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**Nico's POV:**
After the Greeks triumphed in their attack on Troy, Odysseus quickly sailed back to his beloved city of Ithaca, eager yet hesitant to see his cherished wife, Penelope, and his unseen son, Telemachus.
That night, following the assault, the Achaeans celebrated their victory in a war that had lasted nearly a decade.
However, the Greeks betrayed Athena's request to spare her temple, disgracing it with the violation of Cassandra at Athena's altar by Ajax the Lesser, along with the burning of her temple in the city of Troy.
Not only had Athena been dishonored by the Greeks, but so had all the other gods who had built their temples in Troy.
As the Greeks sailed homeward, they were filled with arrogance and boastfulness.
Although the war had ended, the Greeks were about to encounter a new chapter—a story of heroism and survival.
The other gods were furious over the destruction of their temples and the sacrilegious acts committed by the Achaeans, leading most to decide that many of the Greeks would not return home.
At Athena's request, Poseidon unleashed storms upon the returning fleet near Tenos Island, causing the Greeks to lose their way on the first day of their journey.
In addition, Nauplius sought revenge for the murder of his son Palamedes by setting up false lights at Cape Caphereus, causing many ships to be wrecked.
Betrayal, chaos, and vengeance were declared by the gods above following the Greeks' arrogant victory.
As my father's name implies, he could see it all.
**Nicko:** Even I didn’t see this coming.
**Athena:** See what, Nicko?
**Nicko:** Athena! Your plan for the Greeks' victory has failed!
**Athena:** Oh? Really? That’s not how the Greeks see it.
**Nicko:** All the gods are enraged at the destruction of their temples, Athena!
**Athena:** I did warn them.
**Nicko:** But you knew this would happen.
**Athena:** I know, Nicko.
**Nicko:** What is the meaning of this, Athena?
**Athena:** I thought you would already know the answer.
**Nicko:** Did Zeus ask you to help him depopulate the Earth?
**Athena:** And to help Hades gain more power through the souls dwelling in the Underworld each day.
**Nicko:** Is Hades part of your plans to defeat Zeus?
**Athena:** Actually, I'm assisting Zeus with it.
**Nicko:** For Zeus has sworn an oath to the River Styx...
*"I swore an oath to the River Styx that everything I do from this day forward is to dedicate happiness to Hades."*
**Athena:** And Hades is still not content with Zeus' forgiveness.
**Nicko:** And he desires the downfall of Zeus. And Zeus had already accepted his Faith.
**Athena:** I was expecting you to discover my plans in motion, Nicko.
**Nicko:** You trained me well, Athena.
**Athena:** You would make a better king than Odysseus, Nicko. If only you weren’t like your father, you could be immortal.
**Nicko:** What have you done to King Odysseus, Athena?
**Athena:** Don't worry; Odysseus will live if he manages to survive the test I’ve prepared for him.
**Nicko:** Why, Athena? Why?
**Athena:** Why, Nicko? Look at what they did to my temple!
**Nicko:** But you knew this was going to happen.
**Athena:** I warned them twice.
**Nicko:** You could change your plan!
**Athena:** No!
**Nicko:** What?
**Athena:** The plan must not change!
**Nicko:** I don't understand.
**Athena:** Soon you'll see...
**Nicko:** I thought that, even as the goddess of war, you truly understood and valued the meaning of peace?
**Athena:** And where did you hear that tale? Did Hestia tell you?
**Nicko:** From your father's diary.
**Athena:** Admit it, Nicko: you are nothing without the blessings of the gods.
**Nicko:** I could prevail even without Hestia's help. Besides, I don’t need her. She's just an old woman, trying to ensure my father lives on through me.
**Athena:** Oh? You didn’t really just say that?
**Nicko:** Oh yes, I did!
**Athena:** It would be a great loss if I killed you, but I’m just here to remind you that I played a trick on the Greeks because I know they are all traitors. Perhaps I’m not the only one they’ve broken a vow with?
As I unravel the riddle Athena has presented, I realize that King Agamemnon is unaware of when the Trojan War has truly ended.
**Nicko:** My Lady, Jewel!
I run as fast as I can back to the city of Dardania, which I had left, determined to fulfill Athena’s plan and promising to return after the Trojan War.
**Athena:** "Even with Hestia's persuasion, you will continue to resist her. And with Hestia’s fading powers, you will surely lose yours without her personification."
