ENDLESS MYTH : Surpassing The Gods.

Sol felt a shiver run his spine. Even though he was deep in thought, the fact that someone could come so close without him noticing mean that they simply weren't on the same level. Thankfully he recognized the voice, otherwise, he would have punched the one behind him. He turned to face the one who spoke and was even more surprised. Rather than one, it was two pairs of eyes that meet his, one grey filled with a gentle light, and one red filled with indifference. He let a silent sigh of exasperation, as he thought that it wasn't one but two people who sneaked up to him. 

"Hello sir Edward, principal Eleanor. Nothing much, I was just thinking a little".

He began to think of how he could go back to his cabin without being rude. He didn't really like this situation. 

Edward looked at the boy in front of him. He remembered the rapport that he read before boarding the ship. Sol Heracles, 16-year-old and at the hero rank. This name was a subject of great debate between the teachers. Many wondering if taking him was worth it, even more so when you added the request of his father in the mix. He was without a doubt a genius but he had faced a great setback. The thing with a setback is, either you stay down, or you rise once again. He thought at first that this young boy was one of those who decided to stay down, but now, after hearing what he said, it seemed like he had to change his view of him, hesitation was good, it meant at least that you were ready to make a choice. 

After crossing eyes with his mistress, he decided to talk to him a little more

"The sky is beautiful isn't it?" He said with a smile as he looked at the face of the boy in front of him. It was clear that the boy wanted to be anywhere than here, still, he didn't take long before answering with a small voice "Yes, truly beautiful". 

Edward was satisfied, he then continued "Tell me, Sol, do you have a dream?",

The boy was taken aback. He then had a thoughtful expression on his face. Edward decided to continue,

"You know, many people see the dream as childish things that should die as you age, but true powerhouse knows that it's a misconception. I'm of those who think that one cannot advance without a dream, it doesn't have to be something extraordinary, but having a dream, even the most basic one, can help us break the worst wave".

Sol cringed a little at the cheesy line. He would never have thought that such an old man would speak like that. Still, even though it was cringe-worthy, it was without a doubt something worth mulling over.

Edward, seeing that his words had some effect decided to continue.

" People without a dream are people without life. People who deride dreams are people who gave up. They think that dreaming is a waste of time. What they don't know is that a true dream doesn't consist of hoping to obtain something. No! A true dream is something you must strive for with all your heart, a true dream is something you have to bleed for and may even die to accomplish. I will ask again, Sol Heracles, did you ever had a dream? "

Sol thought about his life, sadly, his number of experience were so few that an answer was rapidly apparent.

" No... No, I have never really had a dream ". He was a little down at this thought. The speech of Edward truly touched him. He began to ask himself once again, what did he truly want? The determination that had begun to bloom on his heart, begun to wilt once again.

" Hey. Boy... Why the f.u.c.k are you looking so gloomy? " Eleanor intervened with a low voice 

"I... "

" Why worry?  True dreams aren't born out of nothing. They are the result of our heart's d.e.s.i.r.e. How can you dream when your heart is dead? How can you dream, when you have no d.e.s.i.r.e?"

Sol was surprised. From what he saw this morning, Eleanor wasn't this kind of woman. Eleanor on the other hand, acting as if she wasn't talking to him summoned a lick of fire between her fingers.

As she gave different shapes to the fire she continued, " The uses of ars or abilities aren't just a question of using the right amount of aether in the right way. Conviction, belief, will, no matter how you call it, are necessary. You need to believe that what you'll do will work".

Sol was mesmerized by her use of power. She manipulated the fire so easily that comparing his control to her would have been an insult.

"Tell me, boy, why do you think people train?" The fire in her hand took the form of a question mark as she suddenly asked another question.

"Isn't it to become stronger?"

Frankly he didn't think that there more to this. The fire in her hand took the form of a No and with a teasing smile she snuffed it out. Sol was a little breathless. Her smile under the shine of the moon and the stars nearly made him think that he was in front of a goddess. Edward explained why Eleanor didn't accept his answer. 

"You're not exactly wrong but your answer is incomplete. People train in order to be able to protect what dear for them. For some it's their pride, for some, it's their life, for others it's their families. All in all, people grow and fight and train in order to protect something or someone."

Eleanor raised her head to look at the moon. Her eyes were looking far away in the past,

" D.e.s.i.r.es, dreams, and something to protect. Those three all point in the same direction. Power. I d.e.s.i.r.e money since I like money, I dream of having all the rich of this world. But how can I obtain so much money?  The answer is power. And even if I get the money, how do I protect it? With even more power...An endless pursuit of power in order to gain what we want and keep what we gain, ahahahah don't you think that we humans are really f.u.c.k.i.n.g stupid ? "

If her previous smile was one of a goddess, her current laugh was one of a devil, an angry devil full of resentment.

"But so what if we are stupid? Those bastard gods above see us a scurrying and greedy ants, but it's this greed that makes us humans" 

Sol was a little dumbfounded. He began to wonder if the woman in front of him was bipolar. How could someone switch personality so fast? Why did it seem like she hated the gods? 

" Why are you telling me all that? what do you want? "

he knew that he sounded rude, even more so because all the information they gave him was really precious knowledge. Still, he had to ask. He wasn't stupid. In the real world, people didn't help each other without a good reason. As he thought, Eleanor turned her head toward him with a large grin, her face returned to her teasing form. So as she pointed her finger toward him, she said the words that would change his entire destiny. Later he would look back to this moment and ask himself how different his life would have been if this very moment didn't happen. 

"what do I want? What I want is you  "