Blood of Zeus

Only barbarians drink unmixed wine.

Out of my way, bastard.

Self-control is of the essence.

How much for ore today?

Two drachmas for the lot of it.

Two drachmas? That's it?

Be grateful I do business with you at all.

How did it go?

What about the rest of it?

I was lucky to get that.

Don't worry.

We'll figure something out.

What's going on?

You need not fear me.

I am Grand Archon Alexia.

I'm in pursuit of a demon. Have you seen anything pass?

-Demon? No. -Then get inside.

These monsters know no mercy.

Hyah!

Old fool, what are you doing?

Breaking my leg. What's it look like?

You've drunk more than you've bled, you old goat.

One of these days, you're gonna get yourself killed, Elias.

Go ahead without me.

You're old, not dead.

We have to clean this.

Heron?

Huh?

Are you injured?

Get to safety.

Arrest this man.

The rumors are true.

An army from the east descends upon us.

But this enemy is unlike anything we've ever seen before.

They're a cult of monsters many dare not speak of.

- Monsters? - Did she say monsters?

Only after I saw them did I finally believe.

And now, so will you.

Let this test of fire reveal your true nature.

No! No. Please, please!

No, no!

-What are you doing? -May the gods have mercy.

You will convert or die.

By the gods…

You and your cult have forsaken man and spilled innocent blood.

We've forsaken nothing.

We are the strong and you are the--

How is this possible?

How can something like that live inside someone?

To understand demons…

you must to back to the great war against the giants.

Giants?

When the world was new…

…the gods, the masters of light,

defeated the titans, the family of darkness.

But as the last titan fell,

he swore a curse on the gods. And when his blood struck the sea…

The giants were born.

These monsters were brought into the world for a single purpose.

To destroy the realm of the gods.

The hellish war erupted, for the great Gigantomachy had begun.

The gods swore to defeat the giants and rid them from the earth.

Both gods and giants fell alike.

Still, neither side would relent,

and the two factions battled on endlessly, incapable of conquering the other.

Until one day,

Zeus convinced two of the giants to take up arms with the gods.

And with this, reason and compromise were introduced to the world.

Soon, Zeus would lead one final attack.

Zeus ordered Hermes to gather their souls…

while their remains were cast into the ocean,

to be forever swallowed…

by the tides.

The smithing god Hephaestus forged the grand automaton Talos

to stand guard over the cauldron,

forever sworn to keep it shut so that this evil would never return.

What does this have to do with demons?

Patience, my young friend.

As the ages passed,

a terrible squall rustled the ocean floor,

casting a dead giant ashore.