Homer's Odyssey: A Short Story

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“What the heck happened?” he thought. “Why did Ana stop the spell?” He rose from the rubble and walked over to see Anastasia with blood all over her. There was a dark figure with long, crimson hair and a gold laced fedora. He held a wicked-looking curved dagger with blood on it. It was unmistakable. It was the King of Thacrutia, Raydin. He tipped his fedora at Solaris and was picked up by an enemy aircraft.
“ANA!” screamed Solaris. He tried to teleport to her, but the Leviathan saw this as an opening and slammed a huge sphere of water into the Solaris. He was hurled into a statue, but was hit directly on the temple, effectively knocking him out.
Anastasia was not completely knocked out yet and witnessed these events. “Sol…” she croaked out. It was her duty as oracle to ensure the prince’s rise to the throne, and she would fulfill her duty if it was the last thing she did. She grabbed
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This spell gave Solaris all of the weapons and blessings of his ancestors that he has been searching for. This can only be used by the oracle as a last resort as it will rid them of their oracle abilities and take 80% of their life. Anastasia knew she was at the brink of death and using this would kill her, but she had no regrets about her choice.
“Forgive me, Prince Solaris.” she whispered. “It seems this is the end of the line for me. Goodbye.” She lay on the ground, limp as her energy faded from her body. At last, she passed with a tear on her face and a smile.
Solaris had regained partial consciousness. He woke and saw the aura around him and he knew what was happening. He knew what this spell was and what the conditions were. He clenched his hands in sorrow, a stream of tears flowing down his face. He absorbed the rest of the power and wiped his tears. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he was in a godly state. He was able to levitate and and absolute control of all the weapons he

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