Greece

"So you don't care abotu the men that fight for you" Nikkita said

"A man who fights for me is a fool. A man who fights with me is a hero." Aurora clarified, slashing at Nikkita twice.

Nikkita ducked and dodged them flipping back and kicking Jill under the chin. "So you're saying you're just using these men for your own cause, which is what exactly? Take over the throne of olympus?"

Aurora batted her leg off, leaning backwards. "Your ways will not deceive me, witch."

"Not trying to to decieve you" Nikkita smiled "Do you even know why you're fighting?"

Aridonis sent a tall wave of water over the volcano which Orion began to calm down.

Nikkita started moving through the soldiers as mist killing manny of them.

Aridonis came at her riding a wave, slashing down at her with a mighty torrent.

Nikkita just laughed as the water passed through her

(Isn't mist technically water droplets?)

Aridonis froze the water.

(You're right, it is.)

Nikkita broke from the ice going back to her regular form.

Orion turned his focus back to Leona.

Alea disappeared from time but was finally waking and tried to sit up. She gasped, finding herself wrapped up pretty much like an Egyptian mummy she had heard about. Even as she lifted her hands she found them wrapped up too.

"To keep the circulation flowing... you're warm, are you not?" a voice echoed from down the caves tunnels.
"Who's there?"
"Have no fear, girl. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't had dragged you and your horse out of the ice and water. I wouldn't have wrapped you head to toe to keep you warm, and your spirit I wouldn't have saved."
"But it wasn't you that saved me, old woman. I remember, a handsome man in his middle ages..." Alea said sitting up without difficulty, "I heard him speak and he gave me warmth, rather inappropriately though I was almost near death, it was a circumstance where I couldn't object."
"He will not be returning if you want further comforting."

Alea shook her head.
"No... I have a mission to do, and I won't see anything getting in the way of that. My mother, my adopted mother, taught me not to fall for the charms of a man, when there are more important things to be done."
"Clever mother... what is your mission? Are you out to find a husband? Are you on a quest for riches and adventure? Or maybe you seek answers?"
"Yes... I'm seeking answers. My mother died when I was a baby and I'd like to know why."
"And if you were told the answer, would you have an open mind and receive the knowledge calmly."
"Why of course."

The old woman stepped from the shadows, and transformed herself to a beautiful ageless woman. Alea gasped and hang her head in respect for the title the woman wore. Before her stood the famous goddess Hera, more beautiful and taller than Alea had ever imagined.

Aridonis landed on his feet, slashing at Nikkita with his sword.

Leona had gotten her sword back and went to attack Orion.

Leona blocked it with her own sword backing away.

Orion turned facing her crouching low and flipping her over his body.

Leona kept his hold on Orion as she was flipped over and twisted around his body in a nimble, acrobatic way which sent him falling forward.

"Come on then", Aridonis said, heading towards Nikkita.

Orion grunted landing on the ground and he grabbed her by her waist and flung her over him and into the side of a tree as he stood up.

Leona grabbed a branch and swung down onto the ground from it.

Orion smirked looking her over. "Flexible." He said.

nikkita rusted Aridonis flipping over him and kickinghim in the back

Aridonis turned into water and circled around her before solidifying, slashing at her again.

Leona smiled. "Yes, and so much more.", she said forming a knife behind her back.

Orion smirked. "Good." He said taking a stance.

Leona walked over to him with small, dainty steps, her hips moving side to side.

Orion chuckled keeping his stance. "C'mon then."