emerald. So young. So innocent and fragile… A child-woman. An incarnation of spring. An incarnation of death.

"What are you doing here Kore?" Athena's voice was tired. But she got no response. Only a soft humming. And the War Goddess watched as this little girl started to play with her golden and silver bracelets.

"You know…he gave me those…" Her voice was ethereal. "Said he wanted to see me smile…That he loved my smile…" Her lips curled in a nice smile. An innocent smile. The kind of smile only children have. "Said he would do anything for me to smile… just once." The smile faltered and a single tear ran on her cheek. "I…I…love him you know? I love him and…I never told him!" Tears were now running freely from her eyes.

"Have you come for war Persephone?" This time Persephone met Athena's stare. Her eyes were full of pain. Of hatred. Of death. "War? War won't bring him back to me… Nothing will…But I won't be alone in my suffering Athena. Mark my words. Never, you hear me…Never any of you precious saints will see the light of day again. Never will they be graced a new life."

It was Athena's turn to cry silently. Only one word escaped her lips. "Why?" It was but a mere whisper. True surprise graced the child's face. She was not faking it. "Why? But you took what was most important to me…so it's only fair I take what you cherish the most." And with these words she left the temple.

Athena fell to her knees and start crying. There was nothing else she could do.