"Aren!!" Athena called out the moment she saw his eyes open, and immediately she threw herself on him, her hands wrapping around him tightly.
"Athena," he muttered her name as her head dug into his shoulder. He could not help but smile.
Everyone stood around with smiles on their faces, the kind of smile you had when you finally got relief. They had all thought they would lose Aren, but he had managed to pull through.
"You really went and made us scared," Aiden said.
Aren let out a chuckle. His eyes soon met with Loki.
"What are you doing here?" Aren asked.
"Ensuring that my investment did not get destroyed," Loki said with a grin. "You managed to shock even me. Stopping Shadow at your strength should not be that easy."
"I got lucky," Aren replied.
