A Strange Boy

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Excalibur

"It's time Hunapo," the man said to the boy as he drew his sword. The boy pleaded, but reluctantly drew his sword. Their swords clashed and the man was overwhelmingly stronger. The man stabbed the boy in the stomach, and the boy fell. The man went to slice the boy's head off.

...

I woke up panicking and breathing heavily. I sat up and found myself in a large bed in a fancy room. At my bedside, sat a boy with short, black hair. He wore black and golden robes and looked very young.

He walked up to me, put his hand on mine, and said, "You're okay now

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He walked up to me, put his hand on mine, and said, "You're okay now."

Then we made eye contact. His eyes are golden like mine. For a brief moment, both of our eyes glowed and I froze.

"...Hunapo?" I said, without even realizing it.

"Who's that?" the boy asked, confused.

Wait... who is that? What did I just say?

"I'm not sure... I apologize..." I said awkwardly.

"How do you feel?"

"I feel... normal. My body is healed. How is this possible? Where am I? What happened?" I said as I tried to remember how I ended up here. The last thing I remember was... the Gods... wait... MJÖLNIR, DESTINY, FAITH! Zeus struck us all down and then I was banished from heaven. What happened to them? ATHENA! What happened to her?

"I saw you fall out of the sky, and when you landed you made a loud noise: BOOM! I ran over to you and carried you over here. Your body was badly burned and almost all of your bones were broken. Merlin can really work wonders," the boy said cheerfully.

"Merlin? Who is Merlin? Who are you? Am I... on Earth?" I asked anxiously. I had so many questions racing through my head.

"Yes, you are on Earth. Where else would you be, silly? Before I answer your questions, I must ask you: how did you end up falling through the sky?"

"It's a long story... "

Before we could continue this conversation, a woman walked into the room. She had long, purple hair and was beautiful. She seemed sophisticated and intelligent.

 She seemed sophisticated and intelligent

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