252. The Last Stand of the Olympian Gods
The Last Stand of the Olympian Gods
Years from now, when they tell this story,
pieces of it will be changed to erase
the truth: that it was an army of undead mortals
that saved the Gods in their last stand.
Even though my Legion soldiers fought till their
star-hearts began to flicker,
fought for unworthy Gods
with their blue hands and torches.
The tale will also forget that in the ruins
of Zeus’ once-fine palace, he battled
with an ever-dwindling quiver of thunderbolts.
That Ares was beaten so much,
he could barely move. That Athena’s
famous shield and spear lay broken
on the floor as she was left with her fists
alone against three angry giants.
Indeed, the story told will say the Gods
always had the upper hand.
That the giants were simply fortunate
they were able to get this far.
But what they would never erase
is the story of a Goddess who knew
how to raise the dead into an army,
marching upon thousands of giants
with the God of Death and the Trickster
by her side, with the torches and flames
that would finally bring the giants
to their knees and cause them to flee.