Diana, the New God of War

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"I won."

Diana's relieved, satisfied smile lingered for a moment as she slowly pitched forward.

Then she collapsed to the ground.

The instant she fainted, the scattered source of the God of War seemed to sense something. It rushed into her body, lifting her slowly into the air. From a distance, she looked like a rising sun.

When Eris died, Artemis had actively absorbed the source of the goddess of strife. But now Ares's source sought Diana out on its own. It did not take as long as Artemis's transformation either. After only a few minutes, the light disappeared, and Diana dropped back down.

"So it can work like that?" Damon stood, shook his head, and put away the Lasso of Truth. "Interesting. Was that an early appointment?"

With her divine strength restored, Donna Troy struggled to her feet and stared at Diana in astonishment.

"I saw Artemis after she obtained Eris's source and became the new goddess of strife. So now Diana has become the new... God of War?"

"Bring her and follow me."

Damon heard the noise in the distance and smiled faintly.

"Where?" Donna asked by instinct.

Damon did not answer. He simply turned and left.

Donna Troy hurriedly picked up her shield, lifted Diana, and followed him. The two moved quickly across the rooftops and soon returned to the hotel. The window was still open. Damon leaped inside first. Donna, carrying Diana with some difficulty, followed him in.

Click.

The lights came on.

The dim room brightened at once, and Donna saw a beautiful, curvaceous woman standing by the switch.

The woman was completely naked.

"What happened to Diana?" Lilah was surprised by the stranger, but she noticed unconscious Diana almost immediately.

"Put her on the bed," Damon said to Donna.

Donna hesitated, then laid Diana down.

"Strip her."

"What?" Donna froze.

"Forget it. I will do it myself."

Damon walked over and stripped Diana's clothes off in a few quick motions. Looking down at the sleeping Diana, he clicked his tongue.

"Beautiful bodies are everywhere. Interesting souls are rare. Seeing her like this, I do not seem to feel what I felt a moment ago. So I was only attracted to her highlighted moment after all?"

He turned to Donna Troy.

"Are you staying to sleep with us, or leaving?"

Donna froze again.

How long had she even known Damon Keller? And somehow he had already stunned her into silence again and again.

"I... I can sleep on the floor," Donna said after a pause.

"Suit yourself."

Damon waved casually and turned off the lights.

The sudden darkness made Donna's eyes slow to adjust. She heard the rustle of clothes being removed. In the moonlight, she vaguely saw Damon wrap an arm around Lilah and lie down.

Heavens.

Diana would go mad when she woke up.

But what had Damon meant earlier? Did it mean... he no longer wanted to kill Diana?

"No matter what, Ares is dead."

In the quiet room, Donna slowly sat down against the wall and fell asleep.

Night passed silently.

The place where Ares, Diana, and Donna Troy had fought was sealed off. In an age without surveillance cameras, finding the truth was not easy. Besides, although the city was away from the main front, anything could happen during wartime. Neither the authorities nor the public were shaken for long. Ares's identity among humans was special as well, so in the end the incident was classified as a large-scale assassination.

Warm sunlight fell over Diana, and she gave a comfortable hum, stretching lazily before opening her eyes.

The moment she did, she jolted.

She was naked, lying in Damon's arms alongside Lilah.

Diana froze. Memories returned in a rush.

She had defeated Ares, the God of War. Then... she had fainted.

"So he brought me back? Did he do that to me again? Wait. Where is Donna Troy?"

"I am here. I am fine." Donna's quiet voice came from the corner across from the bed. "He... he only removed your clothes. He did not do anything else."

Diana rose slightly and saw Donna sitting on the floor.

Awkward silence filled the room.

Neither of them knew what to say.

Smack.

A crisp slap suddenly broke the silence. Diana grunted, grabbed Damon's hand, shoved it aside, and glared at him.

"If you are awake, get up. Do not disturb my sleep," Damon muttered irritably, turning over to hug Lilah. "I knew using you as a pillow would ruin my rest."

"You..."

Diana was too angry to speak.

He had stripped her. He had slept beside her. And now he was complaining about her?

Seeing Damon continue sleeping with Lilah in his arms, Diana got out of bed, found her clothes, and dressed. She exchanged a look with Donna, and the two left the room.

In the corridor, Diana asked Donna Troy who she was and what had happened on Themyscira. When she learned that she had been gone for half a year, she was genuinely startled. Themyscira had never kept detailed time the way the outside world did, and after arriving in human society she had not thought to ask. Only now did she understand how much time had passed for them.

When she learned that her mother, Artemis, and the others were all well, Diana relaxed a little.

"What will you do now?" Diana asked. "Return to Themyscira?"

"Yes. What about you?" Donna asked.

Diana was about to answer when a sharp pain struck her. Athena's voice sounded in her mind once again.

"What? That is impossible."

"No... not Ares?"

Diana's face darkened, her expression changing sharply. Donna supported her without knowing what had happened.

After a long while, Diana gently pushed Donna away and spoke with a grave expression.

"We were wrong. We found the wrong enemy."

"The disaster that will destroy the gods was not caused by Ares. It was..."

Boom.

A roaring sound outside the corridor window cut Diana off. She turned and saw a ship hovering beyond the glass.

The Waverider.

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