PiT 031: Archimedes and the Tortoise
Dark, Dark, Hero, Dark, Hero, Dark
Shadow had disrupted a lot of people. He hadn't meant to, in fact, he wasn't even sure why the 'Army of Shades', as it was called by the local people was after him.
All he knew was that he fell from the sky, and the crater that he had left had killed some of the grazing flock of sheep.
The day he came, he was heralded as a god, and a sign of good fortune.
When the Army of Shades came, however, he was an omen of misfortune. An oracle that was highly respected in the village said that Shadow should be sacrificed, and released from his mortal coil.
Everything went downhill from there.
In the middle of the night, the Army of Shades would attack the village, and demand they give Shadow up, and when they would go to his temple, he wouldn't be there, but always the next morning he would come out of the east, morning sunlight glistening off his dew-covered fur.
One night, they had a young boy by the name of Piers follow Shadow to where ever the black hedgehog went at night. The boy crept along stealthily, glad for the bright moonlight that illuminated the dark hedgehog's fur.
Shadow came to the edge of the giant crater that had been made by his impact. He plucked a shining, while flower from the edge and tossed it into the crater, whispering so that only he could hear, "For Maria, whomever she may be."
The name of the girl haunted his brain, but he didn't know her. Only her cyan eyes.
Shadow turned and headed back into the forest that surrounded the village. Piers followed a fair distance behind, puzzled by what the hedgehog had done.
When the morning came, Piers made sure he was in bed by the time Shadow arrived. When nighttime rolled around again, and Shadow headed to the crater, the Army of Shades lay in wait for him.
The onyx colored hedgehog was quickly captured and put in a state of suspended animation, and Piers was heralded as a king for the rest of his days.
Can gods be triumphed by other gods?