Hey, you know the way I said I wasn't going to post over exams? Well, it turns out that writing this story is also a form of prorastination. Oh well, it's not like youre gonna complain, the story is approaching it's climax!

The grey clouds came closer and closer, guiding the enemy towards the great mountain. A horde of blackness. Yet the sun still shone on the mountain, giving rays of warmth and strength to the soldiers who stayed firm in position as the moment approached. It was a slow and agonizing process, watching the army approach. The heart began to race with each minute. The gods were in position, Artemis, Athena, and Atlanta were stationed on the walls, armed with enough arrows to fill a lake. Behind them, ready to strike should the enemies scale the walls, was Hera, Pan, and Hephaestus. Alongside them was Odie and Polyphemus, the old cyclops has not forgotten his liberator and friend. Archie and Neil were at my side. We were upon the overlook of the gate, watching with beady eyes.

Eventually, you could hear a slight rumble, this time it was not thunder. It felt like a trembling earthquake. The black blob of enemies began to appear more treacherous, you could see countless figures. There must have been hundreds of thousands of creatures and beasts; giants, minotaurs, cyclopes, and unusual beasts with the stature of a man, but the face of a monstrous thing. It looked corrupted, yet strong and muscular. They were nothing less than the creation of the Darkness. Built for nothing but war and bloodshed. As you could see the figures, you could hear their war chants. Several hundred metres away from the city gates, upon the steep hills which were yet to be covered in snow, they stopped and jeered, clanging swords and shields together, teasing us. It was intimidating, stirring doubt and anxiety among the ranks, but we had nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. This was the last stand point of civilization, we had to survive, or die trying. Every being within the walls knew that. This was the turning point in all of history. Darkness would be vanquished from the world, or it would triumph over righteousness and all life would be gone.

They made the first move, you could see them bringing catapults to the front lines, hurling boulders, and all manner of dark matter. But before they even reached the walls, the magical barriers took action and reduced it all to but harmless sand. As the dust settled at the feet of the walls, it was our men's turn to tease and cheer. I smiled, it was a small victory, but it filled the souls with joy to see the puzzled looks on the enemies' faces. This was giving us what we needed; time.

Cronus:

When you watch a powerful titan give enormous speeches, assuming that victory is almost easy, it is hard not to smirk when a part of his plan is foiled by a simple manner of magic barriers. Even if you are to the right of him. Satan gave me a glare,

"What's so funny?" he said with a dirty look.

I resumed my previous expression. "Nothing, brother." After a few seconds, he looked back to the wall, angry that his plan was not working. When he looked away, the smile crept back on my face.

Satan gave a deep sigh of frustration, we were far from the front lines, perched upon an elevated rock, yet we could see and hear the olympians cheer as if they were invincible. I knew that my brother had the power to eliminate that shield with no problem, but I knew he needed to be angry. REALLY angry. He wasn't far off at the moment, he just needed a little more... ...encouragement.

Leaning over, i whispered in his ear.

"Well, that's a shame, isn't it? Looks like we might as well just go back to living in a damp hole in the ground, seeing as that shield is so powerful and can never be destroyed."I tried to sound as sarcastic as possible. He always hated sarcasm. His face began to go red, he wasn't angry enough yet.

"Looks like you will never be in charge. They're just too powerful."

"No they're not." He muttered, he was glowing with heat now, Hades, who was to his left, took a few steps, back, suspicious of this result.

He was almost there, he needed just one more thing. I had to say something quick, before he cooled down. And so, with nothing left to say, I whispered again in his ear.

"I slept with your sister."

It was rather stupid, inbreeding being a custom of gods, but it was the feather that broke the camels back. He exploded into an unimaginable rage, he lifted his hands and produced massive orb of dark matter , and hurled it toward the mountain. Within impact of the shield, it created a massive, green blaze that lasted for many a few seconds. When the light cleared, you could see the shield becoming visible, and shattering like glass made from pieces of paper. They floated down like feathers on a calm day, to the feet of the men at the front line. I looked to my brother, he was still steaming from the ears, was breathing heavily like a panting dog.

"Send all legions, full assault." He said.

Jay:

I despaired as I watched the shield fall from the skies, tattered like a piece of paper. I watch as a piece fell perfectly into the palm of my hand, then shrivelled up into ash. Looking up, I saw the waves of soldiers clad in black armor approach. From the ranks, arose hundreds of harpies, armed with teeth, claws, and an attitude against the Olympians. But we had planned this. We knew far in advance of the battle what the enemy held in its ranks.

