Its a misty morning as band of Greek soldiers, their shields and armour bearing the symbol of Argos, Their commander walked in front, behind him was a large wooden coffin carried by six of his men, three on either side.
Behind the coffin was a beautiful young woman, dressed in formal black robes in her arms she carried a small baby boy who was wrapped up in a thick blanket to keep him warm. To her side were 2 guards who had their hands on the handles of their swords, the same for the one behind her should she try to escape the fate her father has decided for her.
They eventually came to a cliff side, the air around them was full of the sound of waves beating against the jagged rocks below, the sound almost reminiscent of distant thunder. As they approached the edge, the men placed the coffin on the ground as the all withdrew their blades, directing them at the terrified young woman.
"Bear witness Zeus" the commander of the band declared as he directed his own sword to the heavens with his right hand, in his left he carried his shield as if prepared for a direct attack from the father of the Gods himself. "An all you Gods of high Olympus, I condemn my daughter Danae and her bastard child to the sea. Her guilt and sin have brought shame to Argos"
The young mother held her child close to stop him from hearing his grandfathers words and to keep him warm in her embrace. Try as she can, she can stop the tears from falling from her eyes as she fears that she will never see her son grow to man.
"Now I, Acrisius the king. Purge her crimes and restore my honour! Their blood is not on my hands" At the kings command the men grabbed the woman and the child forcing the both in to the casket. Her protests and pleads for mercy and forgiveness fell on death ears as the men closed the lid, hammering it shut.
All 9 men grabbed a part of the large wooden box now considerably heavier with his occupants inside, as they used all of their might to hurl their victims into the water below an watched as they were greeted by its cold embrace.
They did not remain long as they quickly regathered their things an began the long march home to the city of Argos. The king himself, the father of the Danae, grandfather of her son Kal showed no guilt, nor remorse. Instead his face was one of triumph and pride.
Mount Olympus
High on Mount Olympus, far from the world of mortals the gods gathered to discuss the recent activities which they have heard. They await the arrival of Poseidon the lord of the sea, younger brother to Zeus.
The area before Zeus arose a large pillar of water which slowly solidified into the shape of a man dressed in fine robes, his hair and beard an unnatural shade of blue for mortals but as rich and as deep as the oceans he commands, an much like the seas themselves they are wild an unkept.
"It is as was feared dear brother, king Acrisius of Argos has forsaken his only daughter and her son to the sea"
His elder brother Zeus, looked to his left a painful heartache washing over his features. Zeus sat upon his throne with his powerful physique, his eyes a blaze with lightning his long hair and beard which once been a pale white much like the clouds on a bright summers day had now changed to black a warning of a great storm as testament to his anger.
"Then he shall be punished for this cruel an ruthless crime, blasphemy! How dare that tyrant pray to me to forgive his savage jealousy. An with this display of cowardly revenge. Not only he, but his people with him."
"Give the word father, an Sparta will march to war to seek out your punishment for Acrisius" spoke Aries, a son of Zeus, who was clad in his battle armour forged by Hephaestuswhich over the centuries had now changed to a deep blood red.
"No my son, I will not involve mortals for this punishment instead I have decided to take another approach" With that Zeus again turned to look at his brother "Poseidon, my dear brother I beseech you to raise the wind and the sea to destroy Argos. An to make sure that no stone is left standing, I command you to let loose the last of the titans, release the Kraken"
"As you command, dear brother"
"An now I wish to speak to Hades, summon him to Olympus"
Beside Poseidon arouse another pillar, this one of flames before forming the shape of a man. Lord Hades master of the underworld the youngest of the three brothers. He wore robes as black as a starless night sky, his eyes were without pupils an were solid white as was his sin. His hair an beard were also black however they were kept shorter than his two elder siblings on his head was a crown of thorns.
"You wished to speak to me brother?" asked Hades as he bowed before Zeus as a sign of respect
"Yes, Hades I have but a request to make of you"
"Speak an it shall be done"
"I shall be sending new soul, the soul of Acridness of Argos. He has sentenced his own daughter and grandson to death, I want you to make sure that his stay in Tartars is memorable one"
With that Hades smirked at his brothers request, "It shall be done my lord, his suffering will be legendary even in the halls of Tartarus"
"Also Poseidon, make sure that nothing happens to young Danae or her son. Bring them to some peaceful shore were they can live out their existence in peace. Go now swiftly"
At his command both Hades and Poseidon returned to their own respective kingdoms. Aries had placed his sword away as the remaining gods quickly went about their duties.
The City of Argos
Moments after speaking to Zeus, Poseidon commanded the winds to rage and the seas to raise as they assaulted the building and the shore of Argos. The people ran for shelter as the wind blew away livestock and decimated crops. Trees which had stood of generations were uprooted by the force of the gales.
Under the ocean surface the lord of the seas stood before a large metallic gate, all other sea life immediately left vacinty as if sensing their creatures intentions. He released the lock as a large scaled beast emerged to do it captures bidding swimming straight for Argos using its powerful tail to propel its large body through the water.
