It's been a week since Kratos defeated Apollo and destroyed his lute, even since then the rest of the Gods, except Athena, were avoiding him. Kratos didn't care, he generally disliked the other Olympian, almost with a passion. The only creature Kratos seemed to enjoy the company of was Milo, The Little Red Nymph. Tiny, solid red, and cuter than a button.
Milo was inspired by Kratos defeating Apollo; she wanted to prove that she was worthy of being Lord Kratos' servant. Milo decided to train under her master's supervision. Milo was ready, she got her little heart pumping and ready to go. Milo tied a headband on that has Lord Kratos symbol, Two chained blades. Milo began her training by starting with three push-ups, three sit-ups, and half a pull-up.
"Milo will be strong!" Milo said. She grabbed two wine bottles, now filled with water, and lifted them. Then she jumps over pillows over and over, and for her biggest challenge, lifting a ten-pound bag of grain. Milo rubbed her tiny hands together and prepared herself.
"For Lord Kratos!" Milo yelled and grabbed the bag, slowly she managed to pick it off the ground and held it tightly. Milo's face became purple, but she didn't drop it. With all of her strength, Milo lifted the bag over her head! She screamed in victory and threw the bag down causing the contents to spill everywhere.
The whole time Kratos had been watching, Milo ran to Kratos with a big smile, "Milo did it!" Kratos patted Milo's head and ruffled her hair, "I saw," Milo nuzzled against Kratos' hand, she loved being spoiled, head pats were her most favorite.
"Are you ready for your next challenge?" Kratos asked his servant. Milo had fire in her eyes, "Yes Lord Kratos! Milo is Ready!" Kratos nodded and the two went to the courtyard. A small boxing ring, ten feet by ten feet, was in the center. Kratos built the ring to help Milo train.
Milo put on her little boxing gloves and began throwing jabs. Kratos helped Milo put on a protective face cover and chest padding. Milo hopped into the ring and was ready for her opponent.
In the west corner, Milo The Little Red Nymph, and The one and only servant of Kratos.
In the east corner, a goat kid eating grass, "Baa,"
"Milo is going to boop your snoot!" Milo said to the kid. "Baa," Kratos hit the bell signaling the fight. Milo closed in and began swinging, she was a foot away from the kid who stared at Milo.
"Milo, you need to get closer!" Kratos said. "Ooh, so that's why Milo punchy hasn't done anything," Milo closed in and began jabbing. The goat didn't seem bothered by Milo's punches and moved to the other side of the ring. "Hey! get back here!" Milo chased after the kid.
Despite Kratos having the same stoic look, he was pretty amused by what he was watching. So far Milo has fought against a hen, a tortoise, and a potted plant. The Hen was way more ferocious than Kratos expected and it chased Milo out of the ring. The tortoise hid in its shell and when Milo tried to get it out, it bit Milo's hand. It took Kratos all day to get Milo to calm down.
As for the potted plant, it was disqualified. Kratos watched Milo chase the goat kid around the ring, when she had the kid cornered Milo unleashed a fury of hits. The kid finally had enough of Milo, "BAA!" and ram her, Milo shrieked as she toppled over, she got back up, "Milo gonna beat your heinie!". For the next five minutes, Milo would hit the goat kid, the kid would knock Milo down and then they repeated. Kratos decided to end the match. He hit the bell. "You win Milo," Milo pumped her hands in the air, "Yay! Milo the champion!" The goat kid the ram into Milo, "Hey! That cheating," Milo cried. "BAA!" The kid protested.
Kratos helped Milo remove her gear, Milo stuck her tongue out at the goat.
"Time for your bath Milo," Kratos summons a bronze tub with hot water.
"Milo doesn't want to take a bath!" Milo complained, "Milo is not stinky!", The red nymph was covered with dust, Milo's preference for baths was strange, one day she couldn't wait for a bath the next she would fight tooth and nail to avoid the water.
"Milo," Kratos warned. Milo shrieked and ran off into the temples. Milo was not strong or smart, but she was fast. Nymphs in terms of strength were weaker than mortals, they made up for it by their incredible speed and nimbleness. Men who have tried to capture nymphs describe it as "Trying to capture wind with a net."
Milo quickly ran around looking for a spot to hide, she ran into Kratos bedroom and crawled under the covers. 'Teehee Lord Kratos won't find Milo here!' She thought to herself.
Not even a minute later Kratos saw a bump in the middle of his bed. Lifting the covers and grabbed a hold of the nymph. Kratos brought Milo back to the tub. He stripped her and put her in the water. Milo splashed water everywhere, she began splashing water at Kratos. He summoned a toy boat to distract Milo, it worked. Kratos began to remember when he would give his daughter Calliope a bath. The times his family would go to the bathhouse. He would wash his wife Lysandra's hair while she would wash Calliope's hair. Then Lysandea would wash his back.
Kratos groaned, depression began to take over, then felt water splash him in the face. Milo giggled and splashed more water. Kratos summoned a rag and started to wash Milo's face, "No!" She squirmed.
Feeling a presence near his temple Kratos said, "Enter," Athena appeared right next to him, "Oh? Am I interrupting?"
"No," Kratos said, washing the struggling nymph. Athena sat down on a bench across from them, "How are you today?"
"Hmmm," Kratos responded, 'Hmmm' means he is having a good day.
"Well let discuss how we are going to improve your relationship with other gods,"
"No." Kratos said. He knew Athena wouldn't let up, so he summoned a few more toys for Milo and added bubbles to her bath.
"YAY!" Milo cheered. Kratos prepares himself for his one side argument with Athena. "Kratos," she said sternly, "Isolation is not the answer, Olympus and the mortal world needs the Gods to work together."
