Daughter of Zeus: The Queen's Judgment

Synopsis

As a child, Lilya watched her mother Bella murdered by Hera. Apollo, ordered to execute Bella, instead spared Lilya hiding in the wardrobe. Ten years later, Lilya became a hardened bounty hunter, forced to take a mission to protect her sister Eve. While hunting Zeus's winged horse Pegasus, she encountered Apollo and Ares—who were searching for it. Lilya recognized Apollo as her mother's executioner and shot him in the shoulder, igniting their war of vengeance. Apollo was shocked she could wound a god. The Oracle's voice spoke in their minds, revealing their destined connection. Ares moved to kill Lilya to fulfill Hera's order, but Apollo blocked his spear at the last moment. Zeus's divine punishment forced them to flee. Lilya returned to say goodbye to Eve—only to be held at gunpoint by Mark. Apollo froze time, struck Mark down, and threatened him to protect Eve. Then he took Lilya on the journey to find the Oracle. Her feelings were conflicted—she still hated Apollo, but began to question why he kept saving her. In the library leading to the Oracle's lair, Lilya used a kiss to distract Apollo—then slit his throat with a dagger. She rushed into Hera's corrupted spell circle and was transported to Hera's hunting ground: a black forest teeming with demons. Apollo pursued her, wounded, and arrived just as she was about to be torn apart—incinerating the demons with his Solar Judgment. In an abandoned watchtower, they tended their wounds. Lilya showed her first flicker of conflicted emotion—she still hated him, but no longer wanted him dead. They finally met the Oracle. Tarot cards revealed: the Tower (Hera's curse on Apollo), the Queen of Swords (Lilya as the queen who will pass judgment), and the Lovers (their destined bond). The Oracle told them the only way to break the curse was through a divine trial—Apollo must confess his sins before the Olympian tribunal, and Lilya must voluntarily be his witness. Hera's phantom descended, attempting to kill Lilya. Apollo shielded her with golden flames, declaring "Fate cannot be stopped." Hera vanished in fury, leaving the Lovers card spinning between upright and reversed. The Oracle told them: the final card depends on their choices. The path to Olympus is open.