Chapter One: Banished

"Calypso, you were on the titans' side in the war. You were supporting your father, Atlas, and for that you will be punished. I banish you here to this island of Ogygia. This is where you were born, and this is where you shall stay for the rest of eternity!" Zeus thudered at me.

I remained silent, in fear that if I said anything at all, Zeus would blast me into ashes with his lightening bolt. It was true, that I had supported Atlas and the other titans. I supported them because they were my family. Now, after our side of the brutal war lost, the titans and the titan supporters were being exiled. All of the main titans, including my dad, were imprisoned. Atlas was forced to hold up the sky. Kronos was blasted into millions of little pieces. Typhon was stuck in a volcano.

What would happen to me? Would I be forced into some near impossible job? Or be stuck in some miserable hole fore eternity? I couldn't even imagine the horrible things that the gods would come up with for me.

Suddenly, in a flash of light, Zeus was gone. Thankfully, I hadn't looked at him full on, because if I had, I would have burst into dust.

I looked around at my new home. Birds were chirping beautiful songs, and exotic flowers bloomed all over the place. In any other situtation, this island would have been a wonderful place to travel to. But right now, after my punishment was said, this place seemed more like a jail than a vacation island.

I sighed. Being stuck here for the rest of eternity sounded rather depressing. Sitting around with nothing to do but look at nature all day... I'd have to get used to it.

I decided that I should get in touch with my inner nature girl as soon as possible. Walking over to a patch of unusual silver flowers, I realized I had taken this stuff forgranted in my old life. All of these plants really were beautiful, and with the war, many of them had died.

The silver flower was a type of flower I had only seen once before in my life. It was called moonlace, a rare flower that you could only plant at night. It was gorgeous, all silvery, glowing faintly, with a few traces of sparkles on it.

I stroke the leaves with my fingers. Moonlace is so soft... almost like velvet.

I jump when I feel someone tap me on the shoulder. I turn around, stunned, and see Aphrodite standing behind me. It comes as sort of a shock, how beautiful she is. She has dark curly hair cascading down her back in perfect ringlets. Her make-up has no flaws, not one single error. And her eyes are pool blue, with impossible depth that I can't help but stare at. It seems like they go on forever.

"Hello, Calypso," Aphrodite says. She smiles warmly.

"Hello Aphrodite, what are you doing here?" I ask. Why would Aphrodite be here? She's the goddess of love and beauty, and I have no love and am not outstandingly beautiful. Make-up and hair really isn't the top of my priority list.

Aphrodite tells me, "I am here because you will not always be completely alone on this island. You will have companionship, for short periods of time, at least. The gods and goddesses will always visit you from time to time, to let you know what is going on in the world that you are not aware of. Also, sometimes you may find yourself caring for someone who needs your help. They will wash up on your beach. Make sure to check there every once in a while. That's all I can say." Then Aphrodite winked at me. "Well, I must be going. Goodbye." And with that, she left in a flash of light.