Heroes aren't meant to act like their villains -- or fall in love with them. The elements touch everyone on Earth -- Fire, Water, even Light -- but every so often someone becomes more attuned to their elemental leaning and develops true power. When an evil Elemental known as Thanatos arrived in Olympus City, it saw the rise of its first hero -- Zeus. But the death toll caused by defeating Thanatos changed Zeus, who by day is young detective Danny Grant. It's been six months since Thanatos terrorized the city at the start of Lovesick Gods. Danny should be used to his duty behind the mask, but the recent past haunts him. His girlfriend left him, he snaps at the barest provocation, his life feels empty -- he needs an outlet, any outlet to pull him out of his depression. Enter notorious thief Malcolm Cho, the Ice Elemental Prometheus. There was a time when Danny welcomed a fight with Cho, filled with colorful banter and casual flirtations that were a relief compared to Thanatos. Even as a criminal, Cho had recognized the threat Thanatos posed and promised to help Danny stop him, but the day Danny needed Cho, he never showed. Cho was the reason so many people died that day -- including Danny's mother. Danny decides to teach the man a lesson and fan the fire of their attraction into something more. At worst, he'll get some no-strings-attached sex out of the deal and finally blow off steam; at best, he'll get Cho to fall in love with him and then break his heart to spite him. Danny doesn't expect to fall for Cho in the process, and he certainly can't predict the much darker threat on the horizon.

Lovesick Gods

Whipping back into place to avoid any backlash from the gas, Lucy returned the can to her pocket, while Mal took her spot in front of the door. Being sure to aim above the collapsed guard on the floor, he misted an ice-cold frost from his palms, freezing the particles of gas mid-air. The gas didn’t merely dissipate, it fell like putrid green snow. 


Now unhindered by the gas or any potential collateral damage, Mal nodded at Lucy and Dom to follow him again. The diamond was straight ahead in the east wing. The room they entered first was the nexus that split into the last three areas of the building. Lucy turned right to explore the gold collection in the Egypt exhibit. Dom went left to head into the north wing.


The American history section had a collection of paintings depicting the Great Chicago Fire. Dom loved them. So of course she wanted to burn them. Mal didn’t question his friend’s choice of catharsis; he had his own quirks, after all. 


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