Chapter 3
"WHAT?!" cried Zeus as he heard the report of Athena his daughter. He knocked a table over with fierce temper. "I cannot believe this, summon all the gods!" he ordered, and Iris hurried to gather the mighty gods over to the Great Hall of the King of Gods' palace.
The gods, after hearing that Zeus was in a great temper, all showed the unwillingness to go. Apollo said that he is now directing his horses for a new route around the sky; Ares said that he is practicing archery with Apollo, which obviously contradicted with the excuse of the Sun God, and by that Iris had managed to persuade the War Lord who did not have a very complicated mind to come to the meeting. Hera, who has already heard the cries and table falling in the Great Hall, decided to say that she is not well and shall not attend the meeting. Poseidon, trying desperately to seek an excuse but couldn't come up with any, decided that for the sake of being one of brothers to Zeus that he would come. However, the other brother of his, Hades, had no intention of even move himself away from his Underworld. He sent Iris back with the message that he is very busy, for there has been war and he has to manage all those souls.
So among the main gods only Aphrodite, Athena who was present, Ares, and Poseidon came, not to mention the pathetic attendance of the lesser gods who were more afraid of Zeus than anything. This, did add fuel to the burning anger of the High King of Olympus.
"I am warning each one of those who cared not to come," threatened Zeus angrily, "this is a matter that concerns everyone of the Olympians. If they their selves are too lazy to come, I will drug each one of them here, NOW!"
So, poor Iris had to fly to all those gods' places once more with dried lips to persuade them, and told them the threat of Zeus. Upon the fear for the High King who would actually do what he has threatened, the gods came unwillingly, and half expecting to be saved from punishment.
"Now, Athena had returned with a disappointing news," said Zeus, satisfied with the sight of the full attendance of the gods, "that the Mortals, who had a leader called Caesar, has changed everything. Despite the fact that they created a new religion, they had based that religion from us, the real gods. They changed our names, changed personalities, genders, yet anyone with some intelligence shall see the similarity between those false gods and us. We have been twisted into some cursed idols! Their King of Gods is called Jove, and his wife Juno.........RIDICULAS names they had applied!"
"Jove and Juno?" the gods tried to hold their laughter, only Hera, whose pride had been severely damaged, remained silent.
"We MUST stop this madness," said Zeus, walking back and forth, "any ideas?"
"I say we go down there and kill half the population!" cried Ares, "I am dying of peace!"
"Ares, that will not help," said Athena, "what will the people think of us? Blood thirst bulls like you?"
"What, then are we suppose to wait until some horrible names has been put on our head?" returned the War Lord.
"Listen, we must not damage our image ourselves, but come up with a way that we can change the thought of those people," said Aphrodite.
"I have an idea," said Poseidon, "we will start a plague, which the people will not be able to cure it theirselves. Then we go down as rescuers, and make them change their religion back to the real one."
"That's a good idea!" agreed Apollo.
"I say, first we start with the leader. We must do something with that Caesar. If he turns to our side than all the people will," suggested Athena.
"We can't just give them a peaceful chance........" said Ares.
"How about this," said Hades, "you will go down there, invisible, and lead those Romans to defeat. Fight for the other side, and bring them down. Meanwhile, we will start the plague, and the very first person we strike will be that Caesar. Then we go as that plan of Poseidon's. How's that for you, Ares?"
"As long as there are battles," said Ares.
All gods' glance turned to Zeus. The King of Gods considered the plan. "Very well," he said, "Ares, go and help the barbarians. Athena, start the plague!"
"With pleasure, father," smiled Ares.
"Caesar! Great Caesar!" cried a messenger who dashed into the palace. The emperor was eating grapes and lying on the couch.
"Please! What now?" said the emperor with little interest.
"Great Emperor of Roman Empire! The barbarians have attacked in such a rapid speed unimaginable! They had already taken five cities within a week! General Marcus Casius send your servant here for aid!"
"The barbarians you say?" replied the Caesar, put another grape into his mouth and drank a cup of wine, "didn't General Casius already defeated them to their last village?"
"Yes, but it seems that they had worshiped a new god, and he helped them,"
"What's that god's name?"
"We don't' know Sire."
"You know what?" said the emperor, "go and tell the priests to offer more sacrifices for the gods, and don't annoy me anymore."
"Yes sire," exited the messenger.
"Geez, such a small thing needs my knowledge....," yawned the Caesar.
"The Caesar has been struck with a strange malady," reported the physician before the Senate, "so far it is very hard to cure."
"Is it the same plague that is going on in the Empire?" asked one of the Senators.
"I am afraid so," said the physician, shaking his head.
"The Caesar is ill, the barbarians are moving closer to Rome everyday. Are the gods really against us?" sighed the Senator.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! This will be a short story, just to tell you. Watch the gods exercise their plan next chapter!
