They had been travelling for a few hours, as they were at least another day's travel away from the nearest town. The sun was slowly setting in the east and the stars were, just starting to poke through the light purple sky. Hercules had been irritating Ares the whole way since they left the farm in the care of whom Ares called the annoying woman. He left Horus with her not, wanting him to get hurt whilst they travel.
Ares had collected the firewood, and lit it mumbling about his powers being a faster way of lighting the dammed thing. After hunting, Hercules had located caught and killed several rabbits, which he skinned, gutted, and cleaned before roasting over the open fire.
They each sat in silence eating their rabbits. Only the sound of the fire and several nocturnal birds and animals coming out in the dusk could be herd. When they were finished with their meal Ares pulled out the guitar and began to strum random cords which brought a smile to his face.
"I didn't know you played Ares," said the deep voice of Hercules. Ares just nodded while strumming another short tune. Hercules then asked, "Why were you going to find Xena?"
The ex-god, "Who will bury you when you die little brother? Who will remember you when you're gone?" he looked Hercules in the eyes still strumming his sad tune, "how will you be remembered?" Ares stopped playing, "these thoughts have haunted me since I became mortal" he sat up and placed his guitar down beside him, "will I be remembered as a peace bringer or a war maker?" He stretched then got comfortable again, "will I be remembered as the man who created heroes like Achilles, Leonidas, and Hector or will I be remembered as the god that destroyed Troy, the god that obliterated Ionia, or the man that saved Greece from the Persian's at Thermopylae and Marathon"
Hercules was stunned into silence.
"I don't want to be seen or remembered as the uncaring god. I want to be remembered as the man, the mortal," he scratched his chin then gave a smile, "like Xena I no longer wish to be a destroyer"
He chuckled, "but I don't know what else to be so I will have to discover it for myself"
"You wont be alone Ares you have me," replied Hercules
Ares, surprised replied, "Really after all the crap I put you through after everything I have done you are willing to travel with me and help me"
"Yep," Hercules smiled
Ares asked, "You're doing this to annoy me aren't you?" Hercules nodded
Ares picked up his guitar and began to strum his sad song again humming his tune.
"What song is that Ares?"
Ares turned to his brother, "It's a song from a band called three days grace it's called Last to Know. Um, they're from the future."
"Will you…" he paused trying but unsure of how to ask "sing it to me?" Ares didn't look up he just began to sing the song
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She just walked away
Why didn't she tell me?
And where do I go tonight?
This isn't happening to me
This can't be happening to me
She didn't say a word
Just walked away
You were the first to say
That we were not okay
You were the first to lie
When we were not all right
This was my first love
She was the first to go
And when she left me for you
I was the last to know
Why didn't she tell me?
Where to go tonight?
She didn't say a word
She just walked away
You were the first to say
That we were not okay
You were the first to lie
When we were not all right
This was my first love
She was the first to go
And when she left me for you
I was the last to know
I'll be the first to say
That now I'm okay
And for the first time
I've opened up my eyes
This was my worst love
You'll be the first to go
And when she leaves you for dead
You'll be the last to know [x2]
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"That was so sad," said Hercules looking to his brother
"I haven't yet found a reason to sing a happy song little brother" he placed the guitar down by his side and lied down using his arm as pillow.
"Why do you do that"?
"do what little brother"
"that"
"what?"
"call me little brother your always doing it" he got comfortable lying down
"you'll find out little brother you'll find out" after a few minuets he embraced the dark and fell into a deep dreamless sleep.