Chapter 4

A long time had passed, at least a long time to humans. Over the years I've fully explored my powers including:

War manipulation: the ability to manipulate war, strife, combat, and other forms of conflict as the god of war. I have the power to influence all forms of conflict, including physical, mental, spiritual, and conceptual conflicts, regardless of the area and numbers of people involved. I can control how conflit progresses and draw power from both the conflict alone as well as those dying. I am naturally, extremely skilled in all forms of fighting, weaponry, strategy, tactics, and statistics of war. I can start conflicts by influencing people or events, rise personal and fanatical armies, control and create weapons of every kind, and even grant others extensive combat abilities. I also has the incredible power to invoke war and chaos within an enormously large radius, ranging from a city to an entire continent.

Weapon Manipulation: Ability to create numerous weapons out of thin air. Ares can create, summon, shape, manipulate and use any kind of weapons with perfect skill, whether pre-modern, modern or even futuristic using laser, plasma, antimatter or even more exotic ammunition/attacks. If it is a weapon or could be improvised as one, they are completely proficient with it.(If he is in that era(example-If Ares was the 2000's he'd be able to use modern guns, however only when he gets to the specific time period of those weapons. He can still use weapons from previous time periods.)

Limited Necromancy: Due to a deal with Zeus and Hades, Ares is able to resurrect dead warriors to fight along side him.

Destruction Manipulation: Ares can manipulate destruction, delaying/hastening when destruction happens, speeding/slowing down destruction, determine what parts of anything should be destroyed.

Destruction Energy: Ares can create, shape and manipulate destructive energy, capable of destroying anything without leaving a single trace.(within limits.)

Hemokinesis: Ares has the ability to psychically control, create, shape, and manipulate blood, an essential body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

All in all, I have to say, im pretty happy with my power level. Im not even a thousand years old and im already as powerful as the 'big 3'. A shame I couldn't practice alot of my abilities without humans. Makes since though, I mean am I gonna wage a random war against gods? No, at least not right now. For blood, I was just practicing with normal animals since gods dont have blood they have ichor but perhaps when I perfect this ability I'll be able to control Ichor since it is the blood of the divine.

"Brother, I'd like to speak with you about your request." I recognize that voice. "Hephaestus, it seems you have my armor and weapons ready." I reply to my younger brother, only born about 150 years ago.

FLASHBACK———————————150 years ago

"Eww, begone monstrosity." Hera says as she drops a baby down 'Mount Olympus'.

Further down the humongous mountain in the training grounds, figures are seen participating in a spar, no a beautiful dance of weapons. This befitting the gods currently fighting.

"AHHHHH" a battle dressed woman lets out a fierce battle cry. "Come then, little sister." Ares tells her. She charges him, her sword draped over her shoulder, similarly to a batter in baseball, her body tense, looking in desperation for any weak spot she can exploit.

'Of course there is none, DAMMIT HOW DO I DEFEAT HIM!'

She rages inward at her failure to to defeat her elder brother. Makes since, since they've been sparing for hours and she couldn't have even really touch him. Why did she think today would be any different? For the last 50 years Ares has been training her and never before had she been able to match him in battle.

"AHHHHHHH-"

"Hmm? Whats that?" She observes as Ares seems momentarily distracted by something, Enyo immediately slows her charge with confusion written along her face.

She could've continued but it wouldn't have mattered really, she wouldn't have beat him anyway, she also didn't want to win a spar in that manner.

Seeing as her elder brother stopped the spar so suddenly she inquired, "What's wrong brother? Why have you stopped."

The other minor goddess was curious as well, as it seemed Ares was just about to defeat Enyo and end the spar after she charged him, even though she didn't see him move at all.

"What have you sensed lord Ares?" Enyo looks back at the previously defeated goddess earlier in the spar.

"How did you know he sensed something, Nike?" The now revealed goddess Nike answered back, "You have a ways to go young one."

'A ways to go? A WAYS TO GO!'

"Hmph, you speak as if you, the goddess of victory, hasn't been defeated by my brother."

"You-"

"Ladies, enough." Ares calmly states. They immediately stop, what was about to be another argument. "Theres a baby falling towards us."

"Huh....a baby, why is there a baby falling towards us?"

"No idea." Cap. He knows exactly the circumstances behind this baby, he just wasn't going to tell them. "Should I rescue this baby lord Ares?" She asks him, he doesn't know why, but whatever.

"....Nah"

'Nah? Ill take thats as a weird no then.'

They see as the baby enters their view and they watch as it falls and falls and falls, right past them in a fast descent down the mountain. They all look completely unfazed, "welp…..Thats the end of the spar I guess, shall we go now?" Ares asks.

"Yes brother." Enyo says.

"If you want to my lord." Nike says.

Flashback end———————————

Revealed gods feelings for Ares:

Zeus: proud of his sons strength.

Hera: Motherly love, proud of his strength.

Enyo: greatly loves and respects her elder brother.

Nike: has a 'crush', greatly respects Ares.