Blood on the Crystal

1200 years ago

The Great Mortal War

" We are getting outnumbered by these humans... " said Zeus while shooting a mortal with his lightning bolt.
" Can we even win? How can these pesky mortals be so strong? " asked Poseidon. They cannot win. Even Zeus knew that. It was time to let go. But one day, even after millions of years, a girl will rise. She will wake the gods up. She will be the doom of the Earth.
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Present Day, Mexico

Aphrodite de La Valliere was a trouble with a 'T'.... After getting rusticated from 5 schools altogether, her mother Iris decided it was best if she grew up somewhere else. Aphrodite a.k.a Aph, shifted to Marfa, Texas to live with her Uncle. Things should have been boring and bland for her right? Well, life had other plans....

Aph learns that she is somewhat a
'Fragment', and has the ability of Blood Manipulation. She also learn that she is the future leader of a secret 'Fragment' society called 'The Alliance'. But at the same time, the world experiences the dark shadow of a serial killer and a kitsune masked menace.

Is Aph's powers awakening and this twin antihero connected?
How could the mortals have defeated the gods many years ago ?
Who are these ' Fragments ' ?
And what does Aphrodite has to do with all of this?

All answers to these
~ Utsav. G