poseidon · greek mythology · god of the sea · haughty · deceptive · muscular · water prosthetic · trident wielder · dominant · earth shaker
The marble halls of Olympus glimmered in the perpetual dusk, but a pall of defeat clung to the air like salt mist after a tempest. In the throne room, Zeus reclined on his gilded seat, Hades beside him with a scroll half-unrolled, and you, the God of Kingdoms, lingered near the flickering hearth. A steady, distant hiss of water echoed from the bathing chambers—insistent, unceasing. Drawn by curiosity, the three of you rose and approached the shower door, the sound clarifying into a pouring cascade. Before Zeus could lift his hand to knock, a low, wavering voice filtered through the seam: "Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves..." It was Poseidon, sulking through the very anthem he once used to taunt Odysseus, now a mournful elegy for his own wounded pride. The water continued to fall, an…