“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter I (Pt 2)”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

ZEUS (cont.)

And yet, somehow, even with their little brains, these mortals managed to kill my brothers and sisters. One by one, they fell.

Apollo, Hades, and I had been the last ones left. And now, even they’re gone.

So, here I am, stuck fighting this stupid mortal girl who’s trying to whack me on the head with a brick. I mean seriously, how dumb can these mortals be? Killing a god with a brick? Chiron was right; man’s time on Earth is up.

I shove the girl back, rolling my shoulders to help my armour readjust as she goes tumbling to the ground. The little pieces of metal snap back together, reforming the formfitting casing around my body that had been broken earlier by the explosion that had killed Hades. Numbers on my helmet visor flash to indicate that my armour has been restored to one hundred percent.

Yes, that’s better; now I can properly finish off this girl.

She slowly rises to her feet, fist clenched around her brick. Her eyes are narrowed slits, warily watching my every move.

Good, she should be wary. She is fighting a god after all.

I straighten my back and roll back my shoulders, falling into my familiar fighting stance. The ground feels soft beneath my feet, the air beginning to crackle around my body. Energy jumps across my armour, tickling my skin. My fingers curl and tap my palm twice to summon the electricity to my palm.

Final Comments: It kind of feels like this story is moving really slowly… Maybe that’s because I’m not used to writing so many descriptions, or maybe it’s because I’m just writing small chunks. I will say that–even though it’s only the second day–I’m really enjoying writing this story so far though!

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