Milo made a hat out of bubbles. Kratos went, "Mmm-hmm"
"Plus wouldn't it be nice to have some company that just sulks all day?" Athena continues, she summons a piece of paper and draws a picture of Milo and her bubble hat.
Kratos responded, "Mm-hmm," he poured water on Milo, washing away her bubble hat.
"Unity is strength, and you are capable of working with others, now why don't we go visit some of the other Olympians and start making you some friends,". Kratos actually shudders at the thoughts of 'Friends,'. Milo was not the brightest, but she knew when her beloved Lord Kratos was in need.
"Lady Athena, Milo has a question," Milo said, raising her hand.
Athena gave Milo a kind look, "Yes,"
"What a penis?" Milo said innocently, Athena's expression remained the same, but her flawless skin became bright red to the point of glowing. "Huh?"
"What a penis?" Milo asked again, Athena stuttered, "W-w-why d-do yo-u-you want t-to-"
"Hmm, everything alright Athena," Kratos knew that Athena herself was uncomfortable about several subjects, one was the subject of sexual intercourse.
"Well, um, why would your servant a-ask such a ridiculous question," Her gray eyes were hazy.
Kratos groaned, "Aphrodite has sent me 'detailed' messages," Athena growl, Aphrodite was the only goddess that brought out the worst in her, That hedonistic, narcissistic, moronic, materialistic, pansexual whore!
Everything went according to plan, first divert her attention, second bring up the one goddess who can make Athena go crazy.
"I mean who does Aphrodite think she is? She thinks that she can do whatever just by using her beauty instead of harnessing proper skills and talents," Athena ranted.
"Mm-hmm," Kratos said. He washed the rest of the bubbles off Milo and wrapped her up in a towel. He went back into his temple holding Milo, Athena followed them ranting about Aphrodite.
"For goodness shakes, I remember the time she flashed her breast to get Hermes to give her a rare golden amulet that took him years to find!"
"Mm–hmm," Kratos said. He was in his armory polishing his war armor set. Milo was not allowed in the armory for obvious reasons. She in the stables brushing the warhorses' manes, "Bunny is now pretty," Milo began adding pink ribbons, Bunny the alpha stallion gave a smug look to the other horse, 'See, she likes me the most!'
"Oh go eat a pile of dung!' Pinky neighed.
Kratos was writing down strategies for his Spartans worshippers. Athena was still ranting about Aphrodite. "And don't get me started about that the red dress she wore at the Summer Solstice,"
"I won't," Kratos was designing a group defense that involves a group to form a phalanx and create a three hundred and sixty-degree attack.
"So, it the Summer Solstice and Aphrodite shows in the low-cut red dress and act like she doesn't want attention," Athena continued, Milo was drawing a new pretty picture for Kratos, she ran up to Kratos who took the picture to add to his collection.
"Dinner time!" Milo announced, Kratos helped Milo into her highchair, Kratos didn't let Milo cook main meals, only snacks. Tonight's dinner was Melas Zomos, a soup made from animal meat, bone, blood, salt, and vinegar. It was solid black with chunks of meat in it.
Milo was having fruit slices and a little bowl of soup. Athena joined them still ranting, once you get her started on a subject she just doesn't stop. "And how can I ever forget when she got the others to laugh at me when I was playing my brand-new flute, the humiliation I felt that day!" Athena filled her bowl with seconds of the Black Soup.
After dinner Kratos and Milo began washing dishes, Kratos washed them, Milo dried them and then Athena would put them up. At the fireplace Kratos began reading reports that his followers sent him, Milo played her flute, playing a traditional Atlantean song 'Baby Shark,'
Athena sat across from Kratos, "I mean I have tried getting along with Aphrodite! It's just that she is so insufferable!" Athena sighed, tried about Aphrodite and she decided to change the subject.
"Now Kratos about your-" Kratos cut her by closing the door in her face. Athena blinked and noticed that she was outside Kratos temple, and it was night. 'Oh no, I went to another lecture,' Athena let out a whine and went back to her temple.
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Three Spartan soldiers sat around a fire, then survived a war, getting lost, going through miles of enemy territory, and climbing over mountains. Finally, they made it into Sparta territory, just three more days and they would be home.
"By the Gods, I can't believe we survived all that," Delta yawned, so many close calls, it had to be divine intervention. "That its, I'm becoming a priest and spread the glory that our god Kratos," He announced to his blood brother, Gamma laughed, "Yeah, I think just going to settle down, find a strong woman and just keep making babies," Gamma began to fantasize about his ideal woman.
They turned to Tria who was just staring into the fire, "What about you brother," Tria snapped out his trance, "Uh?"
"What are your plans for the future?"
Tria clicked his tongue, "Honesty back to the battlefield," His brothers were surprised, yes as the Spartans battle was glorious and their honor and love of their home was their purpose, but every Spartan eventually dreamt of a new life. "I just see myself back fighting, maybe one day I might want something else, but until then," He pulled out his sword, the glow of the fire gleaming off it. "I want to fight,"
Delta stretched, "Then I will pray for your honor them,"
Gamma nodded, "And I will tell my children of your glory,"
Tria smiled, "Well before we rest, we have to give Lord Kratos an offering, he allowed us to live for another day," His brothers nodded, they pulled their supplies together, they were disappointed. Only a few pieces of jerky, cheese, and half a bottle of wine.
"We can't give any of these to our God!"
"He will smite us for sure."
"Look, we're still in the mountains, there has to be a goat or something here," They all nodded and began searching for a worthy offering. "Anything?"
"Nothing," They continued looking. "Brothers! Over here!" Gamma had caught a rabbit, a solid white rabbit.
"Good enough," They quickly sacrificed the rabbit and threw the body into the fire.
"For Lord Kratos! The God of War who sits on the Throne of Iron and Bronze! Lord of Sparta!" "The Collector of Skulls!" they chanted.
