Challenge: 100 Prompts/Drabbles
Character: Zeus
Word Count (for story only): 202 words
First Prompt : Pride
They say
A King
Should be a humble man.
...
Calm, Wise, Kind.
Proud of his kingdom,
Proud of his subjects,
Proud of his queen,
But never proud of himself.
...
Zeus disagreed.
How could one rule without confidence?
How could a king
Stand out from the masses
Bring order to the chaos
Make the decisions important to everyone
If he didn't have his pride?
...
Some argued
That pride
would be his downfall
That he made decisions
Without approval.
Did rash things.
Saw no wrong in himself.
...
At this, he shook his head.
Such ignorance deserved no reply
Did they, perhaps
Know a better way?
Had they, perhaps
Been godly ruler since ancient times?
Could they, themselves
Survive a changing world?
...
Zeus did not think so.
He knew
His place.
...
Yes, the god was proud.
Proud of many things
Proud of his kingdom,
Proud of much his family,
Proud of all his children,
Proud of how far the world has come,
Proud of his loyal wife,
Most of all,
Proud of himself.
...
He was king.
Lord of the Sky
Wielder of the Master Bolt
Father of Thalia
And Jason Grace
Immortal god for all his days
...
He is proud.
He is Zeus
And he has every right
A/Ns: Yay, I finally started this challenge! At first, I had Nico as my character, but encountered enough difficulty that I wanted to switch. When they gave me Zeus instead, it all just sort of... clicked.
One down, ninety-nine to go!
As always, feel free to share any and all thought you had while reading in a review, and I sincerely hope freeverse is allowed for this. It isn't much of a strength for me, but it was the only way I could imagine addressing this prompt.
Up next: Unproffesional.