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Ares was the bond of Gregor.

Appearance[]

Ares was a large, velvety black bat with black eyes and a black nose.

Personality[]

Ares was reserved and quiet around those he did not trust very well, but once he opened up to people, he became much more lively, making jokes with friends and protecting them with fierce loyalty. In the past, Ares was described as being a bit of a "bad boy." He was also described as “moody” and was usually pretty depressed.

History[]

Before the events of Gregor the Overlander took place, Ares was known as a troublemaker of sorts. This, along with his strength and size, caught the attention of Henry. The two became friends and eventually bonded together.

Biography[]

Gregor the Overlander[]

Ares makes his debut shortly after Gregor and Boots first arrive at Regalia's stadium when Luxa gives Henry and the other riders a signal to prevent the pair from leaving. That night, Ares is present for Gregor's rescue at the beach and he later accompanies him and the other "questers" on the journey to find and rescue Gregor's father.

Shortly after reaching Gregor's father, Ares' bond Henry reveals himself to be a traitor, allying himself with King Gorger and his army. Ares, unaware of his bond's plan allows Henry to fall to his death, choosing to rescue Gregor instead.

Upon the questers return to Regalia, Ares is put on trial for breaking the vows of his Bond. Gregor, in an attempt to save Ares from banishment, bonds with Ares. When the charges against him are dropped, Ares flies Gregor, Boots, and their father, back home.

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane[]

Months later, Ares rescues Gregor from a pair of gnawers hiding in the tunnels below Central Park and quickly takes him to Regalia. During their flight, the two get into an argument, causing Ares to become cold and reclusive. When they finally arrive to Regalia, Ares remains silent and eventually leaves without a word. The following morning, however, Ares returns to Gregor after the latter begins to have a panic attack of sorts and takes him to his hideout. While there, the two finally make up from their previous argument.

The following day, Ares accompanies Gregor on the journey to hunt down and kill the Bane.

When the group discovers a mysterious new island, Ares ventures out alongside Pandora to investigate. Suddenly, during their investigation, a massive group of flesh-eating mites devour Pandora to the bone before turning on Ares. The bat barely escapes with his life, diving into the water to avoid the mites before helping the other bats carry the boats to safety.

After a long journey, the group ends up in the Tankard, where Ares, Gregor, and Twitchtip must leave the others behind to track down the Bane. Twitchtip leads the bonds as far as she can before collapsing and leaving them to find the Bane themselves.

Gregor and Ares eventually find the Bane, who turns out to be a baby. which Gregor refuses to kill because of his realization of its innocence. The two travel to the Dead Land to deliver the Bane to Ripred- who reluctantly agrees to care for the pup.

When the bonds return to Regalia and claim that the Bane is alive, they are quickly locked away in the dungeon.

Ares requests that Gregor blame him for keeping the Bane alive- as the Regalians already despise him, and they will be more trusting of the warrior's word. Gregor refuses, and the two are brought to their trial.

Gregor defends the group during the trial, while telling the story of what happened during the trip- up until the moment Nerissa arrives and asks about the fate of the Bane. When Gregor admits he is still alive, Nerissa claims he may have saved the Underland- and the group is free to go.

After the events of the trial, Ares flies Gregor home.

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods[]

During the execution of the Prophecy of Blood in book three, he is stricken with the plague and is later found have been infected during an accident in Doctor Neveeve's lab outside Regalia when he knocks over a stone jar containing the plague while his mite bites are being treated, making him the first to get infected. He goes back to the Labyrinth, where he spreads the plague to the rats (albeit unknowingly). He is then found by Howard and Andromeda as he hides in his cave. They then bring him to the hospital, and they get infected as well. Ares is eventually given the cure, gets over the plague, and flies together with Gregor again.

Gregor and the Marks of Secret[]

During this book, Ares goes with Gregor on an adventure to find the nibblers. When the little bat Thalia dies, Ares takes her to her final resting place (the volcano in which the rats sent the nibblers to their deaths, so that she would not be alone) alone so the others can grieve together in peace.

Gregor and the Code of Claw[]

In the final book, Ares flies into battle with Gregor to help him fight the Bane and gets a long tear in his wing but still helps in the airlift operation to move the nibblers from the Firelands, as with him being one of the biggest, he is one of the only ones who could lift the nibblers. He trains with Ajax, Solovet's bat, afterwards and learns to watch his wings better. It is said that Ares flies as if he had half the wingspan that he does, so he is taught to fight like his size. Later, in an attempt to give Gregor an advantage, he flies too close to the Bane and the Bane catches his wings and rips half of neck off with his mouth, which distracted the Bane and let Gregor stab him in the heart.

Relationships[]

Gregor[]

Gregor was Ares' bond and they were extremely close as a result. They bonded due to Ares facing the threat of banishment and Gregor felt compelled to save him. Although their relationship was a bit rocky after Gregor returned to the Underland, they eventually befriend one another. After the pair face the risk of execution for not killing the Bane, who was a baby at the time, Ares offers the idea that he take the blame for it all, an idea which Gregor refuses to accept.

Luxa and Aurora[]

Luxa and Aurora were two of the only Underlanders that didn't shun Ares after he let Henry die, insinuating that the three had an extremely strong relationship. When Luxa and Aurora were thought to be dead during the hunt for the Bane, Ares immediately became distraught, even denying their deaths at first. After begrudgingly accepting their fate, Ares claimed to have felt as if he had no one left and that he would've been better off dead.

Henry[]

Henry was Ares' first bond. Henry chose him due to his strength and rebellious behavior, which had flattered Ares at the time. It is revealed, however, that Henry had a tendency to order Ares around, treating the flier more like a servant than an equal. Despite this, Ares was overcome with sorrow upon Henry's betrayal.

Trivia[]

  1. Ares is named after the Greek god of war.
  2. The last thing Ares ever ate was a cookie.
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