Bello Deorum: The Prologue

BELLO DEORUM: PROLOGUE Taptaptaptaptaptap, the rhythm of the messenger’s footsteps were hurried and hasty. Her breaths were shallow and dry. Her eyes couldn’t possibly be any larger. Anyone who looked at the poor soul knew that there was obviously something wrong. But she knew; she knew that this wasn’t just ordinary, bland ‘bad news.’ This was news that would lead eventually to the apocalypse.

She came to the large doors that lead to the throne room of the Gods. She pushed the golden doors aside and fell to the floor immediately. Her eyes closed, she riffled around in her messenger’s bag and pulled out the only letter it contained and held it out to the king of the Greek gods. The paper shimmered golden, and the wax seal was dark crimson. On the outside, written in fancy cursive, was the God’s name. “Zeus”

Zeus snapped his fingers, which resulted in a loud thunder to erupt throughout the throne room. A wind nymph appeared in a swirl of air, and pranced over to the girl and plucked the letter from her hands. The nymph brought it to her master with hast, bowing her head before him. Zeus nodded to her after taking the letter, to excuse her. She disappeared as she had appeared.

He slowly broke the seal, and unfolded the letter. He read it. A moment of silence, followed by another, and another after that one. Then his fist closed tightly around the letter, and it instantly was reduced to mere ashes.

“The Nordic Gods have signed their death certificates!” He announced to his comrades, all of their eyes suddenly focusing on him. “The letter stated that our demise was on the horizon; as they threatened that soon, yet again, the mortals will know of our existence. Of all of our brothers and sisters’ existences. And the world will yet again know who has watched them throughout their evolution into the society that they are today.”

Athena winced at the thought.

“They’ll revolt! It’ll cause massive wars between the mortals, it’ll be the end of time itself!” Zeus nodded in agreement. “Indeed, dearest daughter. That is why we are going to assure their decease instead.”

-Throughout all of the pantheons of deities, similar letters were received. Some came from the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, the Nordics, or the Celtics. And thus started the war that would end up spilling more innocent blood than any before it.-