Death God

C4| A Gods Thunder

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"He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears."

In the vicinity of The Coast, there is a village known as Rakhons. There are approximately 16,000 Rakhonians living here and the region is a popular tourist destination. It is a daily ritual for the people of this town to gather at the central square to worship Zeus, the god of the sky. At least thats what She told me.

"Hawawshi's! Get your Hawawshi's here.!!" shouted a man from a stand selling Hawawshi's, a famous snack in the Sancheonguk region.

The worn road was crisscrossed by wagons and carts, and Rakhonians walked slowly on the sidewalks. It was unbearably hot, and most people were drenched in sweat. As the people of Rakhons were getting ready for their daily ritual that they called Fanous, one man stood up on the ledge of the fountain positioned in the central square.

I usually ignore Fanous, but this time, this time was different.

"Good morning, everyone! I would like you all to pay attention, please!" He shouted, drawing all eyes to him as he cleared his throat. 

There was a crowd beginning to gather, but it was not for Fanous.

"There is no truth in what you believe about Fanous, about Zeus! It is my belief that Zeus and his 'good' deeds are fraudulent, a man who calls himself a god when internally, he is no more than us mortals. We suffer because of Zeus, the creator of this hell on earth!"

There was a murmur in the crowd as people watched the strange man, their eyes wide with amazement and confusion. To them, the man appeared to babble incoherently and gesture wildly at the sky, appearing trance-like. Some of the onlookers whispered to each other, speculating about his mental state and what had caused him to act so erratically and hatefully towards Zeus. Others simply stared, mesmerized by his speech. Despite the man's wild actions, the crowd remained strangely silent, as if they were all in awe of the strange scene before them.

"Could it be possible that what he says is true?"

"He can't be talking like that about Zeus!"

"There is no one crazier than that man -- I'd say.."

It didn't take long for me to notice something peculiar about the sky. Looking up, I noticed the clouds rumbling ominously. It didn't help that I was in some hot and dirty alleyway. I had never seen anything like it before though; the way the clouds seemed to be alive, shifting and moving in a way that was both beautiful and intimidating. It was as if the sky was warning the man on the fountain of some impending danger. At least thats what I wanted to think, in reality though, it was warning all of us. 

All of a sudden, a woman in the crowd started chanting.

"Zeus is a fraud! Zeus is a Fraud! Zeus is a fraud!!!"

I initially thought it was stupid and futile, but slowly others in the crowd started chanting with her. There was a revolt against Zeus among everyone.

"Zeus is a fraud! Zeus is a Fraud! Zeus is a fraud!!!"

"Zeus is a fraud! Zeus is a Fraud! Zeus is a fraud!!!"

"Zeus is a fraud! Zeus is a Fraud! Zeus is a fraud!!!"