Theseus did not wait or listen to Ea as he screamed at him to stop. He simply grabbed him and overpowered him easily so they could run away. Once he found himself in a familiar place he closed his eyes and teleported out of there trying to imagine a spot close to the palace so he could find Allias.


    He landed at the start of the bridge staring as the enormous castle fell to the ground as if it was made by sand. Dust and loud noises everywhere, screams by the ones who couldn''t make it out filled the air and suddenly the whole capital seemed to be in chaos. Disoriented and confused the demon''s ran around frantic asking pedestrians what had happened. As if anyone would know.


    Through all of this chaos Allias appeared, walking outside with his white clothes bloody. His handsome face too had spots of blood as if someone had slapped him with a paintbrush. His eyes were hollow, his steps slow and Theseus'' heart suddenly started to race. Something was wrong, terribly so he thought as he let go of Ea who hadn''t stopped talking for a while now.


    "Why did you do that?" The small elf asked. "didn''t you hear what Vines said...Ares...he" Ea kept saying until the moment he too noticed Allias. He froze, his eyes glued on the king. He was sweaty, his hair sticking to his forehead and his temples, his shirt was ripped and he raised a few of the broken down walls that were in his way, using only one of his hands. The blood was not unusual, nor his ratchet state. It was his shine, the glow he rarely allowed people to witness. That gold veil, bright as the sun that surrounded his slow movement. His eyes unwelcoming, his face just an expressionless mask and Ea gasped. "what''s wrong?" He asked whispering, scared that the king would hear him.


    "Allias" the general called out his name and approached him. The man stopped and smiled, but Theseus felt shivers down his spine. "Allias what''s wrong?" He asked him and the king chuckled.


    "Nothing, nothing''s worng. Is Vines dead? Did you avenge Ares'' death?" He asked them, acting like Theseus hadn''t already realized that something was off with him.


    "We couldn''t because for some unexpected reason you decided to bring this whole place down." Ea told him in a judgemental tone. "That does not matter though. Vines, he said something about Ares not being really dead. We shouldn''t have let him go." Ea said .


    "He''s probably lying Ea. Just to mess with your head." Theseus said.


    "How do you know that?" Allias asked, surprising the general.


    "What do you mean how do I know? He is a demon all demons do is lie." Theseus said.


    "Ea, go find Ares'' body. If it''s still in the ruins it means he was lying. If it''s gone it means that the psychotic bastard is planning something. Let''s just check to make sure at least. Maybe sometimes even demons can tell the truth." He said and Ea did not wait another second. He disappeared, finding hismelf in the ruins leaving Theseus alone with Allias.


    "Do you think that love makes us blind?" Allias asked Theseus. The general blinked a few times, thinking that the question was a bit out of context but still answered him.


    "Maybe, sometimes." He said honestly and Allias smiled bitterly.


    "Do you think that others should take advantage of that? The trust and the love one nurtures for the other?" Allias asked him another question that Theseus didn''t know where was coming from. The he eral took a few seconds to think before he answered.


    "No, I think that would be horrible. Is it true love of you''re simply taking advantage of the other?" Theseus asked the king and Allias scoffed silently. He hadn''t met his eyes all this time and their conversation felt some how awkward. Theseus took a step forward and took Allias'' hand in his, feeling the warmth of his skin. He stood in front of him, forcing those crystal like green orbs to look at him as he smiled gently.


    "What is it my love?" He asked him and Allias'' smiled back. He freed his hand from his grip and caressed the general''s cheek, his fingertips tracing his characteristics until they found their way into the snow white hair. Silk like locks, sleeping slowly through his lean fingers and Allias would very easily remember his scent, the color of his eyes, the sound of his laughter even if he had been blind for a hundred years. He let out a sigh, the disappointment almost choking him to death and that excruciating ache would not leave the place it had made a nest in his heart.


    "I love you. I love you so much it almost killed me." Allias stated. "I love you so much that even the thought of hurting you hurts me beforehand. I have adored you like a god for centuries so why..." He said, mumbling the last few words with tears in his eyes. Theseus froze, shaken up by the sudden confession.


    "Why? What''s wrong my love...tell me" Theseus told him, worried almost anxious about the king''s behavior.


    Allias remained quiet, he kept admiring his beauty, the roughness of his voice and how gentle he always sounded when he spoke to him. His love was obvious, from the very first look he would give him to the last goodnight of the day. Every touch and every kiss was pure adoration, that''s what Allias had always felt so why, why did he have to face such betrayal? As he cried, as he suffered because of the perishing of his people Theseus hadkept something so important from him it was almost torturing to think about it. I have only loved you, I have only trusted you blindly so why? Why did you take advantage of me? He wondered as he stared into his worried eyes. He couldn''t bring himself to ask him that though, he was scared of the answer, he was afraid that he would never be able to forgive him.


    "Theseus..." Allias called out his name, the tears he had been holding in for so long finally being set free, trailing hot paths on his dirty and bloody cheeks. His eyes sparkled glazed by the diamond like tears and Theseus was almost hesitant to touch him. He was confused, in shock almost as he didn''t know what was going on. He tried to think, recall of something that had happened thay would sadden the king so much but he couldn''t think of something.


    "Allias please you''re worrying me. I don''t understand what is going on. I am begging you please say something." The king though remained silent once more. He grabbed Theseus'' shirt and hugged him, hiding his shaking body in his embrace as he cried. Theseus didn''t know what to do at first but like always he welcomed him in his arms, tightening them around him. Even if he couldn''t talk to him now maybe a bit later, maybe when he felt a little better, maybe when they were away from this dreadful place. Theseus took in a deep breath and patted his back, kissing the top of his head and tasting the dust that had gathered from the ruins but completely ignoring it. He could be like this because of Ares, he told himself Ashe tried to think of a reason on his own when after a few seconds rumble was heard from the ruins and Ea appeared. He was coughing, dusting off his clothes and he had acquired a new scratch on his left cheek that bled slightly.


    He saw the king and the general and stood still, for a second feeling like he was intruding but when Allias noticed him he moved away from his lover slowly, wiping his tears off his face and looked at the small elf who was waiting for his turn to speak.


    "So, what did you see? You don''t have Ares'' body so I assume it wasn''t there?" Allias asked him, knowing already that he had been right about his speculation. Ea nodded, a troubled look on his face.


    "You were right. The body was gone. I searched in the few other rooms that remained just in case I could find it but as you said there was no sign of it. Someone stole Ares'' body."


    "Someone, I think it''s obvious it was Vines" Theseus stated and Ea looked at him aggressively.


    "And you didn''t believe him at first. We could have left and known nothing. How many days would had it take for our people to get his body out? What if it was too late by then?" Ea asked.


    "I know, I am sorry. You were right what''s important now is figuring out what he wanted to do. Is Ares really dead? That''s what he had said, maybe that''s a sign." Theseus told them accepting his defeat.


    "We need to get back to the palace first and then we will see." Allias said. "Asmodeus would be useful in this."