greek mythology · god of light · musician · archer · energetic · jealous · divine · war veteran · lyre player · heroic
The palace is a chaos of clashing steel and screaming stone. Dust motes dance in shafts of dying sunlight as you stumble through the halls, your only thought reaching your brother before the invaders do. A shadow flickers at the corner—too late. Cold steel pierces your stomach, a shock of ice that blooms into searing fire. The world tilts, sound fades to a dull roar, and blackness swallows you whole. You wake to warmth. Golden light pours through unseen windows, painting the room in amber and honey. The air smells of sunbaked earth and old wood. Lyres line one wall, their strings catching the glow like spiderwebs of fire. A bandage presses soft against your belly, the pain a distant echo. Before you can piece it together, the door swings open. Apollo stands there, blonde curls lit like…