Chapter 2: Meet Me At Sun Down
Rowen looked down at his sun amulet. "This old thing? I've had it forever. You just don't find these things everyday." The bell rang telling them to move on to their next class. "Met me at Planet Bang tonight and I'll talk to you about it."
"But its Thursday, we can't get into Planet Bang tonight." Cyrus said getting his stuff together.
"I didn't say in Planet Bang. Meet me outside on the street corner. Be there at Sun Set. It was nice meeting you Zaltana." He took her hand and lightly kissed it and walked out of the classroom.
"Cy, you going?" Zaltana said throwing her backpack over her shoulder.
"But of course, you?"
"Come on think of how much dangers there is." She paused for a second. "Yes I am."
Cyrus let out a light laugh before lifting his backpack. "Come on, you're going to be late for Spanish again."
"But it's a stupid class." She said while walking out of the room with Cyrus. The two of them were close but when they tried to go out, they actually tried to avoid each other.
"I told you to take Latin but did you listen, no you had to go try Spanish to curse at me."
"Not true… it was to curse at my sister you were just an added bonus." She said stopping at her locker and started to dig through the disaster area she called her locker for her Spanish book. "Ah here it is."
"I'll see you later. I gotta go to English." She watched Cyrus walk off as she closed her locker and went off to her next class.
Cyrus and Zaltana arrived at Planet Bang about fifteen minuets before sunset. Zaltana changed from her normal school outfit to a pair of cut off jeans and a black tang top, her boomer jacket hung open with her hands berried in the pockets. Cyrus just wore the same out fit from school.
"Why did you change?" Cyrus asked looking her over.
"It's a girl thing." Zaltana said to him. "Why did we have to meet at sunset? Why not sunrise?"
"Zal, not everyone wakes up at the crack of dawn like we do. He might be normal." Cyrus said putting his hand on her shoulder. "You sure you want to go through with this?"
"Cy, he has our amulet. I want to know why. Do you think he has some sort of power too?" Zaltana asked. "It didn't glow when he was near. He can't be that bad can he?"
"Zal, we shouldn't take a chance with him. He might have a power, he might not. We have to stay together here like we always have." He slid his hand under her face. "Now ease up. It should go well." Zaltana let a small smile creep onto her face. "That's the smile."
"Where is he? Rowen should be here by now." She said pulling away from crimson contacted eyes.
"That was a touching scene I have to say." Rowens voice came from behind them. They turned to see him with another boy and an old man. "I told you they would come." He said to the older man. Zaltana's eyes studied the older man. He appeared to be in his late 60's early 70's. He had short gray hair and saggy skin.
"Rowen told me about you two. Not as I expected. I am Kedem. This young man to my right is Duncan. I believe all of you are sixteen am I right." Zaltana looked Duncan over. He was somewhat tall and lanky. His shifty Ice blue eyes were an alert that something is a foot.
"Yeah you are." Cyrus stepped in fount of Zaltana. "What can you tell us about our Amulets?"
"You two must be hungry. Come to the café and I'll explain everything." He said.
They Sat at the Café waiting for Rowen to arrive back at the table with their orders. Duncan had sat down next to Zaltana who was seated with Cyrus as her right hand man. Kedem was across form Zaltana with a slight smile on his face. "So why do we have these sun Amulets? And why is mine silver while the guys have a golden one?" Zaltana said breaking the silence. Rowen arrived with the coffee and handed the first cup to Zaltana who started putting a lot of sugar packets in it.
"My dear, Zaltana, you always were curious." He smirked. "You are the Daughter of Helios. That is why you're amulet is silver. He felt that because you are a girl you should have something special. The boys are the Sons of Helios. Together you are the Children of the Sun.
"Isn't Helios that Greek guy with the sun cart?" Cyrus asked.
"Well stated Cy," Zaltana said. "If I remember, Helios was the sun God. He drove his Chariot across the sky with Flaming horses and a golden Chariot … but that's just the old myth."
"You really think it's just a myth?" Rowen almost screamed but instead he hushed his voice.
"I thought it was based off some guy who made people believe he controlled the sun and moon in order to get free food and offerings."
"This girl is naive" Rowen complained.
