Prologue
Sorry guys that I stopped the other two stories. And that I am late to post this but here it is. Please enjoy.
I was running as fast as I could away from my father towards the palace of the underworld or Hades's palace. And I had a feeling my mom was with him. I ran through the huge oaken doors through the deathly garden of Persephone. I heard wings flapping and I looked back to see a nightmare for some people but a father to me.
The man that was flying had huge twenty foot wing span from both of his wings in length together, he was wearing a black, and gold tunic. I watched as he landed twenty feet in front of me. I laughed as he held his arms our wide for a hug.
As I slowly approached he started to twirl so black misty stuff around in his hand, something that he told me was a secret, as I got closer I saw a huge grin on his face from inside his hood, "Oh my son!" He exclaimed as I hugged him ever so tightly, "I am so proud of you you have finally reached the stage where your mother will let you go out, but there at rules, and needs." His fave turned grim as he looked into my eyes.
"Did I do anything father?" I asked, I hoped I did not because I just turned 8 I was close to being able to go on the real mission he always wanted me to take.
"No not yet." He said but that made me feel no better, "Zeus is angry at me... So everything here is my fault..." He tried to put things into words as a few tears fell down his face, "there is something I wish to tell you."
I looked at my mother who had just arrived at the scene, "So uh... What did you want with me again?" I asked a wee bit confused.
"Your mother has things she must do and will not be back for a very, very long time." My father spoke as his strong hands gripped my arms, "So your mother has appointed you to get trained as she leaves... Or we must if what is happening will continue."
I did not trust what was going on one bit, I looked up at my mom, "How long will it take?" I asked as calmly as possible which wasn't to calm as tears started to fall from my eyes.
"Years." She said as she looked at my father, "At least five... But it could take up to a century." She smiled sadly with a tear rolling down her cheek. The tear dropped onto her shirt and just soaked in. I look up at her for help but there was nothing left, she was hugging me tightly and before I knew it, I was standing with Hades, Persephone, and my father waving as my mother left in a small boat leaving to who knows where as it lifted off of the ground and into the sky.
When I finally got back to my mansion I ran into my room and started to have tears flow from my eyes, this is not what I wanted, this is exactly what I was trying not to do... Was it my fault? I looked up at my ceiling in wonder. Have I been to hard to take care? I did not know but knocks were heard on my door.
I finally sat up to meet a dark figure dress in a black garb, he just sat on my bed and rubbed my back in soothing circles. I did not know how he found my weak spot, but he started to tickle me until I was lying down kicking and laughing as he tickled me more.
"Stop!" I screamed as he finally stopped and my bed was a mess. I looked at him straight in the eye, and spoke, "Tomorrow?"
"Yes we shall start your training tomorrow." My father smirked, "just don't go to Hades and complain I don't want to deal with what happened when you complained the first time as a joke... He followed it up with no remorse!"
"Fine I wont..." I stopped and thought, "Or I will try not to!" I smirked at my father.
"Whatever." He said kissing my forehead and getting up, "goodnight my angel." I immediately fell asleep.
Line break.
I swung my Scythe at my opponent, he dodged easily with a small side step, he twirled his own scythe, he stepped in close and held his scythe near the blade and and too aswing at my chest before I could react.
I used my last instinct before I 'died', I took a step backwards and launched myself into the air with a huge force of a fifteen foot wing span, I looked down from ten feet in the air and saw the man down there was smiling.
"Do you think you are ready for the next step?" He asked, and because I thought I could take anything I nodded my head, "Well lets see!" He smirked and flew in the air with ease like it was his job... Which hi. s job does involve him using his wings.
"Is the test to fight in the air?" I asked.
"Since you have been training for almost 5 years I thought it would be good for you to learn how to fight in the air... Since you have grown you wings already." My father said.
"Ah." I smiled, "well I think I am ready." My father smiled, and held up his scythe.
