As Odysseus , Hercules, Perseus and their crew sailed onwards across the sparkling blue sea the wind whipped up the waves. The waves became larger and began to hit the sides of the ship as the crew tripped the oars tighter , "keep us steady men , row harder" said Odysseus as the waves crashed against the ship , "it seems Poseidon is in a bad mood" said Perseus as he held onto the ships mast.
The ship moved faster as it bobbed up and down across the rough waves , "keep going men" said Odysseus as the crew rowed faster. Moments later Hercules looked to one side of the ship and thought he saw something amongst the waves , "what is that?..." Thought Hercules as he looked closer , "Odysseus! , there is something in the water" said Hercules , Odysseus walked towards Hercules quickly and stood beside him.
"Where?" Asked Odysseus , "I saw something just over there alongside us" said Hercules as he pointed towards the waves a few feet away. Odysseus looked closer at the waves and saw something large swimming beneath them , "I see it! , it is large enough to sink the ship" said Odysseus , Perseus stood beside them and looked in the same direction , "what is that thing?" Said Perseus.
"I do not know but I have a feeling we are about to find out" said Hercules , Odysseus quickly moved towards the front of the ship and held onto the frame firmly and spoke to the crew. "Alright men there is a creature alongside the ship , steer us towards the island over there" said Odysseus as he pointed towards the island in the distance , a moment later the crew steered the ship towards the island ahead of them.
As they turned the ship Hercules kept an eye on the creature , "it is following us!" Said Hercules , "Hercules , Perseus draw your swords and prepare to fight" said Odysseus as he drew his sword. A few minutes later the creature surfaced from the depths and screeched , "keep rowing men! , we shall handle this creature" said Odysseus as seawater splashed across the deck.
Perseus and Hercules quickly drew their swords as the sea creature smashed it's long tail against the waves , the shockwave smashed against the ship and made it sway. "Come on creature fight me!" Shouted Hercules as he gripped his sword tight , "have you gone mad Hercules?" Said Perseus , "no my friend I just like a good fight!" Said Hercules as he smiled at him.
"Hmm I sometimes question your sanity Hercules" said Perseus as the golden sunlight shone over them , Hercules laughed and waited for the sea creature to attack. Moments later the sea creature screeched and then lunged forward towards the ship , "WATCH OUT MEN!" shouted Odysseus as seawater splashed against him , the crew ducked a little and continued to row as Hercules swung his sword through the air.
Hercules landed a blow on the sea creature and cut it's blue scaly flesh , the creature screeched as it's purple blood dripped from its wound and then lunged forward once again. The sea creature grabbed one of the crewmen in it's mouth and ate him alive , "Acastus!!" Shouted Odysseus as he watched the sea creature chew on his crewman and then swallowed.
Hercules and Perseus attacked the sea creature as Odysseus defended the crew , "the island is not far" said Odysseus as Perseus landed a blow on the sea creature. Perseus's sword sliced through the sea creatures scaly blue skin like a knife through butter , the sea creature was covered in it's own blood as it continued to attack the ship , the sea creature killed three more of the crew and ate them alive.
Odysseus held on tight as he climbed up the ships mast , a few moments later Odysseus held his sword tight and leapt from the top of the ships mast towards the sea creature. Odysseus fell through the air towards the sea creature and moments later he thrust his sword into it's beck as he landed on it , "what are you doing?! , have you gone mad?" Shouted Perseus as Odysseus pulled his sword out of the creature.
"Keep going" said Odysseus as he held onto the sea creature as it tried to shake him off , Hercules and Perseus sat down and replaced the dead crew men's positions and helped the crew to sail the ship towards the island. "You will not harm anyone else!" Said Odysseus as he held onto the sea creature tight and began to climb up it's long neck , "what is he doing?" Said Perseus.
"I do not know but it looks like fun!" Said Hercules and then laughed as he held onto an oar firmly , as the waves continued to smash against the ship Odysseus climbed higher up the sea creatures long neck. "Almost there" said Odysseus as the sea creature began to dive , Odysseus quickly held his breath as the sea creature dived beneath the rough waves.
"Odysseus!!" Shouted Hercules as he and Perseus watched the sea creature dive beneath the waves , meanwhile beneath the waves the sea creature swam deeper as Odysseus held his breath and held on tight. Odysseus wrapped one arm around the sea creatures neck and drew his sword , "ugh I cannot hold my breath for much longer" thought Odysseus as the creature dived deeper into the darkness of the abyss.
Moments later Odysseus pressed his sword against the sea creatures scaly blue skin and cut it's throat , the creatures purple blood seeped out like ink in water as Odysseus sword sliced through it's neck. The creature stopped and floated there in the dark abyss as Odysseus put his sword away and let go of it's lifeless body , "I must reach the surface before I drown" thought Odysseus.
