Ethan had been waiting for this day since he had been given the accessory around his neck and had been informed of its purpose. But to be honest, Ethan,like all other boys had been dreaming of having powers just like all those heroes on Tv for a very long time now. Waay when he was still a child. As he grew,he began to lose interest just like everyone else since it becomes clear as one grows that one couldn't just get superpowers since superpowers don't exist.
Who would have thought that he, Ethan would meet a god who will offer him not just one power but twelve different Powers. As he heard Hermes say the first line of whatever he was saying, Ethan took in a deep breath and repeated what he had heard. "Anywhere the wind blows.. anywhere the sun shines...far into the depths of the ocean...deep into the dark and cold of the underworld...giants I shall wrestle... cyclops I shall trample... Tartarus I shall escape...Titans I will enslave and mortals I will save...for I am a Protector. I guard the weak,punish the evil,hail the brave and reward the diligent...this I have sworn to do..and for this I seek power and strength. Guard me o fellow Protectors. Stretch your ams forth so I may conquer evil,now.. tomorrow..and forever more."
Ethan finished and felt a warm glow spread throughout his entire body. His eyes were still closed and the warm feeling was still growing inside him,then at once images started flashing through his head. Images of battles, some won,some Lost. Images of loss and unimaginable pain. A woman was crying, she had green hair that she was tearing off her scalp in her grief. The trees were wilting along with her grief. The image was replaced by a man. A lame man who was crying. He saw himself to be ugly and was wishing he hadn't been born. He was going to burn himself even if was only going to be gone for a short while. The image shifted and now there was a A Golden haired boy in nothing but leaf-woven underwear. He was strumming something that looked like a curved harp. He was quite skillful with the thing and was enjoying himself.jist then a much older boy walked up to him. This person had a dark aura around him and had dark hair. He was also in only leaf-woven underwear. He grabbed the harp the boy was playing and broke it in two. The boy burst into tears and the older boy burst into laughter. Another flash of white and there was now another scene of a very beautiful woman who was dragging a white haired boy by his thin arm..
"NO!!", a loud and angry voice shouted in Ethan's head. "MY MOMORIES ARE MINE. GET OUT!!!", Ethan was yanked back from the scene playing Infront of him as if by large invisible hands. The next thing he knew,he was coming to in Hermes's hands. "What hap..." "What in Hades' backhole is this?!!!", Ethan grabbed his head as a different voice from the first one shouted in his head."You will watch your tongue in presence, Ares!!!" The first voice shouted. "Shut up,both of you!!!" Ethan shouted out loud which caused Hermes to jump back a little. Just what was wrong with the boy. "Hey, Ethan. Are you okay?", Hermes asked in concern. "Yh...I'm fine. Just those two guys you put in the chain. They are quite loud. Why would you put voices in the chain?", Ethan asked. "Voices?, Two guys?" Hermes asked in confusion. Ethan raised his head to look at Hermes. "Is that Hermes? Hey,old man. That is Hermes." The voice that had been called Ares said. "I can tell, I'm not blind. I'm more worried though about what is happening here.", The first voice answered. "Hermes,the two voices in my head. They just mentioned your name. One of them is called Ares. The other voice is being called 'old-man' my the Ares guy. What is going on here Hermes?" Ethan asked Hermes. Nervous,now that his head was beginning to function properly. "Ares??, Old-man??...oh no." Hermes said as his jaw went slack. "Don't tell me..." Ethan started to talk but just then something flickered blue Infront of him and then went out again..the blue thing flickered In his vision again,this time with the noise of static. The flickering came on again. This time around it wasn't leaving. Instead it was shaking. The thing was square in shape and looked like a screen suspended midair. 'what the fuck is going on here', Ethan asked himself. "Hermes, can you see this flickering screen?", Ethan asked Hermes. "Huh?..what screen?", Hermes countered with a raised eyebrow. Was the boy going mad?, He asked himself. "What?..you can't see it. It's right here Infront of..." Ethan stoped talking. The blue screen had stopped flickering and shaking. It was now just there Infront of him. Blank. Just then,words started forming Infront of Ethan. Soon there was a full sentence Infront of Ethan. A sentence that confused and intrigued him greatly at the same time.
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"A system!!..by the gods. A system of all things. Hermes!!" Ethan shouted. The Protector was now pulling his hair in frustration and regret. He had driven the boy mad. And if what the boy said was true,then somehow Ares and Zeus were in the boy's head. What bad luck was this. "I don't know what you're going on about but can you ask Zeus just what he's doing there in your head." Ethan waited a little and passed on Zeus' reply to Hermes since the thunder god had heard everything Hermes said. "He says he doesn't know and is still thinking. And oh..Ares says to tell you he'll skin you alive for giving me the pendent." Hermes couldn't believe his ears. So they really were in the boy's head. But how? And why just the two of them. "Ask Zeus if he knows why only the two of them are in your head", Hermes asked as he wringed his hands in anticipation. Would he have to take the chain from the boy? would it take the power from the boy?, Would it free his fellow protectors? Hermes asked himself these and many other questions.
Ethan just nodded and waited. After about 30 seconds the boy's eyes widened. "Hermes..I don't think they are the only ones...another person just joined them. And another. And another..oh no", Ethan said with great worry. "Hermes...I think all of the Protectors are in my head!!" The boy shouted in panic.