That fool of a god Zeus did not intend to offend that brother of mine, Apollo. He had simply been enjoying his latest affair with Cassandra, the silly mortal who refused my brother. But, when Apollo learned of this, he was more than outrageous and retaliated by punishing the world with a deep and sickening plague. Nobody on Earth stayed healthy for long; despite Aceso's furious efforts to rid the disease, it was only a matter of time before every human was desperately praying to all the gods and goddesses for a miracle. Zeus- feeling solely responsible for this harrowing disaster- answered to the best of his abilities, yet, nothing he tried would last permanently; Apollo was rageful. Eventually, after a month of debating and disputing with …show more content…
She’s the only one who can. ” While it was certainly true that Apollo was still forgiving and merciful to me- I was his twin after all-, there was no way that I could compromise with him; Leto had already ventured this and had failed miserably. What use would a sister be when even a mother was powerless? Yet, against my best resistance, I was forced to yield. The human population was suffering miserably. Some had even begun to curse the gods. Temples had been burnt, and offerings were being purposefully avoided. So, after a long talk with Leto, I soon decided that it was worth a …show more content…
For, to ensure that I would find Apollo, Zeus had banished me from Mount Olympus until I did so. I thought this rather cruel as A. I wasn’t the one who upset Apollo and B. Being stuck with viciously sick people on Earth is extremely uncomfortable, but, nonetheless, understanding the direness of the situation and eager to prove to the gods how I could solve this easily, I accepted. Still, seeing Hermes, with his bright and clever smile and perfectly bright robes from Mount Olympus, wasn’t the most pleasing sight.
“Actually, I think I do,” Hermes curtly replied, before beginning, “Persephone believes she has found Apollo.”
“Okay, that’s nice. I already found him too, though,” I lied straight through my teeth. Truthfully, I had no idea where Apollo was, but I did not want the gods to know this as they might think of me as weak.
“Really?” Hermes doubtfully questioned, trying to read my face at such a dark time of night.
“Yes,” I swallowed as I realized how unbelievable and stupid this sounded, “But, just to make sure you guys are on the right track as well, what does Persephone