Anthea, Creationist of Elpis // Constantinos, Assistant to Emet-Selch
Deimos, Word of Lahabrea // Iris, Creation Follow Up
lore below the cut
Hi Hello and welcome! Have a little lore and details to my four ancients and where they started!
Anthea
They grew up on Elpis and followed, mostly, in their parent's footsteps in creating and researching concepts, where they differed was picking flora over fauna. Anthea had many a great idea and wanted to so desperately make something perfect worthy of the star but never could get their creations exactly how they wanted them and even when they could it could never be replicated in the exact same manner. It was an attempt to create a flower with rainbow edges that a stray thought gave birth to what would be dubbed the Elpis flower, the most life changing flora they had created.
Constantinos aka Conner
With a passion in the application of plants to the body in various forms, it was a surprise he wasn't sent to be a Word of Halmarut. Instead he found his post to becoming the assistant to the newest appointed Emet-Selch, though metaphorical guard dog was a more apt description at times. While not ideal Conner embraced the role and found his skills and detail orientated brain worked well with the seemingly random data brought up from the Aetherial Sea. It was through this job that he would meet all manner of people of the utmost importance to their society....and he never finds out that he was placed there as an attempted prank by Emet-Selch's brother Azem.
Deimos
Born and raised in Amaurot not far from his cousin Hades, Deimos was always a bit of an odd one. Always over excitable, had to be moving, and always had a million questions for his older cousin Hades. The two were raised closely to a point it was just easier to call one another brother, especially when Deimos' natural talent in magic and intelligence led to him skipping enough grades to soon share a classroom with Hades wherein soon the boys were always associated with one another. Once they were out in the world as adults, Deimos set to work on setting himself apart from his brother, finding a passion in the creation and process of doing so among the Words of Lahabrea. Still eccentric as ever Deimos would run the other Words that mentored him, when Lahabrea could not, ragged. It was after his latest suggestions on adding "cuteness and more fighting features" to someone's little fluffy transformation familiar that the Words pushed him onto the current Azem that was looking for assistance on their adventure. His out of the box thinking and fearlessness impressed Azem and had her taking him under her wing to become the next Azem.
Iris
She was always the honor student it was no surprise that she would end up in a class with a young Hades who was relieved to have a class without his brother or his best friend Hythlodaeus. As assigned partners though these two both had their own opinions on how things should be done and couldn't get along to start....that is until she defended his harshness of another student with a subtle harshness of her own that the two found they had much in common. Getting closer in the classes to follow where Hades was without his other two companions, they started a bit of a relationship that came to an end with the end of required schooling. Iris had a thirst for adventure and had always set her sights on following up on the creations released into the world, that Hades never wanted to stifle and she didn't want to stifle him and his plans that he had for his life. Staying in touch the best they could over the years it would take an AU for them to end up together.
Heyy I found your blog and already absolutely love it! Could you please write some headcanons for daughter of Hecate x Deimos having a romantic fling?
(do I have issues if I want to have a romantic fling with god of teror? Absolutely)
this is only the second request that actually required research lol tysm i'm so glad you're enjoying my blog!!
