I awake on an island to a cool, steady breeze blowing ever-so gently across my face--the sun shining brightly down onto my chilled body, warming my every nerve. The soft mooing of a herd of cattle can be heard off in the distance, carried by the wind across the rolling green landscape laid out beautifully before my glittering azure eyes. I climb slowly to my feet, my eyes and ears practically drinking in the environment around me. I can hear the birds chirping in the magnificent oak trees swaying high above, their branches extending over the lush landscape--welcoming and providing shelter for all travelers who come. I walk through the landscape admiring all around until I come upon a herd of cattle grazing on the luscious grass that covers …show more content…
I stop behind a dense-leaved shrub and watch the bloody massacre play out before me. The men scatter in all directions and one-by-one, cut the herd down like a hot knife through butter. Then I see it, the sign of Helios, the god of the sun, branded onto the cattles’ hindquarters. A gasp escapes through my mouth, and I duck just before the men glance in my direction. Oddly enough, cattle men had finished cutting the meat, they started to sacrifice it to the gods. All I can do is stare in utter confusion. Why would these men have killed the cattle of the sun god? Did they not expect retaliation from Helios and the other gods? What was to come of them? I crawl slowly backwards, careful not to make a sound, careful not to breath. I escape from the scene, but not before I notice another figure coming over the top of the hill. This new stranger looks oddly… familiar to me. And then it hits me, like a brick falling from high atop the palace wall. This man is Odysseus, my father, the man the ancient prophet on the outskirts of town foretold the fate of. I start to sprint toward the man, then a horrible cracking sound echos through the rolling landscape. I glance up just soon enough to see a massive oak crashing down right on top of