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A few months after the wedding, Maci and Tory met another minor god when he crossed paths with them in Elysium. Despite his vaguely creepy appearance and the literal actual corpse of an entire vulture draped upon his shoulders like a shawl, the god was surprisingly friendly when he introduced himself. His name was [[Eurynomos]], God of Decay, or |
A few months after the wedding, Maci and Tory met another minor god when he crossed paths with them in Elysium. Despite his vaguely creepy appearance and the literal actual corpse of an entire vulture draped upon his shoulders like a shawl, the god was surprisingly friendly when he introduced himself. His name was [[Eurynomos]], God of Decay, or “Eury” for short. He was actually somewhat familiar with them already: Maci because, everyone knew the Princess, and Tory because, well, now everyone knew the Prince - but Eury had actually been present at their wedding, too. Despite not being much of a party person himself, apparently his husband had urged him to attend for fear of missing out. Maci admittedly found the entire thought of his realm to be quite gross, but she was flattered by how highly Eury spoke of her fairytale princess wedding, and that overruled her initial judgy disgust. Maci quickly endeared to him and his polite baby-faced cuteness. Flirting with him during this very first meeting, she next was thrilled when Eury agreed to hook up with her and Tory, so long as they retrieved his aforementioned husband to be with them as well. The only caveat was - Eury’s husband could not actually get into Elysium, and so they would have to go to him. |
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Through Maci and Tory’s immediate hesitation, Eury sheepishly explained that the “no evil things allowed” setting of the Elysian Fields’ magical barrier kept some gods out based on a technicality. The Underworld was home to many deities who presided over realms of darker, nastier things, who also usually skewed sort of morally dubious themselves as a cause-and-effect. The non-discriminating barrier of Elysium boxed all of them out just in case; better safe than sorry. One of those deities was Eury’s own husband, who was [[Epiales]], the Daemon God of Nightmares. |
Through Maci and Tory’s immediate hesitation, Eury sheepishly explained that the “no evil things allowed” setting of the Elysian Fields’ magical barrier kept some gods out based on a technicality. The Underworld was home to many deities who presided over realms of darker, nastier things, who also usually skewed sort of morally dubious themselves as a cause-and-effect. The non-discriminating barrier of Elysium boxed all of them out just in case; better safe than sorry. One of those deities was Eury’s own husband, who was [[Epiales]], the Daemon God of Nightmares. |
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Eury’s appearance and realm had been offset by his sweet demeanor, but meeting Epiales “Epi” for the first time was the exact opposite experience. Despite his devastatingly pretty looks, Maci and Tory found that the god Epiales embodied his realm with an air about him that was downright unsettling. Though perfectly polite, there was a sharp edge lurking in his smile and a gleam of something dark in his literally reptilian eyes. An interesting red flag was generated by the fact that Epi coolly assured them Thanatos himself would never dare to set foot here in their Tartarus home and that they were perfectly safe from at least him at the moment (like, what about him was keeping ''Thanatos'' away, and also, ''why phrase that last part like that''). But Eury seemed so sincere, so much his opposite, and with him having been married to Epi for apparently centuries and centuries, his unflinching presence at Epi's side was enough for Maci and Tory to suspiciously put aside their reservations. They slept with him anyway, obviously; they were going to either way. The imminent threat of potential danger was less of a priority to her than exactly how stupidly attractive Maci found both of them to be. Thus a cautious friendship began, at first held at tentative arm's length. |
