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Book one: chapter seven; stringing the unstringable bow

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Ares spoke up gruffly, looking at me with an amused scowl.

Phobos and deimos snickered beside him, both of them holding spears.

》your training begins soon, little hero!~ we expect you to pick our a wepon shortly, alright? We'll personally guide you!《

And with that, phobos and deimos grabbed me by the shoulders, threw my nearly forgotten baggage carelessly in the room and handing ari hebes cage and dragged me to the weapons shed.

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You'd think that the gods of fear and terror wouldn't be so...er... gossipy, would you? Well, they were.

They were giggling and smirking about drama in camp like: "oh, have you heard that mellie broke up with jason?~" and stuff like that.

I didn't even know who mellie was, but I felt bad for her because these two snakes were talking about her.

Sorry, that was probably an insult to snakes.

The weaponshed was.....interesting.It was a small, run-down wooden cabin you'd expect to see in a horror movie..... well, at least without the blood.

They pushed me inside, and right at the door I was greeted with a bunch of spears, swords, daggers, axes and other such things that my grandmother would probrably have an aneurysm if she saw me use them

》so-《 deimos started

》-what weapons do you want to use? We have a wide selection! This was swords was used in the trojan war but...hm...who was it again? Euysthes?《

he looked towards phobos. 》no, i think his name was eurylochus《

The sword they were pointing to was HUGE probrably around a head bigger than me. I politely declined, my eyes still wide.

I never really liked swords, I guess. Me and my friend were at a ren-fair with mom once when I was ten, and I got to try out some weapons!

Swords were always too heavy for me, but according to everyone around me, I was an ace with bows and crossbows.

》Uh....I'm better with long distance weapons? Do you have any bows? Or crossbows? Anything like that?《

deimos huffed in annoyance.

》booooringggggg!! Geez, you can't even see the bloodshed properly with a bow! You can't even relish in the gore yiy caused with a stab!- but I suppose if you insist... 《

He nudged phobos, him grumbling slightly as he pulled out a dusty long-bow in the corner.

》this bow was used by your ancestor, Odysseus. He stopped using it the moment he killed all the suitors and unfaithful maids- so...have fun stringing it. It's supposed to be impossible, you know~《

》Uh.....sure....I'll try it《

I tried to heat it up a bit with my hands to make it a bit more payable, before attempting to string it. Oddly enough, I got it on the first try.

The first try having taken 10 minutes.

Either way, the twin gods looked duly impressed.

-hm....you've managed to string my bow....i can't say I'm not impressed-

Odysseus spoke in my mind, and I could hear the proud tone in his voice. Almost as if I was his child.

The next few minutes were a blur. They measured me to make sure I'd get the right armor, which was apparently made in Hephaestus' forge himself.

I was about to ask about that, but right at that moment, Aileen ran into the cabin.

》my lords, laertes.....emergency announcement. Laertes needs to go to chiron, we'll meet pheobe, Aileen , mellie and Jason there ......it's...far too important. Its about the other place《

》what other place?!《 I asked in confusion

》you'll see....《

And with that, she ran. Leaving me no choice but to follow.

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Name: Aileen arwan

Age; 14, 15 next march

Sexuallity and gender: she/her and a lesbean lesbian

Time at the training ground: ten months

legacy of: achilles

Demigoddess: no

Lovers : no[t yet]

Crushes: [....nope, no, not answering that]

Friends: asteria [ @it-doesnt-get-better-than-me ], pheobe, laertes

Potential friends: Damien

Quote from her

》 emotion is what kills soldiers on the battlefield, but what emotions you have, control if your friends or foes live or die 《

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hi! My name is ari! I'm the mod of the Heros legacy rp acc

The heros legacy project is my project about writing an ongoing book inspired by Greek mythology!

The writing acc is @a-heros-legacy-project and here is the info for the book with the links to the chapters

if u wanna join the rp group, dm me or the mod for asterias acc (who is also one of my tumblr moots)

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Hello one and all!

this is the official spoiler, blooper and discussion blog for my tumblr work "a heros legacy" on my writing acc @a-heros-legacy-project ! You can call be ari, btw :3

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and now here are some fun facts about me!

Im a Hellenistic polythist, meaning I worship the Greek gods :)

I love near anything Greek myth related!

