"Like he said im sorry for our delay, it seems the one that broke time still slumbers in her own time."
A larg man taller then Apollo walked throught the portal his hair a darker shade of gold..almost orange ontop, he wares a white clothes over his shoulder hiding the rest of his body down to his knees, he held a short staff beside him his eyes having a darker glow then Apollo its more of a brass with a hint of gold in them, he smiled at the five of them a welcoming on as he moved towards them walking not as the other figure first thought loud and heavy no hes light..like wind, he smiled brightly when he recidniess the young woman on the bed her breathes shallow, her hair scattered over the pillow her four head covered in a towel he hummed rubbing his chin and pointed out,
"This is the holder Ares told me of? She seems to be weakened, gray almost destroyed in a way I haven't quite seen before, how strange,"
He walked closer to the other figure, noticing him with a reluctant sight. He rubbed his head, "It's you Other just my luck to find you here and helping us...I thought it would be so, after you kept talking to me about Apet how much she was a...dog."
The other figure smiled sheepishly he pulled down his cloak as he held out his arms, with a nonchalant tone in his voice, "She was a dog for the time I've met her Asclepius, she ran around trapping you and your son without your knowledge, i think you would call her a dog too?"
Asclepius gave a fiant chuckle and nods slight, he let the other figure give him a frieanly hug as he pats his shoulder moving to the bed, Apollo followed him to his left side and watched as Asclepius moved his hand over Athena he gave her a stiff glance when his gaze caught Arts worried greens her swirled in worry that she can barley hide, Asclepius held her hand the one holding Shais hand he looked at Shais hand confused.
"No, this isn't right,"
He muttered pulled her hand out of Art's holding it in his, his gaze looked over her hand seeing the fatigue from her the pale skin a sickening reminder to him. Asclepius peered over at Apollo he saw that Apollo had his hand over Shai's legs glowing with heat, like the sun. His eyes widened he glanced at Art asking,
"What happened to her to cause her to be this drained of her soul, her body is struggling to keep her alive,"
Arts eyes widen slightly as she glanced at Shai, her breathing is better but she's pale, close to death, her eyes flickering back and forth dreaming as her hand faintly twitched in Asclepius's hand, Art mutters softly under her breath,
"She was helping us break the cages before making a portal back to Olympus, but there was a trap set for her. Not us we went through the portal. Shai was taken by Apet through her own will, Shai had to fight as what we have speculated that Dalos trapped in his cage was able to break his cage,"
Art moved her hand over Shai's head moving some hair away from her face seeing a faint scar on her lip as she breathed slowly, Art saw Apollo and Asclepius move their hands glowing softly as all in the room watched, Art moved her hand away from Shai finishing,
"He used Shai as a vessel. For him to get out and most of all fight Apet. He was draining her through it all, he made her this shell,"
Art leans away from Shai standing up her hair falling, she stares at Asclepius her gaze one of pleading, a soft cry for help,
"That's what happened to her, we won't know it all unless she wakes, tell me Asclepius will you both be able to wake her, to keep her alive after her body is failing her?"
Art waited observing Asclepius, his exasperation is grim his smile gone his glow dimmed he peered at his son his words perturbed, "Apollo and I will try all in our power to help your friend, but this is more grim. Her soul looks so splintered Artemis he tore her apart spiritually, I'm not sure."
Asclepius peered at Apollo taking Shai's hand, he felt the flicker of her strength in her hand, so faint that he could extinguish it. The room went quite faint fluttering from Hermes shoes as they stared at Asclepius and Apollo seeing them sensing her soul, Art stood by her as there hand glowed brighter, Asclepius held his hand over her heart, he felt the breaking the tearing coming from her soul have in replicated in his own, he seethed inwardly as he moved his hand not quite touching her heart when a stinging pain came from his palm,
"This is odd, whatever happened to her was almost torn into... small shards,"
He looked at Hermes with a squint, "How did she get back here? Who made the portal and grabbed her out?"
Hermes flew closer to him with his blue hues looking down at him and the faint glimpse of Shai, he nodded recalling the portal they had to make in a flash, Zeus and Hera made the portal while Ares and Athena stood next to him and Art in case there was further hostility, there wasn't. They saw Shai standing up frantic, her hand reaching for the weapon when it wasn't there, a man. A figure was stalking her holding what was the weapon a former cage accusing her...when he cried out Dalos name he reached grabbed Shai and pulled her through, he held her in his arms seeing how torn she was. Her hands clenched onto him, and she tried to say something about Dalos,
"We made a portal and pulled her back, but she was fighting with someone about Dalos they were holding the broken cage while he accused her of being Dalos I pulled her in,"
"I see there was an altercation after Dalos finished, there was a figure that wasn't pleased finding the weapon,"
"Or what lay inside of it," Apollo interjected
Asclepius nodded his gaze flickering between the two when he flinched seeing a flash of Shai in white blinding white as her hand was raised over a woman on her knees to her, but the voice that spoke to the woman wasn't Shai's. Asclepius moved his hand away from her as he moved away he peered into the room when his eyes caught the other figure,
"You all had the right idea, but there's more than it meets here. She's having nightmares of the evident event, but he did more than just take her over...I think it will take more time to heal her please I need some time to heal her with Apollo,"
Asclepius turned his back to them moving his hand in a circle a ring of white flames curled around her Apollo smirked slightly as he did something similar to Asclepius a gold flame circle went around Shai, art moved away careful not to disturb the flames Athena followed after her, Hermes glanced at the two as he whispered,
"Try not to overwork yourselves, we don't need any more tears in this world,"
Hermes pat their shoulders, and then he flied off, following after the two other deities his eyes staying on them when he left, the other figure lingered staring at the soft glow coming from the rings of fire that went on Shai, he shivered from the sight the pale skin have a faint white and gold glow made a shiver go down his spine, one of dread and one of...renewal, the other figure felt his body shake as he couldn't move from the shock, he wanted to rech out an hold her hand to cradle it, to know she was real. When Apollo placed a hand on his arm while standing in the circle,
"Careful don't step into the circle, it will harm her more than you,"
The other figure moved back slightly, his gaze flickering from Apollo to Shai, he parted his lips slightly asking, "It would lose her if I got in the circle I've seen it before.. This is a late effort, isn't it?"
Apollo slowly let him go his arm falling to his side turning to Shai, he glanced at the other figure, his eyes glowing slightly feeling his father's power run through the circle growing around his feet with a sharp nod he asserted the other figure's question,
"It is. We don't have much time in her fragile state she can stop breathing as soon as you leave this room, maybe even before."
Apollo moved his hand over the flames as he peered at the other figure, there white eyes widened staring at Shai's faint form watching her flinch from the flames around her Apollo opened his mouth to talk to him to walk away when Apollo felt Asclepius grab his arm, he looked down at him offer a smile a stern smile nonetheless. Apollo saw his gaze glance at the other figure,
"We do need to be alone with Shai for us to heal her since you know what we are doing, the importance of it is crucial. So please take your leave other, trust us to handle your friend with care,"
Asclepius stared at him waiting for the other figure to turn away to walk towards the door, but he stayed stiff, his gaze strictly on Shai's hand moving slightly in the fire, Asclepius took a step past Apollo and touched the other figure's arm with a stern voice,
"I assure you she will live...Her spirit is none like the other humans..."
The other figure stared at him for just a moment when he took a step back, he nodded rapidly Asclepius' words played in his mind as he walked out, his white hues took a last look at Shai as the door closed behind him leaving Apollo and Asclepius with Shai.