Erin's Myth

Erin had to write a myth for school, they are studying Greek and Roman mythology. I had to type it up for her last night, so I've copied it here for you all to enjoy...

Amos’ Journey

“Amos! Oh, Amos!” said Zeta. “Where are you Amos?” Zeta was the Goddess of Plants and Green Life. “There you are! I was looking for you. Where have you been?”

“I have been reading,” said Amos. Amos was Zeta’s son. He could fly, and he had Telekinesis. Telekinesis is when a person can move things with their mind.

“What have you been reading about Amos?” asked Zeta.

“Oh, I have been reading about this guy and his enemies and all sorts of things.”

Zeta asked “So who is this man you have been reading about?”

“Let me look… here it is, it says his name is The Destroyer.”

Zeta yelled “What!” She rushed over to the book so fast that she knocked it over. She frantically flipped through the pages. She was panting as hard as a dog after a long run. Zeta found the page and she became very still and fell into a long, long stare.

“Mom! Mom!” Amos’ voice was filled with anxiety. He asked her why she reacted that way. She started to tell him about how she and his father were enemies of The Destroyer, and how his father had been killed. “The Destroyer is the worst person you will ever meet!” Zeta said fiercely.

Amos asked “Where does this monster live?”

Zeta scanned through the book to see if there was a map. “There it is, The Destroyer’s Kingdom,” she mumbled. “He has a necklace of mine given to me by your father. He stole it from us when he battled your father. It contains all of our powers. Its beautiful colors are almost blinding to look at, that seem to be lit from inside.”

Amos stepped up and bravely shouted, “I’m going to seek for it Mother.” Soon everything got very quiet.

Zeta looked at him for a long while, but finally agreed for him to go. She told him to take the book for a map, and his father’s best sword. He said goodbye to his mother, picked two of his best guards to watch over Zeta, then set off. It would only take him about one day to get there, so on the way, he looked through the pages to find out about The Destroyer.

The book said that The Destroyer couldn’t control anything without Zeta’s necklace. Amos thought about what had happened to his father. Amos soon began to think more and more about what would happen to him if he didn’t defeat The Destroyer. He decided to just clear his mind of all that stuff and he found himself a nice place to rest for the night.

The next morning he arrived at the kingdom. Amos secretly joined the crowds. Sneaking into the kingdom, he found a uniform left to the side. The uniform looked like the usual thing everyone was wearing, so he hoped he could just find out where The Destroyer was and get the necklace. Looking around, he found a room with the name “The Destroyer’s Room” carved into the middle of the door. He saw someone walk up to the door and get electrocuted when they touched the handle. Amos used his Telekinesis to open the door. As he was walking in, The Destroyer was polishing the stolen necklace. He said to Amos, “So you have finally come for it. I’ve been waiting years for this!”

Amos looked at him with fear and rage at the same time. “Hand it over, you stole that from my mother and father!” Amos yelled.

“Ha Ha ha!” laughed The Destroyer. “Now what makes you think I will do that?” The Destroyer stood up and said, “I’ll make you a deal. We will battle. If you beat me you keep the necklace and I leave forever. If I win, you and your mother die like your father!”

“Deal!” agreed Amos.

They made their way out into a ring at the back of the kingdom. The Destroyer had no idea of the powers Amos had, or the weapons. Amos’ heart was racing. The Destroyer all of the sudden pulled out a humongous scepter and pointed straight at Amos. He waved it and electrocuted Amos with it. Amos flew back and hit the edge of the ring. For about 3 to 4 minutes he was just laying there. When he finally stood back up, he used his telekinesis and picked the scepter up and slammed it across The Destroyer’s back. He let out a great cry and turned around and looked at Amos with anger. He took the scepter and knocked Amos down to the ground. Amos struggled to get up and he pulled his sword out and swung as hard as he could at The Destroyer. As the Destroyer fell to the ground, so did Amos. The Destroyer dropped the necklace and struggled to say, “Curse you, Amos!”

Amos looked up and started to scream, “Yes, I beat the Destroyer!” When he looked over and grabbed the necklace and started his immediate journey home.

When he finally arrived home, he was bruised and scratched. But Amos didn’t care. All he cared about was how his mother would react to what had happened. He looked around the house for her and found her reading in the library.

“Amos!” Zeta cried. They started to hug and she asked, “Well, did you defeat the Destroyer?!”

He took a deep breath and shouted “Yes!” They started to rejoice and he told her all about what had happened. She got her powers back, and she took the necklace and set it at the very top of the world. Now as you look up and see the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, you know where they come from.