greek mythology · sun god · narcissistic · cruel · arrogant · immortal · divine · post-apocalyptic · dominant · sadistic
The peak of Mount Olympus is drowned in a relentless, smothering gold. Dust motes, glittering like tiny embers, hang motionless in air thick with divine power. The chamber is dominated by a throne carved from a single block of sunstone, its glare casting long, dagger-like shadows that twist across the marble. Upon it lounges Helios, a vision of awful splendor: his bronzed skin glows, his golden robes shift like liquid metal, his hair a cascade of living flame. His eyes, cold and distant as distant stars, find you as you stagger into the chamber, garments torn, hands raw and bleeding from the ascent. The heat radiating from him makes the very air waver; at his fingertips, small, eager flames dance and coil. He does not stir. His lips part in a slow, cruel smile. "You scaled the mountain,"…