CENTAUR VILLAGE
On the outskirts of the village, there's a cave that was sealed. And for good reason..it trapped the New Goddess Callisto, the former Warrior Queen, Xena's arch-enemy. Callisto's parents died when Xena's army burned her village years ago. The young girl swore revenge, vowed to kill the warlord Xena and all she cared for. Only now, Xena had changed, forsaking her dark past and renouncing Ares, instead using her skills to do good. Callisto had joined with Hope--daughter of the evil entity Dahak--to kill Solan, Xena's son. Callisto thought it would make her feel better. She was wrong. She was still empty inside. Now, she was stuck here, where she had given up all hope of escape.
Suddenly, there was a flash of blue light. A man appeared..he wore black leather, had a sword-type earing on his right ear, and had a black goatee.
Callisto smiled in recognition. "Hmmm. Ares. Why am I not surprised
to see you here? Is Xena still giving you trouble?"
The God of War laughed. "I see you're still a direct-conflict personality. Very well, I'll get to the point. I'm offering you your freedom."
"What's the catch?"
"Huh?"
"Come on..there's always a catch when you're involved. You only help if it suits your purpose for war and bloodshed."
"True. Ah, war. It's what Xena did best, until my half-brother hero got involved."
"Hercules. No one can kill him, I tried."
"I know. Here's the deal..I let you out. In return, you have an opportunity to stop Xena. I believe she and her sidekick are in Amphipolis."
"Xena's hometown. I did that before, remember?"
"You weren't a god then. Now you are."
"I can kill Xena?"
"If you can. I promise I won't interfere."
The goddess looked at him in mock surprise. "But I thought she was
your woman, your warrior princess. You were trying to turn her back to her dark side so she can rule in your name."
"That's in the past. She has refused my temptations again and
again, I've had enough. I nead a new warrior. Whoever can eliminate
Xena will be my next commander, the next Destroyer of Nations. If
that's true, you can rule the world."
"Interesting. I..yes. I'll kill her. Then her irritating friend, then her mother, then...everyone else in my way. Just one problem. What about Dahak?"
"The One Great Evil. He's still a threat to all of us on Olympus. In truth, he's a problem for all gods in the world. Babylon, Egypt, Chin, and eventually the One God of the Israelites. But I have a plan: together, we'll fight to stop him. He still resides in the Void, on the border of the Spirit Realm, always plotting to enter this world."
"Then, we'll deal with it. Alright Ares, I'll kill Xena, then we formulate a plan to stop Dahak. Do it."
"Ok. Here goes. Remember, if you fail, you get sent back here." He
grabbed her hand and they both disappeared.
On the outskirts of the village, there's a cave that was sealed. And for good reason..it trapped the New Goddess Callisto, the former Warrior Queen, Xena's arch-enemy. Callisto's parents died when Xena's army burned her village years ago. The young girl swore revenge, vowed to kill the warlord Xena and all she cared for. Only now, Xena had changed, forsaking her dark past and renouncing Ares, instead using her skills to do good. Callisto had joined with Hope--daughter of the evil entity Dahak--to kill Solan, Xena's son. Callisto thought it would make her feel better. She was wrong. She was still empty inside. Now, she was stuck here, where she had given up all hope of escape.
Suddenly, there was a flash of blue light. A man appeared..he wore black leather, had a sword-type earing on his right ear, and had a black goatee.
Callisto smiled in recognition. "Hmmm. Ares. Why am I not surprised
to see you here? Is Xena still giving you trouble?"
The God of War laughed. "I see you're still a direct-conflict personality. Very well, I'll get to the point. I'm offering you your freedom."
"What's the catch?"
"Huh?"
"Come on..there's always a catch when you're involved. You only help if it suits your purpose for war and bloodshed."
"True. Ah, war. It's what Xena did best, until my half-brother hero got involved."
"Hercules. No one can kill him, I tried."
"I know. Here's the deal..I let you out. In return, you have an opportunity to stop Xena. I believe she and her sidekick are in Amphipolis."
"Xena's hometown. I did that before, remember?"
"You weren't a god then. Now you are."
"I can kill Xena?"
"If you can. I promise I won't interfere."
The goddess looked at him in mock surprise. "But I thought she was
your woman, your warrior princess. You were trying to turn her back to her dark side so she can rule in your name."
"That's in the past. She has refused my temptations again and
again, I've had enough. I nead a new warrior. Whoever can eliminate
Xena will be my next commander, the next Destroyer of Nations. If
that's true, you can rule the world."
"Interesting. I..yes. I'll kill her. Then her irritating friend, then her mother, then...everyone else in my way. Just one problem. What about Dahak?"
"The One Great Evil. He's still a threat to all of us on Olympus. In truth, he's a problem for all gods in the world. Babylon, Egypt, Chin, and eventually the One God of the Israelites. But I have a plan: together, we'll fight to stop him. He still resides in the Void, on the border of the Spirit Realm, always plotting to enter this world."
"Then, we'll deal with it. Alright Ares, I'll kill Xena, then we formulate a plan to stop Dahak. Do it."
"Ok. Here goes. Remember, if you fail, you get sent back here." He
grabbed her hand and they both disappeared.