When an animal, plant, person, or even monster is sacrificed to a god their essence belongs to said gods. Gods would collect their offerings and show them off. So that rabbit was a pet to Kratos and would cause a lot of trouble.
"Milo, come here." Kratos called, Milo scampered up to Kratos, "Yes Lord Kratos?"
"I'm going to run a few errands, if you need me call out." Milo nodded, "Yes Lord Kratos," Kratos disappeared in a flash of red and black light.
Milo began sweeping, "sweepy, sweepy, sweepy, sweepy, sweepy," She sang, she cleans the east hall and then went to go polish Kratos skull collection, while moving through Kratos throne room, at the bottom of a giant statue of Kratos, Which Milo color the toenail pink, was an altar where Kratos offering would appear. A bright light appeared; Milo shielded her eyes.
Milo saw in the center of the altar, a fluffy white ball, Milo got close to get a better look, "What is it?" She poked it and the ball moved, Milo jumped back. The ball unrevealed itself, two long ears popped out, the rabbit began sniffing the air. Milo screamed and hid behind a pillar.
"What is that?" Milo peeked from behind the pillar and watched the white rabbit hop around, Milo had never seen a rabbit before, like a lot of nymphs born and raised on Olympus, Milo has little contact with animals.
This strange creature continued to explore the throne room. "Milo needs to do something," Milo grabbed her broom and slowly followed the rabbit. The Rabbit stopped and began nibbling on a wall tapestry. "Hey! Don't do that." Milo swatted the rabbit with her broom. The rabbit, after being swatted, hopped away, "Get back here!" Milo had the Rabbit corner. "Milo got you now!" Milo raised her broom to hit the rabbit again, the rabbit quickly hopped up and kicked in her chest knocking her over, seeing an opportunity the rabbit hopped away.
Milo's eyes became teary, and her lower lip wobbled, "No! Milo will not cry!" The Little Red Nymph wiped her tears away and got up, grabbing her little broom. Milo let out the cutest war cry and went after the rabbit.
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Aphrodite was beautiful, even those who disliked her would agree. Aphrodite knew she was beautiful and weaponized it. The other Gods, Male and female, have all drool after her. Except for a few Gods, The Maidens gods, and Kratos. The maiden goddesses had all taken vows that shield them from Aphrodite influence.
Kratos on the other hand generally seems disinterested in her. Aphrodite has made several attempts to seduce him. He would ignore her. One time the Love Goddess left a love letter for him, listing details of what she was capable of, including tying a knot in a chain with her tongue. Kratos lit the letter on fire without reading it.
Kratos had a habit of rebuffing the other gods. One time when Hephaestus showed off his new design for wine cabinets. Gold with black onyx glass.
"It can only be unlocked by the owner, meaning we no longer worry about our private wine stash being stolen," Hephaestus announced. The other Gods applauded, every one of them had their private stash of their favorite wine. Each God tried to open to no avail, then it was Kratos' turn, even though he couldn't open it.
"See? Even the Mighty Kratos can't even open it!" Hephaestus announced, the other gods began to laugh. Kratos did not like being laughed at, he proceeded to ram his fist straight through the onyx glass and pulled out a bottle of wine. The other Olympians watched in silence as Kratos returned to his throne, he ripped off the top of the bottle and began drinking, "Ag, too sweet," He smashed the bottle.
"Kratos, your hands bleeding," Hephaestus pointed out. Kratos looked and saw his hand was sliced up and had tiny fragments of glass stabbed into his flesh. Kratos just shrugged and began taking out the glass.
"What a man!" Aphrodite gushed.
Then there was the time Hermes pulled a prank on Kratos. "Hey, Kratos looks like you have a bloodstain on your armor," Kratos looked down and Hermes flicked his nose. That was the first time in history that joke ever happened.
"Got you!" Hermes burst out laughing. Kratos growled.
Later Kratos came up to Hermes and pressed his finger against his chest, "Hermes you have a stain on your cloak," Hermes gave a smug smile, "Really Kratos, you think I will fall for the prank I invented?"
"I know," Kratos then walked away, Hermes looked down, "What?" He found a massive red stain on his cloak, mortal blood. "Kratos! Is this Blood!?"
"Don't worry about it," Kratos said leaving, Hermes then saw how bloody Kratos' hands were, scaring the Messenger God.
Hestia wanted to help Kratos, "Maybe you should smile more," Kratos thought about it and then gave his best smile. Hestia then proceeded to run off crying, that smile would haunt her for a very, very, long time.
One day Kratos smashed Demeter's face against a table, no one knew what happened, not even Demeter, she lost her memory of that entire day. Kratos said that she was annoying him.
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"Kratos? Kratos Darling?" Aphrodite continued to knock on the War God temple door, she had a basket with her filled with delicious treats. "Oooh Kratos, The most beautiful Goddess in all of existence is here to see you!" She sang. Aphrodite had her hair done, the perfect amount of makeup applied, and a dress that showed off the perfect amount of cleavage.
"Kraaaatoooos," Aphrodite knocked again, "What in name of the pits of Tartarus are you doing here!" Smiling bright Aphrodite spun around, "Hello Theny!" The Gray eyes of the goddess glared hard, "Don't call me that!" Athena marched up the steps, "What are you doing here?" Aphrodite gave an innocent look, "Why? Is there a rule?" The Love Goddess said playfully. Athena growled, "Why, Are, You, Here?"
"Oh boo, I'm just here to pay a visit, you gave Kratos some 'personal' attention," Aphrodite purred. Athena left eye twitch, "Well, I'm here to discuss very important and private war debate,"
"And I am here to support a very lonely War God!" Aphrodite spun around and continued knocking. Athena groaned, "Look, He either is not here, or he doesn't want to talk to you," The Love Goddess scoffed, "Nonsense!"
