Rise of the Demigod (A Writing Competition)

Round 4 - Stealing Peacocks from the Queen

If you've survived this long, congratulations! Unfortunately, the journey can only get harder from here. You've lost nearly half of your company of fellow demigods and you can't help but wonder if you're next. Or if you're not next, who is? Anyone standing next to you could be the next to fall.

As you ponder you and your friends' possibly-closer-than-it-appears death, the next lines of the prophecy race through your mind:

A feather from the tail of Hera's precious birds,

This shall be your key to the entrance of the Underworld.

Hera's precious birds obviously refers to her peacocks, which never leave her home in Olympus. And you don't think she'll be particularly willing to part with the feathers of her birds. You'd be correct. You head to Mt. Olympus, situated on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building, to ask her for a feather.

She denies your request for a feather and sends you packing. You know you have to have the feather to enter the Underworld, so you resort to the only thing left: stealing one.

YOUR TASK:

-Describe the morale of your group and how the feel at this point in the quest.

-Describe arriving at Mt. Olympus and the denial of your request during the meeting with Hera.

-How does your group go about stealing the feather from Hera's birds? Do they get caught?

-Three demigods (either named or unnamed) must die in your entry.

-Have fun and be creative!

-There is no word count limit.

-Please attach a word count with your entry.

Submit entries via email (writergirl3372(at)live.com) with the heading CHARACTER NAME - ROUND 4

Entries are due SATURDAY, APRIL 1st by MIDNIGHT of CENTRAL TIME. If you need an extension, please ask for one, otherwise entries not submitted will have a three point deduction taken from their final scores.