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book one, chapter six; home sweet home and with an unexpected snake

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Aileen spoke up , shifting to cover pheobe from view

》now that you two terrors are done talking, could you leave? Dinner is done now anyway, and I'm sure laertes is exhausted....《

I nodded weakly as the two gods walked away, leaving us alone. Asteria looked at me and smiled

》welp, I guess it's time for you too see the place you'll be staying for a while, hm?《

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Naturally, Asteria didn't tell me about the snake until I saw it.

My mind should have stayed on other things like the fact that Damien was a child of a god - a demigod, or the fact that gods were about to train us tomorrow or maybe the fact that Asteria was called owlette by deimos.

My mind could have also wandered to the way that she always seemed so nervous and shy whenever she was about to mention her heroic ancestor.

But my brain, and probably Odysseus, spared my those thoughts.

Where was i? Oh right. The snake.

》Uh.....Ari? I...I think some of these buildings have a minor reptile issue 《

I gestured to the hallway of the container building cabin >thing< that i now called home, where a giant, jet black, Blood Python was curled up.

She sighed exasperatedly and tried to move it gently with her foot.

》Oh for athenes' sake! Sorry Lee, -I can call you that, right? This snake keeps on finding a way in here! I swear I don't do anything to it, it's just!-《

She didn't look bothered or scared by the snake at all, she just looked annoyed that it had gotten into our hallway. She seemed quite used to snakes, and I briefly wondered why.

I gently picked the slithery reptile up and looked at it. It's opal scales contrasted stunningly with its liquid gold eyes.

》i don't mind.....honestly....this snake is really pretty...and non venomous...i kinda want to keep it? I mean...he is harmless afterall《

Her jaw dropped, then she stared at me, the snake again, then me again in disbelief.

》you....you actually want to keep the snake? Why??《

》dunno....but he's kinds cute, isn't he?《

The snake stared at me unnervingly (probably because it was anatomically impossible for it to blink).

Asteria stared at me as if I just grew a second head.

》so um.....what ya gonna call him then?《

I searched my mind for ideas. One time my mom told me about an aunt who named her snake "chicken" so I decided that this stunning boy should also have a rather harmless name.

》hm.....what about Charlie? Short for charcoal maybe?《

She looked at me, amused.

》well, ill ask chiron if he can get you a terrarium for him, but let's keep on going, yeah?《

Now, I already told you about the layout, or at least just briefly mentioned it a while back, but it was rather impressive.

Considering the fact that I didn't know if having a god in our camp meant more or less money, the place felt rather luxurious.

There was a bedroom with two bunk beds, a few drawers and a TV, a living room, fully decked out with a sound-surround system and some really soft couches, a kitchen and dining place that could fit at most 10 people, and a study space near the entrance, right by the window, streaming in sunlight.

Ari turned to me and smiled

》i decorated the place after my tastes, which is why all the walls are coloured a deep navy, but you can make requests at chiron office if you want to change anything. Well, after asking me of course《

I nodded, returning her smile before I heard a knocking sound at the main entrance She huffed as I opened the door, seemingly knowing who was at the door, and by the looks of it, she didn't necessarily want them here.

》Ah, there he is, the runt.《

Ares spoke up gruffly, looking at me with an amused scowl. Phobos and deimos snickered beside him, both of them holding spears.

》your training begins soon, little hero!~ we expect you to pick our a wepon shortly, alright? We'll personally guide you!《

And with that, phobos and deimos grabbed me by the shoulders, threw my nearly forgotten baggage carelessly in the room and handing ari hebes cage and dragged me to the weapons shed.

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Book one: Chapter 5; a meal and a god

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》Well, it's lunch now, im sure you want to eat after this long day, yeah?

Oh, and I've heard from chiron; happy birthday bud. 《

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And with that, we headed down to the dining circle.

Aileen had told me that everyone just called it "the plaza" so I decided that that's what it was from now on.

There weren't too many teens at the tables, in total I counted around 25, me, asteria, Aileen and pheobe included.

Speaking of those two, I tried to hide a smile at how charming asteria and pheobe were when they talked

Aileen seemed to share my thoughts as she sat beside pheobe, leaving me to sit beside ari

A gust of wind suddenly blew in our direction, leaving me shortly blindsided, but when I regained my sight, what i saw made my mouth water.

