Adventures of John: Gods of War

by John The Adventurer

War is raging between the forces of Order and Chaos, and I stand alone against them. Now I must face five of mythology's deadliest and bloodthirsty gods if I am to survive. Two of these gods already bear grudges against me and will do anything to see me dead. After the events of Adventures of John: And So Begins the War.

5. Epilogue

Adventures of John: Gods of War

Epilogue

I awoke with a gasp, life returning to my form. Looking up I saw Mars, his toga stained with blood, but no sign of anyone else. "What happened?" I asked, raising myself to my feet.

"The Morrigan marked you for death," he replied. "Then Thor killed you with a blast of lightning. I petitioned my father Jupiter to bring you back with his own lightning, but in the time it took me to do that, the others escaped."

"All except for Kali," I chuckled, gesturing to the Hindu goddess's new stone body. "Why did you bring me back?"

"We were battle comrades," he answered. "An honorable warrior never leaves his comrade when he can save him."

"Thank you," I told him.

"Know this, Adventurer," he stated. "We may have been on the same side of this battle, but you are still an enemy of Order. The next time we meet on the battlefield, it will not be as allies."

"Understood," I responded. "So what now? What do we do with rocky over there? Are you sure you can keep control of your nastier half?"

"With Jupiter's aid, controlling Ares should not be a problem," he answered. "As for the Indian, I will find a suitable garden for her to be a statue in where it is unlikely she will be broken. You should return to the mortal realm. You have your own issues to deal with."

"I guess this is goodbye then," I sighed. "I'm not sure if I like you, but you are definitely way better than your Greek counterpart. See you some other time." With that I returned to our realm, the gods of war defeated, for the most part. Thor and the others escaped, but now they know I am not merely some pawn in their games. I am capable of defeating, and in some of their cases, killing them. They should be more wary now when dealing with me.

Author's Note: Okay, This story came in way later than I meant it to, but I did finish it before anything too crazy happened. I worry though. While I've made a lot of progress on the magical side of things, it only seems to be getting worse over here in the mortal realm. It seems like almost every other day I hear a new story about someone getting shot, and that is just in my own city. With war is escalating too quickly, and I still have no idea how to stop it. Everyone reading this, please do whatever you can to help in whatever little way you can. The fight for Balance has never been more important than it is now. Remember, even the smallest of actions can make the greatest difference.