Touya's POV:
As we fished. I had to ask.
"Popa, who's icarus?"
"He's the God of flight. He watches us from on high and keeps the peace. For he hates to see unlucky souls fly past him and to the great beyond. Story tells of a human slave boy trapped in a towner by his master. He was abused from dawn till dusk everyday. The boy stayed silent as he was working on a plan to escape. With melted candle wax and feathers from birds that purched on the windowsill. He created wings to fly far away. He took to the sky and flew to the sun. This catches the attention of the godess of the forrest. She blesses his entry into the world of gods. Granting him a peaceful life with powers beyond that of a mire mortal."
"Is that the reason why you're collecting feathers popa?"
"Yes, and very soon we'll fly together Dabi."
The bird squawks at popa before sitting on the end of his cane pole.
"Dabi, I have something important to tell you. I'm..... I'm not your real father. You came from the castle. Empirore enji dropped you into the labyrinth to die. Infact you are supposed to take the throne when he dies."
"I don't want the throne. I want you popa. Enji is no leader. He's a demon feeding off our lives. I'd rather die then take the crown. The life I have now is perfect."
Popa smiles and finishes up the wings while I prep and cook dinner. Before we ate, popa put the wings on me first then his own. That's when he lifted me up and threw me up high. The wings worked.
"Popa look we're gonna make it!-"
I looked back to see that he wasn't in the sky behind me. Guards shot arrows and they flew past me. Hitting popa. He fell to the ground with a smile on his face. Mouthing off.
<I'm so proud to have had you as a son. Live on Dabi.>
That's when I saw that his wings weren't waxed together like mine.
"POPA!"
I turned around to go back to him. Only to see a fire arrow coming straight for me. It hit my wings. Melting the wax to my skin and causing me to fall back in the labyrinth. The pain was too much to bear. So I blacked out. In my dream, I saw a man with blonde hair and gold eyes reach down from the sky. He said to me as our foreheads touched.
"You're the one."
When I awoke, my body was covered in scars that wouldn't heal.
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Ashes Take Flight
FanfictionMythology type story of a God falling in love with a mortal. Will they ever meet, or will the fates prevent their union? Warning story contains : -violence - strong language - rape/sexual situations -old fashion traditions/language at times -relig...
