Chapter 39: The Flames Build

Chronos jumped into action

Not waiting to find out

What would happen with

The demon of flames

That stood before him.

He used the last of his strength

To slow down time

As he aged the bars

Rapidly melting them

Into burnt waste

That would lay at his feet.

He grabbed Artemis

And ran out

With Asbetos spewing fire at the cage

That was no more

But without that knowledge

As he is still in real time

And the idea that Chronos

Has done anything has gone unnoticed

Chronos understood this

And that there wasn’t time to waste

Not with a lunatic after him

He carried Artemis on out

Of the cave, dodging the flames

That had leapt out to hug him

And to burn him.

All around him

He could see the huntresses

Fighting to the death

Battle Death itself

In order to serve their mistress

In order to live

In order to use him

In order to survive.

He kept on running

On past the madness

That had ignited all around him

He had to get out of there

He had to see the gods

He had to tell the truth

He had to end all this

Once and for all.