From Skies Above

Out of the Frying Pan

Walking into the dark cave we were hit by a wave a foul stench.

"Smells like corn chips and old ass in here." Troy said fanning the air.

The cave looked like a normal home; besides the fact that it was ten times larger and smelt like a sewage drain.

"So, Hecate said one of us would get lost in the shadows of death. Does that mean we're gonna die or..?" Raven said looking around.

"If we come up with a plan now, maybe all of us can avoid the whole deatg thing." Lauren stated.

As we continued down the corridor we heard loud laughing and talking. I peeked around a corner to see who it was.

I think I peed a little when I saw 4 large Cyclopes sitting at a bar together. "And then I just ate the guy! Tasted like chicken!" One of them screamed.

"So guys, about that plan." I tried to sound reassuring but it came out like I was about to soil my pants, which I think I already did.

"Remind me why Zeus wants us to kill this guy again?" Drax said with an annoyed face.

"I don't know, but if we don't I'm sure he'll remind you why with a lightening bolt to the face." Raven said.

"Hey Violet. Remember what Hecate told you about the mist?" Jake asked sounding as though he had a plan.

"That I could change things to what others want to see, or something like that." Violet said as she begun playing with small bottle of water.

"Exactly. There's a bunch of sheep roaming around so-" Jake said with a pleased grin.

Violet opened the bottle for the first time and a fog like substance then surrounded us. I looked around and everyone looked like sheep. "How long does it last?" I asked. "I don't know. Let's just try to get things done as fast as possible." Violet said.

We made our way into the bar where the loud group of Cyclopes conversed.
"Hey Polyphemus, learn how to keep your sheep in one room, dumb ass." One of the Cyclopes said pointing at us.

"Excuse me?" The Cyclopes, I assumed was Polyphemus, stated. "I said keep your sheep under control." The other Cyclopes said again. But this time Polyphemus grabbed a stool from the bar and slammed it across his face.

The two Cyclopes went at for about ten minutes until Polyphemus got the other into a choke hold and held him there until his body evaporated into a dark dust and faded away.

"Well damn." I heard Raven mumble in her sheep form.

"Hey, we're gonna head out. Things got crazier than we were expecting." The other two Cyclopes said, leaving Polyphemus alone in the bar.

Moments passed and the Cyclopes finally fell asleep at the bar. The most began to wear off soon afterwards. "What now?" Lauren said paying close attention to the sleeping giant.

"We could kill him right now while he's asleep." Drax said rubbing his hands evilly.

"Who's there?" Polyphemus said waking up and grabbing the stool he was sitting on.

"Take your ass back to sleep!" Troy shouted. And the Cyclopes did so.
We all turned to look at Troy. "Kiss my ass." He said giving us the finger.

"How do we kill a Cyclopes?" I asked confused as ever. "Only one way to find out." Jake said. And on that note we begun to charge towards the sleeping giant.

Running towards him my hands caught on fire. I turned around and saw Jake flying with electricity coming from his fists, Raven charging in the form of a white wolf, Drax's gloves glowing bright purple bringing the sense of the death to the room, Lauren charging with her shield and sword in hand, and Violet surrounded by a new mist appearing again as a Cyclopes of equal size.

Shit was about to go down.