The table was now full of food all around the world, seemingly according to our collective taste:

There was the usual: bacon, burger, pizza and pasta but also there was a plate of rice with miso noodles, plates with ifferent kinds of bread, some really fragrant sauces and soups and some nice and warm curry (yum!)

in short, I got everything I could get my hands on, which made pheobe giggle

》gods above! Laertes, there's enough food for the all of us!《

she chuckled as she covered her mouth , talking quietly with asteria afterwards.

we all ate for a while, before we heard someone's voice at our table:

》mind if I sit here? None of the other tables want me here-《

》yeah, of course! I'm laertes, and you are?《

》Damien, legacy of diomedes and son of- well....um....you'll see《

I noticed that he looked pretty shy as he was about to mention his father, and Aileen was already looking at him pityingly

》 what's wrong with your father? Is he here?《

He looked embarrassed 》 well...yes, but-《

Suddenly a gong sound reverberated through the space, catching all of our attention.

Damians face paled as a gruff voice shouted into the plaza

》listen up mortals! It's June, you know what that means!《

A large, burly man in his mid thirties rose from his seat, an aura of fear surrounding him

》that's my dad...《 Damien whispered, as if telling me an embarrassing secret 》lord ares《

I looked at him dumbfounded and whispered back 》your dads a GOD?!《

》well it's very common with the Greek gods, but yes...my dads a God《

Ares continued 》its a new month, new recruits and new trainees! Which means that the drakon training week has started! And thankfully me and chiron won't be the only ones training you children....《

He sat back down, grumbling something about "his little vultures about to cause chaos"

Two figures appeared in the shadows beside Damien, maniacal laughter coming from them.

Quick question, are you scared of anything? Spiders? Snakes? Clowns?

Well, even if you weren't, you'd still be scared irrationally if you met the two gods infront of us

They looked around our age, maybe a year older, with unruly black hair , striking red eyes and pale skin.

Oh. Did I mention they're identical twins? Yeah no, they were identical twins.

》oh damiannnnnnn....welcome back to the training ground brother dear!《 one of them spoke up with a grin that was a bit too wide to be normal

The other one looked straight at me, their gaze unnerving. 》oh? What's this? Some fresh meat?! Oh how splendid! We haven't seen new blood since....hm....what was her name again?《

》i believe it was mellie, just last month ago《 his eyes narrowed and he fixed his eyes on me

》we're phobos and deimos; twin gods if fear and terror! You are?《

》um....my name is laertes....legacy of Odysseus?《

》legacy of Odysseus you say?!《 the one who is assumed to be phobos spoke up 》well, it just so happened to be that-《

Asteria spoke up, unsheathed her dagger 》one more word and this pretty little dagger is cutting out your vocal chords....《

》gods, little owlet, no need to be so feisty!~《 deimos purred, making her roll her eyes

Aileen spoke up , shifting to cover pheobe from view 》now that you two terros are done talking, could you leave? Dinner is done now anyway, and I'm sure laertes is exhausted....《

I nodded weakly as the two gods walked away, leaving us alone.

Asteria looked at me and smiled 》welp, I guess it's time for you too see the place you'll be staying for a while, hm?

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book one: chapter 4; The training ground

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》welcome《 chiron started

》to the training ground of legends!《

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My jaw dropped when I saw what was infront of me.

The training grounds were located in a wide open field surrounded by a forest of olive trees and a few cliffs overlooking the sea side.

In the field there were a bunch of , ah, how do I describe it? You know those industrial crates that people sometimes reovate to apartments?

There were a bunch of those crates all around the field, all decorated differently.

Some of the crates had multiple floors as well, and I wondered if they were all fully furnished.

In the middle of everything was a big, marble, circular slab with a bunch of tables and seats, which I assumed was the dining place.

The field and everything surrounding it was buzzing with life, and a buch of kids that looked a bit older than me roaming about.

though interestingly I noticed that no one looked younger than me and ari, but then again....my mom had said something about her thinking we had more time.....and arimache saying her age she came in was special.

