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Perseus : A Short Story

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Long ago in a rather small village riddled with demons, monsters, and mythical creatures alike. A war is underway; a war the people of Lansing were forced to fight because the Gods had more important things to take care of. Humans are struggling, nearly losing the war itself. Many humans and monsters alike have perished, but the humans only can lose so many people. Meanwhile in the Heavens, Hercules and Perseus storm into Zeus’s coliseum.
“Father!” Hercules calls out full of rage, Zeus perks his brow slightly to the sudden outburst.
“What distresses you my son?” Zeus ask calmly.
“Why are you making these mortals clean up the mess of the Gods! They are getting slaughtered down there!”
“It is not anything I have n- “Zeus was suddenly cut of as Perseus; son of Poseidon jumps into the conversation.
“They shouldn’t have to live like this, they did nothing to deserve this.”
Zeus simply stares at the duo, nodding sagely. Before either of the two could fixate their mouths to say another word, a “Fine” was calmly let out of Zeus’s mouth, the two were speechless They saved humanity! -Or so they thought, just nigh celebration; Zeus would speak once more, his calm persona fading as a glare took place upon his visage.
“If you two care so much about what is happening in the mortal realm, you take care of it!” Zeus exclaimed, shaking the Heavens itself. Just like that there was a crackling noise, a brilliant flash of light which blinded the two for a mere second, and as they began to

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