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Nevanos’ Last Battle

Once upon a time, the mighty king Nevanos ruled the kingdom of Craigeria, as he had since he was a young boy. The people loved him since he was a kind king who won numerous wars, and he never let it go to his head. But the next war he would fight in would be the most dangerous war ever.
Nothing was more beloved by Nevanos than his wife Thesaea. She sat on an ivory throne, obtained from Nevanos’ travels to Africa, and wore a crown with jewels from his expeditions to Asia. She beautiful golden hair , locks curling behind her ears and falling down to the purple silk of her cape.
One day, after Nevanos came back from defending Craigeria from invaders on the far off western border, he discovers that his wife has been taken.
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Zeus, knowing what Hera’s reaction would be, knew he must comply . But when Nevanos came upon Zeus , he mixed in some poison.
“Ahhh ! I've been poisoned !” Zeus shouted in panic, clutching his stomach in agony.. Zeus fell down and dropped his glass. As the glass fell , the droplets of wine hit the ground, crystallizing . The crystallized wine splattered right into the Underworld. Hades watched them fall and knew that it was Zeus. He knew that whoever had done this was in grave danger , so he sharpened one of them into a dagger shape and sent it up to Nevanos. This magical dagger was interlaced with poison , making it deal more damage on every blow.
Zeus rose from slumber and realised that it was Nevanos’ fault and sent a lightning bolt at him. Nevanos blocked the bolt with the dagger Hades gave him and the lightning bolt went back at him. Zeus realized that he could not defeat Nevanos , so he pondered, “My Hero, what could you be trying to achieve by fighting the mighty Zeus?”
Nevanos answered , “I deserve my wife back , the beautiful

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