》 now asteria, mind giving laertes a tour of the place? I have some.....matters to deal with. 《

She nodded and looked at me, tilting her head and smiling

》 well, you heard what chiron said, c'mon laertes!《

》erm, you can call me lee if you want....《

She nodded and started walking in the direction of the crates, expecting me to obediently follow her, which I did

》these are the houses that all the legacies live in, they're sorted by age group-《

she turned around to me and continued.

》 starting from the eldest we have 20 to 18, 17 to 16, 15 to 14 and lastly thirteen and younger《

She pointed to all cabins as she talked, the agegroups listed on the doors. The smallest cabin seemed to be the thirteen and younger, which made sensed since our ages was "special".

She showed me the basic layout of the apartment. A bedroom with two bunkers and a TV, a kitchen with a minifridge, microwave and coffee machine, a bathroom with both a cubicleshower and bathtub connected to the toilet and a living room with a few couches and a TV.

Honestly it was all kinda of trivial, and she sounded somewhat monotone, until we got onto everything that helped the environment.

I asked her about the solarpanels on the roof, and she grinned excitedly, talking about the logistics behind it, until we got interrupted by a voice.

》 oh gods, starry!!! You're finaly back!!!《 a voice spoke and a tall girl vith silky black hair and brown eyes jumped out of the shadows, hugging asteria.

》 oh pheobe!! Yeah it's nice to see you too!! Hows your mom doing? I heard shes sick?《

》 ay, you know my mama, she always bounces back, doesn't she?-《

Both of them were downright beaming, and I assumed asteria and pheobe were best of friends. I looked off to the side and noticed a tall and athletic girl with short and choppy blonde hair.

》 you're the newbie, right? M' names Aileen, legacy of Achilles. Pheebs over there is a legacy of patroclus-《 she grinned and looked at her adoringly 》You?《

I nodded 》 yeah I am, im laertes and I'm a legacy of Odysseus....《

At that, asteria went quiet, and fire a moment i wondered why, but then I heard a gong.

》 ohh, finaly lunchtime! Starry, have you heard they made the menus more inclusive?-《

She and asteria talked as they ran off to the dining spot in the middle of the field, Aileen sighing half exasperated and half amused.

》that's pheobes and asterias friendship for ya, bud. Attached at the hip......I honestly wished I was that close to pheebs....《

she sighed and turned towards me.

》Well, it's lunch now, im sure you want to eat after this long day, yeah?

Oh, and I've heard from chiron; happy birthday bud. 《

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Book one: chapter 3; A very horse-y ride

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》 i thought that was obvious laertes. We're going to Ithaca, Greece. 《

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Now listen, im not going to describe the entire flight. That's just absurd. But I will give you some highlights;

● a cute girl kept on twirling her braids and glancing at me from the seat diagonal from me. My mom spotted that and pointed it out to me, grinning like a madman (er... madwoman?) As she looked at the girls father, she seemed like she knew him. I heard her mutter something under her breath " ɪˈkɛəriəs " but I was too distracted to pay attention to the name.

● as we passed over the ocean i felt so sick to my stomach. Normally I don't get seasick, im used to travelling but....this just felt weird.

》this is a normal reaction to passing over posidons watery domain.... don't worry about it too much, he loves holding grudges《

Odysseus tried his best to reassure me, but it did nothing to soothe me

After a long while (and nap) we arrived in Greece.

My mom had apparently made many calls while I was packing my bags, because there was a limo driver holding up our last name.

My jaw fell open.

Not for the fact that my mom had apparently enough money to be able to afford it, I knew that she made a fair bit teaching them, but for the fact that our driver was dressed in full Greek battle armour wity a sword in his hand.

Oh and the fact that his bottom half was that of a horse!

》chiron...oh my gods, that's chiron, isn't it?《 I was so shocked as I muttered that that I was frozen in place.

》yes, that's him.....《 she smiled softly and walked up to him, leaving no choice for me to follow.

Intrestingly enough, the girl and her I saw on the plane was headed in the same direction as me

Now that I got a closer look at her, (which was probrably a bad idea due to the fact I looked looked like a ripe tomato) I noticed some faint freckles on her deep auburn skin, and absolutely captivating seablue-like eyes hidden behind green glases that i could just get lost in-

No!! Not thinking about this now.... I scolded myself and forced myself to look at chiron.

Said centaur then looked at the girl beside be, eyeing her back-pack and rather big suitcase.

