Prometheus Academy.
It sat atop a hill, dominating the vast region of
Thessaly, Greece. It was the most prestigious school in
the area. The most famous men and women of the world came
there to get their education. The sons and daughters of
kings and queens, emperors and empresses, war heroes and
legends. Also, the human offspring of gods and goddesses.
Among these people, Hercules was just one of the guys.
He was the son of Zeus and Hera, King and Queen of
the Gods of Olympus. His uncle Hades, god of the
Underworld altered him when he was an infant and made him
half mortal. Hercules was something rare. Half human and
half god. He remained on Earth, raised by Amphitryon and
Alcmene, a couple of farmers from Thebes. Hercules wanted
to be a hero and discover his true origins. He spoke to
his Father Zeus and Zeus promised to make him a god if
he were to become a true hero while on Earth.
Hercules sought out a trainer and met the satyr
Philoctetes. Phil agreed to train Hercules. The rest of
the time, like every teenager, Hercules was stuck in high
school. Most importantly, he was stuck at Prometheus
Academy. He joined the school and got to know who was who
around these parts. He met Cassandra, the daughter of
Priam, King of Troy. She was a raven-haired, green-eyed
slim girl of sixteen. She also had the Gift of Sight
and could see into the Past, Present and Future. Hercules
also met Icarus, the son of world-famous genius and
architect Daedalus. There was also pretty-boy Adonis, who
thought himself the best-looking fella in the planet
Earth.
Right now, Hercules was in archery class, which only
two people were in. Him and a girl named Selene. Selene
was a tall girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She
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