Who Is Hercules

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Before Thor was king, Hercules was, but not a lot know his story. He is Thor’s grandfather whose parents died when he was a baby from his nasty uncle. No one knew who did it and the uncle was next in line for the throne. Heimdall, the one who can see all, didn’t trust Hercules’s uncle and sent him to earth to be raised as an orphan. He never got adopted and once he turned 20, they kicked him out. Hercules was able to live on his own, and he was alright with getting kicked out because he never made any friends any ways. He got a job as an architect even though he never went to college. His ideas were just amazing, but they were just the buildings he remembered from Asgard. There was just one way that they looked different. The company didn’t …show more content…
While Hercules was growing up in Earth, Asgard was getting attack by monsters every day, and their king wasn’t doing anything to help. Hercules then woke up one day in a frozen bed. As the day went on he bought coffee, but when he touched it, he dropped it immediately. The rich black coffee turned to ice in his hand and the pottery shattered while hitting the ground. He then sprinted as fast as he could to the closest alley way possible. He then was positive he didn’t belong on Earth. Hercules called to Heimdall and said “Heimdall, if you can hear me, send me to wear I belong.” He did this because he believed in Norse mythology. Heimdall heard him in Asgard, and placed his sword in the keyhole. The only thing that was left of Hercules on Earth was big symbol imbedded into the ground. When he arrived in Asgard, he found all the houses he made far away just as he imagined, and a familiar face holding a golden sword with golden armor on was Heimdall, the gate keeper. He welcomed Hercules by saying welcome Hercules, god of frost and king of Asgard. He was shocked and tried to say something, but couldn’t. Heimdall just decided to explain to him everything in a summary while they walked to the

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