"Creative story." Duncan said.
"Thanks." Zaltana responded. She watched Duncan tip his cup to her.
"That's not a good thing when he speaks like that. Normally you don't even get that out of him." Rowen explained. "Those Myths are real. Those Gods are real. They were killed by western religion."
"Calm down children." Kedem said. "Just because you people are taught by your God Almighty how to think inside the box and not question stuff doesn't mean that it was just a myth. Even myths are based off the truth."
"Kedem's not really a big fan of religion." Rowen told Cyrus.
"I may be old but I can still hear." Kedem grumbled. "Anyway, you guys just lost a girl to hit on."
"Why?" Cyrus asked.
"Do you really want to hit on your sister?"
"Zaltana? Who would have seen that one coming?" Cyrus explained. "Anyway, who would want to date her? She's could kick half the guys asses."
"Your not getting help getting a prom date from my Cy." Zaltana said playfully hitting him in the stomach.
"See what I mean she abuses me."
"Suck it up." Duncan said in a deep monotone voice.
"This is big, Duncan's talking." Rowen joked.
"Fuck you."
"Boys what did I say about cursing in fount of me?" Kedem tried to brake up the fight.
"Don't do it less it's really good cursing." Rowen said.
"This place is messed up." Cyrus confusedly stated.
"I agree, maybe we should get outta here before we get into something too big." Zaltana said to Cyrus.
"Your already in it. You've been in it since you were born." Kedem explained.
"You know what, I don't have time for this," Zaltana was getting annoyed. "I've got to get home. You know what?" She took off her sun amulet. "You can have this back old man." She set it on the table and walked off.
"I'll go after her." Duncan grabbed the Sun Amulet and went after her.
"Wait Duncan," Cyrus said. "I know her, give me her Amulet and I'll get it back to her. She's just getting over some stuff and its well, kind of crazy in her life now." Duncan gave Cyrus a cold stair.
"You don't even know how to fight them. Right now she's at her weakest. Without her amulet on they can steal her power, her hope and dreams."
"Come on, I know where she's going." Cyrus ran out of the café and chased after Zaltana. Duncan was following closely.
Rowen looked down at his sun amulet. "This old thing? I've had it forever. You just don't find these things everyday." The bell rang telling them to move on to their next class. "Met me at Planet Bang tonight and I'll talk to you about it."
"But its Thursday, we can't get into Planet Bang tonight." Cyrus said getting his stuff together.
"I didn't say in Planet Bang. Meet me outside on the street corner. Be there at Sun Set. It was nice meeting you Zaltana." He took her hand and lightly kissed it and walked out of the classroom.
"Cy, you going?" Zaltana said throwing her backpack over her shoulder.
"But of course, you?"
"Come on think of how much dangers there is." She paused for a second. "Yes I am."
Cyrus let out a light laugh before lifting his backpack. "Come on, you're going to be late for Spanish again."
"But it's a stupid class." She said while walking out of the room with Cyrus. The two of them were close but when they tried to go out, they actually tried to avoid each other.
"I told you to take Latin but did you listen, no you had to go try Spanish to curse at me."
"Not true… it was to curse at my sister you were just an added bonus." She said stopping at her locker and started to dig through the disaster area she called her locker for her Spanish book. "Ah here it is."
"I'll see you later. I gotta go to English." She watched Cyrus walk off as she closed her locker and went off to her next class.
Cyrus and Zaltana arrived at Planet Bang about fifteen minuets before sunset. Zaltana changed from her normal school outfit to a pair of cut off jeans and a black tang top, her boomer jacket hung open with her hands berried in the pockets. Cyrus just wore the same out fit from school.
"Why did you change?" Cyrus asked looking her over.
"It's a girl thing." Zaltana said to him. "Why did we have to meet at sunset? Why not sunrise?"
"Zal, not everyone wakes up at the crack of dawn like we do. He might be normal." Cyrus said putting his hand on her shoulder. "You sure you want to go through with this?"
"Cy, he has our amulet. I want to know why. Do you think he has some sort of power too?" Zaltana asked. "It didn't glow when he was near. He can't be that bad can he?"
