Perseus The Demi-Titan: Ancient Greek Adventures
Ancient Greece
Third Person POV
It was dark, but light from the moon shone brightly showing a woman running in a forest. She was carrying a bundle of blankets and inside, was an infant. He was no more than a few months old. She was running away from a group of people carrying weapons and torches. They were shouting so loud that the nymphs in the forest were awoken from their slumber.
"Find her!", the leader said. "She is a threat to Olympus and whoever kills her or her child will get a reward from Zeus himself!"
The woman started to panic and tried to run faster. She tripped over a tree root and fell. She found herself in a clearing and saw a beach and the ocean. She slowly dipped him in the cool ocean and prayed towards the ocean.
"Please save him", she said. She left him in the water knowing that she would be safe. She ran back towards the forest and the people that were chasing her followed. She directed them away from her child. She knew that she would never be able to see him ever again and tears started to drop while she sprinted through the forest.
The group finally caught up to her and she was shot by an arrow in the leg. She fell and she tumbled on the ground. The leader drew a sword and pointed it to her face.
"You have betrayed Olympus and your people. Do you have any words before you die?", he asked.
The woman spat in his face. "I have done nothing wrong you pile of horse dung. Is it so wrong to fall in love?", she replied.
The man's face turned red from anger. "Shut up you traitor! You went and had a child with that sea titan knowing full well that he was an enemy of Olympus. I should kill you right now."
"Then do it! I dare you!", she answered.
The man finally snapped. He thrust his sword into the woman's chest and straight in her heart. She died immediately. Her eyes lifeless and her body limp. He took his sword out of her chest. He yelled, "Find the child!"
Back on the beach, a man rose out of the ocean. He had black hair and sea green eyes. He had a tan and he held himself in a regal manner.
It was Poseidon, God of the seas, horses, and earthquakes. He saw the infant at his feet and proceeded to pick him up. He slowly cradled him and the baby looked at him with eyes of wonder. "You are such a cute boy!", Poseidon exclaimed. "I shall adopt you as my own since I heard your mother's prayer." 'Who is the father to this child?', he thought to himself. But he shook off the thought and took him to his underwater palace. He was surprised that the boy could breathe underwater.
'How could I have been so stupid?', he asked himself. 'I should have known when I felt his aura. It was an aura of a Titan. This boy is the son of Oceanus!' 'I must hide him from Zeus for he will surely kill him the first chance he gets. But will Amphitrite be okay with this?'
Poseidon's Underwater Palace
Amphitrite POV
I was sitting on my throne when I saw my husband, Poseidon, come in with a baby in his arms. 'It must be one of his bastard children.', I thought to myself.I went up to him and asked, "What is in your arms, my dear?" "It is a baby boy, my love. Isn't he wonderful?", he asked me. I narrowed my eyes and pointed at the infant. "Is it one of yours? You know what the ancient laws say about this don't you?" He laughed and startled the baby. "No it is not, it is actually one of your half-brothers."
"What?", I asked shocked. This boy is my brother? My father must have fell in love with a mortal and did this. Poseidon began to speak, " I heard his mother say a prayer to save him towards the ocean. She must have been expecting the boys father to come but he did not. I took him and I have decided to adopt him, since his mother was killed."
I began to ponder. Why did he decide to do that? Should I agree? Is this what the fates want to happen? "Do you want to hold him?", he offered to me. I reluctantly nodded and held him in my arms. "He is beautiful", I said as I looked into his eyes. "I believe we should keep him. It will be good for Triton to have a sibling, would it not?" My husband grinned at me and hugged me with the baby in between. "What should we name him?", I asked. "Perseus.", he said while nodding his head. I spoke," A wonderful name for a wonderful boy." We both walked off to our room so we could put him down and admire him more.