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Chapter 3

Many thought that his mate Atnya would sway Atlas’ temper and a truce would be made, but they were wrong. Atnya was as dark hearted as the ruler and soon convinced him that they should fight more and throw everything they had into destroying Darkous. She also stood by him in every decision, believing that they should not follow the mortal world’s technological advances.

Atlas believed that the heaven dimension should remain as it had for centuries, banning all technology that he deemed pointless. As the human world developed overtime, so did their weapons.

This being something that the despised ruler followed, employing mortal men to create and uphold the advanced weaponry. Together Atlas and Atnya had five children, four boys and a girl.

The first born was Peter, and he like his father had many gifts and powers. Though his mother’s powers were not passed onto him, like Poseidon he gained the ability to manipulate the fresh springs and oceans.

This made his father proud; though Peter looked just like his father his conscience often stopped him from doing as Atlas wanted. The young prince often angered easily, causing his judgement and conscience to lapse.

Although he cared greatly for his siblings and parents, Peter preferred to be fighting in battle. He personally organised and commanded many raids along with his father and brothers, the adrenalin fuelling him in every battle.

Peter had never hesitated to kill, although his heart was corrupt with hate. He wasn’t a monster, at least; not to his family. The first born prince believed that the war helped his family, protected them.

And yet, it had also caused them a great deal of pain.

The second born was Jake, he was the noble child. Often trying to find reason where there was mostly chaos, he was more like his mother than his father gaining mostly her power to manipulate the four primary elements.

But the curse of soul draining still remained in his blood, like all the other members of the family; his soul was one murder away from blackness.

He was skilled in most manmade weapons, though like his father; he preferred hand-to-hand combat. He was both agile and sensible in battle, never failing to control his emotions and fear. Jake was the sensible member of the family, the one who asked for peace though peace was never an option.

He cared for his people where his father only wanted their death. The young prince cared for his younger sister more than anything, often comforting her when Atlas used the lash. Jake also suffered at the hands of his father’s brutality, though quickly grew to avoid the punishments.

In his spare time, Jake took into learning many types of music. He managed to convince his father into allowing the prince instruments and modern stereos, Jakes passion for music only growing along with his age.

Next came Percy, he unlike his brothers avoided any conflict and despised the thought of fighting. He gained both his mothers and his father’s ability’s, although he rarely practiced or used them.

He relied mostly on his brothers in battle and his place as a prince to get what he wanted. Although Percy was loyal he would rather run from battle than face it with his father.

Atlas often used the prince as a spy, sending him along with a battalion of men on scouting missions. He left on missions regularly, his time away greater than what he spent with his loved ones.

Like Atlas, Percy helped with his father’s punishments, enjoying the brutality his siblings suffered.

The last son was Timmy (as they called him, his true name too hard to pronounce), his love and passion rising above the family curse.

He was the innocent son, the one who gained the brunt of his father’s punishments. He gained his father’s ability’s and Hades’ ability to manipulate and change a person’s thoughts, though barely used them as the hatred never took hold.

Timmy was a brave and noble prince who helped the wounded, attempting to aid anyone, whenever he could. He was the prince that the people adored and cherished more than the others, the one they admired.

Timmy would throw his own neck on the line for his family, often using it in practice when they became wounded in battle. The last born son rarely visited the palace, his time focused mostly in the barracks along with the soldiers. He cared for all of his brothers, though most of his affection lied with his little sister. His visits to the palace beginning and ending with seeing her.

The last child they had was a girl, Elika. She was the only girl born to the bloodline in generations, her existence baffling many.

Elika was brave and strong, although she also feared and angered easily. The princess was curious, her ambitions and wills often ending in a brutal punishment administered by either Percy or her father. Being the youngest she had to deal with all that her brothers did, and being the only girl she had even more to prove.

Elika looked nothing like her mother and her father, her hate of the war displeasing them greatly. The princess had many abilities of her own and was skilled in hand to hand combat, Atlas giving her no choice but to learn.

She attended weekly meetings with her parents to go over how she had been spending her time, along with any punishments that may be administered for her misdeeds. Her mother showed no love to the princess, the meetings consisting only of judgements and new ways to cage Elika further.

Elika retreated into books, using them as her freedom, her escape. She preferred the company of nature to people, breaking her father’s rules to rush of into the vast forests.

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