And we were going to use the same thing to counteract them as the ones that gave us that information. I gave the signal, and then the sky went dark, looking up, you would see numerous griffins, Hermes leading them, towards the Harpies. Many of the griffins had archers on their backs, and others carried rocks. The harpies, whose attention was originally on the walls, changed to the more urgent targets, the two races of flying beasts clashed in the air . Many of the soldiers on either side of the wall had to take cover from the falling beasts which fell in the dogfight above. The griffins with rocks pursued past the dogfight and dropped their cargo on the not so lucky soldiers below, a few even made it to drop their rocks on the catapults. Eventually, the harpies retreated to the safety of the foot soldiers, who shot arrows in the sky in hope of hitting a griffin. The griffins did the same, worn from battle and out of rocks, they retreated from the field.

The enemy soldiers were now in range of the archers on the walls. I gave Atlanta the signal. A she readied her bow, the others followed and set their aim. That was when I yelled those words which I had always wanted to say in this situation;

"FIRE!"

It did feel as good as you would have expected. Although it lacked the special effects that movies had, there was a satisfaction in watching hundreds of soldiers crippling and falling to the rain of steel and bronze that pinned half the front lines.

But, as I feared, it was hardly even a dent in the numbers. Where one soldier went down, three took it's place. No matter how many volleys we gave, they just kept coming. The catapults had resumed firing and this time, they weren't being disintegrated. They were smashing into buildings and the walls, a few rocks found their way into the ranks too. That was when they reached the walls, it would take more than just a few rocks to stop the wall, and the enemy knew that, they had brought ladders, and many of them. I commanded the soldiers to draw swords, spears, and all the courage they could muster.

They were fast to climb. The harpies simply glided up top and at the brink of each ladder, were some of the most brutal men of the ranks. Armed with massive axes, they devastated the first blood. I drew my sword, beckoning Archie and Neil to stay close, we rushed to Atlanta, who was already piling enemy bodies around her, using Aegis to it's full extent. The first enemy went for me, I sliced at him before he even began a blow. And so the fighting raged on the walls. Archie, once again, had found his calling. At the rate of his killing spree, he could have the enemy dead by dawn. Ur men were fighting valiantly. They kept the majority of forces at bay.

The griffins had regrouped and retaliated against the harassing harpies above the battle on the walls. The reinforcements from behind had arrived, giving the archers a chance to retreat and get some distance. Odie was in the fight with us now, as Atlanta and the others retreated. The fresh set of soldiers tore up the attackers, the fight fell equal on the walls. I felt that we were staying on top of things, but my smile quickly faded as my eyes looked to the fields. The enemy had brought forward a massive battering ram, made from the bedrock of tartarus, there was no element stronger in the world, and there was no mistaking the luminous orange colour. It was being carried on either side by massive giants, and they were making fast pace towards the gate.

I hesitated not to direct the archers towards the giants, they began firing without a moment's notice. But the problem was there were not merely two giants carrying it, there were many holding it. No number of arrows could hinder the mighty ram as it reached the gate. I had Neil and Archie rush to finish off the soldiers on the wall, of whom many of the enemy had lost interest in. Walls were useless if there was an easy way in. The enemy soldiers cheered the giants on. Many of our soldiers had fallen back to the courtyard, but Odie was still amidst the fighting, I had to go out and get him, he was easily on the far side of the wall. As I fought my way through, I managed to reach him, he wielded his weapons firmly. Much more confidently than he ever would have all those years ago. I called to him.

"Odie, they're break in, we need to get to the gate!" I yelled. He nodded and signalled many of the many to get downstairs. He covered them as they rushed downstairs, nodding to me, tellingme to get down there. I followed his instruction.

As I descended, Odie several harpies had a shot at him, with his sword, Odie swatted them away, but from behind, a massive orc-like monster, wielded a two handed sword and delivered a blow to the back. I looked upon with despair, screaming his name, sprinted back up the stairs, not hesitating to kick enemies out of the way. I rushed to his now lifeless body, which lay face first in the ground. I slew the beast that had done this to him with a furious swing of xiphos. I rolled Odie's body to the side so I could see him with my tearrng eyes.

He was gone, there was nothing I could do but close his eyes, and drop two drachnas in his open hand. As I shot up, I went into a small fury and slew the remaining creatures of darkness. Darkness had now taken two of my closest friends. I was down for revenge.

The gate was being bashed when I got down there. A few more strikes and it was gone. The soldiers were ready to fight, although the battering unsettled them. The courtyard was large, an adequate charge was possible.

"Hold your ground!" I commanded them, "Remember, you are the army of Olympus, you will fight to the last man."

BOOM

"Steady..."

The gate smashed wide open, and instantly the flood of enemies poured through. It was better to get them now then later, and so I yelled at the top of my lungs,

"For Olympus, and for Zeus!" The men cheered as I led the charge into the battle. We were all in formation, spears down, ready to blow, I raised my sword, shield ready, as the brink of the fight approached.

"This one's for Odie," I thought.