AN: I'm aware that the series Shinzo ended with the death of a certain brunet; Note that this series was written BEFORE the end of the series and has thus forth been dubbed alternate ending.
Chapter one: Amazon named Athena
The forest was nice their time of year, it was little surprise that anyone wanted to leave it, This little corner of their own paradise had been where they got dumped by the cyborg and was their home for a long time. No Enterans dared come close or tried to attack mostly because they feared Mushra. At Times sago wondered if he too should fear his leader, thou the thought quickly passed.
Sago was quite aware his friend would Not harm him in any way, and even more assured that thou somewhere deep inside the darkness of who he really was, is still there it was nothing he couldn't handle. Sago had the utmost confidence in his friend's ability to contain the power of the destroyer's power within himself.
Yet now was not the time to be thinking of such things and he knew it. Now was the time to be enjoying the world they found, the paradise where they could live peacefully for many years. And he even had a new friend another human to join him. He turned to Athena and pointed out a small lake in the middle of the forest, "do you know how to swim?" he asked.
"Its been such a long time," said Athena "I am uncertain rather or not I can still swim and if so I can assure you I would be a sloppy swimmer."
"No problem;" he said a huge grin on his face. "I can teach you if you need it and help if you're sloppy. I promise not to poke fun."
His face made her smile and she agreed to go with swimming him. True to her words she wasn't very good at it having been a Gladiator since she was a small child and not allowed to swim since than. Athena did catch on quickly thou and was effortlessly swimming like a champion in a matter of minuets.
While there were female gladiators they were not allowed to join the games, as it was strictly men only. This had forced many women to go with the alternate option of marrying out of the arena. Something Athena herself had planed on doing till her Fiancé had betrayed her.
She had little remorse for his fate thou; the fact she knew he died in Pompeii along with his sinful other bride to be and the murderous wretch he wound up wedding. She actually held no malice towards him. It was very unlike her the 'goddess of wisdom' to not have a murderous wrath towards such a betrayal, maybe her role was affecting her more than she cared to give in.
Nevertheless she dropped the issue and her and sago returned to Swimming till the sun started to set, than they headed back towards the cabin so his friends wouldn't grow too worried. The day had been a fun experience for the both of them and she was looking forward to getting to swim with him again.
It was times like this that she refused to be defeated and intentionally made sure the show was willed with what the emperor wanted best. The better her display the longer she got to live, and it also meant she didn't have to kill her opponents so ready either, but she doubted the display was going to help her now.
When night finally fell she was still somewhat restless making her way to the small patio on the second floor of the cabin. She had to admit it as a nice little home; two story many rooms and a patio that was open to the hall not a room. This allowed anyone that wanted to get some fresh night air the opportunity to do so. It was something she was happy about as she felt it would do her some good.
Once outside she noticed the stars were very different the sorties they told her were not something she desired. Her younger self-cam crashing back to her as she remembered more of her childhood memories, old visions she had thought long forgotten.
She could see a small version of herself looking through the telescope device as the Polisher thought her many things. Today he was teaching her to read the stars. He pointed out a gathering of stars that foretold her birth many years ago, and the next that told them she was a goddess incarnate destine greatness.
There were many things she learned that day and so she observed the stars above her, and took to foretelling their meaning. A great drama about to unfold, she wondered if that had anything to do with her arrival and Sago's friends poking fun at his affection for her. She continued to read the stars and frown fell across her face. As the prophecy came to pass, she began to understand the meaning of Pompeii
'Child born of the stars of Wisdom,
Holding you're head high as blood is spilled.
Take you're blades and spears,
Forsake them for salvation.
Comes forth the guardian of life, goddess Athena.
When loves lost Scorning comes to claim you,
Take up new armaments,
Become one with the child of the sea.
His kin you must be, for you're only sin to fall.
Once the betrayers lifeblood spills,
At last you may rest in a place you belong.'
Athena was too busy reading the stars to notice Mushra was behind her. "What are you doing out here this late?"
"Reading the stars." She said still transfixed on the ones that foretold her old lover coming to slay her.
"What do they say?" he asked curious looking up to try and see what she was seeing.
"Nothing good," she said. "What is sago, if he is not human what is he?" she asked.
"he's a Hyperian like myself; why did you want to know."
"Just curious," she said than the Gladiator in her had to fulfill one final act, "how does one become a Hyperian?"
Mushra was perplexed her last question made no since to him, for as long as he could remember he was a hyperian; there was no memory he had of being anything else. her question really got him thinking as he observes her actions of reading the stars.
The Stars, they were familiar to him somehow; he still didn't understand but he knew one day it would become clear to him. However he doubted that Athena was going to be anything but a mystery to him.
She had come for seemingly nowhere with no aid other than her own faith that she would escape the fate of death. Something she should have no fear for, or the last thing she should fear was death. She was hardened warrior of Pompeii, someone who was ready to take a life if her Emperor willed it.
She lived for the battle but yet she was calm collected, as if she was not meant to live that life. And in this it became obvious why she wanted to escape. She didn't want to be known simply as a Gladiator named Athena, she didn't want to be known as the goddess of wisdom who would defeat vicious monstrous humanoids such as a Harpy or Medusa.
And yet some part of her was still that warrior. Some foreign part of her still wanted to fight and fight hard for something she believed in. she was a wise and kid hearted person and she saw something in the stars that told her she needed to fight.
In this since he felt sorry for her, no human could fight a Hyperian, his kind were just too powerful. There was a mystery around her and yet this mystery was also consuming him and Kutal, Sago just seemed to not care of this mystery and it was probably for the better. Mushra made up his mind he would do what he could to find the truth of hid kind who he was and what his friends were.
