Erinyes Game
“Artemis!” You say, pointing at her.
“Excuse me?” She pretends to be offended. “I would never! But I can tell you who is...” She glances at her brother.
You raise your eyebrows. “Apollo, are you cheating?”
He covers his pocket, but not before you can see the card poking out. Everyone laughs, and Athena shoos him away.
“Go sit over there, you’re disqualified.”
“Yes, yes. I’ll sit in the loser’s area with my new friend Aphrodite.” He joins her outside the little circle.
You continue to play, and in the end, you lose to Hermes. Everyone congratulates him, and you all end up sitting around chatting. Before you know it, the conversation turns back to the Erinyes Game.
“We’ll have to choose someone to execute in a few hours,” says Athena solemnly.
Artemis nods. “I hate that thought, but it’s true. I don’t really know what we’re going to do.”
“Well, I already know one potential candidate,” says Hermes. “I think it’s Ares.”
“Really? I just can’t see it,” says Aphrodite. “I know he’s not the friendliest, but…”
“I do see what you mean, Aphrodite, but personally I don’t trust him,” says Artemis. “I heard from Hera that he was shoving Hermes and Dionysus around. Who’s to say he didn’t kill Dionysus out of frustration?”
“And what if Hermes is next?” Adds Apollo.
Hermes flinches. “I’d rather not think about that.”
You feel uneasy, not sure what to say.
“Are we all actually gonna execute Ares?” Asks Demeter, looking as nervous as you feel. “Zeus came to me earlier and said he wasn’t a fan of him, too.”
“Then it sounds unanimous. Ares it is,” says Hermes matter-of-factly.
Trying to ignore the sinking feeling in your gut, you nod. Judgement was not going to be easy.
“Excuse me?” She pretends to be offended. “I would never! But I can tell you who is...” She glances at her brother.
You raise your eyebrows. “Apollo, are you cheating?”
He covers his pocket, but not before you can see the card poking out. Everyone laughs, and Athena shoos him away.
“Go sit over there, you’re disqualified.”
“Yes, yes. I’ll sit in the loser’s area with my new friend Aphrodite.” He joins her outside the little circle.
You continue to play, and in the end, you lose to Hermes. Everyone congratulates him, and you all end up sitting around chatting. Before you know it, the conversation turns back to the Erinyes Game.
“We’ll have to choose someone to execute in a few hours,” says Athena solemnly.
Artemis nods. “I hate that thought, but it’s true. I don’t really know what we’re going to do.”
“Well, I already know one potential candidate,” says Hermes. “I think it’s Ares.”
“Really? I just can’t see it,” says Aphrodite. “I know he’s not the friendliest, but…”
“I do see what you mean, Aphrodite, but personally I don’t trust him,” says Artemis. “I heard from Hera that he was shoving Hermes and Dionysus around. Who’s to say he didn’t kill Dionysus out of frustration?”
“And what if Hermes is next?” Adds Apollo.
Hermes flinches. “I’d rather not think about that.”
You feel uneasy, not sure what to say.
“Are we all actually gonna execute Ares?” Asks Demeter, looking as nervous as you feel. “Zeus came to me earlier and said he wasn’t a fan of him, too.”
“Then it sounds unanimous. Ares it is,” says Hermes matter-of-factly.
Trying to ignore the sinking feeling in your gut, you nod. Judgement was not going to be easy.