Giants

"Lady, what are you talking about?" pepper said, standing in the middle of the road, confused and frustrated from fatigue.

"Now, now, calm down, young savior." The old lady said, walking up to pepper.

"Savior...?" pepper mumbled, as she grew closer.

"Come along, I'll tell the tale, the one that speaks of you, dear." The old lady said, grabbing pepper's hand and pulling him as she walks.

"She's a monster, we can't keep her in our village." A man said, to someone.

"No, please! You must help her, she's a sweet girl, I promise!" A man shouted, seeming to beg.

"Sweet girl?" The previous man said, angrily. "George, your daughter of a Demon spawn has haunted the dreams of everyone in the village, we cannot keep that thing here any longer!" The man shouted, slamming his fist.

"Both of you, quiet yourselves, it is my decision and mine alone." A woman with a beautiful voice said, sounding almost seductive.

"My Queen... We must remove this Demon child, please..." The man begged, thinking about the people in his village.

"I say... that we let the Gods decide! They'll show her mercy, and help her!" George said, placing his hand on his heart.

"I think that I can agree, George. Let us allow the Gods to decide the fate of your daughter." The Queen said, standing from her throne.

"What is the matter?" A woman's voice said, only to the Queen.

"There is a Demon among our villagers, a child is possessed by the nasty creature, we wish for you Gods to decide the fate of this child, as it is too difficult for us." The Queen said, beginning to sit on her knees while in a beam of sun light. "One man has taken care of this child for a few years now, he's grown attached and cares much for her... But the other villagers fear the child and wish it death." The Queen said, continuing to explain the situation. "Which do you decide for the child... Life or death?" The Queen said, feeling sorry for the child.

"My Queen!" An old man shouted, rushing into the room.

"What is it? I'm in the middle of a conversation with the Goddess, Aphrodite!" The Queen snapped, at the old man.

"I apologize, but this is urgent!" The old man said, in a worried tone.

"Tell me, then." The Queen replied.

"The prophets, they speak of the Demon Child, they say 'In a chamber of dark crafted of brick, the girl will stay, until the day a boy baring blue hair, his clothes fancy and white, comes to rescue and remove the girl of her curse.' What does it mean, my Queen?" The old man said, repeating the exact words of the prophets.

"Blue hair?" Aphrodite said, mostly speaking to herself.

"Yes, apparently a boy with blue hair will come to save this girl." The Queen said, standing up. "Normally, I'd say that's impossible... But this girl has blue hair, it cannot be a coincidence." The Queen said, brushing herself off.

"I know you and your kingdom worship me, but I believe we should bring another God into this, I've heard him speak of blue haird people before, infact, I've seen them." Aphrodite said, asking permission from the Queen.

"If that is what you see best fit for our situation." The Queen said, accepting anything Aphrodite chooses.

"Right, we'll be there in physical form shortly." Aphrodite said, as the light faded away.

"My Queen?" The old man said, wondering if she's okay.

"Go prepare the town square, we'll hold everything there." The Queen said, pointing at the old man.

"We've got the girl, My Queen, she's trapped in this box." A man said, carring a large box with other men.

"Good, set it over there." The Queen said, pointing to the spot she wants.

"I'm here. This better be important." Zeus said, slowly falling from the heavens, Poseidon and Aphrodite followed him.

"You brought Zeus?!" The Queen said, in surprise.

"He's the one who's interested in the blue haird ones." Aphrodite said, giggling at the surprise of the Queen.

"Blue hair?" Zues muttered, catching his interest.

"Yes, Lord Zeus, this girl, she has blue hair, and the prophets spoke of a boy with blue hair that will someday break her of her demonic curse." The Queen said, bowing to Zeus.

"Show me the girl." Zeus demanded.

"You heard him, remove the front of the box." The Queen demanded.

"Y-Yes, my Queen!" A knight said, doing what she asked. The front of the box came off and Zeus took a look at the girl's face.

"No, she isn't the same... But that smell is unforgettable, they must be related at the least." Zeus said, pondering their connection. "Is this because of what you did, Aphrodite?" Zeus said, looking at Aphrodite.

"Maybe, I can't really say for certain..." Aphrodite said, knowing the truth.

"Do not lie to me, Aphrodite." Zeus said, growing angry.

"I don't smell whatever it is you smell, Zeus, they smell fine to me. They smell beautiful if anything." Aphrodite said, sniffing the unconscious girl in the box.

"Do not change the subject. Did you cause this?" Zeus said, growing angry.

