Trials: Change

Cassius Pov

Never again will I take the trial of will lightly. The true definition of torment is walking through the door and immediately facing the trial. No warning. No words above emerald doors. Just a rusty metal guillotine speeding towards my throat.

I have spent the last 2 days constantly avoiding traps and mobs of angry creatures, all out for my immediate death. I haven't been able to get a full's days rest every time I try to sleep I am immediately attacked, struck and generally awakened. I haven't even been able to even successfully log out for fear that I may be killed. If I have to deal with another poison filled wake up call...it has been difficult to say the least.

'Well this trial is about perseverance, I just have to continue putting my best foot forward.' Right after that thought I am greeted with the emerald door in the distance.

I grinned, "I love it when I'm right."

I slowly drag my exhausted body over to the door and start to read the golden engravings above it.

Welcome to the trial of Strong

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. To be able to overcome all you must lose all first. A God is a God even at their weakest.

You must complete the entire trial before returning to your world or it will be considered a failure

- May the fates smile upon you

'Well that comforting, I wonder what I'm going to face next. Maybe radioactive spiders or carnivorous bunnies.' I thought sarcastically

I walked through the door and felt a prick at my feet. It quickly examined the wound. No bruises, swelling, good circulation. I wonder if the trial of will has made me paranoid.

I don't know how long I have been walking. I walked until my feet bled, and I felt no strength in my legs. I walked until the little food I had remaining vanished and I could no longer accurately estimate time.

Yet I continued, I strived forward. Soon I could hear a calming whisper in the wind, It took my cares away.

Melted my discomfort and welcomed me.

Sleep my child, drift away into eternity.

"But I can't. Mother and cousin Ares is waiting for me."

They want you to feel your best my child, they only want the best. Accept your fate.

"That does sound nice. I'm sure they wouldn't mind me staying for a while, would they?

Of course not child they want only the best for you, now sleep, sleep forever.

I close my eyes and slowly fall asleep. My memories drifted to an image. It felt oddly familiar, ah yes it should be familiar it was my life wasn't it. There is a child there, barely past 4. I see my past self, a dark skinned brightly smiling child. I was always smiling then wasn't I?

I had my Mother, my father passed when I was a baby. I don't need him though, only Mother.

I always used to play with my mother, she was always sickly but that never stopped her from playing with me. I would lay my head on her lap and she would sing, such a calming song. I loved her songs, but one day mother stopped singing.

She would cough instead, I hated when mother coughed. Her beautiful songs marred by such an ugly noise.

Hmm who's that. Ahh yes it the doctor, cancer? What's cancer?

I read about it. I see, this cancer is the thing keeping mother from singing. How can I fix it?

Money.

How can I earn money? That's it if I get really good at this I can hear mothers fault. Me and Mother will beat this cancer together, than she will sing again. I love mothers song.

The image changes once more. The dark skinned boy no longer smiles for anyone other than his mother. His midnight black hair reaches his shoulders now. They frame the wry half smirk that seem to be permanently imbedded into his face. But the most intriguing thing about him is his calculating yet warm almond eyes. Eyes that have seen hell and back, eyes that know the true horrors of life.

These eyes have excepted it all and have refused to look away. Eyes that a child should not possess.

They belong to me, I know why as well. I am a little older now, maybe eleven or twelve yet that knowledge solves nothing, I can still do nothing. I spend my time studying, anyway I can earn the money to save my mother. If I don't get the money for the operation mother will die, the cancer will win. The cancer that she has is terminal, the doctors have told me it's a miracle.

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I don't need a miracle, I need a chance.

I have at least a dozen startup companies, ranging from architecture, electronics, or medicine.

Name it, I have a hand in it. Yet, I still don't have enough.

Not good enough, I must create a way to save her. I must obtain victory.

The image changes once more. I'm with my mother once more, she barely holding on.

I've failed, I lost. I can never forgive myself. In the end I couldn't do anything.

"Alexander, get out of your head for a minute" My mother coughs. She's the splitting image of me, without the permanent smirk, her smile is genuine. She reminds me of Hestia, or vice versa.

"Yes mother" I reply awakening from my haze.

"This wasn't your fault, you know it wasn't don't you" She smiles

"I know" I lie

"That's not the truth and you know it, now look me in the eye and tell me you understand"

"I believe you mother" I say honoring her words

"Good. I've seen your potential, you will be just like your name sake; a truly great man. I only regret that I can't be here to see your crowning achievement, but promise me that you won't give up your dreams after this. Show the world that every Rose has its thorns." She says looking intently in my eyes

"I promise mother, I won't lose to anyone ever." I replied solemnly

She looked relieved, "Good now do one more for me, my little savior"

"Yes?"

"Wake up"

My vision started to clear.

"Wake Up..."

My eyelids suddenly spring opened. I could think clearly again. I slowly pick myself off of the enchanting crystal cave I found myself in. The beautiful song now sounds like screeching to me.

I can finally think clearly, but I soon find myself losing my grasp on reasoning as anger rushes in.

Mindless determination and Gods Aura automatically activate. I scan the room and find gorgeous women with their mouths sewn shut.

I activate Gods command.

"Silence!!!"

Instantly the screeching stops, I stare at one of the women and ask them a question

"Who are you" I ask menacingly

"We...we...we are the Sirens my lord" The siren stutters, her voice radiating in my head

"What. did. you. do. to. me." I crisply ask, turning on my killing intent.

"We sang a song that...showed your deepest desires, eventually you would have died trying to achieve the impossible" she said, openly shivering in the midst of my killing intent.

"Well, Ms. Siren what you showed me was a memory I'd rather not see. So you know what you all can do for me?" I whisper, unleashing my full killing intent.

The siren could only nod.

"Gods command: Would you please die for me." I told her using all the will I could muster.

Suddenly all the sirens fell over, unnaturally still. I on the other hand could not notice as I suddenly broke down in tears.

'These trials have gone too far, Ares has made an enemy he will regret making for an eternity.'

You have been gained a title

Gods Bane

Gods everywhere will come to fear your name. You smite all who have wronged you. No one will escape your wrath

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Srry i kind of flakked the last couple of days

It might happen again, i have finals. srry srry :D :cool:

Also i gottten a repeated question from my avid fans, but im lazy so i will leave it up to you to decide

The question is how will cassius cope with being so op in the human realm

Well ive thought of that to;

I have two ideas so you guys give me a 1 or a two depending on what do you want

Im gonna introduce two new mc, yet the story will center around alex

1: Alex gets a limiter on his powers, new mc become his friends help establish church. Fights agaisnt killer bossed and gods, wars etc

2: New Mc's just as Op and are introduced as rivals alex and them have there own group of friends, continent shaking predicements involving them

Well you guys pick from this or come up with a new direction im opened to ideas

Thanks for reading as always, lets make godlike #1.

Dont fear the reaper we're gunning for you :P

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