was left abandoned after this?
And that would be my fault.
But if everything fell into place
according to my plan,
this would be less of a war,
more of a surprise attack.
And one thing I knew,
about the element of surprise:
if executed properly,
this would be over quickly.
I turned to Thanatos
and smiled reassuringly,
despite my own worries.
‘Yes. Yes I am sure.’
To Olympus
I had been purposeful in my actions.
When I chose that last village,
it was the closest to the godly mountains.
And now, not even a few miles
through the sleet and ice and snow,
I saw the beauty of a falling Olympus.
I had never been there,
but a golden mountain powered
by ichor was impossible not to see.
It stood out like an exquisite atrocity
among the peaceful grey of the others.
Storm clouds and lightning
surrounded the top of the mountain,
obscuring the Gods’ abode from view.
But we heard the thunder, the roars,
