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Before the young god-prince learns of his mother and plots his escape, Zagreus wishes for a bit of earth to plot a garden.
The prince consults Achilles, of all souls, about the act of growing things. Asks for Achilles to describe to him the plants and flowers and trees of the surface world, from the shape of their leaves to their texture and smell. Asks how deep the roots of trees go, what it is like to sit beneath their shade, and listens raptly to all Achilles says of the worms and beetles who live in the dirt.
“I’m afraid I rather took it all for granted.” Achilles admits, ashamed, one day-or-night as Zagreus sits cross-legged on the floor of his chambers patiently while Achilles tries, and fails, to draw a passable image of an olive tree on a sheet of parchment.
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22 Feb 2026
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At Ends by hoshu177
Fandoms: ULTRAKILL (Video Game), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series)
10 Feb 2026
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In which a concept conceived from an iron womb of blood and wires, cursed with an everlasting hunger that ceased no end, coded with a desperation to live--to last.
A machine made to end war is a machine made to continue war.
Now, with a tail of destruction in its wake, it's found its way to a new Hell, one with a hierarchy, an economic system, and a flawed social class--a brimming civilisation.
How will they react to a Machine that does not care?
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14 Feb 2026
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“You sound like a mortal.” She said, with the faint glimmer of amusement in her eyes. Zagreus chortled too, but then fell silent. Nyx gave him a knowing look. “What is it, my child?”
“You said the curse is tied into my godhood, right? What if…” The words tasted unnatural in his mouth, a blasphemy before they could even take shape in the air. Zagreus coughed them out regardless. “What if I could shed my divinity? What if I became a mortal?”
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Or, despite being a god, Zagreus keeps running out of time. A "Zagreus Becomes Mortal" AU.- Language:
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06 Feb 2026
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Achilles stood up. He had been expecting the stranger since Megaera had stalked past him, elegant despite the anger and blood dripping from her.
An AU where Zagreus was raised by Demeter and ends up fighting his way through the Underworld regardless - just in the opposite direction. Guarding the entrance out is the terrifying monster Cerberus, but guarding the entrance in is Achilles, best of Greeks. And he has strict orders not to let anyone in.
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05 Feb 2026
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Even as the world starts to go dark, Joel's not mad that it happened like this.
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16 Jan 2026