A Goodreads user asked Sherrilyn Kenyon:

Hello gotta say, LOVE your books, but I was just wondering, in scale of who is more powerful, War from Silent Night, Acheron, or Apolymmi? War seemed really strong against Acheron even though he's the final fate and the Destroyer's son. I know Acheron isnt the strongest out there, but it really surprised me when he was so outmatched.

Sherrilyn Kenyon Their powers aren't that black and white. It's not a question of who can knock whose block off. You have to remember that they draw power from the same "source" and that each one has strengths and weaknesses. And that power comes at a cost and using it costs them something. As Ash says, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should." Power equals energy and they're not creating, they're transferring. So it comes from somewhere and it goes some place. Which means it can have unforeseen consequences. Some of the gods don't care and will use their powers willy-nilly. Ash does care and doesn't use his willy-nilly and so while he might seem "weak" at times, it's not that he's weak so much as he's more than aware of the consequences for all involved (as a final fate he sees it), so he chooses restraint. So it's not a question of who is stronger or weaker. Sometimes inaction is the action of the stronger person because it takes more courage to take a punch than it does to throw a punch. Neither mercy nor kindness should be mistaken as weakness. Remember, Alexander the Great didn't attack in every conflict. Patience is sometimes the way to victory, and retreat might not be retreating so much as advancing in a new direction so that you can obtain ultimate victory. Ash is the ultimate strategist. That's what makes him so deadly. He moves with purpose and much like death, what he aims for, he never misses. That being said, he is up against his own mother and her proteges who are also really good at strategy, and patience. Hugs!

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