War for Olympus is the eighth episode of the Blood of Zeus series.
Synopsis[]
Hera resurrected the sea giants and assailed Olympus, leading to an earth-shattering battle for the ages and the rise of a new demigod: Heron.
Summary[]
Hera and the other gods see the giants approaching them. Hera attempts to talk with them, but the giants don't want to listen. As one tries to attack, Hera uses Hermes bracer, and the Cauldron extracts the giant soul and returns it to the Cauldron. A second giant attempts to attack, but follows the same fate. Seeing that, one of the giants stops the rest, and Hera returns the two souls to the giants. She asks the giants to help her kill Zeus and, in return, will make the sea theirs again.
Zeus continues to bleed out, but then uses his lighting powers to burn and seal his wound. Poseidon arrives carrying Apollo. He states that Hera has gone too far, and he wants to join them if they agree. Zeus laughs, commenting that she probably offered the giants his beloved sea. Zeus explains they need to find the Cauldron, and Hermes volunteers, but Heron states that he is the swiftest of the gods and Hera would expect him and says that he will go.
Olympus prepares for a fight as the giants arrive. Evios and Kofi explain that the demons that Alexia was chasing were there to meet with them as they found the remains of a giant and sold it to them. As the battle starts, Heron heads to the backline of the attack. When he reaches it, he shoots an arrow into the sky to let Zeus know they have reached it. While the gods and giants fight, Heron, Alexia, Kofi, and Evios search for the Cauldron but can't find it. They see the arrow he shot in the air, and his hand landed with two dead crows on it. As he hears more crows, Heron realizes the Cauldron is in the air and calls the griffon. Zeus sees the Cauldron in the sky, which Hera is holding. He and Hera strike each other, causing Hera to fall and lose control of the Cauldron. When the Cauldron falls, everyone sees it. Zeus asks Hera to stop it all before it's too late, but as she refuses, the giant's leader captures her. Just before he is about to rip her to pieces, Zeus attacks the giant and saves her. Zeus attempts to reach Hera, but is then caught by the giant leader.
Heron manages to get the Cauldron, but Seraphim catches up to him and kills the griffon. The giant is about to step on Hera, and Zeus sacrifices himself to stop him. Seraphim then cuts Hera's arm with Hermes' bracer, but she escapes before Seraphim kills her. As Seraphim obtains both the Cauldron and the bracer, the giants turn against all gods. Using a pegasus and another smaller griffon, Kofi makes Seraphim drop the Cauldron, and Alexia kills Seraphim's manticore. As they fall to the ground, Heron engages Seraphim in a fight. Seraphim manages to hold Heron, calling its spear to pierce his chest. Recalling Zeus's words, Heron stops resisting and lets the spear pierce him, pushing it through him and piercing Seraphim behind him. Heron then activates his divine power and unleashes lighting over Seraphim, defeating him. The giants' leader, who is severely injured, tries to smash Heron, but he uses the bracer on the Cauldron and collects all the giants' souls back at the Cauldron.
Heron later wakes up bandaged in bed. Hermes tells him that Zeus was proud of him, just like they are now. He sees the gods fixing all the damage to Olympus from the battle and reunites with Alexia, Kofi, and Evios.
Seraphim wakes up as well. He tries to summon his bident, but another man calls for it. He introduces himself as Hades and states that Seraphim used his bident well. Seraphim then realizes he is dead and is in the Underworld as a soul. Hades tells him it's far worse than he can imagine, but he can help him. He tells him he needs to do something for him and orders him to kneel, causing Seraphim to scream in rage.
Characters[]
- Seraphim
- Aphrodite
- Demeter
- Hera
- Ares
- Poseidon
- Zeus
- Heron
- Hermes
- Artemis
- Hephaestus
- Dionysus
- Alexia
- Evios
- Kofi
- Hades
| Blood of Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Heron • Zeus • Hera • Seraphim • Electra • Alexia • Evios • Kofi • Ariana • Hermes • Apollo • Ares • Poseidon • Hades |
| Species | Human • Demon • God • Titan • Giant • Wraith • Centaur |
| Items | Cauldron • Hades' Bident • Adamantium Sword |
| Location(s) | Olympus • Underworld • Corinth |
| Season 1 | (Episodes: A Call to Arms • Past is Prologue • The Raid • A Monster is Born • Escape or Die • Back to Olympus • The Fields of the Dead • War for Olympus) |
| Season 2 | (Episodes: A Shadow Emerges • Weights & Measures • Winter is Born • Funeral Games • Judgement Day • Crossing Paths • The Hidden Realm • The Three Trials) |
| Season 3 | (Episodes: A Breath Before Dying • Hades' Choice • Hellebore • Brothers' Journey • The Head of the Maenads • The Tower of the Winds • Land of the Dead • A Champion's Challenge) |