CRASH! The Goddesses jumped at the sound, they pressed their ears against the giant doors, sounds of screaming and furniture crashing.
"What in the name of Zeus is going on in there?" Athena carefully listens for the most menial of details. But the clinking of Aphrodite jewelry and the overwhelming scent of perfume was very distracting. "Aphrodite, would you please take a step back."
"Ssh! I'm trying to listen!" Aphrodite said. Athena slightly pressed against Aphrodite, the love Goddess pushed Athena aside. "Did you just push me?"
"No, I simply move you out of my way," Aphrodite said smiling, Athena left eye twitched, she calmly got closer to Aphrodite and shoved her. Aphrodite let out a shriek when she landed on her perfectly shaped bottom. "You pushed me!" Aphrodite screamed and pointed a finger at the smirking Wisdom Goddess, "Oh dear me, I'm was trying to help adjust your position,"
Aphrodite calmly got up and dusted herself off, she snapped her finger and a potion of perfume appeared over Athena's head and poured all over her.
"I'm Sorry Theny, it was that you seem salty, so I Thought a little perfume would help," Aphrodite said. Athena cracked a smile, Crack! That was the left corner of her mouth, Crack! That was the right corner.
"Thank You, here is a little gift!" Athena clapped her hands and a small paper ball appeared floating in the Goddess of Lust's face, "Huh?" then she saw the fuse, "Oh no,"
POP! Black ash covers Aphrodite's face, ruining her makeup. Aphrodite slowly opened her eyes, then a sharp smile spread across her face. Aphrodite began to laugh and then Athena began to laugh.
That was a sight to behold, two goddesses laughing like maniacs.
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Kratos sat on a cloud watching the battle below finished, his Spartans did well today. The warriors who died that day Kratos collected. The God of War cracked his neck and stretched, time to go home. Kratos appeared back on Olympus and walked back to his temple. A quick dinner, hot bath, and he'll get ready for bed. Maybe Kratos will get Milo to punch the bottoms of his feet.
Of course, Kratos' life was one event after another, His front lawn was in ruins with two dirty goddesses wrestling, "Pathetic Virgin!" Aphrodite had Athena in a headlock, Athena escaped, and kicked Aphrodite in her rear end and tackled her down. "Diseased Harlot!"
Kratos groaned and walked up to his door, he would deal with this later. He wished just to get past them without their acknowledgment, Aphrodite was surprisingly more aware of her surroundings than others believe. The moment she saw him, Aphrodite planted her feet against Athena's chest and kicked the Gray Eyed Goddess right off Mount Olympus.
"Kratos! Kratos Darling!" Aphrodite thought about cleaning herself up, but who knows maybe Kratos likes little stink. "Kratos, Love I have been waiting for you all day!" Aphrodite wrapped herself around Kratos gigantic left arm.
"Aphrodite," Kratos said, trying to be civil. Aphrodite let out a delightful squeal. "Kratos, I'd like to spend some time with you," Kratos felt the goddess breasts pressing on him, maybe inviting Aphrodite in would not be a bad idea, then again, she might become clingy. Kratos begins to weigh his opinions, when Athena appears right behind Aphrodite. The Wise Goddess wrapped her arms around Aphrodite's waists and supplex her headfirst into the ground.
Athena was huffing, "Kratos! For the love of learning, please get rid of her!" She saw Kratos staring at her chest, at some point Aphrodite managed to tear off her top leaving her bosom exposed! Athena blushed madly and covered her chest, "Don't look!
Aphrodite pulled her head out of the ground, ichor dripping down her face, "My hair!"
Kratos decided to ignore them both and open his temple door. He then discovered his problems did not end with the goddesses. His temple was a mess! Furniture was knocked over, vases were broken, even his giant statue was knocked over!
"MILO!" Kratos order. The Little Red Nymph came running up to him with a big smile, "Lord Kratos! Lord Kratos!" Milo hugged his leg. "Milo what happened!?"
"Lord Kratos, a mean monster appeared!" A monster? Even if a monster was sacrificed in his name, it would become docile when it appeared in his temple.
"A monster, Milo?"
Milo nodded, "Yeah and Milo captured it!"
Milo caught it? Now things were getting strange. Milo who lost to a potted plant caught a monster. Looking closer Kratos could see scratch marks covering Milo's arms and face, so something has happened? Milo tugged on Kratos' finger and guided him. In the east corner a basket was moving around, lifting it Kratos saw the so-called monster, a solid white rabbit.
Milo destroyed Kratos' temple to stop a rabbit. He turns to see the smiling nymph looking quite proud of herself.
"Milo stopped the monster!" Milo cheered. The rabbit began to clean itself.
Kratos groaned, Milo was extremely lucky to be Kratos' servant. Kratos was upset that his temple was trashed, but he knew that Milo's intent was good. Another god would severely punish or even outright kill her if she did this in their temple.
Kratos placed his hand on Milo's head, "Good job, Milo" Milo cheered and started her happy dance. Kratos summoned the souls of the fallen warriors from today's battle.
"How may we serve you, Lord Kratos?" The leader asked.
"Clean up my temple." Kratos order. The warriors each thought, 'I died today and wouldn't return home to my family, and now I have to clean up Lord Kratos' temple. What an honor!'
"You heard him, men! Let's get to work!" Kratos picked up the rabbit and sent it to Pan, God of the Forest. Pan may have been the only other god Kratos got along with, mostly because they were both solitary beings, every time Kratos got an animal sacrifice he would send the animal soul to Pan.
Kratos sat on his throne and observed the work, Milo sat in his lap and hugged him. Kratos rested his head against his fist and closed his eyes. Then the overwhelming smell of perfume invaded his nostrils.
