Before we begin this tale I must first introduce myself. My name Is Zeta and I am the warrior of Chaos the creator, and protector of Olympus. Let me begin with the tale of how I became Zeta.
(Flashback Begins)
I was preparing my armor when I heard someone call my name, "Rasmus!"The seer Orane yelled as he ran up to me.
"What is it Orane?" I asked as I set my armor down and turned to face him.
"The Spartans are close, they are almost near the walls of Athens," he told me as he caught his breath.
"By the gods, "I said as I picked my armor up and started to put it on.
"What are you doing? Do you not remember the vision that I told you about Rasmus?"Orane asked with a concerned look.
"I do my old friend, but no man can change the will of the fates. If I am destined to die at the spear of a Spartan then I will do so with honor" I told him as I put my hand on his shoulder.
"Well I will not be around to see it, goodbye my friend, see you in the next life," He said as he handed me my sword then he left.
After I strapped my sword to my side I put on my helmet then I walked to the walls to meet with my squadron. "Rasmus" My second in command and old friend Sander called as he ran over to me.
"Yes, Sander what news do you bring?"I asked as he caught up to me.
"Well, we have a new soldier his name is Damon you will meet him soon enough. I also bring news of how we might be able to slow the Spartans' advance to give Athens enough time until reinforcements can get here, but it will surely send us and our men to Hades," he said as he looked around at our squadron of six men. The squadron was comprised of me, Sander, Gruevn our weapons handler, Jayr our healer, our peacemaker Kasmy, and new soldier Damon.
"That is a price I am willing to pay myself to keep our city safe," I told Sander as the rest of them walked over.
"Well if we try to intercept the Spartans before they get near Athens' walls then we can try and send as many as we can to the underworld with us. It should buy them enough time for reinforcements to arrive."Sander said as he crossed his arms. I looked around at my men and said "I am not going to ask you to go on a mission that will seal your fate, but I am asking not as your leader but as a friend and a brother in arms. Please help me in this battle, so we can give our City a fighting chance."
"I have fought by your side for so long that we are not only brothers in arms, we might as well be brothers. I will fight with you" Sander said as he put his hand on my shoulder.
"You can't fight without weapons, so I am coming along to make sure you don't die without a sword in your hand," Gruevn said as he crossed his arms.
"You can't just get injured and die a dishonorable death, you're going to need your healer to make sure you keep fighting with honor," Jayr said as he adjusted his quiver.
"I know there is no chance to make peace, but I need to make sure we die with peace," Kasmy said as he leaned against his spear.
I walked over to Damon and put my hand on his shoulder "I will not ask you to fight your first battle and die, I can ask Pericles to have you moved to another squadron" I told him.
"There is a reason I asked to be assigned to you sir, you and your men are legends. It would be an honor to fight beside you and die with you sir" Damon said as he put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
I shook my head as I told them to get ready, "Come Sander we must go tell the Pericles" I said as I headed over to his tent. Sander followed me and we both entered the tent while removing our helmets.
"Ah my two greatest soldiers Rasmus and Sander, I was just getting ready to send the messenger after you two. I need you two to round your men and help the detail that is escorting our reinforcements."Pericles said as he sat down.
"Well Pericles we have a different plan, our plan is to intercept the Spartans and try to hold them off as long as possible until reinforcements get here," Sander said.
"Now that is a mission that is sure enough for Thanatos to claim your souls," Pericles said.
"We realize that but it is the only option to ensure Athens safety and the safety of your people," I told him as I set my helmet down on my table.
"Why not send another squadron of men to do it, we have plenty of men willing to die for our city," He said as he rubbed his eyes.
"Because you said it yourself, Sander and I are your best two soldiers and you know my squadron is the best in your army," I said as I leaned on the table.
"You are correct, if you think it is the best plan then so be it. I give you my blessing to do it. May our patron Athena help you both" Pericles said as he leaned back in his seat.
"Thank you, General," I said as I bowed then I grabbed my helmet and walked out of the tent with Sander as we made our way to return to our men.
As we got closer to our men we both put our helmets back on and Kasmy walked over to us, "What did he say, sir?"He asked me as we walked back to our camp.
"Our leader gave us his blessing to proceed with the mission," I told him as I stopped at our camp.
"Better than guard detail," Sander said as he sat down. I shook my head then I told Gruevn to prepare the weapons and to bring as many as he could. I sat down next to Sander and took off my helmet, setting it down next to me, Sander did the same thing. "How long have we known each other Sander?"I asked him.
"Since we were both boys Rasmus, our mothers knew each other," he said smiling.
"Indeed they did, but I did not know my father so I did not have any idea what legacy I was to follow. Unlike yours, your father was a soldier so you became a soldier" I said look at him.
"I remember you telling me that your mother told you that your father was a powerful scholar and since he had many enemies he had to leave to keep you safe," Sander said.
"Indeed and I became a soldier to not follow in the footsteps of a father who was never there, who knew I was a born fighter and scholar," I said chuckling.
"Yes you are but you are also one of the best men I know and you fight not for riches but for the people of Athens."He said, placing his hand on my shoulder.
