alke

Daughter of Eris, female personification of battle strength, prowess, and courage. One of the Makhai Tread carefully, she will happily kick your ass if you piss her off. There will be gore and violence and other NSFW shit like that. Mod and muse are of...

[skjoldogsverd]

“Too long.” It still amazed her how time could feel so differently. These last few years have felt like the blink of an eye, and now, with Alke, it felt like no time had passed at all since the last they spoke. “Well, those phases normally pass. In the meantime, let us focus on the present, and reflect on the future. There must be happier things to think on.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

Good friends could make that happen, though.  With Sif they could not see each other for thousands of years and pick it up like they’d never left it off to begin with.  “Oh, there are.  I focus on my oathbound and my duties for the most part.”  It was the only way to get by in the face of not having any war to fight - she was bored.

[skjoldogsverd]

The other warrior woman was indeed a sight for tired eyes. Sif smiled slightly, inclined her head in a return greeting. “I have been as well as is expected. And you, my old friend? How long has it been?”

[virtusetfortitudo]

“About fifty years on this realm, I think.  Far too long.  As for me, I am also as well as can be expected.”  Her mother had largely started leaving her be which was good.  “Had a brief bout with my mother trying to see me but that seems to have been a phase for her.  Let’s hope it remains as such.”  Eris had kept her children fed but had more or less left them to govern themselves and Alke disliked when the woman tried to even call herself her mother in such a manner that deigned expected respect or privileges.

[hawksprogeny-deactivated2016051]

Shane didn’t care so much for staying inside, but he knew better than to defy his mother’s instruction. With Aliana and his father at risk, this was going to be agonizing. The youth stared at Alke for a long moment before folding. “Alright, fine. I’ll stay here. Just… stay safe, okay? Please. And don’t fight this without me. I can help you when it’s time. I want a part in this.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

“I swear to you, that when it comes time for all three of us to get your Aunt and Uncle back, we will get them back together.  But first I must get Shane Sr. back.  I am one goddess and we need the numbers before we stage an attack.  I will be safe, little one.”  She promised, kissing his forehead.  “I love you.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

@skjoldogsverd started following you

Alke smiled fondly as she laid eyes on her friend.  She and Sif had known each other for quite some time and bonded over their shared experiences being warrior women among men.  “Lady Sif, it is wonderful to see you.”  The war deity inclined her head.  “How have you been?”

[virtusetfortitudo]

Gonna revamp Alke a lil and give her an about page and a rules page cos jfc she should probably have one of those.

[virtusetfortitudo]

lateralthinkingman:

“You’ve got my word. Not a smudge.” He leans in to kiss her forehead and grins. “And if I accidentally do get fingerprints on it, I’ll polish it myself.”

“You can touch it later, I just want there to be a few moments where it’s actually fingerprint free.”  She smiled up at him at the kiss to her forehead.

[virtusetfortitudo]

lateralthinkingman:

“Oh thank god, cause, I mean, it’s not like I can’t do everything one handed, but I’m kinda fond of switching things up and…You know what?” The smile on his face was half-apologetic, half ‘why did I say that’. “Never mind, I’m gonna shut up now.”

“You’re adorable.”  She laughed.  “Just don’t get fingerprints on my sword.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

lateralthinkingman:

“Okay, message received loud and clear. No touchy the sword…I mean, I was just gonna touch the hilt, but I’d like to keep my hand in tact. I kinda need it. Because reasons.”

“I said you risk losing the hand.  I never said you would.  You may touch it later when I’ve not just finished cleaning and polishing it.”  She pulled him close by the front of his shirt and kissed his cheek.

[virtusetfortitudo]

twoxheads-hydra:

He listened to what she had to say, but his demeanor didn’t change. This was something that had stuck with him his entire life. It was surprising though, that he didn’t believe her words were false. Gabe, Gabe had been his salvation in life. They’d been together until the end. “…I spurned you, Alke. Why did you even keep bother trying?” Gentleness hadn’t yet entered his voice. “What happened still fucking happened. And now I’m dead. I hurt a kid, Alke. I became a monster.”

