“The eagle has been defeated, Prometheus.” Prometheus turned to his first lieutenant. “Hunter defeated him. Also, reports say that the monsters have retreated and Echidna has been defeated.” Prometheus clenched his fists in frustration. He gripped his dagger and threw it into the nearest giant, killing it.
“Perses, this cannot be!” Prometheus shouted, looking into the fiery eyes of his fellow titan. “I foresaw victory today. Echidna’s death is not a concern. She was of no import, but we are losing ground here. Come Perses.” Prometheus shook his hands and long chains spilled out around his arms, dragging on the ground.
“Hey, Jacob Marley!” Prometheus turned around and saw a slender woman dressed in a snakeskin dress. “I was sure to shake the kid up. I mentioned Dolos and all that nonsense. It is your fault that he isn’t dead yet.”
“Apate, you are really getting on my nerves and now is not the time.” Prometheus, ran a hand through his hair and looked at the goddess. “Our agreement still stands. But I expect you to make an effort. This benefits you, too.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ll see what I can do. It’s been fun.” Apate winked and then snapped her fingers, vanishing into a cloud of spiders. Prometheus turned back to the bridge. He walked and reached the boulder that blocked their path. With a quick swing the chains shattered the rock to pieces, letting Prometheus to continue.
“These useless mortals, Perses. Years I’ve spent babying them and this is how they show it.” Prometheus caught one of the campers around the neck and with another swing broke his neck, dropping him in a heap.
“You monster!” Prometheus turned as several snakes appeared at his feet. He stepped on them and trampled them before looking at the source. A girl about 17 or 18 with bright red hair came running at him. She waved her hand and the rubble next to him flew up and hit him in the face. Prometheus gripped his chains and in a quick swipe he struck her in the side, knocking her into a building where she fell in a pile on the ground.
“VERA!!!” Prometheus dodged an arrow and another as he turned to see a tall boy about the same age with brown hair, firing arrow after arrow at him. Prometheus swung his chain and knocked his feet out from under him.
“You can’t kill me! I know what you will do before you do it!” Prometheus lashed the chains around the boy’s neck. “This will teach you to resist me.” Just as Prometheus was about to land the killing blow, a shadow passed over. A bird with huge wings. Prometheus looked up in terror to see the golden eagle that had so many times eaten his insides just so they could grow back again. Prometheus fell backward and scrambled away as the bird landed in front of him. “Don’t kill me! I have done nothing!”
“Didn’t see that one coming, did you?”