COPG: Beating the drums of war

COPG: Beating the drums of war

// Ishtar wanted to talk, so I let him talk. 

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Gaea's brown eyes set upon her son. Ishtar was still wearing his favourite skin suit and as usual, was impeccably dressed in a blue suit with a black tie. His hair was tied in a loose ponytail and some loose strands were whipping his face as the cold sea wind was blowing hard. She noticed how tense her son was and there was a reason for it: Elpis and her Sin were still a problem/ They couldn't locate Elpis and Gaea had noticed that she had lost a lot of control over nature and humans. That informed her that her daughter actually became more powerful.  Should she be afraid about losing her power or should she fight it? Gaea was still the Goddess of Life, the one who brought life to this planet, how could she lose power over her daughter? Gaea pinched her lips together and crossed her arms above her chest.

"What are we doing here, Son? Aren't we supposed to be preparing for the upcoming war?"

"Who says we are not? I brought you here because I wanted to see something." -He then turned around to look at his mother. Gaea crossed her arms a little tighter against her chest- "You've felt it too didn't you? Elpis' power is growing, She is challenging you isn't she?"

"And what about it? Do you think I am afraid of my own daughter?" -She shrugged and tried to sound like she didn't care about it but he could see the fear in her eyes. He could see her shake at the mention of Elpis becoming powerful enough to challenge her own mother and become the New-All mother.-

"You should!" -He growled at her and turned around to face her- "You should be worried about her!" -He pointed his forefinger at his mother- "You were aware of her growth and you didn't tell us!" -He accused her- " You felt you were losing control of your powers but you kept it to yourself."

"And what about it, Son? This is only my concern!"

"We are going to war against her, I'd like to have all the information I need to ensure our victory. When you withdraw information from us, this is when we lose!"

He was not comfortable at all, the once-powerful  New All-father had no control whatsoever of the situation and it was starting to make him lose his composure. Ishtar was still upset because he wasn't able to kill his sister as planned. At the last minute, he wasn't able to complete his gesture and cursed her instead, taking the risk of having her come back. It happened exactly like this, she came back to haunt him. She came back to hurt him. She came back to punish him. He couldn't do anything but try to prepare himself for the upcoming war. Something had changed, he couldn't tell what it was, but the fact his sister was showcasing tremendous power had shaken him to his core. 

He was perfectly aware that she was True Balance, the love child of his parents: God of Chaos and destruction and Goddess of Life.  She had always been kept in the dark concerning her powers, but it seemed that it had been in vain given how powerful she was becoming. They have been unable to locate her because of the Sin's magic and this allowed her to experiment with her powers and tap into them in ways she had never done before. He was scared because he realized that she had a chance to win the war. A chance... not a fluke.. but an actual chance. 

Gaea didn't say anything. Instead, she simply looked at her older son with an impassible face. In truth, she was terrified to witness her son feel fear. Ishtar was the strongest and the most powerful of the Primeval Gods. If he was terrified then how could they win the war? how could they face an angry Elpis at full power and fully realized? how could they win the war? She didn't show it, but her fingers dug deeper into her skin and the rictus on her face turned into a twitchy grin. Still, in front of her son, she decided to keep her composure and pretend that everything was fine, because everything was, right? Everything had to be. 

-TBC-