Within moments the beast surfaced only a few hundred yard away from Argos, the water had become to shallow to swim in, so instead it had to walk towards its target. As it approached it created a large tidal wave ahead of it which smashed against the city walls, destroying them as it they were made of parchment as oppose to solid stone. The debris of the wall hurled through the air towards the towns people, either killing them instantly or crippling them to be swallowed by the great tidal wave.
As quickly as it had begun, it was over, the once great city of Argos had been destroyed. No man, woman, child, solider or scholar remained breathing. Their great buildings such as the palace and the temples all dedicated to Zeus were now nothing more than rubble, their walls burst as their pillars snapped like dry twigs.
The kraken having completed its task swiftly returned to its cage for it did not wish to invoke the rather of the Gods, a less it seems that mortal man had yet to learn.
Out on the sea
The young mother tried to calm her young child as his cried echoed in the coffin, the waves rocked the wooden construct from side to side, at times she wondered if she was above or below the water. Eventually she felt a large impact, as the coffin collided with something. She hoped that it was a boat that would rescue her, but she feared that the coffin had collided with some jagged rocks an now the coffin was going to fill with water for her and her son Kal to drown.
The waters cold embrace never came as he felt the coffin being lifted out of the water an then landing on a hard flat surface. Once the locks were realised the lid was opened as she looked up at the handsome face of a younger fisherman who happened to be sailing by.
"What are you doing in here?" the man asks with a deep concern in his voice, noticing the colouring of the child an woman he decideds to not proceed with the line of questioning "Come on you two, lets get you down below were it is warmer"
Mount Olympus
Poseidon returned to Mount Olympus to inform his brother that he has done what had been asked of him. "Brother, the city of Argos is destroyed an its inhabitants are now the guests of Hades. As for Danae, her and son I was unable to reach them in time to intervene. However they still live as they were found by a young fisherman named Spyros a native to the island of Seriphos."
"What do you know of the mortal brother?" asks Zeus out of concern for his child
"He is a kind man, has a good heart, a farmer and a fisher man by trade." responds Poseidon
"Good may the boy and mother find peace" says Zeus as he leaves to return to his throne.
10 Years later
As time passed both Danae and Spyros feel in love with one another, an eventually married. Spyros always thought of Kal as his own son, however things got a little complicated when the found that the boy had could lift a cow above his head at age 5, then at 8 when caught in a stampede of horses the boy appeared to be trampled beneath the hooves of a might stallion. However he arose with no sign of injury.
Spyros and Danae tried their best to keep this knowledge away from the other people on the island, even going as far to live higher on the mountain were the soil was not as fertile for crops. However with Kals strength it was easy to plough the fields and to fish in deeper waters.
13 Year later
As he grew older so did his strength, no longer a boy but a young man. His time on the farm had gifted him with a strong back and powerful shoulders. His hair dark but kept short with only a lock of hair coming down out of place.
5 years ago while giving birth to his baby sister his mother based away as did the child. Kal cursed the Gods for their cruelty, they give him these gifts which can do nothing to help one of those most dearest to him.
He and his father had left the island an their home not long after choosing to live as fishermen as their home was full of too many painful memories over what they had lost that day. As they approached the rich city of Joppa they bore witness to one of the greatest sights in all of Greece, a large statue of Zeus watching out over the ocean, a mighty thunderbolt raised above his head, held in left hand.
As they approached the cliff side of which the statue stood upon they noticed soldiers gathered at the feet of Zeus. They pulled on ropes and pulleys eventually weakening the legs enough that the body of Zeus crumbled into the ocean.
"What have they done father?" asked Kal
"It seems that they have declared war on the Gods themselves" both men felt the boat shake slightly in an unnatural way. For most they would have put it down to the waves but this felt different. Suddenly several winged creatures burst out of the oceans depths and attacked the soldiers.
Their sharp talons tearing an rendering flesh scattering the group causing them to break formation, easy picking for the flying predators. Then in a cloud of living darkness came a being that few ever see while they draw breath. The lord of the underworld himself, Hades, he finished off the remaining soldiers before casting his eyes to small fishing boat below.
In one movement he sent a ball of dark magic to the ship causing it to sink along with its crew. Kal easily broke out of the wooden prison before raising to the surface to draw breath. He noticed his father had failed to surface an was about to submerge in search of him. However the flying beasts attacked him pulling him out of the water an tossing him into the air. Their talons scrapped an pierced his skin an for the first time in his life he knew pain.
He fought back with all of his strength, sending each one flying back miles before being dropped back to the ocean. He dived into the water an made his way to the submerged wreck. He prayed to what ever god would listen not to take his father from him.
He pounded on the wooden hull, breaking through it with ease as he found his father dead. His empty eyes staring back at Kal as he held on to his mother necklace. Kal took the necklace an quickly swam for the surface. Once there his tired body commanded him to rest as he flung his body over a piece of drift wood. As he slept his injuries healed with no visible scars.
A/N This is an idea that has been rattling around in my head for about a week now an thought I would finally commit it to writing. So please review, all feedback is welcome as are tips an suggestions.