"Uhh.. What a nice day for fresh air!", said Hayato as he walked to the nearby elementary school...
Hayato Hayama, a 12-year old, living in Harasa Town, is an adventurer, in his mind. He loves studying always. And a pretty good student too...
But, he is haunted by a memory of his...
"Hey, kid. When you're 12 and it is the last day of school, go to a nearby hill out of town and let a guy explain everything to you."
Those were the words of a 17-year old teenager that reached the ears of the 7-year old Hayato...
Of course, that day was today. School is coming to a close and the doors to summer vacation will open...
He wonders who will he meet that that particular hill...
Well, he will know after school...
Of course, he came to his school in bed hair. He doesn't really care about his hairstyle. But then, he should be. He has led the school's Boy Scouts 5 times, so, of course, he's a role model. He was never a geek but he has great intelligence.
Well, let's just skip through the school part. I'm the narrator, so, meh...
After school, Hayato came to the nearby hill near the town. It had a cherry blossom tree in it, so you could see some cherry blossoms fly off.
So, he waited, and waited. And no one came. He was about to give up, when suddenly...
A guy fell from the sky.
"Ow! Totally flunked the landing," the mysterious person said. Hayato rushed back to te hill when he heard the person's voice, then...
He saw a pre-teen, just like him, about 12 years of age. He was carrying some kind of rocket boots. His hair was a light gray shade. His eye color was some kind of dark black color. He wore modern clothing. But Hayato was surprised when he saw something...
A halo was atop of the boy's head.
Hayato tried to approach him, and said, "Hi! Ummm... What's your name?"
The boy answered, "My name is Hephaestus, nice to meet you, and what's yours?"
Hayato didn't answer for a bit. He thought, and thought. Hephaestus? As in the Greek god of blacksmiths?
He had some doubts in mind, but he never cared, and answered, "Oh, umm, I'm Hayato Hayama."
"Hmm... Looks like I found my helper for the job!", Hephaestus shouted.
Hayato thought, "Helper? Job? This is suspicious..."
Then Hayato asked the claiming "god", "If you're really Hephaestus, craft a sharp longsword!"
Hephaestus said, "What? You think I'm not real? I'll show you..."
In a matter of seconds, Hephaestus crafted a really sharp longsword. So sharp, it could cut a head off.
"Woah! You really ARE Hephaestus! The Divine Blacksmith!"
"Nah, not really 'Blacksmith'. More like 'Inventor'."
Hayato then asked, "About this helper thing, what were you talking about?"
"Umm.. Don't tell anyone, YET. I'm searching for the Jupiter Sisters!" Hephaestus proclaimed.
"Huh? Jupiter Sisters?"
"Who are those?"
Hephaestus fell to the ground then said, "WHAT?! You don't know them?"
"... Oh, right, you are a human."
"Let me explain, some 5 years ago, a great breakout of spirits happened in Maijima City.-"
"Maijima City? That's where my parents are!"
"Wait, you live alone?"
"Yeah... I live by myself. Please continue."
"As I was saying, before that breakout happened, a great battle between Heaven and Hell happened. Then the Jupiter Sisters sealed themselves to seal off the other evil people from Hell, so that they could never harm anyone ever."
"Then, something broke that very seal, and now, we need the Jupiter Sisters again to seal the spirits and end this once and for all"
"So, I was sent by Zeus himself, to find those goddesses. But I would need a a human guide to track down the spots of Earth."
"Will you help me?"
"Ummm... I dunno if my parents will let me, plus I don't know who the heck are those 'Jupiter Sisters' that you're referring to."
"Oh, I'll write their names, so that it will help us in our quest."
Hephaestus grabbed his pen and paper and wrote. Hayato, on the other hand, thought, "Help? A god? Man, that's big responsibility I'll be carrying.
I still don't know if I'll join him or not. But, it's a quest, an adventure. No, no. You might risk your life for that. *sigh* I don't know."
Hephaestus was now done, and said, "Here, umm.. Hayato, right? Here's their names."
When Hayato read that list, it said:
GODDESSES TO FIND:
Diana Mercury Mars Minerva Apollo Vulcan
"Umm... These are some kind of Roman gods? Aren't you a Greek god?"
"Yeah. We're separated by followers of old, but, we're gods and goddesses, we stick together."
"Yeah, but I thought Mercury, Mars, Apollo, and Vulcan were males... And you're the opposite of Vulcan."
"Dude, I can't process too much information, even if I'm an inventor, but I understand. We're also separated by gender."
? "Hmm.. So, Greek gods are male and Roman gods are females, that sort of jazz?"
"Yep! You got it."
"This is gonna be one complicated quest. Ok, I'm in!"
Hephaestus was rejoiced that he finally had a guide, no, a human friend.
"Ok! Let's start by looking in your town!"
"Let's do this!"
"Woohoo!", they both shouted as they ran to Harasa Town to start their adventure!