"Kratos," Aphrodite whispered into his ear. Groaning Kratos opens his eyes, Aphrodite's perfectly symmetrical face only inches away from his.
"How are you in my temple?"
The Love Goddess pointed her finger to the giant doors that were still open. An open door? Oh no.
The was a sacred law known as the Xenia, The Sacred of Hospitality. This law allows travelers to seek refuge from strangers, this includes meals, a bath, a bed, and even assistance to help the traveler reach their next destination. By the law the host wasn't even allowed to question their guest until they served their first meal.
The gods themselves had to follow the Xenia. Gods were extremely protective of their territories and there was only one loophole in the Xenia that didn't need the permission of said to enter.
The Open-Door policy, an open door is an open invention. Since Kratos left his door open Aphrodite accepted it as an invitation to enter. Now she was a guest in his house.
Aphrodite picked up Milo by the scruff of her cloak and lifted her off Kratos lap. Aphrodite happily hopped in Kratos' lap.
"Kratos darling, we have so much to talk about! You were sooo manly defeating Apollo with one punch!" Aphrodite gushed.
"Hey! That Milos spot!" Milo began tugging on Aphrodite's dress. Aphrodite swatted Milo away. "Yes, Yes, I'll have a glass of wine, red, and maybe some honey cakes, or some grapes," Aphrodite ignored the red nymph. Milo pouted and continued to tug on the Love Goddess dress.
"Stop that, you little runt!"
Kratos grabbed the back of Aphrodite's neck and forced her to look at him.
"I will not tolerate disrespect towards my servant."
Aphrodite gulped. Even she feared Kratos to a degree that also slightly aroused her.
The Xenia Law had another part of it. One which states that the guest is to respect their host and the host servants, the guest was not allowed to cause any harm. Aphrodite knew for her to have a chance with Kratos she must also treat Milo with the same respect. She picked Milo and sat her in her lap, "There there little one,"
Milo began patting her hands against Aphrodite's massive bosom. "Jiggly,"
"Kratos! Kratos! Please let me in!" Athena called out. Kratos tried to get up, but Aphrodite began squirming, "Noooo! Ignore that Owl Pellet Face and spend some time with me!"
Kratos' eyes glowed and a second Kratos appeared and opened the door. Athena had changed her clothes after her catfight with Aphrodite. "Kratos, may I please enter,"
The second Kratos nodded and held the door open, Athena stomped and saw Aphrodite sitting in Kratos lap. Athena's eyes began glowing intense green fire. "YOU!" Athena began marching toward them. Aphrodite screamed, "Kratos! Athena scaring me!" Kratos disappeared and reappeared before Athena.
"Stop this."
Athena ignored him and kept marching toward the Love Goddess who held Milo up as a shield. Not wanting his temple to suffer any more damage. Kratos grabbed Athena's arm and spun her around to face him. The Wisdom Goddess growls like a mad dog, Kratos then flicks Athena's forehead. "OW! Don't do that!"
Kratos flashed back to his throne, Milo hopped back into his lap to reclaim her spot and held to her lord tightly. "Milo's spot!"
"Athena, Aphrodite is a guest, and by the laws of Xenia I cannot permit you to harm her." Aphrodite stuck out her tongue, tugged down on her lower eyelid and went "Blegh!"
Athena snarled, "Kratos, how could you have this degenerate in here?!"
"I forgot to close the door," Kratos responded. Milo continued to hug him.
"Really Aphrodite? You had to sneak in," Athena pinched the bridge of her nose. Aphrodite playfully slapped Athena on the butt, The Wisdom Goddess summoned her spear and was ready to skewer, Aphrodite stood there with a playful cat-like smile.
"Why so serious, Theny?" The tension grew between the goddesses, Athena was ready to mount Aphrodite's head in her trophy room.
"Dinner time!" Milo announced, she hopped of Kratos lap and dashed toward the dining hall, Kratos stood up "Athena, would you like to stay tonight,"
Athena was shocked, Kratos wanted her to stay tonight? Athena harden warrior face melt into that of a delicate maiden, "Sure, I can stay tonight,"
Kratos walks toward his dining hall leaving the Goddesses behind. Athena began to follow, "Somebody has a crush," Aphrodite sang and skipped past her. Athena groaned and made her way to the dining hall.
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Athena and Aphrodite sat at the dinner table quietly trading insults.
"Book humper."
"Exhibitionist."
"Brain fart."
"Filthy bisexual."
"Man hands."
"Grew up without a father so now she seeks validated through sex."
"Chose to remain a virgin because she knows no one will love her."
"Fruit Slice? Milo held a tray of chop up fruit. Athena chose some apple slices and Aphrodite picked a pomegranate.
"Are you two talking about Lord Kratos?" Milo asked.
"No." they said simultaneously.
"Good, because Milo will cut anyone who talks smack about Lord Kratos!" Milo then pulled out a butter knife and pointed it at them and headed back into the kitchen.
'I like her,' Athena thought.
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"Finally," Kratos enjoys the feeling of boiling water. Milo was sitting in a bronze tub having a bubble bath.
Usually, Kratos would enjoy his bath, but because he had guests, he was a little one edge, and they were sitting across from him. The moment Kratos entered his bathhouse his guests immediately appeared. So now three Olympians were taking a bath together.
"Ahhhh, Baths are so wonderful!" Aphrodite said stretching her arms, she was naked. Kratos and Athena wore towels. Kratos and Athena's eyes were on The Love Goddess floating breasts. "Jealous?" Aphrodite smirked. Athena scoffed, "Why would I be jealous in those oversized udders of yours," Athena stole another glance at them.
'Damn it,' Athena thought, 'How are they so big?'
Aphrodite groped both of her breasts, "Yes, they're real and they're spectacular," her eyes went to Kratos giant pecs, then his chiseled abs and, then lower, Curses! He was wearing a towel!
