So this chapter is not from anyone's perspective. Thank you everyone who has reviewed! And a special thank you to those who send in corrections, I really appreciate it! Once again, I do not own this world or most of its characters, that all goes to Rick Riordan.
The legend of the cursed bows is not commonly known. The origin of the story isn't known either. It is a strange story. It is set in a time long before Greece, Italy and any other country were ever thought of. The legend tells of a two nations who were as opposite as fire and water. They were constantly at war with each other for reasons long forgotten. One nation was ruled with women as the head, and the other with men. To end the war, both nations searched for their strongest warrior to be entered into a duel to the death. Unsurprisingly, the nation ran by women chose a woman, and the nation ran by men chose a man. They both trained hard for the task but they were not to ever meet.
But fate had a different idea.
The two warriors met one night after each had trained hard, neither of them knowing that the other was the one that they must defeat or be defeated by. The warriors fell in love and met as much as possible until the date of they're duel when they said goodbye to the other and went to meet their fate. The warriors thought it a cruel trick when they saw the other in armor ready to fight. They soon realized the truth and refused to fight. They each walked out of the arena and ran away together.
The leaders of the nations were furious that their warriors would not being finishing this war for them. They secretly collaborated and devised a plan to settle the war with the warriors. Each nation gathered its best weapon smiths and had them build a bow that would represent their nation perfectly.
The nation run by men was located in an area with many volcanoes and they built their trade off of what those volcanoes produced. Their bow was simple but strong with fiery carvings in it and with a handle of red ribbon. It was called the fire bow.
The nation run by women was located in an area surrounded almost completely by ocean and they based their trade and welfare off of what the ocean could offer them. Their bow was also simple with carvings, but these carvings were of water and of the ocean. It had a handle of teal ribbon. It was called the water bow.
The two bows were then given to the best magicians. The magicians cast spells on the bows to make the users first shots be straight into the heart of the one they loved.
The bows were then delivered to the two warriors. The messenger delivering the bows told the warriors that they were tokens of apology from the leaders to say that they did not have to fight. The messenger that delivered them was charged with the task of watching the warriors to see which one killed the other first.
When the warriors went hunting together, instead of aiming at the birds they chased, the warriors found themselves aiming at the other. They had no control over themselves. With tears in each of their eyes the warriors fought the spells. The warriors were able to stand perfectly still and not release the arrows for two days and two nights. They were both grief stricken, and almost dead inside when their strength finally gave out. They each lost power and released their arrows at the same time, but the man's arrow struck first. Both of the warriors died by the others hand.
The nation of fire was called winner by the might of their warrior.
The cursed bows have occasionally shown up in history, but never really noticed. Each time they showed up, two people deeply in love had them. In the end, they would always kill each other. The bows have not appeared for over a hundred years, but now, they're back. With them comes the curse the magicians cast all those years ago.
Shoot straight…
Shoot true…
Shoot the one who is dear to you…
No strength can resist…
No power can defeat…
This curse we place…
For hopes of peace.
