Deep heavy breaths came from both sides as they powered through the darkened streets, the sky lighting up with the sound of violent roars. The rain fell like bullets hitting the ground with a sudden crack and pouring it's rage upon those running through the earth.

"How did they find us?" One of the boys asked his eyes glowing like the crystal blue waters that's flowed through the oceans. His muscles rippling with every step he took and his chest rising and falling with his ragged breaths. His hair messy and unkempt from months of running from his hunters, it was akin to those who he had left behind and those who ran with him.

"I don't know, but...they got to the Romans and I heard word that the Norse didn't make it either. But the angels were able to take their god factors and are meeting us at the border." The woman who ran side to side with him said. Her periwinkle eyes void of it's once bright properties.

It was now glossed over with tears for the memories of seeing those she had grown close to during the last few months dead. Their bodies battered and thrown aside like they were nothing but rag dolls, she remembered looking at one of the children of the group. Her stomach was teared open and her face contorted in horror and pain showing that she was alive and conscious when they tore through her.

With that she stumbled and almost fell but her comrade was their to steady her and lead her back to where the leader of their group was carrying them. His dark skin stained with mud and blood and his black hair stuck to his bruised face that kept it's stoicism. He had bright purple eyes but like his sister in arms was void of any emotion. The only thing that could be seen is the bloodlust surging through him as he clenched and unclenched his fists and his eyes flashing from it's purple colour to black and then back again.

It was only the three of them who had remained from their group, they knew that the Romans and the Norse were gone but they refused to believe that they were the only Greeks to have survived the attack. It just wasn't possible that after all this time of preparation that they all died in a matter of minutes. But this was solidified when a blonde hair man fell to the ground causing a crater of cave into the earth where he fell right in front of the group.

The woman screamed out in horror and slid down the muddy casm and dropped to her knees lifting his head into her lap. At her sides the boys came to stand resting their hands on her shoulders that were now shaking violently from the inaudible cry that escaped pass her lips. 'It can't be' she whispered to herself knowing that he was the head of their group and therefore one if the strongest.

"They're c-coming Aphie you got to g-go." He coughed though the blood that gargled up his throat. The sound caught their attention and they noticed that he wasn't dead. This made the black hair boy drop down next to her and begin to lift him into his arms but he felt something coarse tough his arm gaining his wavering attention.

He looked at his brother who lay on the floor with blood pouring out of everywhere, places that he should never bleed from. His head was broken in and his body mattered but still he made a smile come to his face before he whispered something and a warmth flowed up the boy's arm causing him to pull back in horror slamming his hand to his mouth in fear of screaming.

"No no noo no!" he shouted right before the life drained from the man on the floor's eyes and he breathed out his last breath. The others looked up at him with tears like an endless river flowing from their eyes as they too realized what he did, he gave up his god factor so that he wouldn't become a burden to them. The only thing that was keeping him alive at that point, then glowing feathers blew off of his body and the body of a little boy appeared whose face was at peace with a gentle smile on his face.

The sky like knowing that it was coming roared just as an arrow flew pass the woman's face cutting a few strands of hair that fell when her head was bent. They all snapped their head up to see that those they were running from had made it to them. So to respect the wishes of their dead brother they got up and began to run but the black hair boy stopped where he stood and turned to face them.

He rose his hand in their direction feeling a heat build up in his palm right before an electric current like lightening flew out with a blast of fire. It slammed into some of the soldiers causing them to fly into the air and stalling the others that marched behind them.

"Hades!! We mustn't fight back, they are only mundane we have to make it to the angels. We have to do it for Zeus, and Poseidon is wounded we need your help!!" The woman screamed at him when she realized he attacked the soldiers.

"Why must we run and hide Aphrodite? Huh, we have all this power and yet we cower in fear of simple humans. We should make them all know what we can do and have them know not to hurt what is ours." Hades said his eyes flashing black and his fangs elongating.

But as he was about to attack again he felt a heavy hand land on his shoulder and someone lean on him for support. When he turned he saw Poseidon standing next to him with pleading eyes holding his side that was now bleeding profusely. His eyes then flashed back to purple and he grinded his teeth resting his hand on the wound healed it then wrapping his arms around his waist so he could support some of his weight.