“I am a war deity, Brock.  I am the personification of the good and the bad - a man can have committed atrocities in war and have battle-strength just as much as a man hailed as a hero.  I do not judge when it comes to that.  And you spurned me because you were young and hurting.  If I were human and in your position I undoubtedly would have done the same.  What you did to Nathaniel was wrong, yes.  I am not denying that.  But it does not mean you lose my protection or my love.  Even now.”  She moved forward and touched her hand to his face.  “Now is the time you can rest, Kalikaraki.  Your fight is over.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

[ lateralthinkingman ]

“Touch the sword and you risk losing that hand.  I just got done cleaning it.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

thewanderingsoldier:

As much as he loved the Bartons, the farm house kept feeling a bit too cramped for his liking. Of course Clint and Laura and the kids, then Shane and Sasha, and then him and Nat; sometimes he just needed to get away for a while and that had been what had led him out onto the porch, in need of a bit of fresh air.

If he was startled by the appearance of the goddess, he didn’t show it as he nodded. “Shane’s mentioned you a time or two. Says you take care of them.“

“James, I am a War Goddess.  I have taken care of your family since long before the twins were born.  I fought on the battlefield alongside you and Steven.  I walked alongside Natalia on her missions with the Red Room.  But yes, I do take care of them.”  She smiled.

[virtusetfortitudo]

hypnosomnxs started following you

“Uncle Hypnos, it is good to see you.”

[twoxheads-hydra-deactivated2019]

There was an unveiled expression of loathing etched into his features. This wasn’t something he necessarily wanted to delve into. “My mother was killed. The only thing I got of it were more bruises and broken bones. What the fuck was I supposed to believe?“

[virtusetfortitudo]

“Brock, my dear, I was under strict rules not to intervene directly.  I was no use to you imprisoned, otherwise I would have taken you from there in a heartbeat.  So I tried my best to do right by you.  I soothed you at every turn, brought you what help I could, and even guided you to young Gabriel.  I am so very glad I did that as she is a lasting companion of yours even in death.”  She closed the distance and brought him into a tight embrace.  “In spite of all that has happened I still do love you just as much as I did back then.  I am so sorry I couldn’t help you as much as I desperately wanted to.  I would have given anything to do it, truly.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

[ twoxheads-hydra ]

“Are you done being insufferable, darling, or do I get to wait for you to calm your ass down some more first before I can explain to you how things went down when you were small?”  She raised a dark brow.  “Because despite popular belief, I never left you.”

[twoxheads-hydra-deactivated2019]

If the morning hadn’t been spent in ancient fucking Egypt or some shit, this might have seemed crazy to him. Brock was bitter, not to mention absolutely pissed. He glared daggers up at her, maintaining a sarcastic smile. 

“Well isn’t that just fucking great. Alke. Who else would it be?” He snatched the bottle of whiskey off the table, pouring himself a glass. “And what would you want?”

[virtusetfortitudo]

Her eyebrows raised in amusement, having expected hostility.  “To help.  I’ll be damned if I stand by as those gods fuck with you.”  She said with a raise of her brow.  “I know you have questions and you are angry so you are more than welcome to let it out if you wish.”

“Otherwise we have a lot of work to do, Kalikaraki.”

[virtusetfortitudo]

[ twoxheads-hydra ]

Brock was hers.  In spite of his lack of belief in her, she still was invested in his life and she’d be damned if he got fucked with, reincarnations or not.  She appeared to him in his home and cocked her head to one side.  “You do tend to pick the feisty ones, don’t you Kalikaraki?”

“I am Alke.  I know you have heard of me.”

[hawksprogeny-deactivated2016051]

Everything was going wrong and whether or not the youth would admit it, the only strength he felt was that coming from his mother. All in a few minutes, Shane had seen his Dad, his aunt, and his other half torn away from him. “What if they’re already dead? I want to help. I can’t just sit around while Dad and Ali–” He hesitated. “Wait. You’re getting my uncle from the Elysium? As in, Shane? Shane Sr.?”

[virtusetfortitudo]

“I am indeed getting Shane Sr from the Elysium.  And they are not dead - Strucker sees Aliana as a daughter and won’t kill her and your father and your aunt are my oathbound so I’d know if they were dead.”  She promised.  “This is not a time to prove yourself, darling.  I need you to stay here.  Strucker has been chomping at the bit to get his hands on you because you are a demigod and I can’t protect you outside of this house.  So stay put, I promise your uncle and I will bring them back.  To do that I need to leave -- now.”