Journal of Kaneis

        The stairs down to the library is her favorite place to spend lunch. A good book and silence was all she wished for in a school full of teens trying to be heard in the most loud and obnoxious ways. Calliope couldn't wait for her senior year to end, the escape from the constant requirements of her peers. She was always quiet growing up, her only friend being Tara. She knew Tara since the 3rd grade. She was always popular in school, but Tara would always make time to spend with her and stand up for her when she was targeted by bullies. They say a nail that sticks out gets hammered, Calliope spent her life trying not to gain attention, head always down avoiding the judgmental gaze of others, fearing that they might pay her an inkling of attention. As much as she tried to not be noticed, her indifference made her a beacon for others to point and make fun of. Books were her escape. Fiction was her favorite but she...

        "Huff huff huff huff" was an uncommon sound. It's been so long since Apollo felt out of breath. It was a routine check Zeus had commanded him to carry out in Tartarus. This started ever since the underworld and the soul forge was given to Anubis as part of the peace agreement from the elder gods. Zeus didn't like a responsibility so important to be out of his control. Rarely he gives the order but once every millennia he gets curious. This was the worst of times. He needed to get back to Olympus to warn them of what he saw but first he had to make it out alive. The task was given to Apollo because his unique speed and powers of long distance travel, though it wasn't helping now. Whatever was chasing him wasn't too far behind which is why he took to the labyrinth. The halls were narrow with many twists and turns that could even get a god lost if he wasn't careful but Apollo just needed a few minutes. If he could get enough space between hi...