"Then it shall begin!" He flew at me with speeds that people cant even run. I dodged with me flapping my wings as hard as could launching me around twenty feet more into the air. I saw him rising slowly looking at my stance and making sure I wasn't about to pull some trick.
I flew down with speed, to meet him in combat which was a bad idea because facing death one on one is stupid no matter what. I charged him with my scythe ready to strike. He smiled a bit as he soon sensed my confidence and bravery, he swung his scythe in a wide arch but I was barely able to lift my legs above the strike, I then decided o trade some blows, I did the best barrel roll I could with these wings to the right while swinging my scythe in a arch he shouldn't have been able to dodge... But I was wrong, he immediately flew above my flow without a second thought and went for me again.
This time I wasn't to lucky, I was not able to dodge his attack fast enough so his scythe caught my arm in a fierce blow, most anyone else who was hit by any blow of his scythe would be dead instantly or have there soul slowly fade away to be taken to Hades himself.
I watched as a dark mist covered the wound, and I then realized that it wasn't his blow but something about me, I then flew to the left and swung my blade in a deadly over head strike, it came down fast but he had so much expericane with this he just caught ,y blade with his handle, and then flung my scythe flying through the air onto the mansion top.
"More?" My father asked flying over to my side to look at my arm, "perfect!" He smiled as he saw my arm slowly healing.
"Yeah more," I said a little worried for my health of doing this.
"Good answer my son!" My father smiled, he swooped down a bit to get some distance before scanning me. I watched him carefully and started to notice things... I don't know what I was seeing but it looked like weak spots or spots that could cause critical damage with easy hits, but I realized that this wasn't to accurate judging from little spots occurring up and down and blinking unless it was saying it is and isn't on and off.
I flew a bit backwards ready for him to charge but he did not fidget except keeping the distance we had the same, he looked at me waiting like a hungry wolf waiting for its prey to spring its trap. I soon started to grow impatient and started to move forward a few inches... My patients soon wore off so I charged at full speed looking at his weak spots or what I would assume they were.
I launched my first attack which was a overhead strike but I twisted my hand to turn my scythe to avoid his block, he was not expecting this from me so I got him right in the chest... It did not penetrate but instead knocked him back with the force, I soon noticed there was a hole in his cloak and his olive skin shone through. There was no blood surprisingly not even any gold anchor.
"Thats my boy!" He laughed and went up to me, and gave me a huge hug almost crushing my bones. "I am so happy that you have made this much progress in only almost five years. You are a natural, if you knew how hard it is to learn everything that I have taught you and you mastered. But there is still one thing you lack."
I was a but confused until I spoke up, "what is that father?" I asked.
"Well there is one thing you lack and two things I have not taught you." He looked me in the eyes, "patience my son, patience." I looked at him a little confused.
"I am very patient!" I complained, and also completely forgot about those two things he never taught me.
"Even now you aren't." He chuckled, "how do you expect to complete the trials and quests ahead of you? Remember there are still things that need a watchful guardian, and also I have the trials ready, so be ready to face them, so be warned they are not easy at all!"
"When can I start them?" I asked.
"When your birthday comes I will have a date." My father answered.
"I cant wait now!" I chuckled.
"You can." He said. "You are not ready yet, that is why I say this."
"Seriously?" I was a little sad inside.
"This is the bets for you. But right now let us train you." My father said.
"I think I need some sleep." I smiled at my father.
"Yes I see that, now go." My father chuckled.
I was soon flying down to the ground to head inside for a well earned nap and anyone who says otherwise, well I don't know what I would do. As I made it inside the dark oaken mansion, I looked at the kitchen and then the stairs, I thought for a second before heading up stairs. I was soon reaching my room when I heard some noise coming from my room.
I snuck closer when I spotted the door was open a little, and the noise wasn't too loud, it sounded down from the ground like they small. A scythe appeared in my hand, I slowly walked forward and peeked inside the room.