"We all fight for the people of Athens my old friend," I said as I placed my hand on his shoulder "Now let's fight for our fellow Athenians."
Sander and I stood up as we put on our helmets then we all left the walls of Athens and went to fight our final battle.
As we marched on to meet our enemies and our fate we talked about our lives and got to know each other a little better before Thanatos claims our souls. As we drew closer we heard the march of men heading towards us so we got into position. Sander and I hid behind a boulder with our spears and shields, Gruevn hid behind a tree with his ax, Kasmy and Damon were behind two bushes with their spears and shields, and Jayr was up in the tree with his bow ready to rain arrows down on the Spartans. When we saw them top the hill I gave the signal to Jayr and he started to bring Apollo's fury down on the Spartans. The Spartans were disordered for a moment in which I cried "FOR ATHENS!" and charged in with my men behind me. We were able to send some to Hades but soon enough they got ordered and their archers sent a volley of arrows our way.
We were able to get our shields up in time but Gruevn was not so lucky, he was to first fall to Thanatos' grip. I threw my spear down and drew my sword then I charged in, Sander, Kasmy, Damon, and Jayr followed my lead all drawing their swords and charged in with me. We were able to fend them off but soon we started to fall. Jayr was killed by the blade of a Spartan, Damon was pierced by a Spartan's arrow, Kasmy fell by the spear of a Spartan, and Sander died by a Spartan's blade. I was holding my own until I felt the spear pierce my front, I fell back onto the ground holding the spear shaft. As I laid there on my back as the life faded from me, I thought about how I couldn't escape the vision of the future, how I died fighting for my people. I looked up at the sky one last time, then darkness took over my vision as I took my last breath.
I opened my eyes expecting to find myself standing in front of the River Styx but instead, I found myself looking up at stars, then I looked down at my chest and noticed that the spear was not there. I then noticed that I was not wearing any armor but I was wearing a plain tunic. I stood up from the ground and looked around, I noticed that it seemed the entire room was made of stars then I looked at the ground and found myself looking at Gaia herself. "Beautiful is it not," A voice of a man said behind me. I looked behind me to see a man who was wearing a black robe with a hood that was up.
"Who are you? Why am I here? Where are my comrades?"I asked the man as I looked at him with a confused look on my face. "Don't worry Rasmus, all of your questions will be answered soon."He said as he removed his hood revealing his face, he had long silver hair and silver bread, his eyes were black with white spots that looked like stars. "Do I know you from somewhere?"I asked him as I tried to recognize him.
"No, but I know who you are. I have watched you your entire life Rasmus. I am proud of the man you have become." he said as he walked over to me.
"Are you, my father?"I asked him, trying to find the truth.
"Short of, I used my power to create you then I sent you to your mother and let her raise you. she was the most caring and selfless person I saw, I hoped you would learn that from her."He said as he looked down at Gaia.
"Wait so you're telling me that the woman who raised me and called me her son did not give birth to me. But instead, I was created by some godly power, but wait that means..."I said as I realized who I was speaking to "You are Chaos the void, lord of creation."
"Yes I am Rasmus and I created you so that one day you could take my place as lord of creation when you were ready to," he said as he put hand on my shoulder, "I sent that vision to the seer to test you, to see if you would take the selfish way and try to prevent it or see if you would do the right thing and selflessly accept your fate and protect the people of Athens."
I sat down on the ground to take in everything Chaos just said. That's when a giant flash happened and there stood six people, five of them were my fallen comrades. The sixth person was wearing black robes and had giant black wings, in his hand was a scroll. "Ah thank you, Thanatos for bringing me these five" Chaos said as he looked at them.
"You are welcome lord Chaos," Thanatos said then he flashed away. I looked at my men then I looked at Chaos and said "There is a specific reason why you saved all six of us and not just me, I would like to know what the reason is''
"And I would like to know what in Zeus' name is going on here," Sander said as he stepped forward and stood next to me.
So after Chaos explained to them what he told me Sander looked at me and said chuckling "Well explains why you have a god complex."
I chuckled then I looked at Chaos and said: "That still does not answer my question, why did you need all six of us if I am your heir?"
"My time is not up yet not until we prevent the destruction of Olympus, that's why I need all six of you to protect Olympus and to be my warriors," Chaos said as he went to go sit on a throne that appeared.
"When is this destruction supposed to come?"Gruevn asked.
"I do not know but for now you must train, time passes more quickly here in my realm so you would introduce yourselves to the Olympians when sadly the Spartans and Athen will still be at war which would be 10 years here."Chaos responded as he leaned back in his throne.
"Who will train us?"Damon asked
"The rest of the primordial council will train you with powers that will be blessed to you," He told us.
"Understood lord Chaos," I said as we all bowed.
(Flashback ends)
And that took place years ago, now we must introduce ourselves to the Olympians again but this time not by our real names but by our Chaos names. We all have taken up names throughout the ages now we are in the modern age so we have to take up more modern names. I am no longer Rasmus, I am Riley the Son Of Chaos and Protector of Olympus.