Eury’s appearance and realm had been offset by his sweet demeanor, but meeting Epiales “Epi” for the first time was the exact opposite experience. Despite his devastatingly pretty looks, Maci and Tory found that the god Epiales embodied his realm with an air about him that was downright unsettling. Though perfectly polite, there was a sharp edge lurking in his smile and a gleam of something dark in his literally reptilian eyes. An interesting red flag was generated by the fact that Epi coolly assured them Thanatos himself would never dare to set foot here in their Tartarus home and that they were perfectly safe from at least him at the moment (like, what about him was keeping ''Thanatos'' away, and also, ''why phrase that last part like that''). But Eury seemed so sincere, so much his opposite, and with him having been married to Epi for apparently centuries and centuries, his unflinching presence at Epi's side was enough for Maci and Tory to suspiciously put aside their reservations. They slept with him anyway, obviously; they were going to either way. The imminent threat of potential danger was less of a priority to her than exactly how stupidly attractive Maci found both of them to be. Thus a cautious friendship began, at first held at tentative arm's length. |
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Jumping ahead in this summary - though she ultimately remained dazzled by his appearance, Maci remained suspicious of Epi for a little bit longer than Tory did, in the long run. Eury’s constant unwavering loyalty to Epi continued to reassure them both that Epi was someone they... probably, sort of, could trust. Eventually during one of their many sexual escapades with Eury and Epi, they learned that the pretty face Epi wore was merely a shapeshifted presentation that disguised a more monstrous [[daemon]] shape: Epi's |
Jumping ahead in this summary - though she ultimately remained dazzled by his appearance, Maci remained suspicious of Epi for a little bit longer than Tory did, in the long run. Eury’s constant unwavering loyalty to Epi continued to reassure them both that Epi was someone they... probably, sort of, could trust. Eventually during one of their many sexual escapades with Eury and Epi, they learned that the pretty face Epi wore was merely a shapeshifted presentation that disguised a more monstrous [[daemon]] shape: Epi's “true” form. Although this secret version of Epi was terrifying and feral, Maci learned that around Eury, he was entirely harmless. Eury had tamed him through the course of his marriage, and since Epi, animalistic the way daemons typically were, viewed Eury as his mate, he was utterly devoted to him in every single form. Seeing this firsthand, Maci's perception of Epi finally clicked and shifted accordingly, to something that was much more adorable. Over time, Maci also learned that Eury and Epi's relationship had began when Eury had been going through a frighteningly familiar period of terror with none other than Thanatos himself, ''again'', years after Maci's time had come and gone. Epi had intervened and made an enemy out of Thanatos, as one of the few singularly terrifying gods who could actually intimidate him. Maci had already come around to appreciating Epi and Eury, but learning this was a whole new level of bonding, common ground through shared trauma. |
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As the narrative timeline of the Elysium’verse would continue: Epi and Eury would eventually cross the barrier and move into the palace following a sequence of harrowing events. In the course of this future, Maci would discover that beneath the veneer of his realm and the intimidating presence he held, Epi was a person who was deeply emotionally vulnerable; that in truth Epi was solely held steadfast always by Eury, who for centuries had called every shot in the relationship despite their demeanors suggesting the opposite. Epi, and of course Eury, eventually became another of Maci's closest friends: another set of her most cherished palace residents. Under her roof during the years that would follow, Eury and Epi together would establish their family to enmesh among Maci and Tory's. <small>''(For more information about [[Eury]] and [[Epi]]'s past and future Elysium history in the palace, please visit their pages linked through their respective names!)''</small> |
As the narrative timeline of the Elysium’verse would continue: Epi and Eury would eventually cross the barrier and move into the palace following a sequence of harrowing events. In the course of this future, Maci would discover that beneath the veneer of his realm and the intimidating presence he held, Epi was a person who was deeply emotionally vulnerable; that in truth Epi was solely held steadfast always by Eury, who for centuries had called every shot in the relationship despite their demeanors suggesting the opposite. Epi, and of course Eury, eventually became another of Maci's closest friends: another set of her most cherished palace residents. Under her roof during the years that would follow, Eury and Epi together would establish their family to enmesh among Maci and Tory's. <small>''(For more information about [[Eury]] and [[Epi]]'s past and future Elysium history in the palace, please visit their pages linked through their respective names!)''</small> |
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