This story is dedicated to CrystalRoseSkull, who has been my companion through Greek Mythology
Everyone believes I am an ugly cripple, 300 years ago they would have been correct. But I am the god
of metal and stone, which forces me to work hard to invent things.
I am well-known for blowing up volcanoes, doing metal work with Cyclops and being thrown off of Olympus be my mother, Hera.
Hera is the goddess of unity and marriage. And my father ia Zeus, god of lightning and the sky. Hera,
who was terrified at my ugliness at birth, tossed me out of the window, off of Mount Olympus. I was
sinced dubbed (called) the ugly cripple.
But I will be reborn, I have built a new body for myself. Made from a metal from Tartarus, called Zdeveron. It can adapt to any solid texture. I have built a whole body out of it, including organs, blood vessels and nerves. All the things a human body would have and need.
Gods can move their souls into inadamate object, or possess a human body. We can watch you from a
painting or a sculpture. Or we can share your mind and controlled your movements and thoughts.
Know, it's creepy, but gods don't possess bodies so much in this millenia, but hundreds of years ago
they did, a lot.
I placed a dirty hand on the metallic stone body. Presently it looked like a suit of armour, but when I
was in it, it would look human, even god-like. I laid down in a metal coffin I had built, I wouldn't be
needing this body again so I was planning on burying it.. I closed my eyes and willed myself free of this deformed body.
I slowly drifted through the air and paused infron of the Zdeveron-made body. This body would be mine until I built a new one, which could take centuries. I sighed and slid into my new body.
I shivered as the cold metal increased heat and adapted to skin, tissues and blood. After a minutes I could twitch my nose and move my fingers. I was curious to what I looked like, so I opened my eyes and watched my vision clear. I gently grabbed a sheet of metal, and after staring at my hands, I looked up at my reflection.
Bright red eyes stared back at me with curiousity. Then the hair, I almost fell back in shock, it was a
lilac purple, jagged and cut just below my ears. The face that the purple hair framed was perfect, and
youthful. I smiled, besides some minor colour issues it was perfect.
Before I could fully admire my new body, there was a metallic knock on the door.
I groaned inwardly and opened the door. A Cyclops wearing light armour stood infront of me, I knew him as Felps. "My Lord Hephaestus, Olympus callsan urgent meeting." His voice rumbled as he bowed his head in respect.
I nodded and grabbed my staff. My staff was a multi-tool, my staff can transform into the golden net, in which I can catch staff could also transform into my sword or any other tools I could possibly need.
I popped onto Olympus and almost got pushed backwards. Everything was in chaos.
Ares and Apollo were yelling at Athena and Artemis over something.
On the other side of the room. Zeus was being restrained by Hera, before he could blow Poseidon and Hades into dust particles. All of the other gods, Olympian or minor, joined into whichever argument they saw fit.
I just stared, watching each god and goddess, shake their fists, glare, or swear profoundly at whoever of the opposing side. One by one, they began to silence however, and stare at me.
I breathed in deep, worried about all the attention I was suddenly drawing to myself.