Chronicles of the Primeval gods: The Chessgame part IV (recap)

 Chronicles of the Primeval gods: THE CHESS GAME PART IV (recap)

A/N : I wrote the last recap in 2020, now it's time to explain what happened since then.

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Everything was crumbling down for Ayasha. She had not anticipated everything and could only blame herself for her own shortcomings. She was forced to find another way to deal with the Sin and her little sister for her plan with Asma backfired. Instead of having the goddess and the sin come to the former human host's rescue, they stayed hidden. Asma finally was set free from the evil plans of the Primeval goddess who didn't need her anymore, so she simply had stopped seeing the human.

Gaea had still not manifested herself to her children but Ayasha was confident that she would come to them. The seed of feed planted by the birth of her last child, Elpis, had now blossomed into a small plant that needed to grow. Ayasha didn't need to visit her, instead, she counted on the fact Elpis was growing stronger. The power of her youngest would eventually be noticed by the All-Mother herself and the fear of being replaced by Elpis would drive their mother back to her remaining children. 

It wasn't enough. Not being able to know what the goddess was doing was giving Ishtar, Ayasha and Gaea nightmares and illusions. It wasn't enough. In reality, they were right to be afraid. Elpis had grown stronger. She was now more in tune with the mortal realm and Life itself than her own mother. Her powers were slowly being released and her untapped potential was now revealed. Elpis was terrifying. Once she would be in complete control of her powers, she would be unstoppable. 

They didn't know that Pride had forged her weapon. They weren't aware of the fact the Sin and the Goddess were closer than ever. If they knew, they would be even more devastated because that meant they couldn't break their bond. Ayasha still hoped for Pride to be consumed by his greed and to break her sister's heart. It was a risky gamble and there was a possibility that things would not go her way. But yes, Elpis was now more powerful and with a Scythe forged by Tartarus and imbued with Pride's essence. 

How could they overcome the difficulty? It seemed that the Sin and the Goddess of Hope and Light had the upper hand now. They managed to blind their enemies and operate in perfect secrecy. The gathered their strength, allowed Elpis to recover most of her energy and tap into the hidden depth of her power. Pride had ended the war of Sins and had become the legitimate ruler of the Underworld. They were trying to get control over the Greek Pantheon all the while preparing their assault on the Prime Garden. 

Ayasha knew. Deep down, she was aware of the shift of power, so she prepared. She prepared her armour. She prepared her weapon. She studied war and trained with her brother because she anticipated that a war was about to break and she should be the best prepared for it. She also knew that Ishtar would never been able to kill Elpis, so it would be up to her to do so and how she wanted to kill her. So she would.