Achilles Research Paper

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Paris is a soldier who serves his Master, Achilles, a legendary soldier of the country of Valhalla. He had always adore Achilles and dreamed of one day becoming a legend himself. Back in his hometown of Troy, Paris is mesmerizing his childhood past in the playground where he used to play with his best friend Helen when they were younger. He took off his helmet and lay it in the ground and continue thinking about the promise that he made to her on the night before he left to become a soldier. He was 16 years old when he made that oath that he will come back once he become a famous soldier just like Achilles. Now at the age of 24, that dream is still far from reality. Not far away, he heard people running and screaming away from the town. He …show more content…
He saw his friend Helen in the ground severely wounded. He tended to her wounds and left the town to find his Master. Paris parents died during the invasion of Troy from Greece when he was just 3 years old. Achilles fought for the little town of Troy and stop the advancing army of Greece single-handedly, thus, halted the invasion. Achilles saved Troy and its citizens therefore becoming a legend after the war. Paris was taken in to the orphanage and grew up there. His life in the orphanage was not an easy one. There were numerous times when he was mistreated and neglected. There were times when he had to steal to feed himself. When he had to run away from the people he stole from, he would go to the mountain of Asgard to hide. There were rumors that the mountain was cursed and nobody …show more content…
In a twist of fate, Achilles was ordered to investigate a mysterious case which just happens to be on Paris' hometown of Troy. Achilles and his entourage, including him, went on a trip back to his hometown. He was so ashamed to go back to his town knowing that he had not accomplish his dream of becoming a famous soldier so he never took off his helmet the whole time he was there. He saw his child hood best friend Helen while he was there but he was so embarassed to talk to her. The next day, Achilles went to the mountain of Asgard to investigate the mysterious case by himself. He found huge incubators with extraterestial beings inside. The species were preserved and experimented. He also found some distorted human figures that seems to be being experimented as well with alien DNA. He also found an empty incubator which has his name engraved on it. Achilles never knew who his parents were and always wonder why he was so different from others. His overall attributes were always far superior than others. At that point, he finally figured out who he really was. This revelation drove himself to the edge of insanity. He went back to the town and almost killed everybody and then he retreated back to the

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