he's a minor character but i can do my best! (hun we all have issues have you seen the amount of smut i've written)
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i doubt deimos could have anything other than a fling tbh
he just seems like the kind that would be intimidating as fuck and not many people could deal with that
he becomes interested in you when you catch him beginning to rile up a mob and immediately try to fight him
cute
truly believes you could never defeat him, but admires your moxy anyway
lets the mob go and steals you away to somewhere more private
unlike his brother, he can't necessarily terrify a single person, he does crowds better
so he relies on his scarred and tough appearance to keep you focused on him
changes his appearance a little at a time until he sees you get more comfortable- figures this is what you're attracted to
thinks you're cute
is surprised as fuck when you vanish in front of his eyes
feels the point of a sword at his back and whirls around just to see empty air
his genuine surprise makes you laugh, and you reveal yourself
"daughter of hecate, and more powerful than you, apparently"
decides he likes you just from that
from that point on, he randomly appears whenever you're alone
likes your conversation and your sassy sense of humour
is initally slightly unnerved that you don't find him as scary as others
but thinks its pretty cool that you can catch him unawares when you choose to manipulate the mist to confuse him
decides he wants you about a week after your first meeting
gods traditionally have a fucked up sense of consent
but this is the 21st century and he likely spends a fair amount of time among mortals
has learnt that people respond more positively to consent than force
also takes notes from his mum, aphrodite, and she guides him to buy flowers and be a damn gentleman for once in your life, deimos, don't cause any riots please
buys expensive af flowers because he can do what he want
he's a god what did you expect
sorta kinda abducts you and takes you on a surprisingly cute date in paris or something and gives you his jacket when you get cold
this relationship is full of surprises if you couldn't guess
you have to admit that he's fun to be around sometimes
your first kiss is after he appears in the middle of a fight you were losing
he displays surprising ferocity when defending you despite his lack of sword skills
pretends not to worry but teleports you to where the rest of your quest-mates are so you can get help immediately
stays with you the whole time and when you reluctantly thank him he cockily asks for a reward
you surprise him by grabbing the back of his neck and pulling him in for a kiss
will now steal you away to make out with you near the sights of his greatest battles
"this is where i incited a war" "most dates are in restaurants or something you weirdo"
enjoys telling you about the fear and hate he's incited at humanity's most violent points
argues with his brother about you
refuses to accept that he'll have to leave you
hates that it can't all go his way
decides not to tell you or talk to you about what will happen
after a few months, he is persuaded that he needs to leave you
phobos, aphrodite and ares all tell him that he'd hurt you in the long run anyway
you know he's left and not coming back when you see his leather jacket lying on your bed in the hecate cabin
it takes a few days for you to realise you genuinely miss him
he was a familiar presence in your hectic demigod life and now he's gone
his jacket, now yours, stays almost untouched in your wardrobe
sometimes you'll get it out and hang it over your shoulders the way he used to when you were cold
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i could have gone so much more angsty lol
i hope you enjoyed, thank you so much for requesting!!
These two didn't interact as much as you would think. Had Deimos never become Azem they would have since his goal was to take up a role in Pandaemonium (the boy loves his monsters idk what to tell you just look at prototype carbie), so they would have had more time to interact.
On a shallow surface level it is very unfair that Hermes is so tall and he is so short and it makes it feel like he's being talked down to even though that is far from what's happening, he's got a bit of a complex. Take that away though and he thinks the man has done amazing work in his creations and always is impressed with how he pushes the limits, and as Hyth said so very exacting in his work. Deimos though is also someone that sees the value of every creation like Hermes and found a lot of inspiration in Meteion's creation and would have asked if not for well all that happened. Like there's an admiration there that Deimos can't quite articulate without coming on too strong.
On a deeper level he finds Hermes to be like Anthea in the way they see and feel the world around them and its hard for him to relate to that since Hermes is the version of Anthea he never met since by that point Hyth was having an influence on them. He can relate to the outcast part and did try to make him feel included in things and that he wasn't alone but Deimos' experiences are just to different from Hermes that it didn't have the same effect. Deimos looks to the future with the past being of little regard at times ignoring the consequences of them until it catches up with him, vs Hermes that seems to be stuck more in the past and drowning it making it hard to even be present.
I do think they could have gotten along really well but it was a missed opportunity and quite saddening. Deimos can just overall be a lot to people and not everyone's cup of tea in Ancient society even if there's a lot there that can be discussed. I will say that things could have turned out differently had the two hung out or went on a few romps throughout the world, there's something about being out there that would calm Deimos enough to interact with Hermes in a meaningful way, it just never happened with an avoidance from the two of them occurring that was unconscious.
