Artemis was the first woman he was attracted to, just as Acheron was the first man that Artemis ever wanted. From then on, Acheron was kept in the palace, but confined to a single room.Īcheron and Artemis met in her temple. Ryssa freed him when he nearly died of starvation, causing Styxx to almost die with him since their life forces were connected. Styxx and Icarion overheard the senators discussing Acheron and he was consequently thrown into the palace dungeon, where he was kept for several months. For another month or so, senators from the palace paid to sleep with Acheron to vent their frustrations with his twin brother Styxx (heir to the throne of Didymos) on him. Angry at her for showing him a better life than what he had so long ago, he sent her away. He worked as a prostitute in Didymos, where Ryssa found him yet again. Two years later, Estes died by being killed by Acheron's twin brother, Styxx, which left Acheron homeless. When he had finally begun to trust in Ryssa, his father discovered them and sent him back to Atlantis to be sold by his uncle yet again. For many months, they hid from their father and uncle while Ryssa and a small servant child named Maia coaxed Acheron out of his shell. Ryssa, wanting nothing more than her brother's safety, discovered that her uncle was selling Acheron and took him away to her summer palace. In the winter of his sixteenth year, Ryssa received a letter from an attendant of Acheron asking her to come to the aid of her brother. From then on, he was trained as a tsoulus, a sex slave, and was abused mentally, physically, and sexually for nine years, being starved for weeks at a time and beaten severely for minor offenses such as speaking out of turn. No one else ever will.Īt the age of seven, Acheron was ripped from the arms of his sister Ryssa and taken against his will to Atlantis, where he was to be left in the care of his uncle Estes. May the gods have mercy on you, little one. He will travel through life alone and abandoned, ever seeking kindness and ever finding cruelty. He will be able to give life and to take it. Like the river of the Underworld, his journey will be long, dark, and enduring. Then he shall be named Acheron, for the river of woe. When both his mother and father refused to acknowledge him, the oracle named him "Acheron" for the river of the underworld representing sorrow. King Xerxes accused Aara of being unfaithful. Not even the gods themselves will be safe from his wrath." She then informed them of the twins' connected life forces. However, when his human mother saw his eyes, which were of a swirling mercurial color, an oracle came forward, declaring that Apostolos would be the death of them all: "His touch will bring death to many. She gave birth to Apostolos and another son as twins. The queen chosen was Queen Aara of Didymos. Apollymi cut Apostolos out of her stomach, extracted his godhood, and had Basi place him in the womb of a pregnant queen, merging Apostolos's life force with that of the human queen's child, ensuring Apostolos's safety. Unwilling to sacrifice her baby, Apollymi fled to her birth home of Kalosis, the Atlantean hell realm, where she knew the others wouldn't follow, with her niece Basi and her Charonte demons. No sooner had the prophecy been uttered than almost every other Atlantean god demanded the death of the unborn baby. However, the three Greek Fates, daughters of the Greek goddess Themis and result of Archon's infidelity to Apollymi, came to their father, holding hands, and, afraid that their new half brother Apostolos would deprive them of their father's affections, spoke that Apostolos would be the death of the Atlantean pantheon. The king and queen of the Atlantean gods, Archon and Apollymi, were due to have a child. Like Sin, his son-in-law, he fights to protect and defend humanity and the innocent in general against those who would see the innocent destroyed.Īs the Dark-Hunter universe expands, we discover Archon is not actually Acheron's father. However, he is really powerful even without it. Like others, he's a Source god which means he can tap into and wield the power of the primal Source. He is more powerful than regular Dark-Hunters and one of the most powerful beings in existence. Almost no one is quite sure of his true age and lineage. Acheron first appears in New Orleans in Night Pleasures to aid Kyrian and Amanda Devereaux in regaining Kyrian's soul so that Kyrian could vanquish Desiderius.Īsh has strengths and vulnerabilities unknown to anyone but himself and a few others. His reputation for vagueness and never answering any personal questions is legendary. For the book featuring this character, see Acheron.Īcheron Parthenopaeus is a member of the Atlantean pantheon, one of the last of the Chthonians, and the leader of the Dark-Hunters.
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