You sure packed a lot of action and mythology into this! It was really interesting seeing all the different references and myths come to life... especially since some of it seemed familiar to me from things I've read before, which really upped the 'deja vu' feeling I had tickling the back of my brain while reading.

(On a side note, I think you would really enjoy the book 'Medea' by Kerry Greenwood. It's based around the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, but from the much-maligned Medea's point of view, and I think you'd find it interesting from a historical viewpoint.)

I liked the easy camaraderie between the group, and the playful back-and-forth between Kurogane and Fai. I would have also been happy to see Rondart fall into the river of fire, but that's just character bias speaking, ahaha. I got a little confused with the pacing, but I think if you edited it a little and reposted it with the chapters as separate parts that would help.

This was an exciting read, and the research you poured into made it interesting. Thank you so much for writing in the Olympics this year!