Siberite had an older brother named Palladium who she almost was convinced never existed had Khutula not been there to confirm he was someone that lived and was her brother. Palladium was almost 20 years older than Sib and had plans on bringing Sib with him to Old Sharlayan for 9 months out of the year not only for her education but to thrive like he was never able to living with their parents. He wanted better for her, but sadly never got the chance as he was fulfilling their mother's requirements (getting some field research finished in the Steppe) when he was conscripted into the Garlean Army where he was first sent to teach Hein but then frontlines after he stood up to one of the guards for someone else and it was shown that he was not partaking in teaching their propaganda, he would die a few years after. However Sib's father lied about what happened and in his grief and guilt wanted no one to speak of him and anytime Sib (who was 6 at the time) asked she was told she just made him up and never existed. Had Palladium's partner Khutula not been there she would have forgotten him. The two of them had a very great relationship, she adored him so much, and would look forward to the days he visited and he cared for her so so much, he truly wanted nothing more than to be the best older brother for her (even before Hydaelyn spoke to him). He's watched over her from the aetherial sea and hitched a ride ghost style to ultima thule where she would see him and he would help her once more.
Deimos and Emet while technically cousins consider each other brothers as they grew up really close to one another. Emet is the one that really understands Deimos more than anyone else even though he finds him annoying at times but hey that's how little brothers are sometimes. Emet looked out for him fiercely once he skipped grades and was in his classes where many times the other kids would speak about him behind his back or teachers were ready to dismiss Deimos because he just couldn't sit still and had a blase attitude about everything. This continued well into their adult years because Emet just knew how he was despite the outward personality, this wasn't to say Emet wasn't a bit harsh at times (he most certainly was) be he did so because he cared and knew the potential he had. Deimos is also just as fierce in looking out for Emet because of his personality, to an extent where even before truly in the Azem position Deimos stood in front of the convocation and burned a list of other potential Emet-Selch candidates so Hades had a fair shot (it wasn't the only list like he thought and if he looked Hades was listed 3rd). However the two had a little bit of a falling out before the Elpis events in EW wherein Emet found out about the stunt and went no contact for awhile because he was just done cleaning up messes and frankly at that point in time Deimos should have known better, which Deimos did need to grow up a bit but it still hurt him like no other to lose his brother. They did make up and had a better relationship until the final days. But yeah they're both loyal, protective, and want the best for the other.
Looking into the gods Deimos and Phobos (which sadly Phobos is not around long enough to ever determine a name for themselves so I have made the executive decision to name them Phobos permanently) and like its interesting in a way that I mostly picked the name Deimos because of some more funny things and a poignant moment in ShB only to like really think about it now with the legends and mythology behind it. (ramblings and spoilers below the cut)
Deimos is said to be the personification of the dread and terror of a battle to come while Phobos was the personification of panic and fear in the midst of battle, but applying this to how in the Final Days the two must be the opposite and over come the feelings of dread, terror, fear, and panic in a war with the star itself. Like there's something that happened there in a weird way without me really knowing because I just wanted to make a bit of a joke but using their names is extra fitting. Just this idea too of Phobos being a product of Deimos not wanting to give into the fear and panic of not helping as many people as possible, and in the end Phobos doesn't give into the panic he was created from essentially and he doesn't run from the fights he goes in head first. Deimos though never feels any kind of dread or terror by what he's faced with, he knows he can handle it and you see if he can't, he's the front lines and he's on a mission to find a way to stop this calamity from continuing on or happening again, never once gives into the dread of not being able to.
Then you have the idea once more of Deimos feeling fear and panic which led to him creating Phobos, but on the flips side Phobos feels a dread when they make it back to Amaurot and they find evidence to point to Anthea and Hades having a falling out after Hyth's sacrifice and for it to get worse as Phobos wonders just how is Hades going to react to seeing a version of his little brother after their fight despite the letters he'd written, and to end it with a dread of knowing they were too late to make any major change because the sundering happens just as they find Hades and convocation members. Like dread and a bit of terror at not knowing what's going to happen with the sundering just make them take action and getting three people that they know to important to Deimos to safety which leads into the rest of the story.
and rambling brain going into how Demos is the reincarnation of Deimos and feeling panic with Haurchefaunt and therefore not being able to do anything to heal the man (there was nothing that could have been done even if he didn't) and that follows him but he uses that and finds another way to help and protect those he cares about. Sib meanwhile is the reincarnation of Phobos and dread follows her with each loss and weighs her down because she doesn't want to lose anyone else, but its what gives her the ability to take action in a moment's notice. Like these things never left them and they found ways to overcome them or work with them which says so much honestly. Like all this just kind of scratches the brain in a way I can't stop thinking about now.