》Asteria.... it's a pleasure to have you back, im sure sir. A will be glad to see you again. This is your fifth year now, yes? 《

The girl, whom I now identified as Asteria nodded curtly, smiling up at him.

His eyes then wandered to mine, looking at the dog-cage hebe was still in, his eyes widening as he noticed how little baggage i actually had.

》 Ah, you must be laertes, yes? Hm....your mother told me much about you, though I didn't expect to see you so soon.....you're so young...《

Now it was my turn for my eyes to widen and wander.

Asteria looked about just as old as me, but chiron had said she'd been there for five years, so she must have been around eight when-

Asteria looked at me, as if sensing my silent question.

》Ah.....yes, according to everyone opinion, the age i came in here was .....rather special. It's nice to meet you , erm, laertes, was it? 《 she tucked her braids behind her ear and i noticed that her ears were a bit pointy, like a faerie! I thought it was adorable.

》 y-yes, it's a pleasure to meet you too, asteria.....《

My mom and her dad stared at eachother, sharing a knowing look as they said their thanks to chiron.

I looked so confused as my mom pressed a kiss to my forehead

》 chiron and the others at the training place will explain everything to you. I'll see you soon Faolan, stay as safe as you can....《

Chiron smiled faintly and nodded to our parents and guiding us to the limo

》 um......no offence.....how are you...capable of driving?《

Asteria giggled as if I just cracked the best joke in the world, and I felt oddly proud of that.

Chiron chuckled as well, showing me how he sat down at the driver's seat:

His front hooves were infront of the gas and breaks, always quick to stop or move the car, and his back hooves were hidden in a hole in the spot where the seat would be, though the backrest was still intact. His seat was inclined to a strong degree , leaving me no other choice to sit in the middle seat.

Right beside asteria.

He started driving, and i started trying to strike up a conversation with asteria

》 so um....hi again....-《 I chuckled awkwardly 》 mind if I start talking to you?《

》hmn? Oh yeah, of course!《 she paused the musical playing on her headphones, looking straight at me.

》 e-erm......so uh.....where are you from?《 I blushed nervously

》oh, im from Australia on my father's side, and Spain from my mother's. I was never taught Spanish or anything like that though. You?《

》 Australia? Oh, the beaches there are absolutely stunning! Er, yes, i was raised in Britain for my whole life, though my mom is Greek and my dad was Filipino and Irish. 《

Her demeanour changed when she noticed how i spoke about my father in past tense, though she didn't say anything.

I was honestly so thankful for that, I hated receiving those pity messages from others.

I noticed chiron stare at us from the front mirror, his grey eyes bouncing from me to asteria.

I quickly changed the topic

》 so....asteria....do you have any nicknames?《

She was looking out of the window, at the beaches and forests passing by, smiling as she realised we were probably close.

》 hm......my friends usually call be "starry" or "aria" ......though I suppose you could come up with something else if you wanted《

I closed my eyes in thought, a normal habit i picked up from my mom before turning my eyes back to her 》 hm....what if I called you...... Kalos*?《 I smile lopsidely

She looked up at me in shock, her cheeks a very deep shade of maroon.

》 I'm just kidding, I think I'll call you ...... ari. Not very original, I know, but why not《

She smiled and nodded approvingly as the limo came to a stop.

》welcome《 chiron started

》to the training ground of legends!《

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A heros legacy; a summary

Are you a fan of percy jackson? Or the kane chronicles? EPIC the musical maybe? A lover of Greek myths?

Have you ever just....wanted to read a book that combines all of those things?

Well, I have.

And I'm writing it!

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A heros legacy follows the protagonist, laertes, finding out that his family line traces allll the way back to ancient Greece.

He's a legacy of the famed hero Odysseus.

And that famed hero, is now talking to him.

In his mind, at least.

And now his mom is telling him that he has to leave everything he knew, yo head back to Ithaca. Ithaca, Greece. Where his ancestors once lived. Where gods once romed.

But he's not the only legacy of a hero.

There are more like him.

And there are not just legacies of heroes, there can't be one without the other.