"WHAT?!" cried Zeus as he heard the report of Athena his daughter. He knocked a table over with fierce temper. "I cannot believe this, summon all the gods!" he ordered, and Iris hurried to gather the mighty gods over to the Great Hall of the King of Gods' palace.
The gods, after hearing that Zeus was in a great temper, all showed the unwillingness to go. Apollo said that he is now directing his horses for a new route around the sky; Ares said that he is practicing archery with Apollo, which obviously contradicted with the excuse of the Sun God, and by that Iris had managed to persuade the War Lord who did not have a very complicated mind to come to the meeting. Hera, who has already heard the cries and table falling in the Great Hall, decided to say that she is not well and shall not attend the meeting. Poseidon, trying desperately to seek an excuse but couldn't come up with any, decided that for the sake of being one of brothers to Zeus that he would come. However, the other brother of his, Hades, had no intention of even move himself away from his Underworld. He sent Iris back with the message that he is very busy, for there has been war and he has to manage all those souls.
So among the main gods only Aphrodite, Athena who was present, Ares, and Poseidon came, not to mention the pathetic attendance of the lesser gods who were more afraid of Zeus than anything. This, did add fuel to the burning anger of the High King of Olympus.
"I am warning each one of those who cared not to come," threatened Zeus angrily, "this is a matter that concerns everyone of the Olympians. If they their selves are too lazy to come, I will drug each one of them here, NOW!"
So, poor Iris had to fly to all those gods' places once more with dried lips to persuade them, and told them the threat of Zeus. Upon the fear for the High King who would actually do what he has threatened, the gods came unwillingly, and half expecting to be saved from punishment.
"Now, Athena had returned with a disappointing news," said Zeus, satisfied with the sight of the full attendance of the gods, "that the Mortals, who had a leader called Caesar, has changed everything. Despite the fact that they created a new religion, they had based that religion from us, the real gods. They changed our names, changed personalities, genders, yet anyone with some intelligence shall see the similarity between those false gods and us. We have been twisted into some cursed idols! Their King of Gods is called Jove, and his wife Juno.........RIDICULAS names they had applied!"
"Jove and Juno?" the gods tried to hold their laughter, only Hera, whose pride had been severely damaged, remained silent.
"We MUST stop this madness," said Zeus, walking back and forth, "any ideas?"
"I say we go down there and kill half the population!" cried Ares, "I am dying of peace!"
"Ares, that will not help," said Athena, "what will the people think of us? Blood thirst bulls like you?"
"What, then are we suppose to wait until some horrible names has been put on our head?" returned the War Lord.
"Listen, we must not damage our image ourselves, but come up with a way that we can change the thought of those people," said Aphrodite.
"I have an idea," said Poseidon, "we will start a plague, which the people will not be able to cure it theirselves. Then we go down as rescuers, and make them change their religion back to the real one."
"That's a good idea!" agreed Apollo.
"I say, first we start with the leader. We must do something with that Caesar. If he turns to our side than all the people will," suggested Athena.
"We can't just give them a peaceful chance........" said Ares.
"How about this," said Hades, "you will go down there, invisible, and lead those Romans to defeat. Fight for the other side, and bring them down. Meanwhile, we will start the plague, and the very first person we strike will be that Caesar. Then we go as that plan of Poseidon's. How's that for you, Ares?"
"As long as there are battles," said Ares.
All gods' glance turned to Zeus. The King of Gods considered the plan. "Very well," he said, "Ares, go and help the barbarians. Athena, start the plague!"
"With pleasure, father," smiled Ares.
"Caesar! Great Caesar!" cried a messenger who dashed into the palace. The emperor was eating grapes and lying on the couch.
"Please! What now?" said the emperor with little interest.
"Great Emperor of Roman Empire! The barbarians have attacked in such a rapid speed unimaginable! They had already taken five cities within a week! General Marcus Casius send your servant here for aid!"
"The barbarians you say?" replied the Caesar, put another grape into his mouth and drank a cup of wine, "didn't General Casius already defeated them to their last village?"
"Yes, but it seems that they had worshiped a new god, and he helped them,"
"What's that god's name?"
"We don't' know Sire."
"You know what?" said the emperor, "go and tell the priests to offer more sacrifices for the gods, and don't annoy me anymore."
"Yes sire," exited the messenger.
"Geez, such a small thing needs my knowledge....," yawned the Caesar.
"The Caesar has been struck with a strange malady," reported the physician before the Senate, "so far it is very hard to cure."
"Is it the same plague that is going on in the Empire?" asked one of the Senators.
"I am afraid so," said the physician, shaking his head.
"The Caesar is ill, the barbarians are moving closer to Rome everyday. Are the gods really against us?" sighed the Senator.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! This will be a short story, just to tell you. Watch the gods exercise their plan next chapter!