"Fine, maybe I put a curse on the girl to make offspring easily." Aphrodite said, wanting to see how Zeus would react to the truth.

"Damn you, Aphrodite!" Zeus shouted, as lighting struck.

"Mm... You're so sexy when you shout, Zeus." Aphrodite said, lifting her breasts with her arm.

"You cannot seduce me again, evil woman!" Zeus said, intensely, trying to hold his ground.

"My Queen! The prophets have done it again!" The old man shouted, running towards the Queen. The three Gods looked them as they conversed.

"What is it this time?" The Queen asked, curiously.

"They said they fear this prophecy, and they hope it isn't true." The old man said, catching his breathe.

"Spit it out, then!" The Queen said, loudly.

"Yes, my Queen, they say 'The boy with blue hair, the very same, he will be the cause of Earth's demise as well as his own, all not long after ge unchains the girl.' What do you make of the prophecy, my Queen?" The old man explained.

"It sounds to me like he ends up killing himself from unchaining the girl." Poseidon said, stroking his beard.

"Just in case..." Zeus said, thinking about his decision. "I have decided that we will lock the girl in a dungeon, and guard it using a Titan." Zeus continued, sure about his plan.

"Are you completely sure about this, brother?" Poseidon said, worried about Zeus decision.

"Do not question me, Poseidon." Zeus said, trying to get his way.

"I guess... that a Titan would be difficult to defeat..." Poseidon said, trying to find an agreement in Zeus decision.

"For payment, you must have all of your citizens pray to me before their next meal." Zeus said, taking the girl and doing what he needs to do.

"Here we are, blue haird boy." The old lady said, walking to a dark door surrounded by bricks of stone.

"Wait, you're saying that I'm gonna end this world?" pepper asked, confused about the story.

"No, I'm not saying that, my ancestors are." The lady said, continuing into the dark room.

"If you believe it, why help me?" pepper asked, curious of the old lady's motives.

"I am a descendent of those prophets, I also do prophecies, if a prophecy is made it will come true no matter what, it's now apart of fate, I'm only helping guid the path to that fate." The old lady said, leading pepper down a maze of old bricks and doors.

"But... I don't want the world to end." pepper said, hoping he can change it.

"Well, if you believe you can defy fate, then go ahead and try." The old lady said, chuckling. "But anyhow, this is as far as I'm able to go, the rest is up to you blue haired boy." The old lady said, with a warm smile.

"Right, thank you." pepper said, as he went through the door infront of them. and down a ling hallway.

As pepper made it to the end, he lokked around. "Where am I?" pepper said, as he saw a massive opening, everthing looked like old brick and marble. "Is this some ancient tomb or something?" pepper thought, giving himself ideas. pepper knocked on a marble pillar. "Hm..." pepper mumbled, as he knocked. pepper walked past the pillar to see eleven more, identical pillars, pepper also just noticed the curve they all have, their curve goes the opposite direction of where pepper was. "That curve... It's strange for pillars. I'm gonna see where it leads" pepper said, rushing to the opposite side. pepper climbed a rock and saw twelve more pillars on the opposite side, they all curved in the direction of the one opposite to them. "What is this?" pepper looked a bit oast the pillars and saw a massive skull. pepper froze on the sight of this, as he just realized what he's looking at. 'These aren't pillars... That's on enormous ribcage and skull... This is some sort of giant...' pepper thought, too petrified to move.

"When your anger is at its most, and your heart aches with frustration, that is when you'll engage my battle." A man's voice said to pepper, sounding deep and echoing in pepper's mind.

'What...?' pepper though, as he heard the voice. Right after pepper spoke, it looked like the giant creature wasn't dead anymore, it had it's skin and pepper could see its chest move as it breathed.

"Anger is a corruption, blue haired boy. I advise you stray away from it, or face me in battle." The giant said, as its voice echoed through the bricks. pepper took an insanely deep breathe, and looked around, his breathing was heavy, his eyes grew weak as he hadn't rested or eaten in a while. 'What was that? Am I hallucinating?' pepper thought, as he walked past the giant skeleton and into the door on the other side of the enormous room. "I don't know what that was... But I'm gonna pass out if I don't get food or something..." pepper said, walking through another long hall.

'It's only been about ten minutes since I started walking downthis tunnel... don't say I'm falling asleep now...' pepper said, as he slid his back down the brick wall and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off.

pepper soon opened his eyes, a familiar but difficult scene faces pepper. "This building... there's no way..." pepper said, looking horrified.