The titan leaned back into the celestial construct one could call a chair with a victorious smile. "Checkmate" she grinned as she backed the war gods King into a corner.

"A lucky shot." he exclaimed, troubled to keep his calm demeanor.

"Oh really? So this would make this my...third lucky move in a row? One of your brethren truly must be smiling at me today. Or not, if they knew that you were conversing with me. Again. But I have to give you that, at least you are fun."

"Bah! What does the rest of the pantheon know? They don't see the beauty in slaughter, the grace in moving around the mortal pawns to my bidding. You on the other hand do seem to enjoy seeing my work."

"Oh I do, as long as you keep them away from my territory that is." the titans grin broadened a little as she continued "But lets take a step back, you're saying that it was nothing but luck that I beat you?"

"OF COURSE IT WAS NOTHING BUT LUCK!" Ares exclaimed as he slammed down his fist next to the board, all Coracroma could do was widen her grin as she set the pieces back into place. "I am the god of war! I invented the game!"

"Then how about a little challenge?" her left head licked her lips seductively. "If you win the next game I will yield to your pantheon and you can be celebrated a hero among gods, but if I win..."

The doberman leaned in closer and whispered her proposition, Ares's eyes went wide with surprise as he heard her proposal but then his brows narrowed as he himself broke into a menacing smile. "We have a deal" ...

Another Breathtaking piece I got from my favorite Mantis   Whitemantis it is one part of a short series I commissioned quite a while back but didn't want to upload it before I could muster up the motivation to write down the accompanying story as I truly believe the piece (s) deserve it. Among all the amazing pictures Nae has drawn for me these two are my favorites, I love how the colors turned out and especially how she hit Coras composure in a calm situation spot on! It also is the first time I was able to further Coras storyline a little by introducing other characters, as we can see here the only Greek god she gets along with just fine: Ares. They are both hotheads and love to "play" with mortals, also Cora appreciates that Ares is one of few gods that likes to focus on his godly "duties" over the feud with the titans as a whole.

Coracroma © Me
Art ©   whitemantis