Milo hopped out of her tub, "Lord Kratos, do you want Milo to wash your back?" Milo held a brush as big as she was. Kratos held up his hand, "No Milo,"
The water was too hot for Milo, and she couldn't swim. Aphrodite saw an opportunity. Athena got up and walk towards Kratos, "Here let me wash your back,"
Aphrodite growled, she wanted to wash Kratos back! She grabbed Athena's towel and tugged.
Slash!
Looking down Athena saw that she was naked, right in front of Kratos. His eyes stared right at her sacred part; his right eyebrow raised. Athena was born with clothes on, no one has ever seen her bare body. Now she was facing Kratos in all her glory.
"Wow Athena, you have a really cute booty!" Aphrodite said.
Athena was shocked that she turned into stone. Aphrodite smiled and got up, "I'll wash your back Kratos!"
Kratos ignored her and picked up Athena, he didn't want moss to start growing on her.
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Athena blinked, looking around she put together that she was back in Kratos throne room. She was no longer naked now dressed in a chiton.
"What happened?" Then hit her like a brick. She was naked, and Kratos saw her body. She was an Eternal Maiden and a man saw her genitals!
She could fade from embarrassment! She and Kratos might as well complete the Kama Sutra together! They might as well get married, have children and settle down in a nice house that has a lakeside view! Oh, the embarrassment! Kratos was probably lusting after her, planning on dragging Athena into his bedchamber and degrading her in the most awful ways!
No! She will not let herself be preyed upon! Athena will straighten things out with Kratos and inform him that he was not allowed to assault just because he saw her naked. She marched through the temple and found Kratos, Milo, and Aphrodite were in Kratos' study.
Milo was playing on a cyclops skull, climbing in and out of the eye socket. Kratos was sitting back in the chaise lounge reading prayers, and to Athena surprise Aphordite was giving Kratos a foot massage.
Aphrodite loved beautiful things and Kratos' feet were not beautiful. His giant feet were covered with calluses and lumps, the scent was so bad it could kill a mortal and his jagged yellow toenail could be used as knives. And yet Aphrodite was more than happy to touch them.
'I want him to step on me!' Aphrodite thought to herself. She then pulls out an old arrowhead out of his heel. Kratos had been wondering what was causing that spot to itch.
"Ahem Kratos," Athena began. "Well, well, if it isn't Ms. Cutie Patootie," Aphrodite laughed. Athena restrained her murderous intent and made a mental note to torment the love goddess later.
"Kratos, about earlier in the bath, when you saw my body," Athena said. Kratos kept reading the prayers. "I know what you are thinking that because you saw me naked that you must think me as some deviant, but i am nothing like Aphrodite,"
"Hey!"
"I want us to move past that little incident and move on," Athena finished, Kratos kept reading not looking. "Now don't you have something for me?"
"Hmmm,' Kratos picked the Olympic paper, The Local Oracle and began reading the news, Blood sacrifices have gone down twenty percent.
"Kratos, Your apology?"
"For what?"
"For seeing me naked! I'm a Maiden Goddess, who swore to keep my virginity scared and you stared at my naked form!" Athena explained with a red face. Kratos kept reading the paper. Weather, Zeus has not decided yet.
"Kratos, look at me when I'm talking to you!"
Kratos groaned and went to the ad section. "Hmmm, Hermes has a discount sale on winged hats, how stupid."
"Kratos! Look at me!" Athena demanded.
"Athena! Leave Kratos alone you Harpy!" Aphrodite yelled, "He has a busy day and needs to relax," The Love god then pulled out another arrowhead from his heel.
"Aphrodite, should you be heading home to check up on your Husband!"
"Hephaestus is fine! We had sex before I came here!"
Kratos continued to ignore his guest and read the paper, and then decided things were getting late.
"Milo, time for sleep." Milo crawled out the cyclops skull and ran up to Kratos who picked her up. He carried her to her bedroom and tucked her in.
"Good night, Milo,"
"Good night Lord Kratos," Milo snuggled up with her dolly and fell asleep.
"Aphrodite, Athena, good night."
By the Xena Law Kratos still owned them a bed to sleep in. Kratos showed them the guest room and went to bed.
Athena lay in her bed making calculations, Kratos should be in bed and in the next twenty two minutes Aphrodite should be slipping into his bedroom. Athena got up and calmly made her way to Kratos' bedroom. Twenty two minutes later Aphrodite went into Kratos bedroom as well.
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The next morning Athena woke up and stretched, Then Aphrodite got up and yawned, "Good morning Kra- What are you doing here!"
"Protecting Kratos from you, Harlot!" Athena smirked.
"From what? Cuddling? You're such a clit blocker!" Aphrodite sneered. Her plan was to cuddle with Kratos and seduce him when he woke up.
"Wait a minute, where is Kratos?" They notice that Kratos wasn't in bed. They began to search for him. They found Kratos coming out of Athena's guest room.
"You both chose my bed to sleep in, so I had to find somewhere else to sleep," Kratos said. He casually then walked away, the goddesses teleported right next to him, Aphrodite wrapped herself around his left arm.
"So Kratos what are we doing today?" Aphrodite asked, Athena grabbed Kratos right arm, "Kratos and I are going to discuss a future war, so it would be best if you left. Your feeble mind would be overwhelmed."
Aphrodite pouted, "I can talk about war stuff too!"
"Really? Then tell me two different strategies when a army has limited mobility and need to safely travel through enemy territory,"
"How about you shove your strategies up your butt!" Aphrodite then tugged on Kratos left arm, he didn't move a single millimeter. Athena tugged on right arm, "Your foul mouth whore!" Kratos stood still as the goddesses continued to try to pull him away from the other.