Odysseus began to swim through the dark depths of the abyss but began to struggle holding his breath , "I am not going to make it..." Thought Odysseus. Meanwhile on the surface Perseus and Hercules stopped rowing and looked over the edges of the ship for any sign of Odysseus or the sea creature , "where is Odysseus , do you see him? Said Perseus , "I cannot see him" said Hercules.
"I hope he is alright down there" said Perseus , "yes I hope so too" said Hercules , meanwhile in the dark depths of the sea Odysseus began to move slower as his strength began to weaken and he struggled to hold his breath. "I need to reach the surface.." thought Odysseus , moments later Odysseus could no longer hold his breath and stopped swimming , seawater began to fill his mouth as he started to sink deeper.
As Odysseus sank deeper into the dark depths of the abyss and water filled his lungs he saw a bright white light in front of him. "I shall not let you die" said a voice as Odysseus's eyes slowly began to close , "who...are...you.."thought Odysseus as he sank deeper into the depths , a moment later he saw a beautiful woman in front of him as he sank into the darkness.
Her armour glowed bright white amongst the darkness of the depths as she reached her hand out towards Odysseus , "take my hand my love" said the voice. Odysseus could barely move but began to reach out towards her hand , moments later his hand touched hers and then a burst of golden light surrounded them , "you shall be safe now my love" said the beautiful woman.
Suddenly Odysseus and the beautiful woman burst through the darkness of the abyss towards the surface , the sunlight shone through the waves as Odysseus and the beautiful woman moved towards the surface. Seconds later Odysseus and the beautiful woman burst out of the waves and landed on board the ship , "Odysseus!!" Shouted Hercules and Perseus as the watched the beautiful woman place Odysseus down onto the deck.
"Do not worry I shall save him" said the beautiful woman , the woman kneeled beside Odysseus and placed her hand on Odysseus's chest. Her hands glowed and a golden light surrounded Odysseus enveloping him , Odysseus began to shake a little as the beautiful woman used her divine power's to extract the seawater from his lungs , moments later the seawater came out of Odysseus's mouth and he took a deep breath.
Odysseus opened his eyes and breathed heavily as the beautiful woman held him in her arms , "it is ok my love , you are alright now" said the woman. "Thank you sister" said Hercules , "sister?" Said Perseus , "yes she is my sister Athena" said Hercules as Athena helped Odysseus onto his feet , Odysseus placed his hand on Athena's cheek and thanked her for saving his life.
"I could not let you die" said Athena , Odysseus sat down and regained his strength as Athena smiled at him , "I must go now but you shall see me again" said Athena. A few moments later Athena vanished and went back to Mount Olympus as the ship had almost arrived at the island , "we are almost there" said Perseus as he pointed towards the island.
To be continued in act 5
The ship moved faster as it bobbed up and down across the rough waves , "keep going men" said Odysseus as the crew rowed faster. Moments later Hercules looked to one side of the ship and thought he saw something amongst the waves , "what is that?..." Thought Hercules as he looked closer , "Odysseus! , there is something in the water" said Hercules , Odysseus walked towards Hercules quickly and stood beside him.
"Where?" Asked Odysseus , "I saw something just over there alongside us" said Hercules as he pointed towards the waves a few feet away. Odysseus looked closer at the waves and saw something large swimming beneath them , "I see it! , it is large enough to sink the ship" said Odysseus , Perseus stood beside them and looked in the same direction , "what is that thing?" Said Perseus.
"I do not know but I have a feeling we are about to find out" said Hercules , Odysseus quickly moved towards the front of the ship and held onto the frame firmly and spoke to the crew. "Alright men there is a creature alongside the ship , steer us towards the island over there" said Odysseus as he pointed towards the island in the distance , a moment later the crew steered the ship towards the island ahead of them.
As they turned the ship Hercules kept an eye on the creature , "it is following us!" Said Hercules , "Hercules , Perseus draw your swords and prepare to fight" said Odysseus as he drew his sword. A few minutes later the creature surfaced from the depths and screeched , "keep rowing men! , we shall handle this creature" said Odysseus as seawater splashed across the deck.
Perseus and Hercules quickly drew their swords as the sea creature smashed it's long tail against the waves , the shockwave smashed against the ship and made it sway. "Come on creature fight me!" Shouted Hercules as he gripped his sword tight , "have you gone mad Hercules?" Said Perseus , "no my friend I just like a good fight!" Said Hercules as he smiled at him.
"Hmm I sometimes question your sanity Hercules" said Perseus as the golden sunlight shone over them , Hercules laughed and waited for the sea creature to attack. Moments later the sea creature screeched and then lunged forward towards the ship , "WATCH OUT MEN!" shouted Odysseus as seawater splashed against him , the crew ducked a little and continued to row as Hercules swung his sword through the air.
Hercules landed a blow on the sea creature and cut it's blue scaly flesh , the creature screeched as it's purple blood dripped from its wound and then lunged forward once again. The sea creature grabbed one of the crewmen in it's mouth and ate him alive , "Acastus!!" Shouted Odysseus as he watched the sea creature chew on his crewman and then swallowed.
