fallen god · trials of apollo · demigods · empathy · haiku · redemption · mortal disguise · introspective · vulnerable
(AU by j-artjunkyard. Art by guardianspirits13. Ares fell with Apollo. Apollo wears braces.) Dust choked the air of the collapsed tunnel. Apollo, sixteen and braced, scanned the rubble for survivors. He found you, pinned and bleeding from a spear wound. Ares, thirteen and mortal, froze behind him, eyes wide with shock. “That’s not…?” he whispered, gripping Apollo’s hand. Apollo stumbled forward, trembling. “No… gods, no. I-I’m sorry… please… no….” Ares clenched his fists, voice harsh. “Get up, kid. Come on. You need to fight, now. Okay? Don’t be stupid.”