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"Something is coming; a battle to start this war.

Can you feel the earth trembling below as something turns its attention on you?

A labyrinth of sand and bones awaits.

From there, grief…"
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Hera Kronides, Hera Skēptouchos, Hera Alexandros, Hera Oplosmia, Hera Ηypercheiria.
Hera, Daughter of Kronos, your father has risen from the Pit, and comes for your family, do you feel it?
(I do. I feel it as he rends my family apart, each child that falls in his war.)
Hera the Sceptre-bearing, will you come, swinging your sceptre with all the force of the winds and stars of which you are Goddess?
(I will. With all the force of the winds and the stars and the heavens of which I am Queen)
Hera, Protector of Men, will you continue your quest to protect the mortals of your family? Will you guide their weapons, guide their way?
(Always. So long as they need me, I shall guide them.)
Hera, Queen Bearing Arms and Shields, will you bless their arms and weapons to hold strong against all ill? Will you shield them in your power?
(Always. Children should not have to fight alone)
Hera, She Who Holds Her Hand Above, will you protect them so long as they exist? Hand in hand, walk by their sides, guide them as a Mother and Queen.
(Always. For they are Family)

Poseidon Kronides, Poseidon Ennosigaeus, Poseidon Asphaleius, Poseidon Prosbaterios, Poseidon Themelioukhos.
Poseidon, Son of Kronos, your father rises, and stirs the deep against your home? Do you feel it? He comes for your youngest son. He comes for your brother's throne.
(I feel it, even as I fight my own war. I feel the pain of my child. I feel the threat against him, and it shall die for daring)
Poseidon the Earth-shaker, your son of cresting waves has inherited that power, and with it he has accidentally shaken loose the Bane of Gods? How do you feel?
(Proud and Sorrowful. For now the War has truly begun. And no child should go through war.)
Poseidon of Safety, will you grant safety to your youngest? Will you grant safety to those who need it?
(Always. For what comes from the sea, shall always return to the sea)
Poseidon of Approaches, will you prevent the enemy from crossing your waters? From approaching your home through your domain?
(Always. The forces of the Crooked King, will never be allowed in my waters)
Poseidon, Holder of Foundations, will you hold yours fast and brave the storm so that your son has a home to return to?
(Always. Holding fast. Holding strong. Braving the Storm)

Demeter Kronides, Demeter Erinys, Demeter Drepanephorus, Demeter Prostásios.
Demeter, Daughter of Kronos, your father has risen. He seeks your nephews life, your brothers throne, and the lives of your family. He seeks to reclaim his power from you, Horephoros- Bringer of Seasons. Do you feel it?
(I feel him. A blight on this living world. A crime against my Sacred Laws. I feel him threaten my family, and try to claw back his power. He will not succeed so long as I breathe.)
Demeter of Wrath, will you let him? Or will you face him as you and your siblings did long ago? Will you fight with all the fury of Life itself?
(I will show him the withering heat of summer, the shattering cold of winter, and the starvation of a famine)
Scythe-Carrying Demeter, you are Life and Death, Growth and Harvest’s End. Ensure your father reaps what he sows.
(Always)
Demeter the Protector Against Evil, will you protect your family?
(Yes)

Hades Kronides, Hades Agesander, Hades Polyxenos, Hades Agelastus.
Hades, Son of Kronos, your father rises. Can you feel it, O Sovereign of Tartarus, as he escapes the prison you and your siblings cast him into?
(Yes. He claws pieces of himself out piece by piece, and I cannot stop it)
O Hades, Who Carries All Away, will you carry us to rest?
(Yes. I will carry you all personally, for no child should face war)
O Hades, Who Welcomes All, will you welcome us into your realm, should we fall in this battle?
(Yes. The Gates of Elysium shall be open to you all, there have been few if any more deserving)
O Hades the Melancholic, will you mourn what could have been?
(Yes. Lives cut short, hopes, dreams. I will mourn what you cannot)

Hestia Kronides, Hestia Prytaneia, Hestia Potheinotáti, Hestia Polyolbos.
Hestia, Daughter of Kronos, can you feel your father rising?
(Yes. The Hearth flickers with fear and sorrow. Fear at his rising. Sorrow over those he killed)
Hestia of the Hearth, will you keep the fires burning until the last of us draws our final breath?
(Yes. The fires will keep burning until all our souls have gone to rest)
Hestia the Beloved, Lady of Family, we fight for our family, will you guard them?
(Always. For they are my family too)
Hestia, Full of Blessings, will you grant us your blessings? O Provider of the Strength to hold fast against all Ill, please?
(Of course. You fight for your family, you fight for your home and hearth. I am Home. I am Hearth. I am Family. You go with my blessings this day)

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Ares Epekoos, Ares Álkimos, Ares Adámastos, Ares Polydakros
Ares, the God Who Hears, the children call for you aid, they call for your help, will you give it?
(Always. I am More than War, and Slaughter.
I am Courage. And these children embody me this day)
Ares the Brave, will you give them the bravery and courage to fight for those they love?
(Yes. Courageous they are, but extra bravery never hurt anyone.
They fight for each other, for their home and family,
And it reminds me that not all honor has yet left war in this modern world)
Ares the Unconquerable, will you grant them the strength to fight,
Til they can fight no more, and then keep fighting?
(Yes.
My strength is theirs this day)
Ares, Father of Tears, will you mourn the lives and innocence lost to the brutality of war?
(Always.
For there are few harsher ways to lose innocence then war,
And war always leaves somebody waiting for somebody to come home.
Others always pay the price)

Aphrodite Ourania,
Aphrodite Symmakhia, Aphrodite Areia
Aphrodite Androphonos, Aphrodite Tumborukhos
Aphrodite Enkheios.
O Aphrodite, Daughter of Ouranos,
Your brother Kronos has risen from the Pit.
Tell me do you feel it?
(Yes.
The power that destroyed the Sky Father is here,
It poisons the world, it taints it. It must go)
Aphrodite, Ally in Love, the children fight for what they love,
will you take up the role of Areia the War-like once more?
(Darling, I am Love, and I am War.
They embrace me this day.
I shall be Symmakhia and Areia both)
Aphrodite, Killer of Men, Aphrodite the Grave-digger, they called you.
Will you take up those roles once more alongside your spear?
(My darling, yes.
For the sake of my children,
for the sake of my family.
I, Aphrodite, go to War)