Hercules and Perseus attacked the sea creature as Odysseus defended the crew , "the island is not far" said Odysseus as Perseus landed a blow on the sea creature. Perseus's sword sliced through the sea creatures scaly blue skin like a knife through butter , the sea creature was covered in it's own blood as it continued to attack the ship , the sea creature killed three more of the crew and ate them alive.
Odysseus held on tight as he climbed up the ships mast , a few moments later Odysseus held his sword tight and leapt from the top of the ships mast towards the sea creature. Odysseus fell through the air towards the sea creature and moments later he thrust his sword into it's beck as he landed on it , "what are you doing?! , have you gone mad?" Shouted Perseus as Odysseus pulled his sword out of the creature.
"Keep going" said Odysseus as he held onto the sea creature as it tried to shake him off , Hercules and Perseus sat down and replaced the dead crew men's positions and helped the crew to sail the ship towards the island. "You will not harm anyone else!" Said Odysseus as he held onto the sea creature tight and began to climb up it's long neck , "what is he doing?" Said Perseus.
"I do not know but it looks like fun!" Said Hercules and then laughed as he held onto an oar firmly , as the waves continued to smash against the ship Odysseus climbed higher up the sea creatures long neck. "Almost there" said Odysseus as the sea creature began to dive , Odysseus quickly held his breath as the sea creature dived beneath the rough waves.
"Odysseus!!" Shouted Hercules as he and Perseus watched the sea creature dive beneath the waves , meanwhile beneath the waves the sea creature swam deeper as Odysseus held his breath and held on tight. Odysseus wrapped one arm around the sea creatures neck and drew his sword , "ugh I cannot hold my breath for much longer" thought Odysseus as the creature dived deeper into the darkness of the abyss.
Moments later Odysseus pressed his sword against the sea creatures scaly blue skin and cut it's throat , the creatures purple blood seeped out like ink in water as Odysseus sword sliced through it's neck. The creature stopped and floated there in the dark abyss as Odysseus put his sword away and let go of it's lifeless body , "I must reach the surface before I drown" thought Odysseus.
Odysseus began to swim through the dark depths of the abyss but began to struggle holding his breath , "I am not going to make it..." Thought Odysseus. Meanwhile on the surface Perseus and Hercules stopped rowing and looked over the edges of the ship for any sign of Odysseus or the sea creature , "where is Odysseus , do you see him? Said Perseus , "I cannot see him" said Hercules.
"I hope he is alright down there" said Perseus , "yes I hope so too" said Hercules , meanwhile in the dark depths of the sea Odysseus began to move slower as his strength began to weaken and he struggled to hold his breath. "I need to reach the surface.." thought Odysseus , moments later Odysseus could no longer hold his breath and stopped swimming , seawater began to fill his mouth as he started to sink deeper.
As Odysseus sank deeper into the dark depths of the abyss and water filled his lungs he saw a bright white light in front of him. "I shall not let you die" said a voice as Odysseus's eyes slowly began to close , "who...are...you.."thought Odysseus as he sank deeper into the depths , a moment later he saw a beautiful woman in front of him as he sank into the darkness.
Her armour glowed bright white amongst the darkness of the depths as she reached her hand out towards Odysseus , "take my hand my love" said the voice. Odysseus could barely move but began to reach out towards her hand , moments later his hand touched hers and then a burst of golden light surrounded them , "you shall be safe now my love" said the beautiful woman.
Suddenly Odysseus and the beautiful woman burst through the darkness of the abyss towards the surface , the sunlight shone through the waves as Odysseus and the beautiful woman moved towards the surface. Seconds later Odysseus and the beautiful woman burst out of the waves and landed on board the ship , "Odysseus!!" Shouted Hercules and Perseus as the watched the beautiful woman place Odysseus down onto the deck.
"Do not worry I shall save him" said the beautiful woman , the woman kneeled beside Odysseus and placed her hand on Odysseus's chest. Her hands glowed and a golden light surrounded Odysseus enveloping him , Odysseus began to shake a little as the beautiful woman used her divine power's to extract the seawater from his lungs , moments later the seawater came out of Odysseus's mouth and he took a deep breath.
Odysseus opened his eyes and breathed heavily as the beautiful woman held him in her arms , "it is ok my love , you are alright now" said the woman. "Thank you sister" said Hercules , "sister?" Said Perseus , "yes she is my sister Athena" said Hercules as Athena helped Odysseus onto his feet , Odysseus placed his hand on Athena's cheek and thanked her for saving his life.
"I could not let you die" said Athena , Odysseus sat down and regained his strength as Athena smiled at him , "I must go now but you shall see me again" said Athena. A few moments later Athena vanished and went back to Mount Olympus as the ship had almost arrived at the island , "we are almost there" said Perseus as he pointed towards the island.
To be continued in act 5