Olympus: Artemis' great battle

in #literature5 years ago (edited)
Olympus, a temple located on the cusp of the great kingdom where a large part of the related population resided. It is said that there are mythological beings with magical gifts that make them see as deities among the entire people. Very few knew who they were or what form they had since they only appeared when there was a great threat from the outside, but what was not unknown is that each of them had control over nature, which allowed to maintain the balance of the entire world, from the outbreaks of water in the rivers and seas, the abundant fertility of the land by providing the fruits and the possibility of using nature itself for protection of the people.

According to legends that wander among the oldest, every 100 years Olympus opens its doors to the chosen, single women, virgins and full of innate qualities that are called from dreams by the deities. For all the women of the town was an honor to have the opportunity to be part of the chosen who alongside Princess Artemis protected the kingdom in the absence of the deities, but for all was uncertain who she was because the same legend mentions that she is a very beautiful woman who can live only a certain period of time and reincarnate. For many was just a legend, as Olympus and the people themselves had suffered any threat from some other kingdom where they lived other deities who were said to be jealous for not being able to control nature or have any role in the balance of the world.

Outside the borders of Olympus and its village, a couple lived with their small daughter on a farm with a considerable number of animals, both adults were very dedicated; the mother grazed the cows to make cheese and butter, and in the afternoons she woven clothes from the wool of her sheep for her little daughter while the little one sang. The father would gather and cultivate the crop every morning and in the afternoons he would go hunting with his handmade bow. Few were the times that they visited the town of Olympus, since their ancestors the family was characterized by being home, but were believers of those natural deities, so much so that the first generation of his ancestral family built a small temple to pay respect in prayers and offerings every 100 years, a date that coincided with the call of the chosen.

The little girl had a lot of affinity with her father even though she shared more with her mother. Every time the oldest came back from hunting, she had her sandals ready at the door and took the bow and arrows to take them to a corner of the cabin. When her father goes to cut the firewood she always goes after him as she always has some story of her adventures to tell. On one occasion both at sunset went for firewood before sunset, the little girl took small pieces of wood and her father carried with both arms half a dozen, on the way he dropped one, but as both had their hands occupied, the little girl told his father that he would then return for the piece of wood, and did likewise, left the firewood at the entrance of the cabin and returned to the back.

On the way after taking the wood, the little girl heard a noise inside the nearby forest, she did not know what it was about, but it seemed to be a howl, without being able to stop her curiosity she set out to walk towards the forest, but her father quickly called her by her name and she was alerted and returned. Both entered the house, you could see a handmade table made of wood and painted with a light-colored varnish, and on top of it were several baskets of bread, a piece of yellow cheese on a board and a metallic pitcher with warm milk for dinner. The little one approached the small flames of the chimney and let fall the piece of wood that in a few minutes I ignite much more the fire. It was a night full of laughter and stories for the family, that tired by the routine of the day went to sleep without before putting more wood because the cold midnight was approaching, a peculiar climatic phenomenon that passed a night before the time of that old legend was fulfilled.



The little girl suddenly wakes up from the sound of her window bumping into the wall, as quickly as she could get up to close the window and return to her bed to take cover for the cold. Being very sleepy, she closes her eyes again and falls deeply asleep.



“… Artemis, the darkness will come soon”





Behind the little girl in the distance, one could see her parents' hut. In front of her there was an entrance to what seemed to be the family temple that her father had told her so much about those afternoons. As the doors approached they opened on their own, but nothing could be seen from the cloudy night. She was so frightened that she could not take a step forward, so she preferred to bend her head down while crying. Instantly she hears something approaching behind her, but for the same fear she covers her eyes, feels like something warm and soft rests next to her. She did not feel that it was something threatening, rather it was a feeling of trust. She opened her eyes and realized that it was a feline, she could not be sure that it was a dog or a wolf because she had very beautiful but striking eyes that reminded her of the beautiful night. The feline came much closer by resting in front of her, and at one point she seemed to hear from him in her mind that he was talking to her and said to get up and not be afraid.


Certainly for an outsider who didn't know about legends it was absurd for an animal to speak, but she remembered that book she once saw on the ledge of her parents' room and read a few nights ago. In it was an illustration similar to that animal in which she annexed the name of one of the deities of Olympus, so she felt confident.

She simply caressed the back of that feline and then walked beside him inside that temple.

“…I just felt I had to trust him, even though I knew that by doing so, my life was going to change very soon.”.



To be continued…



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