Ethan was on his way home after work. In his pocket was the previous week's wages combined. He was happy. Even though things hadn't gone as smooth when telling Jerry about his resignation, after yelling at him for messing his plans for the month,Jerry had let him go with his measly wages. Ethan though was still happy.his fortune was changing for the better and he was grateful to anyone who had helped him up until this stage. Even Jerry. He had promised himself to always go help in the restaurant anytime he was free. Jerry had given him a job when he needed it the most and for that,he was thankful.
Soon, Ethan was home. The front door wasn't locked today so he just opened the door and walked in. Dred was sitting in the couch and was sipping bear straight from the bottle as he watched something on the TV. Ethan greeted Dred and walked past him towards his room. He knew Dred wasn't going to answer his greetings anyway, he only did it because he didn't want to give Dred any reason to start trouble today. He wanted some peace and quiet in his life too. He had also not bothered to go into the kitchen since he knew there was nothing there for him. Dred just wouldn't leave any food for him to come eat. Even if Dred left him food,he doubted he was even going to look at it. He didn't want to get poisoned.
Ethan made his way to his door. Unlocked it with his key and entered. His room was just as it was before. Plain,empty and boring. He shuffled his way to his closet. Changed into his pajamas. Went out to go brush his teeth in the single bathroom everyone shared in the house before making his way back into his room and lying on his bed. As he drifted off to sleep, Ethan couldn't help but feel excited as he thought of what tomorrow may bring at Hermes's house. Just what was Hermes going to teach him tomorrow?, Was he going to teach him some advanced martial arts known to only the god's or protectors as Hermes called them? Or was Hermes going to teach him how to unlock and activate the power in the chain around his neck?. As this last thought entered his mind, a giant smile crept it's way unto his lips. Who would have thought that one day he would have the chance to be like those superheroes he had admired so much on TV back when he was still young. Who doesn't like power?, Ethan thought as he slipped into a peaceful sleep with a smile still on his face.
Back in the protector's realm, the dark forces had long ago rid the place of all the protectors and their presence. Their statues had been pulled down and broken to pieces. Their pictures had been torn off the walls and defaced and their bodies had been burnt to cinders. The protectors were truly gone and in their place,their brother,Hades ruled. Hades now sat in Zeus's throne. His generals also occupied the other smaller thrones the protectors used to sit in during council meetings. Since the generals were more than the chairs in number, some of them had carried over normal chairs and placed them around the table and sat in them. Those who occupied the mini thrones looked and felt smug. They felt important since his highness,the big boss was the one who asked them to sit in the thrones. In their minds,they were already promoted above the rest.
The others who were in the normal chairs on the other hand eyed those in the chair with great dislike. They had all come to fight the protectors. They had all contributed to the victory they had achieved today, why was the king favouring this fools over them?, They asked themselves. Vitorio was among those occupying the throne. He winked at Brava who was sitting directly across from him in a normal looking chair. The veins on Brava's forehead thickened as he saw clamped his Jaws together tightly in anger. Was that bed-bug making fun of him?, He asked himself. 'oh you wait Vitorio. I'll show you one of these days." Brava said to himself.
"I see the displeasure in some of your eyes. Especially those in the wooden chairs.", A high cold voice pulled everyone from their inner thoughts and all those who had been glaring daggers at those sitting in the thrones immediately re-arranged their faces. "Do you think you know better than me what my reward for those who fought best in this battle should be?", The big boss asked in an annoyed icy tone. The whole place was silent. "I asked you a question!" The king shouted. "N..no my lord", "of course not your majesty", "your choice is always the best my lord". The frightened generals answered. Even those who had seemingly been promoted answered unconsciously. The big boss was scary when angry. "That is right. My choice is always the best. All of you sitting in the wooden chairs were absolute trash today in the battle. Useless!!",Hades shouted again in clear anger. His eyes were blazing a deep orange. It was as if the fires of hell were lit in his eyes. The people bellow immediately started shivering. Protectors save us. One of them prayed. "Most of you couldn't deal with a single weak protector even after you ganged up on them! You, you and you. Forward!" The big boss bellowed as he pointed to the three people. They shakingly stood up and moved forward. They were shaking soo much that it looked as if they were doing the 'electric dance'. "My lord", they said as they knelt Infront of the big boss.
"Look at them. These three ganged up on Poseidon. A powerless and weak poseidon and still came out the losers. I had to step in myself to incapacitate my brother." Hades said very lowly as his whole body including his throne burst into raging flames. He was on fire. Literally and figuratively but he was not burning. The three people were now crying their hearts out as they begged. They knew what was about to happen. They had seen it many times. "I don't need such useless people in my army. And if I can't use you, then you dont deserve to be alive." The big boss said coldly. He lifted his arm up towards the sky and the three men who had now given up on begging and were now trying to escape burst into flames mid-run. The flames were so powerful that some people close to the three felt their skins melting off their skin like wax. The flames lasted only a few seconds but when it finally went out, the three generals were nowhere to be seen. Their bodies,bones and even ashes were had been burnt to nothing. The others who had seen this death method didn't know if it was painful or not. Just what the hell kinda fire was that?, They asked themselves.