You really start appreciating the little things as time pass. Especially when you don't age.
I don't really know how much time passed. I just know it's long enough for Gilgamesh and Enkidu to be gone. I guess a good thing from leaving is that I didn't have to watch them die.
I know that's just me trying to ease my conscious. I've long accepted the passing of time and needing to keep move forward.
Thanks to a certain travelling monk that was searching for enlightenment.
But that's a story for another time.
Third POV: somewhere in the ocean.
"How long until we reach the next island, Medea?" Jason asked as he stirred the boat.
"Lord Jason, for the third time, it should be sometime tomorrow according to what my aunt told us," Medea sighed as her lover asked the same question again.
"Jason, calm down," Hercules said, patting his friend's shoulder. "Circe's instructions to sailors are known to be accurate. I'm sure we'll get there soon enough."
Jason bit his lip and groaned. "It's just that... we've been running a little low on supplies lately and Asclepius has been hounding me about running low on medicinal herbs. I just want to reach the next island so we can resupply."
"I understand your concern," Hercules nodded and looked at the ocean surrounding the ship. "But our supplies should be more than enough to reach the next island. We haven't seen any problems so far so we shou-"
Just then, something large burst from the water. All the people on board the ship held tightly as it rocked back and forth before they went into battle positions. They saw that what appeared from the water was a large squid that was currently fighting... a being made of water.
The being made of water was holding the main body of the squid with one hand and reeling the other into a fist. The fist changed shape into a blade and the water monster thrust the blade forward, making it tear through the squid and come out the other way.
The large water monster pulled his fist back and it turned back to a clawed hand. The creature then turned to look at the Argonauts with glowing white eyes.
Medea jumped forward and waved her hand, creating a large magical protection circle in front of the ship where the monster was standing while Hercules and another crewmate, Atalante, pulled out their bows and fired an arrow each at the water monster.
However, the arrows simply passed through the monster's body while it just stood still.
"You know, I can just walk around that circle, right?" The creature suddenly said, motioning to the circle Medea created.
The whole area was filled with silence with the only sound being the waves of the water. "Y-Y-Y-You can talk!?" Jason shrieked from behind Hercules.
"Someone as ugly as you can, so what's stopping me?" The creature asked, causing a few on the ship to cover their mouths as a snort broke through them.
"Hey!" The creature looked and saw a tanned man with white hair, white armour, and a golden spear glare at him with nothing but absolute hatred. "Are you one of that bastard's creations?" The man outright demanded an answer.
"Who?" The creature asked.
"Don't play dumb!" The man roared and pointed his spear at the creature. "Are you one of that bastard sea God's pets?!"
"Oh, you mean him?" The creature gave them what appeared to be a deadpan look. "I'd rather face the Primordial Chaos than be related to that guy in any shape or form," the statement drew nothing but shock from the ship's crew, even the tanned man stopped his glaring in favour of looking in shock. "I'm an Elemental."
"A what?" The tanned man asked before he, and most of the crew, looked at Medea in hopes of an explanation.
"Elementals are spirits of the world. They come from nature, not the gods, and answer to the world itself," Medea explained before looking back at the creature with a hand on her chin. "I certainly didn't expect to see one here. But, considering that Elementals don't answer or usually even care about the gods, I don't believe he's working for Posei-" Medea stopped as she noticed the hateful glare that the man was giving her. "Ahem... for the god of the Sea. At ease, Caenis."
"Tch," the tanned man - Caenis - moved his spear to rest it in his shoulder. "Fine. What the hell do you want?"
"That's my line," the creature said crossing his arms. "I was the one who was already here. You're the ones who floated to this place."
"We were just passing through," Hercules said, Jason still behind him.
"Oh, are you headed for the island in that direction?" The creature asked, pointing behind him with his thumb.
"Y-Yes," Jason came out from behind Hercules. "So, if this is all over. We'll just be on our way and-"
"Want me to give you a boost?" The creature asked.
"What?" Jason asked with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean a 'boost'?"
"Just hold on to something, okay?" The creature raised his hand and the water around the ship began moving.
The crew immediately did as the creature asked as the water under the ship suddenly formed a wave that the ship surfed along with as it floated in the direction of the island. The cries of the crew can be heard from miles around.
First POV:
"Hmm... so those were the Argonauts, huh?" I mumbled to myself.
Would have been cool to talk to them longer. Especially Hercules. But, I didn't really want to put up with Jason or Caenis or any other annoying member at the moment.
"Meh, maybe I'll get a chance to meet them again?" I shrugged off and went my way.
Though, meeting them does confirm where I was. I was in Greek.
