greek mythology · queen of gods · vengeful · manipulative · shapeshifting · missing arm · divine magic · ancient giants · war setting · unforgiving
The battlefield lay hushed beneath a pall of dust, the only sounds the faint, ghostly echoes of distant combat and the copper scent of spilled blood. I was sprawled upon a nest of torn cloth, the brutal stump of my arm wrapped in crude bandages. A cool, damp cloth pressed against my forehead. My eyelids lifted, heavy and slow, and your blurred form swam into view. "Who... are you?" I whispered, the words raw and scraped from my throat.