Warrior of the Mind

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An owl sweeps by Odyssey. "Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you?!" A voice echoes in his head. He looks around. "Athena?!" He walks around trying to find her, the crew already boarded their ships and waited for him but their captain just wasn't in sight.

"Cool! Do I get to see how you and Athena met?!" Telemachus asks his dad very excited. Odyssey smiles and gives him a nod.

He continues to walk and finds himself in a forest. He kneels down and looks at himself in a puddle. "Have you forgotten to turn off your heart? This is not you! I see you changing from what I've designed you! Have you forgotten? Let me remind you!" Hands reach out the puddle and drags him into the water. He finds himself now in a void of darkness before seeing a light and walking to it, he sees Athena. "Goddess of wisdom, Master of war. My life has one mission, create the greatest warrior! I had one challenge, a test of skill, a magic boar only the best could kill" Odyssey smiles as he remembers the boar, Athena trace her hand again a wall with the memories on. "One day a boy came for the thrill, a mind you startled the boar's own will." It zooms in on the wall and it feels like they're diving into the memories. "Let's go!" Past Odyssey yells as he goes with a small group of men to kill the boar. "Maybe one day he'll follow me and we'll make a greater tomorrow then they'll see I know he'll change the world 'cause he is a warrior of the Mind!" Odyssey glance at his younger self with a soft yet sad smile.

"Maybe one day I'll reach him and we can build his skills as I teach him, if there's a problem he'll have the answer. He is a warrior of the mind!" It shows Odyssey successfully killing the boar and heading back to his kingdom tired with his father by his side. He glance over his shoulder and saw an owl just sitting on a branch watching him. He's seen that same owl before. The camera pans to the sky and shows the next way when he went out to the woods alone to look for the owl. "Show yourself. I know you're watching me, show yourself!" An Idea came to his mind as he stands still and looks intensely to nothing. "I can see you"

The Gods, except Athena, we're all shocked that he could see her. Most of the mortals were just as shocked as the Gods.

Athena reveals herself "How can you see through my spell?" He feels proud of himself. "Ha, I was lying and you fell for my bluff. Hehe" she smiles. "Well done, enlighten me what's your name?" She asks politely. "You first and maybe I'll do the same" he says filled with confidence. "Nice try but two can play that game" she refuse to say her name. "Nah, don't be modest I know you're a Goddess. You are ATHENA! Badass in the arena, unwitting and Queen of the best strategies we've seen" he picks up a stick and swings it like a sword. "If you're looking for a mentor, I'll make sure your times well spent" he grabs his wrist with ease to stop him before he hurts himself.  "Sounds like a plan, Goddess and man bestest of friends!" Athena chuckles. "We'll see where it ends" he took that for an answer. "Okay!"

Penelope could help but giggle as Telemachus was just like his father. Athena felt the same. Odyssey felt like a fool, he should've listened to his mentor..if he did maybe he'd be with his family right now, maybe he wouldn't have seen so many die.

"Maybe one day they'll follow me and we'll make a greater tomorrow than they'll see I know we can change the world 'cause we are the warriors of the mind!" Athena and Odyssey sang together. "Don't disappoint me" Athena said intensely as she looks at Odyssey. He blinds and finds himself staring at the water under him. He gets up and goes to his ship.

"Well just jump into the next song." Henrik looks around the room. "Actually can we get a break please." Polites asks Henrik. "Okay" he snaps his fingers and the lights turn on, there's a buffet table for them and everyone gets out their seats.

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