Flame: A Mythological Fire Monster In Sparta

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Flame is a mythological fire monster who terrorizes Sparta. At night you can hear him flapping his wings in the sky. During the day you can smell the burning houses that he set on fire. His body is very scaly and red. He can be easily spotted in the night sky.

He is believed to be the one who set the House of Zeus, on fire. After he sets things on fire, he is believed to camouflage with the flames. This is why he has never been caught. There has been attempts to catch him but all of the spartans get scared when they hear the flapping of his wings. But he was not always this scary and mean monster.

It all started when Spartans invaded the village him and his family lived in. They killed his family and all of his friends. This left him wanting

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