Repercussions

“I said no, it’s utter crap. I’m happy James has an admirer but he won’t accept it!” Athena spat circling around the table glaring at Hera who nodding agreed, “*Sigh* I know I was hoping you could talk some sense into him. I know Zeus will treat him like shit if he doesn’t agree” “Send him here. He can be guard” “You really expect us to believe you won’t get sexual?” “I wasn’t thinking like that... the humans have a device that can protect an woman’s chastity. I’ll wear it and the two keys will be with Zeus and some other Isu that neither of us know. The insurance policy that way what’s the worse that could happen? He plays with my breasts and I can give him a blowjob? I still won’t be breaking his precious virginity rule” Hera nodded before seeing Apollo rush in still bruised from his scuffle with James spoke, “A problem. Big problem. James has refused and has been arrested; Nyx has informed Hades and Persephone and they are heading straight to Zeus’ temple” “Why? If James has done something wrong whether it’s legitimate or not, they have no jurisdiction over it” Hera queried “Wrong. It’s in their right to. One it happened on their land and secondly Zeus gave his word that if any of their branch of the family was arrested or detained that they would be allow to punish them NOT Zeus or Poseidon” Athena explained and snapping Hera looked at her and targeted with, “See! Look why happens when you get the hump. It’s going to be a bloodbath because you couldn’t have just carried on like the rest of us” and being met with an slap Athena replied, “Maybe because I don’t bend my knee to my brother like you. I have morals and feelings, I’m feeling depressed as Oziys later confirmed but I suppose it doesn’t matter to any of you. I should be the happy daughter with all her books?” “No but you knew you couldn’t do anything about it” “And what, this is what happens when someone finds me attractive?” “No, I’ll try and sort it but please open everything back up and promise to find some closure on this issue” Athena looked down and nodding replied, “I’ll try but don’t expect me to ever stay in the same room as you all ever again” “That’s all I ask!”

James’ eyes shot open and laughing to himself felt the chains shackle his hands to the chair and his feet watched to see Zeus walk in arms folded and simply glaring at James, “I tried to offer you everything I could but you refused my offer” “I never wanted much, I would have accepted poverty just to have that one person in my life!” Zeus sighed before agreeing spoke, “I know but you were never going to have her and have I not been fair to offer you deals?” “Not when the thing you want is never offered” he sighed before stating, “One final offer and no it won’t include your delusional relationship fantasy, it just reflects on how this ends... you join my army willingly and I will let you defend her as a guard; she will wear a chastity device to stop any temptation” “So a life of being locked away, no difference there then is it?” “Why hold out for the impossible” “It’s not impossible just improbable. Mark my words Zeus I will get there eventually and maybe I won’t be able to see anymore or I lose my ability to walk but I will eventually bring liberation to her, to both of us!” he laughed before knocking the door replied, “I assume that takes out the easy way of doing this. Ares!!” Ares walked in defeated hoping the last deal would have gone through but seeing his former student being restrained heard Zeus bark, “The problem is... to torture someone into obedience takes skill, you were the best but I can’t ask you to do it to yourself now can I? So Ares is the second best thing. 34 days was the longest a person lasted against Ares it will be interesting to see how long you last. Ares I want him to have some sort of use after; go for the repairable parts first!” Ares nodded sighing until hearing Zeus reassure him with, “Do this and I will marry Aphrodite to you, you have my word!” and laughing James spoke, “After this... she will never want to see you again. Come on then Ares what’s first the thumbs or the eyes?!” “Just give in and remain in one piece!” “No. Just remember the more you do this the more I grow accustomed to the pain... so vary it up a bit, will you?”

Two months later had passed and sighing Ares dropped the knife to the tray studying his blooded work. Wars had taken place, he knew it, he could feel it but he wasn’t relieved and James hadn’t given in. The one thing Ares did even if it was merely a formality put the removed body parts in jars to reattach later. “You’ve proved your point James but give in when there’s still parts of you left” James shook his head before crying out in defiance spoke, “You took my penis as a way to humiliate me, my eyes so I can’t see and my arms so I can’t fight, my feet so I can’t walk, what more can you do?” Ares nodded before knocking on the door waited for Zeus to walk in and hearing the heavy breaths James knew who it was, “Zeus... come to gloat or hit me some more in hope I break!” “No. I’m impressed, you stood up to the torture long enough for your family to see what has become of you, blood has ran through the streets because of you. You couldn’t have just gave in!” “Not to you never” the door swing open and hearing the cries from Persephone and detainment of Hades Zeus offered, “I won’t offer you anymore deals but Persephone, I will offer you one and only one. He joins my military ranks and I will promise to repair the damage that has been done to him and make him an pure Isu where he will work as my own personal assassin; the big hitter that clears all the mess or take him and fix him yourself but either way this ends now!” “Don’t accept it Persephone, if you hand me over to him; he wins again, like he always has!” “But James...” “Refuse it!” James ordered and looking back at Hades weighed up her dilemma, the natural maternal instincts of wanting her grandson to be well and the other being his personal choice and looking back spoke: