Nergal liked the way she smiled at him. He ran his hand across his minor wound and licked the blood from his fingers. He really wanted to make this fight last. She was a lot of fun.
“Oh, I do believe one of us will be on her knees before too long.” He grinned and winked at the Greek woman. He was certain that would aggravate her into a reckless move.
While he did want to make the fight last, he was not certain as to how long he was going to be allowed to continue it. Some in his pantheon disapproved of his little wars. He just did not understand how some people thought.