Agriatalanta

Gaffgariasus expected a son but was bitterly disappointed when a girl was born.

"A woman cannot bring up the name of this family. She is unworthy" he told his wife. He called the guards to leave her at Grog Hill.

The little baby cried but a Bull Demon found her, hungry as it was, it was about to devour her, but the animal was moved with pity when it saw the child stop crying. And so the Bull Demon decided to take care of her. It carried her to its home where other Bull Demons lived to help bringing her up.

And so she grew up as a very active and courageous girl, the Bull Demons being nomads, she also has the intuitive of trying out new things in the forests they go to. One day Hokuten Knights found her and because of the characteristics she showed them, they took her in and gave her a name: Agriatalanta

When she reached her first year in the Academy, she joined the hunt for the Riovanian Behemonth.

It was said that the King of Riovanes, Vormoevneus, angered Ajorameis because he forgot to awaken her to rule chaos to the land. As punishment, Ajorameis sent a beast to destroy Riovanes brutally killing the people and causing disaster to their livelihood.

Establishments in Riovanes closed and the King came up with an idea. He called all the bravest warriors in Ivalice and whoever kills the beast shall have the prize money of infinite gil for one month.

Many came for the hunt, of course, Agriatalanta joined, the famous pride of Hokuten Academy and Grog Hill Bull Demons alike. She dressed herself in a blue robe clasped by a buckle at her neck and she was holding her weapon, her Coral Sword, which has a very interesting story.

Poseidon, Hades and Zeus, the three great brothers fell in love with her. But knowing Agriatalanta's attitude they know they cannot win her heart easily for she has no heart, and no space for a lovelife. And after all, they're all fighting who should have the maiden.

Finally, when Poseidon saw her bathing in the sea, he ordered the Nymphs to carry a wonderful coral to the waves so Agriatalanta can see but before the coral reached her, Hades quickly snatched it to crush it to pieces. Zeus, attacked with thunderbolt and stole the coral. Poseidon mounted to Mount Olympus and so did Hades. Hermes calmed the gods by suggesting that Hephaestus forges a sword with Poseidon's coral and bless it with Zeus' and Hades' power. For if Agriatalanta cannot love them and is unknown with this dispute, it is better if they give her the sword with their powers.

And so they did, Hermes later carried down the sword and told Agriatalanta to receive it as a gift.


A/N: I posted it first in my online draft collection in livejournal by March 2008. I can't remember if it's early 2007 or late 2006 when I wrote this, we have a topic about mythology on our english and by that time I really missed final fantasy tactics so I wrote this. hehe.