That coward Zeus is hiding from us,
but he can't escape the Underworld.
And while he tries to find refuge here, we'll destroy all his temples,
causing him to weaken and rot away in his hideout.
And then we're going to destroy Olympus and cast the Olympians
and all those tied to prophecy into the abyss,
including the half-bloods.
That's how we cheat fate.
That's how we take our rightful place atop the throne.
There may be another way, my king.
Hecate's torch.
I can hone in on it with a spell of my own.
With the torch--
We can find the Thunderer.
-How long will it take you? -I don't know, but I'll do my best.
I'll send word to the others.
I never thought I'd see you again.
Neither did I.
But such is fate.
How did it come to this?
We have only ourselves to blame.
We must bring the Olympians together.
We?
You mean you and I?
We need each other now more than ever.
We must find a way to put the past behind us.
To, as Gaia says, forgive one another.
I already have.
But can you absolve me for my wrongdoings?
If Tartarus has shown me anything,
it's how much I hurt you.
Hmm.
I've come to understand my part in this too.
How it came to pass the way that it did.
I spoke to that mortal you hold so dear.
I went to see her in the Underworld.
I needed to understand for myself.
Why are you praying?
You're already in the Elysian Fields.
I'm not here to hurt you.
Truth be told, I can't,
even if I wanted to.
Then what do you want?
To understand why he loved you
more than he loved me.
I thought I'd be able to move on after he gave his life for me,
but I can't.
If I could understand, maybe that would help.
I'm a mere mortal.
How could I know what a god thinks?
But, uh…
…if I had to guess,
I'd say it was because I saw him for who he was,
not what he was.
He was never the King of the Gods to me.
He was just Zeus.
That's it?
You always counseled him on what he needed to do as king.
He valued that,
but… I think he longed for something more.
I finally understand why you regard mortals so dearly.
They understand the softer sides of our psyche
in a way that I never could.
I know you find my counsel stoic,
but as the Queen of the Heavens,
I now stand before you and tell you
that our only hope
is to reunite the Olympians
under your direction.
You were great during the war
when there was a reason to be.
Time to be great again!
What is it?
My love…
Cronos has Persephone.
No!
We can't get you past the barrier without Hades' bident,
so we have to hide you here for now.
No!
I know you see me, cowards.
Watch this.
Run, coward, run! You can't hide.
We will find you, all of you!
A mother is never alone in her thoughts.
She must always think twice.
Once for herself,
and once for her child.
I never thought I could fail you like this.
This was not your fault.
I'm sorry I couldn't get to you sooner.
I am in your debt.
Here.
For all that ails you.
What is it that ails me?
Do you or do you not want to feel better?
These are for the others.
Who would do this?
Someone who hates the gods.
Don't worry, brother.
The gods destroyed their fair share of temples too.
They're all the same.
Whoever is in power destroys the old temples
and puts up their own.
One regime falls to another,
and it goes on and on.
You should have listened to me when we had a chance.
You think we'd be any different?
Eventually, everyone gets corrupted by the throne.
Including you?
Including me.
What would happen then, brother?
How would you control your power?
I don't know.
There are times when I feel like I can control it.
And times when…
It controls you.
It happens to you too, doesn't it?
It takes an enormous amount of will to keep it in check.
It takes more than that.
What more is there than will?
The Maenad encampments.
Where we need to get to is just beyond that ridgeline.
Be ready.
We'll never see them again.
They're gone.
Forever.
Their lives will not be lost in vain.
We will honor them
by coming together
as they did.
Forgive the intrusion.
A gift.
From Hephaestus.
This is a forsaken place.
We're not alone.
Come out and face us, cowards.
We know you're there.
Do you remember me, blood of Zeus?
You will honor Zeus' decree.
If you don't, I will hunt you down and kill each and every one of you.
You.
I relayed your message.
This is our reply.
This doesn't concern you. Go.
Oh, but it does.
The one true god, Cronos,
he's offering a king's ransom for your heads.
-We have to move. -You first.
Trust me. Draw their fire.
Now you!
-Heron. -What are you doing here?
I came looking for you.
-How did you find me? -We knew the sword was on the move.
And the cloaks?
You can thank Athena.
She wouldn't rest until we found you.
I didn't know if you were dead or alive.
Seraphim.
Heron!
What's he doing here?
He saved me. Outside the Hidden Realm.
Seems like he can't make up his mind.
One moment he's trying to kill you, the next he's saving you.
Which one is it?
Either one suits me.
This suits me.
Don't.
I should kill you.
It's not in your nature.
You're too noble,
even when it comes to someone like me.
-You killed my men! -And you killed mine.
We weren't slaughtering women and children.
Your kings were.
For years. Countless more than me.
What of those women and children? Do they not count?
None of that changes what you did.
I will not stand here and be judged by you or anyone!
What's it going to be, brother? Are you coming or not?
What's he talking about?
There's something I promised I'd help him do.
What?
To free a soul from its torment.
What of all the souls that will perish in this war?
What of Cronos? What of the Titans?
This could be the end of all things.
Your brothers and sisters have called for your aid.
We must help them free Zeus.
They need him and the one prophesied.
You're right.
That's why I must do this first.
I don't understand.
If we have any chance of winning this war,
we're going to need the one that was prophesied.
I believe…
that's Seraphim.