Hurt Hector
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Imelda wakes up in the land of the dead for the first time, and has her world thrown for a loop very quickly. Hector comes to pick her up from the Department of Family Reunions.
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Walking with you I remember when I was alone by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer, The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
25 Oct 2025
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Athena smiled and removed her helmet, placing it and her spear against the wood. "Hello, Telemachus. Do you know who I am?"
He studied her, a little shy at first. After a minute of silence, he took courage. "Athena? The goddess of wisdom?"
"Exactly." She sat right next to him.
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He had stepped away, and Polites had looked away for a moment. When he looked at him again, Odysseus looked...
"Aren't you tired, Polites? Of this.""Of being rejected?" he asked.
Odysseus nodded.
"Yes. I never know how you'll react, and once upon a time, everyone knew how you reacted to me. But there are no other options."
Eurylochus had told him to leave him behind. Eurylochus was stronger than him: Polites couldn't do it. Polites didn't want to go any further, he didn't want to lose anyone.
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They've entered where even the gods don't dare. And now they must figure out how to get out.Also: the story in which the past comes to take its toll.
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- Part 11 of Epic: The Solitude Saga