"Zal, we shouldn't take a chance with him. He might have a power, he might not. We have to stay together here like we always have." He slid his hand under her face. "Now ease up. It should go well." Zaltana let a small smile creep onto her face. "That's the smile."
"Where is he? Rowen should be here by now." She said pulling away from crimson contacted eyes.
"That was a touching scene I have to say." Rowens voice came from behind them. They turned to see him with another boy and an old man. "I told you they would come." He said to the older man. Zaltana's eyes studied the older man. He appeared to be in his late 60's early 70's. He had short gray hair and saggy skin.
"Rowen told me about you two. Not as I expected. I am Kedem. This young man to my right is Duncan. I believe all of you are sixteen am I right." Zaltana looked Duncan over. He was somewhat tall and lanky. His shifty Ice blue eyes were an alert that something is a foot.
"Yeah you are." Cyrus stepped in fount of Zaltana. "What can you tell us about our Amulets?"
"You two must be hungry. Come to the café and I'll explain everything." He said.
They Sat at the Café waiting for Rowen to arrive back at the table with their orders. Duncan had sat down next to Zaltana who was seated with Cyrus as her right hand man. Kedem was across form Zaltana with a slight smile on his face. "So why do we have these sun Amulets? And why is mine silver while the guys have a golden one?" Zaltana said breaking the silence. Rowen arrived with the coffee and handed the first cup to Zaltana who started putting a lot of sugar packets in it.
"My dear, Zaltana, you always were curious." He smirked. "You are the Daughter of Helios. That is why you're amulet is silver. He felt that because you are a girl you should have something special. The boys are the Sons of Helios. Together you are the Children of the Sun.
"Isn't Helios that Greek guy with the sun cart?" Cyrus asked.
"Well stated Cy," Zaltana said. "If I remember, Helios was the sun God. He drove his Chariot across the sky with Flaming horses and a golden Chariot … but that's just the old myth."
"You really think it's just a myth?" Rowen almost screamed but instead he hushed his voice.
"I thought it was based off some guy who made people believe he controlled the sun and moon in order to get free food and offerings."
"This girl is naive" Rowen complained.
"Creative story." Duncan said.
"Thanks." Zaltana responded. She watched Duncan tip his cup to her.
"That's not a good thing when he speaks like that. Normally you don't even get that out of him." Rowen explained. "Those Myths are real. Those Gods are real. They were killed by western religion."
"Calm down children." Kedem said. "Just because you people are taught by your God Almighty how to think inside the box and not question stuff doesn't mean that it was just a myth. Even myths are based off the truth."
"Kedem's not really a big fan of religion." Rowen told Cyrus.
"I may be old but I can still hear." Kedem grumbled. "Anyway, you guys just lost a girl to hit on."
"Why?" Cyrus asked.
"Do you really want to hit on your sister?"
"Zaltana? Who would have seen that one coming?" Cyrus explained. "Anyway, who would want to date her? She's could kick half the guys asses."
"Your not getting help getting a prom date from my Cy." Zaltana said playfully hitting him in the stomach.
"See what I mean she abuses me."
"Suck it up." Duncan said in a deep monotone voice.
"This is big, Duncan's talking." Rowen joked.
"Fuck you."
"Boys what did I say about cursing in fount of me?" Kedem tried to brake up the fight.
"Don't do it less it's really good cursing." Rowen said.
"This place is messed up." Cyrus confusedly stated.
"I agree, maybe we should get outta here before we get into something too big." Zaltana said to Cyrus.
"Your already in it. You've been in it since you were born." Kedem explained.
"You know what, I don't have time for this," Zaltana was getting annoyed. "I've got to get home. You know what?" She took off her sun amulet. "You can have this back old man." She set it on the table and walked off.
"I'll go after her." Duncan grabbed the Sun Amulet and went after her.
"Wait Duncan," Cyrus said. "I know her, give me her Amulet and I'll get it back to her. She's just getting over some stuff and its well, kind of crazy in her life now." Duncan gave Cyrus a cold stair.
"You don't even know how to fight them. Right now she's at her weakest. Without her amulet on they can steal her power, her hope and dreams."
"Come on, I know where she's going." Cyrus ran out of the café and chased after Zaltana. Duncan was following closely.