"Breakfast time!" Milo scampered in and saw the two goddesses fight over Kratos. "Hey! Leave Lord Kratos alone, you meanies!" Milo grabbed Aphrodite dress and began climbing the Love Goddess, she grabbed a handful of Aphrodite hair and pulled.
"Ow!" Aphrodite grabbed Milo and threw her at Athena, The Wisdom Goddess ducked, and Milo's tiny body went flying, when she landed, she bounced across the floor and then skid across the marble floor. Milo tries her best to stand up and only to fall back down. Milo let a high pitch squeal. "LORD KRATOS!" bright pink tears began to go down her face. Kratos threw Athena and Aphrodite aside and rushed to the crying servant. Picking her up, Milo buries her face in Kratos' chest and continues to cry, several purple bruises appear across her body.
"Look at what you did!" Athena screamed at Aphrodite. "What?! She shouldn't have pulled my hair and you should have caught her!" They began screaming at each other. Kratos' aura grew and filled the room and stopped the arguing.
"Get out." Kratos said. Athena and Aphrodite knees buckled under the pressure Kratos was emitting. "Kratos it was an accident; Aphrodite was the one who threw her!"
"I-I-I didn't mean to! It was Athena's fault anyway!" Aphrodite protested. Their word meant nothing to Kratos, every vein in his face pulsed, His sclera became black, and irises became golden.
"GET OUT NOW!" Kratos order. They knew that they broke the Xena by hurting Milo, this now means that Kratos could remove them with force if he desired. Athena and Aphrodite quickly exited Kratos temple to avoid his wrath.
"Great Athena, just great you ruined my chances with Kratos!" Aphrodite complained.
"Must I remind you that you're married?" Athena pinched the bridge of her nose.
The Love goddess huffed, "Heppy and I have agreed to an open marriage!" Athena pinches her nose harder to point which she got a nosebleed. "By the Order of Zeus, you are impossible!"
Line Break. After the Death of Milo and Apollo.
Kratos knew what suffering was. He sat on his throne, nothing mattered to him. Wine bottles were scattered across his Throne room. Losing Milo caused his nightmares to get worse, he then began hearing voices and seeing hallucinations. Milo actually kept the nightmares away; he even began having good dreams.
Sleep was now torture to him.
Then somehow things got even worse. Kratos learned what happened to his brother Deimos, The Gods took him away and gave him to Thanatos, the God of Death.
Kratos had to kill his own mother, she became a monster, he had no choice. Her last words were for The Gods to forgive Kratos and for her to punish. She became a monster by simply telling him who his father was.
Zeus was his father. They were lying to him. Athena, the god who he trusted the most has been lying to him all this time. She and Ares took Deimos away.
He couldn't save Deimos. He was The God of War, and he could not protect his own brother. One of his regrets was that he didn't give Thanatos a more painful death. Killing Thanatos now has made him the God of Death.
Kratos has fully cut himself off from the Olympians. His hatred and rage grew every moment. He even told Athena if she tried to connect him that he would kill her.
Kratos guzzled down the last of his wine and threw the bottle away.
"I am a failure," Kratos said. The Olympians have been mocking him, this pitiful mortal playing God. Kratos closed his for a moment and horrible visions attacked him, opening his eyes again he saw several figures move across the room. Kratos then heard something that caught his attention, giggling?
"Tee-hee"
"Milo? Milo!" Kratos stood up and saw a tiny figure dash across the room giggling, "Milo!" Did she come to him? Was she somehow revived? Kratos ran after her, the tiny silhouette was faster than he was. "Milo!"
An arrow flew and struck her in the back. She dissolved before she hit the ground. "NO! Milo! Come back!"
"Brother!" Kratos heard Deimos' voice, "DEIMOS!" he yelled and began searching for his brother. "KRATOS! HELP!" Kratos tore down the temple walls looking for Deimos. His brother cries for help grew louder and louder. "BROTHER!"
"DEIMOS!" Kratos, then silent, Kratos continued to call for his brother. Nothing.
"BURN IT DOWN! BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND! LEAVE NO SURVIVORS!"
"No! Not again!" Kratos proceeds to watch himself kill every man, woman and child. Kratos swung The Blades of Chaos at the fleeing villagers, none attempted to fight back, only trying to flee from the rampaging Spartans.
Kratos marched toward the old temple where his wife and daughter were hiding. He couldn't stop himself from killing.
Then they stood before him, covered in blood, their eyes solid red and crying black tears.
His Wife, his beautiful Lysandra, held their daughter, Calliope, in a protective manner.
"Why Kratos? Why? I thought you loved us!" Kratos couldn't answer, he fell to his hands and knees, Calliope hid her face from him. Kratos reached out to her. "Calliope," she didn't look at him. Their bodies turn into ash and fuse onto his skin.
Chains shot out the ground and wrapped around him, holding him down. Then Kratos had laughter, The Olympians, they were laughing at him. They sat on their throne pointing and laughing at Kratos in pure amusement. A pool of blood from beneath him, Kratos began sinking. He tries to escape, the chain pulls him down, he reaches out to the Olympians, but they just continue to laugh at Kratos.
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Kratos' eyes moved violently behind his eyelids. Hypnos and Morpheus began wrapping chains around him, binding him to his throne.
"Why not just kill him, father?" Morpheus asked. Hypnos locked the final lock in place, "I want this bastard to suffer first," Hypnos wanted revenge, Thanatos was his twin brother and Kratos murder him over some stupid mortal. He was aware of how dangerous Kratos was, his nightmares seem to weaken him, sometime in the Realm of Sleep, enduring a series of endless nightmares should do the trick.
Kratos began violently thrashing, the Gods of Sleep and Dream, stepped back. "Father, are you sure that those chains hold him?"
