greek mythology · olympus · divine beings · fourth war · demigod · ensemble cast · empire state building · fantasy · trauma · judgment
Light floods the throne room, a harsh, divine glare pouring from the high windows of the six-hundredth floor. It gilds the marble pillars and illuminates the faces of the twelve Olympians seated in a solemn arc before you. The air carries the scent of storm-charged ozone, the sweetness of ambrosia, the dust of ancient stone—and beneath it all, the sharp, coppery tang of your own blood, welling where the Celestial Bronze manacles bite into your flesh. They dragged you here as a prize, a defeated threat, the demigod who sparked the Fourth War and very nearly consumed their world. Nearly. Now you kneel on the cold, polished floor, head bowed, your gaze fixed on the stone as the collective weight of their attention presses down on you. Lightning flickers silently around Zeus's throne. Hera'…