Hi again :)
I've already finished this fan fiction, so i will be updating very regularly. I should have all chapters up by Saturday at the latest (I'm planning on posting 1 or 2 chapters a day). This fan fiction has 5 chapters.
Enjoy :)
DISCLAIMER: I obviously do not own Greek Mythology :P Harvey Brown is RedFluffyBanana's character (i do have her permission to use him)
"I spent my childhood in the stomach of my father" Demeter said bluntly.
'Oh dear' Harvey thought 'that was a bad start'
"Yes it was" Demeter agreed, Harvey mentally kicked himself; he'd forgotten that some gods had the ability to read minds. "But I don't blame you for starting there. There was a time when every mortal knew about the story of our birth, my siblings and mine that is, but now we seem to have faded into myth, and few even know of us anymore, let alone worship us." Harvey remembered Artemis saying the same thing in their session, and while thinking back on that he remembered that Artemis had also told him the story of how Cronus had swallowed his children as they were born. Of course Demeter was one of his children, as she was the sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Hestia.
"I see you now remember the story" Demeter smiled wryly "Gaia had Cronus and Rhea with her son Uranus. Cronus married Rhea, and ate each of their children to try and avoid the prophecy that one of his children would one day over throw him. It was very unpleasant. Being immortal it was impossible for us to be digested and die, and so we continued to grow in his stomach. I had almost completely lost hope when suddenly my siblings were disappearing around me, being thrown up by our father. It was not long before I too was free, and it was so nice to breathe the fresh air and see the greenery and beauty of the world. We are eternally grateful to Zeus for freeing us, and to our mother, Rhea, who saved Zeus. Though she could have fed Cronus something softer in Zeus' place. I swear I still have a bruise from that bloody rock that came into Cronus stomach after he swallowed it thinking it was Zeus!"
Harvey looked down at the notes he had written so far:
- Family: Rhea – mother; Cronus – father and uncle; Gaia – grandmother; Uranus – grandfather and uncle
- Very troubled family – problems from the beginning
- Grew up in stomach of father/uncle – thrown up
'Wow' Harvey thought 'that is one wrong family' Demeter raised her eyebrows at him
"Sorry" he apologised "please continue. What happened after your birth?"
"Well after that there was the great war against the titans. It lasted a long time, but to cut a long story short, we won. Zeus became king of the gods, took Hera as his wife, and pretty much left the rest of us to choose what we became the gods or goddesses of. I became the goddess of the harvest. Mortals sacrificed and prayed to me when they wanted their crops to grow. It was a pleasant job, and I do love nature"
- Experienced war at a young age
- Loves nature – may have influenced rise of hippies
- Early confusion in life – sister and brother marry
Harvey finished writing his notes and looked up at Demeter.
"You have had a lot of trauma from birth, which may have affected you psychologically, and can be linked to problems in later life. This may be a reason for your present depression, but I would still like to hear more about your life to explore different factors that could be affecting you"
"Very well" Demeter said "I was a very carefree young girl, and I was not vengeful like many of the other gods were, and rarely dealt with the mortals harshly. I was still quite young when I bore my daughter, Kore, to Zeus. I love my daughter and we were very close. She was a free spirit, and like me she loved nature. She would often go out picking flowers in the fields. That was before it happened"
Suddenly the atmosphere in the small room changed. Harvey felt the temperature drop, and the air felt heavy around him. He looked at Demeter and saw that her appearance had changed slightly; her eyes had grown dark and cold, her aura seemed to grow dark as well, and the look on her face was one of pure hate. Harvey gulped. There was only one thought going through his head at that moment. 'I'm going to die'