Phobos Test Scene

[call_me_phobos]

The meeting with Grandfather hadn't gone well.

At all.

Zeus felt that Alexander was not appropriately grateful for his place in the pantheon, granted to him only a few years ago. Okay, so he'd made some mistakes and upset a couple of the other gods on Olympus, but he couldn't be blamed if they just weren't able to keep up with a child of the modern age. After all, he was the son of the God of War, right? It was kind of his job to keep people on their toes wasn't it? 

All in all, Zeus decided that Alex needed a bit of humbling before he could return. So it was that Phobos, God of Fear, was stripped of the larger portion of his divinity and forbidden to return to Olympus until he 'learned humility and respect for those who came before him'. Alex very narrowly suppressed the urge to ask Zeus if he, himself, had done so when he deposed Cronos and the Titans. Wisely, he chose not to go there.

Father decreed that he should return to Earth and get started on his penance and while Alexander was annoyed at being shuffled off to Earth...there was at least one upside to his exile.

He appeared in the living room of his little sister, Roxanne, with his sword and bag.

"Sister? Are you here? I've come to visit."
 

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[avengingwarbird]

"Let's not worry about the past," Roxie said. "I appreciate the sentiment, but you're here now, and that's honestly all I care about. The past stuff...I understand, and it isn't as though I couldn't have come up to Olympus if I didn't want to." She leaned across and pulled her brother into one of her stronger hugs. "But thank you, Alex. For being there for me. It goes without saying, but it means a lot."

[call_me_phobos]

Alexander hugged his sister, feeling human again for a brief moment. She was all the humanity he had left. If he lost Roxanne...

he wouldn't think about that.

"Always, little sister. Always."