They then began to run again having the time that Hades bought them when he attacked the soldiers. They made it into the thick forest using the trees as their cover from whatever forces may be flying above them to track their movement. They also ran in zigzag patterns to throw off the direction that they were heading.

Using there abilities they knew that the soldiers had made it into the forest so they picked up their paste leaving whatever would be baggage to ease up the weight they had to carry. In the little light they were able to see they saw two angels standing back to back and orbs of light in hand ready to defend themselves.

"Hey! We could use some help!" Aphrodite shouted gaining their attention, they then seemed to have become a little relieved at the sight of the three. They ran over and helped Hades carry the weight of Poseidon and get the rundown of what was happening from Aphrodite.

"We should get to the border, we scoped out the area and it's just over two more miles from their point." The angel known as Azrael said his orange eyes glowing brighter than anyone else. It was like it was lighting up the forest just by being open, but he seemed to have his fair share of battle scars.

Even his brother Gabriel who is normally bright and full of energy was now wearing armor and had the most stoic face that he had ever worn in his life. They all knew the severity of the situation and had an idea that they weren't all going to make it out alive but never did they think it was just going to be the five of them remaining from all the pantheons.

"Are you all okay? We heard that you are holding all of the Roman and Norse god factors and a little of the Greeks and as we can see alot of your brothers." Hades asked making sure that they were okay and didn't need help to carry the weight if that much power. After all they were all simply humans carrying a greater power in them and no one was made to carry that much power.

But Azrael nodded his head but he could tell that they were in pain from the crack in his mask when his eyes glossed over. It made Hades' bloodlust grow seeing yet another person he held dear so him have to endure such a fate, but there was nothing that he could do about. They all couldn't do anything about it at that point so they made a game plan and casted a sleep that if anyone died that the god factors they carried would immediately go to the remaining persons.

They then ran in separate directions each going towards the barrier though, the angles going together because they weren't made to fight like the other pantheons. While Hades went alone and Aphrodite and Poseidon when together. The the sky lit up with a brighter light that lightening, after the light balls of fire began to descend upon the forest burning up anything that it touched.

The gods now had to face maneuvering through burning trees and smoke that burnt their eyes and throats. Not too long after the fall if the fire balls they felt a shift and virtue enter them so they knew it wasn't an angle or Hades because they held more than one god factor. That only left Aphrodite and Poseidon but they didn't have time to think about who it was because a blast of energy came from close to the barrier and a whole lot of factor flowed through the remaining.

As Hades drew near the barrier he saw Azrael also exiting so that meant that Gabriel had died, Azrael was shaking from the anger of his brother dying in front of him. Then came Aphrodite dragging Poseidon behind her, when she saw Hades her eyes lit up but then her mouth opened to say something and blood flowed pass her lips.

They looked down and she had a branch stabbed right through her stomach and her factor transferred making Hades scream and reach for her just for Azrael to hold him back and a shadow to walk out from behind her. The shadow had a cynical smile if it's face and pulled the branch out of her back throwing it over her shoulder.

"Oops, my bad," it said faining embarrassment, "and before any of y'all come after me, I wouldn't. You only have two minutes to live, see that smoke was enchanted to kill god factors like you. I'll let you spend your last moments alone." It said and turned it back like a teen boy not looking at their girlfriend change.

It disgusted then both and Hades was about to charge after it but Azrael grabbed his hand pulling him close. He was about to snap at Azrael but one look in his eyes and he knew it was fruitless. Then Azrael rested his head on Hades chest tears streaming down his face and his body shaking.

"I'm sorry but we need to live." Azrael said whispering making both Hades and the shadowy creature look at him in confusion. Then Azrael slammed his lips to Hades' lips in a passionate kiss, "We'll find each other again, I promise." He said right before snapping Hades' neck taking his god factor making the creature become more confused giving Azrael enough time to run out of the border

When he made it to the other side of the barrier he fell to the ground and compressed all the god factors he had collected until he felt like he had a star in his chest and then he screamed releasing the pent up power in an enormous explosion. As all the god factors left he became a boy again and had no energy to support himself so he fell to the ground on his stomach.

"What did you just do?!" The creature asked grabbing the boy by his hair and lifting him into the air.

"I made you lose." He said with a smile on his lips and he intended to stab the creature with a branch he hid behind him but it just broke. The creature smiled with malice before it morphed into a snarl and be ripped the boy in half throwing his body in separate directions and screamed in anguish.

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