His ancestors enemies are still out there, and he has to make aliances with them.

and he's just thirteen

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Book one: a heros legacy; chapter 2 a legend of the past [part two]

Intro; chapter 1 , chapter 2 [part one]

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》mom-《 I finaly started

》what in the name of God is going on?-《

She laughed. Not in a humorous way, but more in a way of disbelief, shock, even.

》oh faolan, the things you need to know...the things you need to learn....I thought we had more time....《

She took a deep breath, as if considering if she should tell me what was going on or not. She decided the latter

》I'll tell you when we're at the airport....or atleast out of the cab....alright?《

the next few hours were an absolute blur, getting past the security until we finaly sat down waiting for our plane.

》laertes......it's time for me to explain this....the whole story...《

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I stared at her, dumbfounded. Already? I know my mom fulfilled her promises quickly, as efficiently as possible but..... now??

She sighed, noticing my confusion

》 so. You know I'm part Greek, part hellene, right?《

I nodded, not knowing what to say

》 well.....as a kid, my grandmother always told me; "calliope, behave yourself, act like a princess!" Or "Calliope, you are a legacy of ancient kings and queens, start acting like it!" And I thought that my grandma was just exaggerating. But when I asked my mom later that day-《

She sighed and looked up, as if she was still a kid looking up at her mom

》 -she told me that our ancestors could be traced all the way back to the ancient prince telemachus. And thus......well.....《

》 and thus a legacy of lord Odysseus and penelope... 《

I finished for her, and she nodded grimly

》 but...there's no way! I mean.... 《

》 laertes, there was a way, obviously! When I turned sixteen, my mom sent be away, away to Ithaca-《

》but the old Ithaca ist real, is it?!《 I quickly interrupted her

She was quickly loosing her temper.

》 faolan. It is!the palace of Odysseus is real, we now only have its ruins but it is real! It is literal ancient soil and ston sitting on Ithaca Greece! 《

》 but if...if Odysseus was really.....what about the other heroes? 《

My mom sighed. She looked so tired at this moment.

》 there are legacies of other heros too.....Achilles, menelaus, herakles- they all were real....and they all have legacies. And all of this means...well...I'll let you say. 《

》 that means the gods exist, don't they? Ares, apollo, zeus? They're all real?《

She nodded and took my hand as the crew members asked for the last passengers to board the plane

》 yes, they do. And since you're a legacy, you have to train. They'll explain it to you when we're there. I had to go this too, but i was much older- gods, why now? I though I had more time! 《

She sounded so distressed as we boarded the plane. As we sat in out seats, I turned to her and asked.

》 mom? Where are we even going? 《

》 i thought that was obvious laertes. We're going to Ithaca, Greece. 《

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-》Faolan, we need to go. NOW《

》mom?!《-

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LAERTES POV:

My mom's words were still ringing freshly in my head as she started rambling in greek that we just had to leave, and had to leave fast.

I only barely had time to pack the essentials and stuff for hebe before my mother came stumbling through the doorway, holding up her phone for-

》PHONE TICKETS TO GREECE??, MOM, HOW DID YOU EVEN?-《

She sighed and looked at me pointedly

》I have connections that helped with getting these.....if only I knew this would happen now, i thought they would happen when you were older!-《

》mom??? What did you think was going to happen? What happening???《

I admit, I was panicked. Honestly, my mom was always the most kind person I could think of, always on my side, no matter what! And now she was acting as if her body was on autopilot and on five cups of caffeine at once.

This was very unlike her.

I heard her say something like

》 ω, Θεέ μου* 《 under her breath as she helped me stuff all my clothes in the luggage before running off to hers to do the same

I decided to remove the chiton that had somehow appeared on my body earlier. I still had no idea how it even got there in the first place! As I was struggling to get it off, I heard the new voice in my head scoffing and saying

》 and I put such effort into getting you to wear that....such a shame....you honestly look so much like tel-《

》Laertes, it's time to go now!! Hurry and bring hebe down with you!!《

I involuntary flinched at my name I mean, I suppose it was kinda stupid, what kid hates their own name?! Well...there are more than me, I know, but I always hated when people teased me for my "grandpa name" so I normally went by either Lee, or, if the person knew me well enough, Faolan.

Nonetheless I ran down carrying pheobe in her cabe plus my own luggage, fairly impressive, I suppose due to the amount of books, clothes and other stuff in there.

