Creative Writing: The Forgotten Flame

The Forgotten Flame

In the bright early morning, the sun shone in on the white marble pillars and the stone floor was bleached white with light. In the throne room all the gods had left to do their duties to the mortals. Zeus and Poseidon though remained sitting on golden thrones high up above the ground.

“Please give me time, ever since the attack, my powers have been weakened” “Poseidon, That attack although nothing to joke about weakened all of us, Hades is more powerful than we thought, but we can’t let it phase us, we must continue work as normal, and you must end the mortals drought immediately.” “But Zeus, I can’t do that, I will do as soon as I can, as soon as I find my trident” “You certainly have powers other than your trident and I expect you to use them” “Please just give me time, my daughters

He gave her one sniff and and padded into Hades chamber.

“Daughter, I’m so sorry, I just thought that it was Demeter again, she tries every day for four months when you mother is down here to see Persephone”

“Father, I’m so glad to see you, Zeus hit the flame with his lightning bolt and freed me”

“Please come with me to my chamber, I have big plans for the future. To destroy Zeus and finally take my place on the throne"

"Father, destroy him? He is your brother, your own flesh and blood"

"And I should be the one on the throne, I should be King of the Gods. I never had my chance on the throne, they never gave me the spotlight. I am down here when they live up there in prosperity. God of the Underworld, what purpose does that leave me, to be among the dead while they control the living?"

"You always told me that Zeus had stolen the throne from you, why would you lie to