Cupid's Cruel Instruments

Greetings mortal! I have been called many things throughout history, but you may refer to me as Cupid. I am here to share with you the truth of my role in the world of man.

You see, most think I am a god of love, and that with my arrows I strike a pair of mortals and create love between them. This is not the case. I do not create love.

I inflict love.

You see, my mother, Aphrodite, before she became the goddess of love, was a goddess of war. As her son, I was not born with power over love, but rather power over pain. You see, I cannot create love, but I can make it too painful for two people to do anything but love each other.

And, today, one of my tools, and through it, my power, has fallen into your hands.