My mom had already called a London cab and put her luggages in, quickly putting mine with them as well

To say the ride there was merely "awkward" and "tense" would be a complete understatement

She was silent and Fidgety , very tense, I noticed.

》mom-《 I finaly started 》what in the name of God is going on?-《

She laughed. Not in a humorous way, but more in a way of disbelief, shock, even.

》oh faolan, the things you need to know...the things you need to learn....I thought we had more time....《

She took a deep breath, as if considering if she should tell me what was going on or not.

She decided the latter

》I'll tell you when we're at the airport....or atleast out of the cab....alright?《

the next few hours were an absolute blur, getting past the security until we finaly sat down waiting for our plane.

》laertes......it's time for me to explain this....the whole story...《

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ω, Θεέ μου = oh my gods in greek

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Book 1, chapter one; spirit of the past

link to the intro post for more info

LAERTES POV:

Have you ever read the Odyssey? Odd question, I know, but my mom always made me read these kinds of books since I was six, telling me that learning about these ancient classics would be vital for my future. Of course, I never questioned my mom back then, she was a famous historian and archaeologist, why shouldn't i trust her?

She never told me why they were vital, though. I assumed that it was for school and stuff like that, maybe she wanted me to be just like her! Holding presentations at the British museum about ancient Greece, just like her. I didn't know about....well.....everything that was going to happen to me, has happened to my mom!

Im getting off track, aren't I? Well, I should probrably rewind, to when all of this started.

On June twelfth, 10:30 am, my 13 birthday.

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》 laertes, wake up Faolan , its your special day......《

Wha?- oh...right.... my birthday!

My eyes shot open and I grinned childishly.

》COMING NANAE!!《

Faolan....it took a while for me to register that nickname. It meant little wolf in Irish, did it not? You see, my late father, Martin, Was half Filipino and half Irish and my mother , Marissa, was half British and half Greek.

So even at a young age, I was exposed to many languages. Even though my father died when I was two, my mother insisted I learn his languages , with hers.

Anyway, I hastily put on some clothes, quite messily though I normally never cared.

Normally

But I heard a voice in my head saying >No, that won't do. Dress more elegantly<

Oddly, the voice didn't sound like my own, but I didn't think about it and ignored it as I ran down.

I heard the faint sound of singing from downstairs, and the eager barking of my pet husky, hebe.

Happy birthday balloons and posters hung all over the walls, and i immediately felt like royalty, suddenly awake and alert, my senses sharpening.

I strut into the kitchen and grin as I see my mom holding a birthday cake, a birthday hat on her head. But she suddenly stared at me in shock.

》laertes......what....why....are you wearing that?《

I looked stunned and gazed at the mirror, finding myself looking at....me....but in a type of chiton that Greek royals used to wear.

My mom suddenly realised something, and dropped the birthday cake in shock.

》Faolan, we need to go. NOW《

》mom?!《

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Hello, and welcome to the heros legacy project!

hello everyone! You can call me ari, and I am the creator, writer and editor of the heros legacy project!

Now, you may be asking:

What is the heros legacy project?

Glad you asked! The heros legacy project is my aim to make/ write a book, entirely and only on tumblr (for now, at least!) While I know that writing a book on here isn't original by any means, I think it's interesting to grow my writing-skills with an audience! Each post is one chapter and this is (hopefully) going to become a multi book series!

You can find more information on the pinned post on my blooper blog for this project:

@momento-mori-leaves-a-debt

And I should be posting a chapter every few weeks! I'll link the pages on this and the above acc intro posts :)

Page 1 page 2 [pt one] page 2 [pt two] page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7

summary

What is the plot of the Heros legacy book?

Well, it's a book inspired by greek mythology, percy jackson , Kane Chronicles and EPIC the musical!

[But it is no way in relation with these fandoms, it is merely inspired by the mythology]

So the plot of the story is that Greek gods do exist, and ancient heros souls still wander in Elysium. but they don't always stay in Elysium. They periodically find a legacy of their family line, and start mentally communicating with them, giving them advice and sending them to the training ground of their old mentors.

But where is that?

Why in Ithaca of course!

Who are the main characters?

laertes ⛵️

Asteria 🦉

Jason 🛥

Aileen 🦶

pheobe 🏹

Ace 🧶

[And many more!]