SACRIFICE TO THE MOON (Completed) #Wattys2020

CHAPTER 8

Atlas peered into the enchanted water, the battle on the moon was being displayed.
"Why are you watching this I reckoned you loathed watching violence" Orion stated totally surprised.
"Well I was curious to see how the battle would go".
Orion gave his brother a genuine smile and stepped closer to hug him but Atlas pulled away.
"You reek of Harsius, you reek of death" Atlas accused his elder brother.
"You are mistaken " Orion began
"You killed him didn't you"
Orion sighed.
"I did what had to be done".
"No" Atlas retorted. "You did as you were ordered "
"What's done is done. Can you please let it go".
Atlas puffed but ultimately laid the issue to rest.
"Why did father sent Belus to attack the moon instead of you?"
"Because he believes Belus can get the job done".
"Do you think Belus can defeat Athena and conquer the moon?"
Orion was silent for a while before the clearly uttered the words
"No".
Belus was a demi god and son to Poseidon. He was brave, relentless and weilded a spiked shield which was gifted to him by his father.
Poseidon loved Belus not just for his blood lust but for his unwavering loyalty. Which was why he bestowed on him the opportunity to conquer the moon.
Waya forced his war gloves into his hands. It was made by Hephaestus using godly metal on his mother Athena's request.
He grabbed his spear, a nearly indestructible alloy with blade on either side. With that, he raced towards the tower of alignment to be teleported to Karmia.
Belus, together with an army of thirty eight glided over Karmia in the safety of the cloud of Poseidon. As he readied himself to drop, the orders of his father Poseidon resonated in his head.
"Desecrate the moon".
Karmia's garrison were in formation as Belus and his army of thirty eight thousand dropped from the cloud conjured by Poseidon.
Belus dropped on Karmia almost noiselessly,
He was covered in goat skin, which concealed his massive muscles. His face was covered in scars obviously from his long years in the battlefield.
The mere sight of the female army with defiantly stood their ground made him crackle with laughter.
He shot his amour bearer a look and the equally muscled hulk handed him his shield.
The spiked shield of Belus was one of the few artifacts produced by Poseidon himself.
Freya, grand commander of the moon's army was in charge of the moon's defenses and was first to teleport from the tower of alignment to Karmia immediately the invasion was made known to her.
She had sent her subordinates Sai and Saie in search of prince Waya.
The garrisons of Karmia numbered up to one hundred thousand at a glance, she knew the enemy did not number more than forty thousand.
They had the numbers advantage. She was confident they could hold and successfully defeat the enemy. Those were her thoughts until her eyes met Belus.