"O, Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering. Show Hephaestus"
The mist opened and I could see my brother working. "Here I go, I thought."
"Hephaestus, worker of the mines, I have but one request."
"Apollo" he growled, "I never thought I'd see the likes of you again. How'd you even get Iris to do your message?"
"I was just with Hermes, brother" I replied, "I have been summoned to the Castle of the Sun. I need to find Prometheus, where exactly did you chain him?"
"Now why would I tell you? It took me years to finally get him down long enough to chain him, how do I know you’re not going to let him go?"
"You have to trust me" I said mischievously "I'm not Hermes"
He stood up from his bench, picked up a large hammer
"Wait!" I yelled, "I know we don't get along but you don't have to kill me!"
"Calm down you fool" He growled as he smashed down on an old safe. "Here's the key to the locks, do what you will but if I find out you let him go, you’re gonna have a lot more to worry about than just Helios."
I took the key and began to walk back through the mist
"Apollo, catch!" he yelled
I turned around and caught a golden knife that he had just tossed me
"It's not your bow, but it's something."
"Thank you brother, worker of the mines, I will leave you now."
And with that, I stepped through the mist.
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Disavowed: The Story of Apollo
AdventureA Short-Story about the Greek God Apollo who has lost his god status after a fight with Helios. He spends the story trying to get back to the Castle of the Sun and make up with Helios. This is my weak attempt at a story vs. poetry. Comments welcome!
