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I really hope you guys enjoy this snippet of what courses through my mind.
"You can't live forever," she whispered in my ear. I spared a glance back at her stoic frame, watching as she twiddled her flaxen colored locks in her thumb and index finger. I felt my body grow significantly heavier, and, instantly, I knew that she was right.
No immortal—despite its meaning—was able to live forever. Bereavement was inevitable; it would come toppling down on me in my unprotected moments, and in that instant, apprehension of the unknown began to gnaw at my insides.
I simply capped my sword and hurled it as far as my mustered strength would allow. I heard my father inhale sharply at my actions. We both knew it would never abandon me. I knew it would return to me once it was gone unlike my soul would when it would be painfully extracted with Kronos' lethal scythe.
My head simply shook back and forth as my answer to Zeus, my dark hair ruffling atop my head. I cast my eyes downward and stared at the floor as I began my descent back down to earth.
Poseidon—my father—materialized beside me. I hesitated before taking the succeeding step and turned around. My knees found themselves impacting the marble floor. My back arched itself over into a bow before the god of the sea.
"Son," he murmured as he placed his calloused hand on my shoulder. My body shivered involuntarily under his touch. "Why would you not take this…" he searched for the word, "this honor?"
I rose and gazed at him directly in the eyes. I could see myself clearly reflected in his jaded green orbs, and I was frightened. "Father," I muttered.
He continued reprimanding me for making my own decision concerning my life. "Perseus, I will not allow you to bypass this. You will apologize to Zeus and thank him for his offer."
I offered my father and the other gods' watching a cheeky smirk. "You can't live forever; immortality isn't as infinite as you and the other gods perceive it to be. Being a god isn't an honor; it's a curse. I'm damned if I accept it or not, so does it really matter what I choose?"
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