It's Lore Olympus time again! Mostly visuals, though the plot moves forward a bit slow.
We commence with Hades after he escapes, then imprisons Kronos.
Hi Morpheus! Glad to see you back! How did you break free from Kronos' mind control? Was that through Hades' efforts, Hera whooping Kronos' ass, or did you have your own battle with him that we don't get to see?
I'm a little leary about this. Just because Kronos is down and out on 2 fronts doesn't mean he's done on ALL fronts. Morpheus' being back to normal so suddenly is still suspicious to me. I feel Hades handing the crystallized Kronos over to Morpheus is not a great idea.
Let's also factor in that Melinoe is still around somewhere. She needs to go back to her proper time in the future. Did Melinoe have her own trial? Did she succeed? Or is this all still a nightmare in disguise?
On Hera's front, Kronos tells her of the fear and trauma he experienced under Ouranos. Whether it's legitimate or not, Kronos apologizes.
But rationalizing why Kronos behaved the way he did doesn't excuse it. It makes sense of it, but it will NEVER justify it.
Thankfully, Hera doesn't care. She is not obligated to forgive him, and she does not.
On Persephone's end, she works to start healing up the Mortal Realm. Just as she gets a sprout to spring up, it gets stomped on... by Apollo.
He grabs a hold of her, verbally condescending the entire time. Persephone struggles, but is undeterred.
Of note are the distorted music lines associated with Apollo and the memories of what he did to her. It might very well be why she struggles, but doesn't give up-- Persephone has worked to move past the trauma and heal, but it's not over yet.
Oh good. At least Persephone has no dillusions about what happened at Apollo's televised display of supposed power.
Ooo... and another thing Apollo doesn't like? The thought that Persephone is no longer too scared to speak up about the SA. Apollo doesn't like folks outing his dirty deeds, especially this particular doozy.
What's this? Is Apollo bleeding ichor through his skin? Why does he turn yellow? If it's him using whatever power Ouranos gave him, I hope it hurts like hell.
Apollo turns to victim-blaming, attempting to verbally crush Persephone with all of the things she is sensitive about.
Ah, and here it is. Apollo shows his hand with the "true love" arrow he forced Eros to give him. Apollo really thinks that it's going to make Persephone love him. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Or, rather, nothing will certify the truth more solidly. Those arrows, as we know, show the truth about a person, whether they themselves believe it or not. Daphne saw the truth about Apollo when Psyche shot him.
If Apollo REALLY wants to see how much Persephone absolutely hates him with every fiber of her existence.... well, that arrow is certainly one way to do it.
If Apollo is really expecting Persephone to "change her mind" and let him fuck her, he is in for a very nasty surprise.
Not that it was hard to guess, but having the confirmation helps.
How far back does this actually go? How long ago did Apollo know Persephone was a fertility goddess? Does this go all the way back to the very beginning of LO when he SA'd her? Or did he find out after the fact?
Not that it matters; Apollo is still a huge piece of shit.
Oh, fuckity-yes!
I mean, Hades is perfectly capable (and willing!) to do many horrible and extremely painful things to Apollo.
And now, despite likely being terrified under the surface, Persephone plays her hand. She uses Apollo's perception of her as helpless to distract him....
...AND STAB THE FUCKING ARROW IN HIS NECK!!!!
Apollo has now been struck TWICE by these arrows. They show the truth. Persephone already knows what a monster he is.
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the horrible truth about him she's going to see, but didn't know about before.
Who else has he harmed? And will getting stabbed AGAIN finally nail home how much Persephone and so many others hate him?
Anyway, thanks for coming to my LO post!