"Of Course! Those chains are the same that Hephaestus used to tie Hera to her throne, if it can hold The Queen of Olympus, it can hold the God of War!"
"The God of War who kill Death Itself,"
Hypnos struck his son, "Do not disrespect your uncle!" Kratos stopped thrashing.
"See? There is nothing to worry about, now come along, we will come back in a few years and finish the job." Morpheus nodded and followed his father. They were halfway to the giant bronze doors when the Dream God felt something. "Huh?".
"What is it, my son?" Hypnos asked. Morpheus felt a dry lump in his throat, "I-I don't know," the feeling died down. Hypnos decided to dismiss it, "We need to leave now, the other gods won't be able to enter without breaking Xena," Hypnos and Morpheus have not broken the Xena because they enter through Kratos' dreams.
"What about Hermes?"
"I just need to convince him to avoid this temple," Hypnos said. They continued to the door, then Morpheus felt the same feeling as before. "What is that?" He looked back at the sleeping Kratos, "It has to be," he went back to the War God.
"Morpheus?"
"Father, I just need to-What!?" Morpheus couldn't believe it. "Morpheus!" Hypnos yelled. "Father, He-he, he's escaped his nightmare!"
Hypnos eyes widened that meant Kratos was wandering the Realm of Sleep. Hypnos counld't allow that Mad God to cause damage to his domain. He began searching and to the God of Sleep horror he could not find Kratos anywhere. If he was not in the Realm of Sleep, that meant.
"Father?"
"Morpheus! Get away from him!"
"Huh?" Morpheus looked back at Kratos, except he was no longer sleeping, his eyes were glowing red.
"Morpheus!" His father called. Before Morpheus could react Kratos broke the chains that held him and grabbed the God of Dream, Kratos pulled Morpheus close to him, opened his mouth and then sank his teeth into Morpheus' throat.
"MORPHEUS!"
Kratos pulled back, tearing the Dream God throat out. Morpheus clutched his neck and collapsed, a strange gurgling sound escaping from him. Kratos got up and placed his foot on Morpheus' head and then dragged his face against the ground, slowly tearing it off. Hypnos was shocked, unable to save his son.
Kratos kicked Morpheus over, his face now that of a skull. Judging on how he was twitching he was still alive. Kratos finished him off with a good stomp to the head. Kratos grabbed the body and threw it out one of the windows. Morpheus exploded and dreams turned into nightmares.
The God of War stared down Hypnos. The God of Sleep was in disbelief, Kratos escaped the Realm of Sleep, broke out the chain that held Hera, one of the six Elder Olympians, and killed Morpheus in an instant.
Morpheus, his son, was dead. Hypnos eyes glowed white, "Kratos, you bastard! First my brother and now my son! You will pay, as the Son of Nyx I swear, YOU WILL SUFFER!" Hypnos summons his Staff of Sleep. Kratos summoned his Blades of Chaos, the chain blades rattle with excitement feeling its master's bloodlust.
Hypnos struck the ground and several portals from the Realm of Sleep open, nightmarish creatures leap out at Kratos. Swinging his blades, a cyclone of fire and death devouring the nightmares. The left blade shot out at Hypnos who managed to dodge it, the blade struck the ground and Kratos pulled closing the space between him and Hypnos, tackling him against the giant bronze doors. He quickly grabbed Hypnos by the throat and lifted him.
He was ready to flay Hypnos alive, when he saw who he was holding.
"Lysandra?" He held his wife by the throat. "Please Kratos, please don't!" Kratos slowly lowered his blade. Then he remembers, Lysandra was dead. She has been dead for so long.
Kratos tightens his grip. "No! Kratos! Please!" Ignoring his wife's pleas, Kratos drove the blade in her side. Hypnos returned back to his form. Kratos wrapped the chains around Hypnos wrists and ankles. Kratos threw one chain into the air wrapping around a wall sconce and stepped on the other chain holding it in place. Kratos began pulling, Hypnos began to feel every joint begin to stretch. The cut on his side grew and Hypnos's golden intestine spilled out, every tendon in his body snapped and skin ripped. Hypnos was in such pain he couldn't even scream.
Kratos gave one more pull and ended Hypnos pain. The upper half of Hypnos's body slammed against Kratos' ceiling, leaving an ichor smear.
Kratos began cleaning up. He grabbed Hypnos corpse and took the head off. Outside Kratos summons a spike and places Hypnos head on it. He then hung Hypnos and Morpheus' bodies over his doorway.
Satisfied with his work, Kratos went back inside.
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Athena was disappointed with herself. She sat curled up in a ball in her temple, she was watching a vision of Kratos, he stood hundreds of feet tall wearing his war armor. He swung his sword instantly taking the walls of a city, his enchanted spartan soldiers invaded and began slaughtering everything in their path.
Kratos' crusade has already claimed several cities and kingdoms. Demeter attempted to protect her sacred forest from Kratos. Kratos proceeded to violently beat her, lit her Sacred grove on fire, impaled her on her favorite tree and then ripped her in two. The two halves of her body were still smoldering.
Hearing a knock at her door, Athena greeted her guest, "Hello Father," Athena bowed.
Zeus nodded, "Daughter," He pulled her into a hug. "Athena, Kratos has gone against the us, it's time for me to stop,"
"Father," Athena remembered the last thing Kratos said, "Come near again and I will kill you."
"No, you have your chance, I have given Kratos several opportunities and he rejected them all. He kills too many of our kind, and is a danger to Olympus,"
Athena felt the hug get tighter, "Athena, do not intervene, I am telling you as both your father and your king," He then let of her, Athena bowed, "Yes Father," Zeus left, and Athena went back to watching Kratos rampage.
"Kratos, I am so sorry." Tears began running down Athena's cheeks.
End of Chapter.