Usually, no. Most mortals - uh, ordinary people - think the gods are just the stuff of myths and that they weren't ever real. But occasionally there are some who can see through the Mist. And then there's the Oracle of Delphi... she's an ordinary girl, but she inherited the power of prophecy.
They're immortal beings who have power over the forces of nature and like... concepts. Like, Zeus is the king of the gods but also the lord of the sky and thunder, Poseidon's the god of the sea, Athena's the goddess of wisdom, Ares is the god of war...
Nah, not that many people have gotten hurt yet. But it definitely felt like I was a little closer to being tapped out the first time I used it than I normally am.
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Date: 2023-09-18 06:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-19 02:56 am (UTC)[she considers all of that thoughtfully.]
So where do you fit in? If you had "demigod powers"...
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Date: 2023-09-19 07:23 am (UTC)I guess the easiest way to explain it is "somewhere in between"?
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Date: 2023-09-19 01:38 pm (UTC)You don't look very godlike to me.
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Date: 2023-09-19 05:16 pm (UTC)[he shrugs]
So I've lived most of my life with a foot in both worlds.
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Date: 2023-09-20 04:41 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2023-09-21 05:28 am (UTC)In my experience, it's just the word people tend to use for powerful beings that they don't really understand.
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Date: 2023-09-21 06:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-21 06:59 am (UTC)[there's a flicker of recognition in her eyes at some of those names. sometimes your canon likes using greek names a lot.]
Wish I could see some of that power for myself.
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Date: 2023-09-21 07:12 am (UTC)[demigod abilities he can't use here... he sighs.]
The healing works kind of like my healing from home, though. It's just more limited.
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